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AI and LLMs are toxic. The world needs critical thinkers.
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Israeli forces have put an end to the journey of the Madleen to Gaza, intercepting the aid boat in international waters and arresting its 12 passengers, including the crew and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
Israeli Military Seizes Gaza Freedom Flotilla in International Waters
Israeli forces commandeered the humanitarian aid boat and arrested its 12 passengers.
truthout.org
June 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Israeli forces have put an end to the journey of the Madleen to Gaza, intercepting the aid boat in international waters and arresting its 12 passengers, including the crew and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
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The California National Guard just tear-gassed and fired impact munitions at reporters, children, and community leaders. Multiple injuries. National Guard has now declared an "unlawful assembly" on the streets. Not clear whether NG has legal authority to enforce that far away from federal buildings.
Nat Guard/DHS threw tear gas canisters and smoke grenades into the crowd. Protesters and media hit. Pellet rounds deployed. All to seemingly clear path for a convoy of DHS/Border Patrol vehicles. I got hit but fine after an eye rinse.
June 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The California National Guard just tear-gassed and fired impact munitions at reporters, children, and community leaders. Multiple injuries. National Guard has now declared an "unlawful assembly" on the streets. Not clear whether NG has legal authority to enforce that far away from federal buildings.
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"By refusing to implement even the bare minimum protections they once promised, Google is making clear that user privacy comes second to their surveillance-based business model,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told @theregister.com.
RIP to the Google Privacy Sandbox
: Chrome will keep third-party cookies, a win for web giant's ad rivals
www.theregister.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"By refusing to implement even the bare minimum protections they once promised, Google is making clear that user privacy comes second to their surveillance-based business model,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told @theregister.com.
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Google backs down after locking out Nextcloud Files app
Google backs down after locking out Nextcloud Files app
Search giant to restore critical Android permission after user outcry
In a turn of events to warm our withered hearts, Google has offered to restore the permission that was revoked from Nextcloud's Files app for Android.…
dlvr.it
May 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Google backs down after locking out Nextcloud Files app
And here we are.
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
And here we are.
Now that xAI acquired TwiXter, my next guess would be that next they will merge SpaceX with Tesla. The government contracts would keep his investments safe. SpaceX + xAI will then become X Corp, and it will realize his fantasy.
April 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Now that xAI acquired TwiXter, my next guess would be that next they will merge SpaceX with Tesla. The government contracts would keep his investments safe. SpaceX + xAI will then become X Corp, and it will realize his fantasy.
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The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
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The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX's Starlink internet system to upgrade the IT networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. cnn.it/436qirE
February 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX's Starlink internet system to upgrade the IT networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. cnn.it/436qirE
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Welcome to a full-blown constitutional crisis. We are officially in "Republic no longer working" territory.
February 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Welcome to a full-blown constitutional crisis. We are officially in "Republic no longer working" territory.
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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
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The Silicon Valley billionaires & techno-feudal lords who are waging a capitalists' coup right now are rebelling against the people & the "free market" for rejecting them & the tech they need us to become dependent on. They're taking over the government to ensure we have no more choice in the matter
February 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Silicon Valley billionaires & techno-feudal lords who are waging a capitalists' coup right now are rebelling against the people & the "free market" for rejecting them & the tech they need us to become dependent on. They're taking over the government to ensure we have no more choice in the matter
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NEWS --> Dems fear a Defense Department IG review of Elon Musk's flouting of security protocol as a big recipient of Pentagon contracts is now dead under Trump. DOD launched the probe in 2024, but then Trump fired DOD's IG, so what happened to that probe?
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk?
The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEWS --> Dems fear a Defense Department IG review of Elon Musk's flouting of security protocol as a big recipient of Pentagon contracts is now dead under Trump. DOD launched the probe in 2024, but then Trump fired DOD's IG, so what happened to that probe?
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
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🧵The Capitol Riot Map is an investigative journalism and data visualization project, mapping the networks of the Capitol Riot.
Another visualization project is launching soon: Pardon Tracker — documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the pardoned Capitol Rioters.
