Bret Mogilefsky
@bret.mogilefsky.me
#civictech #agile #product and #tech wrangler
Recently in the #WhiteHouse #CEQ and now speeding up #Permitting
... while still in the #US #GSA […]
🌉 bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@mogul on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Recently in the #WhiteHouse #CEQ and now speeding up #Permitting
... while still in the #US #GSA […]
🌉 bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@mogul on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
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Those of you up in Sonoma/Cloverdale: Please share this widely in your networks.
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Those of you up in Sonoma/Cloverdale: Please share this widely in your networks.
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where “transparency” means the attempted coverup is very transparent
Q: “Did the president ever spend hours at Jeffrey Epstein’s house with a victim?”
Leavitt: “These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”
Leavitt: “These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
where “transparency” means the attempted coverup is very transparent
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In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025 […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025 […]
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"Can you explain this gap in your resume?"
I'm not very good with CSS...
I'm not very good with CSS...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"Can you explain this gap in your resume?"
I'm not very good with CSS...
I'm not very good with CSS...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
> In some sense I am grieving. I’m working through grief. I’m mourning the future I grew up and came of age thinking we would have. Fascism, and overbearing type systems, was something my forebearers dealt with so that I wouldn’t have to.
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> They struggled so we could thrive. That was the story […]
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> They struggled so we could thrive. That was the story […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
> In some sense I am grieving. I’m working through grief. I’m mourning the future I grew up and came of age thinking we would have. Fascism, and overbearing type systems, was something my forebearers dealt with so that I wouldn’t have to.
>
> They struggled so we could thrive. That was the story […]
>
> They struggled so we could thrive. That was the story […]
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Tax Billionaires into Millionaires
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Tax Billionaires into Millionaires
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This is the other one. With fossil fuels, discovery costs rise while tech costs fall, meaning prices stay roughly the same (inflation-adjusted) over time. With electrotech, discovery costs are $0, so the only dynamic is falling tech costs. Victory is inevitable.
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is the other one. With fossil fuels, discovery costs rise while tech costs fall, meaning prices stay roughly the same (inflation-adjusted) over time. With electrotech, discovery costs are $0, so the only dynamic is falling tech costs. Victory is inevitable.
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"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
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"Scotland’s Highland region becomes the backdrop for Britain’s most ambitious energy storage project in half a century. The government has approved construction of a massive pumped hydro facility at Loch Earba, marking a revolutionary step toward energy independence. This groundbreaking […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"Scotland’s Highland region becomes the backdrop for Britain’s most ambitious energy storage project in half a century. The government has approved construction of a massive pumped hydro facility at Loch Earba, marking a revolutionary step toward energy independence. This groundbreaking […]
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"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
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"Just after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide." […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Just after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide." […]
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"Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine."
- @bgrueskin.bsky.social […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine."
- @bgrueskin.bsky.social […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine."
- @bgrueskin.bsky.social […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine."
- @bgrueskin.bsky.social […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to those who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to those who celebrate
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Heritage is just cartoonishly evil. Just the worst scum on the face of the planet.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Heritage is just cartoonishly evil. Just the worst scum on the face of the planet.
America, 2025
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
America, 2025
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They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
Since Trump is now wildly speculating about cutting insurance companies out of the health care system, this might be a really good time for Bernie Sanders to take him aside and ask if he's heard the good news about Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Since Trump is now wildly speculating about cutting insurance companies out of the health care system, this might be a really good time for Bernie Sanders to take him aside and ask if he's heard the good news about Medicare for All.
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The richest 1% of the country will back any number of dead kids and and traumatized city residents and hungry Americans in exchange for this. They’ll accept infinite harm to strangers to avoid paying anything toward our collective good.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The richest 1% of the country will back any number of dead kids and and traumatized city residents and hungry Americans in exchange for this. They’ll accept infinite harm to strangers to avoid paying anything toward our collective good.
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They don't want the government opening back up. Certainly not this year. Maybe not at all.
#uspol #uspolitics #Politics #fascism #abortion #AbortionRights #AbortionIsHealthcare
#uspol #uspolitics #Politics #fascism #abortion #AbortionRights #AbortionIsHealthcare
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
They don't want the government opening back up. Certainly not this year. Maybe not at all.
#uspol #uspolitics #Politics #fascism #abortion #AbortionRights #AbortionIsHealthcare
#uspol #uspolitics #Politics #fascism #abortion #AbortionRights #AbortionIsHealthcare
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November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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NBC News - The Trump administration is exploring buying warehouses that were designed for clients like Amazon and retrofitting them as detention facilities for immigrants before they are deported […]
Original post on journa.host
journa.host
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NBC News - The Trump administration is exploring buying warehouses that were designed for clients like Amazon and retrofitting them as detention facilities for immigrants before they are deported […]
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US "urges" Europe to accelerate the #ClimateCrisis so Trump & his billionaire pals can make more. $$ at the expense of the health and welfare of the entire world.
US urges Europe to stick to oil and gas, not renewables reut.rs/480OBsS
US urges Europe to stick to oil and gas, not renewables
Global investments in renewable energy aren't bearing fruit and the world should focus on securing reliable supplies of fossil fuels, U.S. energy and interior secretaries said this week as they worked on convincing Europe to buy more U.S. oil and gas.
reut.rs
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
US "urges" Europe to accelerate the #ClimateCrisis so Trump & his billionaire pals can make more. $$ at the expense of the health and welfare of the entire world.