Reposted by ThatBonebrightMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The tweet that immediately came to mind: 221749401
Reposted by ThatBonebrightLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 21/09/2026"Right on cue, we are treated to the horrid spectacle of a current Dem representative, Marcy Kaptur, actively running on how she voted with Republicans to 'keep transgender ideology out of our schools.' This is language straight out of far-right propaganda." www.liberalcurrents.com/talarico-d-i...liberalcurrents.comTalarico (D) Is Just a Letter to Me NowAfter folding on trans rights, James Talarico does not have my respect. Honestly, fuck him. And yet, Ken Paxton (R) must lose. 5368
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJulia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I actually think all the issues are connected: Yud nonsense and Effective Altruism and extraction capitalism and Gamergate and bunker mentality in the end, they all boil down to the firm belief that only you and your associates are real, and everyone else in the world is either an NPC or a boss 419636
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253652340
Reposted by ThatBonebrightPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.stringinamaze.netDon't Surrender On Trans RightsMany Democrats are running scared on trans issues. They shouldn't be. 383843881
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...juliaserano.medium.comOn Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Adsand more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses 231226516
Reposted by ThatBonebrightKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 14/09/2026One of the more insidious phrasings I've seen with the Dems/trans rights discourse lately is the idea that trans people are being greedy and demanding a "maximalist" approach to trans rights. No, you cannot call the state of rights American trans people had as recently as 2023 "maximalist," sorry. 323970900
Reposted by ThatBonebrightEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Democrats who are responding to anti-trans Republican attacks by kowtowing are signalling that they're not ready to meet this emergency. If elected, they're showing won't have the spine needed to reverse the Trumpist tide - unless we make them more afraid of their base than the other party. 327765
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 14/09/2026The midterms are shaping up to be a referendum on whether trans people should exist, with Republicans saying we shouldn't and Democrats saying maybe Republicans have a point on some of these issues. Good luck, everybody!assignedmedia.orgDemocratic Candidates Abandon Trans Folks, Are Attacked For Their Support Anyway - Assigned MediaLeading Off: Republicans set the stage for further attacks on trans rights while some democrats continue to walk back support. Our top headlines as we start off the week. 531023304
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 03/09/2026the full quote from which the headline was drawn… “You’re going to have crazy things happening, like men in women’s sports will never end. None of this stuff—transgender will never end, open borders, they’ll open the borders” … even by the conventions of Trump’s patter, this is chillinglgbtqnation.comDonald Trump says transgender people will "end" if GOP keeps Congress in midterms - LGBTQ NationThe Fox host he was talking to didn't push him to explain what he meant. 17624
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 31/08/2026Late last week, the HHS released a report claiming to show a link between "transgender ideology" and political violence. Among other bizarre features of this unpublished, non-peer reviewed paper it included a grand total of 13 transgender people. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...assignedmedia.orgHHS Touts Online Survey of 13 Trans People as Evidence Trans Acceptance May Cause Violence - Assigned MediaDigging into the latest propaganda from our nation’s health experts. 421371
Reposted by ThatBonebrightBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026theonion.com/sophie-cunni...theonion.comSophie Cunningham Claims Any Woman Who Averages More Than 8 Points Per Game Should Not Be Allowed To Play In WNBAINDIANAPOLIS—Contending that the proposed restrictions were “common sense” and necessary to preserve the integrity of the sport, Indiana Fever shooting guard Sophie Cunningham claimed Friday that any ... 1232908371
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 28/08/2026NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com reveal how a small city like Alpharetta, GA, can become a hub in Flock’s sprawling surveillance network. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social w/ the scoop. No paywall bc FOIA: www.wired.com/story/how-an...wired.comHow an Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing Flock Data With More Than 2,000 OrganizationsAlpharetta, Georgia, cops share data with thousands of Flock users, ranging from federal agencies to a fish and wildlife commission. The reasons why show how vast—and invasive—the network has become. 06033
Reposted by ThatBonebrightKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...nytimes.comWashington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen AttiahAn arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing. 1196326746244
Reposted by ThatBonebrightThe Onion @theonion.com · 28/07/2026Ken Burns Wants You To Watch America: Birth Of A Nation Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cTi_vTwwmU… 682833522
