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amickj.bsky.social

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amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

She obviously has no interest in running again.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…

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Kirsten Bladh
@kerstanley.bsky.social

Over 2,000 alumni from Vivek’s all-boys catholic high school in Cincinnati have signed and circulated a petition demanding that he pull the ad and issue a public apology for “ignoring the moral responsibilities” of his Jesuit education. I think he’s pretty cooked.

Micah@rincewind.run

chat I don’t think doubling down on this ad is working out real well for vivek

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Mina Kimes
@minakimes.bsky.social

Some Kenneth Walker III stats from tonight: - lowest success rate of the season (29%) and yds/carry (2.6) - lowest rate of stacked boxes (7%) - lowest number of explosive runs (0) Seattle’s defense, man 😮‍💨

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Merriam-Webster
@merriam-webster.com

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

Cool, they should dig up the street that his driveway connects to

Politico@politico.com

“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.

politico.comDo You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.
amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

The two extremes are the least likely outcomes. And these people work with probability models all day (lol).

rain 🌦️@sunshowers.io

This is a researcher at Anthropic. Some of these people have lost their minds! What is mainlining Claude all day doing to them?

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

Love that we just do clientelism now.

Outspoken™️@out5p0ken.bsky.social

Mike Rogers’ wife is handing out $10 gas cards in Michigan while asking people to vote for her husband. Republicans made gas unaffordable. Now they’re offering $10 to keep them in power. #BlueWaveIn20Days

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

AI is just going to make the internet less useful, huh? For business transactions, public service provision, communication, etc. Seems like a bad thing for SV long term…

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

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stevelevitsky.bsky.social
@stevelevitsky.bsky.social

Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...

journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

Why outsource a hobby when you could just not do the hobby?

Mike Drucker@mikedrucker.bsky.social

Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

Nice reminder that the world moves on, even despite the stupidity of current events.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. 2,000 trucks x $20,000 in fuel savings per year x 20 years. That works out to $800 million in total savings, for a whopping ~166% ROI.” @electrek.com electrek.co/2026/10/03/f...

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

Example B: bsky.app/profile/just...

Justin Mikulka@justinmikulka.bsky.social

"Gasoline-only cars fell below 50% of global new vehicle sales for the first time, as the Hormuz crisis and record fuel prices accelerated the shift toward EVs."

oilprice.comFuel Price Shock Pushes Global Gas Car Sales Below 50% for First Time | OilPrice.comThe share of gasoline cars in global vehicle sales fell below 50% for the first time ever as the Hormuz shock and the resulting record-high fuel prices accelerated the previously sluggish shift toward...

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Power Vibe · by NoMAGA
@powervibe.bsky.social

Replying to @opinionhaver.bsky.social

Calling them dupes is comforting because it turns a political problem into an information deficit. It also lets the organizers and beneficiaries disappear from the frame.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com

All prisoners should have the right to vote while in prison

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

Arguably the biggest democracy referendum next month: Virginia is one of only three states where the state constitution says people should lose their right to vote FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIFE if they are convicted of any felony. This measure would allow anyone to vote after prison.

boltsmag.org“It’s Time”: Virginians Will Decide Whether to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - BoltsVoters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

Abolish ICE

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

Tom Homan: “I think September is going to be the highest deportations of any month in the history of ICE. We are removing and arresting more people right now than we ever have in the history of this nation. Wait until you see what we do next year.” ABOLISH ICE. www.thebulwark.com/p/doral-flor...

thebulwark.comTrump Turned His Beloved Golf Hub Into a Ghost TownIn Doral, there are empty tables, shuttered businesses, and families struggling to survive after their loved ones have been thrown in detention.
amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

“Run it like a business” takes on new meaning

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income."

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

My regression results feel bad every time they produce a p-value > 0.05 for my primary coefficient.

Science Magazine@science.org

Can the new cutting-edge AI models feel pain? They at least behave as if they do, according to a recent study. The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. https://scim.ag/4hHU6BA

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

There is famously only one variety of capitalism.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Jim Cramer: "I now meet people who think that capitalism is evil... You want me to take my wallet and give it to you? What do you want? 'Oh, I want the rich to make less.' Well, hey Lenin, game plan, how'd it go?"

amickj.bsky.social
@amickj.bsky.social

“We take information, err, we actually just make a bunch of assumptions”

John Burn-Murdoch@jburnmurdoch.ft.com

Also asked the meta-question of whether they appreciate that headlines of astronomical growth alongside soaring unemployment might be fuelling anti-AI sentiment