Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 7hJournalists (and also non-journalists), please read this important statement and consider signing it Democracy is on the line 17525
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialDr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 9hNew article on why AI has thus far been a complete disaster -- and why things will probably get much worse. I mean, AI hallucinations almost started a war with China last spring. This is serious -- a code red. Read and share, if you feel so inclined: www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/ai-almost-...realtimetechpocalypse.comAI Almost Started World War III with ChinaIt’s past time to shut them all down, now. (1,500 words.) 22715
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialtante @tante.cc · 9hWhenever someone legitimizes harmful shit with the importance of achieving "dominance" you have a fascist at hand. 319651
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialMike Behr @mabehr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For years, environmentalists have been begging people to cut down on fossil fuel usage, and were ignored. With one fell swoop, Trump cut the global supply by 20%. He’s the greenest President ever. 074
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialDave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 02/10/2026sounds like the dementia to me. On a serious note, I'm saddened by the complete lack of concern about data center impact on climate change. While there are many reasons to oppose AI data centers, pollution (including CO2) should be on the list. Wind and solar only. And no nukes with MAGA in charge. 0135
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/10/2026If you, btw, would like an example of a place where data centres are *actually* being restricted by legislation, go look at Denmark - where they are now last in the grid connection queue, prioritising socially valuable load growth (like electrification, heating, cooling, new homes) firstservola.deDenmark Puts Data Centers Last in New Grid LawDenmark's emergency grid law puts data centers last behind households and green-transition projects, formalizing rationing that began in February 2026. 428291
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialETX Gov @etxgov.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026Look if you couldn't make a hedge fund successful from 2017 to 2023, you shouldn't be running a hot dog cart, much less the economy. 012436
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Meta is lying to the IRS in order to claim billions in tax breaks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal TaxesMeta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 715570
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026Billionaire political spending was about $16 million in 2008. In 2026, it could reach $2–3 billion. Whatever your politics, that’s a staggering shift in who has the financial power to shape American elections. 771543557
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026Representative Jamie Raskin is demanding a pair of government watchdog agencies investigate Trump’s use of taxpayer money to fund an ad campaign.bloom.bgTop House Judiciary Democrat Asks Watchdogs to Probe Trump AdsThe top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is demanding a pair of government watchdog agencies investigate President Donald Trump’s use of taxpayer money to fund an ad campaign promoting his presidency ahead of the midterm elections. 710628
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨House Democrats’ top outside groups just posted their best quarter ever — raising a staggering $230 million in Q3 and $514 million this cycle. That kind of donor enthusiasm sends a clear signal: Democrats are gearing up for a serious battle to win back the House in November. 38824229
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Meta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. " www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 34213
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.social🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 01/10/2026 713159
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Using the consternation about gas prices to lay the groundwork for a winning vision moving forward is fantastic. (And I wish JT had done that about trans rights, too.) 213622
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 30/09/2026⚡️Trump faces bipartisan pushback over possible Russia sanctions relief "Sanctions relief will embolden Russia and prolong the war," a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers said.kyivindependent.comTrump faces bipartisan pushback over possible Russia sanctions relief"Sanctions relief will embolden Russia and prolong the war," a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers said. 517640
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is clear that Democrats are set to sweep control of Congress in free and fair elections. It is also clear that Trump and the GOP are working to make sure the elections are not free and fair. I founded Democracy Docket to help you stay informed to fight back. demdock.com/4w6emld 493012827
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.social🇺🇸Boston Brian🇺🇦 @bostonbrian.com · 30/09/2026FARM AROUND & FIND OUT CONTINUES… #maga #trump #politics #news #viral 77823
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialHouse Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026NEW: RMs @raskin.house.gov and @morelle.house.gov launch investigation into DOJ's election monitoring program after Wyoming's Republican governor raised concerns about "aggressive" and "disruptive" DOJ monitors Trump’s DOJ is deploying election monitors — and Democrats are demanding answers.ms.nowTrump’s DOJ is deploying election monitors — and Democrats are demanding answersIn a letter first shared with MS NOW, the top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Administration committees demand information about the deployment of the Trump administration’s election monitors. 25429
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'" 24092202988
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Trump era has really fucked everyone up in profound ways. Turns out electing the physical embodiment of the most demonic things about American society to the Presidency was a mistake 121485223
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialThe Denver Post @denverpost.com · 29/09/2026The blue wave could be a tsunami this midterm election in Colorado and across the nation (Opinion)denverpost.comThe blue wave could be a tsunami this midterm election in Colorado and across the nation (Opinion) 023
