The Trump administration wants AI to conduct the tests that ensure blind people and those with other disabilities can access the government websites that Americans use to sign up for benefits or find other critical information. The outcry was immediate.

Inside the Freakout Over AI Testing in Government Websites

A rush of AI into government web development is worrying tech workers over accessibility.

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After the defeat of Hitler, Germans were unable to answer the question: "Who did you think was on those trains?"

JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · 2w ago

🧊✈️ YOUR DAILY DIVERT 😬 ⚠️ An Eastern 767 (tail: N700KW) on an ICE mission to Colombia & Brazil turns around abruptly after takeoff Friday morning, returning to the ICE hub in Louisiana 👀

What the fuck have we become to allow this?!?!?

Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Trump regime asks the Supreme Court to allow them to deport unaccompanied migrant kids into trafficking. ICE is set to open a new prison camp for unaccompanied kids at an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana -- the largest deportation hub in the U.S. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Wow. These two really are cut from the same damn cloth. My homeland and the country my faith gives me a deep affinity for, both lead by monsters.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Netanyahu after the UNGA emptied out ahead of his speech: "If there any other moral cowards who have not left the hall, please do so now."

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Robin Berjon@robin.berjon.com · 2w ago

Hey friends, a bunch of you are still on Substack. I know it's pain in the arse, but you've got to move. I mean, is this the company you keep? Rebecca's newsletter (it's… pretty big) is on @ghost.org. Mine, granted a wee bit smaller, is on @buttondown.com. Both great, both with import tools.

With so many copycats in MLB, let’s hope this is the next trend — a player who strives for base hits rather than selling out for home runs, which brings the inevitable avalanche of strikeouts. So much more fun to watch hitters get on base.  www.wsj.com/sports/baseb...

He’s One of Baseball’s Last .300 Hitters—and He Has Exactly Zero Home Runs

Chandler Simpson of the Tampa Bay Rays is the ultimate throwback. He’s ridiculously fast, produces a ton of singles and is the only everyday player in MLB who hasn’t hit a homer.

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“Trump” and “likely unconstitutional” go together like “fish” and “chips.” You say one word, and you immediately think of the other.

Tim O’Brien@timobrien.bsky.social · 2w ago

A federal judge said that Trump’s order barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House was likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to restore access to the three news outlets. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...

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Trump denies now wanting to put his name on Ford's Theater. But how is that any crazier than putting his name on a different cultural center named for a different slain president? Trump's just embarrassed. But EVERYTHING he does these days is an embarassment.

It is telling that Hegseth thought a 3 mile run plus some pushups and planks would be enough to stop female Marines. Dude, most middle aged people who work out can do that. His sexism is delusional. Women really aren’t so weak, my man. thewarhorse.org/hegseth-mari...

Hegseth Made the Fitness Test Harder for Women in Combat Roles. Most Female Marines Are Passing

Data shows almost all Marine females serving in combat roles have met or exceeded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new physical fitness standard.

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Why am I standing up to this admin? Simple. Parents are being separated from their children by ICE, families are losing SNAP, and healthcare is being stripped away. I’m facing 17 years in prison, but I’m not scared. I will always fight for NJ-10.

There's really no good argument against it, especially if Dems take the Senate. A distraction? Futile? As opposed to what, passing bills that you can't get past a veto anyway? Oversight? You get more attention and stronger legal tools with impeachment. Just do the right thing, it's good politics!

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 3w ago

I agree with @jvl.bsky.social. Dems would do well to conduct serial impeachments. First Heggy (if he is not convicted in Dec, after he IS impeached in House), then RFK. Then prioritize based on what will either gain support among Senate GOPers OR embarrass them. www.thebulwark.com/p/impeach-th...

Shareholders at 30 out of 30 corporations, collectively worth more than $13 trillion, voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025, most by 98-99 percent of voting shares, as I reported. Business leaders know that DEI is good for people, good for business. www.impactivize.org/2025-shareho...

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The US Constitution is a blueprint for governing and a safety net for civil liberties, not an obstacle to be navigated for loopholes. Happy Constitution Day.

