Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialryandevereaux.bsky.social @ryandevereaux.bsky.social · 15hIn July, I took a ride through the Arizona desert with Verlon Jose, chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation, a sprawling reservation on the U.S.-Mexico border that may soon be changed forever. It was the beginning of an investigation that ProPublica is publishing today. THREAD ⬇️ 10569239
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialAdrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 13hI'll be at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo today and tomorrow. (Oct 10-11) Since I don't have a booth for myself, I'll be hanging out around the Interim Computer Museum exhibit. Come by and say "hi!" and check out some cool old computers. retrogamingexpo.comretrogamingexpo.comPortland Retro Gaming Expo - Classic Video Game Convention - Portland, Oregon 5506
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 126124175284
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026 6893671610193
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin. 63890372601
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialTeam Ilhan @teamilhan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Deal with it. 🕶️ 391682238
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/10/2026First the wedding, now the ballroom — “Trump/Russia” gets smellier and smellier.esquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 56687333
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialIo Dodds 🌘🏳️⚧️♾️ @iododds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026TODAY ON IOSPHERE: Everywhere you look, automated systems are behaving like people — yet without the accountability or vulnerability a person usually bears. That's not coincidence. It's a central pillar of the AI industry, and I call it personhood arbitrage. iosphere.beehiiv.com/p/17-personh...iosphere.beehiiv.com#17: Personhood arbitrageWhat happens to a society when the line begins to blur between products and people? 1309
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience. 833827555
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 441762683
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Glad about the result, but I don’t think it speaks well of us as a country that after two years of human rights violations, war crimes, naked gangster corruption, and contempt for the Constitution, he’s finally unpopular because gas got expensive. 383904764
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialleon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli 5363061403
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New: hackers say they have personal data on all FBI employees and spouses. I got a sample of 5,000 alleged employees, including name, physical address, phone number, and in some cases spouses. Could be a massive national security and counterintelligence risk www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...404media.co‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI EmployeesA sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. 1351368582
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Kid Rock's toxic unpopularity has caused *two* music festivals to be cancelled in this year alone: Patriots Day Freedom Fest in September 2026 Rock the Country South Carolina Stop in February 2026 It couldn't happen to a more obnoxious, washed-up no-talent.newrepublic.comMAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to GoThe “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales. 2423529741
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/09/2026As Trump tries to ban CNN from the White House, it would be a massive mistake to cave on the Paramount merger. The last thing we need is another Trump-controlled media conglomerate abusing its power to stomp out competition. This is a dangerous merger. variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comParamount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust SuitParamount Skydance is in "advanced talks" with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that's holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the WSJ reported. 903023943
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 18/09/2026If he moves to demolish the Kennedy Center, we surround it and don’t leave. 50685531742
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialShefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...19thnews.orgTierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken PaxtonThe case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.” 731277238072
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialElizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 16/09/2026reminders for the people: (1) getting rid of the shell company transparency law / rules was in Project 2025 (pg. 707) (2) these are the businesses *that we know of* - he is likely tied to dozens more (3) this is why PUBLIC incorporation registries tying entities to real human owners matters! 7357177
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialAaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Incredible headline here (among other things)theguardian.comTexas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to communityDisbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply 13060481425
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party. 906114323750
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/09/2026Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story? 5758181884
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If you don't throw out the Nazis from your bar as soon as they appear, then it's a Nazi bar. That's the rule. 13907162
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote 1754221249
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialBrandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Someone else said it for him. Love him. Miss him. 660246465564
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026One way you could respond: "Are you kidding me? You have an incredibly powerful position as a member of the elite media to inform Americans and set the terms of debate. THIS is what you think is important? Not the war, the economy, the climate crisis, but Hasan Piker? What is wrong with you?" 22614113
