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Kate @katastrophe98.bsky.social · 2h

“Trust us, after we destroy society for billions of dollars, we’ll all stop wanting any more money.”

I don’t know…I’m skeptical.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 2h

As they labor to fight off the slop bots, Wikipedia maintains a fairly extensive list of signs & tells that text was written by AI. “This list is descriptive, not prescriptive; it consists of observations, not rules.” [en.wikipedia.org]

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2h

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

This guy needs tap dancing lessons.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 3h

Fighting for the First Amendment in Chicago www.headsupnews.org/p/fighting-f... NEW from Heads Up News.

Fighting for the First Amendment in Chicago

Journalists, clergy and demonstrators sue federal forces in Chicago for brutally suppressing their rights

www.headsupnews.org

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Kathy E. Gill 🏍️ @kegill.bsky.social · 3h

- Not on NYT home page
- Not on CNN home page
- Not on LA Times home page
- Not on ABC news home page
- Not on NPR home page
- Not on AJC home page
- Not on Philadelphia Inquirer home page
- Not lead story at WaPo, CBS news, NBC News, PBS News

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 6h

President Donald Trump called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed Wednesday.

President Donald Trump calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed

“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

Sub-genre podcasts in 3, 2, …

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 3h

What could possibly go wrong?

(Everything. Everything could possibly go wrong.)

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 3h

College athletes may be allowed to bet on pro sports soon 👀

The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved the recommendation Wednesday, but the new rules will only go into effect if Division II and Division III also approve.

🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNYXlQ

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

Oh brother.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3h

The nativist right keeps talking about “heritage Americans.” It's a buzzword engineered to move the goalposts on immigration even further, argues @alibreland.bsky.social. https://theatln.tc/bLRZoopN

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

The things he’d write today …

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

There are always people new to learning about propaganda. It’s encouraging.

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

I’m going to need to see all the photographs of the inflatable frog guy for a study I’m now undertaking.

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 5h

"Deepfake doctors ... are increasingly being spotted on social media. These faux doctors peddle everything from false medical info to dubious products, like oils to treat hair loss or supplements for endocrine disorders."

➕ Read more about #AI fakes in The Sift: go.newslit.org/Sift6Oct2025

Deepfake Doctors: How AI Spreads Medical Disinformation

AI-generated doctors, some fabricated and some mimicking well-known physicians, sell sketchy products and bad medical advice on social media. Here’s how it works.

www.medscape.com

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 5h

Is anyone working on a Crédit Mobilier primer? Someone should work on a Crédit Mobilier. Not everyone is going to have this frame of reference.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h

The consensus of macroeconomists globally is that the techbros and Trump are driving the markets towards a Crédit Mobilier-type meltdown in which they will profit massively, but the financial system will be devastated. www.ft.com/content/fe47...

IMF and BoE warn AI boom risks ‘abrupt’ stock market correction

Kristalina Georgieva and UK financial stability watchdog say valuations are closing in on dotcom bubble levels

www.ft.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 7h

Damn right.

And the strong reporting hasn’t come only from legacy outlets such as the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune but also from newer independent media such as Block Club Chicago, the TRiiBE, Borderless, Unraveled, and South Side Weekly.

There is nothing like being there and seeing things with your own eyes, which is why local journalism is so important.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 10h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 7h

Wow, a component that valuable to an industry sure seems like the kind of thing the industry should purchase, then.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 12h

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · 8h

Me to my 5-year old: "I glove you."
5-year old: "When I'm 8, say that you 'dove' me.
Me: "OK."
5-year old: "And when I'm 11, say that you 'above' be."
Me: "Done."
5-year old: "Then stop because it will be super annoying."

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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 9h

Six federal circuits—the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th—all agree that the First Amendment protects the right to record police performing their duties in public.

Taught my students last week that they have a First Amendment right to record in Pennsylvania. So do folks in Chicago and Portland.

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 10h

New from me at The Dispatch: DHS says it's illegal to videotape ICE agents. That's not what the courts say. @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

thedispatch.com

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 17h

If you look for the music video for “Right Now” you’ll be in the right spot.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h

This made me laugh so hard. Second screenshot is of the video posted by Benny Johnson of the event.

Benny Johnson « @bennyjohnson
X.com
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stares down army of Antifa and a guy in a chicken suit from the rooftop of the ICE facility here in Portland.
Noem says:
"Hey; Guy in the chicken suit. You can do better.
Too bad they are uneducated and ill-informed."
Noem isn't chicken: [chicken emoji]

A view from the roof of the building. There are about 15-20 people visible in total, several of whom appear to be reporters. Most are holding signs. They aren’t even taking up the whole sidewalk. One guy is wearing a chicken suit.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 17h

I was just teaching about accessibility, fan identity and uses and grats today.

None of that is displayed in this experience.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21h

Screw you, MLB, for licensing your games on a case by case basis and not including them in your own streaming package. I had to buy 5 different services to catch all of the playoff games.

But switching the Mariners game to a channel that I don’t have midway through the fourth inning? Unreal.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 17h

Whatever happened to having a magnifying glass and some good sunshine, anyway?

Not (A.) I. @aerialeverything.cryptoanarchy.network · 20h

"If you hoped that people would be using it to create great art, prepare to be disappointed..."

Who among us ever thought that Sora would be used for anything other than the offensive slop its users are currently producing?This is its target audience & primary use case.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

People are using OpenAI's Sora 2 to generate videos of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking being brutalized in ghoulish ways.

futurism.com