Reposted by Scott ThomasPatrick McNamara @dogfoodstudios.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The reason that AI companies are saying "it's too dangerous! we have to slow down!" is that they are no longer making progress and need that fact to appear deliberate. 530091
Reposted by Scott ThomasSpookably UnAwake @lamentablyawake.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Always interesting to contrast how LLMs are framed as "inevitable" so everyone has to just accept it and governments have to invest billions of dollars in it with how climate crisis, which is physically inevitable if we don't change cause is treated as a vague possibility that govts should ignore. 14211
Reposted by Scott ThomasAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Now we’re hearing rhetoric about “fighting communism on our own shores”. It’s hard not to see why some people are drawing comparisons. History shows that fear has often been used to justify policies that target people at home. MAGA just keeps getting more and more desperate. 67599136
Reposted by Scott ThomasAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It’s sad that Trump is spending today attacking Senator Jon Ossoff on social media. Every holiday over the past few years has been filled with angry, divisive, and inflammatory posts instead of messages meant to bring Americans together. We miss having a leader who showed dignity, class, and grace! 1784388877
Reposted by Scott Thomas 𝓪 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓱 🦋 @totr.bsky.social · 19/05/2026duckduckgo.comduckduckgo.comDuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs. 2467537
Reposted by Scott ThomasHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 25/04/2026"Can tech save the world?" is the wrong question. The right question is "what kind of world do we want to build?", and then the tech can help us get there. It's the re-invented worldview that the tech gives you access to that matters. The tech needs to support that worldview, not dictate it. 851484360
Reposted by Scott ThomasFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Reminder: 320482
Reposted by Scott ThomasErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/03/2026Horrific. Texas Supreme Court ruled that PFLAGs in Texas have to turn over records related to fleeing the state, contingency plans to get care, doctors lists, and more. Texas has become such a terrifying place for trans people. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgb...houstonpublicmedia.orgPFLAG must turn over records in Texas probe tied to transgender youth care ban, court rules | Houston Public MediaThe Texas Supreme Court said the state only needs a reasonable belief that the group may have relevant information, not proof, and allowed PFLAG to redact identifying details about families before pro... 25926403
Reposted by Scott ThomasNPR @npr.org · 13/02/2026In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9pn.prRFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of themIn his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. 57449432224
Reposted by Scott ThomasThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.trib.alTimeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti UnfoldedA moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event. 1522865926
Reposted by Scott ThomasGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/01/2026If you see your rep here, call them up and tell them what you think of them. They voted for murder and fascism. 28745
Reposted by Scott ThomasRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/01/2026America now has 935 billionaires with $8.1 trillion in collective wealth — a 20% increase from 2024. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth. When 935 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem. 881805599
Reposted by Scott ThomasJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2025The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it. 461826319
Reposted by Scott ThomasJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire. It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy. 284100993229
Reposted by Scott ThomasSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 02/08/2025From the mountains of Western Maryland to Baltimore to the Eastern Shore, Maryland relies on public broadcasting. Let’s call it for what it is: Republicans didn’t like the truth being reported, so they silenced those who speak it. 1419780
Reposted by Scott ThomasJorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Why are they they fighting Zohran harder than they’re fighting Trump 391281225
Reposted by Scott ThomasRobert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you. They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs. 5264972568
Reposted by Scott ThomasDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Dear Fox Viewers: Don’t believe your eyes and ears 5157
Reposted by Scott ThomasMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/05/20254-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:latimes.com4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical careIn 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave. 935192457165
Reposted by Scott ThomasPiggins and Banks: Pig and Animal Sanctuary @pigginsandbanks.org · 30/03/2025Today's investment advice from Mr. Banks! 🐷💰 "Don’t go hog-wild in one stock. Chasing the shiniest pumpkin can leave you stuck in the mud. Stick to your plan. Don't squeal every time the market oinks!" 😋🐽 121
