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Jason Guthartz
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Jason Guthartz @restructures.bsky.social · Mar 25
AI is "just another tool" in that it follows in the footsteps of other tools developed by the Minority World ruling class that spread harm & violence throughout the Majority World.
#ResistAI
#AbolishRacialCapitalism
#DismantleWhiteness
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restructures.bsky.social
AI is accelerating what Kevin J. Greene calls "the great heist" of Black music.
#ResistAI
#AbolishRacialCapitalism
#DismantleWhiteness
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Jul 15
Scoop: The AI music generator Suno was hacked. Hacker shared source code that shows how the tool was made and part of the music and podcasts that were scraped to create it.

Decades worth of music, lyrics, and podcasts from YouTube, Deezer, Genius & more

www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
# youtube_nusic: ~l.5h runtine # 113,879 hours of youtube_rusic 12,287 hours of youtube_rusic_lyrics 16,843 hours of youtube_rusic_lyrics_for genius_hg: -1.3h runting 17,615 hours of genius_hq 41, 544 hours of genius_hq lyrics 17,387 hours of genius ha_lyrics_ foreign freesound: -B.2h runting 410 hours of freesound # insip: -B.2h runtine 19,514 hours of insip # jamendo: ~B.1h runtine 3,726 hours of janendo * ponds_music: ~1.1h runtine # 62,117 hours of ponds_music # deezer: -8. 5h runtine 12,287 hours of deezer 10,175 hours of deezer_lyrics 6,699 hours of deezer_lyrics_foreign * ytn_tagged: ~2h runtine # 152,162 hours of ytn_ tagged # musescore: -B.1h runtine 183 hours of nusescore_lyrics
July 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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itsbabs.bsky.social
but as we say, the best mask is the one you’ll wear—so find one you like to wear.

see ⬇️ for some brands i like (+breatheteq, pictured), &, if you need free masks (or you want to donate so your community members can access mitigation tools), try findin a group near you: worldwide-maskbloc.org
babs takes a selfie outdoors. they are a white femme person with long brown (and a lil pink) hair, wearing a beatles “let it be” shirt, black and white glasses, and a lavender breatheteq kn95. they’re holding their hand in the lil finger heart like🫰🏻 babs standing in a green outdoor space. they are a white femme person with brown hair braided & pinned back, wearing a black tank and cape with a black breatheteq kn95 and gold chains on the mask and around their neck. they hold their nikon camera with a rose strap that matches their earrings
September 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
This is my weary song. lol. No one hears it.
prisonpolicy.org Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 7h
Private prisons are bad, but they’re a small part of the system.

Mass incarceration is driven by public policy & spending — choices made by your elected officials.
Pie chart showing that less than 9% of confined people are held in private prisons: 13,000 held for local jail systems, 6,000 held for youth systems, 43,000 held of ICE & Office of Refugee Resettlement, 33,000 held for BoP & USMS, and 75,000 held for state prison systems.
September 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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restructures.bsky.social
Democratic leaders refuse to prioritize impeachment because they don't see Trump's multiple daily crimes against humanity as worthy of removal.
Whiteness does not see itself.
#RemoveTrumpNOW #ImpeachThePresident
#AbolishWhiteSupremacistOligarchy #DismantleWhiteness
restructures.bsky.social Jason Guthartz @restructures.bsky.social · Jun 13
related:
"Not only did Hillary Clinton [in 2008] promise to 'obliterate' Iran if it used its nonexistent nuclear weapons to attack Israel, she refused to rule out a US nuclear first strike on that country."
truthout.org/articles/hil...
Hillary the Hawk
Despite Hillary Clinton’s reputation as a liberal, the record suggests her presidency would push the US toward a more militaristic approach to the region.
truthout.org
April 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
This is eugenics
Emily Hilliard, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed on Wednesday that the department had not yet made a decision about whether to provide the shots through that program. Vaccines for Children provides free shots to children who are uninsured, underinsured or eligible for Medicaid, as well as to American Indian and Alaska Native children. Pediatric doses are available for children who have insurance, or whose parents can afford to pay for vaccines out of pocket.
September 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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restructures.bsky.social
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidProtectionsNOW
#AbolishRacialCapitalism #DismantleWhiteness
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d
A Canadian study of nearly 9,000 adults looked at repeat COVID infections. Researchers found that people who reported having COVID at least twice had 76% higher odds of being diagnosed with a new health condition, across 21 conditions studied, compared with those who reported never being infected.
Adults with Two or More COVID Infections Had 76% Higher Odds of a New Diagnosis in Canadian Survey
A Canadian survey tied repeat COVID-19 infections to 76% higher odds of a new diagnosis. Here is what it shows and what it cannot prove.
www.medicaldaily.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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popcrave.com
Ms. Rachel announces she will match Macklemore and donate $1 million to organizations supporting Palestine:

“I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.”
September 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/rob...
Robin D. G. Kelley: What We’re Experiencing Right Now Is Fascism
Technologies from Israel have turbocharged surveillance by ICE, Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security.
truthout.org
September 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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djbyrnes1.bsky.social
ICE still active on Chicago's northwest side and in Lincolnwood.

