Credit to Badenoch, this was a totally unsurprising news alert until the final clause when my eyes popped out of my head like a cartoon character.

I understand that people like computer and want computer to be real, but you cannot convince me that anything computer provides is worth submitting to fascism and a free flow of CSAM.

Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1h ago

NEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days

On top of everything else, AI is making people incredibly rude.

“their coverage can’t be beat/ and if another woman driver gets machine gunned in her seat/ they’ll send some joker with a Brownie and you’ll see it all complete”Zappa/Mothers of Invention, “Trouble Every Day,” 1966

“Like movies and books, video games are currently facing a middle-market collapse.”

No One Can Afford to Make ‘Myst’ Games Anymore

“Myst” sold over 6 million copies in the ’90s. Its latest sequel couldn’t shore up any funding, pointing to an existential crisis among double-A games.

wired.com

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

look, I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but I think I may have discovered something incredible on worldcat

in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon

Big Bend holds a special place for me: it was the first National Park my wife and I visited together when we were dating, a big road trip we’d planned during spring break one year. This is heartbreaking.

The Bulldozers Have Arrived in Big Bend National Park

Contractors are grading roads and surveying the Rio Grande corridor even as lawmakers, outfitters, and residents plead for basic answers about a $1.7 billion border barrier project

ourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.com

"The Government Pen Proceeding in a Vacuum" is my favorite Dali painting

The FOIA Lawyer: a Rural Juror Mystery@kerrygutknecht.bsky.social · 3h ago

I think I’m going to need a week of Claude tokens on Fable 5 to decipher what the Trump Admin’s AI policy czar is talking about here:

also is it really anger that causes a struggle to understand?

Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social · 8h ago

Yet another story framed around Trump’s supposed anger rather than his incompetence. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

One of the great legal and political history books of the last few years. ⬇️

Julia Rose Kraut@juliarosekraut.bsky.social · yesterday

‼️ Colleagues: If you're teaching this semester, please let me know if I can assist you. Happy to recommend reading, talk w/ students about immigration, free speech, Cold War/McCarthyism, ideological exclusion/deportation, "Threat of Dissent." 🗃️ @iehs.bsky.social www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

the truth hurts

Jessica Ritchey@jmritchey.bsky.social · 18h ago

Callum Turner is the Glen Powell of Josh O'Connors (derogatory).

*me listening to neil diamond*

USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST@blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 18h ago

Are you referring to North America, Central America, or South America?

A day in the life.

Just say no. Say no. You say no. That's all you say. "No." Jesus Christ.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Francesca Hong was asked last night by Kaitlin Collins if she still believes Thanksgiving should be canceled. Her answer was not 'no.'

‘What is this “Constitution” of which you speak?’

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Mr. President, a second Wilson post has hit The Odyssey. The joint chiefs are suggesting that all discourse be shut down, immediately

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · yesterday

I wrote about the Trojan horse, and what we can learn from her mouth about different cultural attitudes towards deception and violence. As someone comments below, the phrase GIFT ARTICLE is pretty scary in this context.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · yesterday

I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I mean, it gets people onto the federal judiciary

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · yesterday

"Unfortunately, I can't give anyone a view into my heart and mind." Why? Are you unfamiliar with them? Ellison's whole "I'm not allowed to express my specific political opinions here, but trust me" approach is transparent nonsense. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...

Tony Bennett by Joe McNally, 1995

how come this never happens to me

Lukács Doncic@weirdalf.bsky.social · 2d ago

Weird text from a random today

We were watching that silly new Tom Hiddleston reenactment of the disaster of Pompeii and he was like ‘we have amazing new tech that allows us to track people through this disaster’ and I was oh no he’s going to say it’s an AI brain or something and then he said…. ‘Its a spreadsheet’ and I CHEERED

How is every reply to this not “Dry Bones”

post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 2d ago

a question that is bitterly dividing my household: are feet part of the leg?

Lyle Simpsons: Oh No!

Alt: Lyle Lanley failing to skip town after his latest monorail sale

static.klipy.com

Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · 2d ago

This past weekend, former Mayor Eric Adams was in Wisconsin Rapids—population 18,654—trying to convince residents that they should allow a real estate developer to build a data center in the heart of their town. The public hearing did not go well. hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...

I should be clear that the architecture of Bluesky makes it the social media place I most like to be. I'm not on social media to be an influencer or instigator; I want to hang out with folks and have an enjoyable time. This place delivers on that. I hope it continues to do so for a long time.

That said, let us take a moment to thank our Bluesky Trans and Furry Elders for freaking out Jack Dorsey so much he bolted and left us this nice social media playground, taking most of his crypto chuds with him. We thank you for your service.