Reposted by TKarneyKevin J. Maroney, he/him @womzilla.bsky.social · 5hCelebrated Arthur's birthday by watching COYOTE VS ACME, and let me just say David Zazlav should rot in hell. 0122
Reposted by TKarneyThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 5hSometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 12257921039
Reposted by TKarney"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 5hCongress *can* discipline a president. They can sack his incompetent cabinet secretaries, refuse to confirm anyone who isn't competent and normal, pass laws to constrain his freedom of action and if necessary bully the judiciary into enforcing them. 324920
Reposted by TKarney"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 5hI don't necessarily expect it, but the best thing that could come out of this mess - thin gruel for the human suffering it has entailed, but nevertheless - would be a resurgence of an assertive Congress, willing to use its power to discipline the president, to bend the executive (and SCOTUS). 420113
Reposted by TKarneyNeil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 8hWhen I tell people I research and teach military ethics, the response I often receive is "that's an oxymoron, isn't it". I reflect on the importance of teaching ethics to militaries, and outline some concerns, in a new essay. www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/online-exclu...ethicsandinternationalaffairs.orgThe Ethics of Military Ethics: Teaching Right and Wrong to People Trained to KillMilitary ethics education today must contend with the potential negative effects of the increasing prioritization of speed and optimization in war, and the ways in which this sidelines the experience ... 14315
Reposted by TKarneyThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 11hThe rather baffling entry for “X” in The Merry Cobler and His Musical Alphabet (ca. 1800). See the other 25 letters here: buff.ly/1QGXAjR And more examples of how the letter “X” has been treated in alphabet books here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/x… 3565
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 7hThis is why people say the moderate solution is guillotines. hammerandhope.org/article/trum...hammerandhope.orgTrump’s Deadly Invasion of MemphisA Black city tried to rein in abusive policing. Then Trump’s task force arrived. 0117
Reposted by TKarneyve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 8hThis is presented as a libertarian freedom (the freedom to access and use information), but it doesn't have any corollary to freedom _from_ having one's data or information used for instrumental ends. If you can be observed by a machine you were basically asking for it, and who could be blamed? 2193
Reposted by TKarneyve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 8hThe software profession, an immature field marked by repeated ethical violations, has no such guidelines about the proper use of public data about subjects. It instead has foundational myths (specifically "information freedom") that say that you cannot do any wrong by using data if you can see it. 1307
Reposted by TKarneyve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 8hThis is at the root of what is "wrong" about surveillance as a social practice. It isn't necessarily about a state doing the surveilling, or the surveilling of private behavior. It's the nonconsensual grabbing of an affordance of another person's life and using it towards one's own ends. 1347
Reposted by TKarneyHell-a Bambust 🏳️⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 8hOne of my favorite things about the internet is that if you use it correctly you can surround yourself with inspirational, deeply creative and intelligent people who make you want to be a better version of yourself and it RULES 413329
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12hIs it possible for people to not think through the implications of their words? Yes. But your metric is mens rea applies to person A for what person B does, in the event they used emotionally overblown rhetoric. Not a model you want, because everyone does things which could be crimes that way 010
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12hThey didn’t. They may have been accessories after the fact, but that’s not the same. And pretending whom the target is would change how I see it is, to be blunt, offensive as hell; because it’s an accusation I support terrorism. 110
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12hAlso compared billionaires to hearts “if you said it’s terrible the heart gets all the blood, well it pumps for the rest of the body, and billionaires move money through the economy” Riggght. That’s why they have billions, because they spend it. 050
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12hThe second was really dishonest. Implication was recorded noise was actually an airport, and (my favorite), “if you don’t want to live near a data center, don’t sell your farm,” as if the folks living there *all* sold a bit of land to Grok. 110
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12hFox is on in this waiting room. So much dishonest rhetoric. Insurance companies deny claims because they are overregulated. Data Centers aren’t that loud, and “you signed up for that” AI is going to make nuclear power safer. 130
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 14hNah. The acts are what make the terrorism, not the target. So, same facts; different target? I have the same opinion of the case. 110
Reposted by TKarneyAkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 17hNo, it's not. And yes, IMO they should be pardoned, they're morons not terrorists AFAICT. 2441
Reposted by TKarneyAkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 17hOne more time: If you are moving something to hide it from the FBI, who is coming to execute a warrant, because you think it will harm you for them to find it ... that is a real crime *even if the thing you are moving is totally innocuous* Anarchist zines. Buzz lightyear poster. *Doesn't matter* 812128
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 14hHad a dream which is so me. Was yelling at police recruits for atrociously unsafe firearms handling. They did not appreciate it, and I didn’t care. So much withering scorn. Even my dream self knew it was gonna come to blows; and did not give the smallest of fucks. 020
Reposted by TKarneymaddy varner @regret.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We reported on the FTC's agreements to not enforce three auto dealers' court-ordered requirements not to engage in unlawful credit discrimination last week. Weird that this keeps happening! www.wired.com/story/ftc-st...wired.comFTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit DiscriminationThe agency signed agreements to not enforce parts of three federal court orders against auto dealers accused of discrimination—and didn’t notify judges or at least one of its coplaintiffs. 053
