Not showing up for 40 days at your job will get you fired, unless your name is Mitch McConnell, he's still getting paid

This isn't good enough. The company should be turned over to the authors for liquidation. The federal government will likely subsidize the loss at this point. LOL!

That guy@stuartbayens.bsky.social · 2w ago

A federal judge has approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about US$3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.

So the U.S. has gotten itself into a situation where the State Department is now warning Americans about traveling...anywhere. "The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution." travel.state.gov/en/internati...

When a NIMBY says they would support a project if it was affordable housing, they are lying.

Jordan Grimes@cafedujord.bsky.social · 2w ago

For the last 4 (!) years, I've been chronicling the journey of a 40 unit 100% affordable housing project for senior farmworkers in Half Moon Bay, California. Despite being approved in May, the journey sadly isn't over: a measure has qualified for the ballot this November to stop the project. 🧵

Karening on a fantastical level.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 2w ago

Last week I wrote a blog post calling out JK Rowling's bullshit for threatening to sue Amnesty International for expressing an opinion that Rowling doesn't like. Now I have someone in my comments "threatening" to send the post to her. And my response is: go for it. www.techdirt.com/2026/07/17/j...

Welcome to your Christian Nationalist diarrhea salad.

Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social · 2w ago

Taylor Farms, the lettuce supplier at the center of our explosive diarrhea outbreak, has spent millions to oppose food regulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans:

Reminder: Don't talk to the cops Don't talk to the cops Don't talk to the cops There are lots of movement lawyers who will support you to navigate any legal situations related to your activism. Print this out and post it by your door: activistchecklist.org/police/

FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant

During the raid, federal agents asked about links between the woman and Prairieland — suggesting a sprawling conspiracy that fits with Trump’s attacks on antifa.

theintercept.com

New from Us! Bay Area Proud Boy Member Gallery Please send any and all tips to bay161@riseup.net ↙↙↙ bay161.noblogs.org/bapb-member-...

This could very well be the most important story in politics for the last decade and a half. Please read and share this equally harrowing and illuminating account by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social of just how dark the money in politics pit really goes. Absolutely mind blowing.

Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial

The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, wh...

thenerve.news

Holding Govts to Ransom JP Morgan boss warns of ‘consequences’ if Burnham taxes banks. Warns of capital flight, lower investment. Can't recall bankers objecting to bailouts, quantitative easing, subsidies. They want obedient govts. Who governs? People v Corporations.

JP Morgan boss warns of ‘consequences’ if Burnham taxes banks

Higher taxes on sector could threaten plan for £3bn headquarters in London, says Jamie Dimon

theguardian.com

"Aggravating factors included ... the fact that the offences undermined the democratic process." It wasn't a hack of elections. It simply exposed plans of a truly ugly organization that is currently seeking to undermine the democratic process in Texas and the USA. Interesting take from the judge.

Mikael Thalen@mikaelthalen.bsky.social · last mo.

Canadian hacker Aubrey 'Kirtaner' Cottle has been sentenced to 18 months after pleading guilty to charges related to the 2021 hack of the Texas GOP website. Cottle will serve five months and three weeks after having his sentence reduced by time served. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Now that he's been sentenced, I'm free to post this with (almost) no backlash: emma.best/2026/06/30/e... Bonus: Other people's comms with Kirtaner archive.org/details/kirt...

Every time Kirtaner messaged me

I took the unusual step of saving these messages as documentation that I had no role in the release of Epik and that I didn't work with Kirtaner, contrary to some conspiracy theories.

emma.best

emma best 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️ Mxy@emma.best · 6mo ago

NEW: Aubrey Cottle aka Kirtaner, the admitted federal cooperator and self-described "founder" of Anonymous, has told family members he plans to take a plea deal in Canada for the hacking charges. Impact on the US case is unclear. cc @alexposadzki.bsky.social

The Ambani family’s investment in Donald Trump Jr.-backed America First Refining coincided with the family’s securing major policy wins from the Trump administration that their company, Reliance Industries, had been lobbying for.

