@petrichor-8.bsky.social
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"your tax dollars may have helped bankroll a company that is arming the IDF. Now, Palantir and similar tech firms are bringing the tech they’ve honed overseas home to the United States where the Trump administration is using it to target its “enemies.”
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
This Is What Genocide Looks Like When Silicon Valley Writes the Brochure
Corporate, tech oligarchs are providing the infrastructure for and profiting off genocide in Gaza. But accountability is closer than you think.
inthesetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"your tax dollars may have helped bankroll a company that is arming the IDF. Now, Palantir and similar tech firms are bringing the tech they’ve honed overseas home to the United States where the Trump administration is using it to target its “enemies.”
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
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An ICE agent carrying an AR-15 stole a U.S. citizen’s car keys and wallet, then abandoned her vehicle in the middle of Portland Road NE and Ward Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
An ICE agent carrying an AR-15 stole a U.S. citizen’s car keys and wallet, then abandoned her vehicle in the middle of Portland Road NE and Ward Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.
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Must-read on Trump’s lawless Chicago invasion: “The president instructed federal agents to use extralegal violence against immigrants & citizens, pitting armed soldiers from 1 state against citizens of another… rubicons can’t be uncrossed.” www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
October 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Must-read on Trump’s lawless Chicago invasion: “The president instructed federal agents to use extralegal violence against immigrants & citizens, pitting armed soldiers from 1 state against citizens of another… rubicons can’t be uncrossed.” www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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And rhetoric matters.
Obviously not more than our material conditions; but online rhetoric has been shaped deliberately to frame the most vulnerable among us as acceptable ‘losses’ and to foster hate that technofascists can manipulate.
Obviously not more than our material conditions; but online rhetoric has been shaped deliberately to frame the most vulnerable among us as acceptable ‘losses’ and to foster hate that technofascists can manipulate.
Anyone who finds this odd needs to remember that literally everything fascists say are disposable, arbitrarily made-up pretexts in the service of making the "unworthy" suffer and die. Rhetoric, which attempts to paint their victims and opponents as oppressors, is just one example of that.
A someone who has written extensively about the eugenic roots that permeates those who claim to be building so-called artificial general intelligence, I'm here to tell you to please NOT compare criticism against corporations claiming to build a machine god, with eugenics. The audacity.
October 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
And rhetoric matters.
Obviously not more than our material conditions; but online rhetoric has been shaped deliberately to frame the most vulnerable among us as acceptable ‘losses’ and to foster hate that technofascists can manipulate.
Obviously not more than our material conditions; but online rhetoric has been shaped deliberately to frame the most vulnerable among us as acceptable ‘losses’ and to foster hate that technofascists can manipulate.
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The audacity to anthropomorphize machines being built by corporations
--stealing data
--exploiting the labor of the people who are actually the "undesirables" under eugenic thought
--killing the environment,
and then compare criticisms of such eugenic practices to, wait for it, eugenics.
--stealing data
--exploiting the labor of the people who are actually the "undesirables" under eugenic thought
--killing the environment,
and then compare criticisms of such eugenic practices to, wait for it, eugenics.
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The audacity to anthropomorphize machines being built by corporations
--stealing data
--exploiting the labor of the people who are actually the "undesirables" under eugenic thought
--killing the environment,
and then compare criticisms of such eugenic practices to, wait for it, eugenics.
--stealing data
--exploiting the labor of the people who are actually the "undesirables" under eugenic thought
--killing the environment,
and then compare criticisms of such eugenic practices to, wait for it, eugenics.
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WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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This has always been the plan!
They want a captive market in schools/universities and for those institutions to eventually automate education with their chatbots.
We are TRAINING these LLMs in preparation for our redundancy, and experimenting with the health and futures of children while we do it
They want a captive market in schools/universities and for those institutions to eventually automate education with their chatbots.
We are TRAINING these LLMs in preparation for our redundancy, and experimenting with the health and futures of children while we do it
"Why would OpenAI and Microsoft spend $23 million to give 'free training' on how to use AI to teachers? Because they love teachers? No. Because they want to get their products into public schools in an attempt to cultivate the education market."
I maintain that we are in grave danger due not only to the trends noted by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social in this piece, but by the failure of the Democratic party 1) to grasp these dangers and act in advance to prevent or minimize them; (1)
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This has always been the plan!
They want a captive market in schools/universities and for those institutions to eventually automate education with their chatbots.
We are TRAINING these LLMs in preparation for our redundancy, and experimenting with the health and futures of children while we do it
They want a captive market in schools/universities and for those institutions to eventually automate education with their chatbots.
We are TRAINING these LLMs in preparation for our redundancy, and experimenting with the health and futures of children while we do it
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The @guardian publishes the names of Gaza children killed by Israel. 18,457 and growing.
(“Does not include thousands still buried under the rubble”) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
(“Does not include thousands still buried under the rubble”) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The @guardian publishes the names of Gaza children killed by Israel. 18,457 and growing.
