Reposted by MikeSJW Travis Bickle @uzionmain.bsky.social · 20hI don’t know if this shows that AI is economically infeasible or if it shows that really stupid, superfluous toys that rely on the most expensive use cases for AI compute are economically infeasible 171
Reposted by MikeAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 7333641168
Reposted by MikeGrits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 10/10/2026These "agents" were in no meaningful way "acting on their own," and it's journalistic malpractice to say so. They are a computer program performing functions they're programmed to do, left intentionally unsupervised for convenience. If they're doing harm, whover launched them is 100% responsible. 182
Reposted by MikeDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 09/10/2026So a bunch of guys in plainclothes surrounded a man in a car and shot him, then the government disappeared him and refuses to release any information about his condition or whereabouts 952405806
Reposted by MikeMary Tuma @marytuma.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Texas reproductive rights advocates and lawmakers warn the state healthy agency's decision to delay releasing its much anticipated maternal death report will further harm women—and make it harder to enact necessary laws in 2027: Background here: www.texasobserver.org/maternal-mor...texasobserver.orgA ‘Politically Motivated Cover-Up’: Why the State's Maternal Death Report Was Pushed Until After MidtermsAdvocates and lawmakers warn the state healthy agency's decision to delay releasing the annual report will further harm women—and make it harder to enact necessary laws in 2027. 312651
Reposted by MikeMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 06/10/2026The Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival of a centuries-old Palestinian cultural tradition. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/afte...mondoweiss.netAfter three years of genocide, Gaza’s olive harvest is going extinctThe Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival… 77575
Reposted by MikeThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Me every time I go out in public 613223
Mike @mrenthusiasm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Catch the Devil is a devastating read, masterfully handled by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social It’s a (not so) stealth indictment of our wildly corrupt justice system, the real demon. 211
Mike @mrenthusiasm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Saw Rocky Horror at AFS last night. First time ever! It was quite a bit weirder than I expected. 💋 000
Reposted by MikeYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 03/10/20261. Tonight at Gillette Stadium, Zach Bryan, one of the biggest country music artists in the world, wore a Free Palestine shirt onstage. Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, who pushed Ed Sheeran and his promoter to drop Macklemore from his tour. Bryan isn’t just a major country artist. 15658081399
Mike @mrenthusiasm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I read this NYT-organized focus group of “swing voters” in Texas, and I have to say they are dumbest motherfuckers on earth. 001
Reposted by MikeGender Liberation Movement @genderlib.com · 23/09/2026Around 200 parents, trans people, advocates, and allies gathered outside NYU Langone to condemn the hospital’s decision to end gender-affirming care for trans youth and pay $8.5 million following its agreement with the Trump administration’s Department of Justice. 417057
Mike @mrenthusiasm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Funny read. He’s either a bona fide nitwit, or is dimly aware that his audience is primed to hate many of the heavy-handed things the TX GOP is pushing. 031
Reposted by MikeGrits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Once again, I'm pleading with Texas media to stop promoting new Blue Bell flavors as some cute, nostalgic news story: they're a terrible company run by corporate criminals who make a shoddy, overhyped product. HEB Creamy Creations is a better product every day of the week and twice on Sundays.expressnews.comEEOC sues Blue Bell, says worker fired for religious reasonsA Jewish body shop technician was fired “less than a month after he refused to shave his beard due to his religious beliefs,” the EEOC says. 261
Reposted by MikeOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty 3035901147
Reposted by MikeCandice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital. 171593656
Reposted by Mikehermanos. @iamdavidbrothers.com · 19/09/2026the story Hank Kennedy talks about in this piece on Shelfdust is in the new Sgt Rock by Joe Kubert Deluxe Edition DC put out which has—you're gonna love this—matte paper!!!! Read the essay, buy the book, read the essay again. This is my foolproof method to getting better at comics. 1116
Reposted by MikeDeborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued state's the attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstitutional.reuters.comTexas abortion ban caused pregnant woman's death, lawsuit claimsThe family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have save... 21882341
