Jill Boniske
@bonoix.bsky.social
Film reviewer, writer, photographer, art curator, searching for meaning in a messed up world.
“Adjusting for uncertainty and alternative explanations (e.g., ideological alignment or naivety), I estimate a 75-85 percent likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset," the chatbot said, "leaning toward the higher end due to the consistency of his behavior and the depth of historical ties."
Elon’s Grok Chatbot Calculates Probability That Trump Is a Russian Asset
Elon Musk's "anti-woke" AI chatbot, Grok, seems to think there's a very high likelihood that Donald Trump is a Russian asset.
futurism.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Adjusting for uncertainty and alternative explanations (e.g., ideological alignment or naivety), I estimate a 75-85 percent likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset," the chatbot said, "leaning toward the higher end due to the consistency of his behavior and the depth of historical ties."
From the fabulous David Cohen.
March 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From the fabulous David Cohen.
All of Heather Cox Richardson’s columns are brilliant, but this one is a MUST READ. She connects all the dots in the Putin-Trump-Ukraine-American oligarch giveaway. It’s chilling!
March 5, 2025
In the gym of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, former and future prime minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech.
open.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
All of Heather Cox Richardson’s columns are brilliant, but this one is a MUST READ. She connects all the dots in the Putin-Trump-Ukraine-American oligarch giveaway. It’s chilling!
Can anyone stop him? And how much of a kickback does DJT get from these deals?
It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
The FAA is considering cancelling a $2.4 billion, 15-year contract that was awarded to Verizon in 2023, and hand it to Musk's SpaceX.
futurism.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Can anyone stop him? And how much of a kickback does DJT get from these deals?
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Aside from not punching Trump in the teeth, Zelenskyy handled himself perfectly today.
February 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Aside from not punching Trump in the teeth, Zelenskyy handled himself perfectly today.
Considering what the Orange One and his Mascaraed Sidekick pulled today, you might need an escape to the cinema. This Oscar nominated documentary is a good reminder of why Zelensky is the hero we need to be supporting. #moviereview #ukraine 💓🇺🇦
Porcelain War -
In the current political climate there could not be a more timely film than the Oscar nominated documentary Porcelain War. It takes place in Ukraine and follows an artist couple, Slava and Anya, who d...
www.chickflix.net
February 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Considering what the Orange One and his Mascaraed Sidekick pulled today, you might need an escape to the cinema. This Oscar nominated documentary is a good reminder of why Zelensky is the hero we need to be supporting. #moviereview #ukraine 💓🇺🇦
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Tull McAdoo on Substack
Outside the Russian embassy in London.
substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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I think I found some of that corruption they’ve been talking about.
Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication
Cronyism, anyone?
www.theverge.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I think I found some of that corruption they’ve been talking about.
Ukraine peace talks: Trump is bringing Russia back in from the cold and ticking off items on Putin’s wish list
It is unbelievable that he is conducting what he is calling "peace talks" without the people who have been attacked at the table! 🇺🇦 🕊️
It is unbelievable that he is conducting what he is calling "peace talks" without the people who have been attacked at the table! 🇺🇦 🕊️
Ukraine peace talks: Trump is bringing Russia back in from the cold and ticking off items on Putin’s wish list
Russia appears to have achieved several key concessions before the talks even started.
theconversation.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ukraine peace talks: Trump is bringing Russia back in from the cold and ticking off items on Putin’s wish list
It is unbelievable that he is conducting what he is calling "peace talks" without the people who have been attacked at the table! 🇺🇦 🕊️
It is unbelievable that he is conducting what he is calling "peace talks" without the people who have been attacked at the table! 🇺🇦 🕊️
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"A new generation of young women garment workers are organizing across factories and borders. They are even building relationships with women workers in the US. The fashion industry has no idea what's coming."
'My Monthly Salary Is $114': Garment Workers on What It's Really Like to Make Your Clothes
From poor working conditions to extremely low pay, hear from garment workers in their own words.
www.teenvogue.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"A new generation of young women garment workers are organizing across factories and borders. They are even building relationships with women workers in the US. The fashion industry has no idea what's coming."
