Louise Rubacky
@ruweez.bsky.social
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Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map - NPR
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map - NPR
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George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Striking: GOP Senator Roger Wicker just came out strongly against new ICE detention center in Mississippi. The story of the moment is brewing opposition in red areas (see piece and thread below)
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Striking: GOP Senator Roger Wicker just came out strongly against new ICE detention center in Mississippi. The story of the moment is brewing opposition in red areas (see piece and thread below)
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Cue the MAGA outrage in 3... 2... 1...
The City Of Minneapolis Just Got Nominated For A Nobel Peace Prize—And Everyone's Thinking The Same Thing
www.comicsands.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Cue the MAGA outrage in 3... 2... 1...
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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This will make you cry. Fellow students of Liam, the little boy in the bunny hat, have messages for ICE. 💔
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Dear ICE: Letters From Students Living in Fear
ICE took their classmate. They started writing letters.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This will make you cry. Fellow students of Liam, the little boy in the bunny hat, have messages for ICE. 💔
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Under Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics Are Uniting to Defeat MAGA Authoritarianism
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open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Under Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics Are Uniting to Defeat MAGA Authoritarianism
Trump’s support among U.S. Catholics has plummeted to an all-time low of 39%, a stark decline over the year. This is no accident. Under Leo XIV, we're working to defeat Trump-Vance authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Under Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics Are Uniting to Defeat MAGA Authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
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So insane.
Thread: I'm at the Polk County courthouse, where a hearing is starting at 9 am in Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and its longtime pollster, Ann Selzer.
This hearing's about a procedural motion, not merits of the case. 1/
This hearing's about a procedural motion, not merits of the case. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
So insane.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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In 1992, Cicih Sukaesih led fellow Indonesian factory workers in a strike, part of a movement that led Nike to create its first code of conduct.
She's proud of the example she set. But she described her work as incomplete, as problems remain, including chronically low wages.
With @oregonian.com
She's proud of the example she set. But she described her work as incomplete, as problems remain, including chronically low wages.
With @oregonian.com
She Was a Key Voice of the 1990s Labor Movement in Nike’s Indonesia Factories. Today She Relies on Donations From Abroad.
In 1992, Cicih Sukaesih led fellow Indonesian factory workers in a strike, part of a movement that led Nike to create its first code of conduct. She reflects on her achievements and what’s happened si...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In 1992, Cicih Sukaesih led fellow Indonesian factory workers in a strike, part of a movement that led Nike to create its first code of conduct.
She's proud of the example she set. But she described her work as incomplete, as problems remain, including chronically low wages.
With @oregonian.com
She's proud of the example she set. But she described her work as incomplete, as problems remain, including chronically low wages.
With @oregonian.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/CY7z5...
It may be AI, but what a perfect imagining of the way so many feel...
It may be AI, but what a perfect imagining of the way so many feel...
ICE Chases Minneapolis Protestor… Then This Happens 😂
YouTube video by StrangeAI
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 PM
www.youtube.com/shorts/CY7z5...
It may be AI, but what a perfect imagining of the way so many feel...
It may be AI, but what a perfect imagining of the way so many feel...
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On this day in 2026, Senate Republicans are pushing for the SAVE Act, which the House already passed. The Act would disenfranchise millions of Americans, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
On this day in 2026, Senate Republicans are pushing for the SAVE Act, which the House already passed. The Act would disenfranchise millions of Americans, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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A few yrs ago, I wrote on red hats as ancient & early modern symbols of freedom & resistance—along with the origin of the Phrygian cap. hyperallergic.com/before-maga-... I love the new movement to use red Norwegian knit 🧶 caps as resistance symbols. Reclaim the red hats! www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
hyperallergic.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
A few yrs ago, I wrote on red hats as ancient & early modern symbols of freedom & resistance—along with the origin of the Phrygian cap. hyperallergic.com/before-maga-... I love the new movement to use red Norwegian knit 🧶 caps as resistance symbols. Reclaim the red hats! www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
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NEW: Colorado’s top elections official warns the FBI raid on Fulton County is a dangerous escalation — using the federal justice system to intimidate local election officials.
When MAGA can’t win elections, they try to undermine them. Read more 👇
When MAGA can’t win elections, they try to undermine them. Read more 👇
Colorado secretary of state: Fulton County raid is ‘weaponization of the justice system’
“It’s very likely that this is a continued weaponization of the justice system, the levers of the federal government, against our democracy and elections, Griswold said.
www.democracydocket.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
NEW: Colorado’s top elections official warns the FBI raid on Fulton County is a dangerous escalation — using the federal justice system to intimidate local election officials.
When MAGA can’t win elections, they try to undermine them. Read more 👇
When MAGA can’t win elections, they try to undermine them. Read more 👇
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we really need to impeach President Miller
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
we really need to impeach President Miller
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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Trump is dispatching Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to "manage operations on the ground."
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign
A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Trump is dispatching Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to "manage operations on the ground."
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
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Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
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A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.