Reposted by Paul McAllisterDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I guess there have been worse defensive performances in the history of football than Florida State tonight against Alabama. Probably. Maybe. 2191
Reposted by Paul McAllisterAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 7931211844
Reposted by Paul McAllisterPeople's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 15/08/2026No one, not a single person of note, is arguing that universities should not enforce rules against plagiarism. What we are pointing out is that it is insane and disproportionate for the attention of an entire country to move to one plagiarist until he kills himself. 868988
Reposted by Paul McAllisterkarl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Corrected headline: OpenAI just added a keylogger to ChatGPT for Mac 131105377
Reposted by Paul McAllisterJoe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026E.H. Carr spelled out the problem with this fever dream a 60 years ago: “The facts are really not at all like fish on the fishmonger’s slab. They are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean; and what the historian catches will depend... mainly on what part of the ocean/ 4357
Reposted by Paul McAllisterMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/08/2026Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.aiddata.orgBefore reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learnedWhy we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports. 374402808
Reposted by Paul McAllisterWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 08/08/2026One thing that is very telling about the demographics of us in the general chattering class is that one of the main political drivers of data center buildout is many unions love them, and this is almost never discussed. 1412815
Reposted by Paul McAllisterWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 09/08/2026What role in the military is least mythologized in popular culture and fiction relative to its actual importance in warfare? Probably like logistics maybe? Essential but you never see stories about heroic logisticians. 7231914
Reposted by Paul McAllisterOld School Punk Librarian @kennethf62.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Just a reminder. I'm always surprised how many people aren't aware of this. #Libraries 288195215036
Reposted by Paul McAllisterJustin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The reason I want the African teams to win is because a lot of folks have weird commentary on African soccer though their European teams a full of Black folks. The colonization mindset isn’t gone. So, I want them to win because they have the talent which they’ve shown. 3676672
Reposted by Paul McAllisterjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026i expect that 1) will be the modal outcome. 553995592
Reposted by Paul McAllisterMichael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 30/06/2026we are one john roberts heart attack away from the complete dissolution of the reconstruction amendments and instantiation of a formalized caste system 462759493
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Glad we're not alone in this foolishness. I guess. 000
Reposted by Paul McAllisterFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 19/06/2026This is an unfathomably evil act that will be a foul stain on our nation’s history forever. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/w...nytimes.comU.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South Africa 472269694
Reposted by Paul McAllisterShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 20/06/2026the real takeaway from the World Cup is that if you don't have immigrants on your team, it probably sucks 985581726
Reposted by Paul McAllisterRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Dude Curaçao has a smaller population than Macon, Georgia and the most popular sport there is baseball and they just scored a goal on Germany at the World Cup 151082112
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 14/06/2026That was an excellent header. Hopefully Curaçao can find another equalizer. 010
Reposted by Paul McAllisterChris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 14/06/2026No better PR for walkable cities than the Knicks celebration videos in New York 111414
Reposted by Paul McAllisterChris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 14/06/2026The Spurs led by 12+ in every game and led/tied in the final two minutes of every game. Lost the series 4-1. 212146
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I’d rather have gotten blown out in a couple of the games. At least then it would’ve been clear they weren’t ready yet. This sucks more because literally every game was right there for the taking. 000
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Spurs were clearly trying to foul Brunson there 000
Reposted by Paul McAllisterFrankenbert Graveyardko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Harper should have been running San Antonio’s offense this whole quarter 3531
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I would love it if the Spurs got an actual point guard during the offseason 000
Reposted by Paul McAllisterProf Lou Moore @profloumoore.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Get Fox out of the game 111
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Backrooms reminded me of why I don’t watch horror in theaters. Good movie. Freaked me out. 000
Reposted by Paul McAllisterMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Completely agree with @rickhasen.bsky.social. After tonight’s decision, it isn’t just impossible to win a Voting Rights Act claim—it’s also impossible to win a *constitutional* claim against egregiously racist gerrymandering. The supermajority massively expanded Callais. electionlawblog.org?p=156541 121245360
Reposted by Paul McAllisterMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026We do not have voting rights in this country anymore. We just don’t. We did for a while because Congress codified them pursuant to a constitutional amendment enacted by the people in a great repudiation of the original sin of slavery. But the Supreme Court has nullified that law and that amendment. 121871611
Reposted by Paul McAllisterjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/06/2026this court would authorize all-white primaries if it could find some facially neutral means to do so 603609739
Reposted by Paul McAllisterTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/06/2026a reminder that the USPS has new rules that make it very important to not put your mail ballot in a normal mailbox in the final days: boltsmag.org/usps-postmar... 17702375
Reposted by Paul McAllisterJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026hmm seems like the nba cup is valid 1839920
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Hell Yeah #GoSpursGostatic.klipy.comElmo's Fiery Victory!ALT: Elmo's Fiery Victory! 010
Reposted by Paul McAllisterAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My Go Big or Go Home thoughts for this Saturday: I make the case for why we should consider amending the Constitution to create a fourth branch open.substack.com/pub/asharang...open.substack.comWe Need a Fourth BranchWhy our most vital institutions should be placed in a constitutional vault - beyond the reach of any President. 1611707529
Reposted by Paul McAllisterRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I still think we aren’t making a big enough deal out of Megan Grant playing on the national championship hoops team and setting the softball home run record in the same year 736567
Reposted by Paul McAllisterJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Because much of what the OMB is proposing is illegal, Congress needs to know about it. Yes, even the conservative ones you think don't care-- they know how much their states benefit from federal science funding, and I promise you, they do in fact care. Contact them!5calls.org5 CallsSpend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard. 324290
Reposted by Paul McAllisterJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Now, for the "good" news: these are still proposed changes! They have not yet gone into effect. The public comment period is now open, and will run through July 13. You can file a comment about this proposed rule changes here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...regulations.govRegulations.gov 323691
Reposted by Paul McAllisterJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n 2719231090
Reposted by Paul McAllisterSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I always come back to Lincoln on Memorial Day 191051283
Reposted by Paul McAllisterErin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 25/05/2026When your best friend texts you “wake up, new encyclical dropped.vatican.vaEncyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________ 10634120
Reposted by Paul McAllisterErin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The previous passage and this one are why it’s worth it to read the whole thing if you want to engage with it in a meaningful way. It’s not 40k of boilerplate plus some juicy stuff. 311920
Reposted by Paul McAllisterMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class. 152129805103
Paul McAllister @paulmyst.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Alright I’m enjoying it but the refs let Castle get away with murder there lol 010