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There’s often a voice in my head that says, “I’m so tired.” But I’ve realized it’s not quite true. I’m actually grief-stricken by what is happening in the world, and that is, yes, tiring. It helped me to non-pathologize what I’m feeling.
October 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
There’s often a voice in my head that says, “I’m so tired.” But I’ve realized it’s not quite true. I’m actually grief-stricken by what is happening in the world, and that is, yes, tiring. It helped me to non-pathologize what I’m feeling.
This. Scientists go to extraordinary lengths to safeguard themselves from being scooped. To use a plagiarism machine is just insane.
There is no safe way for researchers to use the systems provided by OpenAI, Anthropic, or any of these other companies. They have all admitted that plagiarism is an integral component of what they do. If you put your work in – even if it's just to touch up a manuscript – they will take it.
September 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This. Scientists go to extraordinary lengths to safeguard themselves from being scooped. To use a plagiarism machine is just insane.
The Democratic party has been almost completely captured. How in the world do we get ourselves out of this mess?
While the nation turns against Flock and mass surveillance, SF’s Democratic Central Committee—a body with two Flock employees on it—just voted to double down on Flock and mass surveillance.
SF Democratic Party leadership is a disgrace right now. Completely captured by conservative tech oligarchs.
SF Democratic Party leadership is a disgrace right now. Completely captured by conservative tech oligarchs.
Flock is under fire. SF’s moderate Democrats are doubling down on the cameras
Flock has lost contracts in many blue cities, but San Francisco leaders are largely defending SFPD’s use of surveillance devices.
sfstandard.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The Democratic party has been almost completely captured. How in the world do we get ourselves out of this mess?
This is the clearest explanation of what’s happening in U.S. politics I’ve seen. Illuminating, if not incredibly grim.
It's disgusting watching people buying into the "Tucker Carlson is making sense?!" bullshit and it's probably time to wrap our heads around the fact that the people susceptible to this are unconsciously fascist curious and just need the ugly delivered to them in an "acceptable" package
September 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This is the clearest explanation of what’s happening in U.S. politics I’ve seen. Illuminating, if not incredibly grim.
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This is a great point. Go back in time. Imagine if the laws against recording people w/o their consent had required you to pat people down for wires? Or to check your phones for wire taps on a regular basis? That would be absurd!
"We can't respond to a surveillance technology by telling the people being surveilled that they should be more vigilant…”
France probes misuse of smart glasses in sexual harassment cases
Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities have received complaints from businesses, as countries...
www.reuters.com
September 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is a great point. Go back in time. Imagine if the laws against recording people w/o their consent had required you to pat people down for wires? Or to check your phones for wire taps on a regular basis? That would be absurd!
WOW. I was already a fan of Mamdani, but this 🤯
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC.
I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
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I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
WOW. I was already a fan of Mamdani, but this 🤯
This is *insane*
#AI needs power, so the industry went looking for ground where one in five live in poverty.
The first #nuclear reactor designed to operate underground, drilled through the aquifer, on land where the Army still detonates waste explosives under federal permit.
kansascitydefender.com/justice/inve...
The first #nuclear reactor designed to operate underground, drilled through the aquifer, on land where the Army still detonates waste explosives under federal permit.
kansascitydefender.com/justice/inve...
NUCLEAR GUINEA PIGS: How a Small Kansas Town Became the Site of a Nuclear Experiment to Power AI
The first underground nuclear reactor in history is being drilled through the drinking water of Parsons, Kansas, to power AI data centers, after the safety rules that would have stopped it were rewrit...
kansascitydefender.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is *insane*
Again, just mind boggling that it’s the Republicans who are leading this much needed policy. And with a super catchy name too!
“The Flock-Off Act would block any attempt to purchase, install, maintain, operate or upgrade ALPRs and biometric surveillance cameras for municipalities and local law enforcement.”
Massie unveils Flock-Off Act aimed at restricting surveillance cameras
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) unveiled a bill Thursday aimed at restricting the use of federal funds for automated license plate reader cameras (ALPRs) and biometric surveillance cameras. The Flock-Of…
thehill.com
September 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Again, just mind boggling that it’s the Republicans who are leading this much needed policy. And with a super catchy name too!
It is *insane* that DeSantis is leading the “anti-surveillance state". But it also means that every single state led by a Dem should be able to ban license plate readers in their state. How is it possible Dems aren’t trying to beat R’s at this very popular message??
“[Sheriff] Cordero-Stutz is going beyond the state’s order pertaining to state roads, announcing Tuesday that the county’s ‘license plate reader (LPR) program will be suspended in its entirety.’”
‘Suspended in its entirety’: Miami-Dade sheriff to take down Flock cameras
“To be clear, this technology has helped apprehend murderers and robbers, and saved children from being abducted and found missing people,” the sheriff said.
www.miamiherald.com
September 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
It is *insane* that DeSantis is leading the “anti-surveillance state". But it also means that every single state led by a Dem should be able to ban license plate readers in their state. How is it possible Dems aren’t trying to beat R’s at this very popular message??
The water crisis is here and we need to be sounding the alarm about the role data centers play in exacerbating it
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 11:52 PM
The water crisis is here and we need to be sounding the alarm about the role data centers play in exacerbating it
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Lara Korte, who was just fired from Stars & Stripes, has been covering the relocation of personnel from Bahrain for months and did a great piece today on 1,300 Navy family members displaced from Bahrain who are stuck in limbo given the damage to the Bahrain base. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
August 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Lara Korte, who was just fired from Stars & Stripes, has been covering the relocation of personnel from Bahrain for months and did a great piece today on 1,300 Navy family members displaced from Bahrain who are stuck in limbo given the damage to the Bahrain base. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
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The sitting potential of vehicle to grid is getting larger than the elephant in the room.
By 2036, California’s electric vehicles will have more than 3x the power capacity of everything the state is planning to procure in utility-scale storage.
Great new report from
@ricoconnell.bsky.social.
Great new report from
@ricoconnell.bsky.social.
August 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The sitting potential of vehicle to grid is getting larger than the elephant in the room.
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Here’s the thing about Y2K, the ozone layer, etc.
The most leftist—in the sense of *valuing labor*—thing you can do is reject the brainwashing that tells you that heroism is running into a burning building and not the slow, patient, boring, unglamorous work of *preventing* disaster.
The most leftist—in the sense of *valuing labor*—thing you can do is reject the brainwashing that tells you that heroism is running into a burning building and not the slow, patient, boring, unglamorous work of *preventing* disaster.
I think a lot of people would have died without the work of people like you. The power grid could have gone down, air traffic control, supply chains, medical equipment, water infrastructure…
You prevented a disaster. That is heroism. Heroism doesn’t always have to be running into a burning building
You prevented a disaster. That is heroism. Heroism doesn’t always have to be running into a burning building
August 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Here’s the thing about Y2K, the ozone layer, etc.
The most leftist—in the sense of *valuing labor*—thing you can do is reject the brainwashing that tells you that heroism is running into a burning building and not the slow, patient, boring, unglamorous work of *preventing* disaster.
The most leftist—in the sense of *valuing labor*—thing you can do is reject the brainwashing that tells you that heroism is running into a burning building and not the slow, patient, boring, unglamorous work of *preventing* disaster.
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New: Flock planned to use cameras in hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery driver vehicles as a way to collect more license plate data. Pitched the idea to an Attorney General. Would basically turn Uber/Lyft into roaming surveillance vehicles www.404media.co/flock-pitche...
Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles
A Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system.
www.404media.co
August 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
New: Flock planned to use cameras in hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery driver vehicles as a way to collect more license plate data. Pitched the idea to an Attorney General. Would basically turn Uber/Lyft into roaming surveillance vehicles www.404media.co/flock-pitche...
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Failing to see the problem with this.
Had a conversation with my students last term. Is there any other tech that has relied on being so forcefully pushed onto people to be successful? I can’t think of one. Advertised heavily, etc? Yes. Pushed onto people so they have to constantly turn it off? No
Had a conversation with my students last term. Is there any other tech that has relied on being so forcefully pushed onto people to be successful? I can’t think of one. Advertised heavily, etc? Yes. Pushed onto people so they have to constantly turn it off? No
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
August 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Failing to see the problem with this.
