Kathryn Cramer 📚🎨
@kathryncramer.bsky.social
LLM researcher @UVM Computational Story Lab. Science Fiction Writer & Editor. Artist. Farmer. Westport, NY
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"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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"Polls show Democratic demands, such as unmasking, are very popular. Rs face a tough time trying to turn this into a border security issue, bc it's Rs who made the border recede in public consciousness w/ the ICE terror campaign"
New ep of @davidnir.com & Rupar: www.publicnotice.co/p/ices-failu...
New ep of @davidnir.com & Rupar: www.publicnotice.co/p/ices-failu...
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"Polls show Democratic demands, such as unmasking, are very popular. Rs face a tough time trying to turn this into a border security issue, bc it's Rs who made the border recede in public consciousness w/ the ICE terror campaign"
New ep of @davidnir.com & Rupar: www.publicnotice.co/p/ices-failu...
New ep of @davidnir.com & Rupar: www.publicnotice.co/p/ices-failu...
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Right-wing racists are convinced that everyone is as feckless, cowardly, racist, and evil as they are, and they are simply wrong.
February 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Right-wing racists are convinced that everyone is as feckless, cowardly, racist, and evil as they are, and they are simply wrong.
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Yeah, this is pretty much exactly what I thought about when I saw Musk's stupid racist tweet: Minnesotans have spent the last month and a half saying we will die to defend our multicultural community.
It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Yeah, this is pretty much exactly what I thought about when I saw Musk's stupid racist tweet: Minnesotans have spent the last month and a half saying we will die to defend our multicultural community.
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*Science fiction writer from Minneapolis
*Where are the Minnesota abductees going. Somewhere in Texas, commonly.
*Outside Austin-City-Limits, for the time being
*Where are the Minnesota abductees going. Somewhere in Texas, commonly.
*Outside Austin-City-Limits, for the time being
Yeah, this is pretty much exactly what I thought about when I saw Musk's stupid racist tweet: Minnesotans have spent the last month and a half saying we will die to defend our multicultural community.
It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
February 16, 2026 at 12:23 PM
*Science fiction writer from Minneapolis
*Where are the Minnesota abductees going. Somewhere in Texas, commonly.
*Outside Austin-City-Limits, for the time being
*Where are the Minnesota abductees going. Somewhere in Texas, commonly.
*Outside Austin-City-Limits, for the time being
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ai guys???? they wanted to do stuff with ai that was too much for AI GUYS???????
"None of the big AI labs are your friends so don’t get too excited, but the Pentagon is, according to an anonymously sourced Axios story, threatening to quit using Anthropic AI tools because of the company’s insistence on maintaining some limitations on how the military uses its models."
Pentagon Reportedly Hopping Mad at Anthropic for Not Blindly Supporting Everything Military Does
Autonomous drone swarms and mass surveillance are apparently big sticking points for the AI colossus.
gizmodo.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
ai guys???? they wanted to do stuff with ai that was too much for AI GUYS???????
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This is the type of law that gets passed when lawmakers value their own feelings (or appearance of feelings) over what actually keeps children safe. Disgusting.
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is the type of law that gets passed when lawmakers value their own feelings (or appearance of feelings) over what actually keeps children safe. Disgusting.
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"UK Labour over the past couple years has tried to out-fash the fascists in many ways—particularly on immigration, where Labour officials sound a lot like far-right German parties—and now their popularity has plummeted" liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party From Across The Pond
Popularism has been tried in the UK, and failed.
liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
"UK Labour over the past couple years has tried to out-fash the fascists in many ways—particularly on immigration, where Labour officials sound a lot like far-right German parties—and now their popularity has plummeted" liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
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This is wild.
41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This is wild.
41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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"Anthropic insists that two areas remain off limits: the mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weaponry."
archive.is/YonHM
archive.is/YonHM
EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon is considering severing its relationship with Anthropic over the AI firm's insistence on maintaining some limitations on how the military uses its models.
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute
Anthropic has not agreed to the Pentagon's terms and defense officials are getting fed up after months of difficult negotiations.
www.axios.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 AM
"Anthropic insists that two areas remain off limits: the mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weaponry."
archive.is/YonHM
archive.is/YonHM
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How did Hegseth get into Princeton?
February 16, 2026 at 12:52 AM
How did Hegseth get into Princeton?
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TL;DR: Anthropic and the Pentagon are in a dispute over the permitted uses of Claude, specifically regarding its potential application in mass surveillance and autonomous weaponry.
Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage | TechCrunch
The apparent issue: whether Claude can be used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
techcrunch.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
TL;DR: Anthropic and the Pentagon are in a dispute over the permitted uses of Claude, specifically regarding its potential application in mass surveillance and autonomous weaponry.
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Those Who Agree - "It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance to break up this country from a foreign power"
🟢 All: 81%
🟢 BC: 86%
🟢 ON: 83%
🟢 ATL: 83%
🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 QC: 72%
🟢 AB: 69%
Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
🟢 All: 81%
🟢 BC: 86%
🟢 ON: 83%
🟢 ATL: 83%
🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 QC: 72%
🟢 AB: 69%
Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash
A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate
canadianpolling.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Those Who Agree - "It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance to break up this country from a foreign power"
🟢 All: 81%
🟢 BC: 86%
🟢 ON: 83%
🟢 ATL: 83%
🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 QC: 72%
🟢 AB: 69%
Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
🟢 All: 81%
🟢 BC: 86%
🟢 ON: 83%
🟢 ATL: 83%
🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 QC: 72%
🟢 AB: 69%
Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
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Laughing and crying and then laughing some more
February 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Laughing and crying and then laughing some more
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped
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South Carolina Lowers Another Confederate Flag 🗃️ #CivilWarMemory open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
South Carolina Lowers Another Confederate Flag
The Confederate heritage community has been dealt another humiliating defeat. Last week a judge in South Carolina cleared the way for local officials in Spartanburg County to enforce zoning rules agai...
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
South Carolina Lowers Another Confederate Flag 🗃️ #CivilWarMemory open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
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We built Jikipedia, a new wiki that compiles Jmail data into exhaustive reports on key figures in the Epstein scandal.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 AM
We built Jikipedia, a new wiki that compiles Jmail data into exhaustive reports on key figures in the Epstein scandal.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.
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*Well, they're sure selling a lot of Mac Minis
*I wonder if there's some way to really hippie-this-up, Jobs-style. "The Desktop Shoggoth That Gandhi Would Use," something along that line
*I wonder if there's some way to really hippie-this-up, Jobs-style. "The Desktop Shoggoth That Gandhi Would Use," something along that line
February 15, 2026 at 7:29 AM
*Well, they're sure selling a lot of Mac Minis
*I wonder if there's some way to really hippie-this-up, Jobs-style. "The Desktop Shoggoth That Gandhi Would Use," something along that line
*I wonder if there's some way to really hippie-this-up, Jobs-style. "The Desktop Shoggoth That Gandhi Would Use," something along that line
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Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???
www.positive.news/society/yout...
www.positive.news/society/yout...
Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’
What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education
www.positive.news
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???
www.positive.news/society/yout...
www.positive.news/society/yout...