Rick
@therickshepherd.bsky.social
Former journalist, longtime Ohioan, & peace seeker.
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Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI | Gaby Hinsliff
Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI | Gaby Hinsliff
As deaths in the US are blamed on ChatGPT and UK teenagers turn to it for mental health advice, isn’t it obvious that market forces must not set the rules?, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI | Gaby Hinsliff
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Trump is getting weaker. But ”it’s critical to treat every day as if he’s growing stronger…we should assume he will intensify his hateful agenda to hold onto power & save his own skin. That means we must keep applying pressure until he has been removed.”
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Trump Is Getting Weaker
And even some Republicans are finally grasping that it's a mistake to always stick by him
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December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Trump is getting weaker. But ”it’s critical to treat every day as if he’s growing stronger…we should assume he will intensify his hateful agenda to hold onto power & save his own skin. That means we must keep applying pressure until he has been removed.”
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Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The FACTS about January 6, 2021…
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
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December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Indiana Senate Committee Advances Trump-Demanded Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Jan 6 was real
Note this letter from one of the riot defendants.... in which he makes clear, it was no hoax
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Note this letter from one of the riot defendants.... in which he makes clear, it was no hoax
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Exhibit Exhibit 2 – #28, Att. #2 in United States v. GRUPPO (D.D.C., 1:21-cr-00391) – CourtListener.com
SENTENCING MEMORANDUM by LEONARD GRUPPO (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2)(Lindsey, Daniel) (Entered: 10/19/2021)
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December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Jan 6 was real
Note this letter from one of the riot defendants.... in which he makes clear, it was no hoax
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Note this letter from one of the riot defendants.... in which he makes clear, it was no hoax
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during a raid last week.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during a raid last week.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
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Event Announcement: "We Would Crumble Without Him": A First Look at New Survey Data on Mixed-Status Couples from American Families United. (Thursday, Dec 11, 1pm, registration required.)
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Event Announcement: "We Would Crumble Without Him": A First Look at New Survey Data on Mixed-Status Couples from American Families United
To be the first to see new data on mixed-status couples, join Ashley DeAzevedo, ED of AFU, and myself this Thursday, December 11 at 1:00 PM for a virtual presentation. Registration required.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Event Announcement: "We Would Crumble Without Him": A First Look at New Survey Data on Mixed-Status Couples from American Families United. (Thursday, Dec 11, 1pm, registration required.)
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ALERT: "A reasonable person wouldn’t think a sandwich is a weapon"
"It was kind of ridiculous"
Jurors who acquitted "sandwich guy" speak with CBS News
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/sandwic...
"It was kind of ridiculous"
Jurors who acquitted "sandwich guy" speak with CBS News
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/sandwic...
Jurors in sandwich thrower case talk about their deliberations in his trial in Washington, D.C.
Sean Dunn, who threw a "submarine-style sandwich" at a CBP officer in downtown D.C. in July was found not guilty of misdemeanor assault in November.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
ALERT: "A reasonable person wouldn’t think a sandwich is a weapon"
"It was kind of ridiculous"
Jurors who acquitted "sandwich guy" speak with CBS News
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/sandwic...
"It was kind of ridiculous"
Jurors who acquitted "sandwich guy" speak with CBS News
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/sandwic...
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Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Breaking on MS NOW: The Signalgate report contradicts Pete Hegseth's claims he did nothing wrong. It shows he "violated policy by using a non-approved device," a source who read the report says.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
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NEW: Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
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The thing about Rand Paul I’m ok with is he literally does not care what anyone thinks of his policies
The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies
The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The thing about Rand Paul I’m ok with is he literally does not care what anyone thinks of his policies
The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies
The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies
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Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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An oversight group for Ohio’s electric grid operator PJM is asking federal officials to weigh in on data centers, saying reliability should be the priority, as some proposals look to bring data centers online despite the possibility of periodic blackouts ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/03/w...
Watchdog for electric grid in Ohio, other states wants a pause on data centers • Ohio Capital Journal
An oversight group for Ohio’s electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, is asking federal officials to weigh in on the future of data centers. It contends reliability should be PJM’s north star.…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
An oversight group for Ohio’s electric grid operator PJM is asking federal officials to weigh in on data centers, saying reliability should be the priority, as some proposals look to bring data centers online despite the possibility of periodic blackouts ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/03/w...
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BREAKING: Charges against indie videojournalist Samuel Seligson DROPPED.
First, judge vacated a terrorism charge for lack of grounds, then today dismissed felony charges, with DA offering ACD (impending dismissal) for misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Comment from lawyer Ron Kuby:
First, judge vacated a terrorism charge for lack of grounds, then today dismissed felony charges, with DA offering ACD (impending dismissal) for misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Comment from lawyer Ron Kuby:
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
BREAKING: Charges against indie videojournalist Samuel Seligson DROPPED.
First, judge vacated a terrorism charge for lack of grounds, then today dismissed felony charges, with DA offering ACD (impending dismissal) for misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Comment from lawyer Ron Kuby:
First, judge vacated a terrorism charge for lack of grounds, then today dismissed felony charges, with DA offering ACD (impending dismissal) for misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Comment from lawyer Ron Kuby:
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She added about 20 million views to this after some dipshit WH spokesperson decided the best plan was to personally attack and insult her. And counting.
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
She added about 20 million views to this after some dipshit WH spokesperson decided the best plan was to personally attack and insult her. And counting.
Will is a conservative REPUBLICAN columnist.
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
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December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Will is a conservative REPUBLICAN columnist.
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BREAKING: MS NOW: Federal prosecutors are scheduled to seek to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday in Norfolk on charges related to alleged mortgage fraud, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
BREAKING: MS NOW: Federal prosecutors are scheduled to seek to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday in Norfolk on charges related to alleged mortgage fraud, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.
www.ms.now/news/prosecu...
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The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/02/w...
When Americans migrate from violent states, the risk of future violence follows them - Berkeley News
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley.
news.berkeley.edu
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/02/w...
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Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views