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chloe
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Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Paper is the technology of the future.
https://chloehumbert.substack.com/
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chloe @wat3rm370n.bsky.social · Sep 12
My Letter to the Editor was published in the Scranton Times-Tribune.
www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/09/08/l...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR PUBLISHED: September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM EDT Editor: It's all over the news that wherever these big data centers turn up, electricity and water bills skyrocket for the communities. Yet Rep. Rob Bresnahan keeps parroting the claim that monster data center palaces will magically unleash affordability when all evidence is to the contrary. Rep. Bresnahan's reply letter to me about data center projects regurgitated PA Senator Rosemary Brown's talking point from the Archbald hearing falsely claiming monstrosity data centers are needed for photo backups and banking services. But the tech industry openly admits it's the AI that requires huge data center campuses. The world's banks have used computers for decades without huge "clusters". Backups to the cloud take minuscule processing compared to what's needed for Large Language Model type AI companions that flatter users or for chatbots that conjure up fake citation footnotes. Bresnahan is overpromising jobs at data centers because by now everyone knows data centers don't need lots of people. Besides, AI technology is being marketed to CEOs as a way to eliminate the need for humans! They're promising an "AI jobs apocalypse" to employers looking to downsize payrolls. Either AI makes jobs or eliminates jobs, you can't have it both ways. Bresnahan bragged about a government joint venture with Blackstone. But Blackstone is despised for their business practices in real estate and rentals. Why would we welcome that boondoggle? Bresnahan seems to think I would like government rushing through environmental rules because politicians seem to think "environment" is just a political buzzword when what this means to me is the surroundings where I live and not wanting my home enveloped by unbearable noise and toxic fumes of data centers. AI booster politicians invested in tech companies think we're not tech savvy here in NEPA and won't know what's up. But I'm not fooled. Chloe Humbert, Scranton
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wat3rm370n.bsky.social
We should also be ridding govt of anti democratic staffers and cronies that these corrupt politicians hire. Like the guy who was in league with right-wing crypto at the same time as being in charge of infrastructure spending corporate handouts in PA govt

chloehumbert.substack.com/p/crypto-con...
Before and during Brian Regli’s serving in Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration, Brian Regli was reportedly the director of Asset Entities Inc. from February 2023 to May 2024, according to The Asset Entities Inc.(Stock ticker: ASST) 10-K form for 2024. Asset Entities Inc. SEC IPO form S-1 reported Michael Gaubert as the Executive Chairman. Michael Gaubert is an attorney and, according to SEC forms, the cousin of Brian Regli. Asset Entities Inc. merged with and is now known as Strive Inc. a bitcoin company that was co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, who stepped down as Executive Chairman to run for president in 2023. Strive’s website describes that it was founded in 2022 supposedly in response to “large financial institutions” advancing “social, cultural, and political agendas in corporate America’s boardrooms”. Yahoo Finance calls Strive an investment management company, and the Strive Inc. Linkedin page blurb describes it this way: “​​Focused on maximizing returns through capitalism, meritocracy, innovation, American exceptionalism, and Bitcoin.”
December 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
wat3rm370n.bsky.social
Bob Casey's senior staffer who talked down to me & claimed as if she was a lawyer that I wasn't disabled & didn't deserve any reasonable accommodation... went on to work for John Fetterman. Wonder if she's still there.

chloehumbert.substack.com/p/not-repres...
When Josh Shapiro first got into office as governor one of the first things he did was reverse an anti-corruption gift ban put in place by Tom Wolf. I’ve had former Senator Bob Casey’s senior staffer talk down to me about my disabled status, actually questioning it, which was offensive. I’ve watched all the Democrats celebrate giving millions of dollars in taxpayer money to a literal bank, after so many decades of “bringing the jobs” trickle down economics bullshit we’ve endured here. The local county public health official was quoted in the news patronizing the public as though we’re a panicked mob, as if we couldn’t handle hearing about West Nile Virus in the area. On the other hand in the news the mayor of Scranton talked down to people in February 2025 saying worrying about immigrants being disappeared was “fear mongering”. I’ve been meaning to make a how it started, how it’s going meme about that one. The mayor had worked in the Obama administration, by the way, but sided with the MAGA mogul developer who was making light pollution so bad it was adversely affecting residents downtown.
December 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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techpolicypress.bsky.social
This month, OpenAI announced "up to $2 million" in funding for research on AI safety and well-being. This may seem generous, write J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps, but following in the footsteps of other tech giants facing scrutiny over mental health impacts, it's nothing more than grantwashing.
Beware of OpenAI's 'Grantwashing' on AI Harms | TechPolicy.Press
J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps say OpenAI's announced research funding is the perfect corporate action to make sure we don't find answers for years.
buff.ly
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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conspirator0.bsky.social
More detail in this article:
www.conspirator0.com/p/astroturfi...
Astroturfing where the skies are blue
How an alleged "enterprise-grade Web3 platform" briefly promoted itself on Bluesky with the aid of thousands of spam accounts
www.conspirator0.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
Early this year, Erik Prince told Breitbart that he had helped put the “Letter of Marque” idea in Senator Mike Lee’s head. Lee has now introduced a bill to make the idea a reality... www.breitbart.com/politics/202...
December 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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edzitron.com
This is gaslighting. OpenAI and Anthropic are selling business software by conning people into paying them service contracts to work out how to make their software work. Also apparently you can’t “solve billion dollar problems” with AI now? Good stuff
OpenAl is working on a new product for businesses and recently created internal teams, such as the Forward Deployed Engineering team, to work directly with clients to help them use OpenAl's technology to tackle specific problems, a spokesperson said. "Where we do see failure is people that jump in too big, they find that billion-dollar problem—that's going to take a few years," said Ashley Kramer, OpenAl's head of revenue, during an onstage interview at Reuters Momentum Al conference in November. Specifically, OpenAl is working with companies to find areas where Al can have a "high impact but maybe low lift at first," said Kramer. Rival Al lab Anthropic, which draws 80% of its revenue from business customers, is hiring "applied Al" experts who will embed with companies. For Al companies to succeed, they will have to view themselves as "partners and educators, rather than just deployers of technology," said Mike Krieger, Anthropic's head of product, in an interview earlier this year.
December 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.

Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.

And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
wat3rm370n.bsky.social
I want that goose sign.
893photo.com 893 Photo @893photo.com · 1d
Rally At Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's Office

Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh (Ontario, Canada) MPP Andrew Dowie's office, calling for him to publicly oppose conservation authority amalgamation.
Alt text: Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's office. The attendees are wearing winter clothing and standing on a sidewalk. Alt text: A local resident holding a sign that says: "Support local environmental efforts" "ACT LOCAL THINK GLOBAL" "Research/Education/Action" The resident has his thumb up and is wearing a red Tampa Bay Buccaneers" toque, OD green jacket, and brown leather work gloves. Alt text: A local resident holding a rally sign that says "Honk in Support", with an image of a honking goose. The resident is wearing black sunglasses, a toque, winter jacket, and black leather gloves. Alt text: Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's office. The attendees are wearing winter clothing and standing on a sidewalk, holding signs that read: "Keep Conservation Local" "Local Expertise Cannot Be Substituted" "We Want Local Conservation"
December 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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893photo.com
Rally At Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's Office

Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh (Ontario, Canada) MPP Andrew Dowie's office, calling for him to publicly oppose conservation authority amalgamation.
Alt text: Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's office. The attendees are wearing winter clothing and standing on a sidewalk. Alt text: A local resident holding a sign that says: "Support local environmental efforts" "ACT LOCAL THINK GLOBAL" "Research/Education/Action" The resident has his thumb up and is wearing a red Tampa Bay Buccaneers" toque, OD green jacket, and brown leather work gloves. Alt text: A local resident holding a rally sign that says "Honk in Support", with an image of a honking goose. The resident is wearing black sunglasses, a toque, winter jacket, and black leather gloves. Alt text: Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's office. The attendees are wearing winter clothing and standing on a sidewalk, holding signs that read: "Keep Conservation Local" "Local Expertise Cannot Be Substituted" "We Want Local Conservation"
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
These laws don't really protect kids, they primarily disadvantage marginalized people (including kids) and seek to censor and make online life more difficult for progressives. But a lot of Democrats have gotten onboard because of the appeal to child safety. It's all spelled out in Project 2025!
December 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
This is because of Ohio's new age verification laws, which are supposed to shield children from "obscene and harmful" material. Companies like Bluesky are over-complying because (presumably) they fear getting sued by red state AGs. Meanwhile X, rife with obscene & harmful material, is unaffected.
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
Why I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
spitfirenews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.

The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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jysexton.bsky.social
If the Democratic Party actually released an autopsy from 2024 we’d actually find out where all the money went, how billions were set on fire, and maybe find out which popular podcasts and liberal voices and personalities are being paid by the party.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-the-...
Where the Bodies are Buried: The Hidden DNC Autopsy
The DNC is choosing to hide what went wrong in 2024 and, in turn, is making future failure much, much likelier
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
gbbranstetter.bsky.social Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
CBS News/Free Press program "Has feminism failed women" brought to you by bank of america and hosted by Liz Plank and Allie Beth Stuckey
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
wat3rm370n.bsky.social
😂🫢🤡🤣
December 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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wat3rm370n.bsky.social
youtu.be/DnawnozGePg?...
JD Vance’s Power Network: How Theo Bros and Tech Bros Are Teaming Up Against Democracy
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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vanhollen.senate.gov
This is unhinged.

What's next, the Trump-Washington monument? The Trump-Lincoln Memorial? Every building in D.C.? Are there any self-respecting Republicans willing to stand up to their Dear Leader? Completely insane.
Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to rename it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center'
The board's decision to add Trump's name could face legal hurdles, as the law creating the center prohibits renaming the building.
www.nbcnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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russbengtson.bsky.social
reposting bullshit to praise it and reposting bullshit to denounce it is still reposting bullshit. anyway I'm gonna go read a book.
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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unchained-malady.bsky.social
if His Majesty wants his name on so much shit, let's name every landfill in America after him
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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techpolicypress.bsky.social
This month, OpenAI announced "up to $2 million" in funding for research on AI safety and well-being. This may seem generous, write J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps, but following in the footsteps of other tech giants facing scrutiny over mental health impacts, it's nothing more than grantwashing.
Beware of OpenAI's 'Grantwashing' on AI Harms | TechPolicy.Press
J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps say OpenAI's announced research funding is the perfect corporate action to make sure we don't find answers for years.
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
wat3rm370n.bsky.social
Prospective lifetime federal judges are refusing to call J6 an attack on the capitol. How would these judges be able to adjudicate other crimes if they refuse to even acknowledge that a crime had happened that has already been adjudicated? Do they think the garbage pardons mean j6 didn’t happen?
judiciarydems.senate.gov Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 3d
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Was the U.S. Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021?

Trump nominee: *dodges*

Trump nominee: *dodges*

Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.

Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
December 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
This is a wildly unethical study that would be illegal to conduct in the United States. Have you heard of the Tuskegee experiments (crimes against humanity)? This sounds like that.
lizszabo.bsky.social Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 3d
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
wat3rm370n.bsky.social
The guy belongs in a nursing home for his own safety (and ours), not putting his name on everything anyone can think of.
zacheverson.com Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 3d
It gets even more pathetic—

x.com/RepBeatty/st...
Rep. Joyce Beatty @RepBeatty · 6m For the record. This was not unanimous. I was muted on the call and not allowed to speak or voice my opposition to this move. Also for the record, this was not on the agenda.
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM