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josh hawley exists primarily to give fascist bigots populist credibility on tech policy they never have to actually earn, most frequently by holding hearings that do nothing or proposing legislation he knows won't pass
Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill aimed at stopping abuse of Flock cameras and similar AI technology
Sen. Josh Hawley is unveiling legislation to establish guardrails for Flock cameras and other artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology, CBS News has learned.
www.cbsnews.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
josh hawley exists primarily to give fascist bigots populist credibility on tech policy they never have to actually earn, most frequently by holding hearings that do nothing or proposing legislation he knows won't pass
per usual
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October 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
per usual
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GovHK: The so-called '831 incident' has been proven without factual basis.
Ppl: It has? When exactly did –
GovHK: I JUST SAID IT WAS WITHOUT FACTUAL BASIS, WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU WANT
Ppl: It has? When exactly did –
GovHK: I JUST SAID IT WAS WITHOUT FACTUAL BASIS, WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU WANT
The arrest was announced by the Hong Kong government at 2:42 am this morning.
"The so-called '831 incident' has been proven without factual basis. It is a lie manipulated by persons with ulterior motives to spread lies, attack the HKSARG and smear the Police Force"
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
"The so-called '831 incident' has been proven without factual basis. It is a lie manipulated by persons with ulterior motives to spread lies, attack the HKSARG and smear the Police Force"
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
October 1, 2026 at 3:04 AM
GovHK: The so-called '831 incident' has been proven without factual basis.
Ppl: It has? When exactly did –
GovHK: I JUST SAID IT WAS WITHOUT FACTUAL BASIS, WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU WANT
Ppl: It has? When exactly did –
GovHK: I JUST SAID IT WAS WITHOUT FACTUAL BASIS, WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU WANT
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October 1, 2014.
I really f**king loved Hong Kong so much -- and was so proud of my fellow Hongkongers -- that day.
I really f**king loved Hong Kong so much -- and was so proud of my fellow Hongkongers -- that day.
October 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
October 1, 2014.
I really f**king loved Hong Kong so much -- and was so proud of my fellow Hongkongers -- that day.
I really f**king loved Hong Kong so much -- and was so proud of my fellow Hongkongers -- that day.
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Beijing is carrying an older geography of extraction into the AI era, turning Uyghur land, energy and labour into computing power while remaining silent about coercion and surveillance.
Donate to support our #GVSpotlight: globalvoices.org/2026/08/24...
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West-to-east energy, east-to-west computing: The Uyghur costs of China’s digital order
Beijing is carrying an older geography of extraction into the AI era, turning Uyghur land, energy and labour into computing power while remaining silent about coercion and surveillance.
globalvoices.org
October 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Beijing is carrying an older geography of extraction into the AI era, turning Uyghur land, energy and labour into computing power while remaining silent about coercion and surveillance.
Donate to support our #GVSpotlight: globalvoices.org/2026/08/24...
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The arrest of the entire Matsadaash newsroom marks a dangerous escalation in Egypt's assault on independent media.
Egyptian authorities should immediately release all six journalists and stop targeting the platform. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3VlDYxe
Egyptian authorities should immediately release all six journalists and stop targeting the platform. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3VlDYxe
Global Call for the Release of Entire Newsroom at Egyptian Investigative Journalism Platform Matsadaash
Civil society organizations and independent media outlets join together to condemn the escalating crackdown on independent Egyptian investigative journalism platform Matsadaash.
timep.org
October 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The arrest of the entire Matsadaash newsroom marks a dangerous escalation in Egypt's assault on independent media.
Egyptian authorities should immediately release all six journalists and stop targeting the platform. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3VlDYxe
Egyptian authorities should immediately release all six journalists and stop targeting the platform. ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3VlDYxe
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Social media reports of a noticeable police presence in Kwong Fuk Estate, a housing project next to fire ravaged Wang Fuk Court; police were deployed to deter "illegal gatherings" after somebody online suggested people to gather to celebrate Mid-Autumn & show community solidarity.
September 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Social media reports of a noticeable police presence in Kwong Fuk Estate, a housing project next to fire ravaged Wang Fuk Court; police were deployed to deter "illegal gatherings" after somebody online suggested people to gather to celebrate Mid-Autumn & show community solidarity.
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Excellent, informative piece by @faineg.com. Explains the overlap between AI Safety, Rationalism, and Effective Altruism communities, and how they're all getting high huffing each others' farts.
These people should not be in charge of anything.
These people should not be in charge of anything.
Imagine if instead of regulating drone risks the normal way (which we did), we instead paid weird bloggers lots of money to worry about superintelligent dogs sprouting thumbs and using drones to kill us.
