C.V. Danes

C.V. Danes@cv-danes.com

I need to say something about the approaching holiday season. Many of us are going to be invited to family gatherings with people who voted for Trump. They are going to taunt us. They are going to gaslight us. They are going to try and say we shouldn't feel anger and betrayal. Fuck that noise /2

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly@rtodkelly.bsky.social

good lord

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social

JUST IN: Trump admin asks 9th Circuit for emergency order by tom'w (Sat) to segregate ballots from 20K on CA rolls whom DOJ suspects are foreign. DOJ says Judge Carter constructively denied relief by failing to act. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Earlier: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

documentcloud.orgUSvCA20KCA9EmerMot102326.PDF

Kevin J. Kircher@kevinjkircher.com

By my napkin math, total Bell Labs research expenditures from 1930-1980 were on the order of $50 billion in 2026 dollars. AI companies have spent ~$1 trillion so far: The equivalent of ~20 Bell Labs histories. In its history, Bell Labs researchers discovered the transistor, the solar cell, the laser

en.wikipedia.orgBell Labs - Wikipedia

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Tesla Cybertruck officially axed for Australia: Deposits refunded seven years after orders opened

evcentral.com.auTesla Cybertruck officially axed for Australia: Deposits refunded seven years after orders opened - EV CentralThe Tesla Cybertruck is dead for Australia. Deposits will be refunded, with a year of free FSD offered to holders who buy another Tesla.

Brandon Wall@walldo.bsky.social

The YouTube experience is increasing friction to see videos from people you choose to subscribe to and instead serve the same 70 clips from 5 algorithm buckets ad nauseum with AI slop occasionally slipped in with the hopes that you accidentally watch enough AI slop to signal the algo you want more

Dave Earley@earleyedition.bsky.social

The terms were previously set to take effect on October 30, with no way to opt out, setting off an outcry from news publishers, politicians, and press associations. As of October 23, Meta has made no other changes to the terms aside from the implementation date.

niemanlab.orgMeta delays rollout of terms that would allow broad scraping of news sites. Legal experts are still skeptical.Meta's new commercial terms will go into effect three weeks later than initially planned.

Dave Earley@earleyedition.bsky.social

Trump again invokes claim he has the ‘right’ to run for president again. The US constitution unequivocally states that he can’t, which he knows. “I think I have the right to run again because they cheated,” Trump added with a coy smile, drawing applause from the crowd.

theguardian.comTrump again invokes claim he has the ‘right’ to run for third term as presidentUS constitution unequivocally states that he can’t campaign again, which the president also seems to acknowledge

Dave Earley@earleyedition.bsky.social

Trump says he ordered DoJ to file lawsuit to block Alaska Senate results certification. It's still 11 days before polls close.

theguardian.comTrump says he ordered DoJ to file lawsuit to block Alaska Senate results certificationTrump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan Sullivan

Andy Carvin@acarv.in

Bellevue Police Capt John Stuck: “We get kids that once that school resource officer has put the gloves on, or they see that the gloves are on, they immediately comply without even touching them or doing anything. Which again, that’s a complete success for us.” Hmm, where have I heard this before?

cnn.comElectric shock gloves were used on students. Now Nebraska parents want them out of schools | CNNThe devices have been banned in California and distressed Army testers. In Nebraska, some school leaders still want officers to carry them.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com

This is so fucking stupid. We already know how to engineer dogs to be more vicious to humans, and it’s called wolves. The path of domestication makes dogs more social. You make them less social by going back on that path. You also make them less trainable.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org

Sick of paying subscription fees to all the major tech companies for software you don’t even enjoy using? Now’s the perfect time to hunt down alternatives. www.eff.org/pages/i-wan...

eff.orgHow to Opt Out of Software Made by Big TechBig tech companies make the devices we use and the operating systems that come on them. They also make the bulk of the default software that comes packed into those operating systems. But spend even

Sara “Blade” Reine@smreine.bsky.social

lol. Lmao, even.

Toronto Star@thestar.com

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said if any actions by Canadians end up amounting to election interference, the United States will respond.

thestar.comU.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections

Bad Hombre Jim ☘️📎@phxflyer.bsky.social

@lukerussert.bsky.social “There has never been a better time than now to be a white collar criminal in the United States.” He ain’t wrong.

KetAnthropic JoshAI@ketanjoshi.co

The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Gary Tyler, a quilt artist who spent decades on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum

npr.orgSentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibitionA quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

Ryan Fonseca@ryan-fonseca.bsky.social

It's a choice (a bad one) to tell readers this driver "passed too close to cyclists" when there's video evidence showing he drove his car into them, made contact and hurt someone. Fellow journalists: we can explore the nuances of punishment for drivers without obfuscating their dangerous behavior.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, in Kansas, is comparing his relationship with Trump to his relationship with his wife. “Just like with my wife, I can disagree with her. Now, my wife is always right, and President Trump is not always right.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

nbcnews.comRoger Marshall and Adam Hamilton face off in fiery final Kansas Senate debateThe Republican incumbent and his Democratic challenger participated in their second debate Wednesday night as a surprise battleground race heads toward the finish line.

Jack Kessler@jackkessler.bsky.social

There are 1,500 (fifteen hundred) Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft on order so probably a good thing it *finally* got FAA certification to, you know, fly.

linestotake.comReverting to typeBoeing’s 737 MAX 10 is finally cleared for takeoff

John Reed@johnreedwrites.ft.com

Meta agrees deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg in California despite wealth tax proposal as.ft.com/r/ba28cc68-4...

as.ft.comMeta agrees deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg in California despite wealth tax proposalGroup to create new class of non-voting shares to allow stock sales without diluting founder’s control

Sarah Burris@sarahburris.bsky.social

Psychologist sees 'dementia' signs in 3 'peculiar' Trump encounters www.alternet.org/trump-dement...

alternet.orgPsychologist sees 'dementia' signs in 3 'peculiar' Trump encountersDr. John Paul Garrison, a clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in body language cues, noted a recent moment of confusion by President Donald Trump and found it problematic.

Joeri Rogelj@joerirogelj.bsky.social

A smaller gap but a worse future. Current policies, result in warming being kept below 2.8°C by 2100. The most optimistic case, where all NDCs and net-zero targets are achieved keeps warming to 2.1°C. This is a worsening from last year's report, mainly because of the policy roll-backs in the US.

Jill Lawrence@jilldlawrence.bsky.social

"Again and again, Collins comes back to the same twisted argument: Only she can limit the damage her party is doing." It's weak tea, @saletan.bsky.social writes in this examination of what she does with her power, and more to the point, what she doesn't do with it. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-case-a...

thebulwark.comThe Case Against Susan CollinsThe Maine senator accumulated power. But what good has she done with it?

Rob Pegoraro@robpegoraro.com

Five most-liked comments on this WSJ scoop--yes, these are *from WSJ subscribers*: • "Traitors. Both." • "This is OUTRAGEOUS!!! Elon Musk was elected by NO ONE!!!!!" • "has blood on his hands" • "If ever there was a case for nationalizing a company, this is it." • "Trump is a corrupt traitor."

wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social

Xbox reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs, with the first wave coming as early as this month www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs...

TrueAchievements@trueachievements.com

Xbox Project Helix console reportedly targeting 2028 release, could cost up to $1,800 ⤵️

trueachievements.comXbox Project Helix console reportedly targeting 2028 release, could cost up to $1,800A new report claims that Xbox's next-generation Project Helix console could cost as much as $1,800 and is targeting a 2028 release.

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science

"The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate any thing. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform. It [cannot] anticipat[e] any analytical relations or truths. Its province is to assist us in making available what we are already acquainted with." — Ada Lovelace, 1843

Franchesca Ramsey@chescaleigh.bsky.social

What’s got this dairy farmer so upset? Is she mad people are asking who she voted for or is she mad she got exactly what she voted for? 🐆💀🐄

C.V. Danes@cv-danes.com

The problem with modern tech is simply this: Freedom is the harmony of people of all walks of life humming a common theme. Fascism is the imposition of the theme of autocrats and oligarchs on people of all walks of life. Modern tech promises the former but is most often used for the latter.

C.V. Danes@cv-danes.com

The problem with modern tech is simply this: Freedom is the harmony of people of all walks of life humming a common theme. Fascism is the imposition of the theme of autocrats and oligarchs on people of all walks of life. Modern tech promises the former but is most often used for the latter.

"Bat & Ghoul" Russ Hellville@radicalruss.com

Because we've been the frogs in this slowly heating pot of fascism since Saint Reagan took office. We've seen the oligarchs take our wealth, the govt slash our safety nets, the courts steal our rights, and the cops and crazies kill our kids. And it all feels a bit fascist to us. *sigh* Carry on. ✊🏻