Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
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And I'm Batman.
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This is a personal account.
Opinions are my own.
No cross, no crown.
No gods, no masters.
And I'm Batman.
He/Him
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Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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I am literally a nobody.
I am literally a nobody.
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Big Tech doesn’t want pro-worker AI guardrails eating into their profits, so they’re preparing to flood local politicians with campaign donations. America's unions are in our state houses to make sure workers have a seat at the table to fight back.
Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Big Tech doesn’t want pro-worker AI guardrails eating into their profits, so they’re preparing to flood local politicians with campaign donations. America's unions are in our state houses to make sure workers have a seat at the table to fight back.
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At the forefront of protecting their community from ICE, a network of Native Americans patrol areas like school zones in Minneapolis to protect their neighbours and kids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Network of Native Americans in Minneapolis to keep community safe from ICE agents | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 1:17 AM
At the forefront of protecting their community from ICE, a network of Native Americans patrol areas like school zones in Minneapolis to protect their neighbours and kids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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The feds do not share how many agents are still in Minnesota or how many arrests are taking place, but anecdotal accounts show their activities moving from the Twin Cities (where they encountered strong opposition) to suburbs, exurbs & small towns. (3) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The feds do not share how many agents are still in Minnesota or how many arrests are taking place, but anecdotal accounts show their activities moving from the Twin Cities (where they encountered strong opposition) to suburbs, exurbs & small towns. (3) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
We went out for pizza for dinner. It was raining when we went in. When we came back out, about an hour later, there was at least an inch of snow, and it was coming down hard. Driving home the roads were super slick, and I didn't get anywhere near the speed limit...
February 19, 2026 at 12:49 AM
We went out for pizza for dinner. It was raining when we went in. When we came back out, about an hour later, there was at least an inch of snow, and it was coming down hard. Driving home the roads were super slick, and I didn't get anywhere near the speed limit...
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OpenAI Unveil “Final Slogan”
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
OpenAI Unveil “Final Slogan”
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Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
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The rush to indict the 6 Dems failed with the grand jury voting unanimously against it. The Keystone Kops nature of all this, however, should not blind us to how dangerous it remains. Trump will keep trying to jail Dems until he succeeds.
All in this new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
All in this new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
Angry Trump Humiliated as Effort to Prosecute Dems Backfires Again
A grand jury laughed Trump’s prosecutors out of court—but new details about these nakedly political prosecutions reveal serious abuses of power that are no laughing matter.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The rush to indict the 6 Dems failed with the grand jury voting unanimously against it. The Keystone Kops nature of all this, however, should not blind us to how dangerous it remains. Trump will keep trying to jail Dems until he succeeds.
All in this new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
All in this new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
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A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
Fulton Co elections expert: “In all 5 areas identified by ... the [search warrant] affidavit, there are a multitude of false or misleading statements or omissions. ... Once ... corrected, the affidavit loses any basis in reality.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
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This is no joke. I follow US military inside news and one if biggest areas of emphasis is using technology hacking (everything from smart refrigerators & vacuums to TVs) against “combatants” real & perceived.
One man's remote experiment got him access to the live camera and audio feeds from over 6000 home-cleaning devices across the globe. This issue has been resolved, but we can't stress it enough- exercise extreme caution with smart devices or ditch them altogether. www.theverge.com/tech/879088/...
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
DJI may have fixed it now.
www.theverge.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This is no joke. I follow US military inside news and one if biggest areas of emphasis is using technology hacking (everything from smart refrigerators & vacuums to TVs) against “combatants” real & perceived.
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ohhhhh y'all, this is amazing, we just cracked 11k (out of a goal of 50k, which is almost surely less than the actual need). That's $4,000 raised tonight!! 12.5k gets us a quarter of the way there. local networks are stretched so thin; can you help us get this in front of out-of-state eyes?
Emergency healthcare funds needed: A Twin Cities 18-yr old student, w/ parents unable to work because of ICE, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. She is uninsured, has huge bills, and can't help support her family. Please help if you can. (I confirm this is genuine) www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Donate to Support Anita’s Fight Against Leukemia, organized by Vicky Hidalgo
Hi, my name is Anita. I’m 18 years old, and I was just diagnosed with leukemia (A… Vicky Hidalgo needs your support for Support Anita’s Fight Against Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 AM
ohhhhh y'all, this is amazing, we just cracked 11k (out of a goal of 50k, which is almost surely less than the actual need). That's $4,000 raised tonight!! 12.5k gets us a quarter of the way there. local networks are stretched so thin; can you help us get this in front of out-of-state eyes?
