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20,000 new members have joined the Green Party in the past month.
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
20,000 new members have joined the Green Party in the past month.
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
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Well this is bad. Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations exposing sensitive user data
I tried a few quick searches. I found someone's chat where I can see their api key
I found some building their resume. Their name, email and phone numbers are exposed.
www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo...
I tried a few quick searches. I found someone's chat where I can see their api key
I found some building their resume. Their name, email and phone numbers are exposed.
www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo...
Exclusive: Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data
Thousands of shared ChatGPT chats are now appearing in Google search results.
www.fastcompany.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Well this is bad. Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations exposing sensitive user data
I tried a few quick searches. I found someone's chat where I can see their api key
I found some building their resume. Their name, email and phone numbers are exposed.
www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo...
I tried a few quick searches. I found someone's chat where I can see their api key
I found some building their resume. Their name, email and phone numbers are exposed.
www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo...
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Daryl Cooper—the current #1 History Substacker—in 2016: “Think of how most people you know got here. It wasn’t from basic American ideology to reading Mein Kampf and then, boom, they’re onboard. It’s a process, and you have to initiate people without scaring them off."
How a Nazi-obsessed amateur historian went from obscurity to the top of Substack
Tucker Carlson has called Darryl Cooper the “most important popular historian working in the United States today.” His background is more extreme than previously reported.
www.motherjones.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Daryl Cooper—the current #1 History Substacker—in 2016: “Think of how most people you know got here. It wasn’t from basic American ideology to reading Mein Kampf and then, boom, they’re onboard. It’s a process, and you have to initiate people without scaring them off."
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Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.
Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
Curate your own newspaper with RSS
Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read
www.citationneeded.news
July 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.
Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
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This is extremely bad: Journalist Jack Poulson discovered a vulnerability in Google that was being exploited to get his reporting about a CEO deleted off of the search rankings.
This is a wet dream for reputation management companies, censorious regimes, etc
www.404media.co/journalist-d...
This is a wet dream for reputation management companies, censorious regimes, etc
www.404media.co/journalist-d...
Journalist Discovers Google Vulnerability That Allowed People to Disappear Specific Pages From Search
Negative articles about a tech CEO vanished from Google after someone made fraudulent requests using the Refresh Outdated Content Tool.
www.404media.co
July 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is extremely bad: Journalist Jack Poulson discovered a vulnerability in Google that was being exploited to get his reporting about a CEO deleted off of the search rankings.
This is a wet dream for reputation management companies, censorious regimes, etc
www.404media.co/journalist-d...
This is a wet dream for reputation management companies, censorious regimes, etc
www.404media.co/journalist-d...
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The viral app Tea left part of its database exposed and 4chan is posting the IDs of its users. Vuln closed but only after it went viral on 4chan
www.404media.co/women-dating...
www.404media.co/women-dating...
Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan
“DRIVERS LICENSES AND FACE PICS! GET THE FUCK IN HERE BEFORE THEY SHUT IT DOWN!” the thread read before being deleted.
www.404media.co
July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The viral app Tea left part of its database exposed and 4chan is posting the IDs of its users. Vuln closed but only after it went viral on 4chan
www.404media.co/women-dating...
www.404media.co/women-dating...
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1. Researching this week’s column, I felt that I understood at last just why, on so many issues – benefits, Gaza, environmental and planning laws, anti-protest laws, bank deregulation, fiscal rules etc - Labour is out-Torying the Tories. Why it has become so cruel, so destructive and so spineless. 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
1. Researching this week’s column, I felt that I understood at last just why, on so many issues – benefits, Gaza, environmental and planning laws, anti-protest laws, bank deregulation, fiscal rules etc - Labour is out-Torying the Tories. Why it has become so cruel, so destructive and so spineless. 🧵
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Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
thenextweb.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
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This week's LONG SHADOW is one of my favorites of the season (and ever)—it's the moment that the internet turns from hope and optimism into ... something different.
Give it a listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Give it a listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This week's LONG SHADOW is one of my favorites of the season (and ever)—it's the moment that the internet turns from hope and optimism into ... something different.
