Taoskie
@taoskie.bsky.social
* The human mind is a wondrous and treacherous thing.
* Old activist (anti-war and imperialism, civil rights, women's movement, unìons, environment, etc.), nature lover, and cat grandma.
* Old activist (anti-war and imperialism, civil rights, women's movement, unìons, environment, etc.), nature lover, and cat grandma.
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More than 1000 French academics from universities countrywide have signed a manifesto declaring their conscientious objection to the deployment of degenerative AI in their institutions. #ResistAI ✊🏽
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
More than 1000 French academics from universities countrywide have signed a manifesto declaring their conscientious objection to the deployment of degenerative AI in their institutions. #ResistAI ✊🏽
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A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
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Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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Kind of crazy how we went from people losing their jobs for (accurately) quoting Charlie Kirk after his death to a mass advertiser de facto boycott of CBS News for airing an interview with his widow.
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Kind of crazy how we went from people losing their jobs for (accurately) quoting Charlie Kirk after his death to a mass advertiser de facto boycott of CBS News for airing an interview with his widow.
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree"
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree"
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
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📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Look who’s circling Venezuela... During his interview of Maria Corina Machado, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale tells her: “We have a lot of friends here who’ve had to flee VZ & who are huge fans of yours, & we’re very excited to come back & invest & BUILD w/ u when u get to be a free country.” 1/
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Look who’s circling Venezuela... During his interview of Maria Corina Machado, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale tells her: “We have a lot of friends here who’ve had to flee VZ & who are huge fans of yours, & we’re very excited to come back & invest & BUILD w/ u when u get to be a free country.” 1/
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Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
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Let this be the article you read first today. Everything is spot on. One of the most clear-eyed articles I have read about the war.
Why negotiations most likely will not bring peace in Ukraine.
I explain why this war will be decided on the battlefield.
libmod.de/en/almost-fo...
I explain why this war will be decided on the battlefield.
libmod.de/en/almost-fo...
Almost four years of Russia's full-scale invasion: A historical look into the future
Almost four years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, historian Jan Claas Behrends (ZZF/European University Viadrina) takes a historically informed look back—and warns against illusions a...
libmod.de
December 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Let this be the article you read first today. Everything is spot on. One of the most clear-eyed articles I have read about the war.
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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Black immigrants make up 5.4% of the undocumented population in the U.S., but around 20% of immigrants facing removal. Race is a factor in immigration enforcement just as it's a factor in criminal justice—in fact, the two are related. Great piece by Naomi Bethune:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
The Vulnerability of Black Immigrants - The American Prospect
Black immigrants are more likely to be deported, in part because of their contact with the criminal justice system.
prospect.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Black immigrants make up 5.4% of the undocumented population in the U.S., but around 20% of immigrants facing removal. Race is a factor in immigration enforcement just as it's a factor in criminal justice—in fact, the two are related. Great piece by Naomi Bethune:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
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The Chandler City Council has voted unanimously to reject this AI data center that Kyrsten Sinema was paid to lobby for.
🔗: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kyrsten-sinema-is-getting-paid-to-push-for-a-chandler-data-center-40625888/
When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.
When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Chandler City Council has voted unanimously to reject this AI data center that Kyrsten Sinema was paid to lobby for.
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This is full-on Great Replacement Theory, the white supremacist conspiracy that fueled the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting and the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting and more.
“…And yet there are Republican lawmakers who eagerly facilitate the disinheritance of their own children.”
That right there is some dark, disturbing shit.
That right there is some dark, disturbing shit.
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is full-on Great Replacement Theory, the white supremacist conspiracy that fueled the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting and the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting and more.
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
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This was not the lede, but instead paragraph six, with the bulk of the article dedicated to weighing the pros and cons of regulation policy. NOT THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO ERASE STATE LAW BY FIAT.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This was not the lede, but instead paragraph six, with the bulk of the article dedicated to weighing the pros and cons of regulation policy. NOT THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO ERASE STATE LAW BY FIAT.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
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“measles is the most contagious known virus in the world and can hang in the air for hours”
111 cases and accelerating spread in SC
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
111 cases and accelerating spread in SC
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“measles is the most contagious known virus in the world and can hang in the air for hours”
111 cases and accelerating spread in SC
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
111 cases and accelerating spread in SC
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
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Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
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Kommissar is pleased to announce generous allocation of two pencils per child. Thank the kommisar for his bounty!
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kommissar is pleased to announce generous allocation of two pencils per child. Thank the kommisar for his bounty!
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I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.
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there’s a lot of irony around how writing a genuinely good prompt for LLMs requires the exact kind of clarity and precision in communication that is taught by good (human) writing instructors - who have now almost all been laid off by college admins
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
there’s a lot of irony around how writing a genuinely good prompt for LLMs requires the exact kind of clarity and precision in communication that is taught by good (human) writing instructors - who have now almost all been laid off by college admins