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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they're having fun with their toys and they don't want to be reminded that Elon musk's data centers are funneling deadly pollution right into predominately black neighborhoods, man
or that the entire underlying financing of this movement is shaky AF
or that many of these CEOs are technofascist
or that the entire underlying financing of this movement is shaky AF
or that many of these CEOs are technofascist
February 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
they're having fun with their toys and they don't want to be reminded that Elon musk's data centers are funneling deadly pollution right into predominately black neighborhoods, man
or that the entire underlying financing of this movement is shaky AF
or that many of these CEOs are technofascist
or that the entire underlying financing of this movement is shaky AF
or that many of these CEOs are technofascist
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I think a lot of this "the left doesn't get AI" or "you can't talk with the left about AI" originates with annoyance by libertarians and the right at people reminding them ethics and empathy should still matter in technology development and adoption, and it isn't just about "work flow efficiencies"
February 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I think a lot of this "the left doesn't get AI" or "you can't talk with the left about AI" originates with annoyance by libertarians and the right at people reminding them ethics and empathy should still matter in technology development and adoption, and it isn't just about "work flow efficiencies"
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Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
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“I think we have been sold a bill of goods by very wealthy, influential people in Silicon Valley for about 15 years now, that essentially says,...'You like digital devices? Well, a totalitarian surveillance state is the only way that you can have those things." commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
Big tech is watching
This week on the Codcast – what does online surveillance look like in 2026? CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Kade Crockford, director of technology and justice programs at the AC...
commonwealthbeacon.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM
“I think we have been sold a bill of goods by very wealthy, influential people in Silicon Valley for about 15 years now, that essentially says,...'You like digital devices? Well, a totalitarian surveillance state is the only way that you can have those things." commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
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You won't protect your principles by abandoning your principles. You won't protect one group of threatened people by abandoning another. All you'll do is bounce around the fascist frame, and so you'll never threaten the fascist project, because even if you "win" you're still inside their picture.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
You won't protect your principles by abandoning your principles. You won't protect one group of threatened people by abandoning another. All you'll do is bounce around the fascist frame, and so you'll never threaten the fascist project, because even if you "win" you're still inside their picture.
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The lasting way to fight fascism—and the thing each of us can do—is to liberate your mind from the fascist framework. Stop being frightened of the things that fascists say are frightening. Start looking at those things as liberation. Fear the things fascists say make us safe. See them as prisons.
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The lasting way to fight fascism—and the thing each of us can do—is to liberate your mind from the fascist framework. Stop being frightened of the things that fascists say are frightening. Start looking at those things as liberation. Fear the things fascists say make us safe. See them as prisons.
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Prison and police abolition creates more safety than a corporate carceral state and most of the benefits of are downriver from being the sort of people who solve problems sustainable solutions, thereby avoiding the terrible dangers inherent to being the sort of people who solve them with punishment.
February 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Prison and police abolition creates more safety than a corporate carceral state and most of the benefits of are downriver from being the sort of people who solve problems sustainable solutions, thereby avoiding the terrible dangers inherent to being the sort of people who solve them with punishment.
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Universal healthcare saves more money than making people pay for it, and most of the benefits of are downriver from being the sort of people who make health a public duty, thereby avoiding the terrible expenses inherent to being the sort of people who treat sickness as a way to make money.
February 18, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Universal healthcare saves more money than making people pay for it, and most of the benefits of are downriver from being the sort of people who make health a public duty, thereby avoiding the terrible expenses inherent to being the sort of people who treat sickness as a way to make money.
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Universal higher education saves more money than making people pay for it, and most of the benefits of are downriver from being the sort of people who treat education as an investment, thereby avoiding the terrible expenses inherent to being the sort of people who treat education as a profit center.
February 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Universal higher education saves more money than making people pay for it, and most of the benefits of are downriver from being the sort of people who treat education as an investment, thereby avoiding the terrible expenses inherent to being the sort of people who treat education as a profit center.
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Open borders create more safety than closed ones, and most of the benefits of safety are downriver from being the sort of people who keep their borders open, thereby avoiding the terrible dangers inherent to being the sort of people who would keep their borders closed.
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Open borders create more safety than closed ones, and most of the benefits of safety are downriver from being the sort of people who keep their borders open, thereby avoiding the terrible dangers inherent to being the sort of people who would keep their borders closed.
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Yesterday my friend told me about her PHILOSOPHY students all using ai for their assignments and like come the fuck on man you’re in Uni doing the subject thats Thinking about Thinking and u refuse to Think
February 18, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Yesterday my friend told me about her PHILOSOPHY students all using ai for their assignments and like come the fuck on man you’re in Uni doing the subject thats Thinking about Thinking and u refuse to Think
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The Minnesota Legislature started its 2026 session by reflecting on the tragedy that rocked lawmakers in 2025: The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman.
Minnesota Legislature returns with tears, roses, remembrances of Hortman
The Minnesota Legislature started its 2026 session by reflecting on the tragedy that rocked lawmakers in 2025: The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman.
www.mprnews.org
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The Minnesota Legislature started its 2026 session by reflecting on the tragedy that rocked lawmakers in 2025: The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman.