ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 9h ago6/ Weeks later, Kao tells his team Collins committed to getting the company $32M in naval contracts.
Andi Zeisler
@andizeisler.bsky.social
Former culture writer, Salon.com. Before that: cofounder, Bitch Media. Forever fan of print magazines. Single mom, dog mom, your mom
ProPublica@propublica.org · 9h ago
The worst men alive all absolutely love AI and hate trans people. Huh. Probably no lessons for me to learn there.
A lot of us have had to take a lot of shit on Bluesky for the crime of being 100% right about guys too early
Nick Field@nickfield.bsky.social · yesterdayThe State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
Article 25 (3)(e) of the statute establishing the International Criminal Court criminalizes incitement to genocide. If someone can walk into the United Nations and say this, they’re daring the court to act.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h agoTrump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
I know that some people don't think these types of things are important but I really do. Cultural change precedes political change. When you don't have the culture, it's more difficult to win politically or to sustain political wins. newrepublic.com/post/215697/...
MAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to Go
The “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales.
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I was at a hipster coffee shop in Park Slope yesterday and they paused Geese so that everyone could get out their mandatory prayer mats.
I think you had to be very online at a time when most people weren't to know that the bush administration was comically evil to the extent that it was, but for those of you who weren't: trust us! these were stupid evil people, not so different from the current ones!
Evan Sutton@evansutton.bsky.social · 18h agolol at all the people who've been going "Why isn't Dubya speaking out about Trump??" folks, he's committed to the same fucking project.
I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.
I know my brain is cooked because I read this and was like, “what nonsense does Don Henley and Glenn Frey’s ghost have to account for now?!!”
Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · yesterdayEd Sheeran's Philly concert is over but big questions remain What was the role of Eagles' owner Jeff Lurie in the cancellation of Macklemore? How can there be censorship in a stadium owned by the city where American freedom was founded? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/eagl...
lol owned
Afrikaner ‘refugee’ family who came back to SA for healthcare can’t return to US | News24
An Afrikaner family granted refugee status in the US have been denied re-entry after they undertook a quick trip back to South Africa.
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Goku Missile Crisis@babadooknukem.bsky.social · last yr.I wish all Afrikaner "refugees" a very pleasant "fall off your bicycle and find out how much a sprained wrist costs in America"
You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?
every time I think about the "what if AIs are people" people, I think about this tweet, except in this instance we've given silicon anxiety (and, I guess given recent developments, suicidal ideation). not to be a total ex-catholic but I'm pretty sure this is a sin
Who’s making the Free Bonnie Slotnick tshirts bc I urgently need one evgrieve.com/2026/09/line...
Line tensions boil over: East Village bookseller Bonnie Slotnick arrested outside Harry Styles pop-up on 2nd Street
EV Grieve is the leading news, entertainment and lifestyle blog about the East Village of New York City.
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🥹 my heart so many things destroyed in all of these wars, genocides, regimes everything saved is precious
Syrian man uncovers library hidden behind wall for 15 years
Abu Bilal built a secret wall in his home to protect his books from Syria’s former Assad regime.
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Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
This is, quite literally, the most self-serving, harmful, ignorant attempt to circumvent critical thinking that we've seen in a long time. I'm not interested in destroying the climate because you're too lazy to read.
Ran Blekhman@blekhman.bsky.social · 6d agoThis is the future of scientific papers. Instead of a PDF, the paper is an AI agent that you can talk to, ask questions, run analyses. No more digging through supplements - just ask the paper directly: "what p-value cutoff was used in Fig 3B? Re-run at 0.01." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I will not link to it, but @theatlantic.com has published a transparent piece of AI cult propaganda, authored by a self-described “AI safety and policy” researcher who is funded by Coefficient Giving. Shameful.
Listen, i may not be a football girlie but game theory-wise i will say this: the way Robert Kraft collaborated with other NFL owners to get Macklemore kicked off of Ed Sheeran's tour speaks to why Colin Kaepernick was never given another shot after taking a knee for racial justice.
🌭 Went to a dachshund race in Surf City, how was your Saturday?
things could be worse. at least we're not de facto ruled by a sex cult of guys who worship the computer and think its going to make them immortal if they feed enough poor people to it
a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.
Dem politicians kicked women in the teeth on abortion for decades and their reward is that they got to move on from pearl-clutching about the Abortionplex and put their energy fully into kicking trans people in the teeth
Malevolent Maelstrom@chemicalchaos.bsky.social · 3d agoHey its fucking wierd more of the dems platform isnt "we will give you abortion rights back"
“Hey dad, what did they call you when you first joined the Army in 2026?” “Son, they called me Private Pecker-Checker, and I wore that name proudly”
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d agoNEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
