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tominchicagoland
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pro - facts, science, democracy, peace, family, equality (not nec. in that order)
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February 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Right! No offense, but I don’t find this remarkable at all. ICE and the Border Patrol are completely lawless right now, with “absolute immunity” according to the VP
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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faineg.bsky.social
this is crazy behavior. this is crazy and dangerous behavior and everyone needs to start calling it what it is.
Such optimism was on display in a windowless conference room in Northern Virginia earlier this month, where federal technology officials, convened at an AI summit, discussed adopting an “AI culture” in government and “upskilling” the federal workforce to use the technology. Those federal representatives included Justin Ubert, division chief for cybersecurity and operations at DOT’s Federal Transit Administration, who spoke on a panel about the Transportation Department’s plans for “fast adoption” of artificial intelligence. Many people see humans as a “choke point” that slows down AI, he noted. But eventually, Ubert predicted, humans will fall back into merely an oversight role, monitoring “AI-to-AI interactions.” Ubert declined to speak to ProPublica on the record. A similarly sanguine attitude about the potential of AI permeated the presentation at DOT in December, which was attended by more than 100 DOT employees, including division heads, high-ranking attorneys and civil servants from rulemaking offices. Brimming with enthusiasm, the presenter told them that Gemini can handle 80% to 90% of the work of writing regulations, while DOT staffers could do the rest, one attendee recalled the presenter saying.
January 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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philstr.bsky.social
Honestly, I don't think she knows what classical liberal democracy means.
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I cannot believe our 2nd and 3rd stringers are putting up this fight. Even though they’ve been doing it for months
January 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Funny timing. I just Unsubscribed All over at Axios just this morning. Unnecessary slop in my inbox
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM