Grendel's Mother
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The history of software is one of feminising and devaluing women's labour as nerdy, clerical, following specifications and requirements determined by men, and then valorising a presumed male hacker figure who disrupts and manfully disregards the needs of those relying on custodial maintenance work.
October 8, 2026 at 6:29 AM
The history of software is one of feminising and devaluing women's labour as nerdy, clerical, following specifications and requirements determined by men, and then valorising a presumed male hacker figure who disrupts and manfully disregards the needs of those relying on custodial maintenance work.
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One of the frustrations about "engineering" as a discipline is that the heart of the actual discipline is about taking care to make sure things work within specifications and requirements, but tech industry gender politics has characterised engineering as a work of disruption and disregard.
October 8, 2026 at 6:19 AM
One of the frustrations about "engineering" as a discipline is that the heart of the actual discipline is about taking care to make sure things work within specifications and requirements, but tech industry gender politics has characterised engineering as a work of disruption and disregard.
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When we talk about data centre expansion representing an 'irrational allocation of resources' (@iliasalami.bsky.social), this is what we are talking about.
When there are severe deficits in social infrastructure, construction capacity should not be funnelled into speculative AI.
When there are severe deficits in social infrastructure, construction capacity should not be funnelled into speculative AI.
October 8, 2026 at 7:53 AM
When we talk about data centre expansion representing an 'irrational allocation of resources' (@iliasalami.bsky.social), this is what we are talking about.
When there are severe deficits in social infrastructure, construction capacity should not be funnelled into speculative AI.
When there are severe deficits in social infrastructure, construction capacity should not be funnelled into speculative AI.
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TEXAS — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
October 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
TEXAS — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
they need to stop trying to make fetch happen
DOJ is already using "Super Intelligence" instead of Artificial Intelligence and it reads ridiculous.
www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
www.justice.gov
October 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
they need to stop trying to make fetch happen
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ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
October 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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Activists have launched a 'defendants union', likely the 1st project of its kind in the modern history of US political protest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@dnbrgr.bsky.social @willpotter.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @sdonziger.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@dnbrgr.bsky.social @willpotter.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @sdonziger.bsky.social
Trump 2.0 is targeting US protesters with ‘antifa’ charges. Activists started a union to fight back
NSPM-7 Defendants Union plans to offer legal clinics, media training and more to people facing prosecution for protest
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Activists have launched a 'defendants union', likely the 1st project of its kind in the modern history of US political protest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@dnbrgr.bsky.social @willpotter.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @sdonziger.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@dnbrgr.bsky.social @willpotter.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @sdonziger.bsky.social
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The richest man owns X.
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
www.bbc.com
October 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The richest man owns X.
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
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The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens.
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
October 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens.
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
its not even just kids who come from big donor families. just being able to pay full tuition is a meritless admissions advantage
lol no one talks about the white kids who don't abide by merit. The conversation is ALWAYS about the Black and Brown kids who do.
Study finds 43 percent of Harvard's white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff
The number drops dramatically for black, Latino and Asian American students with less than 16 percent each coming from those categories, the study said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
its not even just kids who come from big donor families. just being able to pay full tuition is a meritless admissions advantage
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Either there's a factory churning out Nazi failsons or Andrew Giuliani, David Ellison and Eric Trump are all related.
October 7, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Either there's a factory churning out Nazi failsons or Andrew Giuliani, David Ellison and Eric Trump are all related.
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“We can’t eat road salt” -Troy Jackson.
One line showed all the problems Donald Trump has caused Susan Collins. She’s bragging on carveouts she gets thrown by the Trump administration on tariffs, but his larger trade war with Canada continues.
One line showed all the problems Donald Trump has caused Susan Collins. She’s bragging on carveouts she gets thrown by the Trump administration on tariffs, but his larger trade war with Canada continues.
October 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM
“We can’t eat road salt” -Troy Jackson.
One line showed all the problems Donald Trump has caused Susan Collins. She’s bragging on carveouts she gets thrown by the Trump administration on tariffs, but his larger trade war with Canada continues.
One line showed all the problems Donald Trump has caused Susan Collins. She’s bragging on carveouts she gets thrown by the Trump administration on tariffs, but his larger trade war with Canada continues.
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People too young to remember but the day after Obergefell, the gays invaded our Churches and forced them to close, as they remain today.
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
abcnews.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:35 AM
People too young to remember but the day after Obergefell, the gays invaded our Churches and forced them to close, as they remain today.
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
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lol no one talks about the white kids who don't abide by merit. The conversation is ALWAYS about the Black and Brown kids who do.
Study finds 43 percent of Harvard's white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff
The number drops dramatically for black, Latino and Asian American students with less than 16 percent each coming from those categories, the study said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
lol no one talks about the white kids who don't abide by merit. The conversation is ALWAYS about the Black and Brown kids who do.
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one of the deepest sicknesses in the world are the people who feel personally attacked over other people getting the same rights as them
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says marriage equality turned US “against religious liberty” - buff.ly/srirzs6
October 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
one of the deepest sicknesses in the world are the people who feel personally attacked over other people getting the same rights as them
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I don’t think the roman helmet guys on musk’s csam emporium know this one (from josephine quinn’s how the world made the West)
![By now the Roman imperial economy depended heavily on African agriculture, manufacturing, and trade, much of which was in the hands of Africans themselves. At the same time, local landowners attained great power and status in Rome: by the 180s CE nearly a third of Roman senators were of African origin.[33] These were men like Septimius Severus,](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreihnug56wzczu6qvirzzepjtp7owp3tynpy2sqw6bset7o53w4zhbu)
October 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I don’t think the roman helmet guys on musk’s csam emporium know this one (from josephine quinn’s how the world made the West)
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Doctors shouldn’t be punished for providing their patients with legal abortion care—and extremists in Louisiana have no business dictating what doctors in Seattle can and can't do.
This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide.
This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide.
Republican states are asking the Supreme Court to let them extradite abortion providers. Here's what we know so far
BREAKING: Republicans File Supreme Court Suit to End Shield Laws
9.30.26
jessica.substack.com
October 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Doctors shouldn’t be punished for providing their patients with legal abortion care—and extremists in Louisiana have no business dictating what doctors in Seattle can and can't do.
This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide.
This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide.
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“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” — Dolly Parton
October 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” — Dolly Parton
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I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan.
I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all.
He is a danger to the entire world.
He must be impeached.
I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all.
He is a danger to the entire world.
He must be impeached.
October 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan.
I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all.
He is a danger to the entire world.
He must be impeached.
I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all.
He is a danger to the entire world.
He must be impeached.
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Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of AI. Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are working with the Pentagon and cashing in. https://to.pbs.org/3TkXjhn
'Valley of Death' reveals how tech companies are replacing traditional defense contractors
Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of artificial intelligence. Some of the biggest names in Silicon Val...
to.pbs.org
October 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of AI. Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are working with the Pentagon and cashing in. https://to.pbs.org/3TkXjhn
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If ashli babbitt's family can get $5 million after she literally broke into the Capitol to overturn an election, Renee Good's family should get at least triple that for ICE agents murdering her in the damn street.
October 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
If ashli babbitt's family can get $5 million after she literally broke into the Capitol to overturn an election, Renee Good's family should get at least triple that for ICE agents murdering her in the damn street.