Adam Auster

Next door in Silicon Valley@nextdoorsv.bsky.social

Wow. A lot of you idiots on this website seem to think there should be more housing and families in your community. But have you ever thought about the dangers like this person on NextDoor so clearly articulates?

Hisham Zerriffi@hishamzerriffi.bsky.social

Pew tested AI synthetic surveys against actual survey data. Conclusion: “This experiment taught us that, at this time, AI models are not an adequate replacement for traditional polling on topics of broad public importance.” This is an all time bad idea. No need to hedge with “at this time.”

pewresearch.orgCan AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not ReallySynthetic surveys using digital twins do a poor job estimating the public mood and are especially error-prone for some subgroups, including Republicans and Black adults.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social

The oft-leveled accusation that the Trump administration's "anti-antisemitism" campaign is trying to expand the definition of antisemitism is wrong. They are trying to shift the definition so that it is solely about Israel, to shrink it more than to expand it.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com

FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them

gizmodo.comFBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date ThemICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them.

Adam 🍎@adapples.bsky.social

Bike lanes arguably do more to protect pedestrians than they protect cyclists. (Shorter crossing distances, better visibility, traffic-calming effect etc)

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social

"why are liberals so on edge about voting abstention?" because bernie-or-bust was a real thing & it cost us 2016

The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡@thebostonlol.bsky.social

You can tell when a privileged person has their first brush with accountability via a traffic enforcement camera (I'm remembering back to the David Simon meltdown bc as a multi millionaire he shouldn't have to obey speed limits) What's bad w drivers not speeding? www.nhregister.com/opinion/arti...

Garbage Day@garbageday.email

A cult of losers who think you can turn a computer into god infiltrated the highest levels of San Francisco society and they want you to be scared of AI in a very specific way. www.garbageday.email/p/they-want-...

garbageday.emailThey want you to be scared of AI in a very specific wayRead to the end for Braden’s Infinite Tour Of Italy

Ed Maibach@maibached.bsky.social

The three cardinal rules of communication: If it’s important, say it simply, repeat it (at every opportunity), and ask as many other trusted people as you can to also repeat it. This is what works. Trust me on this…I’m a communication scientist. Seriously.

Lindsay Beyerstein@beyerstein.bsky.social

Blogging, podcasts, and wikipedia were never considered the equivalent of slop in the pre-AI. They were often low prestige forms of writing with less quality control than big publications, but nobody thought they were thoughtlessly mass produced. They were/are the labors of individual creators.

Rachel Bitecofer@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social

🚨Want to Know What Happens in November? The Cycle’s Final 2026 Midterm Forecast👇 It's free, but pass it on! thecycle.substack.com/p/want-to-kn...

thecycle.substack.comWant to Know What Happens in November?The Cycle’s Final 2026 Midterm Forecast

Alice's Restaurant is No More@adrenrocker.bsky.social

Piker, an idiot who doesn't like Democrats and who most normal people do not know is a litmus test for Democrats. Musk, a virulent racist, the richest man in the world and one of the GOPs top donors is not a litmus test for Republicans. Siiiiiiigh

Karl Bode@karlbode.com

dems would be well served by ditching the ambiguous "affordability" platitudes and just hammering these clowns on corruption, all day every day. That's what they did to Orban in Hungary

news.gallup.comRecord-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption WidespreadPerceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.

Futurism@futurism.com

"We gotta figure out a new narrative on this data center thing."

trib.alPanicking Tech Execs Try to Pivot Message on AI Data CentersUnder intense pressure, AI billionaires are changing their messaging, but it's still the same old smoke-and-mirrors as it ever was.

Rachel Bitecofer@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social

Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers

Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם)@bestonetx.bsky.social

The next Democratic president should change Florida's name to Obama.

Brandon - "Fietser"@americanfietser.bsky.social

Motorists think they're hiding it, but it's so easy to see. There should be life changing consequences for people playing with phones while driving because their inattentive recklessness has real world consequences for those outside of their cars.

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social

For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.

Simon McGarr@tupped.bsky.social

This is a complete distraction. Ireland cannot build a nuclear power plant fast enough to matter. Making a decision to do so would excuse punting on all the wind and solar things it can and must do. This is a lobby project of the tech industry to have something to say when building data centres.

Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social

The USAID thing will eventually be talked about like a genocide

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social

Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...

Ami Fields-Meyer@fieldsmeyer.com

It’s bizarre we haven’t seen more Dems stake their campaigns on this. People see data centers and actions of AI companies as incursions of invading armies into the sovereignty of their daily lives. Electeds who champion this will be greeted as saviors, local heroes. Odd to leave that on the table.

Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻@rvbdrm.com

What the fuck?? “While Mr. El-Sayed is fringy and radical, he’s also a Muslim man. Ms. Stevens is a white woman. This puts her at a disadvantage in the identity Olympics that internal Democratic Party politics have become.” www.wsj.com/opinion/free...

wsj.comOpinion | Haley Stevens Is a MichiganderLet there be no doubt about that.