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 18/07/2026It's so difficult to get cis people to understand the jk Rowling thing isn't that she doesn't like us so you should punish her. It's if you give her franchise any kind of support you are contributing to trans people being excluded from society 841351271
Reposted by ThatBonebrightStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 15/07/2026yeah guys Pete Hegseth is doing gender affirming care and he’s just like a trans person you really got him he’s just like those pieces of shit he hates and you caught him in the gotcha and he’s basically trans and he’s doing gender affirming care he’s just like us since he’s doing gender affirming c 282165310
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/07/2026DOJ is arguing that Skrmetti covers adult care as well and that gender affirming surgeries are never medically necessary. They're setting up the legal arguments for adult coverage restrictions. 624996
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I wrote about the irony of Platner and his campaign trying to convince journalists, commentators and voters that they had outsmarted the trappings of traditional masculinity, only to come crashing down as a result of it:thehandbasket.coWe didn’t need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfitDespite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed. 692619588
Reposted by ThatBonebrightKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 08/07/2026What it says in the headline. I'm no longer asking. Platner seems to be trying desperately to hang on, or even gearing up to slime his exes. It would be a travesty if this were allowed to happen from the perch of a US Senate nomination. But also, entirely typical and expected. He. Must. Go. Now.liberalcurrents.comGraham Platner Must GoDemocrats made the Devil's bargain with Graham Platner. The Adversary has come to collect. 511029
Reposted by ThatBonebrighthammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Pope : with mercy and love and deep regret, i must call this a schismatic act Half of bluesky with their shirts off and earrings out ready to brawl outside applebees : GET THEIR ASSES WOOOOO 333695637
Reposted by ThatBonebrightSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 23/06/2026You could have asked any landscaping expert for a comment. Respect to the reporter who went to Four Seasons Total Landscaping. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 232115492
ThatBonebright @thatbonebright.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Truly timely and important video from @jamellebouie.net! Dems have to stop chasing "popular opinion" - they should be shaping it! youtu.be/LNFic3cTD4E?...youtu.beKeir Starmer is a Cautionary Tale (For Democrats)YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 000
Reposted by ThatBonebrightLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23/06/2026“These are not small side-issues. They directly affect the lives of millions. Brits who, say, are married to someone on a visa route, or have trans family, will also be impacted. Taken together, the country is a much, much more illiberal place than it was two years ago.”liberalcurrents.comStarmer OutStarmer did not "do nothing": he made the country radically more regressive. No wonder he fell. 06821
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJessica Lyons @jessicalyons.bsky.social · 17/06/2026If you have a Fortinet firewall, it's time to stop and change your passwords. Intruders somehow gained access to around 75,000 Fortinet firewall devices and stole credentials belonging to major corporations across 194 countries, in some cases leading to full network compromise.theregister.comMassive password-stealing attack hits 75k Fortinet firewallsWhy are you even reading this?! Rotate your passwords!! 033
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 17/06/2026Gender pay gaps would have been solved yesterday if instead we called it a male employee premium and pointed out employers are paying 15,20, 30% more sometimes just so they can hire a man. Hundreds of times more in the case of football 1297
Reposted by ThatBonebrightEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 16/06/2026Exclusive: I have seen OpenAI's audited financials for 2024 and 2025. In 2025, OpenAI had $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs. $867 million of its revenue came from SoftBank, and $303 million came from Microsoft. www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op...wheresyoured.atExclusive: OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, With Spending Hitting $34 BillionSoundtrack: In Flames - Colony To further support my independent journalism, please subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $7 a month or $70 a year. If you’re subscribed to the free newsletter and ... 9133051088
Reposted by ThatBonebrightChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/06/2026BREAKING: In an unsigned, per curiam opinion on the shadow docket, the SCOTUS conservatives allow Alabama to use a congressional map held repeatedly by a lower court to have been enacted with discriminatory intent. 802228907
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026There is going to be a flood of scammy right wing PAC emails claiming you can get your piece of President Trump's $1.776 billion "victimization fund" if you enter your contact info and sign up for a small monthly donation. 316235
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comSelma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965. 225178949062
