It's so well done, my friends in the intertubes. The learning, the feeling, the history, the today, the placedness, the people, the heart. All there!

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · yesterday

We woke up thinking about the long shadow of all the workers’ wins and even their losses. We made it free to watch the short documentary that dominated my life this year. Happy Labor Day. vimeo.com/1224659811/7...

there is no AI without the human, in any sense 2/n bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · last yr.

Something I hinged on to get to this what I describe: the Marxian fetishisation of artefacts is so complete in the case of AI that not only do we somehow conclude machines think, but we accept for them to think, speak, draw instead of us, while also thinking these are (expressions of) our thoughts.

when people talk about AI used in moderation of social media posts, you must remember there is always the human-in-the-loop, often a woman, often in the Global South, always dehumanised and forgotten 1/n www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI

Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies

theguardian.com

Hey, so based on what other people have said, and what I have now myself experienced, it appears to me that publishers are, um, how do I say this... Not doing a good job (or possibly any job) of checking to see if rights have reverted on a work before claiming them in the settlement.

ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’

ICE owes millions in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show.

sfchronicle.com

"I am vocally in favor of something that is deeply unpopular among most of the people I need to vote for me" well you're probably going to lose your primary, idk what to tell you

"The alarming conditions inside Delaney Hall and other ICE jails have long been the reality of daily life for nearly 2 million incarcerated people in this country." The entire U.S. carceral system is built on cruelty.

I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.

As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.

theappeal.org

I know we are all currently very tired of the Hugo Awards--they just happened, we don't want to plan for next year--but time is a linear thing, and it keeps moving forward. With this in mind, please consider TOMBQUEST, by Starkid Productions, for your 2027 ballot.

I know these were just on sale but Anglerman needs emergency surgery so I'm extending the pack sale for a few days!! 😭😭 Share this post to help out, every like matters! Get the packs here for $10 each, if we can sell 200 it pays for the surgery: itch.io/s/197592/161... #gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · last wk.

But don't listen to me! Or Wired! Listen to an actual expert: @kateclancy.bsky.social! "Now imagine all this dysregulation is happening all over your body, because you have receptors for these hormones everywhere. Your brain, your bones, your breasts; your muscles, your bladder, your skin."

I understand that in the very recent past being pro-Israel was popular among much of the Dem electorate but that is demonstrably no longer the case and I see no path for it ever being popular with the base again given the state of Israeli politics these folks are gonna have to deal with that

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 6d ago

I mean, yeah. That did happen. It should tell you something about Israel and your support for it though and not the Democratic Party lol.

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

theverge.com

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

SpacePrez@spaceprez.bsky.social · last wk.

The polls are super bad for Trump so he's definitely going to try to cheat www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...

Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up

Cool cool cool cool, no problems with this

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · last wk.

great warriors we got there zeteo.com/p/scoop-trum...

In Philadelphia, lawyers appointed to represent people challenging their convictions can file a “no-merit” letter against their client. One lawyer has done so more than 100 times. “I knew he wasn’t going to fight for me,” a former client said. (Published May with @inquirer.com)

With a Chance at Freedom, They Faced an Unexpected Obstacle: Their Own Lawyers

Pennsylvania courts allow attorneys to argue against their convicted clients’ bid for justice. It has resulted in people spending years or decades in prison before being freed based on issues lawyers ...

propublica.org

is this a good time to remind everyone that SUPREME COURTS are a very important aspect of what'll be on the ballot in November? and i wrote a guide this spring to each and every state supreme court race happening in 2026—don't miss exploring it and using it as a resource

Your State-by-State Guide to the 2026 Supreme Court Elections - Bolts

Abortion, redistricting, and ballot access remain heated issues as voters face dozens of supreme court races across 32 states this year.

boltsmag.org

Not sure I’d trust anyone’s opinion when they have their own page on race science dot com

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2w ago

Opinion | Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science. By Evan D. Morris: https://bit.ly/3Sus7fa #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

1) almost no restaurant or fast food staff are unionized 2) your metaphor is classist trash 3) you wouldn’t last an hour in a commercial kitchen, you pampered elitist fuck

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2w ago

Opinion | Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science. By Evan D. Morris: https://bit.ly/3Sus7fa #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Trump's tariffs have cost Michigan $5,619 per household — higher than every other state — just so Trump can play his little vanity games. Rogers will never call this out because he's corrupt and a coward.

Which states do Trump's tariffs hit the hardest

Local industries dictate how much cost a given state takes on from the executive tariffs

axios.com

ICYMI - We're doing an educational know-your-rights series - here on your rights not to answer or follow commands of law enforcement. Check it out!

Strict Scrutiny Podcast@strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW- Bonus Episode- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - about when you might have to answer questions from, or stop in response to directives from, law enforcement. With Daniel Harawa! crooked.com/podcast/know...

It really says something about how much people fucking HATE Trump and ICE when I can walk past a midday random anti-ICE protest comprised of six white Boomers in my VERY conflict avoidant city. Even the “don’t make people uncomfortable with politics” west Michigan boomers are done with this shit.

Military: the only path to stable income for many poor people. Military marriage: the only way to have a partner deployed w/ you and access to family housing Most teenagers in the US have never been taught sex ed AND abortion rights have been attacked for their entire relationship. Fuck “pro life”

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑@emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2w ago

The wife and the sailor who jumped are both 19 years old. 19.

Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

THIS is a motherfucking word.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · 3w ago

stop trying to make me change my boyfriend’s position on AI. I don’t want to spend my life with someone who bounces ideas off of Claude instead of me.

last Thursday was the first time in over 15 years that American prisons executed 3 people on the same day i did a lil digging and was confused at first to find that executions are at a modern high, even tho public support for the death penalty is at a modern low ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

How Republican Politicians and Conservative Judges Work Together to Preserve Capital Punishment

Public opposition to capital punishment is growing. But more people are being executed.

ballsandstrikes.org

This shit is why you can't separate continuing to financially support the Harry Potter IP (whether by buying the games, merch, watching the new TV show when its out) from the consequences of what JK Rowling does with that money She's become so stiflingly powerful that even private docs arent safe

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w ago

I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.

anyway, this is why you shouldn’t and CAN’T replace all humans with ‘ai agents’, especially in healthcare: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist

‘Emma’ the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm – but health watchdog says system struggling with local ‘twangs’

theguardian.com