Joe Vukovich
@coolhandvuk.bsky.social
DC. Laws, the environment, things of that nature
This reads like a bit from a children's cartoon. "Actually, according to science, mommies and daddies *shouldn't* have another kid."
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 7h agoIf I had a terminal illness, my My Make A Wish request would be to sit in on an editorial meeting at this magazine www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
"My liege, the haruspices report good portents for the coming week" [my Spotify 'For You' playlist is disproportionately bangers]
This is such a wonderful interview. I have given it the highest honor I can bestow. (I sent it to my mom because I know she'll love reading it.)
Helen Rosner@hels.bsky.social · 3d agoI had a long, honestly pretty spectacular conversation with Antonio Banderas (!!!!) and i think you will really enjoy reading it www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Saw a post from Jigar Shah on LinkedIn, noting the renewed Trump admin attacks on energy efficiency (i.e. ENERGY STAR, appliance efficiency standards). That is straightforwardly true. But he suggests that E⭐ essentially be handed over to someone like Consumer Reports, who can be fair and nonpartisan
what the fuck is the point of making this
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
Tip of the hat to mainstream media, who credulously gave us those "Musk is getting out of politics" headlines last year and those "Musk has regrets" headlines last week, and will give us those "regretful Musk is getting out of politics" headlines next spring.
George Pearkes@peark.es · 6d agoNYT: Musk preparing 9 figure spending campaign in support of Republicans in "swing" states like Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, and Texas.
Got a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
Absolutely tore through the Wayward Pines trilogy by Blake Crouch in under a week. Very fun read.
Tufekci's arc over the past few years is astounding to me. Used to think very highly of her!
Ernie Piper@whoisernie.bsky.social · 7d agoZeynep Tufekci is still completely insane over the lab leak idea. "There is a conspiracy to cover this up" is not evidence for "covid was a bioweapon that escaped from a lab". It could also be evidence for my theory, "please stop talking about this stupid idea"
Meanwhile the Prestige Press cries about DSA candidates who want to open discount grocery stores for the poor.
Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · last wk.Colorado GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx says God has given him a "gift" to uncover people's demons and rid them of evil spirits through a specialized prayer. Marx says you, too, can learn how to do it. The eight-part course is $99. www.9news.com/article/news...
uh newsflash, this year is every city's biggest year yet. Every year is a bigger number than the last one 🙄🙄🙄
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Oh my God, this is not a drill - LinkedIn has added 'seems like AI slop' as an option on posts Genuinely thought it was a joke until I clicked on a few posts
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Seems like AI slop
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I don't know if this would be punishable as incitement or a true threat under US law, but I'm wondering what the legal standards are in the UK
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w agoElon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"
Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"
It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.
"You're full of shit" "HOW DARE YOU I am merely understanding dishonestly"
Joe Stieb@joestieb.bsky.social · 2w agoI legit cannot believe I just read this sentence.
Woman from Massachusetts bragging about how she can go hike in occupied Palestinian territory with the support and protection of an illegally-present army while the native population cannot go from one street to another without permission from an ICC-indicted Prime Minister.
Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.
The Assault On Science Funding Continues
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I really wish more interviewers were willing to ask basic follow-up questions like this! The man is a dumbass with the emotional maturity of a 6 year old.
Elon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview
"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk.
gizmodo.com
"I do not accept the argument that people should be held accountable for the direct, foreseeable consequences of their actions" oh ok
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 2w agoFuck you, Ian Bremmer, you abject ghoul.
CSPAN: What was your reaction to the President? Caller: He was a chode
interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”
tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Off the top of my head Loved: Wuthering Heights; Winesburg, Ohio; the Odyssey; Brave New World Hated: I'm actually struggling to remember a full on book I had to read that I truly hated. I do remember finding it hard to get through As I Lay Dying. If we include plays I really disliked Our Town.
Tenebrous Press@tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 2y agoUS and UK friends, I'm curious: What books were part of your required reading for highschool literature class? Which of them do you remember loving, and which did you loathe?
Lucky to know Nancy irl - this is a great article on her work, both photography and organizing!
The 51st@51st.news · 2w agoNEW: For the past fifty years, photographer Nancy Shia has witnessed a changing D.C. from her Columbia Road window. Capturing tenant organizing, statehood activism, and rapid gentrification taught her that change comes for those who keep fighting, @serenazets.bsky.social reports.
