Reposted by rbtdKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Democrats should be at the microphone right now noting that this is a Hatch Act violation that they'll be pursuing in January. I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it. 8443341292
Reposted by rbtdProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)propublica.orgInside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm ElectionsWhen Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l... 10416250
Reposted by rbtdAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...theverge.comLG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standbyGamers Nexus comes for LG again. 14540461757
Reposted by rbtdMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Perhaps more concerningly, the TVs were capable of recording microphone audio when in standby; this continued even after the TV was disconnected from the internet, with audio files stored offline and uploaded once a connection was restored." 3922921092
Reposted by rbtdJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I think more people in US should be paying attention to this... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Something Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany (Gift Article)The government is seemingly incapable of stopping the far right. 2117472
Reposted by rbtdSimon W Davis @woodforbrains.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Ho-LEE fuck democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...democrats-appropriations.house.govDefense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense ActivitiesHouse Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute... 441434639
Reposted by rbtdChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/09/2026🚨 TEXAS: THEY’RE TRYING TO CLOSE 92 ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES Tarrant County officials are set to vote TODAY on cutting Election Day voting locations from 316 to 224, nearly 1 in 3 polling places gone. Civil rights groups warn the cuts could disproportionately burden Black, Latino & Asian voters 84287565058
Reposted by rbtdForbes @forbes.com · 01/09/2026“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned.forbes.comUSPS Whistleblower Warns New Rule Could Keep Voters From Getting Ballots—What To Know“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned. 46867123882
Reposted by rbtdChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/08/2026Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.goelect.txelections.civixapps.comIvisMvpUi 7935172754
Reposted by rbtdDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Yesterday Mayor Mamdani endorsed a bill to force Amazon to employ its own delivery drivers, rather than outsource the work to subcontractors. The Prospect can report that Amazon's lead lobbyist on that bill is Chuck Schumer's daughter Jessica. prospect.org/2026/08/11/m...prospect.orgMamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter. - The American ProspectLegislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it. 852987881
Reposted by rbtdIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/07/2026A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE. 3168172304
Reposted by rbtdJim Cummings @jimmycthatsme.bsky.social · 08/02/2025This is the hardest I’ve laughed in a long time. 5637501171
Reposted by rbtdWendy Fry @wendyfry.bsky.social · 06/07/2026#BreakingNews Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds calmatters.org/justice/2026...calmatters.orgPrivate prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the fedsPrivate prison company CoreCivic sold two California properties to the Department of Homeland Security. It will continue operating them as ICE detention centers. 56928
Reposted by rbtdAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/07/2026ICE just spent $1.5 BILLION to purchase two massive prisons in California it was already using for detention, in an effort to avoid oversight from the state, which has been pressuring the private prison company that owned them. CoreCivic will continue operating the facilities. 41862610
Reposted by rbtdRob (the floor one) @floorisbed.bsky.social · 27/06/2026people who are more willing to work with fascists than democratic socialists are called fascists 6750241
Reposted by rbtdAmanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite 572633957
Reposted by rbtdRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 21/06/2026NBC is ready for Trump to die, for Vance to blame everything unpopular now on Trump, and for the white supremacist patriarchal Christian nationalist Theil era of control to just sweep in and do what they will. NBC is owned by Comcast. The Comcast PAC helped fund Jan 6th & the East Wing demolition. 321012402
Reposted by rbtdMichael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Why isn’t the follow-up a recitation of Trump’s initial demands: unconditional surrender (didn’t happen), regime change (didn’t happen), destruction of their military (mixed results), elimination of enriched uranium (not in the “deal”), end support for proxies (not in deal). Challenge these guys! 1520730
Reposted by rbtdSophie Mac @sophiemac.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This article details how Peter Thiel, the man behind Palantir, takes journalists to an "AI court" to silence them. It explains why he's threatening to take the Met Police and @london.gov.uk to court for backing out of a contract. It seems he bullies people into submitting to his will 1229
Reposted by rbtdHart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸 40758262617
Reposted by rbtdElder Skunk of the North @loranskunky.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The Fred Rogers Production has started uploading every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for free. www.youtube.com/@misterroger...youtube.comMister Rogers’ NeighborhoodWelcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting ... 5589614143
Reposted by rbtdLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Ted Chiang on AI: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2... 3336431069
Reposted by rbtdhuck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 01/06/2026the kicker in the nyt’s best 100 restaurants list is pretty special 37812
Reposted by rbtdMx. Fee @mxfee.bsky.social · 25/05/2026DON HERTZFELDT, in this the year of our oversized spoon 2026, has uploaded a HD version of Rejected to his YT channel?!?!?! OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS I'M SO HAPPY HIIIIIIyoutube.comREJECTED by DON HERTZFELDTYouTube video by don hertzfeldt 4627231174
