John Tebbutt
@dettifoss.bsky.social
Changing the world from my armchair haha. Science, technology, politics (progressive), music (alt/indie/new wave). Forests.
Meta is publishing up to 15 billion scam ads per day. Just allowing the scammers to exercise their rights under the first amendment? #DMCA #passthrough
Sign our petition for the government to hold social media companies accountable for posting ads that could scam consumers action.consumerreports.org/sm-20251117-...
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Meta is publishing up to 15 billion scam ads per day. Just allowing the scammers to exercise their rights under the first amendment? #DMCA #passthrough
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Federal corrections officers fleeing to go work for ICE has real consequences for the lockups they leave behind, including less programming and fewer health care services for inmates.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Federal corrections officers fleeing to go work for ICE has real consequences for the lockups they leave behind, including less programming and fewer health care services for inmates.
➡️ Read our full story: https://propub.li/3LZlde3
➡️ Read our full story: https://propub.li/3LZlde3
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When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
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🦬 Two things Elon’s little X experiment (showing users’ locations) has made clear are:
1) There are so many more of us than there are of them.
2) What a world we live in…that making rage bait is the only way some people in developing countries are able to survive.
1) There are so many more of us than there are of them.
2) What a world we live in…that making rage bait is the only way some people in developing countries are able to survive.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🦬 Two things Elon’s little X experiment (showing users’ locations) has made clear are:
1) There are so many more of us than there are of them.
2) What a world we live in…that making rage bait is the only way some people in developing countries are able to survive.
1) There are so many more of us than there are of them.
2) What a world we live in…that making rage bait is the only way some people in developing countries are able to survive.
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"The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the salvage plan. A spokesperson [...] told CNBC the fire is contained & a fire boat is on hand..."
"The lack of coordination, or even contact, with Trump administration officials stands in stark contrast to his experience with previous administrations, Seroka said"
"The lack of coordination, or even contact, with Trump administration officials stands in stark contrast to his experience with previous administrations, Seroka said"
Trump administration unresponsive after containership fire, Port of Los Angeles chief says
Trump administration unresponsive after containership fire, Port of Los Angeles chief says
As a containership continues to burn, the head of the Port of Los Angeles has repeatedly asked the Trump administration for help.
cnb.cx
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the salvage plan. A spokesperson [...] told CNBC the fire is contained & a fire boat is on hand..."
"The lack of coordination, or even contact, with Trump administration officials stands in stark contrast to his experience with previous administrations, Seroka said"
"The lack of coordination, or even contact, with Trump administration officials stands in stark contrast to his experience with previous administrations, Seroka said"
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Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented Andrew and Tristan Tate before joining the White House, stepped in on their behalf during a federal investigation, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented Andrew and Tristan Tate before joining the White House, stepped in on their behalf during a federal investigation, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources.
Surveillance pricing: changing the price of an item depending on your location, your device and your online activity. In short: on who you are.
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251002-...
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251002-...
You shouldn’t be charged more based on who you are
ACTION: Let's ban surveillance pricing!
action.consumerreports.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Surveillance pricing: changing the price of an item depending on your location, your device and your online activity. In short: on who you are.
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251002-...
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251002-...
@mozilla.org asks us to sign a petition but makes it conditional on signing up to their mailing list.
So what's really important here? Protesting against global attacks on encryption or being added to a mailing list?
Also: I knew about the petition b/c I AM ON THE MAILING LIST.
So what's really important here? Protesting against global attacks on encryption or being added to a mailing list?
Also: I knew about the petition b/c I AM ON THE MAILING LIST.
July 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@mozilla.org asks us to sign a petition but makes it conditional on signing up to their mailing list.
So what's really important here? Protesting against global attacks on encryption or being added to a mailing list?
Also: I knew about the petition b/c I AM ON THE MAILING LIST.
So what's really important here? Protesting against global attacks on encryption or being added to a mailing list?
Also: I knew about the petition b/c I AM ON THE MAILING LIST.
Got kids? Grandkids?
A University of Pennsylvania study has found that from 2007 to 2023, children in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to die between ages 1 to 19 than their peers in other high-income countries.
TL;DR Lack of regulation, especially firearms.
www.science.org/content/arti...
