… the greatest theft of labor in human history…….. *blinks Black / Indigenous / Guyanesely* Does at his mean everybody will admit that teh philosophy around AI is closer to slavery than just about “intellectual property” Or we gone keep making the American mistake

Tyler King@tyleraking.com · yesterday

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

Imagine spending the years of effort and personal sacrifice to get into Harvard University and they want you to use the Sniffing Your Own Farts Machine.

Britt Lundgren@brittlundgren.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Harvard allows every Harvard student and faculty member to request a Claude token budget of $2,500 per month" Sorry, what??

skipped a pretty key step in the movie review process here

When you read Kraft’s statement, both this headline and the article it links to are enormously misleading. Kraft says he’s been asked to donate, doesn’t say he has, and doesn’t mention any charities. Readers could be forgiven for thinking Kraft had donated to the charities listed in the text.

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2d ago

Ed Sheeran, Robert Kraft donate millions for Gaza aid after Macklemore's urging

Marc Andreessen ass muffin

The Stanford Prison Experiment is taught in psychology classes as what NOT to do. The professor leading the experiment interfered directly when he wasn't getting the results he wanted, ordering the "guard" students to be more cruel and encouraging the meanest of them. It's thoroughly discredited.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 3d ago

Netflix has announced a new reality series titled ‘THE NEW STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT’. The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.

The people have spoken. Redistribute their GPs to more deserving areas and make them apply for a visa if they need to visit the hospital in the next town over.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 3d ago

I am so tired of nasty, insular, smug gits playing PR stunts to prevent people finding safety. I say grant them independence and then see how they react to facing immigration restrictions when they want to do a big shop or work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Embarrassing that the intercept is the only outlet with a take in this direction

Osama Bin Laden Won

The architect of the September 11 attacks dreamed of the destruction of America. In the last 25 years, his wish has come true.

theintercept.com

People are *terrified* to consider gender closely. Like, down to their bones, violently terrified. It’s exhausting.

May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄@goddessblade.bsky.social · 6d ago

The simple truth is that trans rights are easy to get support for when framed as “the freedom to be who you are,” but once we contend with the metaphysics of trans peoples’ genders, it quickly gets more complicated.

“The recipe doesn’t mention fire…”

Agatha Chocolats@agathachocolats.bsky.social · 6d ago

In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo. #sixwordstory #WritingCommunity

The weeks after 9/11 were filled with unhinged Islamophobia and any claim that we were completely united explicitly places them on the outside of who you consider to be American

Senator Elissa Slotkin@slotkin.senate.gov · last wk.

But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.

This man won his primary by 30 points.

Ed Markey@edmarkey.bsky.social · last wk.

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

Everyone still using X is using a website that produces and distributes CSAM. It is disgusting and immoral and nobody has any excuse for not being fully aware at this point.

kate conger@kateconger.com · last wk.

Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...

Aftermath is a website that only exists because of paid reader subscriptions, so if you enjoy the work we do please consider supporting us directly. We have big plans! Your support can help us get there! aftermath.site/aftermath-subs...

big news from your hometown, that guy from high school who said the pyramids were alien batteries is homeschooling his kids now

(Takes '500 Miles' off the dance playlist) (And yes, I've put it into DJ sets before, it works) (But, you know, fuck transphobia and all that)

Kit O'Connell (🏳️‍🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽)@kitoconnell.com · last wk.

If you're losing relevance, just try transhobia. Even one-hit wonders are getting in on the action.

trying to get people to understand that the trans women in sports debate isn’t really about sports but a meta narrative pushed by the right all about slowly getting all trans people out of public life is truly impossible

worst trip I've ever had, and I've had some bad trips

Jeff Grubb@grubb.wtf · last wk.

DLSS 5 is just a lighting pass and not an ai hallucin--

Indigenous people are defying Canada's anti-LGBTQ+ laws and offering a safe haven for trans people on their land globalnews.ca/news/1205333...

Alberta First Nation invokes treaty clause to set up gender-affirming care safe haven | Globalnews.ca

Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.

globalnews.ca

THE PREMISE IS THAT THE MUPPETS ARE PUTTING ON A SHOW CALLED THE MUPPET SHOW

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last wk.

There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)

They should invent a way out that isn’t through.

Our tips line is now available in Spanish. 😁

Melody Joy Kramer@mkramer.bsky.social · last wk.

😍 ¿Tiene usted una pista para ProPublica? Aquí le indicamos cómo contactarnos de forma segura. www.propublica.org/tips/es/

I desperately need people to understand that women aren't people under Patriarchy, we're commodities, and that people rendered as commodities with fewer perceived selling points are not somehow less commodified.

May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄@goddessblade.bsky.social · last wk.

“Ugly women have privilege over pretty women” is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard in my life

So many people don’t get how “I don’t have much money but I’m gonna put the tiny bit I have into at least something” is so much more appealing than “lol spinning the free art slot machine fuck me and fuck you dumb shits” is.

Katie Tiedrich@katietiedrich.bsky.social · last wk.

I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now

The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

theguardian.com

A Labor Day reminder- No contract, no coffee.

Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 3w ago

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

We used to call this stupidity. There were smart people and stupid people and we let the smart people do the things they were good at and the stupid people were taken care of and didn't need to worry about what the smart people were doing. But now we let the stupid people think they're smart.

Media Matters for America@mmfa.bsky.social · last yr.

Greg Gutfeld says he doesn't understand how vaccines work as “a community preventative thing”

Write it on the blackboard a thousand times: they will have to demolish the ballroom, the arch and so forth. They will have to make a show of it. You will get the usual sons of bitches saying we don’t do that in this country. We do now. That is not emotion, it’s politics. To do less is dereliction.