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If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.
Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.
Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.
Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
August 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.
Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.
Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.
Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
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We are rapidly devolving into a dystopian state.
ICE is ordering $2 MIL worth of robot dogs that can open doors, track people and see 360 degrees.
ICE is ordering $2 MIL worth of robot dogs that can open doors, track people and see 360 degrees.
August 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
We are rapidly devolving into a dystopian state.
ICE is ordering $2 MIL worth of robot dogs that can open doors, track people and see 360 degrees.
ICE is ordering $2 MIL worth of robot dogs that can open doors, track people and see 360 degrees.
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Proof we got RFK lying on the record during his confirmation hearing (a crime). RFK should be referred to the DOJ for criminal investigation, and when Democrats retake the Senate, he will be at the top of the list of Trump officials I will hold accountable for endangering American families.
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Proof we got RFK lying on the record during his confirmation hearing (a crime). RFK should be referred to the DOJ for criminal investigation, and when Democrats retake the Senate, he will be at the top of the list of Trump officials I will hold accountable for endangering American families.
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to keep functioning, a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary. n.pr/3UixgYf
DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated
The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.
n.pr
August 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
to keep functioning, a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
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Federal government asks for public comment on a proposal that could upend science.
Then, it quietly removes some comments.
@aniloza.bsky.social scoop: www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
Then, it quietly removes some comments.
@aniloza.bsky.social scoop: www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
Comments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal website
Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.
www.statnews.com
August 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Federal government asks for public comment on a proposal that could upend science.
Then, it quietly removes some comments.
@aniloza.bsky.social scoop: www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
Then, it quietly removes some comments.
@aniloza.bsky.social scoop: www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
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Justice John Roberts signed a temporary order allowing work to continue on Trump's big ugly ballroom while SCOTUS considers their appeal. Make this make sense....
#Blues
apnews.com/article/trum...
#Blues
apnews.com/article/trum...
Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
The Supreme Court’s chief justice is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project for now.
apnews.com
August 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Justice John Roberts signed a temporary order allowing work to continue on Trump's big ugly ballroom while SCOTUS considers their appeal. Make this make sense....
#Blues
apnews.com/article/trum...
#Blues
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Hegemonic suicide
'All told, spending by nearly all of NSF’s eight main directorates is being curtailed by between 20% and 40% relative to the previous year. These reductions have come despite Congress’s directive that the agency not reduce spending for any of its directorates by more than 5%'. 1/3
Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades
The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
www.nature.com
August 21, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Hegemonic suicide
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Something to call your reps today and ask: why have so many wildland firefighters died this year?
Probably it has something to do with the lack of personnel (looking at you DOGE) and current orders for immediate attack and suppression?
scnow.com/news/nation-...
Probably it has something to do with the lack of personnel (looking at you DOGE) and current orders for immediate attack and suppression?
scnow.com/news/nation-...
In record wildfire season, firefighter entrapments hit 20-year high
Seven active and retired firefighters cited concerns over a Trump administration policy and the effects of U.S. Forest Service staffing cuts.
scnow.com
August 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Something to call your reps today and ask: why have so many wildland firefighters died this year?
Probably it has something to do with the lack of personnel (looking at you DOGE) and current orders for immediate attack and suppression?
scnow.com/news/nation-...
Probably it has something to do with the lack of personnel (looking at you DOGE) and current orders for immediate attack and suppression?
scnow.com/news/nation-...
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A journal we should avoid publishing in & citing.
Only by doing things like this & spreading the word can we stop this crazy behaviour that damages science
Journal: Natural Hazards @springernature.com
Authors: U North Carolina & @northeasternu.bsky.social @nu-policyschool.bsky.social
🧪🌍🔥🌳🔥🍁
Only by doing things like this & spreading the word can we stop this crazy behaviour that damages science
Journal: Natural Hazards @springernature.com
Authors: U North Carolina & @northeasternu.bsky.social @nu-policyschool.bsky.social
🧪🌍🔥🌳🔥🍁
How long should #AI #ethics investigations take?
This #bushfire #wildfire “review”(!) cites 43 references - we retraced 6; 37 references are #hallucinations
We informed Natural Hazards @springernature.com 4.5 months ago, still no action.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This #bushfire #wildfire “review”(!) cites 43 references - we retraced 6; 37 references are #hallucinations
We informed Natural Hazards @springernature.com 4.5 months ago, still no action.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Comparative analysis of Community-Based wildfire management: A systematic review of Australian approaches and implications for California - Natural Hazards
Rising incidence and severity of climate-induced wildfires test traditional top-down fire governance regimes worldwide. This systematic review assesses Australian Community-Based Bushfire Management (...
link.springer.com
August 18, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A journal we should avoid publishing in & citing.
Only by doing things like this & spreading the word can we stop this crazy behaviour that damages science
Journal: Natural Hazards @springernature.com
Authors: U North Carolina & @northeasternu.bsky.social @nu-policyschool.bsky.social
🧪🌍🔥🌳🔥🍁
Only by doing things like this & spreading the word can we stop this crazy behaviour that damages science
Journal: Natural Hazards @springernature.com
Authors: U North Carolina & @northeasternu.bsky.social @nu-policyschool.bsky.social
🧪🌍🔥🌳🔥🍁
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Oh, for fuck's sake. If you had an "AI" generate the text, then you're not the author. "Oh, but the ideas are mine." Motherfucker, ideas aren't copyrightable, and neither is the text if "AI" barfed it out. In neither a logistical nor legal sense does the term "author" convey to you.
Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University writes that although AI generates almost all the words for his articles (including this one):
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
www.nature.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Oh, for fuck's sake. If you had an "AI" generate the text, then you're not the author. "Oh, but the ideas are mine." Motherfucker, ideas aren't copyrightable, and neither is the text if "AI" barfed it out. In neither a logistical nor legal sense does the term "author" convey to you.
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I’ve heard a lot about airlines colluding with ICE and TSA to inform on migrants. Sickening betrayal. If anyone wonders how Germany got to where it did, it’s because of these kinds of collaborators.
🧊✈️ 👉COLLABORATOR👈‼️🤨
“It was supposed to be a routine work trip to Las Vegas, but a 👉DELTA👈 agent told him the airline was working to upgrade his seat.
“He just needed to board last.”
REMEMBER WHO COLLABORATES
“It was supposed to be a routine work trip to Las Vegas, but a 👉DELTA👈 agent told him the airline was working to upgrade his seat.
“He just needed to board last.”
REMEMBER WHO COLLABORATES
US citizen detained by ICE at Atlanta Airport as he boarded flight
He said he already went through TSA, had his ID checked and went through facial recognition.
www.wsbtv.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I’ve heard a lot about airlines colluding with ICE and TSA to inform on migrants. Sickening betrayal. If anyone wonders how Germany got to where it did, it’s because of these kinds of collaborators.
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A texas oil giant is preparing a ship for an illegal incursion into Greenland waters.
The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations.
(418) 692-1000
The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations.
(418) 692-1000
August 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
A texas oil giant is preparing a ship for an illegal incursion into Greenland waters.
The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations.
(418) 692-1000
The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations.
(418) 692-1000
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This is something I hadn't thought about explicitly before but now once you do, how could you ever willingly expose yourself to this risk??
"Using generative AI (for writing) inherently exposes to the risk of (potentially) career-ending accusations of plagiarism"
"Using generative AI (for writing) inherently exposes to the risk of (potentially) career-ending accusations of plagiarism"
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
www.carlsonlab.bio
August 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This is something I hadn't thought about explicitly before but now once you do, how could you ever willingly expose yourself to this risk??
"Using generative AI (for writing) inherently exposes to the risk of (potentially) career-ending accusations of plagiarism"
"Using generative AI (for writing) inherently exposes to the risk of (potentially) career-ending accusations of plagiarism"
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This is really good. I don't think it applies to all LLM uses, but it's definitely something to think about in deciding which uses (if any!) you'll consider.
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
www.carlsonlab.bio
August 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is really good. I don't think it applies to all LLM uses, but it's definitely something to think about in deciding which uses (if any!) you'll consider.
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Disgusting
August 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Disgusting
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Update: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.”
Thank you, Governor Beshear!
Thank you, Governor Beshear!
July 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Update: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.”
Thank you, Governor Beshear!
Thank you, Governor Beshear!
