Eric FG
@techsquared.bsky.social
Opinionated Technologist, EMT, street medic, runner; lover of cat photos, memes and noses
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Demand that all AI datacenters are powered by renewables and not allowed to pull from existing sources. make them build a global clean energy network for their AI BS. they owe this to the world for stealing our output to train their monsters. and when AI bubble bursts, something useful is left
August 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Demand that all AI datacenters are powered by renewables and not allowed to pull from existing sources. make them build a global clean energy network for their AI BS. they owe this to the world for stealing our output to train their monsters. and when AI bubble bursts, something useful is left
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calling it now, the “look for the helpers” of 2k26 is “look for the anarchists”
….A thousand liberal moms and grandpas being trained by a couple communists and anarchists they don’t know are communists and anarchists lolllll
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
calling it now, the “look for the helpers” of 2k26 is “look for the anarchists”
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Policing is defunding Chicago.
Chicago spent more than $212 million on overtime for members of the Chicago Police Department in the first 10 months of 2025 — 6% more than the amount Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to set aside for police overtime in all of 2026, records show. https://to.wttw.com/49QGPU6
Chicago Spent $212M on Police Overtime So Far This Year, 6% More Than New Limit Set for 2026
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling told the Chicago City Council on Nov. 5 that he was confident that CPD would be able to spend no more than $200 million on overtime in 2026.
to.wttw.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Policing is defunding Chicago.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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"Write fiction not to escape reality, but to confront it, to rewrite the language of power itself. Because the child in Gaza and George Floyd, they are still speaking. And if we listen carefully, they might yet teach us how to breathe.”" - Ahmad M. Elkhuwaja via @coastallinespress.com 🇵🇸 #zines
Highlights from ZLUC 2025
Coastal Lines Press was a morning presenter on Day 2. The community of zine librarians was very welcoming and responsive. Thank you ZLUC organizers for providing this community-building opportunity.
www.coastallinespress.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"Write fiction not to escape reality, but to confront it, to rewrite the language of power itself. Because the child in Gaza and George Floyd, they are still speaking. And if we listen carefully, they might yet teach us how to breathe.”" - Ahmad M. Elkhuwaja via @coastallinespress.com 🇵🇸 #zines
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As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
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As a white man, I hate Al for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As a white man, I hate Al for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
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Show a librarian some love and nominate them for an I Love My Librarian Award! Nominations due 12/15. It's not a great time to be a library worker. Spark joy!
Nominate a Librarian You Love for the I Love My Librarian Award!
Ten librarians from across the U.S. will win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime. Your librarian could be one of them!
ilovelibraries.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Show a librarian some love and nominate them for an I Love My Librarian Award! Nominations due 12/15. It's not a great time to be a library worker. Spark joy!
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Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.
October 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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being a cat person is so crazy bc you live with someone who is undeniably annoying and you're always thinking "maybe i should get another cat"
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
being a cat person is so crazy bc you live with someone who is undeniably annoying and you're always thinking "maybe i should get another cat"
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A good post by Bruce Schneier: digital threat modeling under authoritarianism www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism - Schneier on Security
Today’s world requires us to make complex and nuanced decisions about our digital security. Evaluating when to use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, which passwords to store on your smar...
www.schneier.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A good post by Bruce Schneier: digital threat modeling under authoritarianism www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
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in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
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Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.
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I just noticed ICEBlock threatened legal action against me 🙃
Anyway here's my post about how ICEBlock is activism theater micahflee.com/unfortunatel...
And here's the one about how the dev blocked me when I told him his Apache server had known critical vulns micahflee.com/iceblock-han...
Anyway here's my post about how ICEBlock is activism theater micahflee.com/unfortunatel...
And here's the one about how the dev blocked me when I told him his Apache server had known critical vulns micahflee.com/iceblock-han...
September 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just noticed ICEBlock threatened legal action against me 🙃
Anyway here's my post about how ICEBlock is activism theater micahflee.com/unfortunatel...
And here's the one about how the dev blocked me when I told him his Apache server had known critical vulns micahflee.com/iceblock-han...
Anyway here's my post about how ICEBlock is activism theater micahflee.com/unfortunatel...
And here's the one about how the dev blocked me when I told him his Apache server had known critical vulns micahflee.com/iceblock-han...
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"Solidarity not austerity" from tinyurl.com/dukedisozine25 wherein Duke students call for the highest paid executives to cut their salaries instead of their staff.
#DisorientationGuides #DisGuides #DisoZines via @kwooten.bsky.social
#DisorientationGuides #DisGuides #DisoZines via @kwooten.bsky.social
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August 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Solidarity not austerity" from tinyurl.com/dukedisozine25 wherein Duke students call for the highest paid executives to cut their salaries instead of their staff.
#DisorientationGuides #DisGuides #DisoZines via @kwooten.bsky.social
#DisorientationGuides #DisGuides #DisoZines via @kwooten.bsky.social
you know your internal self-criticism is off the charts when you help save someone's life and then spend couple days running it over in your head figuring out how you should have helped saved their life better #EMT_imposter_syndrome
August 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
you know your internal self-criticism is off the charts when you help save someone's life and then spend couple days running it over in your head figuring out how you should have helped saved their life better #EMT_imposter_syndrome
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All those people who claimed Twitter wasn’t real life and said we didn’t need to worry about the right-wing trolls turned out to be wrong.
Those trolls are literally running the government now.
Those trolls are literally running the government now.
August 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
All those people who claimed Twitter wasn’t real life and said we didn’t need to worry about the right-wing trolls turned out to be wrong.
Those trolls are literally running the government now.
Those trolls are literally running the government now.
@zipcar.bsky.social since you replaced humans with an AI, my last 3 reservations were changed at the last minute and even though there are cars in the same location available, your AI switches me to somewhere far away. at least this time it was in the same State. WTF!? #enshitification
August 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@zipcar.bsky.social since you replaced humans with an AI, my last 3 reservations were changed at the last minute and even though there are cars in the same location available, your AI switches me to somewhere far away. at least this time it was in the same State. WTF!? #enshitification
Demand that all AI datacenters are powered by renewables and not allowed to pull from existing sources. make them build a global clean energy network for their AI BS. they owe this to the world for stealing our output to train their monsters. and when AI bubble bursts, something useful is left
August 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Demand that all AI datacenters are powered by renewables and not allowed to pull from existing sources. make them build a global clean energy network for their AI BS. they owe this to the world for stealing our output to train their monsters. and when AI bubble bursts, something useful is left
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77 Barnard staff laid off today including two librarians and an archivist. Also 30 union members. Zine library staff are still here.
July 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
77 Barnard staff laid off today including two librarians and an archivist. Also 30 union members. Zine library staff are still here.
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The shift from pensions to 401ks played a big role in fueling Americans' hesitance to tax big wealth. Because now, even Americans who have only a tiny retirement account feel invested in the success of an institution that overwhelmingly benefits those much wealthier than them.
Every news outlet that reports on US stocks "surging" should be required to note that the wealthiest 10% of Americans hold more than 90% of all the value of US stocks.
July 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The shift from pensions to 401ks played a big role in fueling Americans' hesitance to tax big wealth. Because now, even Americans who have only a tiny retirement account feel invested in the success of an institution that overwhelmingly benefits those much wealthier than them.
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Disappeared, whereabouts unknown for weeks. An 82 year old man with health problems deported to a third country.
July 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Disappeared, whereabouts unknown for weeks. An 82 year old man with health problems deported to a third country.