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Lisa Ling

@aretvet.bsky.social
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OEF/OIF Vet. War will not be made shorter or safer by adding remote connectivity, AI, or autonomous weapons. A Western net-centric #KillCloud won’t bring us peace. Fellow at Disruption Institute 2024 disruption.institute

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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This‼️🔥
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In case you haven't seen this yet... www.globalgovernance.eu/publications...
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A Blueprint for the Global Governance of Autonomous Weapon Systems
The ‘Kill Cloud’ of sensors, commercial AI and autonomous weapons has displaced human moral and legal agency from lethal force decisions. Mapping 121 risks, the Blueprint gives CCW negotiators text on...
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Ambrose @ambrosia-engine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most of this Silicon Valley network in AI is also Epstein's network. It's not just women and girls who are groomed and abused by these men. Perhaps a death and sex cult shouldn't be left to self regulate tech products. We need accountability and justice.
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Stefania Maurizi @smaurizi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Jason Hutt @jthutt.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Please to report that we collected another data point yesterday and this still holds true.
Gray T-shirt with the blue NASA meatball logo. In place of NASA it says, “Not Flat”. Underneath the logo are the words We Checked.
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Quinn Norton @quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026
My fellow journalists, I need you to stop talking about the Turing Test; it was never a good metric. Turing was a computer scientist, not a psychologist. Eliza passed it, and also was a decent Person-centered therapy bot. Some people actually used it that way, even knowing it was a bot. A) […]
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Pete Hegseth just held a prayer service in which he appealed for God's help in killing our "enemies" with maximal violence and brutality. Hegseth's bloodlust and sadism are drawing sustenance from his particular brand of far-right Christianity. 1/ (new piece from me) newrepublic.com/article/2083...
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Pete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and Rage
Does God want America to kill as many of our enemies as we can—in as violent a fashion as possible? We have a defense secretary who apparently thinks so.
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shanley @shanley.com · 07/02/2026
Important new reading on venture capital takeover of the military. They have immense control of our military apparatus and it expands by the day. Get the details. h/t @aretvet.bsky.social www.vcinfodocs.com/tech-fascism...
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The Tech Fascist Infrastructure Project | Explore Critical Tech Risks - Learn More — Venture Capital Status
An analysis of the ongoing infrastructure and political changes driven by venture capital and tech fascism in the United States and globally.
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wild. I got to this site in an old-fashioned way: a URL advertised on a flyer on a lamppost. So you'd think it's kooky. Instead, it's calm, professional, and thorough: very useful and well-informed about very scary developments hiding in plain sight, without being alarmist. www.vcinfodocs.com
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Venture Capital Status
Verified information detailing the global impacts of Silcon Valley, United States venture capital and their global tech fascist projects: The Network State and American Dynamism.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
“Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?”
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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
#SignalTips If you are an activist, are doing criminal shit, or doing highly sensitive work via signal, we have some tips for you to keep you safe BEFORE things go wrong. Read on ——————>
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It's a global concern. This week, an annual report on the global state of democracy, the Varieties of Democracy project (V-Dem), told reporters, "the United States will not score as a democracy when we release [next year's] data." www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The average amount already paid to the 338 who have received money is around $8,579 each
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I see you….
Two dogs in a donut shaped blue doggie bed, the dog in front is Stella, a Black white and grey, older terrier mix, sound asleep facing forward. The dog in back, Ginger, is a copper colored Chihuahua mix peeking over Stella’s shoulder looking outward with her ears sticking up facing forward.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
If monopoly was invented today the tokens would be like a labubu, a nice pair of crocs, a cybertruck, 150mg of Wellbutrin, a Stanley cup, and a mini goldendoodle, and the players would just go around the board paying rent until everybody loses
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Democracy dies in darkness… #USfascism www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...
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Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Obviously I’m not happy about anyone’s death, by the same token, I am not going to miss this guy either. That being said, if this escalates and provides the impetus for federal emergency powers, we all lose. For that reason, DeEscalation is key right now. Just dropping that here.
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Naomi Colvin @auerfeld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
AI is coming for the AI startups! Another massive hit for SoftBank www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...
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How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom
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Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 16/08/2025
New filing: "CENTER FOR TAXPAYER RIGHTS v. IRS (DOGE access to IRS records)" Doc #29: Reply to opposition to motion Download PDF | View Full Case #CL69646607
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The Deep State is now a bureaucrat in shorts hurling a sandwich at a fascist
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
👀
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Long COVID Justice @longcovidjustice.org · 16/07/2025
Our hearts are with everyone mourning the recent passing of #PattyBerne, the visionary Co-Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of #SinsInvalid — may she rest in power. #PattyLivesThroughUs Learn more about Patty's legacy & celebrations of life at sinsinvalid.org
Patty Berne, a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
On the left: Washington Post report: Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... On the right: Background reading, Professor Jason Stanley's vital Sept 2024 book www.simonandschuster.com/books/Erasin...
