Eric
@ericasco.bsky.social
Professional technology wrangler. Recreational smartass. Interested in things.
At first glance, this suggests to me that the current administration is interested in Ivy League serfdom. Or, more in line with some previous policy moves, plantations.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At first glance, this suggests to me that the current administration is interested in Ivy League serfdom. Or, more in line with some previous policy moves, plantations.
If Biden had said you have to show ID at a grocery store, there would have been a concerted media effort calling for a 25th Amendment solution.
Trump: "It's time for Republicans to do what they have to do and that's terminate the filibuster ... we should start tonight with 'the country's open, congratulations,' then we should pass voted ID, we should pass no mail in voting ... you go to a grocery store, you have to give ID."
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If Biden had said you have to show ID at a grocery store, there would have been a concerted media effort calling for a 25th Amendment solution.
Can we get some input on this from the son with whom he shares that porn accountability app? It seems like the only thing he has seen or heard over the last several weeks has been porn. Like, exclusively.
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Can we get some input on this from the son with whom he shares that porn accountability app? It seems like the only thing he has seen or heard over the last several weeks has been porn. Like, exclusively.
I don’t think this explains the spate of… let’s say “creatively nonsensical”… SCOTUS rulings by the current Court, but it would be a reasonable explanation.
Federal Judges— or staff, but same-same— used "AI" to summarize & draft rulings, issued them w/o checking the work, leading to basic factual errors, & thus undermining the facticity & validity of the rulings entire.
Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings
Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I don’t think this explains the spate of… let’s say “creatively nonsensical”… SCOTUS rulings by the current Court, but it would be a reasonable explanation.
I feel like our technological acumen could, just maybe, be put toward loftier pursuits.
Yeah, there's a lot of this on SlopTok. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
OpenAI's Sora 2 Can Generate Videos of Celebrities Appearing to Shout Racial Slurs
OpenAI's Sora 2 video generation model can be exploited to push misinformation and depict public figures behaving badly despite promised guardrails.
www.rollingstone.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I feel like our technological acumen could, just maybe, be put toward loftier pursuits.
…are we sure he isn’t adding on an entire-ass Trump Tower?
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
…are we sure he isn’t adding on an entire-ass Trump Tower?
Yup. Pretty sure one of the inherent checks on executive power given to Congress is their ability to pass laws that apply to everyone.
The Supreme Court announcing that a president cannot not be held criminally liable for virtually anything he does in office based on nothing in the text, structure, or history of the Constitution was extremely bad, IMHO
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yup. Pretty sure one of the inherent checks on executive power given to Congress is their ability to pass laws that apply to everyone.
Heck of a tri-lat there…
CNN: Hopes for Swift Trump-Putin Meeting May Be Put on Hold
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Heck of a tri-lat there…
My working theory is that Trump remains incredibly mad at the American people for failing to re-elect him in 2020, and so is doing his utmost to inflict pain upon US citizens (and others) as punishment. Nothing being done under this administration serves to disabuse me of this notion.
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
My working theory is that Trump remains incredibly mad at the American people for failing to re-elect him in 2020, and so is doing his utmost to inflict pain upon US citizens (and others) as punishment. Nothing being done under this administration serves to disabuse me of this notion.
I know @idislikestephen.bsky.social recently called out AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" as overused in movies on PCHH, but I swear the scene in Battleship that has the veterans prepping the USS Missouri for battle to this song has more heart than any 6 randomly chosen romcoms.
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I know @idislikestephen.bsky.social recently called out AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" as overused in movies on PCHH, but I swear the scene in Battleship that has the veterans prepping the USS Missouri for battle to this song has more heart than any 6 randomly chosen romcoms.
Can we start calling this "Trump's Folly" yet? It seems like a good messaging strategy right now to highlight the corruption and egotism.
Kudos to the Associated Press, which - unlike reports today from the Times, the Post, and CNN - notes the lack of necessary approvals for the project
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October 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Can we start calling this "Trump's Folly" yet? It seems like a good messaging strategy right now to highlight the corruption and egotism.
