Colin Laney
@noydbmf.bsky.social
civis Americanus sum
Pseudonymous Minor Figure
Deputy Chief Sub-Underflunky: NonServiam AI;
Datastream Cowboy: Yellow Submarine of the Deep State;
Imagination is wetware-computed latent space;
All the Algorithm and all it wants;
Monetize the Eschaton
Pseudonymous Minor Figure
Deputy Chief Sub-Underflunky: NonServiam AI;
Datastream Cowboy: Yellow Submarine of the Deep State;
Imagination is wetware-computed latent space;
All the Algorithm and all it wants;
Monetize the Eschaton
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Colin Laney
@noydbmf.bsky.social
· Jan 16
"So now they were headed into androgenic, systemic, multiplex, seriously bad shit, like she sort of already knew, figured everybody did, except for people who still said it wasn’t happening, and those people were mostly expecting the Second Coming anyway."
-- William Gibson, "The Peripheral", 2014
-- William Gibson, "The Peripheral", 2014
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Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 200,000 Bronco and Bronco Sport vehicles because an instrument panel can fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford recalls more than 200,000 Bronco and Bronco Sports for instrument panel failure
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 200,000 Bronco and Bronco Sport vehicles because an instrument panel can fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 200,000 Bronco and Bronco Sport vehicles because an instrument panel can fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Starbucks can end this today: bargain in good faith, resolve unfair labor practices, and stop the union-busting.
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Starbucks can end this today: bargain in good faith, resolve unfair labor practices, and stop the union-busting.
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
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Washington State farm workers are harvesting Pink Lady apples. This variety is harder to harvest than most because it has to be 90% red when they cut it I must cut the stem off of each apple. They get paid $35 per box and harvest 4 to 6 boxes in 8 hrs. #WeFeedYou
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Washington State farm workers are harvesting Pink Lady apples. This variety is harder to harvest than most because it has to be 90% red when they cut it I must cut the stem off of each apple. They get paid $35 per box and harvest 4 to 6 boxes in 8 hrs. #WeFeedYou
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BREAKING: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
www.lawdork.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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This is so nutty that I assumed Jerry E. Smith was a Trump appointee, but nope, just a 5th Circuit judge
I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is so nutty that I assumed Jerry E. Smith was a Trump appointee, but nope, just a 5th Circuit judge
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Good news everybody: Grokipedia will contain all knowledge about the universe and will be distributed periodically throughout the solar system
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Good news everybody: Grokipedia will contain all knowledge about the universe and will be distributed periodically throughout the solar system
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The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
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Starting in one minute! Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS images to be shared by NASA. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55S...
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Starting in one minute! Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS images to be shared by NASA. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55S...
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Can we all agree that Tommy Tuberville is just plain bad at EVERYTHING.
🚨BREAKING🚨
I just released the full report on Congress trading in 2024.
Like every year since 2020, some US politicians beat the market.
From the start of 2024 to year end, many had unusual trades & huge portfolio gains.
Here are the top political traders of 2024.
I just released the full report on Congress trading in 2024.
Like every year since 2020, some US politicians beat the market.
From the start of 2024 to year end, many had unusual trades & huge portfolio gains.
Here are the top political traders of 2024.
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can we all agree that Tommy Tuberville is just plain bad at EVERYTHING.
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"I don't know, the last time your FCC guy looked at that didn't go so great for you"—Jimmy Kimmel, after playing a clip of Trump suggesting that FCC Chair Brendan Carr should look at taking ABC's broadcast license away.
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"I don't know, the last time your FCC guy looked at that didn't go so great for you"—Jimmy Kimmel, after playing a clip of Trump suggesting that FCC Chair Brendan Carr should look at taking ABC's broadcast license away.
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"Russia is fighting more humanely and with more restraint & moderation than the US did in Iraq".
Noam Chomsky on our deliberate targeting of residential buildings.
Noam Chomsky on our deliberate targeting of residential buildings.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Russia is fighting more humanely and with more restraint & moderation than the US did in Iraq".
Noam Chomsky on our deliberate targeting of residential buildings.
Noam Chomsky on our deliberate targeting of residential buildings.
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Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
Trump is now turning his attention to Sudan. We’ll see if the warring factions there want to play his games.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
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Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
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#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed Judge Sara Ellis' preliminary injunction, which restricted the feds' use of force in Chicago.
