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I like maps, books, journalism, climate justice, human & civil rights for all.

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emptywheel.bsky.social
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
A graphic from the front page of the WSJ, titled, "The Epstein Email Cache: 2,300 Messages, Many of Which Mention Trump." Using blue does it compares how many of the email threads released by Oversight are about various people. 1,670 are about Trump. 207 mention Michael Wolff. 155 Kathryn Ruemmler, 117 Larry Summers, and 512 Clinton.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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mantzarlis.com
NEW on @indicator.media: A first *full-scale* comparison of Grokipedia v Wikipedia.

Last week the awesome @harold.bsky.social rocked up to my desk bearing gifts.

Hal had collected almost all 900K Grokipedia entries and compared them to their Wikipedia equivalents for text and citation similarity.
Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ungoldman.com
This is information warfare. Using the most famous neo-nazi website and the most famous conspiracy theory grifter as primary sources while directly ripping off Wikipedia when convenient. This is the project of a deeply hateful, deranged, and dangerous mind.
mantzarlis.com Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 3d
The pilfering, however, is selective. On articles in Wikipedia's "controversial topics" bucket, the differences are far greater.

And that's where Grokipedia disproportionately adds low-quality sources, including Stormfront and InfoWars.
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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markpopham.bsky.social
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
ungoldman.com
Just had shoulder surgery and I’m back home on a lotta drugs. AMA
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
Google considers ICE agents to be a vulnerable group in need of protecting but does not consider the immigrants they're hunting down to be vulnerable group

www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ungoldman.com
"Gom Jabbar for Wayard Senators" Zohran campaign meme
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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esqueer.net
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
ungoldman.com
extremely this
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
good, smart, and long overdue look at Common Crawl:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industry’s Dirty Work
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
ungoldman.com
Zardoz for Exterminator of the Month
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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donovanscribes.bsky.social
Did you know Oregon has the highest eviction levels in the state’s history now? 10 years after the a Renters’ State of Emergency was declared.

I explore why in my latest installment of The Black Byline ⬇️

www.portlandmercury.com/opinion/2025...
The Black Byline: A 10-Year-Old (Forgotten) Emergency
REMEMBER: DIKES ARE SAFE AT PRESENT. YOU WILL BE WARNED IF NECESSARY. YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO LEAVE. DON'T GET EXCITED. —Housing Authority of Portland (present day Home Forward), May 30, 1948 notice to ...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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schooley.bsky.social
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ungoldman.com
Meanwhile
grandmastershah.bsky.social Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 9d
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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melissa.news
I need accounts like this to actually link to the story they’re citing. If I have the right link, this strikes me as an overstatement.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In addition to OpenAI’s deals with chipmakers, the ChatGPT maker is also eying a broad mix of financing vehicles to fund its infrastructure efforts. Friar said OpenAI is “looking for an ecosystem of banks [and] private equity” to support its ambitious plans. She also hinted at a role for the US government to “backstop, the guarantee that allows the financing to happen,” but did not elaborate on how this would work. Asked for clarification, an OpenAI spokesperson said Friar was speaking in the context of the broader AI industry. There are currently no immediate plans about OpenAI pursuing a federal backstop, the spokesperson said.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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perryodontal.bsky.social
the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...
according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ungoldman.com
time to find out what "baseball" is
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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khrisnin.bsky.social
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Kerivoula picta, the painted bat, looks like a figment of Halloween's imagination, but is real. Very sadly they're endangered, but the fact they exist is a pretty magical thing to think about today: www.batcon.org/bat/kerivoul...
A painted bat, with orange body and orange and black striped wings, flying against a dark green background
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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ungoldman.com
"Jerry Chen" is a team of 30-50 writers working around the clock to farm engagement on a massive scale using the power of cringe. The ultimate aim of this group remains unclear to date, but its method are deeply unsettling.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
ungoldman.com
Get you a candidate who hits the streets like this. Unheard of flex from a bygone era
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16d
For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.

So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
Zohran with his hand on his chest leaning into the passenger side window of a taxi, talking with the driver. Zohran extending his hand to shake hands with a taxi driver through the window. An airport worker showing Zohran something on his phone, both are smiling.
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
T H E W H I T E H OU S E W A S H I N G T O N S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 2 5 P r e s i d e n t i a l D e t e r m i n a t i o n N o . _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 0 2 5 - 1 3 _ _ _ _ _ MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admissions of up to 7,500 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year 2026 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands. Refugee admissions under this determination, which may reach but not exceed the numerical limit described herein, are in all respects subject to the requirements of other Presidential policies and actions, whether issued prior or subsequent to this determination. Those Presidential policies and actions include, but are not limited to: Executive Order 14161, which mandates that refugees receive the most stringent identification verification of any class of alien seeking admission or entry to the United States; Executive Order 14163, which suspends the entry into the United States of refugees other than when the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security jointly determine that an admission is in the national interest and does not threaten the security or welfare of the United States; Executive Order 14204, which provides for refugee resettlement of Afrikaners from South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination; and …
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ungoldman.com
I once rode in the back of a taxi with @catherinebracy.com on the way from Github's HQ (the old oval office one) to a Code for America Summit way back when I was a brigade captain in Portland. I was already awestruck by her then, great to see her continuing to do good impactful work. Read her book!
sarasti.bsky.social Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 17d
So cool to see @catherinebracy.com on @thedailyshow.com. Very much enjoying her book “World Eaters” discussing how current state of venture capital shapes entrepreneurship / incentives very specific outcomes in society. Hard hitting, but nuanced takes.

youtu.be/gD-4p1etrF0?...
Catherine Bracy - TechEquity & Venture Capital “World Eaters” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Y I K E S.

For obvious reasons, this is a TERRIBLE idea. Facial recognition has high false positive rates for immigrants in particular!
josephcox.bsky.social Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17d
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM