katuah
@katuah.bsky.social
the same me as over there, and over there, and over there...
let’s seek #AWayForward together
let’s seek #AWayForward together
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in a shutdown while food stamps are being cut
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
in a shutdown while food stamps are being cut
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Police state.
#ToolOfTyranny
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
#ToolOfTyranny
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick-Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots
The riot control units are a major shift, underscoring the Trump administration’s push to directly involve the military in responding to demonstrations and other domestic missions.
www.wsj.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Police state.
#ToolOfTyranny
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
#ToolOfTyranny
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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📣 IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY TURN IT INTO A COMMUNITY PANTRY ASAP IF YOU ARE ABLE
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Btw, the way this happens is someone sends you a comms memo with sample tweets that you are supposed to tweak a little and then post. (Source: me, I've written these memos for campaigns before)
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Btw, the way this happens is someone sends you a comms memo with sample tweets that you are supposed to tweak a little and then post. (Source: me, I've written these memos for campaigns before)
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
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This is a fantastic article from @mharrisondupre.bsky.social that lays out the core issues with ChatGPT and psychosis. I really appreciate the point that the industry’s own claims about AI technology are not rooted in reality and reinforce delusional thinking. futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous.
futurism.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is a fantastic article from @mharrisondupre.bsky.social that lays out the core issues with ChatGPT and psychosis. I really appreciate the point that the industry’s own claims about AI technology are not rooted in reality and reinforce delusional thinking. futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
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Trump has indefinitely withdrawn federal funding for:
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Trump has indefinitely withdrawn federal funding for:
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
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This site is used by countless students, researchers and professors, but it's now scheduled to run out of money on Wednesday.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat
Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week
hechingerreport.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This site is used by countless students, researchers and professors, but it's now scheduled to run out of money on Wednesday.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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Tech companies manufacture demand for chatbots and image generation, and then that in turn manufactures demand for coal and gas.
Blistering @desmog.bsky.social piece here detailing this new and disgusting symbiosis
www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/a...
Blistering @desmog.bsky.social piece here detailing this new and disgusting symbiosis
www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/a...
AI Energy Demand Can Keep Fossil Fuels Alive, Tech Backers Promise World’s Two Biggest Oil Producers
An AI-fossil fuel axis is forming in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as AI advocates pledge an endless need for energy — spelling disaster for the climate.
www.desmog.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Tech companies manufacture demand for chatbots and image generation, and then that in turn manufactures demand for coal and gas.
Blistering @desmog.bsky.social piece here detailing this new and disgusting symbiosis
www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/a...
Blistering @desmog.bsky.social piece here detailing this new and disgusting symbiosis
www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/a...
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Read the whole story. It is shocking and horrifying. The United States government grabbed a man outside of his apartment and within less than 48 hours vanished him from the face of the earth.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
He disappeared after detention. Now ICE is silent on the fate of Venezuelan man
A Venezuelan man has disappeared into the U.S. immigration system. His family is looking for answers.
www.miamiherald.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Read the whole story. It is shocking and horrifying. The United States government grabbed a man outside of his apartment and within less than 48 hours vanished him from the face of the earth.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
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He’s canceling funding for studies that find disinformation. We all know how extremely dangerous this is.
“more than 50 other NSF grants studying how information is disseminated and trusted,worth some $9M have been cancelled since Friday”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“more than 50 other NSF grants studying how information is disseminated and trusted,worth some $9M have been cancelled since Friday”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Government cancels disinformation grants in disinformation-filled statement
The National Science Foundation said the studies "could be used to infringe on" speech rights.
www.motherjones.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
He’s canceling funding for studies that find disinformation. We all know how extremely dangerous this is.
“more than 50 other NSF grants studying how information is disseminated and trusted,worth some $9M have been cancelled since Friday”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“more than 50 other NSF grants studying how information is disseminated and trusted,worth some $9M have been cancelled since Friday”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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With the House back in session next week, lawmakers will tackle the nation's top priorities, such as repealing "a rule prohibiting the use of off-road vehicles and ATVs on 24 miles of park roads in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area."
(via Punchbowl: punchbowl.news/archive/4232...)
(via Punchbowl: punchbowl.news/archive/4232...)
April 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
With the House back in session next week, lawmakers will tackle the nation's top priorities, such as repealing "a rule prohibiting the use of off-road vehicles and ATVs on 24 miles of park roads in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area."
(via Punchbowl: punchbowl.news/archive/4232...)
(via Punchbowl: punchbowl.news/archive/4232...)
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On Ukraine, Trump has surrendered to Putin, and gotten nothing in return. Russian products are exempt from Trump's 10% global tariffs.
Seriously, WTF is going on here?
Trump is now openly, nakedly, just out there advancing Russian interests while damaging ours.
www.politico.eu/article/marc...
Seriously, WTF is going on here?
Trump is now openly, nakedly, just out there advancing Russian interests while damaging ours.
www.politico.eu/article/marc...
Rubio and Witkoff bail on crucial Ukraine talks amid Crimea split
Donald Trump’s peace proposal involves a potential lifting of sanctions and informal U.S. recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea. That’s a nonstarter for Kyiv.
www.politico.eu
April 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
On Ukraine, Trump has surrendered to Putin, and gotten nothing in return. Russian products are exempt from Trump's 10% global tariffs.
Seriously, WTF is going on here?
