Reposted by Matt NovakViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 12mOn your first day of prison, walk up to the biggest guy there and ask him where the suggestion box is 55710
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 45mThe White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 56880256
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 54mI understand why people think there's something going on "behind the scenes," but it's mostly out in the open. This is how power struggles happen in an oligarchy. These guys all need each other in order to remain the small group who control the country and loot its wealth away from working people. 416233
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1hIt'd be really funny if Fanni Willis was seated next to him after all 413110
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5hToddler brings loaded gun to Michigan daycarenbcnews.comToddler brings loaded gun to Michigan daycareDaycare staff took the gun from the toddler and no one was hurt Monday in Canton Township, a community west of Detroit, police said. 178229
Reposted by Matt NovakFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 6hoh man, I just tried it and america.gov really does get REAL weird when you tell it to “play Minecraft”america.govAmerica.govFind answers from official government sources and clear next steps for the services you need with America.gov. 57548117
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8hIt looks like Musk is on board for calling AI “super intelligence,” as Trump has decreed. 278310
Reposted by Matt NovakSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 9h#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal). 921040453
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9hFox News just did a long segment on this Jack Smith hearing and, you're never going to be believe this, but they didn't play any of Schmitt embarrassing himself. 451274230
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9hThe average cost of a domestic airline ticket in the U.S. is $405, up from $302 a year ago. 110325
Reposted by Matt NovakJoe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 11hThe Independent has a photo of the slide we weren't able to see during the Smith hearing. No texts from Smith in it. 66629120
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h"The taxpayer money used to fund the ads that started airing last week came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an arm of DHS that oversees the Border Patrol and customs and immigration at airports..."wsj.comExclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television AdsWhite House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law. 46021
Reposted by Matt NovakAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food. 25389043892
Reposted by Matt NovakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11hIf your media consumption is stuff like this, Schmitt just scored a big win. bsky.app/profile/atru... 1031434
Reposted by Matt NovakAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12hBest part is when Schmitt gets angry that she points out he has the team wrong, as though he's the one who was wronged bsky.app/profile/atru... 1302497322
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12hJustice Department charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officercbsnews.comJustice Department charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an ICE agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer. 95437
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13hALL THE STARS* ARE HERE.... *classic grifters of the 1980s and 90s 36410
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13hYou really need to watch both videos below. These really are the dumbest people on the planet. 1738784
Reposted by Matt NovakAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hholy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 30960631320
Reposted by Matt NovakAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hextremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says 73377001923
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13hI spoke with Lindsay Owens about her new book Gouged: The End of a Fair Price—and What That Means for Your Wallet. If you care about surveillance pricing and the high-tech ways that companies are screwing us over, you really need to read this book.gizmodo.comIf You Use Money to Buy Things, You Should Read This BookLindsay Owens, author of the incredible new book Gouged, tells us why the Robin Hood theory of surveillance pricing is a myth. 25616
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14hDutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBIcbsnews.comDutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBIAbout a week ago, the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed it had defaced the FBI's jobs website and bragged that it had stolen data about FBI personnel and job applicants. 12514
Reposted by Matt NovakTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 20666153316
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“No physical evidence linked him to the crime scene, but the jury convicted Carter, a Black man, based on the confession and two witnesses who said he bragged about killing Olesen, who was white. Those witnesses later recanted.”apnews.comMan ordered released on bail after decades on Utah’s death row after DNA tests show no match to himA Utah judge on Monday ordered a 71-year-old man to be released on bail who spent decades on death row after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence did not match him. 310138
Reposted by Matt NovakKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.washingtonsun.comWhite House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With TrackersThe White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets. 711267839
Reposted by Matt Novakevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...appleinsider.com 1001891964
Reposted by Matt NovakDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 42502199
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tesla says its Roadster event on Oct. 1 has been postponed until Oct. 15 due to potentially bad weather. 10363
Reposted by Matt NovakBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's good that we invented things like "government" and "the economy" but we can't meaningfully participate in them if the people in charge are constantly rubbing in our faces that these things are fake, and in fact you are a naive doofus if you think otherwise. That's a society on life support 42226219
Reposted by Matt NovakBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Going to work now feels like doing homework after the teacher quit and told the class that education is fake. Everyone just coasting on inertia and hoping there's still a point to all this 414466674
Reposted by Matt NovakJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc... 2243362817
Reposted by Matt NovakDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency 22425691042
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the funniest parts of DOGE was all these dipshits simultaneously complaining about all the supposed waste in government while also whining that all the equipment was antiquated. What, you think slashing funding will magically modernize all the equipment? 816134
Reposted by Matt NovakKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did Anthropic's Claude discover something new in biotech? Well, just like with those recent alleged math proofs, it looks like it was given the answers in advance from real humans doing actual research. (gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...) 817255
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just think of it as added protein.gizmodo.comDead Mouse Found in Jar of Mezzetta Peppers Prompts RecallTikTok videos with the unfortunate rodent have gone viral. 219020
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“My fellow Americans, I hereby resign the Office of President of the United States…” 171894
Reposted by Matt NovakViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Are you kicking me out of the buffet because I shared with my friend or because we’re wearing a horse costume 919433
Reposted by Matt NovakBayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New: The Trump administration has spent more than $1M in public funds so far to boost the president on the airwaves. Experts including a Bush WH ethics lawyer said it likely violates federal laws against propaganda & political activity by gov’t staff. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by The Government (Gift Article)The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran. 816158
Reposted by Matt NovakBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A 48% drop in employees at National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Yikes. 7514221
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Banning religious studies, just as Jesus intended. 511530
Reposted by Matt NovakTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 27/09/2026"Obama tried to freeze Fox out" is a complete lie and it's incredible that Jake Tapper feels the need to both-sides this 891388278
Reposted by Matt NovakJohn @notheotherjohn.bsky.social · 26/09/2023Dance like no one is watching. Like no one came to your dance recital. Your dad? He completely forgot. How do you feel? No, don't tell me. Show me. 0673164
Reposted by Matt NovakStephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The White House Military Office Navy aide is on “Football” duty today for Trump’s trip to watch the President’s Cup at Medina Country Club, IL. The ~45-lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time. 1318
Reposted by Matt NovakMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 06/10/2024The “Presidential Stare" is one of Elon Musk's most recognizable oligarchic techniques, a method of shaking hands where the billionaire stares with a forward tilt, to convey to the president that the CEO is at the peak of his need for government funds. 321282197
Reposted by Matt NovakMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They keep using this line and it's nonsense for many reasons, but also, if that's truly the case, there are only about a dozen "fraudsters" per state: the insurers. No one else could benefit from this particular no-claims "fraud." So where are the prosecutions of health insurers? 🤔 681679315