BlueSpirit
@tinytardigrade.bsky.social
Lightbender.
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Reposts != economic sanctions.
All opinions belong to my employer, Osiris, Lord of the Dead.
Reposts != economic sanctions.
The dumbasses at Microsoft of course seem to be unaware of colonialism, but the point stands, that it's theft.
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
www.404media.co
September 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The dumbasses at Microsoft of course seem to be unaware of colonialism, but the point stands, that it's theft.
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
Reposted by BlueSpirit
NEW: Clearview AI built an AI tool designed to turn a face search into an automated investigation of a person’s life online — and tested it with a model from xAI, maker of Grok.
The prototype could hunt for associates, social accounts, employers, addresses, and more.
www.wired.com/story/clearv...
The prototype could hunt for associates, social accounts, employers, addresses, and more.
www.wired.com/story/clearv...
Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
InquiryIQ, a previously unreported prototype, tested a model from xAI, maker of Grok, to surface associates, social accounts, and other information about people identified through Clearview.
www.wired.com
September 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
NEW: Clearview AI built an AI tool designed to turn a face search into an automated investigation of a person’s life online — and tested it with a model from xAI, maker of Grok.
The prototype could hunt for associates, social accounts, employers, addresses, and more.
www.wired.com/story/clearv...
The prototype could hunt for associates, social accounts, employers, addresses, and more.
www.wired.com/story/clearv...
The pedophile-in-chief is above the law--according to the Supreme Court itself--so he's trying to buy votes.
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms
Trump’s unpopularity has weighed heavily on his party’s chances of retaining a majority.
www.semafor.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The pedophile-in-chief is above the law--according to the Supreme Court itself--so he's trying to buy votes.
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
A key reason why the US cannot succeed in the long term is that its legal system is completely detached from the idea of justice itself.
The US legal system is just a stick that the powerful use to threaten the weak. And then it's also a stick used to beat down the weak.
1/2
The US legal system is just a stick that the powerful use to threaten the weak. And then it's also a stick used to beat down the weak.
1/2
September 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
A key reason why the US cannot succeed in the long term is that its legal system is completely detached from the idea of justice itself.
The US legal system is just a stick that the powerful use to threaten the weak. And then it's also a stick used to beat down the weak.
1/2
The US legal system is just a stick that the powerful use to threaten the weak. And then it's also a stick used to beat down the weak.
1/2
As the empire collapses, many communities in the self-proclaimed Empire State have toxic water
nysfocus.com/2026/09/08/n...
nysfocus.com/2026/09/08/n...
Water Systems Serving 575,000 in NY Have Elevated Toxins
Nearly 80 public water systems across the state — from Long Island to the Adirondacks — are tainted by toxins over state limits, our analysis found.
nysfocus.com
September 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
As the empire collapses, many communities in the self-proclaimed Empire State have toxic water
nysfocus.com/2026/09/08/n...
nysfocus.com/2026/09/08/n...
American #Healthcare in a nutshell. Core services have broken, shit infrastructure, but at least there's an AI slopchat.
September 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
American #Healthcare in a nutshell. Core services have broken, shit infrastructure, but at least there's an AI slopchat.
Due to very low engagement, will be posting on here less. There is too much to address in the world in more effective ways than shouting into voids.
Social media is increasingly useless, relative to group chats.
Social media is increasingly useless, relative to group chats.
September 1, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Due to very low engagement, will be posting on here less. There is too much to address in the world in more effective ways than shouting into voids.
Social media is increasingly useless, relative to group chats.
Social media is increasingly useless, relative to group chats.
The attacks on US water infrastructure, probably Iran (maybe with Russian assistance if I had to guess), target vulnerabilities programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
If we remember...
1/3
www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/...
#tech #cybersecurity
If we remember...
1/3
www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/...
#tech #cybersecurity
More than 100 water systems were hit in July cyberattacks
'These are test runs for a larger-scale attack'
www.theregister.com
August 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The attacks on US water infrastructure, probably Iran (maybe with Russian assistance if I had to guess), target vulnerabilities programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
If we remember...
1/3
www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/...
#tech #cybersecurity
If we remember...
1/3
www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/...
#tech #cybersecurity
To be fair, op-eds by politicians have always been as stale, overcalculated, inauthentic and predictable as AI slop even before AI slop, for at least as long as I've been paying attention to the news.
nysfocus.com/2026/08/27/n...
nysfocus.com/2026/08/27/n...
