Quijote1
@quijote1.bsky.social
Scientist, parent, twitter refugee, truth enthusiast, meme dealer, reluctant political junkie, occasional doom scroll interrupter ( #DDSI ) "The only shared reality is the fact-based reality." - (paraphrased after Maria Ressa, Nobel winner)
Prove you're not in a cult, maga: read this. You don't need to believe a word in it. But can you read it? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
theatlantic.com
@mariaressa.bsky.social has been speaking about SM and democracy for some time now, probably the most preeminent voice these days, one of many indeed, one of the few with the weight of state molding her life to this day, she still has dozens of lawsuits against here from the Philippine government
Last week, the Rome Declaration was published, highlighting that: “Humanity stands at a defining moment in its history.” If treating books as training data doesn’t challenge our fundamental humanity, I don’t know what does. We lose ourselves bit by bit. @mariaressa.bsky.social
Sign the Rome Declaration on AI & Nuclear Weapons
Humanity stands at a defining moment. Read and sign the Rome Declaration adopted by the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly to urge the disarming of AI-enabled nuclear systems.
globalnobelassembly.org
Emanuel Maiberg@emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 2w agocompanies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...
"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."
Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states
Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.
energiesmedia.com
Since March 2026, when this dude came into power, the enshittification of Bluesky has accelerated (remember the AI app crap?). The platform is titling left not because it's a "liberal bubble" but because, as Colbert brilliantly put it, "reality has a well-known liberal bias".
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
I'm not shocked at the villainy, but at the sheer blindness to it by the perpetrators. I mean... in what story, from what genre, from what era, are good guys the ones destroying books?! The lack of self-awareness is mindboggling. #EvilAI Are you sure you hate AI and data centers enough?
AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.
futurism.com
We still need gun reform, but still... #GoodNews
Geneva 🇨🇦@geneva1111.bsky.social · 5d agoThis is some of the best news I've ever heard
Erin Brockovich on data centers: They're very destructive. Everything was done under a non-disclosure agreement at the city council level. I'm like, that's really odd. So I created a map, BrockovichDataCenter.com
🔥 “I’m so sick and tired of you old people not giving a shit about what we’re telling you. We don’t have a future. We’re telling you what we need and you don’t give a damn.”
Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · 7d agoBREAKING 🚨: UEFA & all 55 member nations BOYCOTT FIFA! Europe unanimously rejects Gianni Infantino’s secret $20B deal to sell World Cup stakes to private investors led by Joshua Kushner (Trump/Kushner family ties). The World Cup is NOT for sale! www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
That damned democratic socialism... here it goes again providing people with necessities and dignity. Darn it to smithereens!
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last wk.At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.
This 👇 is what I said 15 years ago when people on Twitter & Facebook were enthralled by this conman! I don't know much about cars, rockets, or software. But I know a bit of neuroscience and oh my Lord, the crazy, dangerous, stupid crap Musk is spouting about brain implants, consciousness, neurons..
This really is a perfect measure of the putrefaction of corporate media in the US, now heavily under the control of the tech bros.
Chicago is OUT IN THE STREETS! Rallies demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, killed in ICE traffic stops, and the total abolition of ICE. People are fed up with federal agents terrorizing communities. End the violence NOW!
In civilized countries, like EU's, fines for selling spoiled/tainted food are 4%, even 10% of the company's annual turnover. Because EU food industry net margins are at 2% to 6%, a 4% turnover penalty represents the entire year's worth of profit. You'd be amazed how fast quality control improves!
Massive cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to four more states | CNN
Nine states now have related cases of diarrheal illness caused by iceberg lettuce contaminated with the microscopic cyclospora parasite, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
cnn.com
Come on Gov, force a resignation or replacement vote.
Sooo... umm... Israel has free healthcare and free college, but USA doesn't because USA can't afford it? USA *gives* Israel roughly $10.4 million a day. A day! How can MAGA say "USA first" with a straight face?!
Another one who wrote a "strong-worded letter". For shame... And he still has presidential aspirations. That's why incumbent Democrats are only marginally better than Republicans. We need somebody else. Somebody with some guts. #CowardBeshear
