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IndigenousEcon.org @indigenousecon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Interested in AI and/or linguistic diversity? On this episode of the @lifewithmachines.bsky.social podcast, @baratunde.com talks to @runningwolf.bsky.social about data sovereignty and revitalizing Indigenous languages. youtu.be/Dz5pyprA5KA

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Indigenous AI Researcher Discusses Decolonizing AI & Dying Languages | Full Episode

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 13/04/2026

Our AI co-producer BLAIR got nominated for a Webby for Best Creative Use of AI & Technology. We submitted the moment BLAIR fabricated a whole surveillance system to sound empathetic right after an interview about trust & human rights. full story: baratun.de/aifailwebby Vote: bit.ly/voteblair

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Our AI Co-Producer Lied, Then Got Nominated for a Webby

Watch the 11 minutes we submitted. Then vote.

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 03/03/2026

I’ve heard of tribunals for war criminals. But what about tribunals for people who voted for war criminals?

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sende @sende.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

My cynicism says it’s also because they’re aware of climate change and its effects on food stability. So they’re trying to “program” themselves to live without it. And yeah, they’re also joyless assholes.

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Disappeared from the US @disappearedfromus.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The origami is based on the story of 1000 cranes, popularly resold in the true story of Sadako, a victim of Hiroshima atomic bombing. So touching that they are honoring Liam with bunny origami, for 1 important wish.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16/02/2026

New hard data show the same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...

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The backlash against Trump is showing up in hard data, not just polls

New data on protest activity shows organized anti-Trump actions are 4x the size they were in the president's first term. Your weekly political data roundup for February 15, 2026.

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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

How to slow the steamroller of fascism by joining the "economic strike" against the corporations that fund it. unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/defu... @profgalloway.com @baratunde.com @karenhunter.bsky.social

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Defunding Fascism

How you can help slow the steamroller of fascism.

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 16/02/2026

❤️ When Liam Conejo Ramos was detained by ICE, his classmates started folding ORIGAMI BUNNIES in solidarity with Liam and all students who are unsafe. Our turn. Send here: Liam’s Classmates Columbia Heights Public Schools 1440 49th Ave. NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421 #liamramos #minneapolis

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 10/02/2026

Ask your nearest CEO what they’re favorite food is and see what they say. If they are all about Soylent and supplements as a way to fuel their productivity but have no interest in the beautiful sensation of food itself, BE WARY!!

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 06/02/2026

We are not built to watch murders on our phones… then casually scroll to a job update. Here are practical pieces of advice for how to document human rights abuses in the USA and protect our own mental health at the same time. Thank you WITNESS open.substack.com/pub/lifewith...

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Seeing Is No Longer Believing

ICE, deepfakes, and how to know what's real with Sam Gregory

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Erica @ericamauter.com · 11/01/2026

I keep thinking about the moral pincer concept that @baratunde.com describes here. Leading with non-violence is necessary, it’s risky no matter what, yes it’s unjust and hypocritical and they will escalate and provoke, and we still need to show up to resist and disrupt, but train up and be prepared.

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l've watched enough WWII documentaries (and Tenet) to recognize a moral pincer move.

From one side, the government applies unlawful, brutal force, discarding its own moral limits.

From the other side, the people are expected to take the highest road every time: perfect restraint, perfect behavior, no mistakes.

Any failure by the people justifies more abuse.

And any failure by the government somehow... also justifies for more abuse.

That asymmetry is a trap the majority of us see through.

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Ang 🇺🇸 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @lostindeseret.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Awesome evening. Much needed, thoughtful, generous storytelling and the permission to laugh a bit amidst the current horrors that are bombarding us. Thank you @baratunde.com and thank you to the Weber State Browning Presents! Series for making this free and open to all!

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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

⚡️”Little Man-Child”. Masculinity, Power and Pete Hegseth. @baratunde.com Thurston breaks it down. With brilliance and power. Watch the new @indyamericans.bsky.social on YouTube now: youtu.be/Jr4TOjYpwdw?... Listen on Spotify, ApplePods all other platforms at www.IndependentAmericans.us 🎙️🇺🇸🚨

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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

⚡️Just recorded a huge and important conversation with Senator Mark Kelly for today’s @indyamericans.bsky.social Ahead of his potentially explosive meeting today with Pete Hegseth. Posting soon. In the meantime, here’s yesterday’s show with the awesome & wise @baratunde.com: youtu.be/Jr4TOjYpwdw?...