Give it a listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Give it a listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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"Finland has been ranked a world leader in media literacy for years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being taught to handle the disinformation they will encounter online." #Misinformation
How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Finland has been ranked a world leader in media literacy for years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being taught to handle the disinformation they will encounter online. We talked to Kari Ki...
www.dandc.eu
July 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Finland has been ranked a world leader in media literacy for years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being taught to handle the disinformation they will encounter online." #Misinformation
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ICYMI: Annenberg alum @dannagal.bsky.social's powerful essay in @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
“Looking to magic and intuition for agency in a moment when science and medicine are frustrating is normal and human. But I worry that these normal human impulses are being exploited by powerful people."
“Looking to magic and intuition for agency in a moment when science and medicine are frustrating is normal and human. But I worry that these normal human impulses are being exploited by powerful people."
Opinion | Holy Water Couldn’t Save My Husband. MAHA Wouldn’t Have, Either.
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ICYMI: Annenberg alum @dannagal.bsky.social's powerful essay in @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
“Looking to magic and intuition for agency in a moment when science and medicine are frustrating is normal and human. But I worry that these normal human impulses are being exploited by powerful people."
“Looking to magic and intuition for agency in a moment when science and medicine are frustrating is normal and human. But I worry that these normal human impulses are being exploited by powerful people."
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TL;DR: A tendency to feel victimized predicts believing in conspiracies. 8/8
July 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
TL;DR: A tendency to feel victimized predicts believing in conspiracies. 8/8
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So polluting our environment isn't enough - fossil fuel companies also want to take away trans people's rights, for some reason? What's going on here? …https://atmos.earth/fossil-fuel-billionaires-are-bankrolling-the-anti-trans-movement/
July 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
So polluting our environment isn't enough - fossil fuel companies also want to take away trans people's rights, for some reason? What's going on here? …https://atmos.earth/fossil-fuel-billionaires-are-bankrolling-the-anti-trans-movement/
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A quiet climate policy that was working has been axed - yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ... more self-harming stupidity by #ukgov
A quiet climate policy that was working has been axed
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) was cutting public building emissions, but has been quietly axed by the government
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A quiet climate policy that was working has been axed - yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ... more self-harming stupidity by #ukgov
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"How Did Elon Musk Turn Grok Into MechaHitler? The malfunctioning xAI chatbot provides some insights into how large language models work." prospect.org/power/2025-0...
How Did Elon Musk Turn Grok Into MechaHitler?
The malfunctioning xAI chatbot provides some insights into how large language models work.
prospect.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"How Did Elon Musk Turn Grok Into MechaHitler? The malfunctioning xAI chatbot provides some insights into how large language models work." prospect.org/power/2025-0...
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This was a really great interview by @parkermolloy.com — questions ab how public opinion works today, why influencers really matter, what antivaxxers get that the silent majority still doesn’t, & why participating in online trends drives ideology
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
The machinery of modern propaganda: Renée DiResta on invisible rulers and bespoke realities
The disinformation researcher explains how small communities of propagandists have transformed the rules of influence and public opinion.
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This was a really great interview by @parkermolloy.com — questions ab how public opinion works today, why influencers really matter, what antivaxxers get that the silent majority still doesn’t, & why participating in online trends drives ideology
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/renee-dire...
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“Viewpoint collusion” is when consensus reality prevents Children’s Health Defense from profiting while killing more kids
www.theverge.com/news/705802/...
www.theverge.com/news/705802/...
DOJ paves the way for a legal war on fact-checking
DOJ’s antitrust chief says antitrust laws protect “the marketplace of ideas.”
www.theverge.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“Viewpoint collusion” is when consensus reality prevents Children’s Health Defense from profiting while killing more kids
www.theverge.com/news/705802/...
www.theverge.com/news/705802/...
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Scary to see extreme heat become the norm in the UK - this will cost more and more lives.
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
July 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Scary to see extreme heat become the norm in the UK - this will cost more and more lives.
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
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Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Wrote this all up in a whole lot more detail on my blog, including a video of my own recreation and some notes on the Grok system prompt and what might be happening here simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/...