(“Does not include thousands still buried under the rubble”) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
(“Does not include thousands still buried under the rubble”) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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I take inspiration from Passenger Pigeon Press's work. www.passengerpigeonpress.com - I particularly appreciate their Public Domain project: www.passengerpigeonpress.com/public-domain
Passenger Pigeon Press
Passenger Pigeon Press is a new independent press started by artist Tammy Nguyen. We aim to address geopolitics, science, and identity through visual art and writing. We house Martha’s Quarterly, ar...
www.passengerpigeonpress.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I take inspiration from Passenger Pigeon Press's work. www.passengerpigeonpress.com - I particularly appreciate their Public Domain project: www.passengerpigeonpress.com/public-domain
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They say familiar surroundings are important for dementia patients, so it makes since that they're doing everything they can to recreate the tackiness of Mar-a-Lago to calm down President Sundown O'Bruisehands.
I bet they start forcing the Cabinet to get shitty plastic surgery next.
I bet they start forcing the Cabinet to get shitty plastic surgery next.
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
September 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
They say familiar surroundings are important for dementia patients, so it makes since that they're doing everything they can to recreate the tackiness of Mar-a-Lago to calm down President Sundown O'Bruisehands.
I bet they start forcing the Cabinet to get shitty plastic surgery next.
I bet they start forcing the Cabinet to get shitty plastic surgery next.
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
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No Kings 2 is on October 18. Sincerely hope the"where are the protest" people are organizing.
September 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
No Kings 2 is on October 18. Sincerely hope the"where are the protest" people are organizing.
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If you are In Chicago and want to stay abreast of what’s happening and how you can be in solidarity with immigrants in your community get on the Arise Chicago email list
Arise Chicago
fighting for worker rights across Chicagoland
www.arisechicago.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you are In Chicago and want to stay abreast of what’s happening and how you can be in solidarity with immigrants in your community get on the Arise Chicago email list
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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Tyrants govern through fear. Dictators take their power from the acquiescence of the good people who don't speak out. It is our obligation as citizens to set aside fear and take a step forward not a step back.
August 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Tyrants govern through fear. Dictators take their power from the acquiescence of the good people who don't speak out. It is our obligation as citizens to set aside fear and take a step forward not a step back.
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Normalize calling Kilmar Ábrego García a political prisoner.
His criminalization, rearrest, and campaign to deport him to a third country aren’t legitimate by any stretch.
His criminalization, rearrest, and campaign to deport him to a third country aren’t legitimate by any stretch.
August 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Normalize calling Kilmar Ábrego García a political prisoner.
His criminalization, rearrest, and campaign to deport him to a third country aren’t legitimate by any stretch.
His criminalization, rearrest, and campaign to deport him to a third country aren’t legitimate by any stretch.
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I guess some of you are unaware that US police are shooting and killing more people than ever this year. Why would a National Guards person shooting a civilian cause any more consternation than what we experience already to the tune of at least 3 people a day?
August 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I guess some of you are unaware that US police are shooting and killing more people than ever this year. Why would a National Guards person shooting a civilian cause any more consternation than what we experience already to the tune of at least 3 people a day?
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“Every time you ask Al to write a paper, remix a photo, or curate your dream playlist, something else is happening behind the screen.
“For Black neighborhoods already battling unsafe drinking water and
environmental neglect, this represents yet another invisible fight… in the name of ‘progress.’”
“For Black neighborhoods already battling unsafe drinking water and
environmental neglect, this represents yet another invisible fight… in the name of ‘progress.’”
Poisoned For Progress: How AI Is Quietly Draining Black Communities
As AI demands skyrocket, so does water and energy use. In Black neighborhoods, the environmental cost is rooted in systemic neglect.
girlsunited.essence.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Every time you ask Al to write a paper, remix a photo, or curate your dream playlist, something else is happening behind the screen.
“For Black neighborhoods already battling unsafe drinking water and
environmental neglect, this represents yet another invisible fight… in the name of ‘progress.’”
“For Black neighborhoods already battling unsafe drinking water and
environmental neglect, this represents yet another invisible fight… in the name of ‘progress.’”
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New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
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Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
Exclusive | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law
Public records show that Jeffries and his family reside in a condo unit in Prospect Heights, paying just $213 a year in property taxes.
nypost.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
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The Trump administration is now seeking to replace PBS with “Prager University,” a far-right propaganda organization that isn’t actually a university.
One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”
One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”
August 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Trump administration is now seeking to replace PBS with “Prager University,” a far-right propaganda organization that isn’t actually a university.
One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”
One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”
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This a thread about one feature of the Trump Admin's EO regarding the Smithsonian that I haven't seen much explicit discussion of. The stated purpose for reviewing Smithsonian exhibits and collections is to ensure they align with something called "Americanism." That term has a notable genealogy.
August 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This a thread about one feature of the Trump Admin's EO regarding the Smithsonian that I haven't seen much explicit discussion of. The stated purpose for reviewing Smithsonian exhibits and collections is to ensure they align with something called "Americanism." That term has a notable genealogy.
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Do we see how calling Trump deploying the national guard to forcibly displace homeless people a "distraction"...
Is a way to absolve people of having to think about how to protect, defend and shelter the targets of his cruelty?
Is a way to absolve people of having to think about how to protect, defend and shelter the targets of his cruelty?
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Do we see how calling Trump deploying the national guard to forcibly displace homeless people a "distraction"...
Is a way to absolve people of having to think about how to protect, defend and shelter the targets of his cruelty?
Is a way to absolve people of having to think about how to protect, defend and shelter the targets of his cruelty?