Isaac
@ifloreshuerta.bsky.social
data & engineering. Previously at @ Bernie Sanders. Graduate of
Boston University
Boston University
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i haven't noticed the cloudflare outage because i've only been visiting morally pure websites today
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
i haven't noticed the cloudflare outage because i've only been visiting morally pure websites today
Interesting how NYTimes always gives a lot of words to small European countries and their bids to the World Cup. Meanwhile, small Caribbean countries were right there, and they are indeed going to the World Cup.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Interesting how NYTimes always gives a lot of words to small European countries and their bids to the World Cup. Meanwhile, small Caribbean countries were right there, and they are indeed going to the World Cup.
Curacao!! What a dramatic finish
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Curacao!! What a dramatic finish
The goal post is currently Curacao's best player. Putting in work
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The goal post is currently Curacao's best player. Putting in work
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Pardon the soccer talk, but there is a very real chance that Suriname, Curaçao, and Haiti all qualify for the World Cup and I think that's beautiful.
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Pardon the soccer talk, but there is a very real chance that Suriname, Curaçao, and Haiti all qualify for the World Cup and I think that's beautiful.
Why are benefits enrollment in the USA so complex and confusing? The healthcare system is so messed up. So many weird terms that HR provides you with a glossary. A system with so many middlemen
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why are benefits enrollment in the USA so complex and confusing? The healthcare system is so messed up. So many weird terms that HR provides you with a glossary. A system with so many middlemen
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This is another topic where standing still and hoping the problem sorts itself out is not an option available to NWSL right now.
Within the CBA, the league holds the right to increase the salary cap. This isn't the only looming contract that will test whether they ever will, but it is the Big One.
Within the CBA, the league holds the right to increase the salary cap. This isn't the only looming contract that will test whether they ever will, but it is the Big One.
🇺🇸 Sources: Trinity Rodman could be playing final home game for Washington Spirit today in NWSL semifinal
- Rodman is out of contract in winter
- Several clubs abroad pushing hard
- Negotiating directly with NWSL but things not looking good
w/ @meglinehan.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
- Rodman is out of contract in winter
- Several clubs abroad pushing hard
- Negotiating directly with NWSL but things not looking good
w/ @meglinehan.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Trinity Rodman negotiations reach NWSL commissioner as English teams express interest in U.S. star
The 23-year-old will be a free agent this offseason.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is another topic where standing still and hoping the problem sorts itself out is not an option available to NWSL right now.
Within the CBA, the league holds the right to increase the salary cap. This isn't the only looming contract that will test whether they ever will, but it is the Big One.
Within the CBA, the league holds the right to increase the salary cap. This isn't the only looming contract that will test whether they ever will, but it is the Big One.
The new Rosalia dropped early and it is
a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her .
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The new Rosalia dropped early and it is
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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We've covered how Meta Ray-Bans could have been worn by CBP during ICE raids, how it's being modded for facial recognition, and how it's being used as a spy tool.
Every time Meta argues: What is the difference between Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and an iPhone?
SO yeah—here's a guide for Meta's PR team:
Every time Meta argues: What is the difference between Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and an iPhone?
SO yeah—here's a guide for Meta's PR team:
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We've covered how Meta Ray-Bans could have been worn by CBP during ICE raids, how it's being modded for facial recognition, and how it's being used as a spy tool.
Every time Meta argues: What is the difference between Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and an iPhone?
SO yeah—here's a guide for Meta's PR team:
Every time Meta argues: What is the difference between Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and an iPhone?
SO yeah—here's a guide for Meta's PR team:
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This is sometimes read as "look 'AI' isn't working". But the opposite is true.
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is sometimes read as "look 'AI' isn't working". But the opposite is true.
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
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The most important thread you'll read this week.
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The most important thread you'll read this week.
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Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
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“OpenAI twice loosened ChatGPT’s rules for discussing suicide in the year before 16-year-old Adam Raine took his own life using a method the chatbot advised him on, according to an amended lawsuit filed by his parents on Wednesday.”
OpenAI Loosened Suicide-Talk Rules Before Teen’s Death, Lawsuit Alleges
An amended complaint from the parents of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who died by suicide, alleges the changes were part of a push to increase engagement.
www.wsj.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“OpenAI twice loosened ChatGPT’s rules for discussing suicide in the year before 16-year-old Adam Raine took his own life using a method the chatbot advised him on, according to an amended lawsuit filed by his parents on Wednesday.”
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
What's up with political tech and ridiculously long interview projects? Just this past week, I've been given two four-hour projects and one six-hour project. That's almost two full working days! On top of my current job and daily life commitments
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What's up with political tech and ridiculously long interview projects? Just this past week, I've been given two four-hour projects and one six-hour project. That's almost two full working days! On top of my current job and daily life commitments
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If only OpenAI could have foreseen the entirely predictable hazards of irresponsibly releasing this tech. I guess the estate of every dead person will have to individually request a special dispensation to no longer have disgusting videos made by OpenAI’s tools.
OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. | TechCrunch
OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate.
techcrunch.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If only OpenAI could have foreseen the entirely predictable hazards of irresponsibly releasing this tech. I guess the estate of every dead person will have to individually request a special dispensation to no longer have disgusting videos made by OpenAI’s tools.
ticketmaster is the biggest pos ever. got kicked out of the queue just because my partner and I were both trying to get tickets on the same wifi, and they found that "suspicious"
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
ticketmaster is the biggest pos ever. got kicked out of the queue just because my partner and I were both trying to get tickets on the same wifi, and they found that "suspicious"
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Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.
October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.
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“It’s like holding penalties in football. If you get caught, you’re going to get penalized. But a lot of it doesn’t get caught…A lot of what AI produces sounds good, and people I think get lulled into believing it must be right.”
Fake AI citations get Maryland lawyer called out in court
Adam Hyman, a family law attorney in Bel Air, submitted a brief that he was unaware contained citations that artificial intelligence made up.
www.thebanner.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“It’s like holding penalties in football. If you get caught, you’re going to get penalized. But a lot of it doesn’t get caught…A lot of what AI produces sounds good, and people I think get lulled into believing it must be right.”
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Heidegger, Pound, Webern, Jung all supported the Nazis.
fascism is a moral error, not an intellectual one. being educated isn't a prophylactic.
fascism is a moral error, not an intellectual one. being educated isn't a prophylactic.
Most of these people are deeply trained, or at least highly educated, in humanities. Knowing isn’t being.
Anyone who claims that Silicon Valley would be better with more humanities education has to grapple with the fact that Peter Thiel was a philosophy major.
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Heidegger, Pound, Webern, Jung all supported the Nazis.
fascism is a moral error, not an intellectual one. being educated isn't a prophylactic.
fascism is a moral error, not an intellectual one. being educated isn't a prophylactic.
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While evictions rise, the city is also cutting funding to 1) rent relief 2) street outreach 3) permanent supportive housing & other housing voucher programs & 4) shelters
If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.
If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.
Evictions in DC hit record levels last year, with 1,869 households removed from their homes. We don't have final numbers for this year yet but avg. monthly evictions are the highest they’ve been in six years. New investigation from @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social 51st.news/record-evict...
Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase
New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.
51st.news
October 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
While evictions rise, the city is also cutting funding to 1) rent relief 2) street outreach 3) permanent supportive housing & other housing voucher programs & 4) shelters
If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.
If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.
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Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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It’s wild that there are people who are like “I’m scared my professor is anti-fascist”
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s wild that there are people who are like “I’m scared my professor is anti-fascist”