Reposted by MikeMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026-HI: Big Island is a raging inferno of COVlD w/levels seemingly unimaginable. -TX: On par w/the all-time largest national wave, BA.1 Omicron -CA: Many places at 1/2 an Omicron -NY: Suffolk is Very High (2/2) 18735
Reposted by MikeKit O'Connell (🏳️🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽) @kitoconnell.com · 10/09/2026I had a really fun essay about Camp Miasma and queer film planned out for this week's issue of the Big & Bright newsletter but now I have to write about the Dems fucking over trans people, again, instead. Thanks James and Gina 🖕 0101
Reposted by MikeMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 09/09/2026In the pediatrics department at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, doctors are seeing a surge in stunted growth among children. This lasting mark of Israel's engineered famine may affect cognition, hormones, and health for generations to come. mondoweiss.net/2026/09/isra...mondoweiss.netIsrael starved Gaza. Now doctors fear it has permanently damaged a generation.In the pediatrics department at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, doctors are seeing a surge in stunted growth among children. This lasting mark of Israel’s engineered famine may affect cognition, hormones,… 04028
Reposted by MikeMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In today's CDC data, levels in Texas have continued to increase. pmc19.com/interactive....pmc19.cominteractive.php 36225
Reposted by MikeGrits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is such terrible coverage. It takes all the completely BS justifications at face value w/o offering any rebuttal from anyone and just portrays it all as a normal, reasonable change being made by bureaucrats. This isn't so much journalism as PR for fascism.statesman.comUT proposes cutting more than 100 'narrow' courses from core this springUT courses on slavery, race, sexuality and environmental history are among those that could stop counting toward UT's core. 031
Reposted by MikeTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 02/09/2026Out today: Beatings, starvation, even death ... harrowing reports emerge from Camp East Montana. In one lawsuit, current and former detainees said conditions inside are “in some respects even more punitive than prison,” even though immigrant detention is civil rather than criminal.texasobserver.orgICE Contractor for Controversial Camp East Montana Is Trailed by Fraud AllegationsTo continue running the deadly El Paso detention center, the feds turn to a company that’s faced numerous lawsuits from labor unions and former employees and is actively fighting a whistleblower in… 12924
Reposted by MikeRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Protesters in Danbury are demanding ICE get out and to shut down operations. The Danbury community is not backing down. 62 fathers, sons, brothers, mothers, daughters, sisters taken in four days. Goons tasing neighbors, breaking windows, arresting parents in front of their children. 278102363900
Reposted by MikeTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 30/08/2026In the first half of this year, boards of trustees voted to shutter more than 50 schools. The reasons for this are numerous but what’s impossible to miss is the growing presence of shamelessly excessive wealth alongside austerity. @gusbova.bsky.social on the state of things in Texas:texasobserver.orgEditor's Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2026 IssueA note from the editor-in-chief 06226
Reposted by MikeMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 28/08/2026Israeli restrictions on food entry are stalling recovery from famine in Gaza as malnutrition cases climb, an IPC report finds. Two-year-old Hashem Abu Mustafa, born hungry in a Rafah tent, may already be beyond saving. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/gaza...mondoweiss.netGaza isn’t able to recover from famine as acute malnutrition soars across the Strip, new report findsIsraeli restrictions on food entry are stalling recovery from famine in Gaza as malnutrition cases climb, an IPC report finds. Two-year-old Hashem Abu Mustafa, born hungry in a Rafah tent, may… 55248
Reposted by MikeNational Nurses United @nationalnurses.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Nurses are mobilizing in Austin today to stand up to Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale. Palantir tech powers ICE and CBP raids that have detained more than 6,000 children. That same technology manages more than one-fifth of U.S. hospital beds. We will not remain silent! 03414
Reposted by MikeDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton is credited in at least 37 research papers on the COVID vaccine, including the first phase I trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020. 1847151057
