When Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei all tell us they have no idea what they are doing, we should believe them www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t... and stop giving them trillions of dollars for a dangerous clown show. If their AI does damage, they can pay and possibly go to jail.

Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown

In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

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A must-read powerful reminder of horrors unleashed by this man and how commitment by International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia to punish genocide brought him to face trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...

Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

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A must-read powerful reminder of horrors unleashed by this man and how commitment by International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia to punish genocide brought him to face trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...

Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

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"pathetically sycophantic" is an understatement!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Howard Lutnick just demonstrated why he's called Nutlick during one of the pathetically sycophantic press conferences of all time. Here's a supercut:

Amazing words in tribute for Dolly Parton from Yusuf/Cat Stevens….had no idea she covered Peace Train….the song clip at the end is beautiful 🥺🙏

Maden işçilerin hak mücadelesini yürüten Bağımsız Maden-İş Genel Başkanı Gökay Çakır ile sendikanın örgütlenme uzmanı Başaran Aksu tutuklandı! Çakır ve Aksu madencinin hakkını aradığı için tutuklandı. Bu tutuklama hak arayanlara göz dağıdır. Sendikacılık ve hak aramak suç değildir.

Great new film on how CBS murdered 60 Minutes to curry favor from Trump and allow a huge merger www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9f...

FULL FILM: Murdering 60 Minutes

YouTube video by Brave New Films

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Looking for economists on BlueSky? Here are about 1500, also organized by field, country and region. ideas.repec.org/i/ebluesky.h... #RePEc #EconSky

Osman Kavala has spent nearly 9 years behind bars unlawfully. Today, @echr.coe.int called his treatment a flagrant denial of justice, deemed his conviction void, & ordered his immediate release for the third time. The @coe.int should ensure Türkiye complies. Free Osman Kavala.

European court says the Turkish judiciary has a 'systematic problem' in ruling on philanthropist

The European Court of Human Rights has criticized Turkey’s courts over the imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala

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Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history.

Then the "paying" customers will not settle for any less than straight A's

The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · last mo.

What do an indoor climbing gym, a video game lounge, a ski waxing station and a pho restaurant have in common? They’re all amenities at Trailhead, the University of Utah’s new dormitory complex.

Not sufficiently gaslighting and lying?

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last mo.

BREAKING: Karoline Leavitt, known for pushing lies and gaslighting the public from the briefing room podium, will be LEAVING her job at the end of the month.

One piece of this new presidential vax schedule that's gotten insufficient coverage is the additional demand it would create for dr. appointments (assuming kids still get shots), since unbundling shots requires more trips to pediatrician. Do you know how hard it is to get a doctor's appt right now?!

There’s No Vaccine for Stupid

Innumerate Republican senators castigate Fauci for something he didn’t do.

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At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump has installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)

Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...

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The UK is facing a housing crisis – but its impacts are not felt equally. Women are more likely to experience housing insecurity and face greater barriers to finding secure, affordable housing.

Venezuela 🇻🇪 must be allowed to recover and rebuild from the deadly June 24 earthquakes. That's why I joined over 100 economists/experts from around the world in calling to lift sanctions, unfreeze frozen assets, and let Venezuela access its IMF SDRs. english.elpais.com/economy-and-...

Just published in @feministeconomics.bsky.social "Debt, Distress, and Defiance," a timely, important piece on the debt crisis. Highly readable & open access. Congratulations to guest eds. Ruwanpura, Rao & Oduro www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @knr21-cam.bsky.social @iaffe.bsky.social

Debt, Distress, and Defiance

Global debt distress is a crisis of unprecedented severity, affecting fifty-four countries and 3.2 billion people. United Nations agencies estimate that interest payments on external debt far excee...

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Başka ülkelerde de okulda ana dili konuşma yasağı var mı acaba?

Nick Lloyd@spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 5mo ago

School book belonging to a 12-year-old. Village near Tolosa, Basque Country, 1966. "In school I must not speak Basque" 1,000 (one thousand) lines. Via @KikeAmonarriz. And a recent picture of the boy Lontxo Zubeldia via Naiz. Should be a museum exhibit on the realities of Francoism.

Remembering Amal Khalil

They found $191 billion for fear and force but suddenly there’s “no money” for kids, seniors, and veterans. It’s not about resources. It’s about priorities. #FundDHSFreezeICE

Aaron Black@aaronblack.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The $191 billion ICE slush fund came at expense of Medicaid, food assistance, and support for veterans. Republicans chose warrantless searches and brutality over compassion for American families. Remember in November! #FundDHSFreezeICE

Are you watching the Oscars tonight? I wanted to share some thoughts about one of my favorite movies (and the important lesson I learned from it): It's A Wonderful Life. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQDjyZWw_A4

Robert Reich Reacts: “It's a Wonderful Life”

Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favor

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Explain it to me like I’m five… 🤬

The Trump administration is like that person who thinks they’re the smartest one in the room, but they’re really the loudest, confusing arrogance with intelligence and raw stupidity with strength. Bet they never saw this likely scenario coming.

A surveillance app that doesn't work and no testimony as to whether agents get bonuses for making their quota, as has been reported www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony

Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’

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An obscure methodological tweak -- a change in the source of data on the price of legal services -- resulted in meaningfully lower monthly PCE inflation in January. That's prompting questions about why the change was made and why it wasn't disclosed publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b... #EconSky

Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading

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The war is going so well that the secretary of defense is spending his morning yelling at cnn

🚨Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson exposes DOGE for stealing our private Social Security data and what they can do with it on The Thom Hartmann Show. @alaw202.bsky.social @hartmannreport.com

On #tdih 2020, 6 years ago, Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville police while in her home. 💔 Read more & find teaching resources on role of police throughout U.S. history ⬇️. #SayHerName Follow @aapf.org Mural by HIERO & Thomas Evans in Denver. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/br...

March 13, 2020: Breonna Taylor Killed by Louisville Police

Louisville police officers opened fire in the home of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, shooting and killing her.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister on Trump temporarily loosening sanctions against Russia