Reposted by OakmarieMother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h“Don’t worry, using taxpayer dollars to run ominous campaign ads of the President has been done before and is completely legal… in banana republics." www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 111726
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 3hFDR was a brilliant problem solver at a time when the country was hungry, desperate and looking for leadership. The right has worked tirelessly to make sure FDR’s brand of socialism will never happen again. They might have succeeded. 000
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 6hThe more I learn about Sam Altman, the more alarmed I get about his inability to control what he’s created. Open AI is out of control because he is. 001
Reposted by Oakmariedavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 14hCan Democrats build a broad coalition like that FDR created in the 1930s, and remake the nation for the better? The exposure of the GOP's false promises, from Reagan to Trump - and the resulting growing public revulsion - offers a rare opportunity, as I discuss here.publicnotice.coWill Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin. 2335392
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 13hYes, yes. Everyone must vote! No sitting this one out. If 70% of the people disapprove of this administration, 70% should show up to vote. That’s the math. 000
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Peter Thiel is a sociopath and needs to be indicted for crimes against humanity. The murder of young innocent girls is on him but he shrugs it off as the price of progress. We have lost our way. 000
Reposted by OakmarieOakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OMG, this article was the perfect antidote for the lingering guilt of accumulated art supplies. Exhale and have another glass of whatever puts a smile on your face!huffpost.comIf You're A Senior, You've Likely Heard This Common Piece Of Advice. It's Complete BS.“Don’t be guilt-tripped into the anxiety of surfeit!” 122
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OMG, this article was the perfect antidote for the lingering guilt of accumulated art supplies. Exhale and have another glass of whatever puts a smile on your face!huffpost.comIf You're A Senior, You've Likely Heard This Common Piece Of Advice. It's Complete BS.“Don’t be guilt-tripped into the anxiety of surfeit!” 122
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So go figure, Sam Altman is begging the government to slow down AI development. WTF? 000
Reposted by OakmarieOakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Here’s what I don’t get about AI breeches — why aren’t the CEOs of the companies getting their hands slapped, or shut down for illegal acts? The headlines always act like, “oopsies”, our over-zealous AI agent just accidentally hacked into your sensitive client data. 231
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Here’s what I don’t get about AI breeches — why aren’t the CEOs of the companies getting their hands slapped, or shut down for illegal acts? The headlines always act like, “oopsies”, our over-zealous AI agent just accidentally hacked into your sensitive client data. 231
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Days of Wine & Roses and Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1962, awkwardly with parents. 010
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Interesting read. I thought I knew a bit about Canada from growing up in Northern Minnesota— Alberta a far cry from Ontario. Good work! 100
Reposted by OakmarieWanda @itswanda.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🗳️ The Carter Center is looking for nonpartisan election monitors to observe in #Georgia, #Nevada, #NewMexico, #Michigan, and #Montana Please share widely! (Scroll all the way down for links to each state form.) Monitors may receive reimbursement www.cartercenter.org/country/unit...cartercenter.orgUnited StatesThough the Carter Center’s focus is predominantly international, we apply our expertise in our own country where we see opportunities to be effective. 168
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Enjoying the ride so far — can’t help comparing it with Rachel Cusk’s Life of M, also about celebrity & identity. 000
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026John of John is a brave book, beautiful and tragic all at once, though the Christian brutality has gotten to me and I’m struggling to finish it. Agree it deserves to be on the short list. Oprah got this one right. 001
Reposted by OakmarieThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2026Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings revealtheguardian.comTrump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings revealPresident made more than 440 purchases and 700 sales despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocks 2517098
Reposted by OakmarieThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/09/2026Artificial intelligence is turbocharging scams in unimaginable ways, as millions of Americans report being targeted and victims of AI scams. Take this AP quiz and test if you know how to spot what's real and what's AI.bit.lyCould you spot an AI-powered scam? See if you can tell what’s real.Artificial intelligence is turbocharging scams in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Ninety-eight percent of Americans say they have been targeted by scammers — many on a daily basis — according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. 46535
Reposted by OakmarieOakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dead on! Thank you, Kara.theatlantic.comKara Swisher: AI Isn’t Going to Destroy Humanity—But the People Building It MightThe longtime tech journalist says she’s seen Silicon Valley make the same mistakes again and again. 022
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Well, bull crap — he shouldn’t have taken the $ in the first place. These people are the worst. 000
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dead on! Thank you, Kara.theatlantic.comKara Swisher: AI Isn’t Going to Destroy Humanity—But the People Building It MightThe longtime tech journalist says she’s seen Silicon Valley make the same mistakes again and again. 022
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Turning the future around will be a generational challenge after all that this criminal administration has wrought on the world, trust issues aside. 020
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I pretty much expect to wake up with pics of the building half bulldozed—cuz that’s how useless judicial orders seem to be in this man’s world. 010
Reposted by OakmarieThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/09/2026The far-right ideologues and grifters running U.S. foreign policy are the vanguard of a movement that will alter not just America but the world, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu reports. bit.lyDonald Trump’s Empire of GriftFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 12288116
Reposted by OakmarieHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.com250 to 250As the nation gears up for the 2026 midterm elections, we are drawing a line beneath the first phase of the 250 to 250 project. 19651226
Reposted by OakmarieOakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s not A.I. itself that’s the problem, it’s the greedy, corrupt, power-hungry, armageddon-loving owners who need to be throttled. But it won’t happen under Maga leadership cuz they’re in on the end-of-times, anti-christ narrative. These assholes all believe they’ll survive. 011
Reposted by OakmarieThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026"Naturally, I asked AI if we’d succeed in meeting the challenge of AI. Gemini wasn’t widely optimistic: 'Significant warning signs suggest that keeping AI aligned with human interests is becoming increasingly difficult.' I guess we’d better get to work."lnk.thebulwark.comAI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp*Recursively self-improving machines vs. recursively self-deluding people. 35013
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s not A.I. itself that’s the problem, it’s the greedy, corrupt, power-hungry, armageddon-loving owners who need to be throttled. But it won’t happen under Maga leadership cuz they’re in on the end-of-times, anti-christ narrative. These assholes all believe they’ll survive. 011
Reposted by OakmarieAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5963723613371
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Say what?apple.newsFederal Court Rules There Is No Constitutional Right to Safe Drinking Water — Capital BA federal appeals court has used a decades-long water crisis in one of the Blackest cities in America to rule that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee Americans the right to clean and safe drinki... 001
Reposted by OakmarieCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026WAPO: “.. The Associated Press is advising its reporters and others who follow AP style to continue referring to Lake Ontario by its original name, despite President Donald Trump’s order to rename it Lake America last month ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/... 912873595
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Holy moly, let’s everyone please just shut the eff up about Reagan! 120
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Elon should take his “network state” road show to Germany, see how many government contracts he can bag over there. Buh-bye! 022
Reposted by OakmariePeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Here's another one. It's the height of dahlia season. #flowers 1564
Reposted by OakmarieJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026WTF?? “Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young *** Exclusive: Grants are part of controversial package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics” By @aishadown.bsky.social 7/17/26… 1/theguardian.comTrump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby YoungExclusive: Controversial grants are part of package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics 26388254
Oakmarie @oakmarie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wrestling, Nascar, already on my shit-list but now golf. 000