Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 23hA cop warns on the price of witnessing death. 741824592
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026"But if it was limited only to public domain it couldn't function like it does!" I mean: a) That's why I noted "licensed and compensated works" b) It doesn't excuse IP theft or materially argue for the value of a tech apparently only possible through IP theft c) It's not too late to compensate! 331459126
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10994612975
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What a schmuck 2110522
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialINI — Illusions Not Included @inoti.online · 08/10/2026At 12:59, Anne Carson was already an extraordinary writer. At 13:00, the world agreed. A short note on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. www.inoti.online/en/notes/30 #INI #AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded #literatureinoti.onlineToday, Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish…Today, Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy praised her bold, inventive work and the way she moves freely between poetry, essay, fiction and the… 011
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialBowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Carson, on seeing Rosalia: "What is singing anyway? Why does it cut through us? Possibly a mistake for an audience to greet it simply with more noise, but there is a metaphysical pressure to do so. I felt it too, although I did not scream. Not a good screamer." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukAnne Carson · On RosalíaWe require heroism of our entertainers. We want them sacrificing themselves to a certain ultimate degree of input. No... 084
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialBill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When Trump selectively denies facts about the 2020 election, we call him a liar. Because he is. He ignores the truth and instead seeks to manipulate with lies and half-truths those who would listen to him. www.cnbc.com/2025/01/25/w... www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...cnbc.comWhite House makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden's pauseTrump's White House has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, a source told Reuters on Saturday. 101
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialTom Gibson @tmgibs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Israel says demolitions deny Hamas buildings and tunnels, while a U.N.-appointed expert warned it could constitute genocidewral.comSatellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza townsDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter mil... 011
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialRebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 08/10/20262016 Trump destroyed the two-state solution treaty between Israel and Palestine. Years and years of negotiations for peace. Then the genocide began. October 27 is an election in Israel. November 3 is an election here. Trump and Netanyahu must lose their elections. 161
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialLarry Lin @larrylin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026October 7 is a day of grief. Some are grieving the mass loss of life in Israel that day, while others are grieving the subsequent mass loss of life in Gaza in the following days. There is no need to police the way people grieve. People are different. Just let people grieve. 021
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialAlan Kelly @akellyucc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m old enough to remember when stuff occasionally made sense. 411224
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Let me try this once more. It was a choice. EITHER the Greens adopted a slogan. OR they could have joined the next govt, where they could push for an end to arms sales, sanctions, support for the arrest warrants etc. It was never going to be both. Which one makes a material difference? #GazaGenocide 243935130
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialConversation Kenge @fenken.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I thought the Green Party had a future. Sadly that appears to not be the case, at least in the short to medium term. Rafael Behr makes some excellent points: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comZack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael BehrA toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 10171
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026For the sake of a slogan achieving nothing except great concern and distress to British Jews, Green members have probably destroyed any hope that a party - their party - which consistently and clearly opposes the #genocide will join the next government. Genius. 🤦♂️ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ voteMinister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out 13462484
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.social🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026ICE swarms around the city, hunting. Like we’re fish in a barrel or deer in a meadow. Every single day I thank god for my sweet city, that keeps working to care and remind each other- no, this shouldn’t be happening. We’re not fish. We’re not animals for hunting. 043
tbava.bsky.social @tbava.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Messiah" is an unpaid position, djt is not interested. 010
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The rabbi is also affiliated with Chabad. 26922
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialJulia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 04/10/2026imagine losing a battle of wits with Jacob Rees-Mogg couldn’t be me 7649
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It takes a lot to make Jacob Rees-Mogg the voice of (relative) sanity (and not by a small margin in this case). But by gawd Tucker Carlson is up to the task. Dude's gonna be crazier than Ye ever was soon, and without the excuse of literal manic psychosis. 4437586
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialThe Enigma of Amigara Walt @blackcasebook.bsky.social · 14/09/2026RIP to a Black Casebook all-star. Along with Edward Said, Saunders provided the backbone of the Cold Days/Tom King episode, and her book on the Renaissance mercenary John Hawkwood is an essential resource for a different project I’m currently working on. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comFrances Stonor Saunders obituaryAuthor and documentary-maker best known for her 1999 book about CIA-funded cultural espionage Who Paid the Piper? 1306
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialProf Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Frances Stonor Saunders RIP 044