Updates & Details 👇
Another visualization project is launching soon: Pardon Tracker — documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the pardoned Capitol Rioters.
Updates & Details 👇
February 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🧵The Capitol Riot Map is an investigative journalism and data visualization project, mapping the networks of the Capitol Riot.
Another visualization project is launching soon: Pardon Tracker — documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the pardoned Capitol Rioters.
Updates & Details 👇
Another visualization project is launching soon: Pardon Tracker — documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the pardoned Capitol Rioters.
Updates & Details 👇
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🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Join Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress | San Francisco 2026
I'm running against Nancy Pelosi. Forty years in Congress is enough. New leaders for a new world. Join me on Zoom or in person.
www.saikat.us
February 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
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Welcome to the United States of ‘Broligarchy, Inc.’
America’s descent into a broligarchy was an inevitable, steady, and calculated takeover of the country’s wealth, Supreme Court, political parties, and presidency by a cabal of selfish billionaires.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
America’s descent into a broligarchy was an inevitable, steady, and calculated takeover of the country’s wealth, Supreme Court, political parties, and presidency by a cabal of selfish billionaires.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Welcome to the United States of ‘Broligarchy, Inc.’
America’s descent into a broligarchy was an inevitable, steady, and calculated takeover of the country’s wealth, Supreme Court, political parties, and presidency by a cabal of selfish billionaires.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Welcome to the United States of ‘Broligarchy, Inc.’
America’s descent into a broligarchy was an inevitable, steady, and calculated takeover of the country’s wealth, Supreme Court, political parties, and presidency by a cabal of selfish billionaires.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
America’s descent into a broligarchy was an inevitable, steady, and calculated takeover of the country’s wealth, Supreme Court, political parties, and presidency by a cabal of selfish billionaires.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Musk thinks he’s king of America and it’s a crime to even name his employees who are currently destroying the federal government.
February 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Musk thinks he’s king of America and it’s a crime to even name his employees who are currently destroying the federal government.
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There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
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Ratchet effect but for Trans rights, please.
January 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ratchet effect but for Trans rights, please.
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BREAKING: Preliminary FAA report on collision concludes air traffic control was UNDERSTAFFED.
This week, Trump offered already understaffed air traffic controllers a “buyout”. They were given a one week ultimatum to decide.
This is already building into a scandal that should collapse a Presidency.
This week, Trump offered already understaffed air traffic controllers a “buyout”. They were given a one week ultimatum to decide.
This is already building into a scandal that should collapse a Presidency.
January 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: Preliminary FAA report on collision concludes air traffic control was UNDERSTAFFED.
This week, Trump offered already understaffed air traffic controllers a “buyout”. They were given a one week ultimatum to decide.
This is already building into a scandal that should collapse a Presidency.
This week, Trump offered already understaffed air traffic controllers a “buyout”. They were given a one week ultimatum to decide.
This is already building into a scandal that should collapse a Presidency.
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Donald Trump is the most unpopular president at the start of his term in modern American political history.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Donald Trump is the most unpopular president at the start of his term in modern American political history.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
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Over 100,000 are protesting the AfD in Berlin in this video. Protests erupted across Germany.
They’re against the rise of the far right backed by Elon Musk.
Only TikTok & YouTube are reporting in the US.
They’re against the rise of the far right backed by Elon Musk.
Only TikTok & YouTube are reporting in the US.
January 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Over 100,000 are protesting the AfD in Berlin in this video. Protests erupted across Germany.
They’re against the rise of the far right backed by Elon Musk.
Only TikTok & YouTube are reporting in the US.
They’re against the rise of the far right backed by Elon Musk.
Only TikTok & YouTube are reporting in the US.
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Welcome to the public domain, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (1929)! 👀 Watch The Saw Lady 🪚 perform a poignant rendition of this classic anthem of optimism & resilience. 🎼🎉
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
January 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Welcome to the public domain, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (1929)! 👀 Watch The Saw Lady 🪚 perform a poignant rendition of this classic anthem of optimism & resilience. 🎼🎉
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
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Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
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As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