The appeals court says her order is "overbroad" but warns "do not overread today's order."
The appeals court says her order is "overbroad" but warns "do not overread today's order."
![ORDER
On November 6, 2025, the district court ordered a preliminary injunction forbidding defendants from using certain crowd control techniques and imposing additional requirements on law enforcement activities. Dist. Ct. DE 250.
Defendants seek a stay pending appeal, and plaintiffs oppose. A stay is appropriate if the movant demonstrates a likelihood of success on the merits and irreparable injury. Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 434 (2009); Camelot Banquet Rooms, Inc. v. Small Bus. Admin, 14 F.4th 624, 628 (7th Cir. 2021) (per curiam). And “[i]n close
cases ... [a court] will balance the equities and weigh the relative harms to the applicant and to the respondent.” Hollingsworth v. Perry, 558 U.S. 183, 190 (2010) (per curiam).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreie7x6qul3od6bez5gb2n6fnnesex6ouiucocxyjfwab42nvn7gcly@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed Judge Sara Ellis' preliminary injunction, which restricted the feds' use of force in Chicago.
The appeals court says her order is "overbroad" but warns "do not overread today's order."
The appeals court says her order is "overbroad" but warns "do not overread today's order."
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This AI Song Just Went Number 1...FOR REAL
YouTube video by Rick Beato
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
Gov. Abbott released 1,400 pages of emails about Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.
Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
www.kut.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
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x.com/senatorslotk...
This a huge mistake in judgement and a very dangerous call for military insurrection. They should focus on their own Constitutional role. Intervene legally in the Federal judicial system. Win the midterm elections. Speak out in the media. Stop military appropriations.
This a huge mistake in judgement and a very dangerous call for military insurrection. They should focus on their own Constitutional role. Intervene legally in the Federal judicial system. Win the midterm elections. Speak out in the media. Stop military appropriations.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on X: "We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship. https://t.co/N8lW0EpQ7r" / X
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship. https://t.co/N8lW0EpQ7r
x.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
x.com/senatorslotk...
This a huge mistake in judgement and a very dangerous call for military insurrection. They should focus on their own Constitutional role. Intervene legally in the Federal judicial system. Win the midterm elections. Speak out in the media. Stop military appropriations.
This a huge mistake in judgement and a very dangerous call for military insurrection. They should focus on their own Constitutional role. Intervene legally in the Federal judicial system. Win the midterm elections. Speak out in the media. Stop military appropriations.
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“…brief appropriate remarks.” Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, 162 years ago today, is still relevant
My latest in the Bulwark www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-... Bulwark
My latest in the Bulwark www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-... Bulwark
‘The Great Task Remaining Before Us’: Lincoln’s Vision at Gettysburg
On the anniversary of his address, a reminder that democracy requires dedication.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“…brief appropriate remarks.” Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, 162 years ago today, is still relevant
My latest in the Bulwark www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-... Bulwark
My latest in the Bulwark www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-... Bulwark
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The first time I have received three scam calls from three different states in one minute. But not the last. The numbers now change each time. AI systems keep evolving. The future of owning a phone seems bleak, perhaps impossible.
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The first time I have received three scam calls from three different states in one minute. But not the last. The numbers now change each time. AI systems keep evolving. The future of owning a phone seems bleak, perhaps impossible.
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Another "primer" from the amazing Congressional Research Service -- this is critical to understand what is going on with Venezuela and elsewhere -- the War Powers Resolution.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Another "primer" from the amazing Congressional Research Service -- this is critical to understand what is going on with Venezuela and elsewhere -- the War Powers Resolution.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
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Here’s the list of guests who honored the killer crown prince of Saudi Arabia last night at our White House, including Elon Musk (Tesla) and Tim Cook (Apple), and more: www.businessinsider.com/white-house-...
The guest list for White House dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince included nearly 50 executives
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff were on the guest list.
www.businessinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Here’s the list of guests who honored the killer crown prince of Saudi Arabia last night at our White House, including Elon Musk (Tesla) and Tim Cook (Apple), and more: www.businessinsider.com/white-house-...
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Worth watching…
holy shit mike johnson is SHOOK on Epstein vote in Senate
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Worth watching…
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