Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
Melissa Ryan@melissaryan.bsky.social · 22h agoAmerica is being run by monsters. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Barack Obama is urging Democrats — including 2028 presidential candidates and congressional leaders — to more aggressively focus on a comprehensive AI agenda. "This is something that is moving very fast in private hands, and if we don't get on top of it, I think can be dangerous,” he warned.
Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI
Creating a robust AI agenda should be a top focus for Congress and presidential candidates, he said at a private fundraiser.
politico.com
Buttigieg: "I was shocked to hear Speaker Johnson just now saying 'we shouldn't be rushing, shouldn't be moving too quickly on this.' You know what is moving quickly? AI. For Congress to sit on its hands is deeply dangerous it to the American people ... what have they been doing this entire time?"
Ahmed Soliman has been held by Equatoguinean police for two days now. His US lawyers tell me they still don’t know where he is, but they believe he and another third-country national taken with him are alive, and that they are being denied food and water.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 4d agoAN URGENT EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Soliman, the 30-year-old gay man ICE expelled in April to Equatorial Guinea, a country he has no ties to, was arrested this morning and cannot be located, his attorneys say. They fear he may be in one of EG's torture prisons. prospect.org/2026/09/11/i...
Israeli settlers set fire to his home - while his family were inside. The settlers know they have the support of the Israeli army. This is the reality of the Israeli occupation.
"Both Anthropic, the developer of Claude, and OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, are preparing trillion-dollar I.P.O.s. Here are two companies, both posting blockbuster results, that are asking — begging, really — for the U.S. government to please come and regulate them as soon as possible."
Opinion | This Is Really Bad (Gift Article)
We can no longer pretend that A.I. is safe.
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Today on 9/11, we remember and honor the lives that were taken from us in a terrible act of terrorism. Nothing can justify the murder of innocent civilians. Nothing. 1/
Why the fuck are you showing a picture of two people who are not actually there?
">10% within the next decade" - In a sane world the only possible response to this, if it were a genuinely held belief, would be to immediately suspend all development of AI systems indefinitely - not dump in more investment
Adam Rutherford@adamrutherford.bsky.social · 6d agoI’d like to know who is on the Anthropic comms team
Replacing previous post: Gist was that nearly 40% of today's Americans are too young to have any first-hand memory of 9/11. My viewer tip for the other 60%: Don't watch DJT's speech about it this morning. The lies, braggadocio, and narcissism are even more infuriating than usual.
Bradley P. Moss@bradmossesq.bsky.social · 7d agoThis never happened.
Ridiculous framing. Bunch is not “fighting” with Trump – he’s defending the integrity of the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex against attempts to erase evidence-based research, scholarship, and presentation.
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump
Bunch, the first Black person and first historian to lead the institution, said he has ‘mixed emotions’ about departing.
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In a story that's built on questions of Giuliiani's credibility vs. Mamdani's, the New York Times should have pointed out that Giuliani has been disbarred in both Washington, DC, and New York.
Giuliani Says Mamdani Should Skip 9/11 Memorial (Gift Article)
During an anti-Muslim diatribe, the former mayor called for Mr. Mamdani to skip the ceremonies. The mayor has said he is going.
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Once you notice this, it's the most obvious double standard in the political press. Democrats have to answer for the smallest voice even if it has no actual tie to them, but Republicans never have to answer for the insanely racist billionaire donor driving their entire party.
Schooley@schooley.bsky.social · last wk.Democrats who have had absolutely nothing to do with Hasan Piker will be hounded about him, while Republicans who are directly benefitting from Musk funding will be asked about him in the most generic "money in politics" way, if at all.
They are pilfering funds for childcare to keep women at home…
It's vital for pro-democracy voices to emphasize that it's the entire Republican Party – not just Trump – that is screwing up our country. Tattoo Trumpism on every GOP candidate. Don't let them slither away.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.This is so good to see: Even in red areas, strong disapproval of Trump is vastly outweighing strong approval of him. This is a key reason the midterm map is expanding into redder areas. The anti-Trump intensity gap is truly remarkable. I wrote about it here: newrepublic.com/article/2151...
Making things default legal is how we got climate change, microplastics, and smog.
Jesse Lee@jessecharleslee.bsky.social · 2w agoAs GOP postures against data centers, here’s what their moneyman Elon Musk just demanded at G20 on data centers: “It is pretty straightforward, you have to have an environment that is relatively free of regulation. New things must be default legal instead of default illegal.”
1/ ALERT! This tiny distinction could decide whether your vote counts: USPS BLUE BOX = your ballot may be postmarked later. STAFFED POST OFFICE = you can ask for a manual postmark that day. Please make sure every mail voter you know understands this. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
Congo’s Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing, with more than 3,000 deaths out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data.
Deaths in Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000, spread of disease shows no signs of slowing
The latest government data shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases.
bit.ly
Can someone ask RFKJr how HHS is supporting CDC to address the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC? Per CDC it is the second largest Ebola outbreak recorded, with a nearly 50% death rate and thousands of new cases. They need help. The NYT hasn’t seriously covered it since May.
Yes. One of the bleakest things about this term is that the people that all assured me the military would not obey illegal orders were very wrong.
Christoph Harig@charig.bsky.social · 2w agoPeter Feaver wrote in 2016: "Trump (...) should stop boasting about how he will issue illegal orders to the military. The more he boasts, the stronger will be their resolve to honor the requirements of professional ethics and democratic civil-military relations." He was wrong
If at any point you were listening to the voices of people telling you that the rule of law still exists in the United States, stop. I admire the fight many brave souls are putting in in courts, I want them to keep fighting, they may even sometimes win, but our rule of law is broken. Conclusively.
Axios@axios.com · 2w agoSupreme Court allows Trump's ballroom to proceed
It's time to put the brakes on data centres. Here's how: ❌ End the blanket 'critical infrastructure' designation. 💧 Highest environmental and community standards for all new data centres. 📋 Create a comprehensive national strategy.
Covid wastewater going up in Texas. New XFG mRNA supposedly available in September
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: DHS legal opinion justifying ICE entering homes without a judicial warrant is nothing more than an email written by ICE Deputy Principal Legal Advisor Adam Loiacono, and DHS refuses to release it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: DHS Refuses to Release Email Justifying Warrantless Entry by ICE
I sued to obtain the General Counsel Memo justifying ICE entering homes without judicial warrants. Turns out it’s not a memo at all - it’s an email - and they’ve wrongly redacted it.
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MADOMA Make America Die Of Measles Again
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3w agoTwo die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak
THIS is why teaching the truth about American history and having diversity among decision makers matters. How many people approved this??? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Target apologizes for ‘offensive’ Halloween costume after backlash
Retailer removes kid’s clown costume after people said it resembled a racist caricature used in minstrel shows
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So, the House Minority Leader—who looks likely to be the next Speaker of the House (if Republicans accept the results of the Nov. elections)—met with the unelected son in law of the president because that’s as close to power as you can get in America now? Yeah, that’s corrupt authoritarianism.
Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 3w ago“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.” BRUH.
I will be pushing my Rep to vote against Jeffries. Final straw.
Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 3w ago“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.” BRUH.
