JeffV
@jeffv.bsky.social
Natural sciences geek, technologist, space exploration fan, computer professional, data science practitioner, high power rocketeer
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast.
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Jamaica #Weather #Climate
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Jamaica #Weather #Climate
How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast
As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast.
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Jamaica #Weather #Climate
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Jamaica #Weather #Climate
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The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.
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Well at least he’s not also making food more expensive with tariffs while illegally cutting government programs that feed millions of starving children oh wait
New in PN: Trump’s "Crypto Reserve" is a world historical grift
"It’s a kind of farm subsidy, but for billionaires making digital magic beans instead of food."
"It’s a kind of farm subsidy, but for billionaires making digital magic beans instead of food."
Trump’s "Crypto Reserve" is a world historical grift
Corruption doesn’t get much more blatant than this.
www.publicnotice.co
March 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Well at least he’s not also making food more expensive with tariffs while illegally cutting government programs that feed millions of starving children oh wait
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Missouri has been running the pilot for Project 2025 for a couple of decades.
With a GOP Supermajority, over 30% of our schools are on a four-day week. We fund vouchers for private religious schools. Our starting teachers are 50th in the nation for pay and they pay for their own supplies.
With a GOP Supermajority, over 30% of our schools are on a four-day week. We fund vouchers for private religious schools. Our starting teachers are 50th in the nation for pay and they pay for their own supplies.
March 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Missouri has been running the pilot for Project 2025 for a couple of decades.
With a GOP Supermajority, over 30% of our schools are on a four-day week. We fund vouchers for private religious schools. Our starting teachers are 50th in the nation for pay and they pay for their own supplies.
With a GOP Supermajority, over 30% of our schools are on a four-day week. We fund vouchers for private religious schools. Our starting teachers are 50th in the nation for pay and they pay for their own supplies.
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
March 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
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“The number of Federal employees as a percent of NFP fell for decades but has been in the 1.5% range for almost 30 years.”
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February 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“The number of Federal employees as a percent of NFP fell for decades but has been in the 1.5% range for almost 30 years.”
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Republican US House from GA says we need to slash because we cannot afford these programs and personnel.
No mention of the proposed $4.5T tax cut he will no doubt support and whether we can afford *that.*
No mention of the proposed $4.5T tax cut he will no doubt support and whether we can afford *that.*
And THAT, my friends, is how it’s done! 🤗
Rich McCormick showed up to his own town hall expecting a warm GOP hug and instead got booed into another dimension.
His constituents—actual Republican voters—lit him up like a malfunctioning Tesla, furious over job losses, budget cuts, 1/4
Rich McCormick showed up to his own town hall expecting a warm GOP hug and instead got booed into another dimension.
His constituents—actual Republican voters—lit him up like a malfunctioning Tesla, furious over job losses, budget cuts, 1/4
Georgia Republican faces crowd angered by DOGE layoffs
Rep. Rich McCormick faced a crowd at a town hall in Roswell, Georgia, that expressed anger about the layoffs and cuts implemented by Elon Musk's DOGE team.
www.nbcnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Republican US House from GA says we need to slash because we cannot afford these programs and personnel.
No mention of the proposed $4.5T tax cut he will no doubt support and whether we can afford *that.*
No mention of the proposed $4.5T tax cut he will no doubt support and whether we can afford *that.*
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"You’ve got to stop covering him like he’s just another politician, with a different agenda,” [David Kay] Johnston told Froomkin in December. “He’s a criminal and a con artist. And that has to be central to everything you cover about him.”
www.alternet.org/reporter-tru...
www.alternet.org/reporter-tru...
'Failing to tell the central story': Reporter reveals what media misses in Trump coverage
In a recent post to his blog, veteran journalist Dan Froomkin argued that mainstream media outlets' coverage of President-elect Donald Trump has been dismal in its grasp of who Trump is on a fundament...
www.alternet.org
January 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"You’ve got to stop covering him like he’s just another politician, with a different agenda,” [David Kay] Johnston told Froomkin in December. “He’s a criminal and a con artist. And that has to be central to everything you cover about him.”
www.alternet.org/reporter-tru...
www.alternet.org/reporter-tru...
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At least German media is beginning to call it what it is: a coup.
"As a "CEO dictator," the richest person in the world is destroying the government apparatus. Donald Trump is left with only the role of "chief overseer" while American democracy is being dismantled."
"As a "CEO dictator," the richest person in the world is destroying the government apparatus. Donald Trump is left with only the role of "chief overseer" while American democracy is being dismantled."
February 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
At least German media is beginning to call it what it is: a coup.
"As a "CEO dictator," the richest person in the world is destroying the government apparatus. Donald Trump is left with only the role of "chief overseer" while American democracy is being dismantled."
"As a "CEO dictator," the richest person in the world is destroying the government apparatus. Donald Trump is left with only the role of "chief overseer" while American democracy is being dismantled."
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In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.
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"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny." www.thebulwark.com/p/usaid-kept...
USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
If not for American aid, we would have faced more enemies and won fewer friends.
www.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny." www.thebulwark.com/p/usaid-kept...
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩🔬
Join us in celebrating the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, and dive deeper into the story of one of our young professionals making her way in space.
➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/Div...
Join us in celebrating the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, and dive deeper into the story of one of our young professionals making her way in space.
➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/Div...
ESA celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025
Today we mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Join us in a journey around Europe with EIROforum organisations to discover the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of scien...
www.esa.int
February 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩🔬
Join us in celebrating the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, and dive deeper into the story of one of our young professionals making her way in space.
➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/Div...
Join us in celebrating the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, and dive deeper into the story of one of our young professionals making her way in space.
➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/Div...
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Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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In Germany over 200,000 protestors in Munich gathered against the Musk backed far-right / neo-Nazi AfD ahead of the German election.
Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E
Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In Germany over 200,000 protestors in Munich gathered against the Musk backed far-right / neo-Nazi AfD ahead of the German election.
Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E
Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E
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Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
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Tens of thousands of people have once again demonstrated against right-wing extremism and political cooperation with the AfD in several German cities. According to the police, an estimated 160,000 people marched through the government district in Berlin.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/160-000-mens...
www.deutschlandfunk.de/160-000-mens...
Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD - 160.000 Menschen demonstrieren in Berlin für Erhalt der "Brandbauer"
In mehreren deutschen Städten haben wieder zehntausende Menschen gegen Rechtextremismus und eine politische Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD demonstriert. In Berlin zogen laut Polizeiangaben schätzungsweise...
www.deutschlandfunk.de
February 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tens of thousands of people have once again demonstrated against right-wing extremism and political cooperation with the AfD in several German cities. According to the police, an estimated 160,000 people marched through the government district in Berlin.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/160-000-mens...
www.deutschlandfunk.de/160-000-mens...
Wall Street is betting that Trump and Musk will crash the U.S. stock market.
February 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wall Street is betting that Trump and Musk will crash the U.S. stock market.