Reposted by taemakarJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 1hI don’t know how many times they can go back to “ we didn’t get the email in time” when federal agencies violate orders. They do it all the time in immigration cases. Still waiting for a judge to call them out on their BS. 1172
Reposted by taemakarCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10hWrong Portland. @nbcnews.com #MEsen www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... 2362477444
Reposted by taemakarMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12hWith all due respect, this is precisely what is wrong with the federal courts today. They should not be doing "everything humanly possible to give the government the benefit of the doubt." 1122922815
Reposted by taemakarRep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 12hTrump uses DHS and DOJ as weapons to go after the people standing up to him. Raiding @ilhanmn.bsky.social home weeks before Election Day is the kind of overreach that should scare every single American. I stand with Ilhan. We will never be intimidated into silence. 231098262
Reposted by taemakarDavid C Bell @moviehooligan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If you’re wondering what the vibe is going into the midterms the New England fall fair I went to today had a crochet guillotine for sale. 7684251833
Reposted by taemakarShannon E French @sefrench.bsky.social · 15hThe public definitely isn’t in the room. From what I can tell, neither are any women. 02111
Reposted by taemakarMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14hIf you are shocked this am that Trump’s government executed a search warrant against a Democratic Member of Congress and ignored a judge’s order then you haven’t been paying attention. Stop saying this isn’t how it works in the US. It is exactly how it works under Trump. 13151661987
Reposted by taemakarLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 14hTHIS IS AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING FIVE ALARM FIRE. The President is weaponizing DOJ to go after an opposition leader. It's a massive completely unjustified abuse of power by his secret police to shut down dissent and we won't stand for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...nytimes.comFederal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan OmarThe search takes places within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates. 291104334
Reposted by taemakarRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"The government is legally forbidden by a court order from converting the Roxbury site to a detention facility... But an NPR investigation has found signs that the facility is being used. The state's Office of the Attorney General is looking into similar reports..." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...npr.orgICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors sayThroughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. 6421281077
Reposted by taemakarJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I just saw someone say, “The difference between me and the people who want to argue with me is, I had to take words out of my essays to meet the word count.” I’ve never felt more seen… 16975136
Reposted by taemakarLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut. 191963664
Reposted by taemakarJoseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026No, bombing Yandex has not impacted automated Russian trolling operations in the U.S. 571356462
Reposted by taemakarDread Pirate Sex Badger @badgercult.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Once again proving that we can no longer be considered a reliable ally to any other power or bloc, and they will plan accordingly. It's lonely out there without any friends. 1275
Reposted by taemakarScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The world the tech bros are building. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do. www.gadgetreview.com/virginia-dat...gadgetreview.comVirginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their HomesVirginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits. 31485256
Reposted by taemakarAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books. 5447391455
Reposted by taemakarCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 20558442392
Reposted by taemakarAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 7333381162
taemakar @taemakar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I’m not hugely in favor of this one-time billionaire tax but to ban future taxes is insane and why establishment Dems all need to be voted out! 000
Reposted by taemakarHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026October 10, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 10, 2026 (Saturday)So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S. 781102416
Reposted by taemakarJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Been thinking about how I pitched around a book about how Big Tech is contributing to rising violent misogyny and sexism, and there were no takers because publishing houses didn’t “get” the common thread. 2377
Reposted by taemakarDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This should be the lead story with a screaming headline on every news website: “Trump sides with Putin in Ukraine war.” “After a long, friendly chat during which Putin offered Trump a political lifeline, Trump called for Ukraine to surrender.” 10414182
Reposted by taemakarAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The DOJ beclowns itself again. 28978148
Reposted by taemakarScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Despite ongoing lawsuit seeking to stop Trump overhaul of DC's East Potomac Park, the National Park Service has notified the court that it's going to take down nearly 530 trees at the site Team Trump is pursuing plan to redevelop the golf course on site 1561253810
Reposted by taemakar✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026I knew I liked him. 5903145
Reposted by taemakarJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sure, sure. At this point, why not? 2153
Reposted by taemakarElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is a disaster. The ethics committee in Denmark that approved the Guinea-Bissau study which will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine “had never considered medical studies before but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one”. Four members of the committee have resigned in protest.theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 731807855
taemakar @taemakar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026He’s definitely started his 2028 run for President. When it comes time to rebuild our government, maybe we can find a way to drastically reduce the political campaign timeline! 110
Reposted by taemakarJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Anthropic told police the false tip was generated as the company tested interactions between its AI model and 'randomly selected websites,' according to Gripp." share.inquirer.com/uT8FjH?utm_s...share.inquirer.comAnthropic’s artificial intelligence gave a false homicide tip to Philly police, triggering a meeting with the companyThe incident happened on July 18 but was not discovered by the Silicon Valley company until September, authorities say. 813359
Reposted by taemakarJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026How’s Trump’s white male supremacy working out for you?losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.comWill angry women save us?November is a great time to choose women and reject the macho-ization of America 1125
Reposted by taemakarMichael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 29/07/2025This was one of Patel’s dumbest ideas. The goal of a UFC fight is to force your opponent into submission, usually through ground-fighting. If an FBI agent is engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the primary goal is to momentarily incapacitate your adversary, gain distance, and draw one’s weapon. 812227
Reposted by taemakarNeil Degrassi Highson @funkpower.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If I was one of America's enemies I don't think I could ask for a greater gift than America executing someone live on TV. You can't buy anti-American propaganda that good. 18113
Reposted by taemakarRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Speaking of the humanities, this just out. I taught at Stanford 2017-19, and my students told me there was an atmosphere there of "why would you major in anything but computer science?" There are many good answers to that; see above.stanforddaily.comStanford sees decline in humanities majorsNationwide humanities majors have decreased since 1991, according to a new report. 69318
Reposted by taemakarYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live. 3022001067
Reposted by taemakarAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Trump admin announced that winter oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve will be exempt from environmental reviews. That includes seismic surveys, building temporary roads, and drilling exploration wells. Our public lands keep paying the price…public-inspection.federalregister.gov 40819395
Reposted by taemakarMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/10/2026All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance. 880330776911
taemakar @taemakar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Such a horrible plan. And so fucking embarrassing. I’ve never considered the US to be the greatest country in the history of the world but even I thought we were better than this. I’m so ashamed of what we have become under this administration. 010
Reposted by taemakarAlejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tonight. The Washington Monument, in the heart of the nation’s capital. Students converging here after a nationwide walkout from classes against sexual violence, sparked by the Cornell rape case. 13679163
Reposted by taemakarProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Remember when we said that it would get really bad as the President realizes that accountability is nigh? 121871
Reposted by taemakarAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 8651301859
Reposted by taemakarACLU @aclu.org · 08/10/2026BREAKING: We're suing the Department of Defense for withholding information about the Pentagon launching a study of the “effectiveness” of women in ground combat roles. Secretary Hegseth can't hide this from the public — we have a right to know what he plans to do with the study. 12867282
taemakar @taemakar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The idiocy and the lies are honestly breathtaking. Sadly, there are people out there that actually believe this shit. 000
Reposted by taemakarStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world. 851191608
Reposted by taemakarRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The rhetoric of tech in a nutshell: I value convenience, efficiency, ease first and also have no capacity to recognize humanity, my own or others, but feel qualified to run the world. Someone send an army of divorce lawyers; after all this guy already wants to disconnect. 521079238
Reposted by taemakarAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026ICE appears to be using the parking lot of the Roxbury warehouse for processing and brief detention, and at least once appears to have taken people inside. But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity. 19501298
Reposted by taemakarButlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf 10165542555