If the modern economy is based on flows, and modern politics is based on performance, power will reside with those who have the power to ensure or disrupt flows and the platform to poast epically about it
Kelsey Atherton
@atherton.bsky.social
War, robots, & bad futures but imagining better. I edit @cipolicy.bsky.social's International Policy Journal, opinions my own. Unitarian Universalist. He/him. Husband to @alymay.bsky.social & father of 2. Front takes towards enemies.
Enjoyed @blankcheck.bsky.social's episode on The Inner Light of Christ, or, The Next Testatment: The Last Temptation of Picard
Cyber security professionals have airgaps in their resumes
interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV? cartoonist: that's where the employer subconsciously decides what activity is suggested by the presence of those two jobs on either side of the gap
Ariel Edwards-Levy@aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 13h agointerviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV? pollster: oh, that's fine, it's ignorable nonresponse
Last month, Van Hollen became the first Member of Congress to call on European states to sanction the president. Now, he seems to be the first Member of Congress to say that Trump himself should be investigated and possibly prosecuted by the ICC.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · 2d agoAs Trump himself said, this entire campaign is about protecting Netanyahu. Words of condemnation aren't enough, ICC members must take action to defend the rule of law. Remember, ICC prosecutors have the authority to open criminal investigations against ANYONE who obstructs justice.
The funny thing about LLMs in security contexts is it is as if we tried to make computers vulnerable to social engineering too. And all of the cybersecurity controls for them are also made of social engineering, and are thus easily exploitable.
Malwarebytes@malwarebytes.com · 14h agoPhishing emails containing hidden instructions aimed at AI assistants are growing in popularity.
Wild to have suspicions of plagiarism so bad you lose a recurring magazine column and a deal to write a book on your friend the mayor and then go out and get an article published complaining about who still reads books. Man it's hard to know if you've even written the ones with your name on them.
New working paper w/ @hannafolsz.bsky.social In 2025, Trump targeted US law firms for their political opposition Some firms resisted by suing Trump. Others folded by agreeing to support the administration w/ pro bono work Resisting firms took a short term financial hit but improved reputations
this one goes out to @bcmerchant.bsky.social:
The Luddites Were Right sticker pack
4 stickers to clarify which side you're on in the Slop Wars. Price includes postage in the US. ***This is a pre-order. This design is currently with the printer. Packs will begin mailing out ~2 weeks ...
dinfontay.bigcartel.com
whoa, these already sold out. i'm reupping on this design, and adding three others. all of these are available for preorder* in my shop now. every purchase supports my independent, ai-free journalism. shop now: dinfontay.bigcartel.com/category/din... *at printer now, will mail out in ~2 weeks
Dave Infante@dinfontay.com · 19h agoalright fine, by popular demand, these are now for sale in my shop. $5 gets you 4 of these 3" gloss stickers mailed anywhere in the us. grab your pack now:
Donald Trump is once again abusing his power to target his political enemies and threaten Black, Muslim, and immigrant communities. It is unacceptable, and we support @repilhan.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/ilha...
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Federal agents have searched Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That’s according to people familiar with the matter.
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As I wrote this summer, New York has recently become one of the states with a state-level cause of action for violations of the Constitution. If and when Oscar Belga is released (or, potentially, while detained), he could under this law individually sue the ICE agents involved in his shooting
This Maine Lawsuit is Testing the Boundaries of Suing Federal Immigration Agents - Bolts
One morning in late January, civil engineer Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz was driving to work in Portland, Maine, when federal agents in town for the so-called Operation Catch of the Day... Read More
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These guys will obviously do whatever illegal or immoral thing Trump tells them to but they are also all hopelessly addicted to Twitter and will do anything to avoid being Epic Clapbacked by Benny Johnson
Jared Polis is one of the most useful idiots ever for Republicans. www.newsnationnow.com/politics/tin...
Tina Peters meets with Trump to discuss elections: Reports
The former Colorado clerk reportedly met with Trump to discuss election integrity and the upcoming midterm elections.
newsnationnow.com
The stories about Musk pouring his dirty money into elections and Omar being harassed by the feds neatly dovetail into the same story: either this country includes people like Omar, or it doesn’t
There is absolutely no viable path forward for this country that doesn’t hinge on extreme accountability for everyone involved in this administration. They’re going to whine about politicization and credulous media types will echo them, but the thing is, they’ve committed tons of obvious crimes!
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 20h agoI do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
Hey @heinrich.senate.gov, you voted to advance the nomination of and then confirm your friend Markwayne Mullin to head Homeland Security. His DHS is now doing partisan raids against your Democratic colleagues in the House. What are you going to do about this?
Kelsey Atherton@atherton.bsky.social · 20h agoHomeland Security raided Ilhan Omar's home in an investigation reportedly of fraud in her immigration paperwork. Certainly scans as an attempt to denaturalize and demonize one of Trump's most outspoken critics. abcnews.com/US/rep-ilhan...
Homeland Security raided Ilhan Omar's home in an investigation reportedly of fraud in her immigration paperwork. Certainly scans as an attempt to denaturalize and demonize one of Trump's most outspoken critics. abcnews.com/US/rep-ilhan...
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s residence searched as part of ongoing criminal investigation, DOJ says
A Department of Justice spokesperson said the search was part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
abcnews.com
BREAKING: Federal judge order an immediate end to DHS’s pro-Trump propaganda ads. Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered the Trump administration to “cancel or cause to be cancelled“ any remaining ad placements, including for Sunday evening. Tonight, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge order an immediate end to DHS’s pro-Trump propaganda ads
Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered the Trump administration to “cancel or cause to be cancelled“ any remaining ad placements, including for Sunday evening.
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putting hydraulics on one of these, call that a Low(ly Worm) Rider www.bbc.com/news/article...
Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age
The French firm is reinventing the classic model as carmakers come under pressure from Chinese rivals.
bbc.com
we should have ran more socialists
Tom Ward@churchillward.bsky.social · yesterdayThat’s what is striking, how Republican-leaning pollsters can’t post better numbers for the GOP. Even as they peg the 2026 electorate to voter mix in 2024, despite the current 11-point lead in Democratic Party identification vs. a Republican 2-point lead 2 years ago. www.statista.com/chart/22302/...
Gavin Newsom would have put down the Bell Riots with tanks and napalm I can tell you that much
There really was a mode of analysis that was lost with Fisher. Imitated, but never duplicated. Clarifying, with similar brevity and force, how white collar and service industry work is integral to the modern working class is probably one of the biggest pedagogic hurdles of the movement.
Owing to the extensive use of machinery, and to the division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. He becomes an appendage of the machine…
utopia deferred@utopia-defer.red · 2y agoWork and life become inseparable. Capital follows you when you dream. Time ceases to be linear, becomes chaotic, broken down into punctiform divisions. As production and distribution are restructured, so are nervous systems.
