50 Republican Senators put a weekend TV Anchorman in charge of the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them
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Just here reading. Reposting. Reposting = I might want to read this later
AIPAC announced this week that it’s ending candidate endorsements and direct PAC donations. But $83M in super PAC spending and donor checks remain. Our new Doc NIGHT FLOWER traces how money moved out of public view and how AIPAC built its power in U.S. elections. zeteo.com/p/watch-our-...
*WATCH OUR NEW AIPAC DOCUMENTARY* Zeteo Pulls Back the Curtain on the Pro-Israel Lobby
Is AIPAC acting as a foreign agent for Israel? ‘Is its influence waning? Did it help drag the US into war with Iran? Zeteo’s new hour-long investigation ‘Night Flower’ seeks to answer these questions.
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holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.
No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads
one of the ways the media shows which side they prefer, is which politicians they quote uncharitably out-of-context and which they clean up for even when what they actually say and do is offensive (the Biden story ran on the front page less than a week before the 24 election)
Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC@mattnegrin.bsky.social · 3w agoWhen Trump posted a video of the Obamas as apes the NYT claimed "it was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware" that he posted it
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood. n.pr/4hxkVZj
Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
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This story is great but man I am laughing at how much this guy looks like Michael McDonald - did any other genes even make it in? If you told me that he’d been the result of asexual reproduction by Michael McDonald I’d believe you
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w agoAn adopted St. Louis man discovered his father is five-time Grammy award winner Michael McDonald
You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
Ah, New York, New York. Street-parking a #Tesla Cybertruck in the deep East Village is ... a choice.
I will happily repost any useful tips on avoiding giving tax-evaders Bezos/Amazon any of your hard earned💲💵. The more esoteric the sources, the more mom & pop, the more shop-local the better. There are, sadly, unavoidable use-cases. Tragic that Amazon owns One Medical, Whole foods, Abe Books. #PSA
🚨 NIGHT FLOWER: Watch the trailer for our new investigative documentary diving into AIPAC. Our shocking new documentary speaks to AIPAC insiders and whistleblowers, unveiling the workings of one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the US. Stay tuned for the film release at insideaipac.com.
A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 4w agoMost state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
"Training to become a top-tier classical dancer demands discipline and sacrifice anywhere. In Cuba today, where blackouts and shortages of fuel, water and food complicate daily life, those demands extend far beyond the dance studio." apnews.com/article/cuba...
Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through daily blackouts and shortages
Cuba is facing severe challenges, with blackouts and shortages affecting daily life. Yet classical ballet remains a cherished cultural institution.
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A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Nirvana’s “Nevermind” turns 35 today — an album the band almost titled “Sheep”, referring to people who follow the herd. “Dreaming of the person you want to be,” Cobain said, “is wasting the person you already are.” “Come As You Are” 🎸
A photograph of the Heart Mountain Eagles football team lining up in formation at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in Wyoming. Several camp barracks can be seen in the background. Date unknown. 🗃 #skystorians
Beyond people actively getting dumber, it definitely matters when the plan from these companies is to eventually sell thinking back to the public as a commodity.
Matt Ford@mford.bsky.social · last mo.Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
Trump’s treatment of the press is the direct result of the institutional cowardice that is holding America hostage
Suckers, Simps and MAGA Marks: How Donald Trump Made America His Bitch
The White House press ban is the inevitable result of corporate media’s capitulation to the MAGA cult.
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Oh my god it’s funny because it’s true — take a gander at the video and then read up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnes_...
Dunnes Stores strike - Wikipedia
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TW@twesq.bsky.social · last mo.this is fantastic and I learned something new
*OPENAI, NVIDIA CEOS TO ATTEND TRUMP-XI STATE DINNER: ABC
I still can't believe this used to be a highway. À Séoul, une autoroute a été convertie en un espace public verdoyant, avec un point d'eau, des espaces de détente et de rencontres. Une évasion de la ville - à même la ville. C'est peu de dire que c'est inspirant.
clipping a video to give your audience the impression that the speaker was saying the opposite of the thing they were actually saying in the longer video is just lying. don't print lies in the newspaper
Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social · last mo.Nancy Pelosi comments on the Iran War: "Our country is at war. We always root for our country under any circumstance. So let's get this done, Mr. President."
There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵: www.wired.com/story/burner...
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
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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...
Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
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BREAKING 🚨: Housing Market Home Sellers outnumber Home Buyers by 58%, the largest gap ever recorded 🤯 👀
Good thing we learnt a valuable lesson with Elizabeth Holmes. Wait, wait. Seems we didn’t. Also: Bitcoin == scam timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/22-...
22-year-old school dropout steals $245 million in Bitcoin by posing as Google and Gemini executives; pleads guilty as stolen fortune funds Ferraris, mansions and a $569,000 night out - The Times of In...
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