In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

These people are not well.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 36m ago

“Once AI has ‘squeezed out’ all the expert data from humans, it won’t need any more input from humanity. That is the time AIs will start just self-evolving by themselves. Right now, the human is the bottleneck.”

A master communicator

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

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Hindus for Human Rights Action@hfhraction.bsky.social · 3h ago

Progressive Hindu Americans are building a movement. For too long, far-right groups have monopolized the Hindu American political identity in US politics. But that changes now.

Hindu American PAC is 0/4 in its key races. Hindu American voters played a critical role in taking down Hindu nationalist politicians in Democratic primaries.

This is very good news. Hindu nationalists have found common cause with extremists of all kinds including white nationalists like those in the most Hindu nationalist US admin ever. They were invited to NatCon, advise the US Pres and have a ton of money. Kudos to the folks at @hfhr.bsky.social !

Hindus for Human Rights Action@hfhraction.bsky.social · 3h ago

Hindu American PAC is 0/4 in its key races. Hindu American voters played a critical role in taking down Hindu nationalist politicians in Democratic primaries.

It's clear today, as always, that the Hindutva movement does not represent Hindu Americans. And now, there is a political voice for the majority that rejects Hindu majoritarianism: Hindus for Human Rights Action.

In the past, we've held Thanedar to account for taking on Hindu nationalist positions and carrying out policies that were proposed by Hindu nationalist-aligned groups, often at the cost of Hindu Americans.

Finally, last night, @donavanmckinney.bsky.social took down Shri Thanedar. Rep. Thanedar's time in Congress has been marked by his lack of engagement with his constituents and his blatant pursuit of his donors' interest.

Progressive Hindu Americans are building a movement. For too long, far-right groups have monopolized the Hindu American political identity in US politics. But that changes now.

Thanedar going down and data centers losing everywhere. Solid election night.

Success!! 🎉🥳

Initial Qual Code tags: Patriarchy, Eugenics, Reproductive Fixation, Denial of the Agency of Birth giving people, Rape Culture, "gre@t replacement theory"

Media Matters for America@mmfa.bsky.social · 6h ago

Anti-abortion groups' latest strategy in their push to ban mifepristone is disguised as "advocacy": They claim that telehealth access to the pill enables abusers to force their partners to have an abortion.

Mallory McMorrow endorses Abdul El Sayed minutes after NBC call

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 15h ago

Goodnight

To win statewide, you have to win in the UP. Stevens did not campaign in the UP.

Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her)@themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 15h ago

He was outspent 9-1. And he won widely in UP. Good signs for his ground game for the November election.

El-Sayed projected to win MI senate nomination by NBC. Big win for progressives! #MISenate important to note that he is not a DSA-endorsed candidate despite the media and online noise.

Really hoping this holds. Thanedar was kicked out of DSA for supporting genocide. And, he’s a Hindu nationalist.

Looks like he’s going to lose! It’s also a MASSIVE loss for the crypto lobby. lol thoroughly enjoying this one.

If you know you know@privatechand.bsky.social · 19h ago

Niche but really hope Thanedar, one of the most rabid Hindu nationalists in Congress, is ousted.

One thing seems clear across the board in the election results tonight: people really hate data centers

This is excellent news! Slotkin’s old seat. Lawrence is the progressive candidate. #MI07

Niche but really hope Thanedar, one of the most rabid Hindu nationalists in Congress, is ousted.

JUST IN: Missouri voters reject Amendment 4. The failure of Amendment 4 means future proposed constitutional amendments brought by the public will still need a simple majority of a statewide vote to pass:

Missouri voters reject Amendment 4, say no to making it harder to amend the state constitution

Because voters rejected Amendment 4, proposed state constitutional amendments brought by the public will still require a simple majority to pass once on the ballot.

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The Missouri SoS dragged out his office's examination of the veto referendum (of the GOP gerrymander) for most of 2026 to ensure he can run out the clock; and finally declared today, on the deadline by which he had to act, that he thinks the veto referendum is entirely unconstitutional.

The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)@redistrictnet.bluesky.bot · yesterday

#BREAKING: Missouri Secretary of State Hoskins has deemed the Missouri Redistricting Referendum as insufficient due to it being unconstitutional.

The Revenge of Clippy

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · yesterday

The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.

Livingston is also giving Will Lawrence 44% of the vote as Eaton stays strong for Lawrence, and with that I think I have my first call of the night: Will Lawrence will be the Democratic nominee for MI-07

This is excellent news. Thanedar pandered to Hindu nationalists in addition to supporting genocide

A lot of people are going to try and insist in about six hours that being outspent by tens of millions of dollars and winning by five to possibly fifteen points is actually not that big of a deal

You can find the full story below. And be sure to follow on TikTok while you’re on there to check our video! Or Insta: www.instagram.com/p/Dbl5ljLKDrP/

In North Carolina, a Shooting Victim Pleads for His Shooter’s Release After 30 Years - Bolts

Ramulus Mason was sentenced to life without parole due to North Carolina’s three-strikes law. The man he shot insists that he shouldn’t still be in prison.

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Phill Smith, an incarcerated journalist you’ve likely read in Bolts, just recorded an audio narration of a story we published last week—the one about a North Carolinian who is up for clemency with the help of the man he shot. Check out Phill’s voice: tiktok.com/@boltsmag/video/7669915463341591821

Question: Tell me what happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989. Here are the answers from two popular open-source Chinese AI models.

Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 3d ago

"Most tech analysts are aware that Chinese models have Chinese Communist Party controls built into them, but the problem is often understood too narrowly. Many assume that these models simply refuse to answer politically sensitive questions..." www.worldpoliticsreview.com/china-ai-mod...