Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 10h

Cameron Chell of Draganfly appears to be back on his “we’ve totally invented a drone that can detect biomarkers from the air” bullshit, which I debunked as bullshit in Slate back in 2020.

It is deeply depressing to see this obvious PR nonsense uncritically repeated in this Axios piece.

The technology is far more powerful than your standard human-operated drone.
• These machines can track everything from ground radar to air quality - and even measure a person's heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and oxygen levels from 500 meters away, Cameron Chell, CEO of Canadian drone-maker Draganfly, told Axios.

11 24 110

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 12h

What choice were they left with when 'LiBrULs' were so mean to them?

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 13h

Surprised we didn't see this name...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/vish-bu...

Meet The Man Behind George Santos

As he watched Rep. George Santos (R-NY) become consumed by scandal, Vish...

talkingpointsmemo.com

1

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 16h

...and for some of us, it's personal.

3 15

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 16h

No.
Thanks.

1 2 17

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 16h

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and saying aliens !

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and saying aliens !

media.tenor.com

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 16h

When does a *subsidy* become "welfare/mooching/hand-outs"?
Asking for a American friend...

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 16h

I'm hoping this backfires on Hegseth. All these journalists have probably been sitting on things (like why the Pentagon can't pass an audit) just to 'make nice' with people they see everyday. Let the dam burst. Don't wait for a book deal.

12

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 17h

Good in theory, but unless you get Citizens United outlawed along with corporate lobbyists and publicly fund all election campaigns you're just handing power over to what will become the permanent "staff" government as the politicians come and go (giving us the appearance of "change")

1

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 18h

And AI is sucking it all up...
bsky.app/profile/inve...

StockMarketNews @investinq.bsky.social · 19h

A generational crisis is brewing.

The AI boom is consuming power faster than the grid can keep up.

By 2028, U.S. data centers could use 6.7%–12% of America’s electricity enough to power 24 million homes.

We taught machines to think, but forgot how to keep the lights on

(a thread)

1

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 18h

And look where it's going.
bsky.app/profile/inve...

StockMarketNews @investinq.bsky.social · 19h

A generational crisis is brewing.

The AI boom is consuming power faster than the grid can keep up.

By 2028, U.S. data centers could use 6.7%–12% of America’s electricity enough to power 24 million homes.

We taught machines to think, but forgot how to keep the lights on

(a thread)

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 18h

Republicans aren't the only group of inherently conservative people resistant to progress.

1

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 20h

Yesterday was AI taking all the jobs day; today is running out of workers day at the Washington Post deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-runnin... Just don't ask why the rich people get all the money

The Running Out of People Story: The Silliest Theme Pushed by Intellectual Types

Yesterday was AI taking all the jobs day, today is running out of workers day at the WaPo

deanbaker22.substack.com

1 4 25

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

I can assure you that the one thing a New York City cop is not gonna do about a mayor they don’t like is just quit. They might turn their backs on him, they will absolutely crush candies with greater abandon, but absent some real concrete better offer they’re not giving up that pension voluntarily.

24 82 1.1K

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.

480 2K 8.2K

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19h

The many media outlets, politicians, and commentators who rushed to declare “a great peace, glory to the king!” should ask themselves why they did that, and figure out how to not make the same mistake again.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

(ABC) - The Israel Defense Forces said its troops opened fire on Palestinians, killing five, after they allegedly violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Israel-Gaza live updates: 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza City for alleged ceasefire violation, IDF says

Israel on Tuesday identified two of the people whose remains were returned.

abcnews.go.com

17 180 560

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

5 150 680

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 1d

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

260 2.8K 14K

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

Barry Ritholtz @ritholtz.bsky.social · 3d

Used EVs: Modern Cutting Edge Bargains.
by Bob Lefsetz

ritholtz.com/2025/10/used...

Used EVs: Modern Cutting Edge Bargains - The Big Picture

You may not want to buy a new electric car, but when it comes to buying a used automobile… America’s isolation is leaving it in a backwater. Especially when it comes to electric cars. If there were no...

ritholtz.com

2 2 20

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 1d

1 1

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 1d

All politicians will tell constituents what they think they want to hear.
Republican politicians consider the media (not without good reason) part of their constituency (particularly the beltway media).
The media love messages that reinforce the "only Dems have agency & responsibility" narrative.

Auld Black Jack @freejack.bsky.social · 1d

1 2

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 1d

The only funded protest happened on January 6, 2021

3 35 150

Reposted by Auld Black Jack

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

230 1.9K 6.5K