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Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
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The website is hosted by Go Daddy (who also provides the creator privacy for the site ). Whoever made the site registered it in November a few days after the election, which suggests they've been planning this for awhile.
In 2023 Parsons, Go Daddy's founder said he was no longer a Trump "fan"
In 2023 Parsons, Go Daddy's founder said he was no longer a Trump "fan"
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them at one point as “targets.” The website lists mostly Black employees.
Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies.
www.aol.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The website is hosted by Go Daddy (who also provides the creator privacy for the site ). Whoever made the site registered it in November a few days after the election, which suggests they've been planning this for awhile.
In 2023 Parsons, Go Daddy's founder said he was no longer a Trump "fan"
In 2023 Parsons, Go Daddy's founder said he was no longer a Trump "fan"
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USAID is one of the few unequivocally good things the US does.
You should see the attempt to close it as part of a DELIBERATE effort to isolate the US, cede the world stage to Russia and China, and create a more dangerous and unstable world.
You should see the attempt to close it as part of a DELIBERATE effort to isolate the US, cede the world stage to Russia and China, and create a more dangerous and unstable world.
I oversaw global health programs at @USAID.
They reached 100s of millions of people, added 6 extra years to the lifespan of children in partner countries, and were eradicating health threats worldwide.
What insanity and cruelty to break that.
They reached 100s of millions of people, added 6 extra years to the lifespan of children in partner countries, and were eradicating health threats worldwide.
What insanity and cruelty to break that.
February 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
USAID is one of the few unequivocally good things the US does.
You should see the attempt to close it as part of a DELIBERATE effort to isolate the US, cede the world stage to Russia and China, and create a more dangerous and unstable world.
You should see the attempt to close it as part of a DELIBERATE effort to isolate the US, cede the world stage to Russia and China, and create a more dangerous and unstable world.
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If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?
February 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?
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I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
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Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
January 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
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Nestlé Scrambles to Bottle LA’s Remaining Water Before Firefighters Give It All Away for Free
bit.ly/4hn6ioj
bit.ly/4hn6ioj
January 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Nestlé Scrambles to Bottle LA’s Remaining Water Before Firefighters Give It All Away for Free
bit.ly/4hn6ioj
bit.ly/4hn6ioj
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1/ Trump will lie about who he is deporting. Week 1, we expect a big televised series of arrests. We know that ICE was *already* planning to arrest the criminal targets of this raid. But Trump will also tell ICE to go ahead and arrest noncriminals in the area as well....
January 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
1/ Trump will lie about who he is deporting. Week 1, we expect a big televised series of arrests. We know that ICE was *already* planning to arrest the criminal targets of this raid. But Trump will also tell ICE to go ahead and arrest noncriminals in the area as well....
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netanyahu successfully ratfucked trump back into the white house at a cost of genocide and biden was only too happy to go along with the destruction of both his own party and the palestinian people
just a horrifying shitshow all around
just a horrifying shitshow all around
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deal reached between Israel and Hamas that will see some hostages freed, pause war in Gaza, three US officials confirm.
January 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
netanyahu successfully ratfucked trump back into the white house at a cost of genocide and biden was only too happy to go along with the destruction of both his own party and the palestinian people
just a horrifying shitshow all around
just a horrifying shitshow all around
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Why has the right been so effective while the left has struggled? Couldn't be the billions of dollars poured into capturing every single element of life on earth by people walking around with the financial equivalent of loose nukes, it must be because of leftist infighting
January 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Why has the right been so effective while the left has struggled? Couldn't be the billions of dollars poured into capturing every single element of life on earth by people walking around with the financial equivalent of loose nukes, it must be because of leftist infighting
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Dems are still operating in a political paradigm where the public has a set of concerns, roughly reflecting the reality of life in America, and elections are about who addresses them better.
But that is not the political paradigm we’ve lived in, for a long time, and we’re getting further from it.
But that is not the political paradigm we’ve lived in, for a long time, and we’re getting further from it.
January 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Dems are still operating in a political paradigm where the public has a set of concerns, roughly reflecting the reality of life in America, and elections are about who addresses them better.
But that is not the political paradigm we’ve lived in, for a long time, and we’re getting further from it.
But that is not the political paradigm we’ve lived in, for a long time, and we’re getting further from it.
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
The Militia and the Mole
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
propub.li
January 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
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Security Theater: Carceral Performativity and Aesthetics From 9/11 to TikTok (Duke University Press, 2025)
December 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Security Theater: Carceral Performativity and Aesthetics From 9/11 to TikTok (Duke University Press, 2025)
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PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
Cats in the U.S. Are Contracting Bird Flu: What Pet Parents Need to Know
Cases in domesticated cats have risen dramatically over the past year.
pethelpful.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
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“We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 [bird flu] by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food”
Portland pet food recalled after WashCo cat dies from bird flu
A Portland-based pet food company issued a recall on one of its products after a cat in Washington County contracted bird flu and died after eating the food, the Oregon Department of Agriculture an…
www.koin.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
“We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 [bird flu] by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food”
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
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The lesson the American left should learn from the S. Korean protests is that racism enables American authoritarianism more than anything else.
The psychological wages of whiteness are a real currency white people of a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds are willing to be paid in.
The psychological wages of whiteness are a real currency white people of a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds are willing to be paid in.
So one of the reasons South Korea is a healthier democracy is that it’s a relatively homogeneous country and racism can’t be used as an effective tactic for attacking democracy. The psychological wages of whiteness in the US are a key reason authoritarian attacks on democracy in the US succeed
South Korea is an healthier democracy than some other powerful old democracies.
That actions have consequences, even for the most powerful, is truly the basis. The minimum for a democracy.
That actions have consequences, even for the most powerful, is truly the basis. The minimum for a democracy.
December 15, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The lesson the American left should learn from the S. Korean protests is that racism enables American authoritarianism more than anything else.
The psychological wages of whiteness are a real currency white people of a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds are willing to be paid in.
The psychological wages of whiteness are a real currency white people of a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds are willing to be paid in.
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Moderation only has limits when engagement starts looking like dollar signs.
December 13, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Moderation only has limits when engagement starts looking like dollar signs.
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so are we gonna get 70 Atlantic/NYT essays scolding this clear celebration of an unrepentant killer and noting it as an indicator of nihilistic societal breakdown or naw
December 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM
so are we gonna get 70 Atlantic/NYT essays scolding this clear celebration of an unrepentant killer and noting it as an indicator of nihilistic societal breakdown or naw
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Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care.
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
www.propublica.org/article/cign...
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
www.propublica.org/article/cign...
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.
Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s ho...
www.propublica.org
April 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care.
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
www.propublica.org/article/cign...
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
www.propublica.org/article/cign...
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Please Just Do Something
December 12, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Please Just Do Something
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I’ve been holding this in but… seems remiss not to recall the assassination of the abortion doctors? The bombing of clinics? Why act as if this is without that context?
The brazen murder of a CEO in Midtown Manhattan—and the cheering reaction to his execution—amounts to a blinking-and-blaring warning signal for a society that has become already too inured to bloodshed, @adriennelaf.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/ZRcsrreK
December 12, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I’ve been holding this in but… seems remiss not to recall the assassination of the abortion doctors? The bombing of clinics? Why act as if this is without that context?
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Amid this reckoning over the inhumanity and dysfunction of the American health care system keep in mind you're being asked to believe the same system is treating trans people *too* efficiently
December 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Amid this reckoning over the inhumanity and dysfunction of the American health care system keep in mind you're being asked to believe the same system is treating trans people *too* efficiently
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Décivilisation is actually the title of a book written by Renaud Camus, the French far-right author who invented the Great Replacement Theory.
Absolutely unconscionable.
Absolutely unconscionable.
The warning about "decivilization" didn't come after any one of a number of school shootings. It didn't come after January 6. It was after a health insurance company CEO's shooting wasn't received with national mourning:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Decivilization May Already Be Under Way
The brazen murder of a CEO in Midtown Manhattan—and the cheering reaction to his execution—amounts to a blinking-and-blaring warning signal for a society that has become already too inured to bloodshe...
www.theatlantic.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Décivilisation is actually the title of a book written by Renaud Camus, the French far-right author who invented the Great Replacement Theory.
Absolutely unconscionable.
Absolutely unconscionable.