Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11hTime for this classic again. 84101313440
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13hthis really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient 181874562
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialYaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 17h2/ Meta found guilty of lying about Cambridge Analytica & hate speech, violence + misinformation policies. Now they face up to $219 billion in penalties. It took years (and a lot of begging to be believed, while leaning on those who came before me for strength), but the public has finally spoken.techpolicy.pressEight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa FeA jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation. 1278
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialSergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 17hI spoke to @psfrench.bsky.social for this great piece, flagging the tension inherent in the City Attorney’s charge to defend the City when it harms people while also seeking justice for residents. At the end of the day, you have to pick a side: LA deserves someone who will stand with its people. 03211
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialGil Durán @gilduran.com · 22hI obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture. He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded: "I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me." 1118171
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialTruthout @truthout.org · 17hEducation Secretary Linda McMahon promoted the use of AI in schools, citing a controversial online charter school that has been criticized for utilizing inaccurate and confusing AI-generated lessons. “I have visited the Alpha School, where they use AI for the first two hours every single morning.”buff.lyAI School Praised by Education Secretary McMahon Reportedly Does “More Harm Than Good” for Students“Accuracy of the content provided by the [AI] is a concern,” read an internal assessment of Alpha School’s lessons. 33319
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialPolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 19hJesus Christ dude 432248664
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 22hKlobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.” 803743654
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 17hJack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...youtube.comLIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary CommitteeYouTube video by Associated Press 5235106
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialRespectWomen25 @respectwomen25.bsky.social · 18hSee photo in article: "And in case there was any confusion about what this is really all about, the Air Force’s press release included a helpful image of a uniform with a Christian cross on it." 0198
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 20hCornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows... 163101131903
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think its important to understand the campus sexual assault crisis is way worse than you think. universities suspend just 1/12,400 students each year for sexual misconduct & expel 1/22,900. once you read title ix administrators in their own words, you get a sense why that is:jezebel.comNot Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special TreatmentSince 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth. 1661226
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Finally, an article about Pax Silica: “Tech Bros and the Trump Administration Are Building an AI Empire—In the Philippines *** Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.” By @kierabutler.bsky.social 9/25/26 … 1/ www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comTech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the PhilippinesPax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys. 511083
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/09/2026To understand what foreign operations against U.S. elections may look like in 2026, we reviewed public threat analysis reports from technology and nongovernmental organizations. bit.ly/4AzddFybrennancenter.orgAI Is Changing Foreign Election InfluenceThreat reports from tech firms and independent monitors offer a glimpse of how foreign adversaries are changing tactics. 23820
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialevy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 25/09/2026guys cutting edge zuck AI is just humans doing tasks for you in call centers 1021579
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialGil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026Politico’s owner gave Peter Thiel an award today. Hardly surprising, since Peter Thiel gave the guy’s son $50 million. Have you heard of “The German JD Vance”? www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet...thenerdreich.comPolitico's $50M Peter Thiel ProblemIs Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'? 14369171
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026Two months after the CEO of defense contractor Navatek used a shell company to send $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC, the senator committed to getting Navatek $32 million in naval contracts, according to company emails.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 27875337
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There seems to be a coordinated talking point among the EA folks that the "standard" approach to "AI" on "the Left" is "AI is just stochastic parrots so no need to worry about it". (Sorry for all the scare quotes, but y'know) >> 7408110
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/09/2026Respiratory virus season has entered the chat 🦠 😷 Don’t let it ruin your plans! Get your flu and COVID vaccines (& RSV if you’re eligible) Vaccines help to prevent infection and significantly reduce the risk of severe illness & hospitalization, plus help protect those who can’t be vaccinated. 💉💪💚 521562
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Microsoft has laid off over 5,000 workers since July. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like. 451603603
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ANOTHER death in ICE detention which appears likely to be the result of medical neglect. A diabetic who told his family members he wasn't receiving regular insulin shots OR getting diabetic-appropriate meals just died in custody. The U.S. prison-ICE detention-industrial complex kills. 261060578
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project? 15145781295
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...newrepublic.comStephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New LeaksSordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down. 13127761314
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialJ.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 23/09/2026Funny how this came out immediately *after* California caved on the merger 10357105
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Abolish ICEelectrek.coVolkswagen's new EVs are so popular that the company is now cutting ICE shiftsVolkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s... 161101183
