Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5mHere is the standalone complaint in the new provider attack: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... It was filed in the Lake Charles Division of the Western District of Louisiana, so it has a 100% chance of being assigned to a Trump appointee: 1142
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelKelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 1hNEW: Amid ongoing lawsuits seeking to revoke nationwide access to abortion drug mifepristone, AGs in Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama have filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to strike down shield laws in states with abortion access.stateline.orgRepublican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in U.S. Supreme Court • StatelineBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New Y... 63922
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13mThis is really three developments. It's (1) a notice filed in the ongoing mifepristone litigation at the Fifth Circuit — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — about (2) a new attack on abortion providers and (3) a new states v. states lawsuit filed directly at the Supreme Court. 34912
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17mThis is another big story today. I was waiting on @kelciemmorris.bsky.social's report, excellent as always, as I knew she was on it. —> 38930
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10mMy 10-year-old is obsessed with @theonion.com. 2121
AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+Del @yappydagger.bsky.social · 10mCurious if those who feel compelled to say Alejandro González Iñárritu is overrated because they hated The Revenant also hated Amores Perros? 🤔🤷🏽♀️ 000
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelDirk Lester 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 ✌🏾 @dirk2112.bsky.social · 1hOver-priced Oscar Bate Fatigue 😏 054
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 1hDonald Trump and six tech executives voluntarily signed the document, which included a misspelling, committing to safely developing AItheguardian.com‘President of the Unites States’: White House’s AI accord includes spelling error 73719
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1hThey’re calling this guy a terrorist btw bsky.app/profile/cwar... 534750
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 5hThere is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 6943381299
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1hI can only vote for the man once, Laura. 613612
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+Delalex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 1hthe bsky team is working on various ideas for creating smaller social spaces in the app. which use case is most interesting to you? 1. posting into "topics" that organize public posts 2. posting into "communities" or "groups" that can be public or private 3. posting directly to your followers only 13914436
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelGlobal Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 1hPlaces of worship are facing a growing number of far-right threats and attacks. GPAHE documents shootings, stabbings and mass-casualty plots targeting synagogues, mosques and Sikh gurdwaras across the U.S., Canada, UK and Poland, underscoring the growing threat of violence against faith communities.globalextremism.orgIn 2026, Places of Worship Are Increasingly Being Targeted by Far-Right Extremists WorldwideIn 2026, places of worship around the world have increasingly become targets of far-right extremist threats and violence. GPAHE documents plots and attacks targeting synagogues, mosques, Sikh gurdwara... 01210
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1hMy read on this is Luckey is going to put Newt's brain into one of Musk's robots. 1212317
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1hI genuinely couldn't stifle a laugh at this list. Newt Gingrich is 83! 62895128
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1hThe little-known North Carolina artist, who died in 1987, receives a major retrospective that immerses us in her lush, enigmatic visions. on.wsj.com/3TBplVLon.wsj.com‘The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans’ Review: Creative Abundance at the WhitneyThe little-known North Carolina artist, who died in 1987, receives a major retrospective that immerses us in her lush, enigmatic visions. 072
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelErin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 2hMy grand unified theory of this moment, after a few months of intense and variously high-stakes engagement with various corporate and public systems, is that pretty much nothing works. We just have each other. 3928
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelKatherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 2hChecks four out of six www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at PentagonThe self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.” 1106
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 2hThe music artist behind JMSN’s song “Love Me,” which was included in a commercial funded by the federal government and highlighted Trump’s agenda, sent a formal cease-and-desist letter to the White House on Monday. The best part is the FOIA request... substack.com/profile/2357...substack.comAmee Vanderpool (@shero)The music artist behind JMSN’s song “Love Me,” which was included in a commercial funded by the federal government and highlighted Donald Trump’s agenda, sent a formal cease-and-desist letter to the W... 13720
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 2hIf you want to learn more about the current state of the news industry and the folks who are trying to find ways to stop the proliferation of news deserts, check out Making Contact on Pacifica Radio next week, where I'll be hosting these conversations. ;] 0112
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 2hHe's signed the bill. This really is a fantastic moment for the news industry in California, and also provides a great blueprint for other states to implement similar programs. What's cool about this bill is that these rebates are open to any newsroom in California, including sole proprietorships 2518
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 2hIn a rare Newsom W, today he signs AB 2222, the Community NEWS Act, which would establish some of the best tax incentives/rebates for newsrooms in the country. It would send $40M/year back into California newsrooms to keep journalists employed. Check out the presser happening live right now:youtube.comGovernor Newsom Signs Legislation & Speaks with MediaYouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom 419653
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 3hok I’ve seen enough: incompetence, followed immediately by maliciousness 69116
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 5hArtificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a class-action lawsuit brought against the company for alleged “nuisance-level harms.” buff.ly/VKQtPHImississippifreepress.orgxAI Looks to Buy Out Southaven Residents Who Agree Not to Sue It, Letter ShowsArtificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a lawsuit against the company. 02211
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+Delshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 5hnew: @jamieludwig.bsky.social put together everything you could possibly want to know about alprs (and some stuff you probably wish you didn’t know) into a wonderful guide. check it out:chicagoreader.comAutomated license plate readers, explained - Chicago ReaderWhether in or outside law enforcement, the spread of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology raises alarms around privacy, data security, and public safety. It also begs the question of how t... 01714
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 5hSince briefing was completed in July, the 11th Circuit pushed back oral argument in the case about Judge Cannon's suppression of Jack Smith's Vol 2 five times. Today, for the first time, it moved argument forward. Currently set for week of 11/2/26, instead of week of 1/18/27. 811231
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelThe A.V. Club @avclub.com · 4hCasey Bloys is keeping his job, while Paramount's head of streaming, Cindy Holland, is out. www.avclub.com/hbo-paramoun...avclub.comThe merged Warner Bros./Paramount streamer will keep HBO's CEOThe merged Warner Bros./Paramount streamer will keep HBO's CEO 051
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelThe A.V. Club @avclub.com · 4hTommy Lee Jones and Betty Gilpin join the action in #TheLowdown season 2. www.avclub.com/the-lowdown-... 0112
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelLibro.fm @libro.fm · 4hToday is a great day to support your indie bookshop with an audiobook purchase 🙃 05213
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelGuggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 4hThe Rules by Afro (Afro Basaldella), 1969 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten… 0246
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 6h‘Today, there is no conceivable equivalent. Who is tonight’s guest on the 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸, plugging their novel about the birth of Christianity?’ Ian Penman on Anthony Burgess. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukIan Penman · AB Fab: Anthony Burgess heads southFor a certain kind of northern man, Burgess has always been – for once the term is apt – something of an icon. A bit... 072
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelComics in the Golden Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 6hCover by Lee Elias. 05612
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelAndrew Wimer @andrewwimer.bsky.social · 6h@ij.org is going to be one of the first to try it and with this case: ij.org/case/george-...ij.orgGeorge Retes Federal Officer Accountability - Institute for JusticeGeorge Retes, a U.S. citizen and Iraq War veteran, was detained for three days after encountering an ICE roadblock on his way to work. 0136
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 6hThis is very interesting. Two thoughts: 1. This will be challenged. I wouldn't be surprised if challenges succeed. 2. You should be able to make officials who violate your constitutional rights pay for it, and if nothing else, this bill highlights how difficult it is-particularly w/r/t the feds. 515331
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025. 19916229
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h"Twenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. The men in Maine and Florida were not even ICE’s intended targets for arrest – they became ‘collaterals’, as agency officials call them.” #AbuseofPowerWatch 22923
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelBornInDaEB 🟦🟧 @bornindaeb.bsky.social · 6hwww.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. 031
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelChris Fredda 🩷💜💙 @seeyouinnj.bsky.social · 5hA lot of AI maximalists fundamentally miss why people do things. It’s not merely about accomplishing tasks but having meaningful experiences, which is undermined when a computer is generating and consuming the experience and then just informing or consulting us. 1165
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 7hThey quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 9484632105
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWaycnyti.msDid Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. 892113864
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+Dele.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 6has time goes on, I'm less focused on problematizing LLMs and more interested in affirming the positive value of humanity, human expression, and human connection technology is a substrate for our values, rather than an intrinsically good or bad thing, but that means not using it for certain stuff 36611
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+Delamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 6hI'm also waiting to see if the men are actually in Somalia. 0367
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+Delamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 6hReceived a phone call this morning letting me know they started moving people from Guantanamo Bay to Somalia late last week. Working on getting in contact with them now. 120377
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 6hThe Yudkowsky who got his money from Thiel, Musk and the likes? The one who arranged for the PR blitz for so-called Anthropic "whistleblower"?? WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT TAKE TO EXPOSE THESE PEOPLE 5787
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 6hLoll Yudkowsky, Soares and such AREN'T SHILLS? The Yudkowsky who founded the eugenicist, rationalist cult? The one who predected singularity to be 2025? The one in the sex parties that women have to attend to "network? The rape orgies with dubious consent mechanisms that Soares coorganizes? 417735
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelWell, That Was Spooky @thediscoveryofzero.com · 29/09/2026This interview with @timnitgebru.blacksky.app does a good job puncturing some of this BS. I think the private sector often profits off of just this sort of move: hiding ‘expertise’ behind proprietary doors and then making public claims that can’t be scrutinized is par for the course in business.podcasts.apple.comThere Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Says Timnit GebruPodcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · September 29 · 32m 312942
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelKatherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 6h"The religious right that raised up Paxton has cared little about his transgressions so long as they could prop him up to wield power. The alliance has been a perfect marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism in the name of traditional values." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comKen Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal | Sidney BlumenthalThe Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism 0143
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 7hthere's just a parade of these stories helping the President pretend he's erecting useful guardrails for AI none of them think it's important to mention Trump has taken a brutal hatchet to U.S. corporate oversight and consumer protection regulatorsaxios.comTrump's AI "constitution" crowns day of accelerating ambitionThe terms were simple: Press ahead, project optimism and police yourselves. 412936
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 7hI'm absolutely fascinated by "journalism" that can't seem to tell readers an obvious truth. Like the fact this is absolutely meaningless bullshit designed to pre-empt real oversightreuters.comTrump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by him and tech executives that he met... 20374115
Reposted by AV🕯️ Ctrl+Alt+DelJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6hAll of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...joycevance.substack.comFlooding the ZoneJack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his... 28532132