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@ajboyack.bsky.social
Law prof, mom of 4, & very concerned citizen.
My scholarship centers on housing, consumer finance, and property law.
My scholarship centers on housing, consumer finance, and property law.
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“ChatGPT maker OpenAI is facing a total of eight distinct lawsuits alleging that extensive use of its flagship chatbot inflicted emotional and psychological harm to users, resulting in mental breakdowns, financial instability, alienation from loved ones, and — in five cases — death by suicide.”
ChatGPT Now Linked to Way More Deaths Than the Caffeinated Lemonade That Panera Pulled Off the Market in Disgrace — Futurism
Jarring. By Maggie Harrison Dupré / Published Nov 11, 2025 10:08 AM EST In late 2023, the fast-casual restaurant chain Panera found itself in the center of public scrutiny after its caffeine-packed le...
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“ChatGPT maker OpenAI is facing a total of eight distinct lawsuits alleging that extensive use of its flagship chatbot inflicted emotional and psychological harm to users, resulting in mental breakdowns, financial instability, alienation from loved ones, and — in five cases — death by suicide.”
Good analysis
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Good analysis
How is it that the American people are better leaders of the RESISTANCE than the “leaders” of the opposition party in the Senate?!?
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How is it that the American people are better leaders of the RESISTANCE than the “leaders” of the opposition party in the Senate?!?
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Rent inflation for low-end apartments is crazy high. Are construction & land costs in working-class burbs too high to add new supply economically?
Cos the lobbyist's line 'Luxury Vacancies Will Filter Down' is let them eat cake .
@danimmergluck.bsky.social #GApol
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Cos the lobbyist's line 'Luxury Vacancies Will Filter Down' is let them eat cake .
@danimmergluck.bsky.social #GApol
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Study: Rents for low-wage Atlantans rose 9 times faster than for high earners
Rents for suburban workforce housing in the metro Atlanta region increased by almost 20%, while rents for luxury units increased by 2%, a study said.
www.ajc.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Rent inflation for low-end apartments is crazy high. Are construction & land costs in working-class burbs too high to add new supply economically?
Cos the lobbyist's line 'Luxury Vacancies Will Filter Down' is let them eat cake .
@danimmergluck.bsky.social #GApol
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Cos the lobbyist's line 'Luxury Vacancies Will Filter Down' is let them eat cake .
@danimmergluck.bsky.social #GApol
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
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Seriously.
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Seriously.
This!
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This!
My advice is always ruin the workplace - better that than regret it for all time
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My advice is always ruin the workplace - better that than regret it for all time
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Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
What’s more disturbing - the makeup line or the fully intact ear?
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What’s more disturbing - the makeup line or the fully intact ear?
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Build more homes?
Nah let’s use 50 year mortgages
Buy cheaper sedans instead of expensive trucks?
Nah let’s do 84 month auto loans
Make food at home?
Nah let’s pay for a private taxi for a burrito from DoorDash
Nah let’s use 50 year mortgages
Buy cheaper sedans instead of expensive trucks?
Nah let’s do 84 month auto loans
Make food at home?
Nah let’s pay for a private taxi for a burrito from DoorDash
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Build more homes?
Nah let’s use 50 year mortgages
Buy cheaper sedans instead of expensive trucks?
Nah let’s do 84 month auto loans
Make food at home?
Nah let’s pay for a private taxi for a burrito from DoorDash
Nah let’s use 50 year mortgages
Buy cheaper sedans instead of expensive trucks?
Nah let’s do 84 month auto loans
Make food at home?
Nah let’s pay for a private taxi for a burrito from DoorDash
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Gov't-backing of 50-year mortgage would create more buyers, but 'more demand, same supply' means prices go up. Plus, a buyer who can't afford monthly payments of a 30-year mortgage probably shouldn't be on a 50-year either, they're likely to default.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Gov't-backing of 50-year mortgage would create more buyers, but 'more demand, same supply' means prices go up. Plus, a buyer who can't afford monthly payments of a 30-year mortgage probably shouldn't be on a 50-year either, they're likely to default.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
MAGA shutdown is about keeping the Epstein info private.
