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Discord's disturbing ties to the build-out of global surveillance and facial recognition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Sneaky fees, excessive paperwork, spam calls, and other avoidable, annoying, shady practices cost Americans $165 billion annually in wasted time and money, according to a new study.

newrepublic.com/article/2063...
How Companies Profit by Annoying the Hell Out of You
A new report reveals that sneaky fees, excessive paperwork, spam calls, and other annoyances cost Americans $165 billion annually in wasted time and money.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post is now saying Trump is right to roll back climate science and pollution protections at the EPA.
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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New from 404 Media: we've confirmed cops are buying access to GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds. Doesn't use metadata, but clues in the photo like soil, architecture, to pinpoint where social media photos taken. Being used in investigations www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly g...
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: February 11, 2026
Weaver ants
Oecophylla sp.
Hymenoptera: Formicidae
Observed in West Bengal, India
By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal, India
#arthropodPOTW
February 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Cold and Foggy

Took a ride yesterday and I'm still thawing out!

#bikesky #fujifilm
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Triple Trunked Tuesday
#fujifilm #moss #forest
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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'Pflanzen, die an seltsamen Stellen wachsen' - Gras auf Holzpfahl / 'Plants that grow in strange places' - grass on a wooden stake
#FotoVorschlag #Foto #Fotografie #Photo #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay !B
February 10, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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I'd like to share with you this perfect moss ball 🌿✨
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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I finally have another photo for #BirdOfTheDay.
A grey heron taking a time-out on a canal in Amsterdam.
#Urban #Photography #EastCoastKin
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Die restriktive Visa-Politik der Trump-Regierung entfaltet eine ungewollte Wirkung: US-Techkonzerne setzen verstärkt auf Personal in Indien statt den USA. #Wirtschaft
Wegen Visa-Restriktionen: US-Techjobs boomen in Indien
Die restriktive Visa-Politik der Trump-Regierung entfaltet eine ungewollte Wirkung: US-Techkonzerne setzen verstärkt auf Personal in Indien statt den USA.
www.heise.de
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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“I’ll take the lead.”
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Here are my two adventure frogs finished! One is built for defense with sword and shield, the other for exploration with pack and gear. Together they make a great team.
#frogart
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Trump just said Republicans should “take over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardice—and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A Psychopath Talking About Seizing Elections—and a Party Too Cowardly to Stop Him
“This isn’t a policy disagreement. It’s authoritarianism, said out loud.”
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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In other "thanks, I hate it" news: Someone AI-generated an impersonation of GN - www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxXb...
This is Disturbing | Our Future of AI Scams
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Slime mold, Trichia decipiens in front of bright green #moss. NWT, Canada.
#myxomycete #fungifriends
The slime mold is about 0.5cm high.
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
February 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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This guy is going on a solo adventure to the kiln today, while I work on something bigger 😅
#ceramics
December 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"it was the users who helped build up the data empire thats now abused"

so true
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WulU...
Palantir kills people? But Who's Really Pushing the Buttons?
YouTube video by Rob Braxman Tech
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:51 PM
"Ai Industry broadly ready to play hardball"
seriously, that should concern even the average joe user
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOm...
OpenAl Showed Up At My Door. Here’s Why They’re Targeting People Like Me
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
it has always been a good idea to act veeery mindfully when it comes to spread your data. Esp now when all your data gets connected and the tools exist to comb through and see patterns
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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I just renewed my subscription with @wired.com! Their work is amazing!!!
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com

"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."

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Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Engaging in mental gymnastics to justify what's convenient but unevidenced, unjust but personally beneficial, 'rewires your neural map' in ways that degrade your overall ability to understand and analyze the world around you, which is a precondition for intelligence and creativity.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
a reminder:
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM