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Just an introverted leftist. Not looking for follows. Won't really ever post. Also, people need food so feed them, please.
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
Exclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...
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Samantha Morton says she hasn’t had any work since filming ‘THE ODYSSEY’. “I’ve got really good agents & a manager, but at the end of the day, I’m 49. I do believe I’m a good actor, [but] there are other good actors out there.” (Source: @joshuahorowitz.bsky.social)
May be wrong here, but my sense is there is a whole media apparatus that aggressively screens Dem candidates and cautions voters not to support the more left-wing candidate. And this is asymmetric. Credible media messengers don't police right-wing candidates the same way.
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 2d agoVOTE BLUE NO MATTER... www.semafor.com/article/07/3...
biiiiig referendum the GOP has put on the ballot that could kill direct democracy in Missouri on Tuesday. this Tuesday
Bolts@boltsmag.org · 4d agoUnder a proposed rule for citizen measures in Missouri, all five popular initiatives that voters in the state have approved since 2020 would have failed, a Bolts analysis found. On Tuesday, Missourians will vote on the measure:
I had my car broken into and laptop stolen in front of a police station in San Francisco and when I walked in to report the crime the officer on duty asked what I wanted him to do about it
Em, midly@lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 4d agoIt’s so funny when people are like “sure you’re an abolitionist now but wait until you’re the victim of a property crime.” Buddy, the most useful thing the police have ever done for property crime is put the form you need to submit to your insurance online.
In other words, corporate leadership is starting from the premise that AI has (or will) radically change the business, and they're working backwards from that premise to find the evidence to support this article of faith. 17/
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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Speaking of fake AI… I was an engr at AWS. On my Day1 orientation in Seattle (Jan 20, 2020) we were encouraged to check out the futuristic unstaffed "AI-based" Amazon Go shop. "Walk in, pick up snacks, walk out, account billed." Turns out it was basically just "humans in India viewing cameras." 😑
So, Amazon’s ‘AI-powered’ cashier-free shops use a lot of … humans. Here’s why that shouldn’t surprise you | James Bridle
This is how these bosses get rich: by hiding underpaid, unrecognised human work behind the trappings of technology, says the writer and artist James Bridle
theguardian.com
Ms. Rachel expresses support for Abdul El-Sayed, Cori Bush, Justin Pearson, Jarrett Keohokalole, Peggy Flanagan, Becca Balint, William Lawrence, Elijah Manley, Troy Jackson, Donavan McKinney, Oliver Larkin, and Angie Nixon. "These are some folks I believe care about all kids."
Haley Stevens accuses Abdul El Sayed of wanting to "blame all of his problems on Jewish Americans".
@thejrocktv.bsky.social · 6d agoShe knows she’s losing so she said let’s just go mask off.
Sacramento is for sale, and that includes Newsom, who is hungry for billionaire donors to fund his presidential campaign. My very 1st story about the Network State positioned California Forever as a contest between billionaire power and people power. Truth time. newrepublic.com/article/1777...
The People of Solano County Versus the Next Tech-Billionaire Dystopia
If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state.
newrepublic.com
Looks like Gavin Newsom is going to bat for California Forever, the Network State "tech utopia" project backed by Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires. 70% of local residents oppose it. But the billionaires hired Newsom's favorite lobbyist. Welcome to Sacramento. nypost.com/2026/07/29/u...
Exclusive | Inside Gavin Newsom’s desperate bid to save billionaire pals’ dream city
Newsom has been quietly whipping support for California’s billionaire-backed megacity as it faces the loss of a key tenant.
nypost.com
What the fuck?? “While Mr. El-Sayed is fringy and radical, he’s also a Muslim man. Ms. Stevens is a white woman. This puts her at a disadvantage in the identity Olympics that internal Democratic Party politics have become.” www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
Opinion | Haley Stevens Is a Michigander
Let there be no doubt about that.
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Anyone willing to guess the # of think pieces we'll get in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post et al if Haley Stevens loses by 10 or more next Tuesday that will argue that Democratic leadership should moderate on Palestine if they want to have their candidates win?
French authorities investigate death of musician who performed at Paris Olympics, but say ‘no suspicious elements’ at play
French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
theguardian.com
2. He admitted that there is “no list” of 9/11 families seeking to ban Mamdani from the anniversary ceremony.
The truth about the viral 9/11 petition targeting Mamdani
“We don’t have a list”
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The slur "tonks" is used by Border Patrol to describe migrants. It's derived from the sound a baton or heavy duty flashlight makes when hitting a migrant over the head.
Sergio olmos@sergioolmos.bsky.social · last wk.‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show. “Yeah, just plug us in wherever you see some tonks and we’ll jump out.” “tonks everywhere selling food.” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
In 1991, construction of a new 34-story office in Lower Manhattan unearthed the remains of roughly 15,000 Africans 20 feet below ground. Many were enslaved to build the city. NPS calls it “the oldest & largest known excavated burial site in N. America for both free & enslaved Africans.” 🧵 More: ⬇️
The New York of the Past Is Still Visible Today. You Just Have to Look. (Gift Article)
Traces of New York’s layered histories can be found scattered throughout its contemporary urban landscape.
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I hate to admit this, but I could not get past the first paragraph of this 'story.' Lmao
John Pfaff@johnpfaff.bsky.social · last wk.When crime goes up, the media cries out how rising crime hurts us. When crime goes down, the media cries out about how ... DECLINING crime hurts us.
Scott Gottlieb responds to report that company contacted the White House seeking to delay a recall announcement
‘Not standard’ for Taylor Farms to ask White House to delay cyclospora recall, ex-FDA head says
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