Reposted by UdgeHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13hCommunity Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌 1193178875080
Reposted by UdgeNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds. 264193485940
Reposted by Udgeworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 9656091588
Reposted by UdgeMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 15hDan Sullivan's votes for tariffs didn't help Alaska, but they sure helped his brother's chemical company, where he owns up to $5 million in stock. This is the exact kind of corruption that Alaskans are sick and tired of.americanjournalnews.comSullivan backs policies that enrich his family’s businessSullivan owns up to $5 million in RPM International stock. 8846331
Reposted by UdgeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h“He’s gotta resign. … We have to let our own people and everybody else know why it had to be done—because of what’s on the tape, because he lied.” — White House speechwriter Patrick J. Buchanan to White House chief of staff Alexander M. Haig, August 2, 1974 41437911062
Reposted by UdgeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15hThis is psychosis. The president of the United States is psychotic. Is the media going to start talking about this, or continue to normalize it? 3693411992
Reposted by UdgeAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 15hBrutal (and accurate) community note with key context on Trump’s attempted voter bribery for the midterm elections 20849256
Reposted by UdgeTom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 15hEVEN IF YOU THINK YOU’RE REGISTERED, check to make sure. Trumpists are purging the rolls. www.vote.org/am-i-registe... Deadline is TOMORROW in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.vote.orgCheck Your Voter Registration Status - Vote.orgIt takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you take care of that too. Fast, free, secure, non-partisan. 25444
Reposted by UdgeEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 22928791701
Reposted by UdgeTyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026Anyway if Meta is doing this with your texts I’m not sure what’s stopping them from ingesting your whole hard drive so you should probably assume they are. 233854
Reposted by UdgeTyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions. 171938940
Reposted by Udgelogicbutton @logicbutton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's not very old, but And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker www.uncannymagazine.com/article/and-...uncannymagazine.comAnd Then There Were (N-One) - Uncanny MagazineI considered declining the invitation. It was too weird, too expensive, too far, too dangerous, too weird. Way too weird. An invitation like that would never come again. I’d regret it if I didn’t go. ... 2145
Reposted by UdgeK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 21hGreat. Not only am I getting AI spam for my own books, an author named “K.D. Spangler” dropped a book yesterday and I’m getting their spam, too. This embarrasses both of us plus the AI model. Poor misguided robot overlords. 21125
Reposted by UdgeDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 21hConflicts of interest? Really? That's what we're calling crazed corruption and betrayal of US national interests these days? 22460176
Reposted by UdgeThe Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...youtu.beBOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funeralsYouTube video by MS NOW 16122021039
Reposted by UdgeCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake". 872888962
Reposted by UdgeHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If the argument for women should know better than to go into a rape den like a frat house, explain to me why a rape house like a fraternity is allowed to exist at all. 202191478
Reposted by UdgeThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/QewniBVtrib.alTrump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape InvestigationThe Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools. 58672397
Reposted by UdgeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys. 19674591987
Reposted by UdgeMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We need to take our country back from the fascists and make it a civilized place to live. 651385353
Reposted by UdgeAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026Todd Blanche’s motion for summary judgement in my Epstein redaction training video lawsuit is due tomorrow after a short delay. Multiple sources told me there were videos training FBI agents on how to redact Trump from the Epstein files. I’m suing to get them. 603849933
Reposted by UdgeLpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US... 19061542135
Reposted by UdgeHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 20635702296
Reposted by UdgeRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There's misogynist horror in the news all the time.nytimes.comWoman Is Found Captive in Attic Near Boston, Leading to Charges for ManThe man, Jordende Pierre, 29, faces kidnapping, sex trafficking and other charges. He held the woman against her will for six weeks, officials said. 9757152
Reposted by UdgeProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 22624771195
Reposted by UdgeJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115142859
Reposted by UdgeCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... 1322083532
Reposted by UdgeAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think we all saw that coming 42061551911
Reposted by UdgeMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One more thing and then I'm muting this thread because you people are annoying the hell out of me: if you're scared of the US, you more than anyone should be pushing renewables. Investing in a decentralized power grid would protect Canada far more than investing in large fossil fuel infrastructure. 0548
Reposted by UdgeCasey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle. 92025711
Reposted by UdgeElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026This is wrong: Trump and Republicans in Congress gave BILLIONS in tax breaks to Big Tech companies building AI data centers. So YOUR tax dollars are subsidizing their AI data centers — at the same time you pay higher electricity and water bills. 521220426
Reposted by UdgeGo Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Electric car emissions benefits are far greater than first thought Their results showed that the climate benefits were generally greatest when gasoline vehicles were retired at year one, resulting in a 58% reduction in carbon emissions over a 16-year period. www.futurity.org/carbon-emiss...futurity.orgElectric car emissions benefits are far greater than first thoughtNew research shows the carbon emissions benefits of electric vehicles are far greater than initially suspected. 1830587
Reposted by UdgeGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you for standing up for what's right, Luanne.comicsands.comHeroic Tennessee Librarian Sues After Being Fired For Refusing To Hide LGBTQ+ Books From Kids 131555226
Reposted by UdgeMicah @rincewind.run · 29/09/2026Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay “They were men who felt that The Time Had Come. Regimes can survive barbarian hordes, crazed terrorists and hooded secret societies, but they're in real trouble when prosperous and anonymous men sit around a big table and think thoughts like that.” 4575109
Reposted by UdgeMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMYbuff.lyAnnouncing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh... 19828273
Reposted by UdgeGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The corruption never stops. 301067210
Reposted by UdgeJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026It continues to be interesting to me just how many men, when presented with a clear and obvious answer to a test of morality and empathy, will nevertheless choose to "devil's advocate" themselves into a position of complete assholery 652097250
Reposted by UdgeMedia Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The White House press bans aren’t about ethics in journalism. They're about what Trump wants from the press: servile propaganda that parrots only what he and his allies say about his administration.mediamatters.orgTrump’s press grievances are based in their refusal to do propaganda 12583197
Reposted by UdgeThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/09/2026In a letter to a defense-industry group, Democratic Rep. Jim Himes signaled to the private sector a desire to investigate alleged coercion by the Trump administration on.wsj.com/3VjVO3ton.wsj.comIn a letter to a defense-industry group, Democratic Rep. Jim Himes signaled to the private sector a desire to investigate alleged coercion by the Trump administrationIn a letter to a defense-industry group, Rep. Jim Himes signaled to the private sector a desire to investigate alleged coercion by the Trump administration. 219060
Reposted by UdgeMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Pentagon never disclosed that eight US Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile hit their vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14, NBC reports. Injuries were eventually added to the casualty record with no announcement ten days later. 501603649
Reposted by UdgeAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026The before and after it's even more haunting. 3528931643
Reposted by UdgeIan Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 27/09/2026we live in a world where "humanity is rotten to the core" is a more tolerable idea than "capitalism is kinda busted" but what I love about "capitalism is kinda busted" is realizing every good thing that happens is in spite of capitalism because humans are that committed to doing good things 7981326
Reposted by UdgeThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026A Canadian scientist says Mark Carney's government is subsidizing the destruction of nature, contravening Canada's global biodiversity commitments. @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caCarney’s Push to Fund Industry Imperils Canada’s Nature Promises | The TyeeCanada participated in a ‘historic’ global moment for biodiversity. Experts say we’re not following through. 8207101
Reposted by UdgeNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a make-me presidency Congress says taxpayer money can't pay for political ads, so Trump ran two in a week If he makes us, @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are ready, & the courts have slapped him down plenty The latest w/ @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social👇 -TN 621091327
