Recommended reading.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Recommended reading.
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
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ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
yes, there are no real signs of any big change in DHS activity here yet. In Chicago there really was after Bovino left and they basically ended "Midway Blitz" not so here so far.
I don’t know, declaring victory in MN seems premature. They’re still arresting people and brutalizing the community. The changes appear—so far—to be cosmetic
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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I guess we’re adding the Vienna Convention to their list of broken international agreements
In videos posted on social media, one employee can be heard saying: “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” The agent responds, “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I guess we’re adding the Vienna Convention to their list of broken international agreements
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We've recapped the requirements, as well as the steps you’ll need to take, in order to safeguard your computer.
How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft
Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk.
arstechnica.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We've recapped the requirements, as well as the steps you’ll need to take, in order to safeguard your computer.
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Google already knows what you search, watch, buy, & click. Now it wants a say in what you pay.
On the latest episode of Organized Money, @lindsayowens.bsky.social breaks down how Google’s new AI shopping tools could supercharge surveillance pricing potentially raising costs for everyday folks. 🎧
On the latest episode of Organized Money, @lindsayowens.bsky.social breaks down how Google’s new AI shopping tools could supercharge surveillance pricing potentially raising costs for everyday folks. 🎧
Organized Money: The New Frontier in Price Discrimination - The American Prospect
We talk to Lindsay Owens about Google’s plan to turn its Gemini AI into your personal shopping assistant.
prospect.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Google already knows what you search, watch, buy, & click. Now it wants a say in what you pay.
On the latest episode of Organized Money, @lindsayowens.bsky.social breaks down how Google’s new AI shopping tools could supercharge surveillance pricing potentially raising costs for everyday folks. 🎧
On the latest episode of Organized Money, @lindsayowens.bsky.social breaks down how Google’s new AI shopping tools could supercharge surveillance pricing potentially raising costs for everyday folks. 🎧
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Mail online (paywall)
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Reform won't take Liz Truss or Suella Braverman if they left Tories
One well-placed insider claimed Mrs Braverman was 'not a team player', adding: 'Her record shows she is just too disruptive.'
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Mail online (paywall)
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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One should never miss an opportunity to use the plural form of attorney general, and so today we mark that the worst of all attorneys general has defected from one illiberal party to another.
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
One should never miss an opportunity to use the plural form of attorney general, and so today we mark that the worst of all attorneys general has defected from one illiberal party to another.
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Reminder: a significant number of mainstream UK politicians think what's happening in America is a) good and b) should be done to British people.
Palantir is a cancer in the NHS. And now that Labour, Tories, and Reform all plan an ICE-like “national police force”, you can bet Palantir will already be pitching the parties’ advisors for that action.
Why Minneapolis? How are they choosing their targets?
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Reminder: a significant number of mainstream UK politicians think what's happening in America is a) good and b) should be done to British people.
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This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
#TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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The latest evidence that broadcasting people’s movements and intimate data in the Real-Time Bidding online advertising system is truly dangerous.
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The latest evidence that broadcasting people’s movements and intimate data in the Real-Time Bidding online advertising system is truly dangerous.
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
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I couldn't even get them to be "disciplined" in the sense of "include the source text unaltered". I was floored by how certain requests were basically unfulfillable.
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I couldn't even get them to be "disciplined" in the sense of "include the source text unaltered". I was floored by how certain requests were basically unfulfillable.
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My friend @joshon.bsky.social has made design-system.studio which is v cool, but it seems focused on creating or recreating design systems for LLMs to use, not getting LLMs to be good at using large, mature design systems like GOV.UK's.
Design System Studio
Your design system, everywhere. Create, edit, and export design systems to Figma, code, and more.
design-system.studio
January 25, 2026 at 9:37 AM
My friend @joshon.bsky.social has made design-system.studio which is v cool, but it seems focused on creating or recreating design systems for LLMs to use, not getting LLMs to be good at using large, mature design systems like GOV.UK's.
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Anyone else struggling to get LLM coding assistants to be disciplined in sticking to using a design system? Any tips?
January 25, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Anyone else struggling to get LLM coding assistants to be disciplined in sticking to using a design system? Any tips?
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Time to dump ChatGPT!
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Time to dump ChatGPT!
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
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Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM
🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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Has Trump helped Starmer find his spine?
Join us, on season 4 and a half of the Traitors.
Join us, on season 4 and a half of the Traitors.
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Has Trump helped Starmer find his spine?
Join us, on season 4 and a half of the Traitors.
Join us, on season 4 and a half of the Traitors.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
Nope.
Tech giants are betting that we are finally ready to invite a persistent digital device into our lives
Why Apple and OpenAI are reportedly betting on AI hardware in 2026
Tech giants are betting that we are finally ready to invite a persistent digital device into our lives
www.scientificamerican.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Nope.