As I explained the last time this dumb argument made the rounds, if Congress was never allowed to change the Court’s size (something it’s done seven times), that would mean four of the *current* justices (all of whom are Republicans) hold unconstitutionally created seats: www.ms.now/opinion/repu...

Republicans say court packing is 'unconstitutional.' They're wrong.

The argument that court expansion is unconstitutional is weak, transparently political — and most importantly, wrong.

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Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · last mo.

Really rare to spot something like this in the wild, but The Wall Street Journal ran a "Supreme Court Expansion Is Secretly Unconstitutional Actually" column that directly refutes its thesis in the paragraph that immediately follows. Beautiful stuff. www.wsj.com/opinion/is-c...

Any #FantasyFootball players out there? Who would you start, Davante Adams or Rhamondre Stevenson?

“Questionable and provocative” is a misleading-to-the-point-of-deception way of describing his fundamentally incompatible statements. At the least, some of them (if not many or all of them) are lies.

Michelangelo Signorile@msignorile.bsky.social · last mo.

This story is buried on NYT site. And they write "questionable and provocative" claims If Biden said this the whole story would be about cognitive decline--or outrageous lying.

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your attacks on him are so over the top that it legit seems like you harbor sort of bizarre personal beef with Hunter Biden

You know if Mamdani even so much as mentions how he felt as a Muslim kid in New York on 9/11 the Murdoch press will scream that he’s making it all about himself.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

If you have a problem with Mayor Mamdani attending the 9/11 ceremony you’re simply a racist piece of shit, I’m sorry, that’s on you, you’re gonna have to live with that until you figure out how to be a better human being

Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · last mo.

This is somehow still going, and it’s not just a few random families now; it’s also a former mayor of NYC and governor of New York. There is, again, no way to reason to argue Mamdani shouldn’t attend this commemoration that isn’t fundamentally bigoted

13 days. No bed. No shower. No toothbrush. That's what ICE did to Rami after grabbing him off the street. Hear his story in Episode 3 of Fractured, a new docuseries exposing the human consequences of ICE enforcement. Watch the full episode here: act.link/gi-iLNwlO

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i feel the same way about people who say you categorically can't trust information from AI as the people who used to say you can't trust wikipedia because anyone can edit it

An armed man attacked his opponent today, but Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy can’t bring himself to express any personal empathy for Amy Acton, or mention her by name, or even personally sign this crappy statement.

Joshua Scheeler@jtvandal01.bsky.social · last mo.

How is this not attempted murder? www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/p...

one of my least favourite leftist trends is people deciding on some moral stance as an individual and then telling people if they disagree they are ‘crossing a picket line’ there’s something so neoliberal about conflating an organised workplace with ~online vibes~

maybell🌻@maybell.itch.io · last mo.

admitting ai is causing the world to "suck" and also choosing to use them is crossing the picket line. it is time for introspection.

Remember when Kristen Welker would always ask every Republican guest to repudiate the statements of Nick Fuentes, Jack Posobiec, Benny Johnson, or other MAGA racists? Neither do I.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Raskin after Kristen Welker plays him clips of controversial Hasan Piker comments and asks him to react to them: "I think all of that is an irrelevant distraction"

"Republicans have close ties with a thousand far-right media extremists" is a story the elite media got bored with a long time ago. Now they've found one left-wing media extremist they can badger every Democrat about, and they are PSYCHED.

After rushing for 166 yards in his one season at Southern Miss, Jaylin Carter has already rushed for 280 yards and five touchdowns in his first two games for coach Charles Huff’s Tigers.

'I brought him with me for a reason:' Memphis coach on RB Jaylin Carter

After rushing for 166 yards in his one season at Southern Miss, Jaylin Carter has already rushed for 280 yards and five touchdowns in his first two games for coach Charles Huff’s Tigers.

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Some riders say Memphis Area Transit Authority needs more than shiny, new buses. They want reliable transportation.

MATA critics skeptical about reliable service despite arrival of new buses

Some riders say Memphis Area Transit Authority needs more than shiny, new buses. They want reliable transportation.

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Check on your haters cause they're people and hurting too