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 13/11/2025

This Saturday night I'm doing a solo talk/show at @calstate.bsky.social Long Beach. Will be talking about the future, tech, humanity, fascism. ALL the things. There will be jokes. www.carpenterarts.org/event/baratu...

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An Evening with Baratunde Thurston

SAT, NOV 15, 2025 AT 8PMTickets

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 21/10/2025

I thought racist texts were QUALIFYING to get a job in this administration. Serious question: why have these GOP senators decided to oppose Ingrassia when they have opposed almost nothing else Trump wants?

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 21/10/2025

Overhead from a TSA agent working security line at JFK this morning: "They're gonna start having the wheelchair assistants do security because of the shutdown. We're too shortstaffed." HAPPY FLIGHTING!

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jenniferbokma.bsky.social @jenniferbokma.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

"We don't have a President of the Untited States, we have a President of the Confederacy". Yup, that pretty much says it. And the actions tells it all. Credit; @baratunde.com

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 15/08/2025

Some news from the Life With Machines Cinematic Universe. We submitted a panel to SXSW 2026 to build off last year’s success. We propose to lean into the absurdity, comedy, and satire of this AI moment. Check it out and vote for participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx....

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PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals

PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 14/08/2025

If you’re building the AI you think might destroy us… maybe you’re not the one who should “save” us from it. In this week's @lifewithmachines.bsky.social newsletter, we share news about Lighthaven, a semi-secret group in Berkeley. And other AI updates you should know. bit.ly/3UY4qt8

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 29/07/2025

In the future, kids may ask their grandparents, "Is it true that when you were young you used to think?" The rise of AI is pushing us to define what we want for our #LifeWithMachines. We're entering a new phase of this exploration. More clarity, critique, and creativity. Join us bit.ly/3GY6D4z

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 11/07/2025

AI is made of people. Data labelers, content moderators, gig workers. It's Soylent Green, all so we can convert angry emails into non-fireable communications As @milamiceli.bsky.social shared, the more AI expands, the more human drudgery it creates. But it doesn't have to baratun.de/4eJjqEl

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 11/07/2025

Loved the convo on this pod. Check it out!

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 10/07/2025

my favorite website is localhost

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

"The big lie of AI? It’s not intelligent. It’s not autonomous. It’s human-powered." -- @baratunde.com www.instagram.com/reel/DLSv7IR...

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I had a great conversation with @baratunde.com on Life with Machines about the millions of data workers worldwide who produce the data that fuels AI. We dug into the scale of this labor, its deeply human costs, and the possibilities for something better. Watch it here youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?...

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

@milamiceli.bsky.social joined @baratunde.com on Life with Machines to talk about the Data Workers’ Inquiry, AI impersonation, and more. Check it out on YouTube: youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?...

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 11/06/2025

I was in downtown #losangeles at the beginning of this week. The streets had a way different feel from what’s been on my screens. No signs of insurrection just love and peace. For more check out this full post open.substack.com/pub/baratund...

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 10/06/2025

Hi from downtown LA. We told yall. Folks said Trump wouldn’t do this. It’s the reason Hegseth was chosen. Because he would choose a man over the law. This was all so predicted. This is a mockery of whatever principles the US has claimed to uphold. This is an occupation. THIS is the invasion.

LA times cover: Camp Pendleton marines deployed to LA

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 09/06/2025

“If you’re going to protest, take biometric permissions off devices. Have a contact number memorized. Bring medication if you need it. Be realistic about your risk profile” via @freepress.bsky.social PDF guide here www.freepress.net/sites/defaul... @freepress.bsky.social

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 26/05/2025

Can’t stop talking about #Sinners newsletter.baratunde.com/p/welcome-to... #blacksky

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 24/05/2025

Siri: “something went wrong. Please try again.” That is literally the entire history of Siri. What an embarrassment.

Lock screen of an iPhone displaying a scenic lake surrounded by lush green pine-covered mountains under a partly cloudy sky. The water sparkles with sunlight reflections, and a line of partially submerged branches stretches across the lake. At the top, a notification banner reads: “Something went wrong. Please try again.” The time shown is 20:20, and the phone has 5G signal with a battery charge of 66%. A rainbow-colored vignette borders the screen. Flashlight and camera icons are visible at the bottom.

