MooKat
@katdavinci.bsky.social
Political junkie, blues dancer, switch-to-electric environmentalist, aspiring whimsical skedaddler
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Johnson literally sends Congress home to save Whiskey Pete
Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow.
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o...
www.cnn.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Johnson literally sends Congress home to save Whiskey Pete
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“Our burritos aren’t evil enough. How can we fix that?”
Chipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety Risks
The burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The partnership comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US...
www.wired.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“Our burritos aren’t evil enough. How can we fix that?”
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Me: I’d like a slice of pizza
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
September 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Me: I’d like a slice of pizza
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
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it fucking rules that his touring band quit too lolllllll
Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts — including his touring band — abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts — including his touring band — abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who ...
www.chicagotribune.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:08 PM
it fucking rules that his touring band quit too lolllllll
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The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much.
![As the Supreme Court has noted: “A method of competition which casts upon one's competitors the burden of the loss of business unless they will descend to a practice which they are under a powerful moral compulsion not to adopt, even though it is not criminal, was thought to involve the kind of unfairness at which the [unfair methods of competition] statute was aimed."
3. The highly concentrated and interconnected structure of these markets could be creating major risks and conflicts of interest. We had started investigating these partnerships and cross-investments across the stack (and released a preliminarily overview of some findings: https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-issues-staff-report-ai-partnerships-investments-study).
Both federal and state enforcers should be scrutinizing these opaque relationships and inter-dependencies. We are already seeing how these relationships could undermine accountability. For example, OpenAI could face liability given the Hugging Face incident, but Hugging Face being bought up by Nvidia means that we’re unlikely to see it file a lawsuit over this — given Nvidia’s strong incentive to see OpenAI continue full speed ahead.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:azpq3hfq3llpowyqpjkqwgxs/bafkreibpynfdssvr5aehvgzmcuerbo3romumydje4qsdhog7a3tnazrh2u)
September 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much.
When Party in the USA was popular on the radio I hated it, but now I find it charming/quaint. Something about feeling out of place in a new setting speaks to me.
September 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
When Party in the USA was popular on the radio I hated it, but now I find it charming/quaint. Something about feeling out of place in a new setting speaks to me.
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A new tool exposes the $1.7 billion union-busting industry.
You can search every law firm, consultant, and individual attorney. And you can estimate how much a typical union-busting drive costs, depending on the workplace, number of employees, & length of campaign.
prospect.org/2026/09/08/u...
You can search every law firm, consultant, and individual attorney. And you can estimate how much a typical union-busting drive costs, depending on the workplace, number of employees, & length of campaign.
prospect.org/2026/09/08/u...
How Much Do Union-Busting Campaigns Cost? - The American Prospect
Is your boss making you sit through anti-union propaganda meetings? It turns out those are pricey.
prospect.org
September 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
A new tool exposes the $1.7 billion union-busting industry.
You can search every law firm, consultant, and individual attorney. And you can estimate how much a typical union-busting drive costs, depending on the workplace, number of employees, & length of campaign.
prospect.org/2026/09/08/u...
You can search every law firm, consultant, and individual attorney. And you can estimate how much a typical union-busting drive costs, depending on the workplace, number of employees, & length of campaign.
prospect.org/2026/09/08/u...
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AI companies: This technology we’re developing is dangerous and might destroy humanity and we don’t know how to stop it
Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development?
AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development?
AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
September 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
AI companies: This technology we’re developing is dangerous and might destroy humanity and we don’t know how to stop it
Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development?
AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development?
AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
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"Americans are not accustomed to learning lessons about democracy from Nigeria, Peru, or the Philippines... Those countries offer examples of what it looks like to reclaim stolen or swindled wealth from fallen authoritarian rulers." Must-read by @davidfrum.bsky.social:
What Might Happen to Trump’s Ill-Gotten Gains
Lessons from fallen autocrats
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
"Americans are not accustomed to learning lessons about democracy from Nigeria, Peru, or the Philippines... Those countries offer examples of what it looks like to reclaim stolen or swindled wealth from fallen authoritarian rulers." Must-read by @davidfrum.bsky.social:
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I’m old enough to remember people calling them the ethical ai company.
Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American Prospect
New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.
prospect.org
September 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I’m old enough to remember people calling them the ethical ai company.
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and then they put me on a pickup truck and i gave a speech like you wouldnt believe and randy quaid was there and we had all the pilots and flew up and it was so amazing. i told randy, “randy, fly your plane when the thing opens” and he did and many people say i saved us from the aliens that day
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
September 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
and then they put me on a pickup truck and i gave a speech like you wouldnt believe and randy quaid was there and we had all the pilots and flew up and it was so amazing. i told randy, “randy, fly your plane when the thing opens” and he did and many people say i saved us from the aliens that day
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This is a proper, targeted policy, one that distinguishes between Israel within the Green Line, its 1967 borders and the settlements in the West Bank.
