Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s somehow more depressing that our constitutional order is being dismantled by people who demonstrably cannot find their own asses with both hands. 17758162
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure. 5843181182
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026omg. i love this version so much 4631134
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This has really cracked open something for me. I had been thinking about free speech discourse in terms of hypocrisy, but this illuminates a much more consistent throughline (derogatory). 826859
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Traveling today. If people want to talk, I will ask them: Are you traveling for an event, or a quest? (I wanna find the questors) 200
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyChris Adamson @invalidname.me · 19/09/2026The Ford app just added AI. This is the greatest thing ever. 382316427
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When the powerful playact powerlessness it is always a ploy to avoid accountability. 91318414
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyCrip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There is a scene in the movie Gandhi -- I'm not historian enough to know how true it may be -- where Gandhi is fasting to urge the end to sectarian fighting. And after he is quite ill from malnutrition and the fighting has largely stopped, he is visited by another delegation pledging peace... 34518
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Of all the ways air traffic could fail, delayed and canceled flights aren't the worst. --me, reporting in from a plane that's been parked on the tarmac at Heathrow for 4+ hours, after a 9+-hour flight. 110
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be. Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury. 5058562040
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 04/09/2026How deeply sad it is for somebody to dismiss the improbable greatness of a great thinker or artist as merely improbable. The dismissal reveals their misunderstanding of their own talents and their cloudy discernment of complexity. 010
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026absolutely wheezing at an Instagram clip of comic Stevie Martin (who I love from being a maniac on Taskmaster) claiming that Shakespeare only had three plays: 1. “I’m Not a Good Monarch” 2. “I’ll Pretend To Be You, You Hide Behind That Plant, and We’ll Both Marry Her” 3. “The Lion King” 202153375
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyConnor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is a picture of two women from the Vernon Cadet Training Centre, which holds summer programming for 12-18 year olds to develop skills on the way to adulthood. Unlike Secretary Hegseth, they do not deserve contempt or ridicule. 2695695709
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry had such a genuine enthusiasm for performing that it was impossible not to love them for it, there were things more highly and lowly regarded in their bodies of work but both of them threw themselves into everything because it was pure joy for them and that rules 2054211212
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 117313088380
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyBree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 25/08/2026let's do UBI for her, she'd want us to 82018526
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyLibrary of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️ 194335187160
Reposted by Torrey Podmajerskynicole froio @nicolefroio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026People joke that Marx couldn't have written 9 to 5 but that Dolly could have written Das Capital. It's not really a joke to me because I believe it to be true: Dolly understood the pressures of class just like Marx did, but she was able to speak to the masses in a way that Marx could never. 442391
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 45121555979
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Oh Dolly. 😭 youtu.be/aDqqm_gTPjc?...youtu.beDolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - 1974YouTube video by Snowball89 021
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/08/2026Here's your daily reminder: Trump and Republicans are kicking 15 million Americans off their health care so that people like Mark Zuckerberg can buy another yacht. 16539381233
Reposted by Torrey Podmajerskysisterofeve.bsky.social @sisterofeve.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This message and delivery? Outstanding. Bravo. 32712
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Fresh tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, feta cheese, garlic salt, and a drizzle of olive oil. Yum. 010
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyBrandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Library funding is tied to usage. 13889222921
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 04/08/2026Analysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...wheresyoured.atThe AI Demand BubbleIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in... 231364376
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyStateline @stateline.org · 04/08/2026Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, whose nomination advanced in the Senate on Tuesday, told faith leaders in a call that he would take action to restrict mail-order access to abortion medication, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social reports. stateline.org/2026/08/04/a...stateline.orgAG nominee tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access • StatelineActing U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is one step closer to confirmation after the Republican Judiciary Committee voted to advance his appointment on a party-line vote on Tuesday, and based on pro... 042
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"Oh you want to play sports, honey? Well, you know you'll have to show them... ::meaningful look and shame-avoiding squicky face:: THIS IS ABOUT SHAMING ALL GIRLS OUT OF SPORTS while ALSO persecuting trans folks. 030
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 03/08/2026A must read for anybody delighted by smart women who advocate for good things, like tribal rights in the Upper Peninsula and elsewhere in the Great lakes. @alexisdahl.com I'd love to see a story about her. She may not be geology, but she had an iron core. 010
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyKathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it” 461992243
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose... 6936601218
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskySam Ladner @sladner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The thing about AI is that it makes the ignorant look downright stupid. www.reuters.com/world/africa...reuters.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceA U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen... 041
Reposted by Torrey Podmajerskyvotenanocratic @votenanocratic.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"Do you want me to scan your retina like in the movie 'The Retina Scanning Robots Are Coming To Get You'?" 01462
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyKathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026lolol I've said it before--the tech comms on this feature rollout have been abysmal, ESP at a time when end users are ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED in skepticism and caution in every other digital arena. 16617
Reposted by Torrey Podmajerskytweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 24/09/2024this comes up a lot and is worth remembering as a general rule: any detection system where 1) true positives are rare and 2) false positives are costly is going to have tons and tons of misses unless it has phenomenal, basically unachievable accuracy. AEB, shotspotter, airport security 34915
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 20/07/202685% of the US beef market is controlled by 4 corporations. This consolidation boosts the profits of these corporate giants at the expense of independent farmers and consumers. Our Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act would break up these monopolies and lower costs.beefmagazine.comHouse introduces legislation aimed at meat packersCompanion to Schumer’s bill wants to break up monopolies by making it unlawful for a major packer to control more than one type of meat. 612935
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Shorter Trump admin: Obey or Die 481126220
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 19/07/2026An illustration of a "bite off more than you can chew" metaphor. 120
Reposted by Torrey Podmajerskywendyweiser.bsky.social @wendyweiser.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Important context: No matter what Mullin says, the president and his administration do not have any legal authority to withhold any funding from states that don't adhere to their preferred election policies. None. 15112
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 13/07/2026It is a very particular kind of joy to see a friend's work cited in a scholarly article. 030
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I appreciate this software developer's take on developing software with Claude, at least in part because it mirrors my content designer experience using LLMs to content design. 240
Reposted by Torrey Podmajerskymattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 11/07/2026DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN 69216613417
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyJed Brown @jedbrown.org · 09/07/2026This sums up the frantic and coerced deployment of "AI" throughout public and private sectors. Results of even cursory audits are horrifying every time, invariably paired with forced adoption and retaliation for asserting professional norms. Colonialism is a cherry on top. 61012468
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Dream: I agreed to do a live improv show for charity. I was at a different event before it, and a bag of props/masks was delivered to me *and Carol Burnett* so we could practice. Surprise! We goofed around with masks and jewelry and she said "welcome to the club" and I woke up with big feelings.static.klipy.comCarol Burnett Carol Burnett BashfulAlt: Carol Burnett animation Bashful 010
Torrey Podmajersky @torreybird.bsky.social · 07/07/2026New at Button: Intensive Day! Legitimate, practical techniques and frameworks to improve their AI use, evaluations, systems thinking, & business strategy—attend 2, and get recordings of all 4 sessions! A heck of a deal, on top of the conference. Join me Sept 23-25, $100 off with code TORREY100 020
Reposted by Torrey PodmajerskyTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios 141180985572