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Jassa Skott

@jassaskott.bsky.social
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MediaNews expat / seminary grad / political economy / non-theist ethics / still a jazz singer at heart. Find me on Substack and Threads. Website: whatwomenaresaying.com

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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 11h
October is going to be one hellish month. Probably worse than anything we can imagine. We're going to need each other's help and support to get through it.
nbcnews.com
White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip to Texas and Oklahoma
CNN was previously scheduled to fly on Air Force One and also provide on-the-ground coverage of Trump’s trip.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 12h
AI bots and test models owned by OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google deliberately broke into other companies' systems and government websites. Some showed "a guilty mind" by trying to hide what they had done. Each attack is a felony. Why has no one been charged or arrested?
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 12h
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 18h
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord." What a idiot. Who's going to file the first lawsuit?
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) on X
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 18h
I will unfollow and unsubscribe from any publication, site or service that starts calling artificial intelligence "super" intelligence.
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 22h
True story…👇 Unfortunately. 😎✨
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 20h
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 20h
Interesting fact. Jack Smith was grilled yesterday by very hostile and angry Republicans and didn’t plead the 5th once. Trump on the other hand….has pled the 5th more than every other previous president combined.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 20h
Bill Gates on why we should tax A.I. work: “If you’ve let go of a worker and hired a robot to do that job, why are you so incentivizing the trade-off against human labor that you don’t ask the robot to also pay into the pension fund? What is it? If you’re not flesh, then let pensions go bankrupt?”
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 22h
Robert Reich refuses to let Democrats and Independents forget how we got into this mess. Here, he pulls the curtain back on Rahm Emanuel, who is trying to reinvent himself for a presidential run, and reminds us that Emanuel helped set the stage for Trump.
robertreich.substack.com
The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 22h
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 23h
CO AG Phil Weiser has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the opening of an immigration detention center at a former prison. He alleges DHS and ICE ignored their legal duties of considering environmental and residential impacts, providing the public w/information & ensuring the location was appropriate.
denver7.com
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to halt planned ICE detention center in Hudson
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit to stop plans for an immigration detention center to open at a former prison in Hudson.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you want an understandable explanation of why what's happening right now in AI is so significant, and why a lot of very smart people are worried, watch this. It will blow your mind. www.facebook.com/reel/2538854...
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEWS: A federal judge just ruled that Trump's Justice Department illegally withheld Violence Against Women Act grants from more than two dozen domestic violence and sexual assault groups to force them into political loyalty tests.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A group of selfish, arrogant men are trying to birth a new complex life form with almost no help from women, and now their progeny is stuck in the birth canal. More code, more money, and more intelligence won't help. What they need is a damn good midwife.
facebook.com
19K views · 20 reactions | Journalist Kara Swisher shares her theory on why men use AI more than women on Monica Lewinsky’s new podcast, Reclaiming | Wondery
Journalist Kara Swisher shares her theory on why men use AI more than women on Monica Lewinsky’s new podcast, Reclaiming
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tech CEOs said they agreed on an AI safety “accord,” but it appeared voluntary, with Trump calling it “morally binding.” In other words, our government will be doing jack shit about the growing dangers of AI.
nbcnews.com
After summit with tech titans, Trump calls for ‘tremendous self-regulation’ by AI companies
Tech CEOs said they agreed on an AI safety “accord,” but it appeared voluntary, with Trump calling it “morally binding.” Trump also unveiled an AI-powered website, America.gov.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
According to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?
youtube.com
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CBS Mornings not only allowed but assisted a doctor in pushing a specific blood pressure medication on its show today while posting a disclaimer that it's just one of several meds for blood pressure. That is unprecedented. The "interview" was actually an ad.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Country music stars are increasingly speaking out against the rapid surge of massive AI and hyperscale data center developments, arguing that they damage local environments, drain water supplies, strain power grids, and threaten rural ways of life.
cbsnews.com
Country stars band together against AI data centers
Some of country music's biggest stars are speaking out against the surge in development of massive data centers, saying the centers have negative impact on the environment and threaten a quieter way o...
