NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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Feels nice walking down a street with no cars on it. A stretch of Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park is closed to auto traffic today.
Literally so many streets in Chi-town that could be transformed into fun, vibrant, happy places overnight with this one simple trick.
Robert Loerzel@robertloerzel.bsky.social · 8h agoFeels nice walking down a street with no cars on it. A stretch of Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park is closed to auto traffic today.
Anthropic's denials mean *nothing*, just like how OpenAI's denials over Navier–Stokes mean *nothing*. These companies have shown time and again they have no idea what their AI is doing. The LLM agents—given "/goal" persistence and few if any limits—surely reviewed all they could, including chats.
Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 9h agoFour 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/3VSWayc
In a private discussion today this came up: “We need the January 6th Commission hearings, for DOGE.” One could do a lot with NIH and NSF alone. There are clinical trials that ended, patients that died, young people leaving the US… and bad stuff that happened inside the agencies.
Investigate DOGE@investigatedoge.bsky.social · 4d ago“Elon Musk and his DOGE operatives ran roughshod over our government...& created real-world disasters that impacted 100s of thousands of lives. We need lawmakers who will commit to issuing subpoenas & launching immediate investigations into Musk’s actions...” www.aol.com/articles/adv...
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
Scott Lemieux@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 12h agoFox running taxpayer-paid Trump campaign ads during NFL games, huh
When you say "Republicans will never vote to impeach!!!" you take all the pressure off them. You're giving them a huge gift. It's exact what they need from you. It amounts to permission to continue to be horrible people supporting a horrible tyrant. Expect and demand more from them.
To the woman I saw unicycling down the Mall with a running stroller: I know you’re on here.
There’s a lot of gender in the “I don’t want that”, “You think you don’t, but you actually do”, exchange, which Blanche does twice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h agoBLANCHE: AI has a lot of benefits. The fact that AI is able to understand what you want, where you want to shop -- you don't know it, but you actually benefit from that CAMPOS DUFFY: I don't want that! BLANCHE: I know you think you don't, but it's not all bad CD: I don't want my govt spying on me
Do you know your voting deadlines? Depending on your state, you may be running out of time to register to vote in the midterm elections. Take 10 minutes today to make sure you’re ready to vote by November 3 & vote early if you’re able. #HandsOffOurVote
Added all the NLDSL expresses, organized by Northside exits I'd do Friday and weekend but those really need more data than 1 month, so I'll generate those tomorrow with more data
I'm saying this as words of encouragement, not as an insult: if you're in or around Chicago, GO TOUCH GRASS TODAY. It is gorgeous outside.
Rahm discourse makes me almost care about iced coffees.
Republicans in congress can choose at any time to rein their president in.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d agoNEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as diesel prices rise to record levels during peak harvest season. #ICYMI ⛽️ www.wdsu.com/article/loui...
Republican politicians across the country getting exactly what they asked for out of a second Trump term
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d agoNEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as diesel prices rise to record levels during peak harvest season. #ICYMI ⛽️ www.wdsu.com/article/loui...
reading fiction isn't escape, it's a genuine necessity. Feeding the imagination is essential for staying free.
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d agoPlease try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.
"Vote for more Democrats" isn't going to solve our problems unless they are committed to impeachment and accountability. Unless they have the courage to hold this administration accountable and have a vision for shifting the state apparatus back toward the people as primary instead of corporations.
A 48% drop in employees at National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Yikes.
Apoorva Mandavilli@apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 2d agoI’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
Serving in the Senate also badly warps their perspective. They see the other side as their coworkers / colleagues rather than existential opposition figures who are hollowing out the constitution. They should have pledged total non-cooperation after J6.
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2d agoClass solidarity.
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"They haven't delivered the president's agenda" LOL. He's massively richer than before he took office, he's waging war (both at home and abroad), and he's injected himself in every aspect of everyone's life. He couldn't be happier (inasmuch as he's capable of joy).
Just saw a new ad for Voter ID (California Prop 39). THE AD IS PAID FOR BY WISCONSIN FASCIST MAGA FUNDER RICHARD UIHLEIN, FOUNDER OF ULINE. Yes, those ULINE shipping boxes and office supplies fund MAGA and that money is pouring into California. CALIFORNIA VOTE NO ON 39.
We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.
Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegal
President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa...
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The same thing that happens when the "tools" can't tell the difference between citizens and non citizens based on the color od their skin or the language they speak. People who "vote illegally" will be harmed.
Black Voters Matter Fund@blackvotersmatterfund.org · 2d agoThe government says it needs more tools to check voter rolls. Justice Jackson’s dissent asks us to consider what happens when those tools are wrong—and lawful voters are the ones who pay the price. That question shouldn’t be an afterthought.
The government says it needs more tools to check voter rolls. Justice Jackson’s dissent asks us to consider what happens when those tools are wrong—and lawful voters are the ones who pay the price. That question shouldn’t be an afterthought.