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialYayger @yayger.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Reagan was a bigot, a racist, a homophobe. Intellectually incurious. Fierce Red Scare proponent. The policies his Administration unleashed were the starting point that led to today. His inaction on the burgeoning AIDS causes untold suffering & misery. Oh and he colluded with Iran to win. /spit 4212
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialZac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Let’s not forget what Ursula K. Le Guin had to say about JKR and Harry Potter. 732271510
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026No fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you. 966135442212
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined. 34895834676
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Your ever-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress fully support what Hegseth and the president are doing to the American military. It’s disgraceful and disqualifying 712740755
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026if this happens, the democratic president should ignore the stay and keep tearing down the buildling 1313731555
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialaytaylor.bsky.social @aytaylor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Thanks for the reminder to tell them that the name is wrong! 325621
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialDonna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Mark Cuban: "James Talarico. Let's go. I'm a big fan. He's honest, trustworthy, he cares. He'll do the right thing as opposed to the politically expedient thing. To Texans, do what's best for Texas. You've been voting for Republicans all these years, what have they done for you?" #momsky#sheshed 11942561209
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026He's like the Chuck Yeager of narcissism 2554165
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.” 244358996
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton 24107113230
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today. 226394967139
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialkottke.org @kottke.org · 20/08/2026Long past time to quit X. “Those who continue to post on X — in particular those X users who are not racist psychopaths — are enhancing the site’s usefulness to [Musk] as a propaganda tool by drawing more eyes to the platform… “ [publiccomment.blog]publiccomment.blogIt Is Past Time for You to Quit Elon Musk's XYes, I'm talking to you. 🫵 315352
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 17/08/2026There’s fresh evidence that the White House hatched a scheme to punish an American state because it didn’t free a convicted felon the president likes. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” a federal judge said. “I’ve never even imagined something like it.” Why isn't this a bigger scandal?ms.nowNew evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case“I’ve never seen anything like it,” a federal district court judge said about a newly disclosed email. “I’ve never even imagined something like it.” 761778828
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is, bar none, the stupidest fuckung thing I’ve ever heard. And the idea that there’s nobody in the chain of command - civilian or military - with enough courage to say so is a disgrace.wapo.stNavy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferencesThe president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions. 29847641111
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Honestly, the judge ought to throw them in jail 'til it's taken down. 651732318
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMargaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This is a great discussion. I wonder what would have happened if the threat was realised and the journalists (and Secretary of State Rubio!) had been blown out of the sky. Would that, finally, have been sufficient for the press corp to actually do its job in reporting the horror that is Trump? 1916043
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Ken Paxton has accepted campaign funds from the Jaffe family, who are named in the Epstein files. Doug Jaffe III is linked to possible sex and drug trafficking. 39659302
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialNathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A Boston judge has issued a 2nd injunction against Trump's mail-voting executive order. This means that, even if SCOTUS overturns the 1st injunction (which is currently on the shadow docket), the order will remain blocked (pending appeal). Time's running out before the election… 111714
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Don Nelson died today, and while his life was full of accomplishments (basketball and otherwise), if you go out at 86 with a photo like this in your recent past, you probably did it right 322974418
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 09/08/2026“During the rally, another group of hecklers yelled out ‘Paxton protects pedophiles.’ Security quickly escorted them out as well. ‘You protect the Epstein class,’ a member of the group shouted as he exited the Angry Elephant. ‘You protect the pedophile president. You’re all pedophile protectors.’”sacurrent.comHecklers crash Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign stop in San AntonioRepublican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton speaks at the Angry Elephant on Saturday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton caught flak from hecklers during a 281413328
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialeddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports. 87101692921
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialDr. Steven Buckley @stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The booing of what sounds like a foreign (and no doubt in the man's mind, 'Islamic') name, really speaks volumes about the mindset of some Trump supporters. Even when Trump is gone, this white Christian nationalist section of US society will still remain. 341086217
Reposted by @peeterabytes.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Another day where the president & other national Republicans get to sh*t on cities/urban voters & we have <exactly none> of the National Conversations™️ about Civility, Tone, Respect for/Reaching out to Real Folkz, or the GOP’s problem of not offering enough Moderate Solutions on Kitchen Table Issues 361312281