Broken Gear
Broken Gear
@extort24.bsky.social
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PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.

So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
We're not getting the great next advancement in technology of Smell-O-Vision, just a an AI that...

Oh God
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.

Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.

blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
blog.apaonline.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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It's so depressing. If anyone does need up to date info and can't quite stomach the wayback approach, Canada does still have that covered www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Vaccines and immunization - Canada.ca
Government of Canada health information and facts about vaccination for children, adults, COVID-19, travel, during pregnancy, safety and side effects, information for health professionals.
www.canada.ca
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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📣TODAY, 2 pm ET: RSVP to our webinar on unpaywalling FOIA-based reporting: freedom.press/unpaywalled

Feat. a star-studded panel: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social; @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social; @laurenleharper.bsky.social; @caitlinvogus.bsky.social

Intro by @johncusack.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The power to tax is the power to destroy. (Not mine obviously, just catching Jeoprody lol).
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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This can’t be said often enough: Trump is selling out his most loyal voting block while bailing out somebody else’s.

📍Keep an eye on this: Trump’s intentionally sabotaging U.S. farmers. His billionaire buddies will benefit by acquiring their land on the cheap.
October 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!

Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.

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October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Media literacy isn’t just about fact-checking, it’s also about mindset.
New research shows that simple prompts to think more openly can boost our ability to spot misinformation and resist falsehoods.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
How to Train Yourself to Be More Open-Minded
New research shows that a quick mindset shift can boost open-minded thinking, helping you spot misinformation and make clearer, more thoughtful judgments.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
ow.ly
October 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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gene kelly is antifa
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So this is neat.
October 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Hey bsky, I’m homeless after eviction. Me, a friend, and three dogs are living in a rental van. We need help with gas and meals, as we drive to find food and camp spots daily. Anything helps! Please share.

#mutualaid
Cashapp: $brixandbats
Venmo: @elohelexe
i lost my truck the week before my eviction and had to abandon all my possessions and dump all my meager savings into a uhaul that ive been sleeping in with three dogs and another trans woman. im a broke ass bitch in a new city running out of everything
haven't had a hot meal since since wednesday morning and haven't showered in like a week if you're wondering how being homeless is going so far
September 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A light anecdote about questions on what to do when its time to shit or get off the pot...

My nephew was not doing great in high school. Didn't seem like he gave two shits about it.

His parents flatly told him to just drop out if he wasn't into it and get on with his life.
September 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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The total lack of any meaningful resistance put up by university “leadership” will not stand up to scrutiny as some future interpreters seek to make sense of this time.
September 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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In an alternate universe, stronger leadership driven by mission and moral compass rather than transaction and careerism would have served as a North Star for how to proceed. But were that alternate universe in place, conditions wouldn’t have eroded to this point in the first place.
September 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Some reflections from #WorldCon on how to talk to friends about "AI"

buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
Friends Don't Let Friends Prompt
By Emily Alex and I were at WorldCon (the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention) last week, talking about The AI Con with people whose livelihood...
buttondown.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!

Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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If you read one thing today consider it this 21 post thread I just posted. And please provide your feedback in the comments.
Thread: Not Like Us. We need to focus on the warriors; not the wimps
March 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
March 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM