The Itch
LightNews LightNews
theitch.bsky.social
The Itch
@theitch.bsky.social
350 followers 180 following 35 posts
I teach at the University of Northern Iowa and analyze MLB prospects for fantasy baseball purposes at Razzball.com.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by The Itch
ellisjrosen.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Reposted by The Itch
twonks.bsky.social
T-rex selfie
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
theitch.bsky.social
This right here is why we play the game.
danniemcq.bsky.social danniemcq @danniemcq.bsky.social · 4d
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Reposted by The Itch
danniemcq.bsky.social
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Reposted by The Itch
rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows. I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
theitch.bsky.social
Or, hear me out, it's good for people to see what it looks like to fight for your value: a skill that transcends sports.
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by The Itch
brendelbored.bsky.social
Even in Captain Planet the writers room would be like ok tone it back
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reposted by The Itch
relativelyeasy.bsky.social
<record scratch> "Yup, that's me - a soulless Fox News host. You may be wondering how I ended up here, listening to my guest tell me Appalachian values don't include government agents shooting people in the face."
Random Fox News dipshit is surprised to learn that Appalachian values don't include government agents shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Reposted by The Itch
nicholasbednar.bsky.social
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14d
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 9, 2026 THE HONORABLE TIM WALZ Governor of Minesota 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bivd. St. Paul, MN 55155 THE HONORABLE JACOB FREY Mayor of the City of Minneapolis City Hail 350S. Fifth St., Room 330 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Dear Governor Walz and Mayor Frey, It is my responsibility as Secretary of Agriculture to ensure sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars by climinating fraud, waste and abuse in all programs funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The widespread and systemic fraud associated with federal benefit programs in the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis demonstrate an inability to handle federal resources without additional oversight and accountability measures in place. During your tenures as Governor of Minnesota and Mayor of Minneapolis, numerous non-profits and businesses have defrauded the federal government in what a federal prosecutor in Minnesota called "a staggering, industrial-scale fraud".! Most notably, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit— Feeding Our Future defrauded U.S. taxpayers of nearly $250 million in federal funds given to them by the Minnesota Department of Education.? This fraud scheme involved USDA funding provided to the State of Minnesota to feed hungry children under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). As of late November, 78 defendants had been charged in what the Department of Justice characterized as the largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country? Other recent examples of'alleged fraud in Minnesota include exploitation of the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program", a scheme to defraud the Housing Stabilization 1-Whut te know about Minnesoca' "industrial-scale fraad" scandal, as more charges are fled and Trump weighs in, "CES Nows (Dic. 19, 3025) available at ht:/www.cbsnews.com/news/atas-do-know-alonesota-frawf-candal were-changes-fled- tump-water. /Federal Jury Finds Feeding Our Future Masternind and Co-D… Services Program", and alleged fraud in daycare centers*, Your Administrations have refused additional accountability and oversight, claiming that criticism of rampant fraud and abuse is "racist." While the full extent of fraud in Minnesota is not yet known, it is clear that, under your leadership- or lack thereof fraudsters can take advantage of federal funds and the American taxpayer with impunity. This necessitates federal action to protect taxpayer dollars until adequate safeguards can be established. Despite a staggering, wide-reaching fraud scandal, your Administrations refuse to provide basic information or take common sense mcasures to stop fraud. In fact, rather than conlin your SNAP rolls are accurate to prevent continuing fraud, you asked the courts to block USDA's directive to recertify the State's SNAP recipients. Recent news reports also emerged that the Minnesota Department of Human Services repeatedly reported incorrect information about SNAP to the federal government.? The Trump administration refuses to allow such fraud to continuc. Therefore, because of your failed Icadership and abysmal financial management oversight, 1 am notifying you that, effective immediately, I am suspending payments on all active awards and any future awards from USDA to the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis, currently totaling over $129.18 million. Within 30 days, you shall provide USDA with payment justifications for all federal dollar expenditures from January 20, 2025, to the present. Going forward, all transactions on awards to the State of Minnesota or the City of Minneapolis will require such payment justification. If those payment justifications are not received, awards will remain suspended. While your Administrations have turned a blind eye to documented fraud, the Trump Administration has made clear that fraud, waste, and abuse are unacceptable. The American people deserve to know that their taxpayer dollars are helping those in need-not criminals. …
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Reposted by The Itch
netw3rk.bsky.social
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by The Itch
socialistdogmom.bsky.social
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
peoplesfabric.com The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 21d
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
theitch.bsky.social
Ramsey was channeling SGA on defense for Pittsburgh there.
December 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
theitch.bsky.social
Meh, there's nobody on staff to enforce this anyway. I hope the states just keep being states.
mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · Dec 12
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
Trump signed an executive order aimed at restricting states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy.
Trump signs executive order to block "excessive" state AI regulations
President Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence.
www.cbsnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by The Itch
natetice.bsky.social
me contributing to the family Christmas plans
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by The Itch
calmtomb.bsky.social
Jimmy Fallon: ...so you'll just consume everything.

Artaxias, The Screeching Void From Beyond the Sun: ALL SHALL LIVE WITHIN MY MAW.

Fallon: That's so wild.
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by The Itch
benlikesmovies.bsky.social
If this is to complement Edwin Diaz, it is a tremendous move. If this to replace Edwin Diaz, may God have mercy on David Stearns' soul. #LGM #MetsSky
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reposted by The Itch
standplaatskrk.pl
@lanyardigan on twitter: "A cool thing about getting older is you hear from your skeleton a lot more"
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by The Itch
bogbird.bsky.social
computer going to take my job? no. i’ll pour water on it
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by The Itch
robdelaney.bsky.social
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
Bong Joon Ho took a characteristically radical approach when questioned on his thoughts around the rise of Al technology at the jury press conference of the Marrakech Film Festival on Saturday. The Korean director, who is president of the jury, gave two responses, one measured, the other deeply personal. "My official answer is, Al is good because it's the very beginning of the human race finally seriously thinking about what only humans can do. But my personal answer is, I'm going to organize a military squad, and their mission is to destroy AI," he said.
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by The Itch
astrokatie.com
Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
A jack-o-lantern on someone’s porch steps. The pumpkin is old and starting to rot in such a way that it looks like an old man with no teeth, making a grumpy expression, with the top also falling in. This pumpkin has seen some stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reposted by The Itch
flemtheparrot.bsky.social
Morning.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
theitch.bsky.social
Bo Nix goes temporarily blind for an hour or two every Sunday.
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Reposted by The Itch
jasonkoebler.bsky.social
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
A video pinball machine with a blue screen of death
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by The Itch
beetlemoses.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Reposted by The Itch
nancyacollins.bsky.social
White House clarifies Trump ignored fainting guest for sociopath reasons, not dementia reasons.
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM