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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 4h

imagine failing to execute someone and then providing them medical care so they survive this whole thing is insane, we shouldn't pretend it's not

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 5h

There is far, far more important news right now, but I truly love the Mike Tomlin minecraft city reveal. Just amazing urbanism and city planning at play.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h

I genuinely couldn't stifle a laugh at this list. Newt Gingrich is 83!

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 11h

Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil

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ladailynews.bsky.social @ladailynews.bsky.social · 5h

Officials couldn’t immediately confirm how many people were on the aircraft

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Medical helicopter crashes off Catalina Island; 4 pulled from the sea

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 5h

Just saw a meme post about REACHER made to look like a Task & Purpose article, with my byline attached. I...I guess I've made it?

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

We live in such an incredibly stupid era

Gavin Newsom: I just signed an executive order permanently declaring Artificial Intelligence "Artificial Intelligence" in California.
You're welcome, America.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-10-26
WHEREAS California dominates Artificial Intelligence ("Al") innovation. even as no state has taken more aggressive action to strengthen the safety. security, and consumer privacy of Al; and
WHEREAS, while language and choice of terminology can have significance, purporting to change something's name cannot distract a person of normal intelligence from recognizing the impotent and craven failure to take action to address well-documented emerging security and safety risks posed by that thing.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California. in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes of the State of California, further informed by common sense, do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: All agencies and departments subject to my authority shall refer to Artificial Intelligence and Al as "Artificial Intelligence" and
"Al," notwithstanding any rebranded or different terminology used by the federal government, unless inconsistent with the law.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this Order.
This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits. substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused pe Great Seal of the State of lifornia to be grixed this 30th day September 20
AVIN
Governor
ATTEST:
alifornia
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, PH.D

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 6h

Harrowing.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12h

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.

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Marty @martincrownover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The perfect way to put it. They found a way to worm a subscription between you and your normal work.

A screenshot of a post on Threads by Joe Hill. The post reads: "Here’s a thought about the purveyors of AI. They aren’t selling assistance—they’re selling dependency. You give up on acquiring one skill after another, give up on the knotty, meaningful struggle to acquire those skills and AI takes over. It isn’t freeing up time so you can make more of yourself. It’s encouraging cognitive surrender so you can be less."

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bells110.bsky.social @bells110.bsky.social · 8h

The lead reporting in the Cornell gang rape was done by the student run paper. Their coverage is what helped to force accountability. Heads should role at this university. They failed completely to do justice. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

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Cornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024

A former Cornell student filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that she was gang raped after being coerced into consuming drugs by several men at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell in 2024. 

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 19h

The Air Force, like the rest of the military, has a suicide crisis. New suicide prevention training uses AI-generated characters, scenarios and presenters for parts of the annual training. New from @acampbellnews.bsky.social taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...

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Airmen criticize Air Force's use of AI in suicide prevention training as 'uncomfortable and odd'

The Air Force says incorporating AI-generated imagery standardizes the training, but some airmen criticize it as being “cold and unnatural.”

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 14h

"As for the F-22 pilots at Langley, the veil of secrecy over their DFCs was partially pierced days later by a small newspaper in a midwestern town with a population of just over 3,000 residents" Local news beat Air Force silence.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 14h

Recently several F-22 pilots received Distinguished Flying Crosses, highly prestigious awards, at a ceremony. The catch? They were not identified and weren't on stage. @pjmatt.bsky.social dug into that weird event and the secrecy over DFCs in the last 4 years.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 7h

It was actual genius to invent a store that immediately possesses the bodies of other dead stores and name it Spirit Halloween.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

They made her wait all day to kill her, and now they’re torturing her.

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 8h

there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 9h

Holy crap. Can’t make this stuff up

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Mark Schofield @markschofield.bsky.social · 10h

IT HAS A BASEMENT SPEAKEASY THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER

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Mark Schofield @markschofield.bsky.social · 10h

Mike Tomlin is currently giving a tour of his boutique hotel in Minecraft, which has a multipurpose conference room and an appropriate number of public restroom and I’m losing MY MIND

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 10h

this is great, mike tomlin owns, he cares so much about infrastructure

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 10h

oh jesus christ what do you mean the (singular) california gubernatorial debate is tonight

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 11h

shoutout to Senator Jack Reed (@reed.senate.gov) who was briefed on this a week ago but hasn't bothered to tell us plebes!

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 13h

The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 13h

hauling this one out again, this time for los angeles!

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 17h

Genius. By making US Passports SUPER EASY to spot and steal in the mail, they just CRASHED the prices of stolen US passports. Bye bye crime! Supply and demand F'ers. 4-D chess.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture halted its annual study on food insecurity in 2025, saying at the time that the report was 'redundant, costly [and] politicized.'"

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"The average SNAP benefit across the U.S. is about $6.25 per person per day, or roughly $190 per month, according to FRAC. That isn't enough to cover a typical meal in about 99% of U.S. counties, according to a 2025 analysis from the nonpartisan Urban Institute."

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 14h

He dropped this line in Texas the other week. For some reason no mention of the fascists and WW2 even though that's the easiest example of people volunteering to fight for the US.

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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 14h

Might as well light the Constitution on fire at this point.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 15h

might as well light up a neon sign that says 'we're doing fascism' at this point

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

Hegseth announces new effort to study "future of warfare" led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, Newt Gingrich. Luckey: — Trump donor — Self-proclaimed "radical Zionist" — Secretly visited Israel to meet with Netanyahu — Trump Jr & Jared Kushner's brother have major stakes in his weapons company, Anduril

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 15h

The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.

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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch

The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 15h

really don't love that nobody considers "tranny" a slur anymore

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 15h

This is obviously disgusting in so many ways. Gonna highlight one: Servicemember beard exemptions are all on religious or medical grounds. They're either Sikhs (mostly South Asian) or have a skin condition related to shaving curly hair (mostly African American). "No beardos" is racist as hell.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 15h

Everything here is absurd but Gingrich????

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