Reposted by David WheelerCorey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language 5951591224
Reposted by David WheelerJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is it really emergent properties or the fact that the bot was trained on hacker chat logs in which precisely these kinds of actions are commonplace? 10573
Reposted by David Wheelersarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026i'm traveling and can't sit down to write out the portland police's history of using town halls, press conferences, and leaks to campaign against elected officials but they are repeat offenders and we should call it what it is: election interference by a cartel of armed washington state residents 5849209
Reposted by David WheelerClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women 6138783687
Reposted by David Wheelerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/09/2026also the idea that immigration is trump’s best issue rests in large part on the idea that voters had an accurate sense of trump’s plans and endorsed them, but this is very plainly not the case 39121756
Reposted by David Wheelerashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected 3031021154
Reposted by David WheelerAmy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“what if the AI doesn’t want to be shut down so it kills all humans?” well, the funny thing is, llms don’t exist between prompts. there is no there there. the model is sent a request, it “starts up” to receive it, processes it, and then it “shuts down” again. every single time. 88620
Reposted by David WheelerThomas “Scary” Fuchs 🎃👻💀 @thomasfuchs.at · 10/09/2026(via icy.wyvern.rip/notes/aqyu97...) 1341290
Reposted by David WheelerTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Anyway. Data politics are the cataclysmic danger. AI is mostly just a mid tech attached to a speculative finance scheme. Anything it can make dangerous is already dangerous enough to kill us. 448794
Reposted by David WheelerAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 11/09/2026· Workers at some of the newsrooms that suffered mass layoffs have been undertaking a months-long effort to withhold their bylines to prevent a Generative AI tool imposed by McClatchy from generating new slop pieces based on their work: bsky.app/profile/aria... 210328
Reposted by David WheelerTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 07/09/2026Gone are the days when the only image of a working-class voter was a blue-collar white man who works in a factory and drives a truck, though that is still who politicians often pander to.talkingpointsmemo.comEveryone Wants to Win Working-Class Voters. But Have They Realized Many Are Women?This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet... 312337
Reposted by David Wheelersweater weather sara @inperplexitea.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I have owned a bike for 4 days. Since then, the word "stroad" has entered by vocabulary, I'm talking to everyone I meet about better pedestrian and bike infrastructure, and I'm already planning bike-based day trips (with public transit to fill in gaps). Is this just what happens? 5840023
Reposted by David WheelerAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 24/06/2026you people need to show more respect for the political machinery that lost to donald trump twice 8885431548
Reposted by David WheelerJesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The party leadership hates Zohran because he’s Muslim and antizionist, to be sure — but the real reason he’s so dangerous to them is because he reminds voters that elected officials are supposed to make your life better, and half the time it’s not even that hard for them to do it 181964467
Reposted by David WheelerErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The idea that if there are two opposing viewpoints there must be middle ground is a category error. 25219
Reposted by David WheelerEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/06/2026A phenomenon I've noticed recently is people trying to occupy some untenable middleground wrt to the use of systems sold as "AI" -- this is a position where people try to recognize the harms of this tech but also hold space for "responsible" or "ethical" use. 🧵>> 17599256
Reposted by David WheelerNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 24/06/2026TBH I feel like Mamdani has bent over backwards to demonstrate that he's not remotely antisemitic, and guys like Frum who will call him an antisemite anyway on the basis of his religion and anti-Zionism are doing the work of bona fide antisemites 354707605
Reposted by David Wheelerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/06/2026in addition to every other problem here, mamdani spends the vast majority of his time in the public eye speaking about hyper-local new york city governance issues. the idea that he is preoccupied with israel at all times is based on nothing other than the fact that he is muslim 1526919940
Reposted by David WheelerSteve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Scientific American is 180 years old. The most eminent science magazine for the general public. And today, sold off as scrap to stop the staff from unionizing. Many top editors I've worked with for a decade on several articles have been fired. What a disgrace @sciam.bsky.social 6530151287
Reposted by David Wheelerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/06/2026democrats who don’t take loud and firm stances in favor of the regulation if AI and prediction markets are leaving votes on the table. also easy ways to demonstrate your independence from SV billionaires www.semafor.com/article/06/2...semafor.comExclusive: Polls: Voters favor federal oversight of prediction marketsForty-eight percent of Republicans favor federal oversight, per the Republican poll. 312086364
Reposted by David WheelerMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24/06/2026There were those who doubted us, but a new independent report shows major reductions in air pollution in our city are linked to an estimated 40% fewer annual premature deaths. 341206292
