Reposted by Implosive FlameVivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The last resort of a woman who wanted a strawberry margarita (it did not work) 1672845
Reposted by Implosive FlameAri Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This week for the first time an anti-trans amendment failed in Congress with Republican defections open.substack.com/pub/aridrenn... 1454
Reposted by Implosive FlameThe Breach @breachmedia.ca · 17/07/2026Ontario jails are using an AI tool that claims to predict prisoners’ behaviour. And it’s disproportionately placing Black prisoners in maximum security. An investigation by @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals the province knew the tool would discriminate against Black people—and used it anyway.breachmedia.caBlack prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The BreachOntario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities 47984629
Reposted by Implosive FlameChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18/07/2026Way to fuck the kids over 622266
Reposted by Implosive FlameChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/07/2026carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...carnegieendowment.orgNolan’s "The Odyssey" Has a Colonialism ProblemDespite Morocco’s hopes that its film industry would reap rewards, the blockbuster’s success will be tainted by controversy surrounding filming in occupied Western Sahara. 13910
Reposted by Implosive Flameghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 23/06/2026the skies and waters themselves rise against the vile king 472812408
Reposted by Implosive FlameChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/06/2026REAGAN WORE IT BETTER 🤷🏽♀️ 117612
Reposted by Implosive FlamePhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Kenya’s Katiba Institute has petitioned the High Court to block the government from making Kenya the place of quarantine for American citizens exposed to Ebola — and the petition starts like this: katibainstitute.org/katiba-insti... 48117
Reposted by Implosive FlameKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yesterday, charges were dismissed for myself and five others protesting ICE. Yes, it was a win. But it’s not justice. And it’s not over yet. 21581211794
Reposted by Implosive FlameErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/05/2026Rep. Eugene Vindman is doubling down on the forced outing of transgender students and though he says he "disagrees" with defunding schools that support trans people, he voted for it anyway because he really likes the forced outing portion. 48656223
Reposted by Implosive FlameNPR @npr.org · 22/05/2026The search giant is updating its famously minimalist homepage. But what looks like a tiny design change is a very big deal. n.pr/4tOCMxOn.prAsk AI or just Google it? Google makes a big change to a little search boxThe search giant is updating its famously minimalist homepage. But what looks like a tiny design change is a very big deal. 159514
Reposted by Implosive FlameToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026see www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...liberalcurrents.comBritain’s Bathroom BanThe UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing an extraordinarily authoritarian one—without a vote. 082
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/05/2026I'm sure after a few years we'll find out this "detransition" clinic treated fewer than a dozen patients. Just completely chickenshit stuff by the general counsel and admin at Texas Children's. 33867157
Reposted by Implosive FlameErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/05/20261. In a scathing ruling, a Trump-appointed federal judge found that Trump's Department of Justice misled courts to try and obtain private data on trans people from hospitals. She called the DOJ "at best, deceptive, if not intentionally and knowingly false." Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comFederal Court Finds Trump Admin DOJ Misled Courts To Target Trans People's Private DataThe judge, a Trump appointee, blocked a subpoena to Rhode Island Hospital. 4888251
Reposted by Implosive FlameEthan Plaut @ethanplaut.bsky.social · 15/05/2026“…hallucinated references disproportionately assign credit to already prominent and male scholars, suggesting that LLM-generated errors may reinforce existing inequities in scientific recognition…” 🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2605.07723arxiv.orgLLM hallucinations in the wild: Large-scale evidence from non-existent citationsLarge language models (LLMs) are known to generate plausible but false information across a wide range of contexts, yet the real-world magnitude and consequences of this hallucination problem remain p... 13429160
Reposted by Implosive FlameDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026No no keep letting ChatGPT write articles this is ART 271690327
Reposted by Implosive FlameChristopher Rose @khowaga.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It’s pretty clear that the president and his inner circle are racist, but I don’t think we pay enough attention to the fact that they also think they’re the smartest people ever and everyone who isn’t them is stupid. 043
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/04/2026The gutting of the voting rights act will lead to "the largest-ever decline in the number of Black representatives on Capitol Hill [ever] — breaking a record set around the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction era." It's a purge of Black representation. www.npr.org/2026/04/30/n... 9589203
Reposted by Implosive Flameorangejuliusesq.bsky.social @orangejuliusesq.bsky.social · 29/04/2026people fucking died for the voting rights act. to wave it away with a magic wand is just so grotesque 5568661584
Reposted by Implosive FlameChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27/04/2026Over 50% of American adults can't read above a 6th grade reading level, and this is an absolutely catastrophic civil rights crisis with implications for every facet of individual and collective life, including processing political statements by politicians, doctors, and so on 5744411220
