RichWa
@richwa.bsky.social
This puts the job market in perspective.
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If not for this one industry, the U.S. labor market would look a lot worse
Without health care, the United States would have nearly 400,000 fewer jobs than it did a year ago, according to Labor Department figures through January.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This puts the job market in perspective.
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This ties directly into a previous post on the use of AI to manipulate us.
Game engineers know that the success of an app is directly tied to its ability to addict
Rule: the more data collected on an individual the easier for AI to create an addiction.
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
Game engineers know that the success of an app is directly tied to its ability to addict
Rule: the more data collected on an individual the easier for AI to create an addiction.
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial
Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.
techxplore.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This ties directly into a previous post on the use of AI to manipulate us.
Game engineers know that the success of an app is directly tied to its ability to addict
Rule: the more data collected on an individual the easier for AI to create an addiction.
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
Game engineers know that the success of an app is directly tied to its ability to addict
Rule: the more data collected on an individual the easier for AI to create an addiction.
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
This article contains a point that should be highlighted: the AI use to create highly personalized marketing strategies, aka manipulation This is well understood by billionaire tech bros including the use in politics/elections ergo their demanding no regulation
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
Will AI put me out of a job? How artificial intelligence is being used in casino gaming
Will artificial intelligence put me out of a job? That's the lingering fear some employees in the gaming industry are contemplating as rapidly evolving technology is deployed in workplaces across the ...
techxplore.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This article contains a point that should be highlighted: the AI use to create highly personalized marketing strategies, aka manipulation This is well understood by billionaire tech bros including the use in politics/elections ergo their demanding no regulation
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
techxplore.com/news/2026-02...
We're well beyond "could become" & well into "are."
"The fear is that home cameras’ video feeds could become yet another part of the government’s mass surveillance apparatus."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"The fear is that home cameras’ video feeds could become yet another part of the government’s mass surveillance apparatus."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The problem with doorbell cams: Nancy Guthrie case and Ring Super Bowl ad reawaken surveillance fears
Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We're well beyond "could become" & well into "are."
"The fear is that home cameras’ video feeds could become yet another part of the government’s mass surveillance apparatus."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"The fear is that home cameras’ video feeds could become yet another part of the government’s mass surveillance apparatus."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It is critical to remind, with kindness, our military, local law enforcement, our National Guards, et al that they are integral & appreciated parts of our community and that, as a community, we must all stand together in opposing the despotic Trumpian regime.
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Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
wapo.st
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
It is critical to remind, with kindness, our military, local law enforcement, our National Guards, et al that they are integral & appreciated parts of our community and that, as a community, we must all stand together in opposing the despotic Trumpian regime.
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I think this is important because we are focused on the lightning rod, Trump, more than the lightning. If/when Trump disappears, we are still left with monsters like, Vought, Vance, Theil, Ellison, et alia & the monsters that support them.
This is Republican state atty generals, not the Trump Admin
This is Republican state atty generals, not the Trump Admin
Republican state attorneys general pressured the agency that advises the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters to withdraw all of its content on climate change from an authoritative reference manual.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through ...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I think this is important because we are focused on the lightning rod, Trump, more than the lightning. If/when Trump disappears, we are still left with monsters like, Vought, Vance, Theil, Ellison, et alia & the monsters that support them.
This is Republican state atty generals, not the Trump Admin
This is Republican state atty generals, not the Trump Admin
Oh fuck!!!! I can't believe I'm wondering this:
Is a pandemic type action being planned to cancel the mid-terms? I have no doubts that Trumpery's puppeteers would joyously release biological warfare to ensure their continued powere/control.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is a pandemic type action being planned to cancel the mid-terms? I have no doubts that Trumpery's puppeteers would joyously release biological warfare to ensure their continued powere/control.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Oh fuck!!!! I can't believe I'm wondering this:
Is a pandemic type action being planned to cancel the mid-terms? I have no doubts that Trumpery's puppeteers would joyously release biological warfare to ensure their continued powere/control.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is a pandemic type action being planned to cancel the mid-terms? I have no doubts that Trumpery's puppeteers would joyously release biological warfare to ensure their continued powere/control.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I can not fathom a government more into intentionally creating grief, suffering, trauma & death of its residents than the Trump regime. It seems, following Vought the entire Trump regime want to have us all "increasingly viewed [&] treated as the villains."
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
www.govexec.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I can not fathom a government more into intentionally creating grief, suffering, trauma & death of its residents than the Trump regime. It seems, following Vought the entire Trump regime want to have us all "increasingly viewed [&] treated as the villains."
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
Literally EVERYTHING Trumpery does is a scam: “many of the brand-name drugs listed on TrumpRx have significantly cheaper generic alternatives, which are excluded from TrumpRx.” Just like $1000 tax-free Baby Bonus.