Trump is now openly, nakedly, just out there advancing Russian interests while damaging ours.
www.politico.eu/article/marc...
Seriously, WTF is going on here?
Trump is now openly, nakedly, just out there advancing Russian interests while damaging ours.
www.politico.eu/article/marc...
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Who the fuck is this guy? “Do not impede me in my duties, he says.
No badge, no ID. No warrant. This dude is effectively a kidnapper who *says* he works for the govt.
This is how fascists disappear ppl
No badge, no ID. No warrant. This dude is effectively a kidnapper who *says* he works for the govt.
This is how fascists disappear ppl
Purported ICE agents raid a courthouse in Charlottesville in plain clothes without badges, ID or warrants, cart off two men without explanation. One of the three men was masked and the detainees were ushered into unmarked van. Video in the article. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Who the fuck is this guy? “Do not impede me in my duties, he says.
No badge, no ID. No warrant. This dude is effectively a kidnapper who *says* he works for the govt.
This is how fascists disappear ppl
No badge, no ID. No warrant. This dude is effectively a kidnapper who *says* he works for the govt.
This is how fascists disappear ppl
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"27 Jewish organizations stated that Öztürk’s arrest and detention 'violate the most basic constitutional rights.' It added the Trump administration 'appears to be exploiting concerns about antisemitism as pretext for undermining the rule of law and free speech.'” www.thebulwark.com/p/rumeysa-oz...
Rümeysa Öztürk’s Ordeal Is Our Nation’s Disgrace
There is clear evidence of serious wrongdoing in the Tufts student’s case—and it’s all on the part of the government.
www.thebulwark.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"27 Jewish organizations stated that Öztürk’s arrest and detention 'violate the most basic constitutional rights.' It added the Trump administration 'appears to be exploiting concerns about antisemitism as pretext for undermining the rule of law and free speech.'” www.thebulwark.com/p/rumeysa-oz...
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I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
The $10M steered to Hope Florida by the state was Medicaid money, document shows
A draft agreement of a $67 million settlement between the DeSantis administration and a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state sheds new light on how $10 million of that amount was diverted...
www.miamiherald.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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A major paper @nature.com this week found a significant decline in dementia after an outdated Shingles vaccine.
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
The Shingles Vaccine and Reduction of Dementia
A compelling new study adds to the body of data supporting some protection provided by the vaccine
erictopol.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A major paper @nature.com this week found a significant decline in dementia after an outdated Shingles vaccine.
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
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RIP Clem Burke, a magnificent rock (and disco) drummer. The isolated drums of "Dreaming," which are essentially non-stop fills for the entire track--genius. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xse...
Clem Burke "Dreaming" Isolated Drums
YouTube video by Isolated Drumming
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
RIP Clem Burke, a magnificent rock (and disco) drummer. The isolated drums of "Dreaming," which are essentially non-stop fills for the entire track--genius. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xse...
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Once again, in a functioning democracy -- and more to the point, with a media working as it should! -- this would be a huge, epic, what-the-fuck scandal.
NEW: The Trump Admin has been "covertly" withholding FEMA funds from Democratic states, seemingly as retaliation for sanctuary laws, a judge ruled.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Trump slammed for ‘covertly’ withholding FEMA funds from blue states
The Trump administration had claimed FEMA was just launching a new manual review process for allocations — a process the states showed is covertly based on Trump's funding freeze.
www.courthousenews.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Once again, in a functioning democracy -- and more to the point, with a media working as it should! -- this would be a huge, epic, what-the-fuck scandal.
NC voters, please check the list, and get your ballot “cured” if you are on it!
Riggs is the Democratic incumbent in the race for a state Supreme Court seat. After she narrowly won the race, her Republican opponent, Judge Jefferson Griffin, challenged tens of thousands of votes. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/all...
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NC voters, please check the list, and get your ballot “cured” if you are on it!
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BREAKING: Republican-majority panel of the Republican-majority NC Court of Appeals rules 2-1 that the Republican candidate for Supreme Court (their colleague on the Court of Appeals) wins the election even though he got several hundred fewer votes than the Dem
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
April 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Republican-majority panel of the Republican-majority NC Court of Appeals rules 2-1 that the Republican candidate for Supreme Court (their colleague on the Court of Appeals) wins the election even though he got several hundred fewer votes than the Dem
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
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I'm sorry, but I am not okay with laughing at layoffs and economic collapse and homelessness and incarceration in red states.
Putting aside that human rights are for all people by virtue of being human, who exactly do you think will disproportionately get laid off, incarcerated, and evicted?
Putting aside that human rights are for all people by virtue of being human, who exactly do you think will disproportionately get laid off, incarcerated, and evicted?
April 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I'm sorry, but I am not okay with laughing at layoffs and economic collapse and homelessness and incarceration in red states.
Putting aside that human rights are for all people by virtue of being human, who exactly do you think will disproportionately get laid off, incarcerated, and evicted?
Putting aside that human rights are for all people by virtue of being human, who exactly do you think will disproportionately get laid off, incarcerated, and evicted?
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For the vast majority of above-ground public protests “don’t bring your phone” is actually bad security advice. You are much more likely to need your phone to call for help or document police aggression than you are to be arrested later cuz your phone pinged a cell tower near the raging grannies
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For the vast majority of above-ground public protests “don’t bring your phone” is actually bad security advice. You are much more likely to need your phone to call for help or document police aggression than you are to be arrested later cuz your phone pinged a cell tower near the raging grannies