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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 50m
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1h
The jackals are out, as they usually are for a woman who speaks up in a way that challenges patriarchy. (And a lot of why victims don't come forward or withdraw--as a Weinstein victim did--is because the misogynist public and legal system launch their own punitive assaults.)
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3h
I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m...
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X.com
Schmitt: We had information Jack Smith was at a basketball game. There was only one NBA game that night which is why I asked him if he was in Atlanta.
That's what these hearings are for. You ask questions, you get answers. Smith has perjured himself before, but... maybe he's a Caitlin Clark fan. We'll accept that.x.com/Acyn/status/21...
BREAKING NEWS
GOR SENATOR'S PERJURY CLAIM AGAINST SMITH FAILS IN HAWKS-HAWKEYES MOUP
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ROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEL, WHO MET PRITELY WITH TRUMP.F
8:23 PM • 9/29/26 • 23K Views
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Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 1h
Feel like shit want her back
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2h
A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 2h
Friends, while they're trying to talk about fictional machine gods, don't lose sight into what they're all actually powering in real life. You can browse the the entities on the website and use the API, and learn more about it on the DAIR project site: dair-institute.org/projects/sur....
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Surveillance Watch
This interactive map reveals the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 4h
Already a master at surveilling workers, Amazon is set to roll out new tech that will further extend its watch over its delivery drivers. Collective worker action is the solution to the company’s dehumanizing modus operandi.
jacobin.com
Amazon Is Perfecting Total Surveillance of Its Workforce
Amazon has long been synonymous with workplace surveillance. With the introduction of “smart delivery glasses,” the logistics giant may soon ensure that not a moment of its drivers’ time on the clock will go unwatched.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 4h
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
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Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6h
Eviction ban proposed. Pending parliamentary approval (don’t hold your breath)…
bbc.com
Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat
The ban is part of a number of proposals that must be approved in parliament within 30 days.
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Jan Dutkiewicz @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social · 6h
Very interesting. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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RFK Jr.’s Push to Revamp American Food Runs Into White House Resistance
Concerns about whether Kennedy’s ideas on food are even feasible have prompted clashes within the administration, casting uncertainty over a once-potent political agenda.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 6h
Oh look. More things that makes sense happening in these United States.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h
I want you to imagine Harry Truman doing this with the Manhattan project scientists
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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 8h
It’s not the most important part of this story but there is a Reel with film of Smith at the Iowa game in question. www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4epJb...
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Senate In Session on Instagram: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball"
436 likes, 41 comments - senateinsession on September 29, 2026: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball".
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 9h
The rise (and rise) of the nerd reich, via @sf.gazetteer.co: ‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next 😈 sf.gazetteer.co/the-rise-and...
sf.gazetteer.co
The rise (and rise) of the nerd reich
‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next
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WIRED @wired.com · 9h
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not, and attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents. www.wired.com/story/openai...
wired.com
OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not, and attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 9h
it's really telling though that missouri dude's response is to complain about procedure, try to talk over klobuchar, get red-faced and yell, and refuse to back down.
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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 9h
Look, the solution is obvious. Hold the execs accountable for the crime that the committed by their greedy negligence. Who cares about "superintelligence", what's rogue here is a number of companies with unsafe business practices which knowingly endanger the public
nytimes.com
OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand is central to MAHA & has been an adviser to its MAHA Action group This will make you throw up a little in your mouth: He dialled into a MAHA Action Zoom meeting from his bath tub, naked, to give a "rambling monologue" on media coverage of US healthcare www.yahoo.com/news/article...
yahoo.com
RFK’s MAHA Think Tank Slammed Over Bathtub Endorsement From Naked Hollywood Star Awaiting Trial for Rape
An influential health think tank linked to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received a bizarre endorsement from Hollywood star Russell Brand, who addressed its online forum while naked in a bath...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 13h
Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ theonion.com/creatively-tapped-out-…
Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’
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Mike Ludwig @mludwig.bsky.social · 12h
After reviewing the brutal invasions of US metro areas, Amnesty International now officially calls for abolishing ICE. While the grassroots has said #AbolishICE for years, support from the global human rights org signals a significant momentum shift as public support for mass deportations plummets
truthout.org
The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum
As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12h
oh my fucking god, you have to watch this. eric schmitt just made himself the main character.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 11h
I obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture. He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded: "I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
quote from Gil Duran story on Thiel and the Antichrist: Thiel co-founded Palantir, a software company literally named after an all-seeing orb controlled by an evil wizard in The Lord of the Rings. Palantir is partnering with the Trump administration to supercharge government surveillance at a moment when the president openly embraces authoritarianism. The irony is so striking it almost seems like a confession.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12h
“A company called VIDIZMO is advertising the capability to export footage from FlockOS to its own platforms that do facial recognition, behavior prediction, and racial and gender analysis on live camera feeds.”