Grok: searching X for “from:elonmusk (Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza)”
If you ask the new Grok 4 for opinions on controversial questions, it will sometimes run a search to find out Elon Musk’s stance before providing you with an anwser. …
simonwillison.net
July 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Wrote this all up in a whole lot more detail on my blog, including a video of my own recreation and some notes on the Grok system prompt and what might be happening here simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/...
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In her statement about stepping down as CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino wrote that she prioritized the safety of children on the app. During her tenure I reported on viral sexual harassment of children on X, including viral deepfake CSAM said to feature a child’s nude body www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Jacob Elordi targeted in deepfake X video said to feature minor’s body
Posts containing the deepfake were viewed more than 3 million times in one day. The creator featured in the original video said it was taken when he was 17.
www.nbcnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In her statement about stepping down as CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino wrote that she prioritized the safety of children on the app. During her tenure I reported on viral sexual harassment of children on X, including viral deepfake CSAM said to feature a child’s nude body www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Some actors can profit with power and financial gains by stoking social polarization.
Cambridge psychologist @profsanderlinden.bsky.social and I talk about false rage-farming tactics in this 2024 @promarket.bsky.social article:
www.promarket.org/2024/02/06/h...
Cambridge psychologist @profsanderlinden.bsky.social and I talk about false rage-farming tactics in this 2024 @promarket.bsky.social article:
www.promarket.org/2024/02/06/h...
How Companies Should Combat Rage Farming Attempts - ProMarket
Alan D. Jagolinzer and Sander van der Linden highlight a dangerous trend of influencers who deliberately target corporations with disinformation, called “rage farming.” The authors use United Airlines...
www.promarket.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Some actors can profit with power and financial gains by stoking social polarization.
Cambridge psychologist @profsanderlinden.bsky.social and I talk about false rage-farming tactics in this 2024 @promarket.bsky.social article:
www.promarket.org/2024/02/06/h...
Cambridge psychologist @profsanderlinden.bsky.social and I talk about false rage-farming tactics in this 2024 @promarket.bsky.social article:
www.promarket.org/2024/02/06/h...
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They said it couldn't be done, getting the SIFT acronym to work in French, but -- with a little help from the French verb for rummage -- the crazy bastards did it, they actually did it
July 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
They said it couldn't be done, getting the SIFT acronym to work in French, but -- with a little help from the French verb for rummage -- the crazy bastards did it, they actually did it
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Since being elected as Bristol Central's first Green MP a year ago, I've been asked lots of questions about what it's like!
So I've tried to answer a few here - from the best, worst and weirdest parts of working in Parliament to the most famous people I've met...
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
So I've tried to answer a few here - from the best, worst and weirdest parts of working in Parliament to the most famous people I've met...
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'I know from my inbox that Bristolians are desperate to see more climate action'
Carla Denyer reflects on her first year as a Green MP
www.bristol247.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Since being elected as Bristol Central's first Green MP a year ago, I've been asked lots of questions about what it's like!
So I've tried to answer a few here - from the best, worst and weirdest parts of working in Parliament to the most famous people I've met...
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
So I've tried to answer a few here - from the best, worst and weirdest parts of working in Parliament to the most famous people I've met...
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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💚What an honour to have been Bristol Central's MP for the past year!
📺Here's a bit about what I've been up to since I got elected
🔍 Find out more about my work in Parliament: www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/26379/carla_denyer/bristol_central
✍️ Contact me: carladenyer.co.uk/press-contact-me
📺Here's a bit about what I've been up to since I got elected
🔍 Find out more about my work in Parliament: www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/26379/carla_denyer/bristol_central
✍️ Contact me: carladenyer.co.uk/press-contact-me
July 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
💚What an honour to have been Bristol Central's MP for the past year!
📺Here's a bit about what I've been up to since I got elected
🔍 Find out more about my work in Parliament: www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/26379/carla_denyer/bristol_central
✍️ Contact me: carladenyer.co.uk/press-contact-me
📺Here's a bit about what I've been up to since I got elected
🔍 Find out more about my work in Parliament: www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/26379/carla_denyer/bristol_central
✍️ Contact me: carladenyer.co.uk/press-contact-me