This is pretty much how the US is approaching AI risks and regulations.
My latest:
This is pretty much how the US is approaching AI risks and regulations.
My latest:
Why We Can't Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AI
Imagine if instead of regulating drones via the standard lengthy, boring, and bureaucratic process - which we did - we instead decided, in the name of fostering all-important American drone innovation...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
September 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Excellent, informative piece by @faineg.com. Explains the overlap between AI Safety, Rationalism, and Effective Altruism communities, and how they're all getting high huffing each others' farts.
These people should not be in charge of anything.
These people should not be in charge of anything.
that's certainly an argument
Newspaper publisher and activist Jimmy Lai has been jailed since 2020.
Hoover Fellow Paul Wolfowitz argues that if China releases Lai, it could help rebuild trust with Washington.
Hoover Fellow Paul Wolfowitz argues that if China releases Lai, it could help rebuild trust with Washington.
Opinion | In the Name of Trust, Free Jimmy Lai
There’s a diplomatic opportunity in Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
that's certainly an argument
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Hong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor says he has ‘no regrets’ after release from prison
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Hong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor says he has ‘no regrets’ after release from prison
A former pro-democracy district councillor has become the latest among those jailed in the landmark “Hong Kong 47” national security case to be released from prison, after spending five…
hongkongfp.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Hong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor says he has ‘no regrets’ after release from prison
hongkongfp.com/2026/09/25/h...
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Pack the Court.
US Supreme Court lets Trump deploy voter database ahead of midterms ft.trib.al/VCbcpXj
US Supreme Court lets Trump deploy voter database ahead of midterms
Ruling boosts the president’s efforts to overhaul election rules before the November vote
ft.trib.al
September 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Pack the Court.
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Uyghur Rights Monitor mapped 5 surveillance platforms — iTap, Micro-Police, Foundation Work Assistant, Clean Net Guard, IJOP — turning routine checks into predictive policing in the Uyghur region.
C4ADS supported this analysis via mentorship, OSINT training, & data.
Read 👇
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C4ADS supported this analysis via mentorship, OSINT training, & data.
Read 👇
buff.ly/DTGjCxq
The Architecture of Digital Mass Surveillance in East Turkestan - Uyghur Rights Monitor
Ablet Turdi and Erk Altay EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Chinese government has built an integrated digital surveillance apparatus in East Turkestan (officially called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) as…
buff.ly
September 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Uyghur Rights Monitor mapped 5 surveillance platforms — iTap, Micro-Police, Foundation Work Assistant, Clean Net Guard, IJOP — turning routine checks into predictive policing in the Uyghur region.
C4ADS supported this analysis via mentorship, OSINT training, & data.
Read 👇
buff.ly/DTGjCxq
C4ADS supported this analysis via mentorship, OSINT training, & data.
Read 👇
buff.ly/DTGjCxq
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WHY should you support @globalvoices.org ? How about a story about how cross-border, technology facilitated recruitment scams targeting Bangladeshi migrants in Cambodia? globalvoices.org/2026/09/22/t...
September 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
WHY should you support @globalvoices.org ? How about a story about how cross-border, technology facilitated recruitment scams targeting Bangladeshi migrants in Cambodia? globalvoices.org/2026/09/22/t...
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Excellent analysis of China’s hydraulic transformation of #Tibet. The real risk isn't simplistic “water weaponisation”:
Medog is advancing while the data & governance needed to distinguish dam impacts from accelerating climate change lag badly behind.
Medog is advancing while the data & governance needed to distinguish dam impacts from accelerating climate change lag badly behind.
🌊 Focus Asia: Engineering Asia’s Water Tower: Transboundary Governance Challenges of China’s Tibetan Plateau Mega-Projects, by Genevieve Donnellon-May, ISDP Associated Research Fellow, Mark Wang, and Ian Rutherfurd: www.isdp.eu/publication/...
Engineering Asia’s Water Tower: Transboundary Governance Challenges of China’s Tibetan Plateau Mega-Projects - Institute for Security and Development Policy
This paper analyses how China is advancing an interconnected suite of hydraulic mega-projects on the Tibetan Plateau.
www.isdp.eu
September 21, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Excellent analysis of China’s hydraulic transformation of #Tibet. The real risk isn't simplistic “water weaponisation”:
Medog is advancing while the data & governance needed to distinguish dam impacts from accelerating climate change lag badly behind.
Medog is advancing while the data & governance needed to distinguish dam impacts from accelerating climate change lag badly behind.
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jesus
It is extremely unfortunate and regrettable that the Department of the Air Force has decided to shutter the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI). CASI, along with its sister institutions the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI), China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC), and…
September 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
jesus
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Media reports that pro-Beijing political parties have privately suggested renaming Hong Kong's Victoria Park to HK Tennis Park and dismantling the Victoria Park statue as an act of performative patriotism.
September 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Media reports that pro-Beijing political parties have privately suggested renaming Hong Kong's Victoria Park to HK Tennis Park and dismantling the Victoria Park statue as an act of performative patriotism.
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‘Soft resistance’ is the ‘most malicious’ threat to nat. security in Hong Kong – security chief
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‘Soft resistance’ is the ‘most malicious’ threat to nat. security in Hong Kong – security chief
Hong Kong’s security chief has named “soft resistance” the “most evil” threat to national security in the city. Secretary for Security Chris Tang announces the beginning of the public consultation …
hongkongfp.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
‘Soft resistance’ is the ‘most malicious’ threat to nat. security in Hong Kong – security chief
hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/s...
hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/s...
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Data centers have become a flash point in U.S. politics: Americans are sick of them, and organizers are attempting to block their construction, while a cadre of developers, financiers, tech companies, and energy producers push the deals forward, eager to reap the rewards.
After the Data Centers - Dissent Magazine
Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out.
dissentmagazine.org
September 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Data centers have become a flash point in U.S. politics: Americans are sick of them, and organizers are attempting to block their construction, while a cadre of developers, financiers, tech companies, and energy producers push the deals forward, eager to reap the rewards.
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Damning new reporting on the breadth of Trump's deportation operation that follows up on two scoops from The Handbasket last year: the State Department's creation of the Office of Remigration and monetary agreements with "third countries" to accept refugees from elsewhere.
How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Damning new reporting on the breadth of Trump's deportation operation that follows up on two scoops from The Handbasket last year: the State Department's creation of the Office of Remigration and monetary agreements with "third countries" to accept refugees from elsewhere.
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A prestigious Hong Kong girls’ school has faced backlash after a leaked production guideline stating that Cantonese was “forbidden” in a graduation video was circulated online, prompting its principal to clarify that the language was not banned at the school.
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/c...
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/c...
September 21, 2026 at 5:29 AM
A prestigious Hong Kong girls’ school has faced backlash after a leaked production guideline stating that Cantonese was “forbidden” in a graduation video was circulated online, prompting its principal to clarify that the language was not banned at the school.
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/c...
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/c...
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lol, and if i may emphasize: lmao www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule
Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own spy chief is framing the technology as a threat to the Communist Party’s security.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
lol, and if i may emphasize: lmao www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
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Today is the 152nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in New Orleans history, when 5,000 members of the Crescent City White League overthrew the Louisiana government in an armed assault that left at least 35 dead. The attack was a turning point in Reconstruction
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John Stanton: Marking the anniversary of the 1874 terrorist attack on New Orleans
Sept. 14 marks the 152nd anniversary of the terrorist attack on New Orleans by the Crescent City White League, the white nationalist organization made up of former Confederate soldiers and led by weal...
www.nola.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Today is the 152nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in New Orleans history, when 5,000 members of the Crescent City White League overthrew the Louisiana government in an armed assault that left at least 35 dead. The attack was a turning point in Reconstruction
www.nola.com/gambit/comme...
www.nola.com/gambit/comme...
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She was an SCMP reporter but they’ve never given a shit or thrown a fuss about it
"China is the world’s largest jailer of journalists, with 121 currently detained, and ranks 178th out of 180 countries and territories in the 2026 RSF World Press Freedom Index."
Where is Hong Kong journalist Minnie Chan, who disappeared three years ago in China?
The annual Xiangshan Forum on defence and security will begin on 15 September in Beijing, which means it will soon be the third anniversary of Minnie Chan’s disappearance. The defence reporter was las...
rsf.org
September 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
She was an SCMP reporter but they’ve never given a shit or thrown a fuss about it
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Over on Twitter, Japanese folks who love/appreciate Hong Kong are posting photos of Hong Kong and tagging their posts with #香港に行ったことのない人に香港の空気を伝えよう (#Let'sShareTheVibeOfHongKongWithThoseWhoHaveNeverBeenThere). Part of me wants to join in but: I have sooo many photos; and I have unhappy shots too.😞
September 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Over on Twitter, Japanese folks who love/appreciate Hong Kong are posting photos of Hong Kong and tagging their posts with #香港に行ったことのない人に香港の空気を伝えよう (#Let'sShareTheVibeOfHongKongWithThoseWhoHaveNeverBeenThere). Part of me wants to join in but: I have sooo many photos; and I have unhappy shots too.😞