Reposted by rbtdCREW @citizensforethics.org · 18/05/2026President Trump's $1.776 billion settlement with the IRS is one of the single most corrupt acts in American history. They moved fast to avoid the scrutiny of the judicial process, and very likely violated the Constitution. This is an outrage.citizensforethics.orgCREW statement on Trump-IRS settlement - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonTrump plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to pay off his friends and allies—including potentially January 6 insurrectionists. 551075458
Reposted by rbtdKate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The Internet is disappearing before our very eyes and it’s why we should all support that absolutely critical work of @archive.org 312794769
Reposted by rbtdBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Releasing a new tool today: Blendo Localizer For managing localization text assets. Loads CSV or JSON files. This is a cleaned-up version of what we used during Skin Deep's development. Free Download: blendogames.itch.io/blendo-local... Source code: github.com/blendogames/... 318768
Reposted by rbtdThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Gavin Newsome has said his son is a fan of Charlie Kirk Andrew Tate and now Clavicular. You should probably stop running for office and spend time with your son 24492781640
Reposted by rbtdInternet Archive @archive.org · 17/04/2026📢 Journalists: Have you used the Wayback Machine in your research or reporting? Share your story & support: ➡️ www.savethearchive.com/journalists/ 2455269
Reposted by rbtdBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for. apnews.com/article/pitt...apnews.comPittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper openOwners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down. 584554847
Reposted by rbtdEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year. 5274971884
Reposted by rbtd Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 08/04/2026That is one hell of a change in NYT headline 634084
Reposted by rbtd Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 08/04/2026And change in the abstract to match. Sanewashing will continue until morale improves bsky.app/profile/nytd... 112630
Reposted by rbtdRick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 07/04/2026My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.ricksteves.comIranJoin Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of... 3828941172
Reposted by rbtdJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026This is a marvelous project and we need thousands more all over the country. www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...sfgate.comHow the world's largest wildlife crossing became the target of right-wing hateSouthern California's landmark $114 million wildlife crossing is almost complete. 472261463
Reposted by rbtdCathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Time to impeach, you mean. The avenue you, personally, can actually do something about. Not the avenue that depends on his own weirdos to do what you refuse. You don't get points for recognizing a problem if you also refuse to fix it. Get a clue, or get primaried. 47515
Reposted by rbtdBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Here is something that needs to happen: If the White House insists on giving illegal orders, then Democrats need to publicly tell senior leaders and service members, once again, that they'll have their backs should they refuse to carry them out. Otherwise, they're just going to carry them out.wsj.comTop Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran’s Infrastructure Is Fair GameOfficials say hitting power plants and roadways is necessary to cripple Iran’s missile and nuclear programs. 301046304
Reposted by rbtdChris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 04/04/2026if you like Wet Hot or They Came Together or Stella, please go see Napa Boys I can confidently say it’s the greatest Sideways/American Pie direct-to-video sequels parody ever made 1404
Reposted by rbtdKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Amidst everything else, the Trump regime has quietly killed off the U.S. Forest Service 🌲 “One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.” www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...hatchmag.comTrump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceLate Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ... 8529321770
Reposted by rbtdAdil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 01/04/2026It seems we just bombed some residential buildings in an attempt to kill a former diplomat who was trying to facilitate negotiations. A civilian trying to *end* hostilities, surrounded by other civilians in their homes. We are completely lost. 8036301317
Reposted by rbtdSocket @socket.dev · 31/03/2026🚨 Active supply chain attack on axios@1.14.1. The latest version pulls in plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 -- a brand-new package that didn't exist before today. We're still investigating. If you use axios, pin your version and audit your lockfile. socket.dev/blog/axios-n...socket.devSupply Chain Attack on Axios Pulls Malicious Dependency from...A supply chain attack on Axios introduced a malicious dependency, plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, published minutes earlier and absent from the project’s GitHu... 39868
Reposted by rbtdKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Rafael Concepcion built an app to help immigrants avoid ICE raids. Then came death threats. Hacks. An app store ban. He even lost his job. Read @brendankoerner.bsky.social on one man's obsessive mission to resist ICE -- and the incredible personal toll it's taken.wired.comOpposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your LifeFor months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. He’s also lost his job and become a target. 5296129
Reposted by rbtdGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/03/2026This story is insane. Married an American, arrested at her greencard interview, flown out of state, nearly killed multiple times when her diabetes was ignored and then mistreated. When she finally got out? Found out her credit card had been used illegally. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-wo...daylightsandiego.orgSan Diego woman says her credit card information was stolen while she was in ICE custodyHanne Engan, whom ICE arrested at her green card appointment, said her diabetes quickly escalated while at Otay Mesa Detention Center due to medical negligence. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited... 4598684436
