Charlotte’s Amity Presbyterian Church “announced it would host a training on how to respond to the influx of federal immigration agents into the neighborhood. Later that evening, nearly 300 people filled Amity Presbyterian’s sanctuary to listen to representatives from @siembranc.bsky.social …”

DOGE did not fail in any way to accomplish its goals. Its goals were never efficiency or saving money. Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi. DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.

What was ChatGPT? Now nearly three years old, we can look at OpenAI's LLM as a product of its time, optimized ever since to its earliest uses. While this period of deep disorientation and social isolation has been obscured from public memory, it remains embedded within the interface.

All just speculation, nothing more. But from my distant chair I see a broad current of “we’re going to win” that doesn’t include what that means, & another of “we need to replace old w/ socialist or progressive new order” without reckoning with how to persuade 1/2 terrified of that to come along.

+119K jobs gained last month (mid-Aug to mid-Sept). -33K jobs in revisions of prior 2 months. The big picture

Just a note of thanks to everyone for continuing to punish $TGT. Read a whole long article this morning about why Target is struggling for so long and no mention at all of the boycott, but clearly that's a big part.

They're prepping the ground for a bailout if the bubble bursts. Last time this happened there was a popular revolt from the right (Tea Party) and left (Occupy). If this happens the anti-tech backlash will be furious. Smart politicos might want to get in front of it! www.bbc.com/news/article...

“There are about 1,000 of us.”

I curated a little link list too. It’s super helpful to have a landing page for your efforts. Here I have upcoming events, sign ups for 3D printing, files for 3D printing, links to the zines to print, fundraisers, and just some helpful info linktr.ee/apwhistles

Re: Epstein’s emails

So much you can say about his legendary performance in RAN but one thing I'll always think of is how he managed to nail his performance in one of the riskiest shots in film history - a huge character moment as he walks away from the castle set that they are literally burning down behind him

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

Not to defend the ASC in the OP because I don't know them and they could be sketchy as fuck, but I do want to provide context to why providers charge ridiculous rates regardless of what the insurance company will pay or what is a reasonable amount to charge a patient.

Look guys I’ve spent the last day playing this over and over again. Don’t read the comments first and stick it through to the second verse. It is in fact one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

So true, Shaheen of 2 days ago

As @ahjohnson.bsky.social points out here, the US media is stroking its chin & pondering why Trump wants to attack Venezuela. They somehow overlook his stated motivation, which is that Venezuela has the world's biggest oil reserves.

This, I think, holds up pretty well! www.findinggravity.net/you-would-no...

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

I watched the footage of that crash from several angles and holy shit… those pilots saved lives. I cannot imagine how awful it must have been for them to know it was doomed before the wheels left the ground. And they did their best to try to get over that warehouse. So very very sad.

This is why Chuck has NO REASON to come back to the table. Let them twist. If you're coming back with wins this big during a shutdown, the people know where their bread is buttered. Don't throw them a lifeline. These aren't tiny margin wins. They're blowouts.

On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois made history when he became the 44th President of the United States.

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Virginia Giuffre’s book came out this week & she gave ALL of the names to the FBI! They ALL KNOW who those men are! “The House of Representatives is closed down so that they don’t have to go on record saying that they are in favor of protecting these men.” Take a listen!👇🏼 #believethewomen #pinks

So how's it going, #NOLA?

«Silicon Valley isn’t building apps anymore. It’s building empires.» The Authoritarian Stack: A mapping of firms, funds, and political actors turning core state functions into private platforms, by @francescabria.bsky.social et. al. for @fesonline.bsky.social www.authoritarian-stack.info

“We cannot go back to anything approaching the old constitutional order, which already had been in a long, terminal decline.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...

I think Houston might actually have outdone NYC in terms of creativity in its puppy Halloween costume contest.

The irony of "I'm concerned but I have to trust that he means well" as an orientation toward finding an opponent for Susan Collins

one of my favorite things is when the subject of a piece threatens a journalist and the journalist responds by casually printing everything very matter of factly

This plan worked out great for UNC.

So many own goals. Once again: higher ed is one of our most successful exports. We export more higher ed to China than soybeans. And yet Trump and the mini-Trumps are deliberately destroying the quality of our product

How much are we tariffing their fentanyl now?

I've had these same conversations with people who tell me Trump is honest even as they admit he lies all the time. Honesty is not really related to telling the truth in voters minds, it's more a function of how much a politician is just saying what they believe a voter wants to hear.

I remember in 2016 I was shocked at how positively many of my MAGA relatives viewed Bernie Sanders. Like they disagreed with all of his policy prescriptions, but it turns out having principles and standing by them regardless of popularity is in itself a very popular trait!

Breaking: Trump just banned states from being able to wipe medical debt from Americans’ credit reports. The Biden-Harris administration had moved to wipe medical debt from credit reports. Now this new rule will keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.

Russia now owns another Republican member of Congress. Likely bought at a bargain price.

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

I still say anyone who wants to defend a Confederate statute should be forced to read the original dedication speeches to tell us all what “heritage” they’re celebrating. Here’s one from my college: 1619education.org/sites/defaul...

Another idea: abolish the rookie pay scale. Being able to sign a player for far less than his worth is a big part of why future great picks are so valuable.

Isn't this the place Michael Lindsay-Hogg kept pressuring the Beatles about in Get Back?

Boggling how much better run and stable and safe things were in the United States just one single year ago.

Yep this is a decade long play. Every inch matters. Democrats have been riding the anti bush pro Obama inertia, and forgot how to build movements

Okay just now seeing this and in tears...

Much ink has been spilled about the role of nostalgia in fascist discourse. You see it constantly, such as all the fools pegging Creed as the pinnacle of American music that they wish to restore. www.salon.com/2025/10/15/m...

I promise you, nothing is more satisfying than watching bullshitters and troll accounts whines about how "dead" and "boring" BlueSky is because their accounts are mass-blocked by the lefties they utterly depend on for signal boosts.

Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Was going to ask if this is the origin of Romper Room. I watched the show sometimes (I was more of a Captain Kangaroo guy, Mr Green Jeans was the dude) but outside of the TV show I don't think any adult I knew used the phrase romper room or rumpus room.

Paul Krugman lays out Bessent's magical thinking on the Milei bailout. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-fi...