Feed himself by through his bribers aka donors.
www.commondreams.org/news/trumprx
Feed himself by through his bribers aka donors.
www.commondreams.org/news/trumprx
Congressional Report Warns TrumpRx May Lead 'Families to Pay More to Big Pharma' | Common Dreams
Democratic members of the congressional Joint Economic Committee released a report warning that US families could end up spending thousands of dollars more on prescription drugs because of a website r...
www.commondreams.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Literally EVERYTHING Trumpery does is a scam: “many of the brand-name drugs listed on TrumpRx have significantly cheaper generic alternatives, which are excluded from TrumpRx.” Just like $1000 tax-free Baby Bonus.
Feed himself by through his bribers aka donors.
www.commondreams.org/news/trumprx
Feed himself by through his bribers aka donors.
www.commondreams.org/news/trumprx
Not corporations. Corps r NOT people! Call them out. Musk, Theil, Ellison, Epstein, Gates, Vought, Trump, et al intentionally harm, make suffer, maim, ALL BEINGS who call Earth home.
Must hold individuals responsible for their decisions & actions. Personal decisions/actions = personal consequences!
Must hold individuals responsible for their decisions & actions. Personal decisions/actions = personal consequences!
REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
February 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Not corporations. Corps r NOT people! Call them out. Musk, Theil, Ellison, Epstein, Gates, Vought, Trump, et al intentionally harm, make suffer, maim, ALL BEINGS who call Earth home.
Must hold individuals responsible for their decisions & actions. Personal decisions/actions = personal consequences!
Must hold individuals responsible for their decisions & actions. Personal decisions/actions = personal consequences!
Our form of capitalism, combined with hierarchical Biblical patriarchy, is a nutrient rich breeding ground for monsters like Epstein, Trump, Musk, Theil, et al, aka Epstein class.
Scientists having to beg for funding is perversion that can bend/break truths
www.independent.co.uk/news/jeffrey...
Scientists having to beg for funding is perversion that can bend/break truths
www.independent.co.uk/news/jeffrey...
Professors in the Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding
A new trove of documents released by the Justice Department reveals that Epstein’s reach into academia was wider than previously known
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Our form of capitalism, combined with hierarchical Biblical patriarchy, is a nutrient rich breeding ground for monsters like Epstein, Trump, Musk, Theil, et al, aka Epstein class.
Scientists having to beg for funding is perversion that can bend/break truths
www.independent.co.uk/news/jeffrey...
Scientists having to beg for funding is perversion that can bend/break truths
www.independent.co.uk/news/jeffrey...
Our laws were never meant to protect the vulnerable nor constrains the Epstein class. Our law was designed to protect the Epstein class, & their property, from the rest of us whom they consider chattel and/or garbage.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi’s Epstein Testimony Exposed the Whole Game
The Epstein files are related to the rest of the legal chaos we are experiencing.
slate.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Our laws were never meant to protect the vulnerable nor constrains the Epstein class. Our law was designed to protect the Epstein class, & their property, from the rest of us whom they consider chattel and/or garbage.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Shouting again about biometric surveillance. Passport, driver's license, tax/SS data, ID card, etc all gathered/collated in a big black NSA box in Utah Not necessarily legally or accurate. All available to CBP/ICE/MAGA.
I wonder if this is how Paul Revere felt?
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/f...
I wonder if this is how Paul Revere felt?
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/f...
Facial Recognition Tech Used To Hunt Migrants Was Deployed Without Required Privacy Paperwork
In the grand scheme of things — the wanton cruelty, the routine violations of rights, the actual fucking murders — this may only seem like a blip on the mass deportation continuum. But …
www.techdirt.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Shouting again about biometric surveillance. Passport, driver's license, tax/SS data, ID card, etc all gathered/collated in a big black NSA box in Utah Not necessarily legally or accurate. All available to CBP/ICE/MAGA.
I wonder if this is how Paul Revere felt?
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/f...
I wonder if this is how Paul Revere felt?
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/f...
What comprises worked when we were 13 small States doesn't apply or work now. The Senate is one example. The way the 2nd Amendment is another. The use of the noun "man." Inclusion of Doctrine of Discovery as a basis of our laws.
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/t...
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/t...
The System Of Checks And Balances Doesn’t Work When One Branch Refuses To Play By The Rules
Technically — TECHNICALLY! — we still have a system that relies on three co-equal branches to ensure that any single branch can’t steamroll the rest of the system (along with the …
www.techdirt.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
What comprises worked when we were 13 small States doesn't apply or work now. The Senate is one example. The way the 2nd Amendment is another. The use of the noun "man." Inclusion of Doctrine of Discovery as a basis of our laws.
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/t...
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/t...
