Summer
@summermusings.bsky.social
Technical writer/editor. Caregiver. Dog mom. Romance reader. Southern. Forever a blue dot in red states. Lover of snark and sarcasm. Get off my lawn.
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We need this to penetrate public consciousness.
Sooner or later they come hat in hand to govt. They will tell SNAP recipients to “get a job.” To billionaires peddling an idea no one needs, they open the coffers filled with our tax dollars.
Sooner or later they come hat in hand to govt. They will tell SNAP recipients to “get a job.” To billionaires peddling an idea no one needs, they open the coffers filled with our tax dollars.
"Faced with this dilemma—where do you get a trillion dollars quick?—OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies, like every great Ayn Randian self-created entrepreneur, pulling themselves up by their bootstraps." prospect.org/2025/11/07/o...
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to:...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We need this to penetrate public consciousness.
Sooner or later they come hat in hand to govt. They will tell SNAP recipients to “get a job.” To billionaires peddling an idea no one needs, they open the coffers filled with our tax dollars.
Sooner or later they come hat in hand to govt. They will tell SNAP recipients to “get a job.” To billionaires peddling an idea no one needs, they open the coffers filled with our tax dollars.
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AS AN EXAMPLE: Aurora, Colorado. Dominated by conservative politics for over a decade. All five city council seats last night? Won by Democrats.
And not like, the kind of milquetoast centrist Democrats we've been told are the only kind of people who can win.
And not like, the kind of milquetoast centrist Democrats we've been told are the only kind of people who can win.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
AS AN EXAMPLE: Aurora, Colorado. Dominated by conservative politics for over a decade. All five city council seats last night? Won by Democrats.
And not like, the kind of milquetoast centrist Democrats we've been told are the only kind of people who can win.
And not like, the kind of milquetoast centrist Democrats we've been told are the only kind of people who can win.
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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
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The news about lead in pea protein makes me wonder if the cause of the increased heart disease in “grain free formula” dog foods (which rely on pea protein) is lead related.
October 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The news about lead in pea protein makes me wonder if the cause of the increased heart disease in “grain free formula” dog foods (which rely on pea protein) is lead related.
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the results of this investigation surprised me. since CR last tested protein supplements in 2010, protein mania has swept the nation. protein isolates (the key ingredient in supplements) are in everything these days, from pasta to starbucks cold foam
but as the industry has grown, so have the risks
but as the industry has grown, so have the risks
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
the results of this investigation surprised me. since CR last tested protein supplements in 2010, protein mania has swept the nation. protein isolates (the key ingredient in supplements) are in everything these days, from pasta to starbucks cold foam
but as the industry has grown, so have the risks
but as the industry has grown, so have the risks
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We. Don't. Have. The. Luxury. Of. Despair.
Ossoff: "We have a president who's completely out of control, a crook engaged in unprecedented corruption, who's passing one of the most unpopular agendas in history. The public is turning against him. The opposition is motivated. We can win & we have to win, but we don't have the luxury of despair"
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We. Don't. Have. The. Luxury. Of. Despair.
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DEUTSCHE: NVIDIA "is currently carrying the weight of US economic growth. The bad news is that in order for the tech cycle to continue contributing to GDP growth, capital investment needs to remain parabolic. This is highly unlikely.”
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The AI boom is unsustainable unless tech spending goes ‘parabolic,’ Deutsche Bank warns: ‘This is highly unlikely’ | Fortune
“In the absence of tech-related spending, the U.S. would be close to, or in, recession this year,” George Saravelos says.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
DEUTSCHE: NVIDIA "is currently carrying the weight of US economic growth. The bad news is that in order for the tech cycle to continue contributing to GDP growth, capital investment needs to remain parabolic. This is highly unlikely.”
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The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.
September 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.
"The raid on Hyundai’s plant was frankly an embarrassment and will likely have much bigger impacts. Hyundai pledged to invest $12.6 billion in Georgia, creating 8,500 new jobs, marking the state’s largest economic project to date."
Hyundai is now delaying its EV battery plant that was raided by ICE
Hyundai is now delaying its EV battery plant that was raided by ICE
Construction on Hyundai’s electric vehicle battery site that was raided by ICE last week is now facing more setbacks. Hyundai is delaying work at the EV battery plant as the detained workers are expected to fly home on Thursday.
more…
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September 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"The raid on Hyundai’s plant was frankly an embarrassment and will likely have much bigger impacts. Hyundai pledged to invest $12.6 billion in Georgia, creating 8,500 new jobs, marking the state’s largest economic project to date."
