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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
a lot of Jewish people do in fact think that "never again" should mean, "never again to anyone."
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 15/07/2026
‼️ KOSA update: ICYMI Earlier this month, a bill package that incl this bill passed out of the House in a rushed vote. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... This is alarming BUT it isn't the end of the road. Here's what we know:
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Kids online safety package clears House, drawing warnings from digital rights and tech groups
The KIDS Act received broad bipartisan support. But the legislation is expected to face challenges in the Senate.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This !!!
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rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · 22/03/2026
really grateful for Emily Tucker (exec director @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social). I will be asking my students to read this, and I think I might have to write a similar letter myself since I keep saying this stuff to my students anyway. reject and resist genAI as and when you can. you are not alone!
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An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI"
An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France Dear students, As you know, in …
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Lee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It’s been like this with all the facial recognition software I’ve heard of used in policing so far which is why I harp on how important it is to learn how this tech *actually* works instead of trusting fascists when they declare they have a magic tool that renders resistance futile.
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Jenn VrMeer @lookingfoward.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Peaceful nonviolent protest is the most effective way of fighting fascism. There have been many studies on this. I'm not just making it up. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Honestly a federal commission with prosecutorial authority paired with stripping immunity from ICE officers would be a huge wombo combo
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Rabbit @lochinvar.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Agree. Also bring back the Ellis Island approach.
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Pro-Democracy Indiana Resister 🇺🇸 🔄 🆘 🟦 @woodenstares.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Native Americans are being targeted by ICE.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨 Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
Donald J. Trump & @realDonaldTrump
If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State. Thank you for you attention to this matter! President
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benrw-p.bsky.social @benrw-p.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Maybe I’m naive but I believe it’s possible to remove the trump regime and make a better country/world, but we need to stop pretending this goes away at the midterms/next presidential election makes everything go back to normal. We need to be talking about the massive systemic changes needed.(1/2)
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blair @blairaf.com · 12/11/2025
Let's not overregulate the doomsday machine we wouldn't want to stifle innovation
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benrw-p.bsky.social @benrw-p.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We should abolish the senate and have a unicameral legislature of proportional representation, and also have the ability to hold recall elections.
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Justvote2024 @justvote2024.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS. STOP OBEYING IN ADVANCE
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/09/2025
Premium newsletter: Based on my estimates and analysis, OpenAI needs one trillion dollars in the next four years to build 17GW of data centers and other commitments, with at least $500 billion needed for company operations. There is not enough capital to do this. www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...
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OpenAI Needs A Trillion Dollars In The Next Four Years
Shortly before publishing this newsletter, I spoke with analyst Gil Luria, Managing Director and Analyst at D.A. Davidson, and asked him whether the capital was there to build the 17 Gigawatts of capa...
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
I've never met Heidi. Anyone who thinks AI can do anything with words should read this, and understand that AI doesn't. Only a human could write this. If you value words, if you value understanding, if you value humans in all their messy glory, read this, share, and chip in if you can.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 26/09/2025
You know how fascism requires a smaller and smaller ingroup as it develops? Well so does neoliberalism. Palestinians, trans people, disabled people...they become acceptable losses who must be sacrificed to "save democracy." The only way to defeat fascism is to leave no one behind.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 25/08/2025
Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future. www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
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How To Argue With An AI Booster
Editor's Note: For those of you reading via email, I recommend opening this in a browser so you can use the Table of Contents. This is my longest newsletter - a 16,000-word-long opus - and if you like...
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
If I see these videos I tell YouTube to stop recommending these channels to me. Not sure if it helps, but we all have limited options.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 15/08/2025
Exclusive premium newsletter: I have the details on how GPT-5 works. OpenAI's new "router-based" ChatGPT-5 makes it impossible for the company to cache the static prompt for any model or tool it uses every single prompt, doubling token burn for mediocre gains. www.wheresyoured.at/how-does-gpt...
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How Does GPT-5 Work?
Welcome to another premium edition of Where's Your Ed At! Please subscribe to it so I can continue to drink 80 Diet Cokes a day. Email me at ez@betteroffline.com with the subject "premium" if you ever...
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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Epstein!!! www.wonkette.com/p/did-somebo...
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Did Somebody Say JEFFREY EPSTEIN?
How’s that Epstein Files coverup going?
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 24/07/2025
…Oh. I'm about to have to draw some real hard lines at work, aren't i? Literally— *LITERALLY*— the crux of all of my research is about investigating what happens when all technologies, especially "AI", are built by and centering the most marginalized, first, instead of as an afterthought if at all.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 24/06/2025
Hello Friends! @blacktranstexas.bsky.social needs our help. The last thing a shelter for trans people needs - during Pride, no less - is to have their electricity shut off. Please, if you can, consider donating. And I will send a FREE signed copy of my memoir to whomever makes the biggest donation!
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 04/04/2025
A while back I mentioned I helped to build a government AI tool. DOGE "deleted" (fired) my whole org (@alt18f.bsky.social) and took the tool to become their "AI-first strategy." But what is the strategy? What are they actually planning to do? I’m trying to piece it together. Here’s what I think 🧵
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benrw-p.bsky.social @benrw-p.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
My father was Jewish and the lesson I took from what happened to my distant relatives back in Europe was that never again means we should do everything we can to prevent this from happening to anyone. Words are truly inadequate to express the sheer disgust, anger, and shame I feel seeing this.
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Paging @thetattooedprof.bsky.social and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
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