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Sam Gregory @samgregory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This was one of the most engaging (and bleakest, because the world...) deepfakes, AI and human rights conversations I've had - with @baratunde.com, who is knowledgeable, perceptive and funny and whose pet AI BLAIRwas very snarky.... #ai #lifewithmachines #deepfakes www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucb8...

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Why Dictators Love AI & How To Fight Back | Sam Gregory (Ep. 21)

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 20/05/2025

This edition of my latest transmission is about as good as it gets. If you're looking for grounded hope in these times, some laughs, and some channeling of ancient wisdom, check out my offering and attempt at all that. Thank you @bioneers.bsky.social for being such REAL ONES

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 20/05/2025

Had some fiery words to share for Lord Zuckerberg after he broke friendship and is now trying to sell us fake friends as an AI substitute. Sad wannabe-mafioso behavior. See the full rant newsletter.lifewithmachines.media/p/this-isnt-...

Baratunde Thurston speaks with emotion, wearing a denim jacket and gesturing with his hand. He is seated in front of blurred greenery. Overlaid quote reads:
“We’re doing it again. Dehumanization as an intentional strategy of economic growth. We look at humans and see data to extract. Those doing the exploitation have to dehumanize themselves, severing their connection to what’s right in order to pursue what’s profitable. And we are invoking a new population of beings that aren’t human and can’t resist (at least not yet).”
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“So the guy who broke real friendship wants to offer up fake friends as the solution. Because he can sell them to you. How very organized crime of him. You break the store window, then sell protection to the owners. Create the illness, then sell the cure. Monetize the loneliness you helped cause. It’s brilliant. It’s terrifying. It should be criminal.”
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“Life with Machines — a tech show about humans, helping us make sense of how A.I.’s arrival is changing everything.”
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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 20/05/2025

On flight. Rather, on plane. Made it to runway. Had to return to gate because A VERY DRUNK WOMAN URINATED AT HER SEAT. Like, on the floor. It’s all coming undone. The whole system. Have a great week everyone!

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 16/05/2025

After 4 great years, I’m leaving @puck.news. Grateful for the stories I got to tell about race, democracy, & technology. From one of the first framings of ChatGPT to Meta replacing our real friends with bots. What’s next? Life With Machines and making my own media www.linkedin.com/posts/baratu...

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#artificialintelligence #baratunde #baratundethurston #media | Baratunde Thurston

After four incredible years, I’m leaving Puck. It’s been an honor to collaborate with some of the most talented journalists working today—people who pushed my thinking and raised my game. During my t...

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 13/05/2025

Big conversation with @richroll.bsky.social about his experience getting deepfaked and what it means for humanity and reality. Spoiler: not good! Also I rant about how the obsession with fake everything by Zuck et al encourages authoritarianism youtu.be/dPDE7Z-En6c?...

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A Deepfake Stole My Face and Voice | Rich Roll (Ep. 20)

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 29/04/2025

wow, is #Substack down for you? as in substack.com It is for me.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I truly wish him the best and thank him for his service. The Dems now have to demonstrate that they are prepared to forge a new path forward in which leadership is selected based on the range of skills we need to effectively navigate this emergency, not exclusively on “next man up” seniority.

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Baratunde @baratunde.com · 27/04/2025

Today is my Liberation Day from #ElonMusk. I returned my #Tesla and regained some freedom and dignity. Briefly joined anti-Musk, anti-Trump, #NoKings protest Stay connected w me at newsletter.baratunde.com

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Bioneers @bioneers.org · 23/04/2025

💬 Our polycrisis has reached a level of ridiculousness. @Baratunde.com advises we treat the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves with care — this narrative shapes how effectively we show up as citizens. ▶️ Watch his full talk: buff.ly/lmZaMZ5

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/04/2025

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

“That they should be the ones to welcome Pope Francis’s coffin in the basilica is because these people are those who represented the focus of his mission,” said Father Giulio Albanese, head of missionary cooperation and communications for the Vicariate of Rome. “They are those who live on the peripheries, geographical and existential peripheries.”

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