Reposted by zennieFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/09/2026It’s really stunning how the USA has so swiftly shifted from being one of the most techno-optimistic and tech-industry-loving countries on earth, to a country where most people seem to assume - not incorrectly, at least in many cases - that tech is out to get them. 641583290
Reposted by zennieJim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 7hIf you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway 2183360915
Reposted by zennieJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5hA thing I learned not too long ago is that when an LLM selects a token that leads it down an incorrect path (factually), it has no way to back up, or even know that it should back up, it's just on to the next likely bit. Literally every LLM is just posting their way through it. What an image. 35947140
Reposted by zennieCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 6hWait, even assuming that he had been at that game, the train of logic here was supposed to be: - he was at a Hawks game in Atlanta - that's the same state as this other person who had an affair - being in the same state means you know everything ?????????? 1023918
Reposted by zennieWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6hExpand the Supreme Court www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...huffpost.comSupreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For NowThe decision allows the administration to continue removing immigrants to countries they’re not from and have never been to. 45488140
Reposted by zennieMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 7hDid I just get back from a viewing at Bonhams auction house in NYC of cat-themed art? Why yes- yes I did. Did I take pictures, including of these Chinese ceramic cats from the Qing Dynasty? Also yes! Will I make a thread of some of them? Indeed I will, which will include... 5517114
Reposted by zennieBeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Also follow @angieforfl.bsky.social and get her to 15k! 110520
Reposted by zennieBeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins 4458741071
Reposted by zennieSenator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful. 15546159
Reposted by zennieKerstin Sell @kerstinsell.bsky.social · 28/09/20262/2 tobacco playbook all over... we're already implementing some voluntary regulation so no need for stricter regulation by gov... sensationalist messaging = marketing 061
Reposted by zenniedylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As I've said in many interviews recently, the AI industry needs to be regulated the same way we do other industries that make products with potential harms. The sensationalism is a distraction. sfstandard.com/2026/09/21/e...sfstandard.comSo, is AI going to kill us? 11 experts, 11 answers.Confused by the competing theories about AI’s threat to humanity? We asked accelerationists, doomers, protesters, and a state senator what needs to happen next. 15014
Reposted by zenniedylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 28/09/20262. "Going rogue" is sensationalistic. Products of ALL kinds do unexpected things that we need safeguards to prevent. Yes, AI agents running amok IS dangerous. So are industrial power tools. Hence OSHA and stringent safety training and protocols to use them. 26222
Reposted by zenniedylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Looking behind the headline: 1. Guardrails = good. But when we let companies build their own guardrails, they are often avoiding the guardrails we NEED: ones imposed by third parties to serve the public interest. 🧵 13211
Reposted by zennieJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026run this as an ad right now 211031211
Reposted by zenniePost Mo Thóin (Dave) @davebrowne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's a very famous sketch about an Alexa controlled elevator in Scotland and the vocal contortions folks need to use to get it to work. AI is forcing conformity on more than just the accents though. Structure and syntax must fit its parameters. It forces homogenization. 614840
Reposted by zennieBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 27/09/2026SUPER excited for this, after a year of chasing the angle, 30 minutes of waddling around up and down a parking garage, and over 6 hours of editing: A murder of crows flies towards the camera, in front of the full Moon, set to Blind Guardian's "Nightfall" and the sound of the crows themselves. 🪶 🐦⬛ 20798195
Reposted by zennieKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There’s something to be said for how most of the political spectrum can unite around hounding some lesbians over niche drama in their spaces but huge segments of society are silent about pervasive campus rape impacting a huge population of primarily youngwomen 252830643
Reposted by zennieKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The biggest life hack and organizing superpower anyone will have is tolerating emotional risk/ discomfort and learning to repair after conflict. Which is why organizing when everyone has AI robots in their pocket validating their every thought and impulse... is... not great. 112513
Reposted by zennieMore Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities. “For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.” 291197268
Reposted by zennieRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads. 799117874634
Reposted by zennieSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 27/09/2026Here’s what’s important for you to know real pastors don’t support you becoming a trad wife… because there has never been a point in history where it has been in the best interest of women to solely depend on the benevolence of men for their wellbeing 2729128
Reposted by zennieSaffron & Her Majestic Floof @saffronsfloof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What do you mean I have to get out of bed? #cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #DMV #adoptme And yes, you should follow our fosters on the ‘gram @littletailfosters 228314
Reposted by zennieJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 16892733039
Reposted by zenniedave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026new research reports that cats vocalize more when greeting male owners. researchers suggest that this is because cats have apparently learned that men require additional explanation when provided with basic communication. I don't like the idea that cats are judging me this accurately. 30873110