Congress is onto week 8 of paid leave - meaning that Congress is given more time off and paid more to PREVENT the public birth of the Epstein Files than American mothers are given for maternity leave after giving actual birth to human babies.
Congress is onto week 8 of paid leave - meaning that Congress is given more time off and paid more to PREVENT the public birth of the Epstein Files than American mothers are given for maternity leave after giving actual birth to human babies.
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
MAGA shutdown is about keeping the Epstein info private.
Congress is onto week 8 of paid leave - meaning that Congress is given more time off and paid more to PREVENT the public birth of the Epstein Files than American mothers are given for maternity leave after giving actual birth to human babies.
Congress is onto week 8 of paid leave - meaning that Congress is given more time off and paid more to PREVENT the public birth of the Epstein Files than American mothers are given for maternity leave after giving actual birth to human babies.
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TL;DR: A Reuters investigation shows 10% of Meta's ad revenue comes from fraudulent goods, with the company prioritizing profits over user safety. Despite some awareness and plans to address fraud, Meta's ineffective actions permit scams to flourish on its platform.
pluralistic.net
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
TL;DR: A Reuters investigation shows 10% of Meta's ad revenue comes from fraudulent goods, with the company prioritizing profits over user safety. Despite some awareness and plans to address fraud, Meta's ineffective actions permit scams to flourish on its platform.
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Even standing alone, ICE's announcement that it would not allow prayer at its Broadview facility would be the biggest imposition on religious liberty by the federal government in my lifetime. But combine that with the rest of its actions and it's inescapable: Trump opposes religious liberty. 1/
Broadview and Religious Liberty - By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
The events at Broadview represent the most significant attacks on religious liberty by the federal government that I can think of in my lifetime. Even if the church does not involve itself---and it sh...
bycommonconsent.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Even standing alone, ICE's announcement that it would not allow prayer at its Broadview facility would be the biggest imposition on religious liberty by the federal government in my lifetime. But combine that with the rest of its actions and it's inescapable: Trump opposes religious liberty. 1/
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So Donald Trump’s big donors and giant corporations get massive tax breaks, but Americans waiting for SNAP payments are told to eat dirt? Did I get that right?
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So Donald Trump’s big donors and giant corporations get massive tax breaks, but Americans waiting for SNAP payments are told to eat dirt? Did I get that right?
Trump ORDERS states to stop feeding starving kids.
A “Christian” act during the season of gratitude, sharing, and plenty.
😡
A “Christian” act during the season of gratitude, sharing, and plenty.
😡
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump ORDERS states to stop feeding starving kids.
A “Christian” act during the season of gratitude, sharing, and plenty.
😡
A “Christian” act during the season of gratitude, sharing, and plenty.
😡
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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
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Judge Nachmanoff REJECTS govt's claim that magistrate judge Fitzpatrick lacked the authority to order grand jury minutes turned over to Comey but REMANDS to Fitzpatrick to make certain requisite findings first.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Judge Nachmanoff REJECTS govt's claim that magistrate judge Fitzpatrick lacked the authority to order grand jury minutes turned over to Comey but REMANDS to Fitzpatrick to make certain requisite findings first.
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
Throwing a Great Gatsby party & installing gold plated White House decor while fighting to keep food assistance from hungry veterans, disabled Americans, and starving children makes it ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that exacerbating obscene wealth inequality is NOT the way to “Make America Great” - not at all!!!
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Throwing a Great Gatsby party & installing gold plated White House decor while fighting to keep food assistance from hungry veterans, disabled Americans, and starving children makes it ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that exacerbating obscene wealth inequality is NOT the way to “Make America Great” - not at all!!!
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
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Children are starving at home (SNAP) & abroad (USAID), hub airports are being forced to cut 10% cut of traffic two weeks before Thanksgiving (aka the busiest US travel week of the year), and masked goons are kidnapping US citizens & driving off with their cars and toddlers. Are we great enough yet?
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Children are starving at home (SNAP) & abroad (USAID), hub airports are being forced to cut 10% cut of traffic two weeks before Thanksgiving (aka the busiest US travel week of the year), and masked goons are kidnapping US citizens & driving off with their cars and toddlers. Are we great enough yet?