New York Politicians Are Using AI to Write Their Op-Eds
Politicians including the governor's running mate and the mayor of Albany acknowledged using artificial intelligence to write op-eds.
nysfocus.com
August 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
To be fair, op-eds by politicians have always been as stale, overcalculated, inauthentic and predictable as AI slop even before AI slop, for at least as long as I've been paying attention to the news.
nysfocus.com/2026/08/27/n...
nysfocus.com/2026/08/27/n...
Reposted by BlueSpirit
Two people died from measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s first deaths from the disease in 35 years.
www.semafor.com/article/08/2...
www.semafor.com/article/08/2...
Pennsylvania records first measles deaths in 35 years
Anti-jab sentiment in much of the West has led to some of the biggest outbreaks of measles in decades.
www.semafor.com
August 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Two people died from measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s first deaths from the disease in 35 years.
www.semafor.com/article/08/2...
www.semafor.com/article/08/2...
From the time of birth, remember to socialize infants in an Orwellian environment. Give them a deep and unshakable belief that a life free of mass #surveillance always was and always will be impossible.
It's what any authoritarian regime wants you to do.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
It's what any authoritarian regime wants you to do.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
Spyware for Babies - Schneier on Security
The New York Times has a long article (alt link) on surveillance systems aimed at babies. They are increasingly using AI. Nanit and its rivals want to own 24/7 health tracking for the sub-four-foot se...
www.schneier.com
August 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
From the time of birth, remember to socialize infants in an Orwellian environment. Give them a deep and unshakable belief that a life free of mass #surveillance always was and always will be impossible.
It's what any authoritarian regime wants you to do.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
It's what any authoritarian regime wants you to do.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
The US president on drug prices, Episodes 1 and 2:
www.youtube.com/shorts/BzsXj...
And
www.youtube.com/shorts/rBtAd...
www.youtube.com/shorts/BzsXj...
And
www.youtube.com/shorts/rBtAd...
How exactly does Trump plan to lower drug prices by 1000%? #DailyShow #JoshJohnson #Trump
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The US president on drug prices, Episodes 1 and 2:
www.youtube.com/shorts/BzsXj...
And
www.youtube.com/shorts/rBtAd...
www.youtube.com/shorts/BzsXj...
And
www.youtube.com/shorts/rBtAd...
Putin and Xi Jumping love the incompetent and geriatric American kleptocracy
truthout.org/articles/sen...
truthout.org/articles/sen...
Darline Graham, a Sitting GOP Senator, Says She’s “Not That Informed” on National Security
The GOP chose Darline Graham to serve the rest of her late brother’s term even though she has no political experience.
truthout.org
August 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Putin and Xi Jumping love the incompetent and geriatric American kleptocracy
truthout.org/articles/sen...
truthout.org/articles/sen...
Reposted by BlueSpirit
Are the Israeli military's investigations into the deaths of several Palestinians killed in Gaza, including that of 5-year-old Hind Rajab in 2024, "political theater" intended "to shield Israel from international tribunals or prosecution abroad"?
August 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Are the Israeli military's investigations into the deaths of several Palestinians killed in Gaza, including that of 5-year-old Hind Rajab in 2024, "political theater" intended "to shield Israel from international tribunals or prosecution abroad"?
Uber apparently runs its own insurance company, and then steals driver wages by pretending that the insurance that Uber charges itself varies with risk, when in fact, it's just a way to take from the actual people creating value.
In America, most things are scams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIg...
In America, most things are scams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIg...
We Investigated Uber Again. It’s Worse Than Last Time.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
August 20, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Uber apparently runs its own insurance company, and then steals driver wages by pretending that the insurance that Uber charges itself varies with risk, when in fact, it's just a way to take from the actual people creating value.
In America, most things are scams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIg...
In America, most things are scams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIg...
If you haven't already seen it, check out the zine we put together on how we kicked #Flock out of our community, and how you can too.
www.shareable.net/how-to/kick-...
www.shareable.net/how-to/kick-...
How to kick out Flock and organize to stop mass surveillance
How FlockOff! Ithaca successfully pressured two municipal governments in upstate New York to end contracts with Flock Safety.
www.shareable.net
August 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
If you haven't already seen it, check out the zine we put together on how we kicked #Flock out of our community, and how you can too.
www.shareable.net/how-to/kick-...
www.shareable.net/how-to/kick-...
