Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 6h“This recent dump of papers on Tuesday destroyed the careers of early-career mathematicians. We've had whole research programs wiped out on Tuesday by their dump … they have all the mathematicians research programs in their training data” - Tristan Buckmaster on OpenAI solving unsolved math problems 18467185
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòneuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 12hin fact extrajudicial executions of innocent people and legally sanctioned executions of guilty people are different. and i don't say this to justify hasan's execution, public or otherwise: the state shouldn't kill him. but they are different. resisting them asks of us different things. 1585
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 4hI borrowed from Frederick Cooper’s 1996 article in Journal of African History, “‘Our Strike’: Equality, Anticolonial Politics and the 1947–48 Railway Strike in French West Africa,” to write this post. 2213
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 4hPart of the reason that the strike worked was massive community support, as these towns and villages came together in a collective way to make sure everyone got fed. 1222
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 4hThis Day in Labor History: October 10, 1947. African workers on the Dakar-Niger Railway in modern Senegal went on strike with the demand that they be treated equal to French workers. This is a hugely important moment in both African labor history and the anticolonial struggle in west Africa!!! 321861
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòBrett Karlan @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social · 5hI don't care if Monday's grue Tuesday's bleen, and Wednesday too Thursday's unprojectable (true) It's Friday, I'm in hlove* *where hlove = love and observed before time t or hate and observed after time t 68419
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12hthe Zero System is just AI + the YouTube shorts algo, hence it producing immediate psychosis in all Gundam pilots 7707
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòColin Ferguson @fearlessson.bsky.social · 13hNormally I'm opposed to massive spending going toward defense contractors, but for this outcome I'd happily make an exception. 0312
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòBodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 12hIn Brasil many believe the polls gave many people false security and they didn't show up to vote. The left is hoping that they can mobilize a greater turnout for the runoff. 17714
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòThe Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A 🧵 Announcement: Our 2026 Pro-democracy Election Coverage guidelines. Americans need to understand the stakes of the upcoming elections. Here's how to cover the mid-terms like democracy depends on it. 👉Please read and endorse the guidelines. 1/n www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2026-electio...mediaanddemocracyproject.orgAdd Your Name: 2026 Election Coverage Guidelines Open LetterSign our open letter to American journalists, editors, and media executives. Join us in demanding pro-democracy election coverage of the 2026 midterms! 27053
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòfletcheredington.bsky.social @fletcheredington.bsky.social · 13hGive Lina Khan a Gundam remains the moderate position 324143
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòEverything A Border @bordered-lands.bsky.social · 13hYou had to really look for it but at the beginning of the ICE surge, in mostly rural border states there was a rash of Facebook style psa videos (often in spanish) of officers explaining they were not immigration and they were still to be trusted and called if needed. It was pretty fascinating. 0192
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14h"Police say the daughter tried to intervene to protect her father, and Gonzalez [the ICE agent] physically attacked her...the 72-year-old man pulled out a gun and shot Gonzalez." layers to this one abc30.com/post/off-dut...abc30.com72-year-old man shoots off-duty ICE agent found asleep on Fresno lawn, agent arrested: PDAn ICE agent is in custody at a local hospital after police say he was shot after assaulting a 72-year-old man and his daughter at a home in central Fresno. 934177
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15hthere's still a month left for the Dems to do what must be done 817510
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15hThe NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas. 13531911040
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòSam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 08/10/2026These guys are confused. When you are fringe extremists out of power, that’s when you BUILD coalitions. You can’t do this Comintern thing until after you win 3323
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15hraise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this) 71200373
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 18hThe Trump administration has denied Illinois’ request for disaster relief — again. The state sought FEMA’s help after days of severe weather in and around the Chicago area in August. FEMA granted Indiana’s request for help with the same storm. buff.ly/P3ElxRb 8310160
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 17hRead Schumer’s statement about ICE shooting a New Yorker with a small kid in the car and I keep coming back to this analogy 1141481
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòRita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 17h“These are systemic inequalities – problems so deep-rooted that, in fact, I’m glad that high-school students and young people in general are speaking up. I hear them, and I support them, and I hope the people all over there will do the same.” ~ Victor Wembanyamaaljazeera.comNBA star Wembanyama to French students: ‘I hear you’San Antonio Spurs player Victor Wembanyama offers solidarity to students protesting conditions in schools in France. 218937
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18hThis is awful. Put in a full-body straitjacket and then pulled up the air stairs by his wrists and ankles. The WRAP is regularly used on ICE flights to Africa. 8560286
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòGabo @imperatorgabs.bsky.social · 19hCreo que lo que me hará perder la cordura es que *****IF***** los republicanos pierden mayorías en noviembre y Trump deja de ser LA figura política de los republicanos, vamos a ver a todo el mainstream gringo empezar a vender a Rubio como el personaje moderador y presentable del partido. 3244
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòAndrea González-Ramírez @andreagonram.bsky.social · 22h"My assailant was found responsible for my sexual assault ... His punishment? He received a 'written reprimand,' was ordered to write a 'reflection paper,' and was placed on behavioral probation until he graduated two months later." Must-read by a Cornell grad: www.thecut.com/article/i-wa...thecut.comI’m Not the Only Cornell Student Title IX FailedWhen I was raped in 2023, my attacker, too, only had to write an essay. Now, I see I’m not alone. 6339128
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòJonathan Diaz @jonathandiaz.bsky.social · 20hAfter pressure from the DC Board of Elections and Election Protection organizations, a spokesperson for the Guard said that they are addressing this specific incident, and that National Guard members are "directed not to monitor or secure polling locations" www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...washingtonsun.comD.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop BoxesGuard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week. 3308123
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20hjust asking out of curiosity to any Catholicism Understanders: what does it take to excommunicate a guy these days? 2827228
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 22hThe discourse on antisemitism in the country is such that Mike Rogers can simultaneously attack Abdul El-Sayed *as* antisemitic, as a scary foreign Muslim critic of Israel, and also *with* antisemitism, as a tool of the foreign-born Jewish puppeteer. 251310347
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 8728961341
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq... 492754778
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live. 241913919
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòHammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The new issue of Hammer & Hope is out! Featuring articles on Trump’s deadly invasion of Memphis, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the Democrats’s “Woke” Panic, and Kelela’s Guide to Surviving Men and Raves. hammerandhope.org 111352
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol. 6773212937
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/10/2026From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 882953724
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 09/10/2026if you shoot guns enough (I do), you quickly meet this type of guy, who will tell you just how Excited he is for someone to break into his house so he finally has the excuse he needs to dump a mag into them [and this type of guy is unfortunately quite dominant in US gun culture] 44119093
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I like it and I'd like more of it 177121462200
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòkate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 09/10/2026there was a really amazing window in which many people who had never considered otherwise began thinking about the way race interfaced with all aspects of their social and material lives that sadly soon got undercut by the grifter motive of “making white people spend money to absolve their guilt“ 346844
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòkate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 09/10/2026There were so many anti-solidaristic tendencies in the Trump 1 era. Call-out culture, appeals to oppression hierarchies, social blackmail. Identity is fundamental to collective liberation which is why it was so jarring to see it used explicitly for the purpose of hurting your comrades 215912
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Interesting that they’ve learned that people will react positively to socialism if it is defined correctly so they’ve had to stop doing that. 631150
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòStatus Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🚨BREAKING: ICE vehicle RAMS through NYC protesters attempting to block it from leaving after ICE agents SHOT a man in NYC—the man’s young son was in the back seat. WE’RE LIVE ON SCENE ⬇️ 10622641137
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòThe 51st @51st.news · 08/10/2026The Sun’s publisher, billionaire Robert Albritton, has had his sights set on building a true competitor to the Post for decades. Now the advertising blitz has begun. 51st.news/washington-s...51st.newsThe Washington Sun launches an aggressive local ad blitzThe outlet is pitching its newly robust metro section with ads and activations around town 23510
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòThomas HD @degolierthomas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"In the summer of 2023, after he was impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended and barred from conducting any official business for more than three months while awaiting trial in the state Senate. So, he traveled."texastribune.orgKen Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security - The Texas TribuneThe Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found. 06119
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is petty and least important aspect of this but: I reported on this years ago and the trump campaign falsely denied the reporting, and now via Hegseth they’re just doing it. Monstrous 271575435
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Waco torture and lynching of Jesse Washington in 1916 has stuck with me for years after reading the details. 10,000 people came to watch him be torn to pieces, and burned alive over the course of hours. Exactly 100 years ago. 930694
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòelias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 08/10/2026a genuine Q for me, if Ds win back both houses (but even just the house), is whether constant headlines from hearings and leaks about corruption/scandal will bring that number even lower or if he'll have bottomed-out before the new congress sits. 81078
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòThe Dig @thedigradio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026New on The Dig: Confronting Labor's Crisis w/ Micah Uetricht & Chris Brooks It’s no surprise to our listeners that the US labor movement has long been in serious crisis - but we might soon be hitting a point of no return, after which the revival of organized labor might not be possible. 1167
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 80548191340
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026anybody know where Angela Paxton was at the time of this fundraiser? 521033
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwògwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 08/10/2026whoever decided to split this clip into four separate sound bites that they could drip out to the media knew exactly what they were doing. 17925152