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Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Democracies do not use their military to try and intimidate their own citizens with “shows of presence”.

This is fascism.
Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.

After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
July 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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This last minute freeze of funds will cripple summer classes and camps scheduled to begin soon, leaving poor working parents without options. Shameful. Illegal. Wrong.
July 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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AB 412 passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee today!
We're grateful to everyone who showed up in support!
There’s more work ahead, and we hope to see you back in Sacramento as AB 412 moves through the legislative process. @sagaftra.org @navavoices.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
As a professional illustrator whose work is currently visible at multiple sites online, and whose livelihood has been jeopardized by unethical data scraping and training practices: thank you @bauerkahan.bsky.social for your introduction of #AB412 the AI Copyright Transparency Act!
April 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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THE MOST DECORATED

(but — “DEI”)
The Army just deleted without explanation its page about the 442nd “GO FOR BROKE” infantry regiment—the Japanese American WW2 unit that is the most decorated in US military history.

Archive is here:
web.archive.org/web/20250304...

Page was here:
www.army.mil/asianpacific...

Disgusting.
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders | The United States Army
U.S. Army Heritage Asian American & Pacific Islander Microsite | The United States Army
web.archive.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit.

The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
March 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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“We shouldn’t be harassed for doing the right thing, for telling our story, for telling the truth, for speaking against them in court and in public. They’re the traitor. They’re the one who attacked the Capitol.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Enrique Tarrio follows and insults officers who defended US Capitol on January 6
Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys trails group through lobby of Washington hotel, engaging officer Michael Fanone
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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@asmlowenthal.bsky.social has introduced AB 566, sponsored by the CPPA. It requires browsers and mobile operating systems to give users the tools to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal info in one step with opt-out preference signals. Read more: cppa.ca.gov/announcement...
February 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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No words….
January 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM