I remember someone recently telling me they thought Uber had cleaned up its act since Travis left years ago. But then...
Veena Dubal@veenadubal.bsky.social · yesterday“The litigation has revealed a clear pattern: Uber’s lawyers scour women’s private communications, medical records, therapy notes …They grill the women about those issues, their sex lives and their behavior on the night of the incident.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
P.S. if you hit up Da Sammich Spot, get the TreyWay Loaded Fries… 😋
This morning, activists in Memphis held an event to protest local FBO Wilson Air, which services ICE flights. They’re putting profit over humanity 😡 As the bus carrying shackled and chained immigrants drove past on its way to an ICE flight, community members held signs of support for them to see.
"Reluctantly," a federal judge dismisses the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy cases. Trump DOJ "excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle." "The court cannot write a different ending," he adds. buff.ly/NvVKnaW
Unbelievable backside flip. Dude in the car clearly a skater because he knows you only get one take that good
Jerad Walker@jeradwalker.bsky.social · 23h agoI hope this guy just drives around town cheering everyone on.
It is 2006. I am 22. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance. It is 2026. I am 42. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance.
This is the reality inside ICE detention centers. Children are being forced into jail-like conditions while this Administration strips away their basic human rights. We cannot allow this stand. We must hold this inhumane Administration accountable!
Dude claims that the decision that barely uphold birthright citizenship was "the worst Supreme Court decision" of his lifetime.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdaySen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists
I'm just gonna say: it somewhat baffles me that people who are understandably skeptical of opaque LLMs as legitimate sources of information will suddenly go full on "the computer KNOWS" when they are using opaque tools to "detect" AI. The computer does not know.
Susanna Kearsley@susannakearsley.bsky.social · yesterday❤️ Gillian Green, publisher at Tor Bramble, told The Bookseller: “HM Wolfe has confirmed that Daggermouth was written entirely without AI. We stand behind our author, and we do not recognise third-party AI detection tools as a fair or reliable measure of authenticity when used on their own.”
One of my great frustrations with the media is they know Trump is full of shit on things like this. But because they don’t know if he’s lying or delusional they type up neither possibility. But they should be loudly writing that those are the only two possibilities and both are disqualifying!
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW: The Reflecting Pool story is about Trump’s grip on reality, but the press corps won’t go there: presswatchers.org/2026/08/the-...
The people who falsely accused an Olympian of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are the same people telling you to trust them about the war with Iran
🕯️ Make Them Known: A Vigil of Remembrance Since 2018, 68 people have died in the Shelby County Jail. Join as we gather to honor those lives, and call for accountability. Saturday, August 1st share.google/3dtFgBUGIrNf...
Blacksky. Available now on iOS and Android.
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If you have blood, and you can donate blood, please consider donating blood.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk."On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
that is in fact literally in the bible. it's Matthew 6:5.
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · last wk.Rep. Lauren Boebert insists that public Christian worship events are necessary for America to experience revival: "I don't think that Jesus ever called for any Christian to pray only silently or to keep their faith hidden only in the prayer closet."
We need more talent in the open social web. We need fresh talent in the open social web. Both technical and non-technical roles.
Gosh, can you imagine someone sharing sensitive military info with journalists? Say, via Signal?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.WELKER: Is America backing away from a larger attack bc our stockpile has been depleted? WALTZ: We have to take a step back. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden WELKER: But you acknowledge they're depleted? WALTZ: No. And the people leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail
The last time I researched this, I discovered the timeline "sport is open to all; woman wins; sport is immediately closed off to women; women's league is eventually formed years later" is almost universal. Women's leagues were overwhelmingly created *strictly* to protect the egos of men.
nude antifa goat@goat.sex · 2w agothe whole "women's sports exist to protect women from men" framing is hilarious, given that a lot of these divisions were initially formed because men were deeply embarrassed any time a woman beat them at a sport olympic shooting was mixed gender right up until a woman won the gold
Feeling a little frayed? Need to unwind? Yarning for a break? You do knot want to miss this fiber arts hangout at the Midsouth Makers! It'll be sew much fun, no strings attached. Come for the snacks, stay for the conversation; we'll have you hooked! www.meetup.com/midsouthmake...
Fiber Arts Hangout, Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup
Come hang out and do fiber arts with the Midsouth Makers! This gathering will be a cozy, beginner-friendly get-together focused on knitting, crochet, and cross stitch, but
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I have another AI definition for you: Houseplant app: An app that is created only for you and/or your team. It's something that helps you do your job better, but has no other business value. It generally does not touch sensitive data, or connect to any outside systems.
Here’s your Saturday morning read: “We’re all familiar with the Mister Rogers ‘look for the helpers’ talk. But it’s worth remembering that Mister Rogers was talking to children when he said that. And we’re no longer children.” buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to be useful
What’s your go-to piece of advice in life?
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Cyber Deck and Build-A-Badge Workshops open for registration at MakersVillage.Space #dc34 #Defcon @defcon.bsky.social
The right's whole shtick was that Obama and Biden were puppets who just read what was put in front of them by their staff, but he's Trump just admitting it. No big deal.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago"That's what they give me to read, so what can I tell you? ... I don't know what the hell that means" -- Trump is surprised by the stuff he's straight up reading from the text that was prepared for him
Disgraceful. Simply disgraceful.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2w ago“.. the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list .. because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