A University of Pennsylvania study has found that from 2007 to 2023, children in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to die between ages 1 to 19 than their peers in other high-income countries.
TL;DR Lack of regulation, especially firearms.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Comprehensive look at U.S. children’s health finds ‘steady decline’
U.S. children are more likely to die than those in other high-income countries, a new analysis confirms
www.science.org
July 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Got kids? Grandkids?
A University of Pennsylvania study has found that from 2007 to 2023, children in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to die between ages 1 to 19 than their peers in other high-income countries.
TL;DR Lack of regulation, especially firearms.
www.science.org/content/arti...
A University of Pennsylvania study has found that from 2007 to 2023, children in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to die between ages 1 to 19 than their peers in other high-income countries.
TL;DR Lack of regulation, especially firearms.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
A chance to remake our devalued and underfunded basic education systems.
techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/g...
techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/g...
Google embraces AI in the classroom with new Gemini tools for educators, chatbots for students, and more | TechCrunch
Google will give teachers the ability to create interactive study guides using the AI research tool Notebook LM, along with their classroom materials.
techcrunch.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A chance to remake our devalued and underfunded basic education systems.
techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/g...
techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/g...
Hard working Americans?
Seems like whether it's toiling in the fields picking crops, construction, or even at the forefront of AI development, it's immigrants doing the heavy lifting...
substack.com/redirect/9e3...
Seems like whether it's toiling in the fields picking crops, construction, or even at the forefront of AI development, it's immigrants doing the heavy lifting...
substack.com/redirect/9e3...
July 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hard working Americans?
Seems like whether it's toiling in the fields picking crops, construction, or even at the forefront of AI development, it's immigrants doing the heavy lifting...
substack.com/redirect/9e3...
Seems like whether it's toiling in the fields picking crops, construction, or even at the forefront of AI development, it's immigrants doing the heavy lifting...
substack.com/redirect/9e3...
How many steaks can you cook with an 8 second AI video?
Power intensive nature of AI : youtu.be/mRNVc3-XGFg?...
#ai #datacenters #nova #aialley #ashburnva
Power intensive nature of AI : youtu.be/mRNVc3-XGFg?...
#ai #datacenters #nova #aialley #ashburnva
How Your AI Prompt Travels Through a Data Center | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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July 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
How many steaks can you cook with an 8 second AI video?
Power intensive nature of AI : youtu.be/mRNVc3-XGFg?...
#ai #datacenters #nova #aialley #ashburnva
Power intensive nature of AI : youtu.be/mRNVc3-XGFg?...
#ai #datacenters #nova #aialley #ashburnva
Right to repair law passes unanimously in Texas.
This is huge - Texas is the first GOP state to pass such a law. It gives Texans the right to repair - or have somebody else repair - any electronics they own. E.g. replacing phone batteries.
mailchi.mp/repair.org/t...
This is huge - Texas is the first GOP state to pass such a law. It gives Texans the right to repair - or have somebody else repair - any electronics they own. E.g. replacing phone batteries.
mailchi.mp/repair.org/t...
This Is Texas: Right to Repair Just Went Big 🤠
mailchi.mp
June 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Right to repair law passes unanimously in Texas.
This is huge - Texas is the first GOP state to pass such a law. It gives Texans the right to repair - or have somebody else repair - any electronics they own. E.g. replacing phone batteries.
mailchi.mp/repair.org/t...
This is huge - Texas is the first GOP state to pass such a law. It gives Texans the right to repair - or have somebody else repair - any electronics they own. E.g. replacing phone batteries.
mailchi.mp/repair.org/t...
Another money-grubbing #AI #copyright claim.
If I read and summarize some newspaper articles, have I committed copyright theft? No.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
If I read and summarize some newspaper articles, have I committed copyright theft? No.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats
OpenAI defends privacy of hundreds of millions of ChatGPT users.
arstechnica.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Another money-grubbing #AI #copyright claim.
If I read and summarize some newspaper articles, have I committed copyright theft? No.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
If I read and summarize some newspaper articles, have I committed copyright theft? No.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#Disney, etc, target #midjourney for #IP theft.
