Tessera
Folgen

rex 🦖

@rexs1gma.bsky.social

LA by way of NJ. Chaotic good. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈

31315 Posts3297 Follower948 Folgt
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 14h ago

Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

Bild
rex 🦖@rexs1gma.bsky.social · yesterday

I think one of the problems that many progressive supporters have with "blue no matter who" is that we hold our noses and vote for the moderate in the general if required but if a moderate's candidate loses, they'll hold their nose in the general and vote for the Republican. Because "socialism."

Steve B@steveb.wsocial.eu · 2d ago

Must-read essential level insight from Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net for @thenerve.news: 'This has created a situation in which everyone – "boards, executives, employees, vendors, consultants" – has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies.'

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

thenerve.news

rex 🦖@rexs1gma.bsky.social · 2d ago

The most unbelievable part of the “vengeful telepath attacks New York City man bitten by a radioactive spider” movie was that man eating Little Caesars Pizza. Sorry not buying it.

Ken Tremendous@kentremendous.bsky.social · 2d ago

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 3d ago

Bluesky'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."