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...

propublica.org

"In New York, Amazon's delivery fleet is subcontracted by more than 40 companies ... shield[ing] Amazon from liability in case of accidents, wage theft complaints, and collective bargaining. The online retail giant says those subcontractors are responsible for the workers[.]"

Truthout@truthout.org · 2mo ago

When Esly Paredes started speaking up in favor of a City Council bill that Amazon opposes, the company cracked down.

#OtD 21 Jun 1949 7000 brewery workers in NYC won their 82-day strike. They won more base pay, increased night pay, more holiday, shorter hours, better safety, employer-funded pensions, better union rights and an additional worker on each truck stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9399...

According to this report, federal agents have contacted the majority of those arrested at the recent protests outside Delaney Hall, trying to pressure them into assisting with state repression. theintercept.com/2026/06/20/f... Make sure you learn about what to do in such a situation ahead of time!

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective@crimethinc.com · 2mo ago

When federal agents approach you, you can’t be sure what their real agenda is or what they hope to learn. Often, they try to pressure people who are only distantly adjacent to political activity. So even if you think you have no reason for concern, read this FAQ. crimethinc.com/InformantFAQ

Tl;dr - Palantir is the McDonald's milkshake machine of data tech

Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 2mo ago

Companies like Palantir exist to quarantine corporate incompetence behind expensive implementation and maintenance contracts. Palantir does nothing out of the box. Their shit does not work unless you have a team of Forward Deployed Engineers onsite 24/7 to continually paper over the cracks.

to be clear, this fascist shit is happening because the king told a lie about vandalism and they're retroactively arresting people to try to make it seem like it's true

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Took this video of a guy getting detained and a citation for putting his hand in the water an hour ago.

Never talk to a federal agent, don’t try and “out smart” them. Lying to them is a federal crime. Slickest thing you can do it say nothing. Slam that phone/door and call a lawyer or legal support. also don’t be private about agents calling around. warn your community.

Ⓐnarchohoodism 🐈‍⬛ 🏴@161bklyn.myatproto.social · 2mo ago

theintercept.com/2026/06/20/f...

Or, it's just straight out of the fascist playbook. Embarrassing news? Create a lie to distract and then attack a created enemy to sow fear and subservience. Shut it down and stop giving him excuses.

Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's very sad to watch a subpar mind further disintegrate in real time, but it is also essential for American journalists to make clear to readers that everything the President of the United States is now saying publicly is an utter and frighteningly dementia-fueled hallucination

These fucktards never ask what the people will be doing while their robots take all our jobs away. This is exactly why they will go the way of dinosaurs. A meteor is coming.

They were picking up plastic floating on top of the water. But never mind. The Republican Political Party is inventing new enemies for themselves. Their main skill set is manufacturing invitations to hate. It's just started to recoil on them. Now the invitations end up causing people to hate them.

Trump told world leaders, “I’m the boss,” at this week’s G7 Leaders’ Summit. I cannot imagine how many of those leaders made fun of him later. He has made himself and our country a laughingstock.

If you think this isn't a thing, police ignore bullsh*t offenses all the time. Trivial parking violations are a great example. These are special *ssholes at the reflecting pool.

Anonymous@youranonnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The fact that none of these tools are saying "f*ck that! No. That's not what I came here for," tells you everything you need to know about them.

We all know Trump is going to try to steal the midterms. We need Democratic AGs to start talking about how they will IMMEDIATELY charge Trump with state crimes if he does that in their state.

Just a reminder, if you deface the Reflecting Pool you will be arrested…. Oops wrong picture

"Et tu, Rupert?”

Iran once again closed the Straits today. Shortly thereafter, the most stable intelligent President ever posted this.

We we're going to make a joke earlier about him renaming it to NICE as a guess. That's actually it? Jesus H. Christ, comedy is writing itself and isn't so funny.

As I See It #Resist #Rise #BeKind@gottachangeit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is just beyond embarrassing.