If you're using a toilet, you should sit. Yes, this is an ethical stance.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If you're using a toilet, you should sit. Yes, this is an ethical stance.
Painting the GOP as the party of crime and corruption shouldn't be tough. Maybe do that, Democratic establishment.
Trump isn’t even trying to hide the fact that the DOJ is completely politicized and the rule of law no longer applies federally
![Donald Trump announces he has commuted George Santos’ sentence in his federal fraud case:
“at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN! […] I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiaqs3kadqbcjqceidytl7crzonhd5nnldivweukjrpytiklwfiqji@jpeg)
October 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Painting the GOP as the party of crime and corruption shouldn't be tough. Maybe do that, Democratic establishment.
“Idiocracy” was too f-ing optimistic.
HuffPost asked the White House who suggested Budapest as the location for President Trump and President Putin’s next summit.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt replied:
“Your mom did.”
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung replied:
“Your mom.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt replied:
“Your mom did.”
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung replied:
“Your mom.”
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“Idiocracy” was too f-ing optimistic.
“Ok, I know we didn’t explicitly cover this in your training, but a picture of the guy with his Oscar is considered PII…”
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“Ok, I know we didn’t explicitly cover this in your training, but a picture of the guy with his Oscar is considered PII…”
This struck me as a nice encapsulation of current GOP administration thinking. Deny reality if you don’t like it and sneer at those who want it. youtube.com/shorts/wJ7Hd...
The “authenticity” of books.😂😂😂#viral #trending #shorts #comedy
YouTube video by LukeFrame
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October 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This struck me as a nice encapsulation of current GOP administration thinking. Deny reality if you don’t like it and sneer at those who want it. youtube.com/shorts/wJ7Hd...
I feel like the guy who sent people to the Capitol on 2021-01-06 after a rally on the Mall was aware that he was POTUS that day. It seems that he may be somewhat confused about it now.
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?
October 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I feel like the guy who sent people to the Capitol on 2021-01-06 after a rally on the Mall was aware that he was POTUS that day. It seems that he may be somewhat confused about it now.
Regardless, maybe treat medical emergencies? Moral judgment is killing people.
A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs
The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours
The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours
KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment
Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.
www.kare11.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Regardless, maybe treat medical emergencies? Moral judgment is killing people.
Democratic politicians: learn from this gentleman.
If you’d come forward in the last presidential election with a response to the “they/them” ad that said, “yes, we are against bullies”, things might have gone better.
If you’d come forward in the last presidential election with a response to the “they/them” ad that said, “yes, we are against bullies”, things might have gone better.
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Democratic politicians: learn from this gentleman.
If you’d come forward in the last presidential election with a response to the “they/them” ad that said, “yes, we are against bullies”, things might have gone better.
If you’d come forward in the last presidential election with a response to the “they/them” ad that said, “yes, we are against bullies”, things might have gone better.
Hillary. Rodham. Clinton.
The question is who winning the peace prize would piss Trump off the most?
October 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hillary. Rodham. Clinton.
Counterpoint: We’d actually like them to have food, shelter, and healthcare, and not be dragged out into the streets and away from their parents, unlike some administrations I could name.
Don Jr on Democrats: "We're not playing the same game. These guys -- they want you and your kids dead."
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Counterpoint: We’d actually like them to have food, shelter, and healthcare, and not be dragged out into the streets and away from their parents, unlike some administrations I could name.
Feels like the 13th Amendment might outlaw making employees work without paying them for their time, ever.
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Feels like the 13th Amendment might outlaw making employees work without paying them for their time, ever.
May be a hot take, but declaring war on your own cities might be a little unconstitutional and wrong.
BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.
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October 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
May be a hot take, but declaring war on your own cities might be a little unconstitutional and wrong.
So... ICE will be kidnapping your children today, I guess, America...
According to AILA, ICE is launching a nationwide operation today, Friday, 10/3, reportedly named “Freaky Friday,” that will target unaccompanied children aged 14 and older of all nationalities.
October 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So... ICE will be kidnapping your children today, I guess, America...