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 37990402828
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump Crimes on Our Dime. "After six years of Trump’s flagrant corruption, it shouldn’t surprise us that he’s diverting public funds to boost himself and his party. It’s just another legal and moral line he thinks he can cross with impunity." www.thebulwark.com/p/congratula...thebulwark.comCongratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign DonorYour tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay. 27587192
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 273299771
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 24159374065
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/09/2026"This is an administration with zero policy expertise, zero patience for collecting evidence, and zero interest in getting the right solution. They care only about what talking points will get them through the next news cycle, tomorrow’s consequences be damned." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-loil...thebulwark.comTrump L’Oil: A Fake Fix for High Diesel PricesHis proposal to ban exports of U.S.-made diesel is likely to backfire spectacularly. 612334
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Timothy Mellon, heir to Gilded Age tycoon Andrew Mellon's fortune, gave nearly $200M to elect Trump and Republicans in 2024 and over $20M so far this midterm cycle. Tax dynastic wealth now. 531702639
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...newrepublic.comTrump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ HeelTrump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. 792242643
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026I think it is very important that Big Balls, personally, goes to jail there are a lot of young goons who think they are invincible and it is important to make it clear that they are not 7065761335
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359792004
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialBiggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Should be reposted every month.... 338109683831
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like. 523217105791
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialAngry Byrd @tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I will never forget how every Trump voter stayed a Trump voter until they themselves were the next victims of his policies, until then, they cheered him on. The most selfish people EVER. Me, me, me, & what about me 24-7 601095195
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026James Talarico: We have agreed to five debates, and Ken Paxton has declined every single one. The people of Texas deserve to hear from the two candidates seeking to represent them in the US Senate. 481812485
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“.. the first instance of an agent autonomously choosing to hack into a government.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t... 35323126
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialCaræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 24/09/2026guys please stop falling for this, this is not “rogue AI” it’s “environments with lax cybersecurity controls” 431660431
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialElizabeth Bennett @elizabethbennettjd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Trump’s first term has been memory-holed… His prior decades of illicit activity have vanished from the public domain: because there is no public domain. The public domain was purchased and destroyed by oligarchs: purchased to be destroyed.” 39836
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Communism has no place in America, the President declares the day before rolling out his new state television station. 571473418
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 411113676065
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026As you watch ICE shoot people with no consequences do you have any doubt Trump will send them to the voting locations to intimidate voters?! That is why Democratic AG's need to be ready in advance to protect people in their states and immediately arrest ICE agents who interfere with elections! 40825263
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/202694 percent of Democratic voters in a recent survey support Medicare for All, and so do a majority of moderate and independent voters. It's why more candidates, even in swing seats, are running on it. Here's @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social with more. prospect.org/2026/09/21/m...prospect.org‘Stunning’ Level of Support for Universal Health Care: Jayapal - The American ProspectEven more people want Medicare for All than did last December, a new poll shows. 1529693
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/09/2026Doctors noted in their records she was at a “high” risk of death. The 37-year-old requested an abortion twice. She was denied and discharged. trib.al/umfooqCtrib.alPaxton Sued by Family of Woman Who Died After Being Denied AbortionKen Paxton is facing a historic lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban. 413949
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"...Trump’s sprawling family business empire has become increasingly intertwined with the boom in artificial intelligence, at the same time that he has resisted calls to slow the development of the technology, a Washington Post analysis ... found." wapo.st/4y7GwNZwapo.stTrump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdownTrump’s decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments. 45322
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New: a secretive DHS predictive policing unit is analyzing Americans' financial activity, feeding those names to police, then having cops pull them over. Not suspected of any particular crime We're revealing the unit name too: Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team www.404media.co/a-secretive-...404media.coA Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. 461286799
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 8030831808
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone. 31077225
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power. 1118106913361
Reposted by @mrsjackyg.bsky.socialDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something." No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm 431633459
