Reposted by Asanka HerathJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Melania Trump tried to bully me into silence because she didn’t like what I had to say about her. Shouldn’t our First Lady have more important things to worry about? 1682180494 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A statistical blend of everyone else's judgment is not the same thing as being a source of judgment. Which is why the hot/cold distinction should decide what we automate and what we merely augment. xn--izc.com/posts/hot-vs...xn--izc.comHot vs. Cold Cognition 001 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The harness ate the app. Here's what's left worth building. xn--izc.com/posts/durabl...xn--izc.comMaking Durable Contributions 100 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Someone should invent a new type of control for this sort of situation. 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026"boarded" makes it sound like the US said "hey guys can we come over for some delicious jerk chicken?" "pirated" is when someone commits an unlawful listening or when it's some other non-western country doing the "boarding." 000 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/01/2026“For his tireless work promoting the cause of children’s diseases, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being inducted into the Virus Hall of Fame,” @petridishes.bsky.social writes. She imagines the ceremony:bit.lyRobert F. Kennedy Jr. to Be Declared Honorary VirusThe ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge. 210618 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 03/01/2026What a slap in the face for the FIFA Peace Prize committee. 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 29/12/2025You're welcome; www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...nytimes.comQuiz: Do You Speak 2025? 000 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathDefector @defector.com · 25/12/2025What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...defector.comWhat Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | DefectorThis is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the... 56757236 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 09/12/2025www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Overmatched: We are screwednytimes.comOpinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself (Gift Article)Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk. 021 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Live in Illinois' Ninth District? Want to support the campaign? Get a yard sign delivered FREE to your home!!! 693303881 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 17/11/2025www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.com60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency. 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 06/11/2025"The jury determined that the launching of the 12-inch deli sandwich from what the government described as “point-blank range” was not an attempt to cause injury." The Hoagie War comes to an end. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...nytimes.comJurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault 010 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Chips doing arithmetic conjures consciousness as much as rain dance conjures rain. 010 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathKerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 24/09/2025(1/3) I'm excited to announce that Stephen Colbert, Host, Executive Producer, and Writer of @colbertlateshow.bsky.social will be honored with the 2025 @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social Ripple of Hope Award at our annual gala on December 9! 201027197 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12/09/2025A “response” to their Supreme Court issuing a ruling after due process. It isn’t enough that have destroyed the integrity of our Supreme Court. Now they arrogate to themselves the power to demand that the high court in other nations subvert the rule of law as well. This is insane. 21941621209 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 18/08/2025This is a horrible tragedy; and a case which leads one to think that it could have been avoided if there was mandatory reporting for chatbots. But people don't seem to consider *why* it is that despite having a human therapist, this person chose to confide in an AI. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life 020 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 25/07/2025🔥🔥🔥 WARREN: “Bribery is illegal no matter who is president. It sure looks like Skydance and Paramount paid $36 million to Donald Trump for this merger, and he’s even bragged about this crooked-looking deal... this merger must be investigated for any criminal behavior.deadline.comElizabeth Warren Says Skydance-Paramount Merger Approval “Must Be Investigated For Any Criminal Behavior”Warren has previously alleged that anti-bribery laws may have been broken. 591401513 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 25/07/2025"Hollow-eyed, skeletal children [... with...] protruding ribs and shoulder blades, and emaciated limbs resembling brittle sticks. The haunting scenes are a stark contrast to the plenty that exists just a few miles away, across the borders with Israel and Egypt." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...nytimes.comGazans Are Dying of Starvation 010 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well. forward.com/opinion/7575...forward.comGaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct. 17493503339 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 02/07/2025"The future of computer science education, Dr. Maher said, is likely to focus less on coding and more on computational thinking and A.I. literacy." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/t...nytimes.comHow Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? 010 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathButch McQueen @azbutch.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Not sure why I'm feeling this way - seems like now might be a good time for military and civilian alike to remember the bravery of a young Warrant Officer named Hugh Thompson. He took a stand, stepped into the breach, and brought the My Lai Massacre to an end. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....en.wikipedia.orgHugh Thompson Jr. - Wikipedia 736080 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathLorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 07/06/2025My god god have mercy on our souls ICE went at full speed ramming the crowd 4022751035 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 06/06/2025media.tenor.coma man in a suit says let them fight in front of a group of soldiersALT: a man in a suit says let them fight in front of a group of soldiers 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Don't worry guys, bluesky can be perfect so long as we all get along. First things first, we just need to agree on how many "chugga"s go before "choo choo". 000 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathJason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 13/05/2025But first, a brief protest by a very vocal group of United flight attendants demanding better contract terms. Good on them! 1474 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 15/04/2025[...] on April 1, President Trump floated an astounding proposal: What if the government simply canceled every dollar of the nearly $9 billion promised to Harvard University? [...] “What if we never pay them?” Mr. Trump casually asked, [...] “Wouldn’t that be cool?” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...nytimes.comInside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities (Gift Article)The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education. 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Robots are taking the fun out of everything. interestingengineering.com/health/scien...interestingengineering.comRobot-assisted sperm injection delivers baby in fertility tech firstThis new ICSI system integrates modern robotics and AI technology to perform the most sensitive tasks in microinjection. 000 0
Reposted by Asanka Herathjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/03/2025one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much 1148670939503 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 24/02/2025The heroes we need! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...nytimes.comHow Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk (Gift Article)Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors. 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 11/02/2025“We take the extraordinary step of writing this piece because we are alarmed about the risks of arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments[...]” - Robert E. Rubin, Lawrence H. Summers, Timothy F. Geithner, Jacob J. Lew and Janet L. Yellen. (NYT) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy. (Gift Article)Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America. 000 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 09/02/2025On the Chopping Block With U.S.A.I.D.: Elephants, Tigers and Reefs www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/t...nytimes.comHow U.S.A.I.D. Affects National Parks and Conservation Worldwide (Gift Article)Among the programs affected by the possible freeze of American foreign aid are those that establish and support overseas national parks and conservation areas. 100 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathEric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 29/12/2024DAMMIT NPR. I spent nine months upgrading over TEN THOUSAND desktops at a F500 client. The grand total was over SEVENTY THOUSAND applications upgraded. Y2K "didn't live up to the hype" because the industry busted ass to duct tape everything first. 563148322961 0
Reposted by Asanka HerathNPR @npr.org · 12/02/2024Live from NPR News, we’re now on Bluesky 👋🎙️ 38380121163 0
Asanka Herath @xcuseme.bsky.social · 07/02/2024I like my social networks like I like my todo lists. Move on when the last one is full of useless junk. 030 0