Reposted by zennieRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time. 1106130924659
Reposted by zennieⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🤔 www.advocate.com/politics/nat...advocate.comTestosterone-obsessed Pete Hegseth has a bank account that jumped from under $50,000 to over $1 millionPlus, he might also be a crypto bro. 33413
Reposted by zennie Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/09/2026lol www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comYouTube and Meta Reverse Course, Will Accept ‘Musk’ Trailer AdThe Google unit says the ad was "temporarily restricted" while Meta calls it "an error." TikTok and X remain silent. 191323246
Reposted by zennieBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An 87-year-old woman lived in the same Madrid apartment for 70 years. Then a real estate firm bought it and forced her out. The housing crisis is global because the underlying logic is the same: your home is someone else's investment vehicle.nytimes.com87-Year-Old Evicted From Her Home Tells Spaniards to ‘Fight’ to Avoid Same FateMaría del Carmen Abascal, whose case has become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, appeared in a video from her hospital bed after police officers removed her from her apartment. 8509190
Reposted by zennieBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 26/09/2026My top 4 Crow Full Moon shots tonight. P L E N T Y of video to edit someday! 🪶 🐦⬛ 492516546
Reposted by zennieWorst Movies Ever @worstmovies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No point driving traffic to YouTube. Here’s the MUSK trailer without boosting YouTube. 13721
Reposted by zennieMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We've got to do something about fascism-funding white supremacist Elon Musk. Boycott X. Boycott Tesla. Pressure the U.S. government to disinvest from Musk's businesses. He's trying to ruin the world's democracies. We must stop him. 15344154
Reposted by zennieCirc @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going. 2574524370
Reposted by zennieKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026Just a bunch of guys getting together on a Saturday night to be like yeah, we’re unfuckable 1568678
Reposted by zennieBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wild. This should create a Streisand effect, which Dem ranking members can enhance by sending the companies document preservation demands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 211196348
Reposted by zennieGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 199180875059
Reposted by zennieThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026“Test-takers will be expected to safely merge onto the highway and then successfully weave their getaway vehicle through traffic while being tailed at high speeds by the police.” — William Deiboldt, California DMV spokespersontheonion.comCalifornia DMV Adds Highway Chase To Road TestSACRAMENTO, CA—Saying the newly instituted changes better reflected the realities of modern driving, officials at the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday that they had added a hig... 26104389
Reposted by zennieBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 25/09/2026I guess that the best argument, for me, against AI is that everyone advocating it seems to be a psychopath. 161256237
Reposted by zennieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...lemonde.frArthur Mensch, CEO of French start-up Mistral AI: 'AI is software. It can be controlled'Mistral AI's co-founder believes the sector's American giants are manipulating the discourse around the technology's risks. He also defended his strategy, as critics are accusing his company of fallin... 223848
Reposted by zennieJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’ve been surprised by how much capital has been willing to sell out the labor it needs to operate but I guess everyone has a limit 653679
Reposted by zennieAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026SOCIALIZE TO ORGANIZE the party must throw parties, daily joy is for everybody "a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer and softball leagues, picnics and potlucks, “Coffee with Comrades,” a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights and birding outings." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working.Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life. 421944
Reposted by zennieLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359521991
Reposted by zennieⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"[T]he China scare is the perfect pretext for his own meddling in the midterms, a threat to be invoked when useful and forgotten when not. How else do you explain that his answer to the supposed attack on our elections from China is to roll out the red carpet at Joint Base Andrews and grovel?” 2145
Reposted by zennieMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad: 141214587
Reposted by zennieDr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's another last minute entry for #FakeBookTitleFriday! 1235
Reposted by zennieDrives Like a Dream @urban-achiever.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i wonder if the people at flock see the irony in this. 0677140
Reposted by zennieRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 24/09/2026Filmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk that Rolling Stone called “a nonfiction horror movie” following its film festival debut earlier this month. Watch ↓rollingstone.comElon Musk Is in the Business of Selling Dreams in Trailer for New DocFilmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk. 43968353
Reposted by zennieKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776082089
Reposted by zennieAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 25/09/2026“I used to think everyone opposed war. Then I realized some people actually want it — especially those who don’t have to go.” Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970), German novelist 10447109
Reposted by zennieBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Yeah, where are all of your stupid truck caravans NOW, MAGA? Hmmmm??? 13036351019