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dimitrianastas.bsky.social
Fiction writing, Novels, Film, sports, travel (Italy, Greece, Spain, Mexico). Buffalo, NY
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

submitted 1 day ago • 1636 comments

When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

submitted 2 days ago • 253 comments

Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid

submitted 2 days ago • 183 comments

Cowardice is what makes collective action by Big Law nearly impossible. If your friend is staying at Skadden, he is familiar with what it feels like to be a coward.

submitted 2 days ago • 78 comments

Which chicken shit House Dem said this off the record? Which one of you is too cowardly to add your name to this horrid statement? Speak up so we can primary your ass back to the stone age.

submitted 8 days ago • 2208 comments

Koh: So we're playing politics with funding that's supposed to currently be going to Alzheimer's victims, stroke victims, diabetes victims. And that advancement can't wait for politics.

submitted 8 days ago • 124 comments

if you lived through the lead up to the iraq war then you know that this is the most delusional thing anyone has ever said

submitted 9 days ago • 580 comments

MIT following Harvard's lead here

submitted 9 days ago • 597 comments

Salvadoran President Claims He Lacks Humanity To Return Wrongly Deported Man

submitted 9 days ago • 125 comments

Any Democratic politician who doesn't understand Nayib Bukele's grave offense against the sovereignty of the American people and constitutional order and say as much publicly should have no future in elected office. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bukel...

submitted 9 days ago • 392 comments

This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

submitted 10 days ago • 1372 comments

Here is how WaPo handled Dem's 10-day long effort to count every vote in PA vs. GOP's 5-month long effort to throw out thousands of votes in NC. Support independent, pro-democracy media.

submitted 10 days ago • 482 comments

(AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron was “gravely mistaken” in advocating for a Palestinian state. @afpnews.bsky.social www.brecorder.com/news/40357383

submitted 10 days ago • 37 comments

As Passover begins, I am reposting my open letter to Elon Musk. I wrote it in response to his attacks on me and his suggestion that I suffer from “generational trauma.” It has been the most viral piece I have ever written and I continue to be moved by the positive feedback. Thanks and Happy Pesach!

submitted 11 days ago • 216 comments

Just in case those of us fighting for democracy in court didn't need another challenge, Big Law turning collaborators is here and growing. My firm and others continue to fight. We will never back down. We will never bend a knee. We will never obey.

submitted 11 days ago • 1242 comments