We need a 'Fix the Darn Country' constitutional amendment.
Historian Jen
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Southern historian and political scientist. I mostly post about politics. AI Luddite. Certified California Hater.
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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The amendment on the Florida ballot to eliminate property taxes is so insane even Grady Judd is telling people to vote against it 💀
Somewhere out there a dog got blamed for pooping on the floor and it was really this guy.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 22h agoOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
Glad to see he removed it! And good on him for doing so once he realized what was happening. I think it's a sign of how toxic the political environment is right now that it was taken seriously by so many. Hopefully he learns to read the room better in the future lol
novapsyche@novapsyche444.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Walter Masterson thing wasn't real. bsky.app/profile/nova... The UPS stunt, I agree, was a bad tactic that should have stayed as a thought bubble. bsky.app/profile/nova...
Serious politicians take material actions to fight the administration to protect their constituents. Social media personalities want Andy to parade around outside a hospital in DC like a clown instead of fighting this administration in ways that matter.
Lexington Herald-Leader@kentucky.com · 2d agoThe lawsuit is the latest in a legal battle largely between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration.
So far today I've seen this and I've seen El-Sayed supporters harassing UPS employees pretending to look for Haley Stevens. I don't even have an issue with El-Sayed but like many other candidates his *out of state* supporters are acting like lunatics.
If I was a conspiracy theorist, I'd believe this is intentional bc of the push from RFK Jr to eat more animal protein, to use beef tallow for everything, to spread that seed oil is bad for us. Now they're taking our damn salads.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2d agoTwo people have died in connection with the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, authorities announced. The people had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have been affected by the intestinal illness and dehydration.
Today is the first day of early voting in the Florida primaries. Just a reminder for when the general election comes that all the Florida folks who cannot bring themselves to register with the Dems but don't want to vote for the Dem nominee have chosen not to participate in the selection process.
An interesting trend I've noticed among work contacts who became unemployable and started their own business (myself included) is that we all have at least one thing in our marketing that is there specifically bc of the reasons we were unhappy in our old jobs. A tag line, website copy, etc...
Every Sunday one of my childhood friends posts the sermon of a pastor that was one of my high school boyfriends, also my debate partner and theater peer. And every Sunday I see a few minutes of this man puts on a *performance* using techniques he was taught in high school, some of them by me.
Jeanne Gibson, beloved “Rosie the Riveter,” passed away on July 29, 2026 at 100. Gibson became a welder at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, helping build destroyers for the Allied war effort during WWII. Gibson helped pave the way for millions of women who stepped into critical wartime roles.
I made a new recipe for a broccoli and chicken curry tonight. Somehow it ended up tasting like broccoli cheddar soup. Given I like both and cant have cheddar soup, this is a welcome surprise.
Is anyone out there growing their own lettuce? If so, do you have an indoor set up that doesn't take up half the house and isn't $900? I'm thinking I'd like to grow my own so I can eat a damn salad but it's too hot to grow anything outside right now.
This is basic progressive talk and the bare minimum that most progressive agree on and look at some of the comments.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 5d agoKamala Harris: I know this is going to be controversial coming from me in particular, we need to revisit the electoral college. We need to revisit the point of expanding the court. We need to revisit, if they so want, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.
Kamala Harris: The deal would basically be what Barack Obama got. That he pulled us out of. I think that it's important to not be a conspiracists, but you can listen to what people are saying. And wonder. Is it just a full on distraction from the things he can't handle or has not handled?
Anywhere here’s VP Kamala Harris continuing to talk about voting rights. This is earlier today with the National Urban League. www.c-span.org/program/camp...
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I've definitely turned into an old person. I got a text from a client success mgr with no capitalization or punctuation but she was assuming it's a conversation. Nope, call me on the phone when you have a moment, I cannot read this.
What could possibly go wrong
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
"A new analysis of Black voters in the South indicates that Republican attempts to dilute their political power is driving them to the polls in larger numbers and shifting their counties further left."
Republican disenfranchisement bid drives Black voters to polls, study finds
Black voters in south motivated to turn out by Republican push to redraw maps after supreme court ruling
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🤦🏻♀️ I don’t want to hear a word from Mainers towards southern states about racism and inbreeding for the rest of my life.
Marc Boorshtein@mlbiam.dev · 6d agoSo this thing about Troy Jackson having 2 kids with his second cousin is fake, right? RIGHT? PLEASE TELL ME ITS FAKE.
My entire TikTok feed is Jon Ossoff thirst traps and people growing giant squash (and one watermelon) for contests 😂
writing these words in this order made me feel like i was having a stroke, i am pleased to share it with all of you
Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social · 6d agowww.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Don’t let the republicans read this
Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · last wk.Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
I would not want to be a Texas GOP official right now looking at this polling data from Fox News. Mr. Talarico is in good shape: +3 among all voters +18 among moderates +18 among Hispanic voters only -4 among men only -4 among 65+
It would benefit some people to talk about this shit as wasting tax dollars and government resources. Yes it’s a vile thing to do but it’s also clearly unconstitutional and would result in going to court on the taxpayers dime.
Dr Hell-Mart@hockeyeeyore.bsky.social · 6d ago"Tennessee Governor Candidate Says He’ll Ban Mosques and Non-Christian Religions If Elected" l.smartnews.com/p-8cBwJomA/S...