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Alan Hartley

@alanhartley.bsky.social

Recovering prescriptivist, Taoist pedant, union member, survivor.

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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12h ago

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com

Rik Godwin@rikgodwin.bsky.social · 12h ago

"AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." Good lord [positive]

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

thenerve.news

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · yesterday

Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 2d ago

He had been in the country for 20 years, had a work permit, and leaves behind a 12 year old US citizen daughter. We need legislation for a truth and reconciliation commission. Why this hasn’t been introduced yet by a progressive Dem is completely beyond me.

David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · 4d ago

I've been trying to swear less, but, fuck this guy (he is a regular columnist for The Federalist) That said, I look forward to Republicans defending the notion that anyone with German (or Polish or Italian or Greek whatever) surnames are not real Americans

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Adam Parkhomenko@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 5d ago

Surprise surprise: Taylor Fresh Foods has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the former president of its Tennessee subsidiary, his wife and two others of orchestrating a yearslong fraud scheme that allegedly stole more than $32 million from the company.

Taylor Farms Tennessee ex-president accused of stealing $32 million from company

Taylor Fresh Foods says its former Tennessee subsidiary president and three others stole more than $32 million in a yearslong fraud scheme.

ksbw.com

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 5d ago

Promoters of unregulated capitalism say there's an incentive for businesses to not destroy things and poison people. That's why in the history of the world there's never been a case of a business destroying anything or poisoning anyone.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

BARTIROMO: It feels like we're moving into a Terminator-type world HASSETT: I hope not and I think not. AI companies definitely have an incentive not to destroy the world. That would destroy their companies too.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 6d ago

NEW FROM ME: A frenzy of cruel and unusual ICE flights over the last few days suggests the Trump admin is ratcheting up its ethnic cleansing campaign. And it may be increasingly desperate to find willing collaborators. My breakdown: gillianbrockell.com/frenzy-of-cr...

Frenzy of cruel and unusual ICE flights shows Trump’s ethnic cleansing campaign is escalating – again

Seven apparent ICE removal flights in the last few days – including third-country removals, prolonged shackling, and failed deportations – reveal an agency ratcheting up.

gillianbrockell.com

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d ago

Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d ago

Oh, it's bad. He doesn't say Blanche is pulled, but, he does. I think the only fair reading of this is that Trump is not willing to let Blanche back down on the audit immunity.

Donald J. Trump 0 & @realDonald Trump Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it! He has the potential to go down as one of the Greatest Attorney Generals of All Time. However, John Cornyn, of Texas, and Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, both of whom I refused to Endorse, and whose political careers have been ended by my action, are refusing to vote for this Great Nominee, who will remain, in any event, as Acting. Remember, both Cornyn and Tillis voted for Merrick Garland, and others, too numerous to mention. I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd's name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office. President DONALD J. TRUMP 770 ReTruths 2.35k Likes Jul 30, 2026, 11:15 AM
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7d ago

NYT on the Blanche vote delay that’s the result of Cornyn and Tillis not being on board due to where things stand with the IRS audit immunity provision. “‘I can see why he wants it, because it provides immunity from audits no other taxpayer would get,’ Mr. Cornyn added. “