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In recent years, many platforms have significantly scaled back their content moderation efforts.
“It is absolutely impossible to take down or add warnings to all of these horrific videos if you don’t have a robust trust and safety program,” says one expert.
“It is absolutely impossible to take down or add warnings to all of these horrific videos if you don’t have a robust trust and safety program,” says one expert.
Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World
Videos of the shooting spread across TikTok, Instagram, and X. Researchers say that in some cases the platforms are falling short on enforcing their own content moderation rules.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In recent years, many platforms have significantly scaled back their content moderation efforts.
“It is absolutely impossible to take down or add warnings to all of these horrific videos if you don’t have a robust trust and safety program,” says one expert.
“It is absolutely impossible to take down or add warnings to all of these horrific videos if you don’t have a robust trust and safety program,” says one expert.
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Shooters still at large in Denver and Utah.
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Shooters still at large in Denver and Utah.
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The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
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The horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk was quickly condemned across the political spectrum - as it should be.
Most Americans do not support political violence, regardless of what some may claim or imply on social media.
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/02...
Most Americans do not support political violence, regardless of what some may claim or imply on social media.
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/02...
Study: Most Americans Do Not Support Partisan Violence | Dartmouth
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September 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk was quickly condemned across the political spectrum - as it should be.
Most Americans do not support political violence, regardless of what some may claim or imply on social media.
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/02...
Most Americans do not support political violence, regardless of what some may claim or imply on social media.
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/02...
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There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
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Israel launched an attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar, expanding its military actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/4ntIqTn
Doha blasts live: Israel says it targeted Hamas leadership in Qatar
Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.
reut.rs
September 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Israel launched an attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar, expanding its military actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/4ntIqTn
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Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools. www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools. www.wired.com/story/anthro...
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appeasement ... its whats for dinner
Shockingly, it turns out that when CBS handed $16 million over to Trump's "presidential library," it didn't placate him in the least. Kristi Noem has now used precisely the same scam, a phony accusation of deceptive editing, that Trump used to extort CBS last time!
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newrepublic.com/article/1998...
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
appeasement ... its whats for dinner
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"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers
September 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers
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Trump: "These are hardcore criminals. We took many people off the streets of Washington DC. They're hardcore. They're not gonna be good in 10 years in 20 years in 2 years, they're gonna be criminals. They were born to be criminals, frankly. They'll cut your throat and not even think about it"
September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Trump: "These are hardcore criminals. We took many people off the streets of Washington DC. They're hardcore. They're not gonna be good in 10 years in 20 years in 2 years, they're gonna be criminals. They were born to be criminals, frankly. They'll cut your throat and not even think about it"
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TRUMP: "DC is a safe zone. we have no crime. you can walk down the street. you're not gonna be shot...the restaurants are booming, this took place in 12 days. "
he says "we took 1,600 people out" and calls them "hardcore criminals" with zero evidence.
he says "we took 1,600 people out" and calls them "hardcore criminals" with zero evidence.
September 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
TRUMP: "DC is a safe zone. we have no crime. you can walk down the street. you're not gonna be shot...the restaurants are booming, this took place in 12 days. "
he says "we took 1,600 people out" and calls them "hardcore criminals" with zero evidence.
he says "we took 1,600 people out" and calls them "hardcore criminals" with zero evidence.
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Trump on moving Space Force base from Colorado: "The problem I have with Colorado -- they do mail in voting. They went to all mail in voting, so they have automatically crooked elections. And we can't have that."
September 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump on moving Space Force base from Colorado: "The problem I have with Colorado -- they do mail in voting. They went to all mail in voting, so they have automatically crooked elections. And we can't have that."
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This is Meeting The Moment, from Pritzker.
Please watch this 90-second clip.
Please watch this 90-second clip.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
August 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is Meeting The Moment, from Pritzker.
Please watch this 90-second clip.
Please watch this 90-second clip.
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NEW: People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky due to age verification laws.
In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.
In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
NEW: People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky due to age verification laws.
In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.
In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.