Reposted by lolita shatterKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/10/2026This is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI. Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff. 25949422
Reposted by lolita shatterMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Good news: in this case the newly elected House can meet at a convenient location of their choosing and vote on whether to expel Johnson as one of its first orders of business 421952340
Reposted by lolita shatterHayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 07/10/202610 years ago today, the Obama admin dropped what it predicted would be a major bombshell: Russia was meddling in the 2016 election A few hours later, the Access Hollywood tape and left the carefully worded statement all but forgotten until after Trump’s victory www.buzzfeednews.com/article/haye... 34513
Reposted by lolita shatterItgetzbybuckner @itgetzbybuckner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We are watching a global super-power commit economic suicide in realtime. This makes absolutely no sense on any level whatsoever 1954827
Reposted by lolita shatterDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump-Vance administration is so morally bankrupt, so beyond the pale, that they will blame a hero for democracy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, fighting to save his country, Ukraine, instead of accepting their own responsibility. This is who the Republican Party is now. 297
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We need to be ready. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...hrw.orgUS: Trump Administration Rejects External Election ObserversThe Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcomi... 000
Reposted by lolita shatterDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026People too young to remember but the day after Obergefell, the gays invaded our Churches and forced them to close, as they remain today. abcnews.com/Politics/thr...abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 981708240
Reposted by lolita shatterMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump can't just wish cancelling the election into existence. He would need backing from a huge number of prominent officials, members of Congress, military and business leaders, legal scholars, and an army of foot soldiers. With a month to go, he has none of that. www.patreon.com/MikeRothschi...patreon.comThe Cranks are Cranking | Mike RothschildWith a month until the 2026 midterms, the conspiracy theorist industrial complex is working overtime to seed confusion and lay the groundwor 54710
Reposted by lolita shatterJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 05/10/2026Rachel Campos-Duffy says Trump’s entire agenda ends if Republicans lose the House and Senate in November. Girl, that is not a warning. That is a damn voter guide. LFG. 2525578
Reposted by lolita shatterWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1071243975225
Reposted by lolita shatterMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 48365703755
Reposted by lolita shatterBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997273102
Reposted by lolita shatterKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...share.googleFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA facultyFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. 1422937968
Reposted by lolita shatterRep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026This corruption must be investigated. 899160156247
Reposted by lolita shatterAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698742381
Reposted by lolita shatterAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Baltic States Prepare for WarLithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it. 36920369
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Didn't he try to get Usha to give up her religion? He's creepy and controlling. 110
Reposted by lolita shatterTom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A real First Family speaking on behalf of the American prople. 0226
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DeEp StAtE gRaNd CoNsPiRacy!!11!111 I wonder if this nonsense is part of the reason why DiGenova and Olsen quit. 000
Reposted by lolita shatterProsecutors Alliance Action @prosecutorsact.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Governor Newsom signed AB 2483 last night. 🔥 Authored by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary, our bill gives incarcerated firefighters the certifications to keep fighting fires after release. Two years in the making, now California law. 🚒 #AB2483 041
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What happened to the $250 million Congress appropriated for renovations? newrepublic.com/post/216020/...newrepublic.comNew Details Show Trump Is Running the Kennedy Center Into the GroundDonald Trump’s handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has. 000
Reposted by lolita shatterDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) spoke to me about the 2026 election. She urged people to check their voter registration now in case GOP purged you. Plus she made it clear: Don't trust the US mail with your ballot. Drop it off in person! youtu.be/ykiVrUyFC00?...youtu.beRep. Becca Balint: Don't trust the US mail with your ballot. Drop it off in person!YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show 16626
Reposted by lolita shatterAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think we all saw that coming 41961681913
Reposted by lolita shatterWarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ihor Romanenko, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that following his conversation with Putin, Trump blocked the transfer of 3,000 air-to-surface missiles to Ukraine intended for targeting ballistic missile launchers. 24278117