Had a conversation with my students last term. Is there any other tech that has relied on being so forcefully pushed onto people to be successful? I can’t think of one. Advertised heavily, etc? Yes. Pushed onto people so they have to constantly turn it off? No
Had a conversation with my students last term. Is there any other tech that has relied on being so forcefully pushed onto people to be successful? I can’t think of one. Advertised heavily, etc? Yes. Pushed onto people so they have to constantly turn it off? No
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this is the exact right messaging. we should attach it to everyone musk is supporting. make his money so toxic that no one wants it.
Susan Collins is financed by a man who wants to make it easier to create nude pictures of children
Elon Musk planning to throw financial support behind Susan Collins’ U.S. Senate bid
August 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
this is the exact right messaging. we should attach it to everyone musk is supporting. make his money so toxic that no one wants it.
Such a good thread. I decided several yrs ago that if a friend asked me for money for a charitable cause or GoFundMe that they were supporting, I’d donate. There’s a feeling of “I can’t support everyone” but really, you don’t have that many friends fundraising. You can absolutely support them all.
I have tried to build a habit and openness to giving to organizations and people i support, and part of that is talking about it with others. For a lot of these pledges, my minimum gift is usually $15/mo. I figure if i don't notice the Netflix debit, i can afford it for good stuff too.
July 24, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Such a good thread. I decided several yrs ago that if a friend asked me for money for a charitable cause or GoFundMe that they were supporting, I’d donate. There’s a feeling of “I can’t support everyone” but really, you don’t have that many friends fundraising. You can absolutely support them all.
I love a post that makes you laugh and cry at the same time
CO2 and Covid-19 virus: We tried to show them that the planet is a unitary whole, with no boundaries, connected by ever-moving invisible gases and currents of air and that they thrive together or not at all, but 🤷♀️
Wildfire smoke: Allow me.
Wildfire smoke: Allow me.
July 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I love a post that makes you laugh and cry at the same time
This is so true. Imagine if engineers or doctors had to do what writers/artists are expected to do. We’ve accepted (very flawed) AI transcription in medical settings bc we’ve decided drs are too busy/stretched to type their own notes.
I chose this path at the height of the blogging craze, but trying to write while also managing the ever-shifting and constantly shrinking revenue streams that allow you to write for a living is so much more stressful than anyone outside this life understands
I know this is not the biggest concern going these days, but it stresses me out that basically every artist/writer/critic is now expected to create their own tiny empire instead of getting paid by any existing entity to perform a job they've worked to get good at!!!!
June 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is so true. Imagine if engineers or doctors had to do what writers/artists are expected to do. We’ve accepted (very flawed) AI transcription in medical settings bc we’ve decided drs are too busy/stretched to type their own notes.
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“There’s going to be a war.”
I gotta wonder where that energy has been in the face of the GOP and Trump.
I remember Jeffries keeping the powder dry.
But when it’s the left, they’ve got all the fight in the world.
I gotta wonder where that energy has been in the face of the GOP and Trump.
I remember Jeffries keeping the powder dry.
But when it’s the left, they’ve got all the fight in the world.
June 26, 2026 at 12:11 AM
“There’s going to be a war.”
I gotta wonder where that energy has been in the face of the GOP and Trump.
I remember Jeffries keeping the powder dry.
But when it’s the left, they’ve got all the fight in the world.
I gotta wonder where that energy has been in the face of the GOP and Trump.
I remember Jeffries keeping the powder dry.
But when it’s the left, they’ve got all the fight in the world.
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I would simply suggest that if people want to defend democracy and see defeating incumbent democrats as the way to do that, then the failure lies not with the challengers and voters but with the incumbents who failed, often repeatedly, to meet the moment while squandering energy and donations.
I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination.
Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
June 24, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I would simply suggest that if people want to defend democracy and see defeating incumbent democrats as the way to do that, then the failure lies not with the challengers and voters but with the incumbents who failed, often repeatedly, to meet the moment while squandering energy and donations.
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June 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This is the question to be asking. And if you want to make a guess, look at what’s happening in Corpus Christi when it comes to residents vs refineries, plastic plants, and steel mills.
“When we get into a situation where there’s a limited amount of water available, are we going to limit water to residents and businesses before datacenters?”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This is the question to be asking. And if you want to make a guess, look at what’s happening in Corpus Christi when it comes to residents vs refineries, plastic plants, and steel mills.