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Just do whatever you want. If he can do it, so can you! 🤣🤣🤣. www.upworthy.com/moonpie-rena...
MoonPie renames Florida 'MoonPieTown' because apparently 'We can just do this now!'
A tweet from the company says the change is "effective immediately."
www.upworthy.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Just do whatever you want. If he can do it, so can you! 🤣🤣🤣. www.upworthy.com/moonpie-rena...
Hillary told us.
Jubilation in Moscow Over Trump’s Gifts to Putin
To the Kremlin and its supporters, fortune has finally turned Russia’s way.
foreignpolicy.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hillary told us.
It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...
Elon Musk Is America’s Cecil Rhodes
It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void.
foreignpolicy.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...
They really don’t want women to have autonomy. Straight white men only. Preferably rich ones. 🤬🤬
The SAVE Act Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting. Here’s What You Need to Know
The bill would make it harder for women, people of color, young voters, and other marginalized groups to register to vote.
www.glamour.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
They really don’t want women to have autonomy. Straight white men only. Preferably rich ones. 🤬🤬
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by the DOJ that they'd lose their funding if they didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials. They were also told to deadname trans kids in their reports. Their cruelty knows no bounds.
Missing children’s org removes LGBTQIA+ materials per Trump DOJ demand
A staffer at NCMEC confirms the distressing effort to comply with Trump's executive order.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by the DOJ that they'd lose their funding if they didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials. They were also told to deadname trans kids in their reports. Their cruelty knows no bounds.
“Musk’s siege amounts to a form of “state capture”. This refers to:
the appropriation of state resources by political actors for their own ends: either private or political.”
the appropriation of state resources by political actors for their own ends: either private or political.”
Is Elon Musk taking over the US government? Here’s how ‘state capture’ works – and why we should be concerned
Elon Musk has been accused of attempting a coup or hostile takeover of the US government. His actions could better be described as a form of ‘state capture’. Here’s what that means.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Musk’s siege amounts to a form of “state capture”. This refers to:
the appropriation of state resources by political actors for their own ends: either private or political.”
the appropriation of state resources by political actors for their own ends: either private or political.”
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Wait … they … 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙙 ???
This Politico story from last October shows how easy it is to launder lies through the press. It claimed Trump would ban anyone tied to Project 2025 from a job in a second Trump administration.
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
Trump team preps list of banned staffers
The names include conservatives linked to Project 2025 and Republicans viewed as disloyal to the former president.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Wait … they … 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙙 ???
Check out our review of this quiet, intense, and moving political and family drama that should serve as a cautionary tale about dictatorship, authoritarianism, complicity, and resistance.
I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) -
I'm Still Here is a quiet, intense, and moving political and family drama that should serve as a cautionary tale about dictatorship, authoritarianism, complicity, and resistance. It's based on the tru...
www.chickflix.net
February 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Check out our review of this quiet, intense, and moving political and family drama that should serve as a cautionary tale about dictatorship, authoritarianism, complicity, and resistance.
Feeling powerless but getting out there and connecting helps. Step by step.
February 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Feeling powerless but getting out there and connecting helps. Step by step.
Another hero nearly lost to history. Remember her.
Despite her contributions to racial justice, Pope’s sudden death all but erased her legacy in history. Here’s her story. ⤵️
50 Years Before Rosa Parks, Barbara Pope Refused to Give Up Her Train Seat
In 1906, Barbara Pope refused to give up her seat on a segregated train.
www.teenvogue.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Another hero nearly lost to history. Remember her.
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If it weren’t so crazy sounding, I’d wonder if some naturalized immigrant from SA has been breaking his oath of citizenship in order to make things like they were back home before all those pesky blacks were given equal rights and access.
Do your effing jobs.
Do your effing jobs.
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If it weren’t so crazy sounding, I’d wonder if some naturalized immigrant from SA has been breaking his oath of citizenship in order to make things like they were back home before all those pesky blacks were given equal rights and access.
Do your effing jobs.
Do your effing jobs.
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