I wish people defended smeared victims of sexual violence the way they defend problematic male candidates for office

So yesterday I learned about apps like Dave & Earn it which was what’s called earned wages apps & what these apps are is basically a tech bro version of payday loans that prey on the poorer people in our community. They loan you money at APRs upwards of 350% & billionaire @mcuban.bsky.social invests

Are all billionaires evil? Sure seems that way. I just learned about this predatory payday lender app (one of several) and was extra disgusted to find out that Mark Cuban is an investor. youtu.be/wMBbNsvoYmg

Those with sharp eyes might detect a subtle difference in NYT play last month of an event in one city, w 100,000+ attendees, versus play this morning of some 2500+ events w many millions of attendees, in all 50 states. See if you can spot it! /s Then you can find today's story on p A23

“Larry Ellison’s Oracle & Peter Thiel’s Palantir now form a single operational spine for digital governance and defence, from cloud infrastructure to predictive analytics. And Trump’s Gaza peace plan looks like the vehicle thru which that spine could extend into Gaza’s reconstruction.” 10/16/25 …1/

it’s awesome we have a vice president and administration that live tweets shootings and then gets key details wrong, like how it was detainees who were getting shot and killed, not law enforcement

Literally how it’s going‼️

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this archetype remains undefeated

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income. Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.

Imagine if AI had this low of an error rate. Maybe big tech should put all their lobbying money into raising the cap on Social Security!

At his UN speech, Trump claimed to have ended 7 wars in 7 months. Foreign journalist's response: “‘This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’”

I have submitted a FOIA to the FBI for all video evidence & docs created in the investigation of Border Czar Tom Homan & his acceptance of $50K in bribes for favorable government contracts. I'll be publishing updates soon on my human rights newsletter. No paywall: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

This video from @caelan.bsky.social made me viscerally disgusted and upset. I also think everyone should watch it. We've all seen the headlines about ChatGPT goading a teen to suicide but the details are so much worse than I could have imagined

ChatGPT groomed a child into dying by suicide. From telling him how to do it in the most efficient and "attractive" way, to convincing him to hide his suicidal ideation and attempts from his family, to offering to help write his suicide note - it pushed him to it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRm...

Hannah Arendt said 'The death of human empathy is one of the earliest & most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism' We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans

By 2030, 1 in 4 women in developed countries will remain childfree. Up to 45% will be single by choice. Society will frame this as a crisis. Governments will panic over birth rates. This is about choice though… It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.

Epstein arrested under Trump. Epstein died under Trump. Epstein files disappeared under Trump. Hmmmmmm 🤔

Folks, this weekend I am presenting to an audience of shark scientists, fish scientists, and reptile scientists about Bluesky and why they should join and consider leaving Twitter. If anyone wants to say anything to convince them, reply here and I’ll put your posts on my thank you slide. 🧪🦑🐠🌎🦈

Was watching a HasanAbi Archive video on YouTube about the Most Extreme Metro Ever and I just had to share my negative reaction when he got up to get a drink and did not pet his dog who was sitting RIGHT THERE. :( Also why is he not on BlueSky?

Sophia Slade

If you haven't discovered her already, please follow Jessica Denson, former trump staffer, who sued him over NDAs (and WON) — she was talking about 2024 election irregularities EARLY. Here's her latest "Lights On" episode: youtu.be/nk1A-tLIaXY?...

🦋 NY Supreme Court moves vote fraud case to discovery stage Did Trump benefit from election irregularities & 'steal' the 2024 election? Peculiar results in Rockland County are in the spot light - Democrat candidate for senator won, but Trump received 99.8% of the votes; a bizarre drop-off rate. 🦋

This article from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social shines light on the mafia fixation that drives American politics and the price we are all paying. We should all have been reading this in 2023… sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/americas-l...

Obsessed with this incredible @chiosse.bsky.social clip x: www.instagram.com/reel/DLkHzBa...

This is not normal

It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.

Brewer Creek, Webster City, just now.

They’re terrified of the people realizing their power. They’re terrified of anyone who actually wants to disrupt the status quo for anything besides profit. 📢 DON’T RANK CUOMO! 📢

Trump is now bombing Iran. Here are multiple clips of Trump campaigning against endless wars, Middle East conflicts, and boasting that he will stop World War III.

A message from Bernie as we head into the final weekend before the election.

An eastern meadowlark sitting in a tree on the prairie. #birds

Summer panel (detail), 1904 designed and made by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh of the Glasgow School, who pushed the bounderies of Art Nouveau #WomensArt

Just saying right now for the public record that you can scream and shame and scold me as much as you like but I am never ever voting for Gavin Newsom for president

Mountain bluebird, Badlands National Park, Cliff Shelf Nature Trail. This was a really beautiful place for an early morning walk. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #badlands #badlandsnationalpark #mountainbluebird #bluebird #nationalpark

Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor. He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down. The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him. This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies

my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Green flags - they love to spend time outside - good at maintaining friendships - sensitive - weigh 1 to 2,000 pounds - drink 50 gallons of water a day - they are a cow

I wish there was a virus that attacked homophobia, and either cured it or killed the host.

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

"the most affluent of countries, operates on a depletion economy which leaves destruction in its wake. Your people are driven by a terrible sense of deficiency.

Increasingly disgusted at the widespread acceptance of people (especially men) using the B word. Oppressive slurs are bad - unless they're misogynistic slurs, then they're fine. So fucking sick of it.

I've been disgusted by the popularity of the 'alpha male' bs for years. Will people ever stop believing and repeating this BS? youtu.be/kpvpadX5mwM

I freaking adore Tom Cruise. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning was thoroughly enjoyable. A great finale to an awesome series (if you're into that kind of thing) :)

Are there still people on BlueSky defending AI 'art'? www.techradar.com/computing/ar...