Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialTechmeme @techmeme.com · 12/10/2026Analysis: constructing and equipping a 1GW AI data center in Abilene, Texas, could cost ~$30B, including $17B on chips, $3B on power, and $2.4B on construction (Lynn Doan/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 021
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 12/10/2026American Support For Indigenous Peoples’ Day Significantly Increases After Learning It Still 3-Day Weekend theonion.com/american-support-for-i… 151226114
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community? 402129015612
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialPhil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Very interesting, and good to know. I hope that learning about this leads to understanding, and understanding to acceptance. 828676
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialDr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Just look at this adult female Harpy Eagle ... Absolutely beautiful‼️🤯 52491601681
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A quarter century ago, 2,600 people lost their lives in Manhattan, and then several million people lost their story. They were only defeated when their resilience was stolen from them by clichés, by the invisibility of what they accomplished that extraordinary morning, and by the word "terrorism".. 1232599
revatik.bsky.social @revatik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Under the current mess happening, I feel outraged about this loss just like Aaron Swartz. 000
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/09/2026French prosecutors have found new investigative leads in the Epstein case, and have identified 13 new victims. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...lemonde.frFrance's Epstein probe identifies 'potential recruiters'Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau revealed said that new leads had been identified as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking. 400146045846
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/09/2026It's a feature, not a bug 10633631053
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docsnyc.govSeptember 11 Docs 402265026436
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026A secretive DHS ‘predictive policing’ unit analyzed the financial activity of a man who was driving across Montana, and local authorities stopped him under the pretense of an obstructed license plate and charged him with a DUI. @josephcox.bsky.social reports. Read: www.404media.co/a-secretive-... 96960597
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialPhil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 08/09/2026On the long list of things to be infuriated about please keep near the top: Is Mitch McConnell alive or dead? 3327324
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one 1687244028464
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right). 187165505087
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/09/2026This is one of the objections I have when people talk about how useful LLMs can be for literature searches or for any kind of search, really. Even beyond the biases that inevitably (and, in some cases, intentionally) show up, part of a good literature search is seeing information *in context.* 501872337
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.social𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com 523191265440
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026For the first time since its inception in 1991, the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was held outside the United States because organizers feared that it is unsafe for foreign guests to visit the United States under the Trump regime.yahoo.comOptimised urinals and buried underwear at 2026 Ig NobelsUnderwear buried to test soil quality and urinals scientifically designed to prevent splashing were among the projects honoured as the Ig Nobel prizes again put a spotlight on the quirky side of scien... 123084
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My gosh. Fetterman pretended to be sick to avoid meeting three paralyzed veterans from rural PA…and then went to do a Fox interview on Israel. He agreed to meet a lawmaker who drove from PA to talk about homeless and working people…and then bailed & met pro-Israel Bruce Pearl. 14645611313
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Fetterman is an Israel lackey. Why would he care about a children's hospital if he can't bomb it? 12326107
revatik.bsky.social @revatik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026x.com/RyanGreenbla...x.comRyan Greenblatt (@RyanGreenblatt) on XOpenAI's newest AI, Astra, is reported to use an 'opaque reasoning' architecture where more of the reasoning occurs in activations instead of natural language. This may be the single worst development... 000
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026😕 1301119334708
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026Had an amazing time visiting @cern.bsky.social yesterday! 37128855
revatik.bsky.social @revatik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wow! Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing with us. 010
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 01/09/2026Perimenopause was largely overlooked by the health care system for decades. Now, after the removal of an FDA “black box” warning on hormone therapy, perimenopause is becoming big business.wired.comInside the Perimenopause Industrial ComplexHow an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy. 147720
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialJonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The Roman Space Telescope is complementary to ESA's Euclid mission, which was launched in 2023. Euclid has twice as many pixels in its camera and will cover a broader area of sky, but Roman's bigger mirror will let it see fainter galaxies. 213628
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Holy smokes an unreal rendition of "I Will Always Love You" by Cynthia Erivo in Vancouver last night to honor Dolly Parton….incredible 34674351949
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27/08/2026BOOK SALE STILL GOING! If you’ve already gotten a copy, don’t forget to buy one for 10 of your friends. 🌈 24929
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialRobin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026💙 @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social 391199855333
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialStardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly, you were magical.🙏 Dolly Parton performs "Jolene" with Pink, Annie Lennox, Pat Benatar, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Rob Halford, Simon Le Bon and Dave Stewart at The 37th Rock & Roll of Fame Induction Ceremony (November 5th, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles).youtube.comDolly Parton - Jolene (Live at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022)YouTube video by A. L. Media 933655849
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I had to say thank you.meditationsinanemergency.comIn Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of KindnessWe will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil... 432844578
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialBo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026(1/2) Since I haven't seen anyone else mention this one... It was an open secret that Dolly Parton secretly funded a massive number of southern high school bands, most especially predominantly Black high schools. A marching band member in her youth, Dolly never forgot the joy that playing snare drum 1839691159
revatik.bsky.social @revatik.bsky.social · 25/08/2026substack.com/@sarahkendzi...substack.comSarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)Excerpt from article I wrote on US reps who chose Israel over the US — both GOP and Dem. Hakeem Jeffries is in there. So is his mentor, Pelosi. I published it in 2023, right after joining Substack. Ma... 000
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026END CITIZENS UNITED....... 517152565416
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it 594165437122
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialTheir Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Sometimes it takes a villain, to show us who the real villains are. 274124723498
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively. 30672543803
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 16/08/2026Had a lot of fun talking with @hankgreen.bsky.social back in April for his podcast, Humans. You can check out the conversation (which was just posted this week) here: art19.com/shows/humans... or wherever you listen to podcasts!art19.comKatie Mack: The Death of the UniverseKatie Mack is an astrophysicist who studies the end of the universe. Hank and Katie talk about the value of the Artemis II mission, how we can see the beginning of time, and when the universe may end.... 745045
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/08/2026I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam" 181142502637
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 07/08/2026New: Flock planned to use cameras in hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery driver vehicles as a way to collect more license plate data. Pitched the idea to an Attorney General. Would basically turn Uber/Lyft into roaming surveillance vehicles www.404media.co/flock-pitche...404media.coFlock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance VehiclesA Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system. 29733496
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty. 22662983210336
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026an ideologically driven effort to destroy an independent institution and replace its serious and broad-minded approach to american history with MAGA slopnytimes.comTrump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History MuseumPresident Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.” 692953672
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026DOG AT THE OLYMPICS FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS 493195275852
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant. 10869321766
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/01/2026WHO removing Us Flag 62677343439
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/01/2026I would like to gently request that AI pharmacy bots stop trying to kill my mother 303035668
Reposted by @revatik.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 14/01/2026It’s been one week since Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, sparking intense local and national reactions. Thousands have taken to the streets in protest and remembrance. www.wired.com/story/photo-... 526257
