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@timnitgebru.blacksky.app gives a history lesson on AI "existential risk" talk and explains how we don't have to accept Big Tech's utopia or apocalyptic visions for the future:
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Watch Gebru: AI Security & Safety Is About Human Control - Bloomberg
Timnit Gebru DAIR Institute Founder & Executive Director, discusses her early warnings about artificial intelligence risks and her departure from Google’s ethical AI team in 2020. She discusses whethe...
www.bloomberg.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app gives a history lesson on AI "existential risk" talk and explains how we don't have to accept Big Tech's utopia or apocalyptic visions for the future:
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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A minor detail is missing from the headline.
September 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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LORD! THIS IS GOOD.
Got to work with some incredibly talented filmmakers to turn End Times Fascism into a ten minute video essay. Check it out below.
There’s nothing like hearing the derangement directly from the doom profiteers.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...
There’s nothing like hearing the derangement directly from the doom profiteers.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...
How modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
YouTube video by Naomi Klein
m.youtube.com
September 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
LORD! THIS IS GOOD.
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An orangutan babysits tiger cubs after learning to feed them by watching his human caretakers.
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August 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
An orangutan babysits tiger cubs after learning to feed them by watching his human caretakers.
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Ceres estimates data centers in 7 states used ~3.4 trillion gallons of freshwater for electricity in 2024 alone, ~12X the combined total of Los Angeles, Phoenix & Washington, D.C. Big increases projected (4T to 8T) for 2030. Tech companies say they're working on it, talk about how ag is worse.
Data centers’ hidden water footprint is linked to the grid
A Ceres analysis shows that data centers’ indirect water footprint from power plants dwarfs direct cooling.
www.latitudemedia.com
August 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Ceres estimates data centers in 7 states used ~3.4 trillion gallons of freshwater for electricity in 2024 alone, ~12X the combined total of Los Angeles, Phoenix & Washington, D.C. Big increases projected (4T to 8T) for 2030. Tech companies say they're working on it, talk about how ag is worse.
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They lit up the Empire State sparkling pink at 9:25 for Dolly
August 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
They lit up the Empire State sparkling pink at 9:25 for Dolly
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20 years ago @rosie.com had “snake oil salesman” Trump figured out completely, no wonder he hates her 👇🏽
(H/T @krassenstein.bsky.social )
(H/T @krassenstein.bsky.social )
August 23, 2026 at 4:06 AM
20 years ago @rosie.com had “snake oil salesman” Trump figured out completely, no wonder he hates her 👇🏽
(H/T @krassenstein.bsky.social )
(H/T @krassenstein.bsky.social )
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August 19, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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August 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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THIS IS FANTASTIC…. for all humans !!
August 17, 2026 at 9:29 AM
THIS IS FANTASTIC…. for all humans !!
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"Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report.
Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."
Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."
Trump’s Terrible July Jobs Numbers Only Hurt Women
And the number of women who have left the workforce since January is more than double the number of men.
newrepublic.com
August 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report.
Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."
Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."
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🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
August 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
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I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
July 31, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
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"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social.
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social.
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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European digital alternatives are here - let’s embrace them together. We can do it! 👏🏻💪🏻
July 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
European digital alternatives are here - let’s embrace them together. We can do it! 👏🏻💪🏻
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I just submitted my formal comment on the disastrous proposal to transform essentially all U.S. federal grantmaking--affecting every sector of American science, technology, education, & health--into an overtly partisan political process. Full text here: weatherwest.com/wp-c...
July 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I just submitted my formal comment on the disastrous proposal to transform essentially all U.S. federal grantmaking--affecting every sector of American science, technology, education, & health--into an overtly partisan political process. Full text here: weatherwest.com/wp-c...
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Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital.
Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare.
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare.
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
July 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital.
Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare.
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare.
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
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When Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, Alabama, the city had dozens of Confederate monuments and memorials.
Thanks to his work, it's now “the most truthful space in America when it comes to confronting the legacy of slavery.”
Listen here: tinyurl.com/3pn9hadv
Thanks to his work, it's now “the most truthful space in America when it comes to confronting the legacy of slavery.”
Listen here: tinyurl.com/3pn9hadv
July 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
When Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, Alabama, the city had dozens of Confederate monuments and memorials.
Thanks to his work, it's now “the most truthful space in America when it comes to confronting the legacy of slavery.”
Listen here: tinyurl.com/3pn9hadv
Thanks to his work, it's now “the most truthful space in America when it comes to confronting the legacy of slavery.”
Listen here: tinyurl.com/3pn9hadv
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Dr @hcrichardson.bsky.social was talking about basically this last night in Politics Chat. The “democratic socialist” platform today is the Eisenhower Republican platform from the 1950s.
America has long supported these programs.
America has long supported these programs.
The last real Republican President. All since are the Fascists that Ike defeated.
June 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Dr @hcrichardson.bsky.social was talking about basically this last night in Politics Chat. The “democratic socialist” platform today is the Eisenhower Republican platform from the 1950s.
America has long supported these programs.
America has long supported these programs.
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“[W]hat is intended is a system run by and for the oligarchs in which any investigation into their activities or attempts to regulate them could be answered with a technological shutdown of government altogether.” By Jared Sexton Yates
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
The Birth of a Monster: America's Oligarchs and What They Want
For decades they integrated themselves into our system until they were ready to take it for themselves.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“[W]hat is intended is a system run by and for the oligarchs in which any investigation into their activities or attempts to regulate them could be answered with a technological shutdown of government altogether.” By Jared Sexton Yates
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
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If you read this article and feel moved to write your Congresspersons, head to the link below.
Need a road fixed or a bridge built in your town? How about funding for a rural hospital?
Then you need to know that one man, Russell Vought, is about to have complete control over who gets federal funding and who doesn’t.
To learn more and to write your elected representatives, hit this link.
Then you need to know that one man, Russell Vought, is about to have complete control over who gets federal funding and who doesn’t.
To learn more and to write your elected representatives, hit this link.
Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Grant Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees | Defend Public Health
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a proposed new rule for federal grants with breathtaking scope, impacting every grant issued across every department and agency of the feder...
www.defendpublichealth.org
June 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
If you read this article and feel moved to write your Congresspersons, head to the link below.
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Hey Jacobin: misogyny IS the most pervasive driver of economic inequality.
Don't take it from me, Mere Female: take it from Nobel winner Amartya Sen whose major thesis in "Development As Freedom" is that oppression of women puts the brakes on prosperity everywhere.
www.wider.unu.edu/video/amarty...
Don't take it from me, Mere Female: take it from Nobel winner Amartya Sen whose major thesis in "Development As Freedom" is that oppression of women puts the brakes on prosperity everywhere.
www.wider.unu.edu/video/amarty...
June 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Hey Jacobin: misogyny IS the most pervasive driver of economic inequality.
Don't take it from me, Mere Female: take it from Nobel winner Amartya Sen whose major thesis in "Development As Freedom" is that oppression of women puts the brakes on prosperity everywhere.
www.wider.unu.edu/video/amarty...
Don't take it from me, Mere Female: take it from Nobel winner Amartya Sen whose major thesis in "Development As Freedom" is that oppression of women puts the brakes on prosperity everywhere.
www.wider.unu.edu/video/amarty...