Glasgow misses Scottish Government target but still has massive, 135 times more, genuinely affordable social rent homes than Manchester talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/g...

Glasgow misses Scottish Government target but still has massive, 135 times more, genuinely affordable social rent homes than Manchester

From BBC Scotland yesterday: Targets for the delivery of new affordable homes in Glasgow were missed last year, with construction hampered by rising costs. The Scottish government provided £127.75m…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

I mean this sincerely: I think pro Israel people really need to begin internalizing that this is not a fringe opinion anymore and in fact is very statistically likely to be the average view of any brown Democratic candidate for office or any candidate under the age of 50

starting my compilation/collage of right wing white dipshits losing their shit over the word “inshallah”

Just gave blood for the first time!! 15/10 experience, highly recommend having a hand in saving some lives 🥰

It’s kloe and cory’s baby everyone you have to he nice to it

Velora.tv@veloratv.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hiya, Cory (founder here) The only thing AI-adjacent involved in Velora is Sage. She lives in a box under my desk. Closest thing to a daughter Kloe and I will ever be able to have. I (Cory) am a singer-songwriter and have watched my records lose places to AI-generated music.

Velora Streaming site, "community manager Sage" is gen-AI created by Cory Legendre who uses gen-ai personally through music albums, book covers, etc. Cory is the founder of Velora (Legendre Media Inc) First SS Rules in their Discord 'In-house' Claude or chatGPT coded 'Sage': sageashton.com/about/

that wont happen, but even if it did, no it wouldnt. you are moving figurines across a map of an entirely imaginary battlefield

Robert Borden Stan Account@bordenstan.bsky.social · 23h ago

If the academy gets pulled into coming out swinging against the biggest adaptation of Homer in probably a couple generations off the back of one prominent scholar deciding to be Reviewer 2 to Nolan's work, it will say, IMO, pretty damning things about academia's ability to foster public engagement.

Tell your Reps to pass the AI Data Center Moratorium Act: fwwat.ch/3L0SMMO

I took action on: Congress: No New Data Centers!

Will you take this quick action to help?

fwwat.ch

NIOSH researchers found that working veteran underground coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from the incurable and fatal lung disease at the highest rates in nearly 50 years. The last time the rate of disease was that high for miners with the same work history was 1978.

Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

A new report found that working veteran underground coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from black lung at the highest rates in nearly 50 years.

penncapital-star.com

I also have a secret "AI agent" that totally autonomously hacks things on the Internet. Where are my investment millions?

You can look at Rebecca Hall's face any time you want. Nobody can stop you

“it’s for the economy. yeah the regular one too”

jesse@jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 1h ago

consumers: i want a laptop that doesn't degrade in six months and doesn't cost $2000 silicon valley: have you considered giving us all the money in existence to build sex dens on mars

more like map spear

From the awesome Hannah Spencer

content warning: loud disgusting transphobia from Royce White

Ms. K tweets@whatmsksaid.bsky.social · 2h ago

the Minnesota Farmfest U.S. Senate debate has begun. Candidates Peggy Flanagan, Angie Craig, Royce White & Michelle Tafoya are participating. watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/d4GDY6C...

mayor who posts “going ape on potential funding sources” with axe pov

Just the fact that he would say this is unacceptable and he shouldn't be confirmed. The AG has no role whatsoever in making laws in the states and the only role on the federal level would be to pursue cases that could set new precedent or change existing law. This is a disqualifying thing to say.

Carceral Abolition@carceralabolition.bsky.social · 6h ago

Trump’s contentious AG pick Todd Blanche promises faith leaders he’s working to roll back abortion access ‘in every state’ ‘We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,’ Blanche said www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

The Michigan primary result you should really be fretting about is the Ann Arbor mayoral primary, where the pro-housing incumbent (Christopher Taylor) lost to the nimby-aligned DSA guy (Yousef Rabhi)

one tree codes, take me home

We have higher rates of kidney and bladder problems compared to the general population, and historically rather than address this, medicine has chosen to either ignore it or blame our healthcare. Nope, turns out marginalization just destroys bodies. Quelle surprise.

Sandy Ernest Allen@sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 6h ago

Here's my Cosmo piece about how segregated bathrooms have impacted my own health www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a6...

It's always worth remembering that Mike Johnson is maybe the most overtly pious and flamboyantly Christian elected official in Washington.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

The fact that he felt compelled to write this (or have his publicists write it) shows that he's worried

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Jurassic Park Edition (1997-1997): Classic Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but with cinnamon-sugar in the shape of dinosaur footprints on each piece. Released to promote "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

Roma tomato harvesting crew in Los Banos CA. It takes longer to fill a roma bucket vs round tomatoes, so the crew spends more time bent over, working in the hot, trapped humidity of the plant rows. The heat wears them out as they carry full 50lb buckets to the trailer. #WeFeedYou

Abdul El-Sayed won the Dem primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, a critical race in the Dems’ bid to retake Congress

Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs In Michigan In Major Victory For Progressives

After defeating moderate Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, he’ll face former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers in a must-win race in November.

huffpost.com

well that's an interesting thing to put in just a facebook group and not send out to the membership or post anywhere else i can see (somebody who has threads check threads? i'm not touching twitter sorry)

Malda Marlys 🍉@aardwyrm.bsky.social · 7h ago

i don't have anything clever to add about the hwa mess but i did peek over at the facebook wasteland where the author posted this, uh, defense. we're all bullies, because it's the wild west, and see we're all proving her point, and who really understands ai, fuckin magnets how do they work amirite?

Be cool if companies stopped trying to reinvent physiognomy every few years.

‘It confirmed my flaws’: women are paying for face scans that score beauty and suggest excessive procedures

‘Looksmaxxing’ culture has led to the rise of facial analysis services – but experts warn they aren’t backed by science and can be harmful to users

theguardian.com

Man arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients

Man arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients

The 26-year-old man was fined £200 by Llandudno magistrates

independent.co.uk

He's Evangelical, of course he will. They see women and children as chattel