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm still utterly baffled by people who claim that "Christian nationalism" is too offensive or too harsh of a phrase to describe how far-right American Christians & churches behave. This is Exhibit 1,393,284 of what "Christian nationalism" looks like. 1/ www.instagram.com/reels/DdjU3t...instagram.comFor Liberty And Justice on Instagram: "God planted Mercy Culture in Tarrant County for a reason. Out of every city in America. Out of every county in this nation. He put us right here, in the largest...426 likes, 86 comments - forlibertyandjustice on September 21, 2026: "God planted Mercy Culture in Tarrant County for a reason. Out of every city in America. Out of every county in this nation. He pu... 12412
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/share.googleGive Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memoDraft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency 10516061064
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare. 424126304282
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful. 47371673217
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialAlex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Met with 36 journalists in NYC this week to talk about climate change and economic trends and as depressing as that reality is, what takes the cake was learning that McClatchy, right after recent mass layoffs at the Miami Herald, posted positions for influencers at pay exceeding most reporters. 23316
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialNegin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The legal system that the Trump administration has been weaponizing against immigrants and the left is not something of its own creation. They inherited this legal machinery from the war on terror, and until we dismantle it, all of us are at risk. Please, please read this. 19255
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialTina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If Christine Drazan voted against protecting health care for a million Oregonians, how can she ever be trusted to fight for the people who need it most? 115927
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At the time—before a video could be streamed—I got the transcript for this and published it. 8296106
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The NYT “reported last month that Palantir is in discussions with numerous government agencies for use of its technology that analyzes data, including the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).” 6/17/25 … 1/ thehill.com/policy/techn...thehill.comDemocrats demand details from Palantir on federal contracts after Social Security, IRS reportA coalition of Democratic lawmakers are asking tech giant Palantir to turn over details of their contracts with the Trump administration amid reports the data company has been given lucra… 12227140
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 21/09/2026ICE Denounced for Enacting 'Official Government Policy of Disappearing People'commondreams.orgICE Denounced for Enacting 'Official Government Policy of Disappearing People'Critics slam ICE for ending detainee location disclosures, causing chaos for lawyers and families. Unprecedented move sparks concerns over due process. 01312
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialDr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Climate Super-Pollutant from China’s Electric Grid Is Cooking the Planet - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/2009202...insideclimatenews.orgClimate Super-Pollutant from China’s Electric Grid Is Cooking the Planet - Inside Climate NewsThe nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions at little cost, an Inside Climate News analysis reveals. 064
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What I want white folks to understand is when you let your friends, business partners, elected officials, consultants talk about us this way, we don’t trust you either. So ask Walmart & Hewlett Packard about the ppl they pay as lobbyists. 31983338
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 21/09/2026In case you missed this, the new US Energy Data Dashboard is a powerful and free tool made in partnership with the Our World in Data folks: usenergydata.orgusenergydata.orgUnderstanding America's energy systemTrack and understand the numbers behind US energy — year by year, and state by state. 48828
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialAlternative View, Pacific Northwest @alt-pnw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From @wweek.com Half of Oregon is crawling with data centers. Naturally, it’s the side of the state already dealing with excess heat and water shortages. As covered in stories years ago elsewhere, property tax breaks helped bring Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon. www.wweek.com/news/2026/09...wweek.comOne Half of Oregon Is Crawling With Data CentersEast of the Cascade Mountains, Oregon has a mature data center market dominated by massive hyperscale facilities. 2179
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialNils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Watching a cartel form right out in the open is really something. 613239
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialTruthdig @truthdig.com · 19/09/2026Standard tests like the Turing test don't measure AI intelligence. They measure how well AI convinces you it's intelligent.truthdig.comThe Danger Isn’t That AI Is Too Smart — It’s That It’s StupidRecent reports of AI systems “breaking loose” don’t suggest superintelligence. They demonstrate that AI is not intelligent enough to follow basic instructions. 021
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I am very tired of people saying “inevitable” about problems that are entirely avoidable. drilled.ghost.io/the-unbearab...drilled.ghost.ioThe Unbearable Bleakness of "Inevitability"My entire adult life people who are supposedly sensible have been telling me some catastrophe or another is “inevitable.” Nuclear war, climate change, and now the AI takeover. Apparently the “end of r... 816637
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 19/09/2026Bless these folks!thegodshow.comBless The Americans Who Formed A Human Chain Around The Kennedy CenterDear Humans, 375195993746
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/09/2026As Trump tries to ban CNN from the White House, it would be a massive mistake to cave on the Paramount merger. The last thing we need is another Trump-controlled media conglomerate abusing its power to stomp out competition. This is a dangerous merger. variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comParamount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust SuitParamount Skydance is in "advanced talks" with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that's holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the WSJ reported. 903024944
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked if Russia is still interfering in our elections. He responded “They’re doing it as we sit here” during his 2019 congressional testimony. 23570672944
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18/09/2026this whole thing is madness inducing but the middle paragraph here is the one that made me say "oh we're FUUUUUCKED fucked" out loud 351599401
Reposted by @nancyfriel.bsky.socialMaxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Testimony revealed ICE agents randomly ran license plates of cars in Walmart & McDonald's lots in Medford this summer, looking to detain people. Judge says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about inaccuracies in ICE reports & post-arrest justifications for stops. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...oregonlive.comICE ‘dragnet’ violates court order against warrantless arrests, immigration lawyers sayFederal judge cites "deep concerns" about inaccuracies in ICE documents, and post-arrest justifications for stops. 0197