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SCOTUS should be charged with human trafficking. 1321
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shame on anyone who is still on that hellsite. 1631
Reposted by lolita shatter🌮S. Quentin Quale @klikklak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Katie Britt is a fucking moron. 041
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can we extend the ban to include the US? Let Republicans find somewhere else to establish their fascist Utopia. Maybe we can invite Venezuelans to come to the US in exchange for sending Republicans to Venezuela. It's not a bad place; lots of resources. They can bootstrap a nice life for themselves. 010
Reposted by lolita shatterBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Get in, folks: a new Russian disinfo campaign is targeting the midterms, specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed op to meddle in this year’s U.S. elections. They're faking celebrity videos attacking Dems and are...very stupid. www.ms.now/news/russia-...ms.nowA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midtermsThe Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. 8824611553
Reposted by lolita shatterJezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A new report revealed Brendan Carr was once part of Midtown Group, the infamous “cult” that a former member called the “Epstein of AA” www.jezebel.com/trumps-mr-st...jezebel.comTrump’s Mr. State Media Reportedly Spent Years in a Cult-y AA ChapterA new report revealed Brendan Carr was once part of Midtown Group, the infamous “cult” that a former member called the “Epstein of AA.” 0144
Reposted by lolita shatterPoliticalGamer @politicalgamer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Great outline on how pathetic Bonta (reportedly pressured by other CA Democrats, themselves caving to Paramount's threat of moving) settlement. THIS is an example of why people want a new generation of politicians. It's not about policy, its effectiveness. 04312
Reposted by lolita shatterTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563202436
Reposted by lolita shatterElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If private equity executives hollow out hospitals and nursing homes and people die, they should face real consequences. Health care should be about patients, not profits.finance.yahoo.comElizabeth Warren's 2026 bill threatens private equity execs with 6 years in prison over hospital patient deathsPrivate equity owns 1,500+ US healthcare companies — and when they collapse, patients and workers pay the price. Warren's bill would make executives personally liable. 1821867
Reposted by lolita shatterAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness." 63851901463
Reposted by lolita shatterLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So glad he never apologized! 12547161451
Reposted by lolita shatterWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The reason not to triangulate against trans people isn't that it's bad politics (although I believe it is) or unnecessary (although I believe it is). It's because YOU MUST NOT ABANDON THE VULNERABLE TO DEPRAVED PEOPLE WHO WILL DO THEM HARM. If we will, what's the point of anything else we do? 231461254
Reposted by lolita shatterPam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is what total incompetence at the Pentagon. The first sign that Kegbreath was an opsec threat with that whole “signal gate” thing, should have been his last day as Sec Def. 1417868
Reposted by lolita shatterNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Doctors say that the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania is likely due to low rates of vaccination. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and drives around with dead bear cubs in his van says it’s caused by chemtrails. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust. 221127244
Reposted by lolita shatterGothamist @gothamist.com · 15/09/2026Park Slope rejoices after catnappers return stolen kitten to bodega gothamist.com/news/park-sl...gothamist.comPark Slope rejoices after catnappers return stolen kitten to bodegaThe beloved mouser that was scooped up was returned Tuesday morning by police. 0282
Reposted by lolita shatterKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“This is going to ruin the tour” 3066157
Reposted by lolita shatterJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New numbers point to the bottom falling out for the GOP talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/yep-t...talkingpointsmemo.comYep, the Anti-Trump Wave Is BuildingConventional wisdom holds that a midterm election only fully comes into focus... 2346287
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Republicans live in an alternate reality. Anyone who goes along with Trump's lies should be prosecuted. We must defend the truth at all costs, or we will be condemned to a world where truth no longer exists. 000
Reposted by lolita shatterChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...talkingpointsmemo.comExclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives... 7022781251
Reposted by lolita shatterJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446871282
lolita shatter @shatterlo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026[sigh] www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comUS scraps limits on emissions from coal and gas power plantsThe Environment Protection Agency says the move will save the country billions of dollars and reduce energy prices. 030