Reposted by David WheelerJake Hamby @jakehamby.bsky.social · 24/06/2026At what point does this go beyond Islamophobia into mental illness? This is literally Zohran Derangement Syndrome, a break from consensus reality. 331175101
Reposted by David WheelerAdil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 24/06/2026“I will be one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights. And I will stand firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job,” Brad Lander said. 2751431055
Reposted by David Wheelerdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/06/2026scolding people for wanting to see meaningful change just seems so defensive 1282049
Reposted by David Wheelerdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/06/2026if u are fearmongering with portents of doom over the election of a few progressives tell me what we have been experiencing to date 8101788
Reposted by David WheelerPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24/06/2026*we need moderates* is one of the most hilarious slogans when living under federal fascism... 362185340
Reposted by David WheelerLeigh Walton @leighwalton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026My brother, if we win the Democratic Party primaries then we ARE the Democratic Party 7876981222
Reposted by David WheelerKate Violette @kateviolette.com · 17/05/2026I'm actually gonna go even farther with this social criticism I think this all comes back to men being pissed off that now they actually have to try, put in effort, when it comes to attracting wives In this essay (post thread lol) I will-- 420154
Reposted by David WheelerTrans Rights Screenshot Generator! @transrightsbot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026#TransRights 117322
Reposted by David WheelerAlastair Somerville @acuity.design · 08/05/2026Labour’s swing to to racism and hate really working for them at the polls I see. #WakeUpToFascism 153
Reposted by David WheelerLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Excited to live in a country where you can mail someone a handgun but not an abortion pill 18267982316
Reposted by David Wheelersinglecatlady23.bsky.social @singlecatlady23.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents. 26267072574
Reposted by David WheelerChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Ahh, yes, the unpopular decisions like “black people don’t deserve political representation,” or “rich people should be able to control everything,” or “women shouldn’t be in charge of their bodies.” Truly a man committed to justice. 1083702898
Reposted by David Wheelerdan sinker @dansinker.com · 07/05/2026Your author friends get these AI generated book club emails multiple times a day at this point 5524
Reposted by David WheelerWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 06/05/2026“Direct File is an extraordinary accomplishment that skillfully executes not a flexible formalization of the underlying statute and regulations, but rather a formalization of tax forms and informal guidance, designed to accomplish a particular task: allowing online return preparation.” 1327
Reposted by David WheelerJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Here's the initial block list of those who attended the WHCD tonight. Adding names as it becomes clear they were there. 1582702999
Reposted by David WheelerLeigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I grew up with so much futurism about how people who consider the consciousness and agency of AI are empathetic and humane, while the guerillas that blow up data centers are cruel luddites… yet the actual future turned out opposite 1220024
Reposted by David WheelerElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I regret to inform you that the techno fascist billionaires are continuing to do dumb horrible things. As a result, I must keep writing about them. Alex Karp edition: www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comPalantir’s Manifesto Promises a Dystopian FutureThe tech company’s CEO Alex Karp delivers a self-serving broadside that’s steeped in oligarchic hubris and authoritarian nihilism 38661269
Reposted by David WheelerBeth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I just found out that an AI scammer is impersonating me in their spam campaign. I am LIVID. Please, please share this post. Warn people. I’m horrified that someone might be ripped off in my name. No one is safe from being impersonated like this. 9379281
Reposted by David WheelerBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions. 639162606971
Reposted by David WheelerChicago Boycotts Fascism @teslatakedownchi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026We won. Tesla Chicago is closed. Their new location is in a ghost town. They sacrificed visibility to thousands/day--& proximity to the other luxury car dealerships--to get away from us, because we'd turned their brand ambassador location into a liability. Organizing works. @teslatakedown.com 253683704
Reposted by David WheelerDrSinBin @drsinbin.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other. 116150755539
Reposted by David WheelerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor. 972444987238
Reposted by David WheelerDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 19/04/2026This conjures a memory of the best mayor NYC ever had. Here's the Little Flower, reading the funny pages to kids on the radio and loving his job as Mamdani clearly does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFT...youtube.comMayor Fiorello La Guardia reads Dick Tracy comics 1945YouTube video by PublicDomainFootage 938347
Reposted by David Wheelerjenn schiffer 😎 @jennschiffer.com · 18/04/2026passkey is imho one of the most important security developments that touch consumers and also one of the worst consumer rollouts i ever witnessed because every company involved treats everything like an enterprise customer solution 11653124
Reposted by David WheelerEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/04/2026It's also worth being clear about who's doing the arguing. Palantir sells operational software to defence, intelligence, immigration & police agencies. These 22 points aren't philosophy floating in space, they're the public ideology of a company whose revenue depends on the politics it's advocating. 71332325