Simply, you can hold an ideological line against AI. No potentially worthwhile use case outweighs the harms of how it’s being deployed or why it is being deployed.

Gretchen Leigh 🇨🇦@gretchenleigh.zone · 2d ago

I've come to the conclusion it's fine to just be blanket anti-AI right now. We can have the nuanced discussions about local models, limited usage, etc. later. It's simply not possible to have those discussions right now. The current emergency is AI as fascist movement. We need to fight that.

lmao just saw the Bulls score

we have nothing resembling democracy (aka “consent of the governed”) in this country, the elections are mostly there for the pretense of it

IMEU Policy Project@imeupolicy.bsky.social · 19h ago

NEW POLLS: A majority of likely voters in six states expected to decide control of the US Senate - Georgia, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas - support Senate measures to block the transfer of bombs to Israel.

It’s not just that Schumer types don’t think we should ban weapons, they think we should give MORE money & bombs to Israel. This is an absolutely lunatic fringe position held by almost no one. It’s also basically the only position you’re allowed to have and host a news show or be in Dem leadership.

By any sensible definition of mainstream, the students who broke windows and occupied Hind’s Hall have an infinitely more mainstream view on Israel than half the Democratic caucus

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 18h ago

The following % of ALL likely voters want the Senate to block the transfer of bombs to Israel in each state Georgia: 55% Iowa: 56% Maine: 65% North Carolina: 51% Ohio: 57% Texas: 54% Among Dem likely voters: Georgia: 76% Iowa: 81% Maine: 86% North Carolina: 75% Ohio: 79% Texas: 77%

without sharing details something happened that just confirmed i am fucking stupid and as a result bad things happen to me and i probably deserve it because im a fucking wretch

I'll at least note at Chicago No Kings, DSA, PSL and a lot of other orgs were doing some good work. That said, the problem is NK doesn't ask you for any follow through or ideological commitments, because the people who sponsor and boost NK have no ideological commitments beyond Orange Man Bad on TV

Comrade DiaMat@comradediamat4.bsky.social · 2d ago

Here is the video. “You’re at the wrong event, dude," says the No Kings protester.

gm have some vintage pishi and bamps

Newsom/Slotkin ticket, dollars to donuts. At least it makes it incredibly easy to not vote for!

Jessie Gender@jessiegender.bsky.social · 20h ago

In November, Dems will likely win big. Liberals will feel relieved. In 2028, a milquetoast corporate Democrat will win the presidency, spend 4 years maintaining what Trump did as liberals go back to brunch. Then, in 2032, as life keeps getting worse, we’ll get something like President T Carlson.

one of the most deafening silences during this genocide has been that of American/western journalists who have not said one word about the genocide given that its the most deadly conflict for journalists ever

micchiato 🎋@micchiato.bsky.social · 19h ago

“Journalist Courtney Bonneau reports that an Israeli sniper fired at her and her colleague Photojournalist Ali Ezzedine while they were covering attacks in the town of Zawtar Al Gharbieh, southern Lebanon“

“Journalist Courtney Bonneau reports that an Israeli sniper fired at her and her colleague Photojournalist Ali Ezzedine while they were covering attacks in the town of Zawtar Al Gharbieh, southern Lebanon“

As always you can advocate for Ukraine because that fits neatly into the Western Neoliberal hegemon, but you mention Palestine and you are removed

Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻@rvbdrm.com · 20h ago

“The institution apologized for the ‘discomfort and distress’ some may have felt.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Calgary Opera's website is offline. What a coincidence!

Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻@rvbdrm.com · 20h ago

“The institution apologized for the ‘discomfort and distress’ some may have felt.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

shows you how messed up Israel is that this man is actively laundering a more favorable definition of Zionism (while investing pension funds in Israel) and he still is targeted for not being psycho enough for the genocidal state

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 21h ago

The IDF just detained the man who’s about to be elected US Congressman for NY’s 10th district, per his social media.

sorry no dice you get reeducation camps too

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 22h ago

Frustrated younger, male voters feeling locked out of the economy and diminishing opportunities are rapidly abandoning the Republican coalition, or straight up opting out of political action altogether

2026 has been a kick in the fucking teeth for basically everyone on earth except the dozen biggest and wealthiest pieces of shit who have ever lived in human history

one of the coolest

Take Flight@takeflightwnba.bsky.social · 2d ago

Happy Birthday Paige Bueckers 🥳

I’ve now seen the first couple pages of this and it’s the lowest common denominator, laziest possible crossover you can imagine. Patton Oswalt is rolling in his grave

James Whitbrook@jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 2d ago

Not to be dramatic but this is a spiritually evil comic book panel

Pro-genocide 👇🏾

Joel Lava@joellava.bsky.social · 2d ago

Entirely missing the point. The point is the Far Left is obsessed with Gaza, when there's so much to fix in our own country. When USAID cuts have already killed 600,000 Black African children, and we hear NOTHING about that, except that the DSA wants to eliminate USAID too.

decent goal but incredibly funny to follow “blow up the system” with “campaign finance and transparency reforms.” That definitionally is *not* blowing up the system lol

Mallory McMorrow@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · yesterday

I hope Democrats are ready to blow up the system with campaign finance and transparency reforms. Trust is already at an all-time low. We don't get out of this mess without rebuilding trust.

Not to be dramatic but this is a spiritually evil comic book panel

Getting unreasonably excited for Caleb vs Drake this Thursday Night which invariably means it’ll be a defensive struggle and end 7-3.

At least part of the reason that we now all only use six websites is those are the ones that don't crash your computer when we load them

Curb Your Malthusiasm@manuclearb0mb.bsky.social · 2d ago

I almost cratered a podcast recording last week cuz I looked something up on Simpsons Wikia (powered by Fandom) and the website ate all my resources and I lost a few seconds of audio. And pretty much every website is designed this way!

Love the idea that ad blockers were built to steal money from hard working creatives and not something we all started using out of total necessity

retvrn to geocities

fandom is like... maybe the worst offender. your job is to display plain text! it's not that hard!

I almost cratered a podcast recording last week cuz I looked something up on Simpsons Wikia (powered by Fandom) and the website ate all my resources and I lost a few seconds of audio. And pretty much every website is designed this way!

Every lib: Hitler's rise to power is entirely due to the KPD selfishly being unwilling to compromise with the SPD's moderate policy of executing communists. Also every lib: I have serious doubts about [moderate social democrat] and cannot bring myself to vote for them due to [right wing smear].

We’re unsex me here maxxing

William Shakespeare@shakespeare.lol · 2d ago

[Enter Lady Macbeth.]