Caroleb
@caroleb.bsky.social
Canadian. Moderate. Anti-MAGA/Maple MAGA. Retired communications and community relations professional. All things nature and dogs.
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Man Feared to Be Cognitively Slipping After Writing Book About Wrong President
May 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Man Feared to Be Cognitively Slipping After Writing Book About Wrong President
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1. EXCLUSIVE
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is forcing therapists to provide mental health coun...
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March 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
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You hire crooks to do crimes.
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You hire crooks to do crimes.
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NEW: The removal of the DOJ’s Jan. 6 database signals the Trump administration’s intention to not only spare his supporters any further consequences for their role in the riot, but to erase the event from the record.
By @alecmac.bsky.social
By @alecmac.bsky.social
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own…
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February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The removal of the DOJ’s Jan. 6 database signals the Trump administration’s intention to not only spare his supporters any further consequences for their role in the riot, but to erase the event from the record.
By @alecmac.bsky.social
By @alecmac.bsky.social
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Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising
Justin Trudeau warns of rising hate crimes
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders warn of a rising tide of hate around the world, community groups in Canada say they’re getting more and more calls from frightened people.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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I can tell who the people are who *don’t* read a lot of history because they’re responding with stuff like “you’re wrong and actually everyone is always doomed and things never get better for anyone”
a key take away from reading a lot of history for me:
the people who survive hard times and eventually brutally humiliate their seemingly invincible enemies are not the people whose first response to adversity is “oh well, guess I’ll die”
the people who survive hard times and eventually brutally humiliate their seemingly invincible enemies are not the people whose first response to adversity is “oh well, guess I’ll die”
January 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I can tell who the people are who *don’t* read a lot of history because they’re responding with stuff like “you’re wrong and actually everyone is always doomed and things never get better for anyone”
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this honestly goes a long way toward explaining why the coverage of the Biden administration was so egregiously terrible
White House reporters are excited that after four years of boring interviews with subject-matter experts they now get the adrenaline rush that comes from the personal attention of a president who threatens to have them executed. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
January 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
this honestly goes a long way toward explaining why the coverage of the Biden administration was so egregiously terrible
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(1,4) This Monday January 20th was 6 years since the unveiling of Jaime's tomb stone. It was also the Presidential inauguration of the current White House participant. Because of what happened to Jaime, I immediately began fighting to do something about gun violence.
January 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
(1,4) This Monday January 20th was 6 years since the unveiling of Jaime's tomb stone. It was also the Presidential inauguration of the current White House participant. Because of what happened to Jaime, I immediately began fighting to do something about gun violence.
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Now is a great time to read WIRED magazine’s 2015 feature story, “The Untold Story of Silk Road.”
There were good reasons why Ross Ulbricht was serving a double life sentence.
www.wired.com/2015/04/silk...
There were good reasons why Ross Ulbricht was serving a double life sentence.
www.wired.com/2015/04/silk...
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1
How a 29-year-old idealist built a global drug bazaar and became a murderous kingpin.
www.wired.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Now is a great time to read WIRED magazine’s 2015 feature story, “The Untold Story of Silk Road.”
There were good reasons why Ross Ulbricht was serving a double life sentence.
www.wired.com/2015/04/silk...
There were good reasons why Ross Ulbricht was serving a double life sentence.
www.wired.com/2015/04/silk...
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We've launched ONE THING YOU CAN DO as a subreddit. Please join!
Any actions you can suggest today?
Any actions you can suggest today?
onethingtodo
This is where we share things we can do to help people and overcome the billionaires.
www.reddit.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We've launched ONE THING YOU CAN DO as a subreddit. Please join!
Any actions you can suggest today?
Any actions you can suggest today?
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The Contrarian is not in the business of accommodating the interests of corporations or authoritarians. We're in the business of supporting a free press—unencumbered by billionaire interference.
@jenrubin.bsky.social on leaving Wapo, co-founding The Contrarian: “We're at an inflection point in American democracy, and we need a free press that's going to stand up to authoritarianism."
January 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Contrarian is not in the business of accommodating the interests of corporations or authoritarians. We're in the business of supporting a free press—unencumbered by billionaire interference.