Note: it is not known the role, if any, AI had in the cause. What is known is the lack regulation, including human testing, before FDA approval. Eg grandfathering in LLM AI in a current device to speed approval intentional ignores what is a basically new device
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Note: it is not known the role, if any, AI had in the cause. What is known is the lack regulation, including human testing, before FDA approval. Eg grandfathering in LLM AI in a current device to speed approval intentional ignores what is a basically new device
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
I do not have the words to express my disgust. The idea that a child, any child, is not provided with all they need to thrive not only hurts the child, hurts us all. Self-annihilation.
Same mindset admires monsters like Epstein. Godliness = amassed needless wealth
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Same mindset admires monsters like Epstein. Godliness = amassed needless wealth
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I do not have the words to express my disgust. The idea that a child, any child, is not provided with all they need to thrive not only hurts the child, hurts us all. Self-annihilation.
Same mindset admires monsters like Epstein. Godliness = amassed needless wealth
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Same mindset admires monsters like Epstein. Godliness = amassed needless wealth
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Here's my question. Did CBP/ICE know who Good & Pretti were, or thought they did, & targeted them?
www.jalopnik.com/2098901/ice-...
www.jalopnik.com/2098901/ice-...
ICE Is Arresting And Keeping A Database Of People Who Follow Them In Cars - Jalopnik
One suburban mother-of-seven, Becky Ringstrom, found out in a terrifying way what can happen when ICE decides it doesn't want you near them anymore.
www.jalopnik.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Here's my question. Did CBP/ICE know who Good & Pretti were, or thought they did, & targeted them?
www.jalopnik.com/2098901/ice-...
www.jalopnik.com/2098901/ice-...
Another solution to "$$ = speech" in elections. As Wales we too make it a crime for politicians to lie/mislead ("I approved this ad.")
Free speech is already limited under national security, creating violence, endangering safety -- this would fall under all 3.
www.courthousenews.com/wales-moves-...
Free speech is already limited under national security, creating violence, endangering safety -- this would fall under all 3.
www.courthousenews.com/wales-moves-...
Wales moves to outlaw political lies in world-first bill
Welsh lawmakers are advancing legislation that would make it a crime for politicians to make false or misleading statements during election campaigns — but would it restore public trust or corrode fre...
www.courthousenews.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Another solution to "$$ = speech" in elections. As Wales we too make it a crime for politicians to lie/mislead ("I approved this ad.")
Free speech is already limited under national security, creating violence, endangering safety -- this would fall under all 3.
www.courthousenews.com/wales-moves-...
Free speech is already limited under national security, creating violence, endangering safety -- this would fall under all 3.
www.courthousenews.com/wales-moves-...
Reps label me "radical leftist communist godless socialist anti-american ..." When I look at polls of what most USA support I'm slightly left of center. NOT the left raging Typical person raging at the Dem leadership Goes back decades Pathetic Open door 2 Trumpery
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/d...
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/d...
The left rages at Democrats over "surrender" on ICE: "Absolutely pathetic"
"Shut it down, shut it down, shut it down," said one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Reps label me "radical leftist communist godless socialist anti-american ..." When I look at polls of what most USA support I'm slightly left of center. NOT the left raging Typical person raging at the Dem leadership Goes back decades Pathetic Open door 2 Trumpery
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/d...
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/d...
Reposted by RichWa
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
Engineered addiction has long been a hallmark of our Capitalism; part of marketing. Tobacco made more addictive. Addictive foodstuffs. Addictive television. More addictive gambling The most successful video games are that way because they are the most addictive
www.courthousenews.com/engineered-a...
www.courthousenews.com/engineered-a...
'Engineered addiction': Landmark trial over social media's effect on kids boots up in downtown LA
Attorneys delivered opening remarks in the landmark bellwether trial pitting a 20-year-old woman against tech giants Meta and Google.
www.courthousenews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Engineered addiction has long been a hallmark of our Capitalism; part of marketing. Tobacco made more addictive. Addictive foodstuffs. Addictive television. More addictive gambling The most successful video games are that way because they are the most addictive
www.courthousenews.com/engineered-a...
www.courthousenews.com/engineered-a...
When I was much younger, my government wanted to kill me by sending me to an unwarranted, immoral war; now my government wants to kill me by not allowing quality science, such as state-of-the-art vaccines, to be approved.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
When I was much younger, my government wanted to kill me by sending me to an unwarranted, immoral war; now my government wants to kill me by not allowing quality science, such as state-of-the-art vaccines, to be approved.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA can no longer be trusted. Adding AI to existing device should be viewed as new device for testing. Very different than other changes. All medical devices should be tested, like drugs, on humans before approval.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
AI is misidentifying body parts and creating more risks in surgeries, reports say
At least 1,357 medical devices using AI are now authorized by the FDA – double the number it had allowed through 2022
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
FDA can no longer be trusted. Adding AI to existing device should be viewed as new device for testing. Very different than other changes. All medical devices should be tested, like drugs, on humans before approval.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...