Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In case you haven't seen this yet... www.globalgovernance.eu/publications...globalgovernance.euA Blueprint for the Global Governance of Autonomous Weapon SystemsThe ‘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... 010
Reposted by Lisa LingAmbrose @ambrosia-engine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most 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. 324895
Reposted by Lisa LingJason Hutt @jthutt.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Please to report that we collected another data point yesterday and this still holds true. 127859
Reposted by Lisa LingQuinn Norton @quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026My 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) […]social.circl.luOriginal post on social.circl.lu 016
Reposted by Lisa LingGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Pete 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...newrepublic.comPete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and RageDoes 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. 41937901447
Reposted by Lisa Lingshanley @shanley.com · 07/02/2026Important 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...vcinfodocs.comThe Tech Fascist Infrastructure Project | Explore Critical Tech Risks - Learn More — Venture Capital StatusAn analysis of the ongoing infrastructure and political changes driven by venture capital and tech fascism in the United States and globally. 14015
Reposted by Lisa LingRick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Wild. 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.comvcinfodocs.comVenture Capital StatusVerified information detailing the global impacts of Silcon Valley, United States venture capital and their global tech fascist projects: The Network State and American Dynamism. 47118
Reposted by Lisa LingMar 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?” 924160
Reposted by Lisa LingPride 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 ——————> 17144
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 02/02/2026It'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-...wired.comHow to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want ToAmid 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. 021
Reposted by Lisa LingAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The average amount already paid to the 338 who have received money is around $8,579 each 03617
Reposted by Lisa LingJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 20/09/2025If 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 28723108
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Democracy dies in darkness… #USfascism www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...nytimes.comPentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access 041
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Obviously 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. 010
Reposted by Lisa LingNaomi Colvin @auerfeld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025AI is coming for the AI startups! Another massive hit for SoftBank www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...nytimes.comHow This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom 011
Reposted by Lisa LingBig Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 16/08/2025New 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 001
Reposted by Lisa LingAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 15/08/2025The Deep State is now a bureaucrat in shorts hurling a sandwich at a fascist 2264
Reposted by Lisa LingLong COVID Justice @longcovidjustice.org · 16/07/2025Our 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 133
Reposted by Lisa LingRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 01/08/2025On 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... 26384187
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Yes‼️ Do not look away, a similar project could come to a neighborhood near you… 032
Reposted by Lisa LingJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Media 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...404media.coThe Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to WorkAI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model. 311966560
Reposted by Lisa LingKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10/07/2025JUST 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... 1083189931
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 10/06/2025This 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. 032
Reposted by Lisa LingYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 06/06/2025BREAKING The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid. 598165887454
Reposted by Lisa LingSEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 06/06/2025An 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! 3323171019
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Redlining 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‼️ 000
Reposted by Lisa LingJon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Folks, 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? 13558160
Reposted by Lisa LingSusan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 07/06/2025So 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...publicnotice.coAdam 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." 30636189
Reposted by Lisa LingMegan McIntyre @rcmeg.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Here'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... 061
Reposted by Lisa LingLauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Spending 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. 1634
Reposted by Lisa LingHuma Shah @drhumaai.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Got @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. 281
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025These 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/0yy33SqAxdt.cohttps://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/ 031
Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Why 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”. 011
Reposted by Lisa LingGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2025This is disgusting behavior from a government agency.comicsands.comAbrego Garcia's Wife Forced To Move To Safe House After Homeland Security Shares Her Address On Social MediaAbsolutely despicable. 593139733373
Reposted by Lisa LingTim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025it’s a beautiful place to be in the summer. fucking freezing in the winter lol. and real close to Montreal by train. 1154
Reposted by Lisa LingMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025This is what the Israelis and their apologists call a targeted, anti-terror campaign. This is Rafah today. 25848161728