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialLife in Common @arthursmid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“The most effective kind of propaganda is defined as the kind where the subject moves in the direction you desire for reasons which he believes to be his own.”jacobin.comFrances Stonor Saunders Exposed the Cultural Cold WarThe historian Frances Stonor Saunders died recently at age 60. Her book Who Paid the Piper? pulled back the curtain on postwar CIA funding of Western cultural institutions — despite repeated attempts ... 002
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialallthinky; No More Billionaires. Fuck ICE. Fuck AI. @allthinky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026File under "Died Too Young" www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comFrances Stonor Saunders obituaryAuthor and documentary-maker best known for her 1999 book about CIA-funded cultural espionage Who Paid the Piper? 012
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialThe Ghost of Mark Twain @ghostofmarktwain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It is all coming together right before the midterm elections. Hegseth plans to cut 20% of senior military leaders and Trump wants to federalize elections. A coup is taking place RIGHT NOW. All that is missing is a Reichstag Fire, a USS Maine, a "yellow cake" . It is coming. 67372164
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s a close race but this might be one of the dumbest things he’s ever done and that’s saying A LOT. 5853581
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel 3075076465
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialalan51972.bsky.social @alan51972.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump is warning of a "final battle" against Democrats, who he calls "communists, Marxists, and fascists". He is using OUR taxpayer dollars to fund these ads calling us Democrats "the enemy". This is illegal and unconstitutional, like everything else he does. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...cnn.comWhite House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.” 1281077411
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026My dad would say “He looks like his face caught on fire and someone put it out with a golf shoe.” 4855461870
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...youtu.beGOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!YouTube video by Katie Phang 740155635576
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialKittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026War criminal Netanyahu caused the UN Assembly to nearly clear out before he even began to speak. It is beautiful to watch! 64761296
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Donald Trump getting up in front of the UN, bragging about how great America and Trump are with lies, and telling them their countries are going to Hell—What an excellent way to dispel the USA's international reputation for being a nation of loud, poorly mannered, aggressive braggarts. 3623290861
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The best part of the UN today were Carney, Macron, and Zelenskyy. Trump was a little clown sideshow to entertain the guests while actual leaders got actual work done in the background. A good first day for the UN general assembly. AI is probably going to get very regulated soon. 361458293
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026One of those reporting moments that's so vivid in my memory is Kid Rock doing a sound check in an empty auditorium at the 2024 RNC, just rapping "Trump! Trump! Trump!" to empty seats newrepublic.com/post/215697/...newrepublic.comMAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to GoThe “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales. 19316
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 22/09/2026Pro-Trump ‘Freedom Fest’ featuring Kid Rock canceled after poor VIP salesms.nowPro-Trump ‘Freedom Fest’ featuring Kid Rock canceled after poor VIP salesOrganizer Eric Deters said he was counting on rich associates to buy $1,000 passes to offset costs. Only six VIP tickets were sold, he said. 119764185
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialVoteVets @votevets.org · 20/09/2026Trump knows his 250-foot arch is a political disaster, so just like his monstrous ballroom he's now pitching it as a military installation chock full of drones and snipers. He's lost the American people on this issue and he knows it, so now he's panicking. 107819259
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 20/09/2026“Welcome to Washington. Please enjoy our monuments, museums, and rooftop snipers.” 2922171545
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com 1201114904943
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialJohn B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Epstein files must be released. 14720
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialDeirdre @dlpr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Banned networks need to meet this moment w/ the same pettiness as the president. What do y’all have to lose at this moment? Mention it all!!!! 34019
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Good Morning Peeps ✌🏼💙 Boom fix it! 💥 37973354
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.social@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How dare you report the facts, you’re banned! Trump bans CNN, MS NOW & Politico from White House… Ignoring the First Amendment is unacceptable, he’s done it repeatedly, can’t wait for midterm accountability!🗳️💙🗳️ 1610333
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Large protest today at the Kennedy Center against the MAGA regime’s illegal plot to fully destroy President JFK’s sacred memorial simply because an unhinged jealous pedo rapist tyrant is angry that he can’t take ownership of it. Love this. 💙👊 993056877
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yes. It does not matter if you think the Kennedy Center is bougie: private individuals do not get to destroy public goods. If you budge one iota on this stance, then you lose the right to object when he demands bits of the national parks as a treat. You've already agreed with him on the principle. 241273314
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialBill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I love Leo’s “the fuck am I supposed to do with THIS?” face. 501459228
Reposted by @tbava.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump lost in federal court trying to plaster his name on the Kennedy Center, threw a tantrum, and tried to lock the doors in revenge. What a federal judge just did to shatter his petty meltdown: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-dare...dworkinsubstack.comTrump Dared The Judge To Stop Them. He Did.A judge counted their evidence out loud. A county turned ICE away at the gate. And 1,250 names on each of four petitions 112828