David Borer
@daborer.bsky.social
People over profits. Labor lawyer/union organizer. Love books, Buckeyes, Commanders, Red Sox, Team LH, and the blues. Proud husband and dad.
“For years, Microsoft and OpenAI have fought to keep certain information out of the public eye in their fight with news organizations that have accused the AI firms of teaming up to violate copyright laws by stealing tons of news content to train AI.”
Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
arstechnica.com
Hey, @indivisible.org and @nkcoalition.bsky.social we're going to need thousands of people to act as human shields when Trump rolls up with bulldozers to demolish the Kennedy Center.
LEAKED PHOTOS Hegseth isn’t coming clean on the extent of the damage to American assets overseas. Now we’re seeing the leaked photos. Hundreds of structures damaged or destroyed. Nearly 60 aircraft damaged or lost. Up to $3.7 BILLION in equipment losses.
Where’s this clip? Why is this one not going viral? Yeah
Try to act surprised.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6d ago🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it’s appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump’s attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I am so hoping networks & news channels do not run Trump's speech live from the Pentagon memorial service. He's incapable of saying anything appropriate; it's always about his lies & self aggrandizement. Not today.
The little video vignette to start the @netflix.com @nflbluesky.bsky.social coverage has the distinct smell of being AI generated. No human would write that crap.
Wow! Only minutes into @Netflix.com coverage of NFL football in Australia & we have proof yet again that only the three major networks + Fox sports should be covering football. This looks like a middle school skit about football, but you have to buy it. Ugh!
Why do people only supposedly get the $5,000 if Republicans win in November? Republicans control everything and have for 2 years. Why didn’t they do it before? Why don’t they come back into session tomorrow and pass it right now? Because it’s all a lie, like everything else.
Thread. Let's go!
Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo@digitalwarrior.bsky.social · last wk.1/ Authoritarianism does not need everyone to surrender. It only needs millions of worried people to keep postponing action until tomorrow. Today, we break that habit. Do one small thing before midnight and report back when it is done. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
It was a little jarring that @cnn.com anchors were laughing while reporting on AI whistleblowers who reported a substantial risk that AI will end humanity within 10 yrs. Can't think of anything LESS funny.
LABOR DAY THREAD. The GOP & corp elite take truly outrageous steps against workers: eliminate heat standards, laugh at workplace injuries, deny health insurance claims, fire workers for organizing, roll back child labor laws. They gut EEO laws & smugly refuse to bargain
Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power prospect.org/2026/09/07/m...
Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power - The American Prospect
The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.
prospect.org
On this #LaborDay ahead of the 25 year remembrance of September 11, 2001, we’re re-sharing what @flyingwithsara.bsky.social explained to @fastcompany.com as one of their top ten innovators of the last ten years. She shares the lessons of that day and what motivates her work still:
The GOP has always cheated...and harmed Americans in order to gain and hold power.
Congratulations, @edmarkey.bsky.social, and all of us! The people want the results Ed’s always been fighting to bring. And together we’re gonna get it!
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w agoU.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts secured the Democratic nomination in his bid for a third full term, fighting off a challenger who argued that it was time for a generational change. bit.ly/4zSc23F #APPhoto by Meg Kinnard
I’ve known and worked closely with @edmarkey.bsky.social for 25 years. He’s the real deal and one of the best friends working people can have. He shows up in hard times and pushes for progress at every turn. Cheers to you, Senator Markey. Let’s get out the vote and get back to work! ✊❤️
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RichardJR@electricbluesfan.bsky.social · last mo.1/7 🛫 CREWS FACE SURGE IN RADIATION CANCERS 🛫 A massive study reveals pilots and flight attendants face higher odds of dying from radiation-related cancers than even nuclear workers due to cosmic rays. Source: The Globe And Mail #MedSky #PublicHealth #EpiSky #Aviation #Radiation
There's no realistic policy that would directly lower prices. Affordability depends on raising wages. That's what unions do.
Affordability's Key Ingredient Is Union Power
Tripling union membership would raise wages, reduce inequality and strengthen communities. Policymakers should take note.
inthesetimes.com
Let’s be clear about it… Democratic Socialism 🌹= Social Democracy = 21C FDR Democrats = America’s Revolutionary Promise of Fundamental Equality and a right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. 🇺🇸
“Elon Musk (despite being the world’s richest man) simply refused. Tesla succeeded in buying out all of the striking workers until there was no one left to be on strike.” We can’t leave it there. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/corporate-...
Corporate Power Approaches Escape Velocity
A failed Tesla strike in Sweden is a flashing warning light.
hamiltonnolan.com
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
thelancet.com
“We didn’t want a bigger, more prosperous economy anyway.” 😑