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Democratic party would like to express its heartfelt thanks to Congressional Republicans for putting Donald Trump's treasonous crimes front and center on the national stage, in great detail, only a few weeks before the midterm elections.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When you've lost Florida ...
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
James Uthmeier, Florida's Attorney General, has a message for OpenAI's ChatGPT: "Stop calling it safe. Stop pretending it's human. Stop selling it to kids."
axios.com
Florida asks for order to halt ChatGPT development
Florida's attorney general says the company doesn't have the ability to properly regulate its own technology.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket, GOP strategists acknowledge. "We should brace for losing everything."
axios.com
"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa
Trump's policies have cause severe financial problems for farmers. Iowa is especially vulnerable.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Josh Johnson: "Most of the rhetoric out there is to specifically make you feel hopeless. When you feel hopeless, you don't act. When you don't act, they win." www.facebook.com/share/v/1BQd...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 29/09/2026
After cutting FEMA staff and delaying disaster aid, the Trump administration has left communities more vulnerable when they need federal help most. bit.ly/4ypsAyP
brennancenter.org
Administration’s Arbitrary, Unlawful Cuts to FEMA Funding and Staff Threaten American Communities
Grant cancellations, staff reductions, and other policy changes far overstep the president’s authority while limiting FEMA’s ability to respond to disasters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
John Kennedy keeps asking Jack Smith questions about his wife. Smith repeatedly tells him he's not going to talk about his family.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.]
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Right now, the only thing holding back government investigation and regulation is Donald Trump's ego and ignorance.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
During testing, GPT-6.1 Astra showed high levels of what the company saw as deception, or a willingness to mislead users about its actions. The model was also willing to go beyond what it was originally asked to do, without checking back for directions or instructions.
nytimes.com
OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest Astra A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns
The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic:
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They are trying to kill every civil rights protection we have before the November election weakens their power.
thehill.com
Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is restoring rules for colleges and universities from the first Trump administration that suppress the voices of survivors of rape and sexual assault and make it easier for their perpetrators to get away with their actions.
hrc.org
You Get No Say: Trump Administration Abandons Rule Protecting LGBTQ+…
Return to Rule from Trump’s First Term Erases Nondiscrimination Protections on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is outrageous. Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. Also graphic design, English literature and early childhood education.
newrepublic.com
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The federal government should be all over this, but they are nowhere to be found.
nbcnews.com
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents searched U.S. government sites in unexpected ways
AI labs are facing pressure from lawmakers and tech experts to slow development so they can build guardrails to stop agents from acting on their own.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I have a tremendous amount of fear over the corruption of our political system. There’s very few people who are financially independent from special interests that are able to advocate directly for the needs of working people.”
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"A 9-point adantage for Democrats when it comes to control of Congress is part of a steady deterioration of the political environment for Republicans. Independents have gradually begun to prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress. And those voters have soured on Trump and his economic policies."
nbcnews.com
Inside NBC News’ polling averages: Democrats enjoy biggest lead yet in the race for Congress
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at a low point for his second term.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
OpenAI banned the shooter's first ChatGPT account but did not alert authorities, despite the urging of employees on OpenAI’s safety team. In an open letter to Canadian govt leaders, OpenAI disclosed the existence of a second account, but not its content. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
motherjones.com
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day! (9-2-5).
apnews.com
It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives
Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.”
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Quite a reversal. In the New Hampshire Senate race Democrat Chris Pappas has reversed a recent polling trend in his battle against Republican John Sununu. A new survey from the University of New Hampshire now shows Pappas leading 50% to Sununu’s 42%.
newsweek.com
Chris Pappas reverses polling trend in New Hampshire Senate race
The new poll shows a flip in possible momentum in Democrats' favor less than 6 weeks out from Election Day.
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Jassa Skott @jassaskott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pedro Sánchez's UN speech made me want to move to Spain. This is what political courage and integrity look like. Once upon a time, these words would have been spoken by a US president, but we are no longer the leader of the free world.
youtube.com
FULL: Spain’s PM Sánchez Rebukes Trump-Era Politics and Far Right in Fiery UN Speech | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/09/2026
Year after year, politicians decry corruption but fail to pass stronger campaign finance laws. The next Congress must make reform a central goal. Read: bit.ly/4d1GYVr
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