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Thanks to @carlsbaddave.bsky.social for pointing out these "hellos" are usually opening salvos in "pig butchering" scams. It's really nasty stuff.
www.propublica.org/article/what...
www.propublica.org/article/what...
What’s a Pig Butchering Scam? Here’s How to Avoid Falling Victim to One.
Thousands have lost huge sums after being lured into fraudulent online investment schemes by seemingly attractive strangers who strike up online conversations with them. Here’s a guide to spotting the...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Thanks to @carlsbaddave.bsky.social for pointing out these "hellos" are usually opening salvos in "pig butchering" scams. It's really nasty stuff.
www.propublica.org/article/what...
www.propublica.org/article/what...
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Little Alba is in the fight for her life today.
She had a horrendous 24 hours but starting to see some hope now again.
She’s managed to stay alive for a full week now 🤞 (1/5) 🧵
She had a horrendous 24 hours but starting to see some hope now again.
She’s managed to stay alive for a full week now 🤞 (1/5) 🧵
January 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Little Alba is in the fight for her life today.
She had a horrendous 24 hours but starting to see some hope now again.
She’s managed to stay alive for a full week now 🤞 (1/5) 🧵
She had a horrendous 24 hours but starting to see some hope now again.
She’s managed to stay alive for a full week now 🤞 (1/5) 🧵
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Holy shit this filing update is wild! It states that:
1. Zuckerberg gave the ok to train off copyrighted works
2. Engineers wrote scripts to remove copyright info
3. Meta downloaded illegal torrents to train models of
GenAi is a house of cards, I swear.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
1. Zuckerberg gave the ok to train off copyrighted works
2. Engineers wrote scripts to remove copyright info
3. Meta downloaded illegal torrents to train models of
GenAi is a house of cards, I swear.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims | TechCrunch
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team approval to train on copyrighted documents, according to a new court filing.
techcrunch.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Holy shit this filing update is wild! It states that:
1. Zuckerberg gave the ok to train off copyrighted works
2. Engineers wrote scripts to remove copyright info
3. Meta downloaded illegal torrents to train models of
GenAi is a house of cards, I swear.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
1. Zuckerberg gave the ok to train off copyrighted works
2. Engineers wrote scripts to remove copyright info
3. Meta downloaded illegal torrents to train models of
GenAi is a house of cards, I swear.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
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this is a company that was explicitly complicit in a genocide in Myanmar and they looked at that and decided it was the model they wanted to bring to the rest of the world
I am simply not good enough with words to adequately express how angry this makes me
I am simply not good enough with words to adequately express how angry this makes me
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
this is a company that was explicitly complicit in a genocide in Myanmar and they looked at that and decided it was the model they wanted to bring to the rest of the world
I am simply not good enough with words to adequately express how angry this makes me
I am simply not good enough with words to adequately express how angry this makes me
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x
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Do you feel abandoned by the corporate media but still want to stay informed? Our daily news podcast is free. And there’s appropriate profanity. Listen and subscribe: link.chtbl.com/TheDailyBeans
The Daily Beans
The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the Webby award-winning host of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and comedian/fund-ra...
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January 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Do you feel abandoned by the corporate media but still want to stay informed? Our daily news podcast is free. And there’s appropriate profanity. Listen and subscribe: link.chtbl.com/TheDailyBeans
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With 17 days to go until the US takeover by the new Trump (or Musk?) administration, I thought it might be worthwhile to share a number of recent papers published by our team that counter arguments that have been leveled against misinformation research. 1/n
January 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
With 17 days to go until the US takeover by the new Trump (or Musk?) administration, I thought it might be worthwhile to share a number of recent papers published by our team that counter arguments that have been leveled against misinformation research. 1/n
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Trump has said he will stage the largest mass deportation campaign in history. Meanwhile the shipbuilding industry, which he also says he supports, is struggling to overcome an acute worker shortage. Immigrants have been critical to filling the gaps.
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Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to increase the pace of U.S. military shipbuilding. But his pledge to also clamp down on immigration could make it hard for shipyards already facing workforce shortages.
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January 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump has said he will stage the largest mass deportation campaign in history. Meanwhile the shipbuilding industry, which he also says he supports, is struggling to overcome an acute worker shortage. Immigrants have been critical to filling the gaps.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social
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@nicolefoy.bsky.social
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