Engagement on here is so low compared to other social media like Instagram or Mastodon, I might delete this account.
Can anyone see this?
Can anyone see this?
August 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Engagement on here is so low compared to other social media like Instagram or Mastodon, I might delete this account.
Can anyone see this?
Can anyone see this?
Is anyone aware of non-LLM research into AI?
Or did the Altman club manage to destroy imagination and possibility on that front too?
Or did the Altman club manage to destroy imagination and possibility on that front too?
August 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Is anyone aware of non-LLM research into AI?
Or did the Altman club manage to destroy imagination and possibility on that front too?
Or did the Altman club manage to destroy imagination and possibility on that front too?
Consent in the American business and legal world means when someone with power over you tells you that something is going to happen and you're not allowed to say no if you want to (or are forced to) keep engaging with that entity.
This country is for abusers, by abusers.
This country is for abusers, by abusers.
August 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Consent in the American business and legal world means when someone with power over you tells you that something is going to happen and you're not allowed to say no if you want to (or are forced to) keep engaging with that entity.
This country is for abusers, by abusers.
This country is for abusers, by abusers.
Can't even summarize this one, it's a lottttt of bad stuff in there. Flock really is peddling dystopia.
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates. www.wired.com/story/flock-...
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
www.wired.com
August 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Can't even summarize this one, it's a lottttt of bad stuff in there. Flock really is peddling dystopia.
It's important to note that dystopia always sneaks in using a safety and security argument.
America is a fear-based nation, and anything horrible can be adopted as long as you heighten people's fear and sense of mistrust first.
America is a fear-based nation, and anything horrible can be adopted as long as you heighten people's fear and sense of mistrust first.
The router as home #surveillance shared with cops whenever Comcast decides
www.theregister.com/security/202...
www.theregister.com/security/202...
Comcast gives its Wi-Fi motion detector a security makeover
Rebranded feature promises household alerts without video, but mind the small print
www.theregister.com
August 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It's important to note that dystopia always sneaks in using a safety and security argument.
America is a fear-based nation, and anything horrible can be adopted as long as you heighten people's fear and sense of mistrust first.
America is a fear-based nation, and anything horrible can be adopted as long as you heighten people's fear and sense of mistrust first.
The router as home #surveillance shared with cops whenever Comcast decides
www.theregister.com/security/202...
www.theregister.com/security/202...
Comcast gives its Wi-Fi motion detector a security makeover
Rebranded feature promises household alerts without video, but mind the small print
www.theregister.com
August 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The router as home #surveillance shared with cops whenever Comcast decides
www.theregister.com/security/202...
www.theregister.com/security/202...
Everything in the US is a scam-- a scam the government is cool with.
Insurance companies are spending more money on advertising, private jets, profits, and fighting against paying out claims than ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr9T...
Insurance companies are spending more money on advertising, private jets, profits, and fighting against paying out claims than ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr9T...
We Uncovered Where Your Insurance Payments Are Really Going
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Everything in the US is a scam-- a scam the government is cool with.
Insurance companies are spending more money on advertising, private jets, profits, and fighting against paying out claims than ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr9T...
Insurance companies are spending more money on advertising, private jets, profits, and fighting against paying out claims than ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr9T...
During the Biden Era, Cornell also tried to get Momodou Taal deported for being at a protest against genocide, which I reported on.
theintercept.com/2026/08/14/c...
theintercept.com/2026/08/14/c...
Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding
Two graduate students were finishing their degrees abroad because of the Trump administration's targeting. Cornell is ordering them back to campus.
theintercept.com
August 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
During the Biden Era, Cornell also tried to get Momodou Taal deported for being at a protest against genocide, which I reported on.
theintercept.com/2026/08/14/c...
theintercept.com/2026/08/14/c...
Paying for our own oppression. That's the way of the empire.
Palantir paid no U.S. federal income tax last year despite recording substantial profits.
truthout.org/articles/pal...
truthout.org/articles/pal...
Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax. Its Global Tax Rate Is Just 1.4 Percent.
The infamous surveillance company paid $22.7 million in global corporate taxes while raking in $1.6 billion in profits.
truthout.org
August 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Paying for our own oppression. That's the way of the empire.