Implosive Flame @stubzssb.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Considering UT is not so far off on these politics right now, I wonder if the library will even publish my dissertation once the embargo ends in a few years. 000
Reposted by Implosive FlameErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/04/20261. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comTexas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ TopicsThe ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis. 401140654
Reposted by Implosive FlameHarper Jean Tobin @harperjean.bsky.social · 22/04/2026So there’s that. www.fcc.gov/document/med...fcc.gov 210146
Reposted by Implosive FlameA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Bluesky. Bluesky is Gollum. Isolated to an unhealthy degree, veers wildly between moods. Frequently nude.media.tenor.comgollum from the lord of the rings is smiling and looking at the camera while sitting on a rock .Alt: gollum from the lord of the rings is smiling and looking at the camera while sitting on a rock . 12132491
Reposted by Implosive FlameSam @very-simple.com · 08/04/2026I know this isn’t the main point, but what the fuck kind of New England boarding school WASP name is Elbridge Colby? 5286
Reposted by Implosive FlameChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/04/2026THANK. YOU. 452386
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/04/2026Now the Iranians have US fighter pilots they can ransom. This is going swell /s www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...nytimes.comIran War Live Updates: American Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say 1718929
Reposted by Implosive FlameKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 27/03/2026I know there's a lot going on But what the US is doing to Cuba is unconscionable 292113322616
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/03/2026The IOC has announced a trans and intersex athlete ban requiring an invasive SRY genetic test for female athletes. In the 20+ years trans women were eligible, only one ever competed and none ever medaled. This is solving for a problem that doesn't exist. www.nbcnews.com/sports/olymp...nbcnews.comTransgender women banned from Olympics by new IOC policyThe new policy limits eligibility in women’s events to biological females based on genetic screening beginning at the 2028 Games. 26665032422
Reposted by Implosive Flamemtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 23/03/2026hey look its the same "journalist" who authored the attempted hit piece on Mamdani's college application. 432522265
Reposted by Implosive FlameYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23/03/2026BREAKING The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament — who some claim has been negotiating with the U.S. — says no negotiations have taken place and that President Trump is claiming otherwise to manipulate markets. 29703216
Reposted by Implosive FlameChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18/03/2026It's so incredibly disappointing that Daniel Biss, who had an affair with a student while he was a professor, has beat young and vibrant Kat Aboughazaleh instead of withdrawing from the race He should not accept the nomination 151605303
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/03/2026Missouri Republicans tacked on a gender affirming care ban to their abortion ban referendum to get voters to support the abortion ban. It's the same fight, the government overriding personal medical decisions to impose its ideological beliefs. missouriindependent.com/2026/03/17/m...missouriindependent.comMissouri poll finds ban on transgender care boosts support for outlawing abortion • Missouri IndependentA new poll shows a ban on gender-affirming care for minors is the strongest selling point in a Missouri ballot measure to outlaw abortions. 17496151
Reposted by Implosive FlameMike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukAfghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim recordMohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family 6521311171
Reposted by Implosive FlameChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/03/2026JFC. Impeach and remove this lawless man, you fools. 9364671876
Reposted by Implosive FlameCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 09/03/2026If the Dems who win in the 2026 midterms get squeamish about prosecuting this administration, we'll need to elect a bunch of new people running on Nuremberg shit for 2028. This isn't a joke. It's the law. It's justice. Biden let Trump back in the WH and this happened because Joe didn't do his job 11466811880
Reposted by Implosive Flamebrent 🌹🗽 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 09/03/2026You average normie Democrat in 2026 loves AOC, wants to abolish ICE, and thinks Israel shouldn’t get another penny from us. It’s laughable how out of touch centrist consultants and politicians are. 10054161088
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/03/2026The reviews used to justify this excluded nearly 97% of all studies from inclusion in their analysis. This is an absolutely obscene hatchet job by the NHS specifically created to eliminate access to hormones for trans youth. 262570836
Reposted by Implosive FlameDaniel Delgado #CeasefireNow @ddelgadovive.bsky.social · 08/03/2026If Democrats say “these are atrocities,” that would undermine their ability to sell future imperialist wars. They would literally rather die. 114337
Reposted by Implosive FlameLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 BILLION a day. So far. 1281649718
Reposted by Implosive FlameKen Wissoker @kwissoker.bsky.social · 03/03/2026So excited for this new book by Kathi Weeks!! 14111
Reposted by Implosive FlameAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/03/2026Babe, wake up. The Atlantic is doing the "they're transing the gays" conspiracy theory. 1143138466
Reposted by Implosive FlameHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best: 43100853556