I used to work at a company that made computer-assisted medical transcription software based on "traditional" speech recognition techniques, and I can confirm point B here. This was actually a scenario that already worked extremely well and did not need further "solving" with LLM bullshit!

White folks will say the wildest shit unironically. Sure Vanessa, this is the saddest point in US history. Not the Trail of Tears. Not y'all flaying uppity slaves like Nat Turner and using their skin for commemorative coin purses. Not the Tulsa Massacre or Japanese internment. Now. Sure, Vanessa.🙄

I say it all of the time because it's true: Islamophobia in the U.S. is absolutely one of the most tolerated forms of bigotry. It's everywhere, routine and rarely challenged. It's not surprising that teenagers who swim in this water from birth would also be Islamophobic.

NEW: Sports Illustrated was accused of publishing an AI-generated article the content of which was plagiarized from a competitor -- and when we reached out with questions, it deleted the author's profile and entire archive of work futurism.com/artificial-i...

Also, if you forgot to unfollow before blocking and don't want to still appear in the "people you follow who also follow this account" block when other people view his account, you can temporarily unblock, unfollow, reblock directly at bsky.app/profile/neil...

Heads up. He is/was in a lot of starter packs, too, so check yours if you've made one so you're no longer recommending a rapist.

Oh boy, here comes Laurie Wimmer

We're still going! Have you submitted written testimony or spoken at the meeting yet?

Posts uncovered by Byline Times show newly-elected Reform UK Councillor Ken Tranter comparing Muslims to cockroaches, who would “take over” the country bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/r...

People prefer to use “sycophantic” AI systems that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs. In a new paper (n=7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with sycophantic AI chatbots more than interacting with neutral chatbots or “disagreeable” chatbots that challenged their beliefs.

It's kind of wild to me that the only share buttons Gov.uk offers are for X and Facebook. After *everything*. It's even on Govt press releases excoriating Grok and social media abuse

Here's the page from GLAAD with more info: glaad.org/fcc/

The FCC is floating the idea of making shows put up a warning if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph objecting to this would be helpful! The deadline for comments is May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

Mamdani gets applauded for hiring activists and being down with community organizers, and both considered signs of him being a different and better politician. But when organizers demand he keep his campaign promises, like his promised library budget, they get chastised by many of his supporters.

ICYMI: Nine local TX activists have been convicted of terrorism for a fireworks display on July 4. This is their story…

The Prairieland 9 were labeled ‘Antifa terrorists’ even before trial — for carpooling, wearing black, carrying a first-aid kit, and joining a book club. Insights from: @willpotter.bsky.social @crimethinc.com @curlyprofessor.bsky.social @rayacheson.bsky.social @iwriteok.bsky.social

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

plagiarism is the unforgivable sin in this profession. stealing from an AI, in addition to rendering your piece uncopyrightable, also outs you as not belonging in this field :)

those of us who aren't hacks are doing 100 percent of our own writing, so yeah, I agree. let's find out who you can't trust — the journalists who are plagiarizing an AI!

There are stories from all over about universities' dismantling of the humanities. I have a small but dismaying data point from my university to contribute to the discourse. Harvard University now has NO assistant professors of English. That's how long it has been since we were allowed to hire.

Billions of dollars will be due among other things.

Invite me to the strategy session for getting financial and other reparations for ICE terror. An actual opposition political party would be calling people together now to work on this. They would be preparing the public for this now.

Little eel magic for today's #TransArtMay

The “we don’t have the votes” excuse for refusing to force a vote on impeachment is conceding the point and saying even the opposition party doesn’t think this high crime merits removal from office. It’s not being politically astute and pragmatic, it’s self-defeating in its cowardice.

There are levels to the fuckery of Trump investigating Yale for having Black medical students People of color are often better-served by doctors who are also POC, & there already aren't enough doctors of color to meet community needs This'll worsen the crisis ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Example: a climate group representing younger Americans sues the President for failing to act on climate change. Immediate settlement announced endowing a $1trn green transition fund.

Trump called on his religious-right supporters to hold a rally rededicating America to God, but he showed what he is really dedicated to: golfing.

Frank was the subject of decades of nasty, personal hate speech from the entire conservative movement, accusing him of horrible things because of his sexuality, and I am SO fascinated that on his death bed the one thing he wants us all to know is that he thinks they were right about trans people.

can the WH tell me what crimes I need to do to get some of that $1.776 billion to cover my student loan debt

Trump is now paying these people with your money.

JFC There could never be an easier case for impeaching a president. The fact that impeachment & removal is universally acknowledged among the political class to be impossible is the clearest possible sign that the constitutional order has collapsed into some form of dictatorship.

If any democrat can't run ads this fall detailing the people who smeared crap on walls in the halls of congress not only getting a pardon, but a cash payout and hanging it around the neck of their MAGA opponents, they just need to retire.

I’ll be live at noon today on Reddit doing an AMA. Come ask any question you may have have about this year’s governor’s race, transportation or anything else related to Oregon politics/government! www.reddit.com/r/oregon/s/e...

Abolish cruise ships and abolish missionaries

NYC friends - I’m doing a fundraiser panel for the clinic, @pregnancyjust.bsky.social and @msfchoice.bsky.social Thursday night that you won’t want to miss… givebutter.com/m2m2026NYC

Corruption enabled from the get-go. Trump is emptying the treasury and congress just doesn't care.

Things that are a predictable outcome of MAFS

@propublica.org built a one-of-a-kind tool so you can check where your own generic medications come from! I’ve looked up a few of my own and let’s just say the results were…illuminating. Before ProPublica did this work, it was impossible to do that. projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/

Dems are polling crazy high based on the flaming catastrophe that is Republican fascist rule, so primarying as many of the bad weak complicit Democrats in favor of good determined angry ones has rarely if ever been more crucial

Imagine if everyone had the healthcare, housing, food, education needed to thrive. We have enough to make that a reality. NEW TODAY: a resource from us & @itep.org on how local electeds can tax the ultrawealthy to fund public goods and vital programs. localprog.org/taxtherichfu...

Argentine Context for the MV Hondius Outbreak Andes hantavirus cases are increasing in Argentina, with reported spread expanding beyond historically isolated rural regions into more populated areas including Buenos Aires Province. (...)

An awful example of how our legal immigration system is getting progressively worse.

Reminder: Georgia’s Supreme Court election TOMORROW MAY 19 — is the only chance, no second round, no do-over in the fall. If you want fair justices on the bench, this is it. Two days left. Get out and vote.

Here is a fascinating graph of how White voters have voted since 1960. Subsequent to the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s, White voters have NEVER voted by a majority for a Democrat for US President. But they've voted by a majority for a Republican 12 times. Weird, right?

gotta say, I don’t feel any form of “solidarity” towards unions that endorse republicans

Yeah, but for every democratic voter you alienate, you win over 0.03 conservative NAVs so it’s so worth it

i feel like we need a ghost of elections past to visit these governors in the night and take them on a journey through the human suffering their tacks right have done, are doing, and will do, only for them to wake up in the morning ready to embrace the path of democratic socialism with vim and vigor

Oregon — meet your Courage Candidates. 🔥 Across the state a wave of everyday people is stepping up. No career politicians. No corporate donors. Just fighters committed to one thing: impeachment on day one.

DISTRICT 3 VOTERS: You have until the 19th to turn in your primary ballot, and I would encourage everyone to vote for @jsalfororegon.bsky.social Maxine Dexter accepts more AIPAC money than Oregon's lone republican congressman. She is owned by big business and special interests. Vote Jessica Salas!