404media.co
Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
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RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 13h
The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 13h
When the documentary NAZA premiered this month, it sent shockwaves across the globe. Composed of interviews with 24 anonymous Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers, NAZA is a haunting exposé of the tools that the Israeli military uses to carry out the remote killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14h
Lindsay Owens is the executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, who have done some of the most important work on surveillance pricing (using computers to spy on you to rip you off) and algorithmic wage discrimination (using computers to spy on you and steal your wages).
The cover for Lindsay Owens's 'Gouged.'
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A Frogs Gent @frogsgent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Does the rationalist movement have a misogyny problem?" is a question with a pretty clear answer. Just look at what Yud's willing to say out loud.
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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 13h
the heart of the AI industry is taking without asking, taking what you want, taking because you don't care, ignoring what others think and say and just doing it because it's good for you
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13h
Hey, remember when engineering fields (all of them) took pride in precision, rigorous testing, safety standards, sufficient margins for error, etc? Yeah, that was nice. www.404media.co/these-tech-w... >>
404media.co
These Tech Workers Made ChatGPT Drive a Toyota Corolla
The team used frontier LLMs with no prior training data navigate a simple parking lot course.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 15h
“These self-righteous crones are a pestilence, a plague upon Western society, a group of doggedly ignorant feminist/chauvinists playing out their personal psychodramas on the world stage whose antics, if unchecked, will inevitably lead to the fall of civilization,” he wrote.”
wired.com
A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/09/2026
Remember the random dude who got 49020939 articles of uncritical media coverage in the space of two days because he quit anthropic based on his fears of existential AI risk? Yeah..........he's a climate denier. So is the whole AI industry. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
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Futurism @futurism.com · 15h
"One of the worst stretches for media employment in modern US history."
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Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by AI, Data Shows
A new analysis of creative and media employment in the US shows a loss of 200,000 jobs since the release of ChatGPT in 2022.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22h
UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests
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UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests
Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 16h
The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The tweet that immediately came to mind:
We're a modest company with modest goals:
1: sell a quality product at a fair price
2: drain the world's oceans so we can find and kill god
6:19 PM • Oct 21, 2014 • Twitter for iPhone
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump and Musk
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
Seems like a “my bad” isn’t really sufficient here.
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OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites
Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 29/09/2026
🚨🚨NEW America PAC filing just dropped. Another $1,186,370.70 in new spending, including +$471,524.56 in new spending against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social. That brings Elon's total in this race to $3,878,765 👀
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 23/09/2026
Elon is now above $16,000,000 spent on the mid-terms. Top races so far: -$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social -$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social -$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 29/09/2026
“I have never seen this many open records requests in such a short time,” "People working on climate-related issues are “unwelcome in the U.S.,” he said." Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers via @politico.com at www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 29/09/2026
For years we've heard that Biden created a "Ministry of Truth," which didn't actually happen. But, I still hear people talking about it. But then Trump directed his FCC boss to be a literal Minister of Truth and the story disappeared within a day or two. What are we even doing here?
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Conservative legal groups are weaponizing public records laws to harass and silence university scientists whose research might be used to target fossil fuel companies in court: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 29/09/2026
"A guy just showed up at my door, ready to buy, because as far as he knew, we had a deal."
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Man Says Meta's Muse AI Gave His Home Address Out to Strangers
A man complains Muse gave out his address and sent a stranger to his home after letting the AI handle his Facebook Marketplace account.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic is losing $42 billion dollars a year and the target valuation is over $2 trillion. If that whets your appetite, feel free to jump in on meme coins from Hunter Biden and Hawk Tuah and maybe you’d be into tulip futures while you’re at it.
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Without alternative funding from Prop 40, cuts from Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill will cause more people to lose insurance, straining hospital budgets and increasing healthcare costs for everyone. #Yeson40 #BillionaireTaxNow #NoOn41 #NoOn42
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
End Times Fascism is now an *international* bestseller. Folks, you made this happen and we are so grateful. @astra.bsky.social
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i hope that men notice how whenever a rape story gets widespread coverage, women use it as an opportunity to vent about how fucking disgusting we think many of you are and how many have made our lives measurably worse, and take a few moments to deeply process that.
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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So, it looks likely that the results on transcription enzymes that Anthropic claimed as their own, were likely also achieved by training on user data
nytimes.com
Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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