Multiple ICE vehicles seen between Foster and Lawrence and between California and Cicero as of 12:10 p.m. today
Community alert of ICE vehicles seen between Foster and Lawrence and between California and Cicero, in Chicago and Lincolnwood, as of 12:10 p.m. Vehicles observed: Black Nissan Pathfinder FX31905 Black Jeep Cherokee GC12013 Black Chevy Tahoe FZ37522 Black Jeep Grand Cherokee FZ63985
September 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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noethematt.bsky.social
This is so... depressing
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
The Gates Foundation has pledged to spend at least $1 billion over the next two years to expand global access to A.I. and help “narrow gaps between the richest and poorest rather than widening them.”
Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Combat A.I. Inequality
Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will be invested in A.I. projects to bridge social inequalities.
nyti.ms
September 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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davidjameshudson.bsky.social
Here's a slightly expanded version of my earlier thread on the ridiculous "It's okay to use AI to get started" story that's so popular in higher ed discourse on research education these days.
No, it’s not “okay to use it to get started” - David James Hudson
The “It’s okay to use it to get started” story is fast becoming a trope in higher ed discourse on the relationship of AI commercial products like ChatGPT to research education. And it’s irritating the...
www.davidjameshudson.ca
September 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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nyccomptroller.bsky.social
🚨 Big News: $300 million to increase affordable housing so the people who build this city can afford to live here. Four NYC pension funds just made the largest-ever allocation to the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT), supporting workforce and affordable homes. For maps of HIT investments 👇️
Background shows skyline of New York City with a headline from a Gothamist article that reads, "NYC pension funds make $300M affordable housing investment to help solve apartment shortage." Excerpt from Gothamist article that reads, "The new investment in the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust marks the first allocation of its kind since Levine announced a plan to direct $4 billion in city pension funds over the next four years to build more apartments. “This is a dramatic increase in the pace of investment because the crisis is worse than it's ever been,” Levine said. “There are projects all over the city where the zoning is ready, and they have a developer, but they're waiting and waiting and waiting for financing, and projects die because it can take years.” Excerpt from Gothamist article that reads, "The trust has helped construct more than 44,000 homes in New York City over the past four decades, according to its website, and officials say they plan to finance 10,000 more in the coming years. The apartments constructed with loans from the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust are typically priced for middle-income residents or feature a mix of income levels, with luxury apartments and some units priced for lower-income renters. The projects require union labor."
September 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
restructures.bsky.social
#ConstitutionDay
#DismantleWhiteness
restructures.bsky.social Jason Guthartz @restructures.bsky.social · Jan 28
Our white nationalist, anti-democratic Constitution & its systems of law & order have always been the problem, not the solution.
Liberals' insistence on their legitimacy points to a fundamental flaw of liberalism: Its need to believe in the possibility of a more benevolent ruling class.
restructures.bsky.social Jason Guthartz @restructures.bsky.social · Jan 27
Elected Dems at every level don't want to actually DO anything to help protect those targeted by the fascist deportation forces bc it might call into question the legitimacy of ALL law enforcement (as it should) & that's the last thing they want to do 💩
#AbolishICE #AbolishPolice #DismantleWhiteness
September 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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shipwreck75.bsky.social
Saudi Arabia has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt for air-defense assistance as it faces sustained Houthi attacks and dwindling missile-interceptor stocks.-AP
September 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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COPS
sophianyx.bsky.social Sophia_Nyx 🐰 @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d
Name a tv show that went on way too long.
September 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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restructures.bsky.social
@harvard.edu remains deeply invested in whiteness, in every way possible.
bsky.app/profile/quin...
August 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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thetattooedprof.bsky.social
Remember, this guy was awarded a fuckin business degree from an ivy league university
September 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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neau.blacksky.app
Bruh
September 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
restructures.bsky.social
A gorgeous solo DB piece from that album 🥰

Derek Bailey, "Hunger" (1982)
youtu.be/1alFQ1rfQPQ
September 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
couple months since the last update to this thread but can't think of a better place to tuck this update:

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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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ianthe.online
THEY'RE JUST POSTING EVERY SUBMISSION
songs called sit on my face Stevie nicks and ed sheeran loves genocide and brown people being killed them kids I dedicate this song to annoying starving children that block me from my luxury casino being build. A Small Sample of a song that came from the heart i love panantir and flock cameras and israel and the idf
September 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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rickywlmsbong.bsky.social
oh my god
website showing a guitar center competition to open for ed sheeran
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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wgntv.com
Teachers at the board meeting told WGN-TV problems started after the district’s 130 custodians were laid off on Aug. 19, leaving cleaning responsibilities to teachers and staff.
D130 teachers report mold, vermin after custodian layoffs
Teachers and community members in Blue Island attended a school board meeting to protest unsanitary conditions following the layoff of 130 district custodians and the subsequent outsourcing of clea…
wgntv.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
restructures.bsky.social
Israel has no right to exist as the genocidal apartheid state that Zionism requires it to be.
#FreePalestine #AbolishZionism #DismantleWhiteness
unocha.org UN Humanitarian @unocha.org · 1d
In #Gaza, 21 bodies were retrieved and dozens of people rescued following the collapse of a war-damaged residential building.

Local authorities say that among those killed are 12 children.

The UN and partners are mobilizing support for survivors.

Read: https://bit.ly/4AhCWlC
September 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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octoberk.bsky.social
all good info.
durhamhealthnc.bsky.social Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 1d
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, it's important to know accurate information about COVID-19 in order to protect yourself and others! Get the facts about common myths, and take steps to protect yourself and others.
September 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM