Chicago: “The Border Patrol official said that snipers rappelled down from helicopters on top of the apartment complex, as a precaution from potential violence.”

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Read the thread.

Water is a huge issue in the Southwest & California. I’ve seen similar news in other places, both domestically & international. This right here gave me such pause.

🚮🗑️ Fake ass jobs. Ppl submit ai resumes to be culled/reviewed by ai programs; fake postings by real companies so they can look like they’re profitable; scammers post fake jobs from real companies, hoping applicants don’t check the “careers” links on those sites to verify, and they steal app data.

These posts from @andr3wsky.bsky.social on threads (I checked to see if he also posted here but he didn't) were actually hard to read, because Black folks have said this *so* often and been argued *down* about it, reading someone say it as a 💡 feels damn near insulting. But maybe ppl will listen

An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...

The ADL has made literally every single possible decision to suck up to the American right in the past year, and their history as an anti-extremism group has still ensured that the American right wants to punish them. Almost like there's a lesson here. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog. Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.

All hell is about to be unleashed on people utterly unprepared to discern truth from falsehood.

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

what does an "unconstitutional DEI principle" mean in the context of a tunnel project? what, a black person is going to use it?

A quick FYI: They have *just* relaunched the online NPR shop with bunches of new stuff, plus some throwbacks and, of course, the Tiny Desk hoodie. So if you are that kind of public media person, there’s some stuff to check out! shopnpr.org

Just try to imagine the public outcry and wall-to-wall media coverage if President Biden had cancelled $8 billion in funding to red states.

This is why Bad Bunny said his tour wasn't stopping in the states, and he was right

The techlords assure us we must allow their AIs to scrape and operate our websites, and this is good and correct and ethical and the way of the future. Also the websites the techlords themselves run make you click a button to prove you're human and not an AI trying to scrape or operate their website

Priorities.

nobody with this track record should’ve been reelected

And children are dying from lack of access to medicine because he spent a weekend “feeding USAID into the woodchipper”

New in PN: The Trump Murder Policy "Trump has claimed Venezuelan boats are being attacked because they’re smuggling drugs, but his evidence doesn’t amount to much more than 'trust me, bro.'"

The Republican manufactured government shutdown is now in effect, but our district offices will still be available to help constituents and connect them with resources. Here are frequently asked questions about a shutdown and information you need to know: ocasio-cortez.house.gov/federal-gove...

The Trump admin told furloughed workers to set out-of-office email messages blaming Dems for the shutdown, according to an email obtained by @jamieson.bsky.social

Words can’t even describe how it feels to have a story that felt like a burning fire within me, finally out into the world. I was so scared to write it, but that’s how I knew it was something I had to do—fear and all.

JUST IN: Judge blocks Trump admin bid to pull from NY/transfer to other states $34 million in public transport counterterrorism funds due to NY sanctuary policies. Judge Lewis Kaplan (SDNY/Clinton) halts for 14 days. Was supposed to happen yday. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Guys evangelical Christians have poor politics… it’s a whole thing

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This might be the best thing to happen to NPR. Onward!

I broke my glasses yesterday. It was time for a check up and new ones anyway. My company switched insurance plans so of course they're twice as much, smh.

Federal workers are about to have their livelihoods upended because of this shutdown. We'll hear talk about "sacrifices" that the American people need to make. Meanwhile, Trump is bailing out Argentina with $20 billion worth of taxpayer dollars.

In a city of world-class artists and production crew hunting for the next gig, Andrew Cuomo made a TV ad the same way he wrote his housing policy: with AI. Then again, maybe a fake Cuomo is better than the real one?

Some of those that work forces... bsky.app/profile/ryan...

Well done!

Man is really on the good shit. He woke up and was like “these tunnels are unconstitutional under the 14th amendment because they’re black”

Despite a government shutdown, Republicans will make sure Argentina gets their $20 billion.

Here are three more factual statements: 1. 25,000 of Mike Johnson's constituents are about to lose health care 2. 27,000 more are about to have their premiums skyrocket. 3. A 60 year old couple in his district would pay $19,000 more a year.

Rural white Americans: This administration doesn't like 🫵 YOU either.

TIS THE SEASON!!!!

Gaming-Only journalists and analysts are pretty accurately calling this EA acquisition what it is: a doomed idea that will cause untold human misery and kill the company and probably bury all its IPs Tech/Gaming Journalists keep trying to find a silver lining. Huh. Curious. Strange. Odd. Quirky.

He will tell his tale…

South of Midnight is still 25% off, but only for the next 5 days. And if you’ve ever wanted to dive into (or revisit) the world of We Happy Few, the entire franchise is 75% off until October 6th. Don’t miss it! 🍂

Good.

Source: "ADP also revised down August's employment growth of 54,000 to a loss of 3,000." www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

this is the third time Donald Trump has shut down the government while his party controls both houses of Congress

Smh

2/2 He was active till recently when Quentin Tarantino commissioned him to paint the movie posters you see all through ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD. Thanks for the movie magic on paper, Maestro, rest well 🖤

Sad to hear about the passing of the Michelangelo of Movie posters, RENATO CASARO. The Man painted so many iconic posters, specially in the 70s/80s: CONAN, TERMINATOR, DUNE, TOTAL RECALL, DANCE WITH THE WOLVES, BLOW OUT, FLASH GORDON, RAMBO, NEVER-ENDING STORY, and the list goes on and on. 1/2

BOTH TIMES UNDER DONALD TRUMP DONT FORGET THAT PART.