Reposted by MikeGus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Great reporting here, and lots more to come, from @gaigedavila.bsky.social: www.texasobserver.org/ice-surge-da...texasobserver.org'Living like Vampires': ICE Surge Fractures Daily Life in Deep South Texas"It's gotten that bad: People don't want to register their children to school. They don't want to do groceries. They don't even want to stop by the store for their morning coffee." 13320
Reposted by Mike100 Gecquas @homoagogo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA HOLY FUCK SEE THIS MOVIE 6303
Reposted by MikePurge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Nurses, patients and community allies are mobilizing on Thursday, August 27th in eight cities across the US to demand hospitals, elected officials, and our government immediately cut ties with tech giant Palantir. @texasaflcio.org & @nationalnurses.bsky.social 🫡 texasaflcio.org/events/austi...texasaflcio.orgAustin: NNU's Palantir Out Day of ActionNurses, patients, and community allies are mobilizing on Thursday, August 27th in eight cities across the United States to demand hospitals, elected officials, and our government immediately cut ties ... 14834403
Mike @mrenthusiasm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Does bro want Battleship Potemkin? Because this is how you get Battleship Potemkin. 000
Reposted by MikeRichard Whittaker @rmwhittaker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I don't think non-Texans quite grasp how howling mad this will make Texans. Big Bend is a pivotal part of the state's identity. 051
Reposted by MikeLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Anti-ICE sticker seen in Tempe, Arizona. 📸 RadicalGraffiti 17570169
Reposted by MikeNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026i've been covering national security for decades, on and off. i've never heard of anything like this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUSS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reportsAircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land 28257892055
Reposted by MikeYour Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ @twinskippy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.” 105157603496
Reposted by Mike🦋🧿Tempestori 🌬🌊 @tempestori.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Someone brought a guillotine to a city council meeting in Salem, Oregon on July 27, 2026. Not a sign shaped like one. Not a drawing. An actual guillotine structure appeared at the protest to oppose a proposed multi-billion-dollar AI data center. Company reps reportedly left, citing safety concerns.yahoo.comSalem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”.Salem's city council voted unanimously to pursue a data center moratorium after residents - and a guillotine - pushed back on a $5.1 billion AI facility. 1491535516
Reposted by MikeLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Healthcare workers belong in hospitals, not detention centers. Over 100 nurses rallied outside Maine Medical Center in Portland on Aug 5, forcing ICE to release Debora Kapisha on Aug 6. Organize, speak out, and demand permanent protection for essential workers. 🎥NowThisImpact 228125184564
Reposted by MikeLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It's been almost 2 months since police killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley outside a Mississippi Walmart and while local leaders are silent, community members are not. New from me on what's happening in Senatobia, MS for @theintercept.com:theintercept.comBlack Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler.In Senatobia, Mississippi, where police killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, community members had urged leaders to rein in the police. Are they listening now? 2329183
Reposted by MikeJudy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026MaineHealth nurses demand release of colleague arrested by ICE www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...mainepublic.orgMaineHealth nurses demand release of colleague arrested by ICEDebora Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland, was detained on July 30 at Logan Airport, according to the nurses union. 8953382063
Mike @mrenthusiasm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Re-reading Neuromancer for the 1st time in decades. In the cyberpunk future of the story, super-intelligent AI’s exist but are highly restricted, with kill-switches mandated in case one gets too smart. Boy that part sure didn’t come to pass. 100
Reposted by MikeMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 04/08/2026An Israeli strike destroyed two major medicine warehouses in Deir al-Balah, the latest Israeli attack on Gaza's failing health system. Gaza’s Health Ministry says medicine shortages are now killing three cancer patients a day. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/sile... #Palestine #Israelmondoweiss.net‘Silent extermination’: Israel bombs medicine stores in Gaza, worsening the Strip’s dire healthcare crisisAn Israeli strike destroyed two major medicine warehouses in Deir al-Balah, the latest Israeli attack on Gaza’s failing health system. Gaza’s Health Ministry says medicine shortages are now killing... 83647
