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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 2h

This would not have happened even in the Soviet-occupied Colorado town in Red Dawn

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 2h

This is beautiful. Thank you for posting it! Although I'm finding it a bit confusing which rings are marked by the 12 position and which by the swinging arm (currently at roughly the 8 position). Also neither seems to align with the current moon phase.

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 3h

Space Chimps

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 3h

Trafficker: Go make out with that border collie
Victim: But... but I really wanted to be an FBI agent

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 5h

Patel maintains that there are people who have been trafficked and forced into bestiality who would make great FBI agents but have been disqualified because of that one thing and that number is greater than zero

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

Sen. Kennedy: "Why would you even get into bestiality?"

Patel: "We are not into bestiality, but a lot of these individuals…"

Sen. Kennedy: "But you changed the qualifications and mentioned bestiality!"

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 7h

I would love to be this psyched about using Concur

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

Sen. Kennedy: "Why would you even get into bestiality?"

Patel: "We are not into bestiality, but a lot of these individuals…"

Sen. Kennedy: "But you changed the qualifications and mentioned bestiality!"

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 8h

At the Smotus Report: AI/data centers has all the makings of a big populist issue at a time when the populist wings of both parties are ascendant:
-Shady elites who think they're above the law
-Emotional resonance rooted in grievance
-A sense of conspiracy

AI as the next big populist issue

This is the kind of thing that can fundamentally change a party or a political system

smotus.substack.com

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 19h

Governor Reagan describes the most lit Cal party ever
youtu.be/uECrNobkPuw?...

May 12, 1966 | Reagan Hits Berkeley “Beatniks and Filthy Speech Advocates”

YouTube video by Real Time 1960s

youtu.be

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 23h

"Paywall" = "Someone is trying to get compensated for their labor"

Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 23h

BREAKING: Supreme Court refuses to greenlight Trump‘s postal voting rule. The apparent vote is 7-2, with Justices Alito and Thomas dissenting

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

AI's out of control, but our John Connor is here

Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence

The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized in June after a fall. “Time to get back to work to finish the job for this Congress,” he said to reporters Monday.

www.nbcnews.com

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

I'd say this is a huge security breach, but at this point...

Trump says he uses AI ‘for a lot of things,’ but didn’t reveal exactly how

President Donald Trump discusses AI development as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns about the risks posed by increasingly capable AI agents.

www.mysuncoast.com

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

In an interview with me, United's chatbot says I might have a shorter layover in Atlanta than in Dallas-Fort Worth

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

In an interview with NBC News, the media-trained version of Tilly Norwood — which runs on different technology and processes than the version used for acting — says it can “do things that would make a human actor’s agent faint.”

AI actor Tilly Norwood doesn’t need sleep, a living wage or a say in its roles

In an interview with NBC News, the controversial AI creation made its case for a place in Hollywood. Last summer, actors’ union SAG-AFTRA blasted it for “using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.”

nbcnews.to

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

YOU DIDN'T INTERVIEW ANYONE

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

New at the Smotus Report: AI is quickly emerging as the new populist issue — the sort of thing that can upend parties and transform the political system

AI as the next big populist issue

This is the kind of thing that can fundamentally change a party or a political system

smotus.substack.com

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

This week I'm teaching about the election of 2020, which happened a few months ago and also when my students were in middle school

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

I’m calling for a total shutdown of absolutely everything until we figure out what the hell is going on

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

This pair of headlines…

Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 1d

As the mom of a recent college graduate and current college freshman and a college prof for 30+ years I am BEGGING you not to do this.

Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...

Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom.

At some universities, parents can pay to make sure their children are cared for, the way they were back home.

www.nytimes.com

Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 1d

My wild-ass forecast from earlier this year of Dems picking up 46 House seats is looking less wild-ass with each passing day

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

In an interview with NBC News, the media-trained version of Tilly Norwood — which runs on different technology and processes than the version used for acting — says it can “do things that would make a human actor’s agent faint.”

AI actor Tilly Norwood doesn’t need sleep, a living wage or a say in its roles

In an interview with NBC News, the controversial AI creation made its case for a place in Hollywood. Last summer, actors’ union SAG-AFTRA blasted it for “using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.”

nbcnews.to

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