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“I have no idea how to get around not having to write a book myself other than just writing the book myself 🤬🤬🤬” is such overwhelming loser energy that I genuinely cannot imaging admitting it to anyone including probably God without spontaneously combusting with shame
July 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
“I have no idea how to get around not having to write a book myself other than just writing the book myself 🤬🤬🤬” is such overwhelming loser energy that I genuinely cannot imaging admitting it to anyone including probably God without spontaneously combusting with shame
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Very pleased to announce a new article “Ecological novelty induced by climate change” in Nature Climate Change. Lead author is Claire Wright, one of our remarkable PhD students in @uvicenvi.bsky.social. Thanks to a great international author team—a pleasure! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ecological novelty induced by climate change - Nature Climate Change
The authors review ecological novelty—ecological situations with no precedent—arising from climate change. They discuss ecological novelty due to direct and indirect effects of climate change, and due...
www.nature.com
July 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Very pleased to announce a new article “Ecological novelty induced by climate change” in Nature Climate Change. Lead author is Claire Wright, one of our remarkable PhD students in @uvicenvi.bsky.social. Thanks to a great international author team—a pleasure! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren caught it: up to $21 million missing from Trump's presidential library fund. She's given the foundation until July 29 to explain where it went.
Somebody's finally asking. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-read-tr...
Somebody's finally asking. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-read-tr...
July 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren caught it: up to $21 million missing from Trump's presidential library fund. She's given the foundation until July 29 to explain where it went.
Somebody's finally asking. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-read-tr...
Somebody's finally asking. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-read-tr...
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WOW. The Trump admin just barred the FBI from investigating cases where DHS officers get into confrontations with immigrants or citizens.
ICE HSI will lead all investigations, yet HSI has no jurisdiction to investigate civil rights violations.
The fox is guarding the henhouse.
ICE HSI will lead all investigations, yet HSI has no jurisdiction to investigate civil rights violations.
The fox is guarding the henhouse.
BREAKING NYT:
Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.
Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2026 at 5:37 PM
WOW. The Trump admin just barred the FBI from investigating cases where DHS officers get into confrontations with immigrants or citizens.
ICE HSI will lead all investigations, yet HSI has no jurisdiction to investigate civil rights violations.
The fox is guarding the henhouse.
ICE HSI will lead all investigations, yet HSI has no jurisdiction to investigate civil rights violations.
The fox is guarding the henhouse.
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ICE will keep shooting people until morale improves (or until Democrats shut their mouths).
Border czar warns there will be more ‘bloodshed’ unless Democrats ‘shut their mouths’
Tom Homan’s comments come after two men were fatally shot this week at the hands of ICE agents in separate incidents
www.independent.co.uk
July 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
ICE will keep shooting people until morale improves (or until Democrats shut their mouths).
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One of my hottest takes — it makes sense for public policy to preserve nature as a priority but farms aren’t nature!
www.slowboring.com/p/farms-aren...
www.slowboring.com/p/farms-aren...
Farms aren’t nature
A banal take with serious consequences
www.slowboring.com
July 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
One of my hottest takes — it makes sense for public policy to preserve nature as a priority but farms aren’t nature!
www.slowboring.com/p/farms-aren...
www.slowboring.com/p/farms-aren...
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Todd Blanche, Trump’s former lawyer turned acting AG, flew down to “meet” with Ghislaine Maxwell… and suddenly she’s in a minimum security camp where she gets puppy playtime & custom meals.
He never stopped being Trump’s personal attorney. He just changed offices.
Blanche must not be confirmed.
He never stopped being Trump’s personal attorney. He just changed offices.
Blanche must not be confirmed.
July 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Todd Blanche, Trump’s former lawyer turned acting AG, flew down to “meet” with Ghislaine Maxwell… and suddenly she’s in a minimum security camp where she gets puppy playtime & custom meals.
He never stopped being Trump’s personal attorney. He just changed offices.
Blanche must not be confirmed.
He never stopped being Trump’s personal attorney. He just changed offices.
Blanche must not be confirmed.
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The New Mexico Attorney General's Office says Trump's Southern District of New York has refused to provide his office with unredacted Epstein files to aid in its investigation of Epstein's Zorro Ranch.
July 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The New Mexico Attorney General's Office says Trump's Southern District of New York has refused to provide his office with unredacted Epstein files to aid in its investigation of Epstein's Zorro Ranch.