LONDON (AP) - UK government says France and Canada will join it in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This is a proper, targeted policy, one that distinguishes between Israel within the Green Line, its 1967 borders and the settlements in the West Bank.
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After 6 years of the New Deal, 20,000 Nazis gathered at Madison Square Garden for a massive Bund rally. One of the most popular radio shows in America was a fascist Catholic priest. The New Deal didn’t neutralize the fascists - the war did
FDR knew that you push to the LEFT and give people real, material benefits if you want to neutralize a rising fascist threat. Sadly, contemp centrists in the US and Europe have not learned this lesson.
"Merz has made the mistake of trying to push what was a popular centre-right party under Angela Merkel much further to the right in an attempt to win over disgruntled voters." This never works. And seemingly politicians never learn.
theconversation.com/even-if-it-d...
theconversation.com/even-if-it-d...
September 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
After 6 years of the New Deal, 20,000 Nazis gathered at Madison Square Garden for a massive Bund rally. One of the most popular radio shows in America was a fascist Catholic priest. The New Deal didn’t neutralize the fascists - the war did
If you can't protect it, don't collect it!
CA was warned this would occur. calmatters.org/economy/tech...
As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records
Privacy advocates raised alarms as California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database. Then, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the org...
calmatters.org
September 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
If you can't protect it, don't collect it!
every contract cancellation is a win, but still important to know how much more work there is
September 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
every contract cancellation is a win, but still important to know how much more work there is
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Now in Gunmetal Grey!
September 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
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Technology being everywhere doesn’t mean it belongs everywhere. The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but necessary. We don't see it that way. This week, we announced a moratorium on generative AI for public school students in 2-K to 8th grade.
September 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Technology being everywhere doesn’t mean it belongs everywhere. The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but necessary. We don't see it that way. This week, we announced a moratorium on generative AI for public school students in 2-K to 8th grade.
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Save Money By Taking A Vacation Entirely In Your Mind
September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Save Money By Taking A Vacation Entirely In Your Mind
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turns out the guy who looked, talked and dressed like he didn’t give a shit about the job…doesn’t give a shit about the job
Behind closed doors, John Fetterman dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in the work of a senator.
Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
The first-term senator, poised to be a possible swing vote, churns through staff as he alienates fellow Democrats and defends Israel.
on.wsj.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
turns out the guy who looked, talked and dressed like he didn’t give a shit about the job…doesn’t give a shit about the job
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Do you know how pissed off your staff need to be at you for them to leak your texts to the press?
Man this guy sucks
September 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Do you know how pissed off your staff need to be at you for them to leak your texts to the press?
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‘"The general pattern seems to be that with wealth and rising power, you become less engaged with the needs of others and less burdened by the needs of social relationships," Piff [the study author] said.’
September 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
‘"The general pattern seems to be that with wealth and rising power, you become less engaged with the needs of others and less burdened by the needs of social relationships," Piff [the study author] said.’
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It breaks my heart that it wasn't the ankle monitor that broke him—it was the way his college classmates treated him for having to wear It. Which says so much about the kinds of hatefulness that permeate American culture and that made it possible for MAGA to gain so much power.
“Bel was a varsity soccer player for Springfield City School District…He was on the National Honor Society and a member of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps”.
He was a legal immigrant, and MAGA couldn’t tolerate his excellence, so now he’s dead.
He was a legal immigrant, and MAGA couldn’t tolerate his excellence, so now he’s dead.
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
It breaks my heart that it wasn't the ankle monitor that broke him—it was the way his college classmates treated him for having to wear It. Which says so much about the kinds of hatefulness that permeate American culture and that made it possible for MAGA to gain so much power.
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The Trump admin is illegally using Social Security data to verify addresses for mail-in ballots, despite a court order telling them to stop.
Social Security is charged with maintaining accurate earnings and benefits, NOT WITH KEEPING HOME ADDRESSES.
Social Security is charged with maintaining accurate earnings and benefits, NOT WITH KEEPING HOME ADDRESSES.
Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed and sloppy, a whistleblower contends
A whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could...
apnews.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The Trump admin is illegally using Social Security data to verify addresses for mail-in ballots, despite a court order telling them to stop.
Social Security is charged with maintaining accurate earnings and benefits, NOT WITH KEEPING HOME ADDRESSES.
Social Security is charged with maintaining accurate earnings and benefits, NOT WITH KEEPING HOME ADDRESSES.