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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 17h

I maintain that we are in grave danger due not only to the trends noted by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social in this piece, but by the failure of the Democratic party 1) to grasp these dangers and act in advance to prevent or minimize them; (1)

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Thinking of AI as a Social Problem

No need to know the unknowable. The knowable is bad enough.

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 21h

"AI is not just a technology. It is a social problem. There is zero reason to allow it to run us over without a plan to mitigate its completely predictable negative effects." Another must-read banger from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...

Thinking of AI as a Social Problem

No need to know the unknowable. The knowable is bad enough.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 21h

It takes no special technical expertise to know that
1) AI's main value proposition today is automating labor,
2) AI is going to supercharge economic inequality, and
3) If we do not get out in front of that policy-wise, we are fools.

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Thinking of AI as a Social Problem

No need to know the unknowable. The knowable is bad enough.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 1d

Jaguars 4-1 on the year.

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Jaguars Junction: Week 5 | Defector

Jacksonville Jaguars move to a 4-1 record atop the NFL with a stunning victory. The news is so big and good that I’ve been cold calling people right out of the phone book to let them know about it. Wi...

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever I say people should leave the military, I'm told that we need the good people to stay because they're a firewall against unjust orders. Okay. When does that happen? Assassinating Venezuelan fisherman? National Guard in cities? Insurrection Act? Excited to see this firewall in action soon.

Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 1d

Trump threatens to invoke insurrection act to bypass court rulings against national guard deployment: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Use Emergency Powers to Bypass Courts and Deploy Troops

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 1d

“You are not provided any joy, any stimulation—you got to find that yourself… I didn’t understand what weeks and months of silence can do to someone’s psyche. That can tear people apart if you’re not conscious of what’s happening to you.”

‘A soul-sucking, desolate hell': How I survived America’s most secretive supermax prison

“You are not provided any joy, any stimulation—you got to find that yourself… I didn't understand what weeks and months of silence can do to someone's psyche. That can tear people apart if you're not ...

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 1d

Loved chatting with @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social about all things NYC—and the urgency of standing up to Trump and ICE to protect our neighbors and our communities.

Brad Lander Wants New York City to Resist

The NYC Comptroller talks ICE, Trump, Zohran, and Brooklyn.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 2d

Brad Lander explains why Democratic leaders are stupid not to endorse Zohran Mamdani:

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 3d

fixed, thanks.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 3d

Meant to include a link, will add.

Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 3d

"When Trump sends troops here, how will we stand up to them insistently and make clear New York doesn’t need them, New York doesn’t want them, New York is resisting them?"
I spoke to @bradlander.bsky.social about ICE, Trump, Zohran, and the future of New York.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/brad-lande...

Brad Lander Wants New York City to Resist

The NYC Comptroller talks ICE, Trump, Zohran, and Brooklyn.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 4d

Big tough hospital guys

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 4d

Heartbreaking that our up and coming authors are forced to slum with a den of beer-soaked rowdies simply to discuss literature

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 5d

“Trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets.”

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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lfelizleon.bsky.social @lfelizleon.bsky.social · 5d

Can’t wait to May 2028? To build a strong coalition from the bottom up, consider organizing a Fightback School, a new effort Labor Notes is helping support around the country. labornotes.org/content/figh...

Graphic image that says putting the movement back in the labor movement. Shows images of raised fists

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Hayden Black @haydenb.bsky.social · 6d

"I am not going to try to convince generals in the United States armed forces to embrace my own personal moral beliefs. Rather, I would urge them all to consider their own moral beliefs. Honor and courage are often touted as the highest military values."

Leave the Military Now

What does courage demand?

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 6d

Jesus said this too.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Janet Kinneberg @jkinneberg.bsky.social · 7d

“For years, the right has vilified federal workers as nameless, faceless bureaucrats.
But the truth is … they’re the people who live and work in our communities and they are being hurt.”

Sara Nelson, President of @afacwa.org in 2019 when Trump et al shut down the government.

Workers have power.

Janet Kinneberg @jkinneberg.bsky.social · Feb 3

Posts about a General Strike, too. It was the threat of General Strike during 2019 Government Shutdown that led to resolution. GOP leadership is AFRAID for workers to know their own STRENGTH!

Listen to @realnewsnobs.bsky.social interview with AFA President Sara Nelson @flyingwithsara.bsky.social

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 6d

We are often told that the many good people inside the military will save us by standing up against unjust orders but it's hard not to notice that the point at which that will happen seems to recede infinitely into the future.

Leave the Military Now

What does courage demand?

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 6d

Leave the military or accept that you will be on the wrong side of history.
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Leave the Military Now

What does courage demand?

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 7d

Workers’ pensions are trillions of dollars in capital that could be wielded as labor’s most powerful weapon.

@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social reports on why unions must go on offense.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 8d

Pete Hegseth is a classic "guy who gets annihilated by Bugs Bunny"

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 8d

Obviously anyone who *actually* assaults an officer has always been arrested. The circle of people “suspected of threatening” an officer includes everyone at a protest who they feel like arresting.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 8d

“…arrest every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer…”
New memo drop from AG Bondi

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 8d

If you know someone who has money and really loves the First Amendment you can help us ensure this ruling sticks: https://timburkelegalfund.org/

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9d

First Amendment victory for @bubbaprog.xyz www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...

Federal judge dismisses half of the charges against Tim Burke

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the law used to indict the Tampa media figure violates the First Amendment.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 10d

"They are going to call protesters terrorists and they are going to call activist groups terrorist organizations and they are going to call foundations and donors terrorist funders and they are going to try to scare all of the above into not doing what they do."

We Are All Domestic Terrorists Now

Here comes the iron fist.

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