Are you saying the DOJ withdrew that pool vandalism indictment… upon reflection?
The threat from AI is the same as the threat from a genie: Improper parsing of an instruction with disastrous consequences.
Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last wk.“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
new from me: frankly embarrassing that Fetterman couldn’t even be bothered to find new ways to be wrong about the filibuster. instead he just reheated the same cowardice we saw five years ago from Manchin and Sinema
Opinion | Fetterman flipped on the filibuster. He was right the first time.
The junior senator from Pennsylvania now thinks the filibuster is a vital part of the Senate despite every bit of evidence to the contrary.
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i’m going to go ahead and leave this here
Opinion | The White House doesn’t want history at the Smithsonian. It wants fandom.
A report attacking the National Museum of American History would prefer Americans feel a shallow patriotic crush than truly love this country.
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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING: Trump just ordered warning signs and exhibits to be installed outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to alert the public that the museum does not, in his view, accurately reflect American history. For the record: It does.
fascinating that he would go there, not only b/c of what it says about his knowledge of how the world perceives trump admin crimes but also the assumption of blanket impunity within the united states.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTom Cotton: "Ultimately, it's not about Prime Minster Netanyahu and Israel -- it's about arresting Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio in the future if they ever travel abroad."
Lawyers working for Harmeet Dhillion refuse to act like lawyers by putting things in writing for fear doing so will be used against them. 👀 This is WILDLY suspect behavior from the people trying to seize voting records from every state. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
How does this not constitute a monopoly shutting down its competition
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2w agoThe price hikes and the product disappearances were not the blips of supply and demand – they were the results of behind-the-scenes pressure by Amazon, according to internal emails reviewed by the Guardian and court claims against the world’s largest company. From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
"They also made him the beneficiary of an unprecedented expansion of White House clemency power, a move tracing back to England’s King Charles II." www.ocregister.com/2026/07/21/t...
Trump extends pardons to companies, echoing a 17th century king
Trump has become the first modern US president to issue pardons for companies, from a Middle America auto supplier to a crypto platform and a media startup.
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“Absent his willingness to accept congressional supremacy on this front, Vought could — and should — serve as an example for what happens to bureaucrats who try to place themselves above elected lawmakers.” @hayesbrown.bsky.social
Opinion | Russell Vought should be impeached
The two-time director of the Office of Management and Budget has been two-timing Congress, making spending cuts that lawmakers rejected.
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Maine Senator @senangusking.bsky.social: There is a serious threat to our elections in 2026 — and to democracy itself — but it’s not the Chinese, Venezuela, noncitizens voting or mail-in ballots. It’s Donald J. Trump. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | What Americans should take away from Trump’s speech on election interference
Sen. Angus King: Since Trump returned to office last year, his administration has set about deliberately sabotaging the capacity of the federal government to protect our election infrastructure.
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If you want to feel old, the videogame 'Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey' came out in 1996.
I saw an Instagram reel where people had installed a movie theatre-type soda machine in their home and they walked you through the cost which was thousands of dollars and the only two sodas it dispensed was Diet Coke and Diet Doctor Pepper so I think their assets should be seized
Immigrants make up 30% of the U.S. direct care workforce, including 33% of home care workers. New analysis finds immigration policy changes could worsen staffing shortages for long-term care services for older adults and people with disabilities: https://on.kff.org/3SPqKaJ
Our own @hayesbrown.bsky.social wrote a great piece on this www.ms.now/opinion/mitc...
Opinion | Why Mitch McConnell's extended absence really matters
Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for weeks with his absence impacting the Senate’s work with no return date only months before his term ends.
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“giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region without congressional approval.” uh ok like when you keep joining a streaming service for the first free month and then canceling and then joining again with a different email? but for war? ok
Hayes Brown@hayesbrown.bsky.social · 3w agohear that guys? entirely new war. total reboot of the franchise, nothing before this is canon.
“no no no, that was iran war legends. we don’t know what happens to khamenei in canon yet, but one of the new reference books *does* mention n’kata del gormo, so it’s technically still possible he and yoda both had the same master at one point. exciting times.”
Hayes Brown@hayesbrown.bsky.social · 3w agohear that guys? entirely new war. total reboot of the franchise, nothing before this is canon.
hear that guys? entirely new war. total reboot of the franchise, nothing before this is canon.
Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran
President Donald Trump's notification that the U.S. is again at war with Iran gives the administration another 60-day clock for military action.
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Really weird to think about my younger undiagnosed ADHD self and all those nights that I wrote last minute essays, and today a 17 year old would think I was some kind of overachiever.
Amy Mode Activated 🪷 ᓚᘏᗢ ಇ.@activateamymode.bsky.social · 4w agoKids today have lost the fine art of bullshitting a 10 page paper from a single Funk & Wagnalls entry or from reading only the CliffsNotes. 🤣
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
Reuters confirms. 11 more people captured by ICE have been sent to a maximum security prison in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a country where they have no ties and committed no crimes. reut.rs/4wpbIGU
Eleven more Trump deportees arrive in Eswatini from the United States, lawyer says
Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case ...
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Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 4w agoA few minutes ago, two ICE flights operated by Journey Aviation landed in Eswatini, likely another third-country removal of immigrants to a maximum security prison there. Nineteen people have already been sent there on previous ICE flights in the last nine months. Only two have been released.
Graphical representation of of Brown Econ undergrad cheating www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty... h/t @jacobtlevy.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com #AI #LLM
Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦@hswapnil.medsky.social · last mo.Funny story on AI/LLM based cheating at Brown undergrad econs english.elpais.com/education/20...
"The White House doesn't want history at the Smithsonian. It wants fandom." -@hayesbrown.bsky.social That succinct formulation nails it. Toxic fandom.
Hayes Brown@hayesbrown.bsky.social · 4w agonew from me: the White House doesn’t want real history in the National Museum of American History. instead, engaging in toxic fandom, shaming the Smithsonian for not stanning its favs hard enough
new from me: the White House doesn’t want real history in the National Museum of American History. instead, engaging in toxic fandom, shaming the Smithsonian for not stanning its favs hard enough
Opinion | The White House doesn’t want history at the Smithsonian. It wants fandom.
A report attacking the National Museum of American History would prefer Americans feel a shallow patriotic crush than truly love this country.
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As DOGE’s charter expires, it’s worth recognizing what this endeavor was at its core: a failed experiment. DOGE’s goals went unmet. Its promises went unfulfilled. It envisioned one set of results but delivered the opposite. Good riddance. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The White House’s failed DOGE experiment comes to an official and overdue end
The Department of Government Efficiency was hyped as a governmental game changer. Its doors are now closing as a pitiful failure.
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I was just reminded that I have every right to still be mad about this and also that it was clear he was going to be Like This for ages
Elon Musk's offer to donate Tesla stock to world hunger is bogus
The WFP's $6 billion ask is nothing to the richest person on Earth — but he's still going to be a jerk about it.
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