pamela65653.bsky.social
@pamela65653.bsky.social
Real life. Real thoughts. A little beauty, a little humor, and hopefully some good people along the way
WATCH: “Did you go to public schools? Did you drive here on roads?”
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
October 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Reposted by pamela65653.bsky.social
I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform.
October 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform.
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Measles was eliminated back in the year 2000. And now, 26 years later, we’re dealing with it coming roaring back.
Pennsylvania has now eclipsed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, with five deaths."
Shapiro says amid the outbreak, vaccinations have now doubled.
Pennsylvania has now eclipsed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, with five deaths."
Shapiro says amid the outbreak, vaccinations have now doubled.
October 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Asked Sen @schiff.senate.gov about getting rid of 230, and he suggested there might be immunity if a platform has "best practices." Just gonna go ahead and tag @jkosseff.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social @noupside.bsky.social @masnick.com now bc dying for their reax
www.theverge.com/podcast/1004...
www.theverge.com/podcast/1004...
![We’ve had Sen. [Ron] Wyden on the show many times to talk about Section 230. I won’t go too far down that rabbit hole. The dynamic there was that Section 230 provided the immunity that you’re describing, but it was immunity for speech that would otherwise be illegal. And so it was speech that was defamatory. There’s a whole category of speech that isn’t illegal. Are you saying that taking the 230 immunity away from the social platforms would somehow make them moderate lawful but awful speech? And I bring this up because I’m very curious about how you would apply it in the AI case as well.
Yeah, no, I think that is the case. That part of their argument was, “ We want to take down really nasty, offensive, racist content, but we will be afraid to do so if you don’t give us immunity. So give us immunity, and we’ll take all that bad stuff down.” They got immunity. And I don’t know if you’ve been on X lately; it’s a cesspool. So giving them broad immunity did not allow them to enforce their community policies. And the First Amendment prohibits the government from dictating speech or prohibiting you from saying things. It doesn’t prohibit a private party from saying, “We don’t want racist content on our platform.” So there’s no problem with a private platform saying, “That violates our policy. We’re not going to post it.” And they’re not utilizing that immunity in a good way. So why should they continue to have it?
Now, we may want to create a safe harbor for companies that are meeting best practices and standards. So we may want to narrow 230 instead of getting rid of it. What is the analogy in terms of AI? I’m not sure what the analogy is.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x56l2n7i7babgdzqul4bd433/bafkreih3fcl7yh42ospec32jebremfrn6suiwvkewomsgcxspqmsf3lf3y)
October 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Seemingly in crisis mode as billions of dollars in data center projects have been blocked nationwide, Amazon appears to be flailing in its damage control efforts, critics say: arstechnica.visitlink.me/tR-oKv
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
arstechnica.visitlink.me
October 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
never the wrong time for this classic
October 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, and pedophile said he still intends to win his election for Clerk and Comptroller after being arrested in August for molesting a male relative under the age of 5. He’s been endorsed by the GOP.
amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Palm Beach GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse
“I maintain my innocence and remain a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,” Mike Caruso, facing child sex abuse charges.
amp.miamiherald.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Reposted by pamela65653.bsky.social
There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵
October 6, 2026 at 5:50 AM
There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵
BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego:
“They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
“They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
October 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions?
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
October 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Reposted by pamela65653.bsky.social
Born on this day: AC/DC's legendary frontman, Brian Johnson, defined rock with his iconic flat cap and high-octane vocals. Stepping up after Bon Scott, he powered Back in Black, fronting stadium-shaking anthems and solidifying his legacy in rock history.
October 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Born on this day: AC/DC's legendary frontman, Brian Johnson, defined rock with his iconic flat cap and high-octane vocals. Stepping up after Bon Scott, he powered Back in Black, fronting stadium-shaking anthems and solidifying his legacy in rock history.
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions?
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions?
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
We are all Jane Doe.
Behind every name left unknown is a woman with a story that matters. We don’t need to know her name to believe her, stand beside her, or fight for her.
We see you. We believe you. We stand with you 💜
#WeAreAllJaneDoe
#BelieveSurvivors
#VivaHerAlliance
#SheShed
Behind every name left unknown is a woman with a story that matters. We don’t need to know her name to believe her, stand beside her, or fight for her.
We see you. We believe you. We stand with you 💜
#WeAreAllJaneDoe
#BelieveSurvivors
#VivaHerAlliance
#SheShed
October 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Voyager 1 is running on less memory than a single photo in your camera roll—69 KB. Its data is saved to an 8-track tape & software was developed when "the cloud" was in the sky. NASA sends commands and the old thing answers.
And yet your brand new laptop freezes because you opened too many tabs.
And yet your brand new laptop freezes because you opened too many tabs.
October 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Reposted by pamela65653.bsky.social
Vibrate a shallow pool at just the right frequency and the surface erupts into geometric Faraday waves, a resonance trick physicists have studied since 1831.
October 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Vibrate a shallow pool at just the right frequency and the surface erupts into geometric Faraday waves, a resonance trick physicists have studied since 1831.
A new episode of Upgrade is out: Together in Memphis, Myke and Jason discuss John Ternus prodding Apple to move faster, Apple's regret about giving apps Full Disk Access, and the impending release of Apple's long-rumored home hub product.
Plus: New Kindles! And Kindle buttons?!
Plus: New Kindles! And Kindle buttons?!
640: Moving Through Space
Together in Memphis, Myke and Jason discuss John Ternus prodding Apple to move faster, Apple's regret about giving apps Full Disk Access, and the impending release of Apple's long-rumored home hub product.
Plus: New Kindles! And Kindle buttons?!
relay.fm
October 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
The announcement follows reports that Meta’s new general-purpose AI agent has been snooping on users' iMessages, calendars, and emails without permission: arstechnica.visitlink.me/5s02-A
Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
Meta says FDA isn't sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
arstechnica.visitlink.me
October 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation believes OpenAI agents edited wikis, tried to ‘exploit’ a notetaking tool, and made ‘millions’ of automated API requests. www.theverge.com/news/1004929...
Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage
More instances of unexpected AI bot behavior.
www.theverge.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Reposted by pamela65653.bsky.social
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentary
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.
www.wired.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Unconfirmed information regarding the death has swirled, with some reports claiming the researcher accidentally broke a test tube containing the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis late last month: arstechnica.visitlink.me/MjX2J5
Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher
Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
arstechnica.visitlink.me
October 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Join WIRED in San Francisco on October 8 for a live-audience recording of the “Uncanny Valley” podcast featuring a special conversation between tech journalist Paulina Borsook and WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond.
Tickets are $15 for WIRED readers (a $10 discount). Get yours here. 👇
Tickets are $15 for WIRED readers (a $10 discount). Get yours here. 👇
Join WIRED@Night for an Uncanny Valley Live Recording on Women, Tech, and Power
An evening of podcasting in San Francisco (with a discount for WIRED readers).
buff.ly
October 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM