"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

There's a series of things (like the ballroom, Gulf of America) that we're going to have to *undo* the moment this guy is out of office. And yet I can already hear future Democrat presidents saying "I'm focused on the people's work, not the knucklehead stuff" and just leave this man's shit up.

The Kennedy Center name is established by federal statute, and therefore may be repealed only by federal statute. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov. He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.

It almost goes without saying, but this is illegal. The name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" is established by law and the board doesn't have the power to change it. 20 USC 3 §§ 76h - 76s.

Jamie Bartlett did a great job of exposing Sam Altman's shtick back in 2017. Total condescension and techno-triumphalism masquerading as "optimism"

“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising.” (Congrats to the CBS advertising department)

When he shows you who he is, believe him. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

"a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection" buddy our fridges have ad screens on them

this shit is just beyond parody, man

Washington’s new lie: “Exonerated.” Reality’s response: “Sit down.” 👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Surveillance crapitalism.

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

The real news behind the headline.

News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.

> @samsteindc.bsky.social

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

President Trump’s response to the murder of exiled Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the culpability of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman sends a chilling message to authoritarian governments that paves the way to more human rights violations. pen.org/press-releas...

Truth.

Fully enjoyed this article.

lol last night was a rerun

people that live like this are dead inside

Agree!

Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court. This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.

Zac Segal, Boston U runner and Young Republican alerted ICE to a car wash in Allston MA which had immigrants working - he said they were taking US jobs. ICE raided the car wash. All detained had legal status according to their lawyer. Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

“This was a very very bad vote”

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

Remembering my mom & I volunteered at AIDS quilt memorial. Proud I was raised to see the humanity & dignity of all people.

The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.

"Sandwich thrower" defendant Sean Dunn celebrates acquittal in statement on courthouse steps Watch ====>

Our hero, sandwich guy Sean Dunn. It's good to finally hear from him in person. youtube.com/shorts/RrRkS...

Hard agree!!!

😂

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Who is wise? One who learns from all people. Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world. (Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)

🙏 thankful for Marc Elias.

The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires soared by $698bn in the past year… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Palate cleanse. Some humans are terrible, but more of us are great.

$150 million might seem like a lot of money to pay for a niche subscription website, but the Ellisons knew that the ROI would be tremendous, and Donald Trump ratified that for them tonight.

NEW: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) called the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others an "alarming abuse of power." Full statement below:

EUGENE DANIELS: “You said diversity can be a weakness. What did you mean?” CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.” EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻‍♂️ (Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)

This story about Melissa DeRosa allegedly threatening Cornell's funding after an undergrad dared to ask her about Cuomo's sexual harassment allegations is not gonna do anything for this crew's reputation as frothing bullies. www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...

Just donated. Please everyone and anyone donate to help Kat.