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/05/2026What happened in Alabama is actually happening everywhere. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comThe New Jim CrowWhat happened in Alabama today 601416645
Reposted by ThatBonebrightderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Pierre Bourdieu once argued that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the artist's intention or even the object itself. Instead, the quality of being "art" is conferred by a community — curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. 🧵 18079681723
Reposted by ThatBonebrightDoug Jones @dougjones.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Buckle up folks! The powers at be in Montgomery are wasting no time in their efforts to roll back the voting rights and gains fought for by so many. Time to stand up, speak out and VOTE! 520895
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/04/2026i just need republicans to explain to me how a ballroom is a better use of taxpayer money than a 30 ft tall mechanical spider that shoots nanowire webs and that donald trump can ride around on 2654165
Reposted by ThatBonebrightChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Here's my report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/doj-ballro...lawdork.comDOJ's leaders just filed what amounts to a Truth social post as a legal filing in the ballroom caseActing A.G. Todd Blanche, Associate A.G. Stanley Woodward, and Trent McCotter beclowned themselves in yet another dark, embarrassing moment for DOJ. 716638
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAndrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 17/04/2026On a very simple level, permanent removal against Trump’s will requires 2/3rds of the House and 2/3rds of the Senate to agree. That is *more votes* than it would take to impeach/convict/remove him. 092
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/04/2026you do not have to hand it to tucker carlson or marjorie taylor greene or alex jones or megyn kelly. they're all rats who see trump as a sinking ship and they're getting ready to jump in preparation for their next act. you do not have to fall for it. 301181073745
Reposted by ThatBonebrightTechdirt @techdirt.com · 07/04/2026The New York Times Got Played By A Telehealth Scam And Called It The Future Of AI Since the New York Times published its semi-viral big profile of Medvi last week — the "AI-powered" telehealth startup that it breathlessly described as a "$1.8 billion company" supposedly run by just two brothers —…techdirt.comThe New York Times Got Played By A Telehealth Scam And Called It The Future Of AISince the New York Times published its semi-viral big profile of Medvi last week — the "AI-powered" telehealth startup that it breathlessly described as a "$1.8 billion company" supposedly run by just two brothers — I've had multiple friends and family members send me the article with some version of the same message: "Can you believe this guy built a billion-dollar company with AI? 401161376
Reposted by ThatBonebrightEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 28/03/2026When it's my turn I can't say anything bc it makes things worse, but since it's Katelyn's turn: STOP TURNING ON EVERY PROMINENT TRANS PERSON OVER NOTHING. Try practicing the tiniest bit of introspection on why you pile on and try to tear down people in your own community on the tiniest pretext. 629533
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I agree 100% with Steven Vickers that authors will be falsely accused of using AI in the coming years. In particular, authors like myself whose works were stolen to train AI systems are at risk. When we write in our own unique styles, AI trained on us will quite likely flag us as using AI. 7629291044
Reposted by ThatBonebrightJesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026JK Rowling just sits in her castle on top of her money pile working out ways to punish trans people for being alive. Don’t support that. 212025
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMangaAlerts @mangaalerts.com · 23/03/2026it's being reported that Crunchyroll had a data breach • The breach happened on March 12th, 2026 & the threat actor was able to pull 100gb of personal identifiable data (IP addresses, email addresses, credit card details, and more.) As of reporting, CR hasn't publicly disclosed the breach 3212811076
Reposted by ThatBonebrightnilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Google is now screwing with the 10 blue links in traditional search and rewriting headlines - including ours - to be the worst kind of slop. This sucks so bad www.theverge.com/tech/896490/... 11837771267
Reposted by ThatBonebrightAbigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026The latest episode of Philosophy Tube is about conversion therapy, why it’s still legal in the UK, and the ways the British government is implicated in it making it NHS policy. Proud to expose this stuff ✊ youtu.be/_S5w18sjYLk?...youtu.beHow To Ban Conversion TherapyYouTube video by Philosophy Tube 362168788
Reposted by ThatBonebright✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 20/03/2026I dunno who needs to hear this but if your place of work gives you a tablet, laptop, or phone then dont do personal shit on it. Dont login to social media on it, dont check bank accounts on it, limit as much personal stuff as you can & especially dont look up lewd shit on it! Theyre monitored dingus 12809300
Reposted by ThatBonebrightMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student. 240134614889