This is ridiculous because:
a) The perp is whoever uses AI tools to make pictures of Minions, and
b) Are you gonna sue kids who saw a movie at their friend's house and drew some pictures? Or perhaps you should sue #crayola? publ.cc/YvvDjZ
This is ridiculous because:
a) The perp is whoever uses AI tools to make pictures of Minions, and
b) Are you gonna sue kids who saw a movie at their friend's house and drew some pictures? Or perhaps you should sue #crayola? publ.cc/YvvDjZ
Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars
Two huge movie studios are suing Midjourney, claiming the firm’s AI has been trained on their copyrighted material – the entrance of the Hollywood giants into this legal fight could be a watershed mom...
www.newscientist.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#Disney, etc, target #midjourney for #IP theft.
This is ridiculous because:
a) The perp is whoever uses AI tools to make pictures of Minions, and
b) Are you gonna sue kids who saw a movie at their friend's house and drew some pictures? Or perhaps you should sue #crayola? publ.cc/YvvDjZ
This is ridiculous because:
a) The perp is whoever uses AI tools to make pictures of Minions, and
b) Are you gonna sue kids who saw a movie at their friend's house and drew some pictures? Or perhaps you should sue #crayola? publ.cc/YvvDjZ
A Texas police officer allegedly accessed **83,000+ ALPR cameras** to trace a woman’s movements after she sought an abortion. These camera networks are privately owned.
God knows what they do with this information (as well as selling it the cops).
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
God knows what they do with this information (as well as selling it the cops).
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down.
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Lawmakers who support reproductive rights must recognize that abortion access and mass surveillance are incompatible. The systems built to track stolen ca...
www.eff.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A Texas police officer allegedly accessed **83,000+ ALPR cameras** to trace a woman’s movements after she sought an abortion. These camera networks are privately owned.
God knows what they do with this information (as well as selling it the cops).
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
God knows what they do with this information (as well as selling it the cops).
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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MAKEUP TIP:
Match your liquid foundation to you skin tone, not your handbag.
Match your liquid foundation to you skin tone, not your handbag.
May 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
MAKEUP TIP:
Match your liquid foundation to you skin tone, not your handbag.
Match your liquid foundation to you skin tone, not your handbag.
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Im thinking Bruce looks better than the Felon, all day.
May 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Im thinking Bruce looks better than the Felon, all day.
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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#Journalism has a vital role to keep power accountable.
Before the Trump administration took office, we revealed Russell Vought’s plan to demonize civil servants and “put them in trauma.” Since then, we've doubled down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy.
If you have information you can share, here's how you can get in touch.
If you have information you can share, here's how you can get in touch.
Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
www.propublica.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#Journalism has a vital role to keep power accountable.
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@andrewhunter A film featuring moss. It's called "Here"
"Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels, blah blah blah love woman studying moss PhD"
kanopy.com/video/14994813
@andrewhunter A film featuring moss. It's called "Here"
"Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels, blah blah blah love woman studying moss PhD"
kanopy.com/video/14994813
Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries
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April 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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@andrewhunter A film featuring moss. It's called "Here"
"Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels, blah blah blah love woman studying moss PhD"
kanopy.com/video/14994813
@andrewhunter A film featuring moss. It's called "Here"
"Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels, blah blah blah love woman studying moss PhD"
kanopy.com/video/14994813
Driving while black is real.
A team analyzed data from more than 200,000 Lyft drivers [...] There were no differences in driving behavior between white and minority drivers, yet police were 33% more likely to issue a citation and charged 34% more if the driver wasn’t white. (Science Perspectives)
A team analyzed data from more than 200,000 Lyft drivers [...] There were no differences in driving behavior between white and minority drivers, yet police were 33% more likely to issue a citation and charged 34% more if the driver wasn’t white. (Science Perspectives)
April 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Driving while black is real.
A team analyzed data from more than 200,000 Lyft drivers [...] There were no differences in driving behavior between white and minority drivers, yet police were 33% more likely to issue a citation and charged 34% more if the driver wasn’t white. (Science Perspectives)
A team analyzed data from more than 200,000 Lyft drivers [...] There were no differences in driving behavior between white and minority drivers, yet police were 33% more likely to issue a citation and charged 34% more if the driver wasn’t white. (Science Perspectives)