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Whorfin

@whorfin.bsky.social

Mountain biker, skier, climber, photographer. (he/him). I don't do direct messages. Crypto and AI accounts blocked.

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Vatnik Soup@vatniksoup.bsky.social · 6h ago

Trump’s newest daughter-in-law expects us to believe that sanctioned oligarch Umar Kremlev paid for the wedding celebration of the president’s son purely out of the goodness of his muscovite heart. Just one of those touching, entirely spontaneous acts of genocidal child-kidnapper generosity. 🥲

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Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · 5h ago

Giant corporations poured MORE THAN $50 MILLION into Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 party and other celebrations—many had business before the Trump administration. Was Freedom 250 a slush fund for big companies to bribe Trump? The American people deserve answers.

The Evil Genius@evilgenius70.bsky.social · yesterday

And if you refuse to cover republicans as such, you are complicit. I’m talking to you, @koin6.bsky.social @fox12oregon.bsky.social @kgw.com.web.brid.gy .

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · yesterday

When you go to the polls and vote for a Republican, you are voting for an escalation of preventable deaths, continued erosion of food safety, and anti-science disinformation. Not a single Republican has done a goddamned thing about the destruction being wrought by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

ℳatt@matttomic.bsky.social · 7h ago

Worth noting, as Macklemore was banned by NFL owners in what will be dubbed "fighting antisemitism", that Kanye, who - sold merch with swastikas - said on Alex Jones that he idolizes Hitler - tweeted he was "going Defcon 3 on Jewish people" is currently on a multi-city tour of NFL stadiums

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 9h ago

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …
Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave@wolven.blacksky.app · 10h ago

…and then there's how the WAY it's a threat to us is just so banal. Using it makes us worse at critical thinking & more likely to accept fascism. Common trust is in the garbage. People can "vibe" up just-dangerous-enough scams at speed & scale to make life a minefield. It's just human greed in code

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 11h ago

And I assume that it does, though it’s still scarcely AI at all. So this is a familiar future, yet stupid. And in so many other ways as well.

@johniwaniszek.bsky.social · 11h ago

It's not the computer programs that threaten humanity, it is the developers and their bosses. PEOPLE are the threat, not the illusion of an all powerful AI that they are trying to scare us with. This is manufactured panic about juicing funding and paving the way for a bailout when the bubble pops.

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 11h ago

I’ve now lived so much longer than I would ever have expected to that I feel I’m living in the future. This is when I imagined Neuromancer happening. And now the creators of today’s AI warn us that it threatens humanity.

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · yesterday

In the middle of losing a trade war with Canada and a real war with Iran, the Trump admin has set their sights on an enemy they believe they can defeat: Aaron, who has committed the crime of posting in his 40s. (They will lose to him too.)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

For the second straight day, the White House's taxpayer-funded incitement account is attacking me and oddly mentioning I'm in my 40s (which I know makes me way too old for the president) When they do this it results in a flood of harassing and threatening messages, which of course is the point

Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 This is a press wrangler doing her job — and doing it well. Aaron, meanwhile, is gutter trash (in his 40s) who spends his days hiding behind his keyboard and making disturbing comments about women doing their jobs. Truly a sick freak!
Just Jack@just-jack-1.bsky.social · yesterday

Let’s assume we had a windfall from tariffs (we don’t), there were trillions in committed investments (there aren’t), and we were not drowning in debt (we are), Trump still would not issue a $5,000 dividend (bribe). He’s a conman. His kink is getting you to fall for his BS over and over again.

Zahra Hirji@zhirji.bsky.social · yesterday

Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants

The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · yesterday

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 24h ago

“60 Minutes” — once a fearless national treasure — has been largely gutted. Over a year ago, I appeared on “60 Minutes” because I trusted the leaders of CBS to report the news with honesty and bravery. That will be my last appearance on the show. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

My open letter to David Ellison

You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...

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@pravetz.bsky.social · yesterday

To be honest trump has now done more for renewable energy than any president except Obama. Fossil fuel companies are desperately raking in the cash as fast as they can before every country other than the US abandons petroleum