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Yes‼️ Do not look away, a similar project could come to a neighborhood near you…
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms: www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
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The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
JUST IN: Judge Breyer sets trial for Aug. 11-13 on whether Trump's deployment of military to Los Angeles violated Posse Comitatus. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
‼️👀💯😊
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This happens regardless of political bent. I know because I’ve been there. Using soldiers as political pawns is just wrong. This fascist deployment is wrong period. Don’t be distracted. Quietly get their needs met, because it’s right. Our enemy is fascism, let’s focus there, not on logistics.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
BREAKING The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.
SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE
Raid in Los Angeles
Los Angeles - David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU- United Service Workers West was injured and detained at an ICE raid in Los Angeles today while exercising his First Amendment right to observe and document law enforcement activity.
Tia Orr, Executive Director of SEIU California, made the following statement:
"SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our President, David Huerta, who was injured and detained at the site of one of today's ICE raids in Los Angeles. He is now receiving medical attention while in custody.
"We are proud of President Huerta's righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement: standing up to injustice, regardless of personal risk or the power of those perpetrating it.
"We call for an end to the cruel, destructive, and indiscriminate ICE raids that are tearing apart our communities, disrupting our economy, and hurting all working people. Immigrant workers are essential to our society: feeding our nation, caring for our elders, cleaning our workplaces, and building our homes."
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 06/06/2025
An American citizen and Los Angeles native, @seiucalifornia @seiuusww President David Huerta was injured and detained when ICE terrorized a working neighborhood. We demand his immediate release!
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Redlining is now tech enabled, this is redlining 2.0. Redlining is a discriminatory practice where loans and/or insurance, are denied to residents of certain neighborhoods based on their race or ethnicity. It is wrong, racist and completely uncalled for with or without tech‼️
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
*nodding my head up and down* Exactly‼️👇🏼
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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Folks, the way to read the NYT article about OpenAI and higher education is to recognize that the person OpenAI hired to lead their effort came from Coursera. Remember when Coursera and MOOCs were going to cause the reinvention of higher education?
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
👀👇🏼💯‼️
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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
So damaging: “The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive attack on knowledge itself, a war against culture, history, and science. If this assault is successful, it will undermine Americans’ ability to comprehend the world around us." www.publicnotice.co/p/adam-serwe...
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Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age"
"They see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control."
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Megan McIntyre @rcmeg.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Here's where I once again recommend both @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI and @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social's The AI Con...
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
This ‼️👀👇🏼💯
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Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Spending some time with my smart and funny parasocial friends @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social. The AI Con is a wonderfully sensible analysis of what's happening with tech hype today.
E-reader cover of The AI Con by Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna, sitting next to a chai
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Huma Shah @drhumaai.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Got @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social 's book: #TheAICon 👍🙂 It's in time to update my lecture and seminar content for the summer run of my masters' AI Ethics for Business class.
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
These citizens were not on the warrant. I hope they sue the crap out of Homeland Security, No one deserves this‼️ Leaving any mother and children without a contact or phone to use, then to likely have their personal tech searched is sadism, not Justice. t.co/0yy33SqAxd
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https://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Why does it matter if the dead aren’t receiving benefits already suspended for >114. The records are still in the system and a check is added to a deceased column. That certainly isn’t worth the tax dollars we pay DOGE. Seriously, coding check if age >114 isn’t rocket science nor a “Major Cleanup”.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This is disgusting behavior from a government agency.
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Abrego Garcia's Wife Forced To Move To Safe House After Homeland Security Shares Her Address On Social Media
Absolutely despicable.
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Tim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
it’s a beautiful place to be in the summer. fucking freezing in the winter lol. and real close to Montreal by train.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Vuelos de la muerte already?
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This is what the Israelis and their apologists call a targeted, anti-terror campaign. This is Rafah today.
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Devastating
Lede of NYT story: “A video recording, discovered on the cellphone of one of the paramedics who was found along with 14 other aid workers in a mass grave in the Gazan city of Rafah in late March and obtained by The New York Times, shows that the ambulances and fire truck that they were traveling in were clearly marked and had their emergency signal lights on when Israeli troops hit them with a barrage of gunfire.”
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