@amickj.bsky.social
You really do have to wonder how much of the us tech sector is just fraud and how much of the rest of the economy has been hollowed out the past couple decades as a result of throwing money at the tech sector.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
You really do have to wonder how much of the us tech sector is just fraud and how much of the rest of the economy has been hollowed out the past couple decades as a result of throwing money at the tech sector.
Would be interesting to take this further. E.g. are moderate politicians perceived as more corrupt?
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Would be interesting to take this further. E.g. are moderate politicians perceived as more corrupt?
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Those 40 dems need to organize and vote for new leadership.
49-40 vote with 5 Dems voting yes, they flip to no and the vote fails! This is a lifetime judicial appointment
Dems voting YEA: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse
Not voting: Blackburn, Cramer, Fetterman, Graham, Hagerty, Lujan, McConnell, Paul, Risch, Scott (SC), and Tillis.
Not voting: Blackburn, Cramer, Fetterman, Graham, Hagerty, Lujan, McConnell, Paul, Risch, Scott (SC), and Tillis.
February 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Those 40 dems need to organize and vote for new leadership.
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Paul McCartney - not American
Rolling Stones - not American
The Who - Not American
Coldplay - not American
Shakira - not American
The Weeknd - not American
Rihanna - not American
Bad Bunny - US Citizen
Rolling Stones - not American
The Who - Not American
Coldplay - not American
Shakira - not American
The Weeknd - not American
Rihanna - not American
Bad Bunny - US Citizen
February 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Paul McCartney - not American
Rolling Stones - not American
The Who - Not American
Coldplay - not American
Shakira - not American
The Weeknd - not American
Rihanna - not American
Bad Bunny - US Citizen
Rolling Stones - not American
The Who - Not American
Coldplay - not American
Shakira - not American
The Weeknd - not American
Rihanna - not American
Bad Bunny - US Citizen
Playing hardball.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Playing hardball.
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New at Can We Still Govern: Here is one thing I wish more people understood about government. There is a lot of rent-seeking by private vendors in our social safety net. Trump's policies will make this worse.
@lukef.bsky.social breaks it down. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-...
@lukef.bsky.social breaks it down. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-...
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
The vendors getting rich from putting administrative burdens on the poor
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: Here is one thing I wish more people understood about government. There is a lot of rent-seeking by private vendors in our social safety net. Trump's policies will make this worse.
@lukef.bsky.social breaks it down. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-...
@lukef.bsky.social breaks it down. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-...
That was catchable. Hit him in the helmut
January 26, 2026 at 2:35 AM
That was catchable. Hit him in the helmut
Woolen not going to be a Seahawk next year.
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Woolen not going to be a Seahawk next year.
A bit more shaheed, a bit less kupp in the second half would be ideal.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 AM
A bit more shaheed, a bit less kupp in the second half would be ideal.
The defensive line needs to pressure stafford at some point….
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The defensive line needs to pressure stafford at some point….
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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The 49ers fan shot reaction killed me
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The 49ers fan shot reaction killed me
We were always going to have to go through the rams
January 19, 2026 at 3:12 AM
We were always going to have to go through the rams
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congrats to the newest member of the smith-njigba family
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 AM
congrats to the newest member of the smith-njigba family
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I hope people understand that there is a spectrum when it comes to elections from completely free and fair to completely rigged. It seems like the focus is on election/no election and that isn’t really how things have worked for decades.
In an interview yesterday with Reuters, President Trump boasted that he has accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I hope people understand that there is a spectrum when it comes to elections from completely free and fair to completely rigged. It seems like the focus is on election/no election and that isn’t really how things have worked for decades.
Speak for yourself, Ted
Ted Lieu: “The reason Acting President of Venezuela Donald Trump sucks at running Venezuela is because he sucks at running the United States of America — we ask Donald Trump to be the President of America, not the President of Venezuela”
Is neither a choice - I choose neither
Is neither a choice - I choose neither
January 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Speak for yourself, Ted
This is unprecedented, right? I can’t think of time when the Fed chair made a statement like this.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
This is unprecedented, right? I can’t think of time when the Fed chair made a statement like this.
How good is the nfc west this year? 3 teams playing next week
January 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
How good is the nfc west this year? 3 teams playing next week
Have some self- respect
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Have some self- respect
Even as a skeptic myself, the replies and quotes for this are unfortunate. First, Makerere is a legitimate research university, and second, this stuff needs to be subject to analysis, RCTs, etc or its promoters have free rein.
“Calls to the clinic helpline are being used to train an AI algorithm that researchers hope will eventually power a chatbot offering therapy in local African languages.”
The chatbot will see you now: how AI is being trained to spot mental health issues in any language
Calls to a clinic in Uganda are helping create a therapy algorithm that works in local languages, as specialists look to technology to address the global mental health crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Even as a skeptic myself, the replies and quotes for this are unfortunate. First, Makerere is a legitimate research university, and second, this stuff needs to be subject to analysis, RCTs, etc or its promoters have free rein.
Marshawn remains a national treasure
January 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Marshawn remains a national treasure