Reposted by TKarney404 Media @404media.co · 17hSenator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.404media.coLawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media CoverageSenator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers. 241176428
Reposted by TKarneyMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 19hBut that doesn’t take away the quality of the first few series, before the show lost touch with its central concept. We need to normalize the headcanon. 2394
Reposted by TKarneyMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 19hI don’t think that has ever happened to me, come to think of it. I have a really strong capacity for slicing out the bits of something that I like and being happy. The Last Detective and Jeeves & Wooster had two seasons each, the last Star Trek release was Galaxy Quest 151657
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 16h"I guess it was a good day to run a marathon" (yes, he's "self-coached" but he ran competitively in college, and incorporated that into how he built his regimen: which takes nothing away from his achievement; might even add to it) citiusmag.com/articles/cit...citiusmag.comWho Is Vincent Mauri? Meet The Self-Coached Shoe Store Employee Who Ran 2:05 In His Marathon Debut - CITIUS MagSelf-coached and unsponsored runner Vincent Mauri joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to share about his journey to debuting in 2:05:53 at the Glass City Marathon. 120
Reposted by TKarneyPé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 17hYeah, there are also very specific facts to this case which make it not very useful for authors/artists, like how ROSS was spinning up a competitor to Westlaw by using Westlaw's summaries... 051
Reposted by TKarneySharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 16hevery time i get DMs from friends about discourse on the other site, i feel like we're entering two very different dialects of English 3339622
Reposted by TKarneySusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 06/10/2026Good(?) news: A Nevada county will pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who spent two years in prison for a stillbirth before her conviction was overturned. Her son’s ashes were returned to her as part of the settlement thenevadaindependent.com/article/she-... 1250118
Reposted by TKarneyImaginary Thomas and the No Such Things @imaginarythomas.com · 17hMy man looks like Uncle Fester just joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club 218712
Reposted by TKarneyMykael Wyvern — 🔮🧙🏻♂️🐉 @wyvern.bsky.social · 16hi'm not saying its likely or anything, but didn't enjoy seeing this headline right after your thread:ms.nowTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesThe decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. 034
Reposted by TKarneyTamara Keel [Scary Remix] @tamslick.bsky.social · 20hTo be fair, Michael Tracey did once get his ass kicked by a little old lady’s index finger. 1284
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 16hThese are what Kavanaugh Stops really look like. Domestic Terrorism; by agents of the State. 045
Reposted by TKarneyElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 16hIn NJ, they did something similar with an lead organizer during the Delaney Hall uprising. Dumped him in the middle of the Meadowlands (an old mafia dumping ground, for those who don't know) with no phone in the middle of the night. 528768
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 17hNot really. His argument is "Capitalist Democracies are so stable the world will stop having tumult". Deeply unserious. 020
Reposted by TKarneyLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fukuyama predicted that philosophy and art would end at the end of history and this made me dismiss him as a serious person. 2192
Reposted by TKarneyManhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Central Park's Barred Owl perching in the Ramble. 🦉 🧡 61140101
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 17hFacebook is gonna Facebook, until we ban their practice of making "shadow accounts" of everyone on the web. gizmodo.com/metas-muse-i...gizmodo.comMeta's Muse Is Collecting Information on Everyone in Your LifeMeta’s AI agent creates profiles of people in users’ lives even if they don’t use Muse. 030
Reposted by TKarneyThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Over 150 yrs ago, George Perkins Marsh urged his readers to consider the disastrous environmental effects of deforestation, over-mining, and other human actions. Read more about this remarkable thinker and his extraordinary book, Man and Nature (1864) publicdomainreview.org/collection/m... 06211
Reposted by TKarneyAndrew Alden @geology.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Buildings like this -- timber and adobe -- are the ONLY ones where you should run to a doorway in an earthquake. 072
Reposted by TKarneyOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comWe'Re All Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This Tim RobinsonALT: We'Re All Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This Tim Robinson 728853
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 17hSomeone's bishop needs to have a talk with him about the moral teaching of The Church, in re Capital Punishment. 020
Reposted by TKarneyGailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Got a very lovely reader email today about my least-known work, HAVE YOU EATEN -- a novella told in recipes, about how we nurture each other through impossible times. I love this project so much and I'm touched that folks are still finding it.reactormag.comHave You Eaten? (The Full Series) - ReactorThe complete serialized novella from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey, in which a fractured group of undesirables work together to nurture and nourish each other while navigating a dangerous wor... 312136
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 17hFigure out how your MOS/role can go off the rails; and what sort of thing indicates it's happening. And incorporate that sort of thing into training, because you fight like you train. (had a case where that started, in a training demo; and I bailed out, then told everyone why) 011
Reposted by TKarneyJohn McKenzie @jwmckenzie.bsky.social · 18hOne peril of being ensconced among like-minded decision-makers is that you grow accustomed to winning arguments without successfully rebutting your adversary. Without practice, the capacity to rebut diminishes as well. 328613
Reposted by TKarneySteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19hJustice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une... 1013330668