Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 16hAmericans, please don’t worry about your child coming home from school a different sex. Worry about your child not coming home from school because they were shot to death. 7058621431 2
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17hwhoa... the current map of "No Kings: Vote Early" events planned for tomorrow, sat oct 17: www.nokings.org 19062861976 3
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253912348 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonHen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Oh no, they found out P!nk is Jewish. I didn’t realize they’re capable of learning new things… 4417 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 05/09/2026Hi 👋 I’m a climate scientist. When extreme heat hits, I see the usual troll comments: “It’s just summer.” “It’s been hotter before.” I take on these climate myths & more while having some fun along the way. Watch the free preview or upgrade to watch the full video at www.talkingclimate.ca 223051 0
Reposted by Jerry Beilinsonserena666.bsky.social @serena666.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Meta's $18B settlement, 2hr daily limits for teens, 12-6 am blocks? That's a PR spin. The core problem of algorithmic exploitation remains untouched. This won't change user behavior significantly.facebook.comMeta Reaches Landmark $18 Billion Settlement Over Addictive Platforms for TeensMeta has agreed to a historic settlement of up to $18 billion with dozens of U.S. states, resolving claims that its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, were intentionally designed to be addictive for c 021 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonJuliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Journalists need to stop describing these incidents in terms implying software has agency and intent. It does not. The people who created a faulty and dangerous product are the ones responsible for whatever happens, and must be held to account, with punitive financial penalties for damage done. 401617600 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The motivation is pure racism, as is revealed among other things by the photos of Black men in chains that DHS is gleefully posting on social media. 38860359 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026AI data center use tons of polluting fossil-fuel generators, without permits. This is just the latest example, in a Microsoft-backed facility. Tech giants live in a consequence-free legal world. floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...floodlightnews.orgOne of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law'Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators 100 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yikes, “News reports say that “dozens” of villages have been severely impacted. When you read “village” you may think of relatively small communities of dozens households, but in reality some of these places likely have thousands or even tens of thousands of people.” 38626 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonAnil Dash @anildash.com · 22/08/2026It’s worse than this. Having been in the room with many of them (long ago, before I knew they were psychopaths), the tycoons who are left running the industry have an active contempt for ordinary people, including their own workers. They actively want to oppress, control and punish them. 6256091618 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonDr Gerald Kutney | Climate Politics @geraldkutney.bsky.social · 18/07/2026When America is hit with devastating wildfires, Canada sent our firefighters to help globalnews.ca/news/1196981... When Canada is hit with devastating wildfires, U.S. politicians make threats against us. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #ClimateBrawlglobalnews.caHow Canada helped in past U.S. wildfires as Ford says some are ‘chirping’ - National | Globalnews.caAs wildfires continue to burn across Canada, American politicians have been vocal about their displeasure surrounding smoke that has made its way to American skies. 0167 0
Reposted by Jerry Beilinsonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/06/2026need to start thinking now about a full package of judicial reforms: new justices, new circuits, new district courts, ethics reforms, docket reforms, and transparency reforms. 391144502916 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonJ. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 23/06/2026So grateful to @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social for raising the erosion of people's willingness to assemble and form connections. In addition to surveillance, I fear gen AI is interrupting cooperation & that fear of social media harms also cut people off from our collective capacity as humans. 1107 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026bsky.app/profile/weat... 06117 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This amount would fund the US National Science Foundation for a decade. 🧪apnews.comPentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran warThe Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran. 271679563 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Uber and Lyft charge different prices (really different prices) for identical trips booked at the exact same time. This isn't even surge pricing, it's just totally unexplainable. www.consumerreports.org/money/questi...consumerreports.orgDifferent Prices for the Same Ride: How Uber and Lyft Use AI to Get More Money Out of You - Consumer ReportsConsumer Reports found Uber and Lyft use algorithmic pricing to give different consumers very different prices for the same rides. 100 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026so, this is deeply, deeply horrifying thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-...thedreydossier.substack.comI found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White HouseThere is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead. 6838042401 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonCraig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Good news from Google, seriously blog.google/security/new...blog.googleNew AI-Powered Scam Detection Features to Help Protect You on AndroidGoogle has been at the forefront of protecting users from the ever-growing threat of scams and fraud with cutting-edge technologies and security expertise for years. In … 2151 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026my friend @ejeancarroll.bsky.social is tougher than all of these goons put together 315512 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonGalen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Destroyed, by oligarchs and the prostitutes who serve them.. The SCOTUS6 should die in prison.theguardian.comAs a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shockingThe long read: My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing 12038101210 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/04/2026Not to brag but I attended phone-free parties throughout my youth!usatoday.comYoung people are crowding underground phone-free parties. I went to one.I went to an underground phone-free party in Brooklyn, and it’s nothing like I expected. 4297087 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 20/04/2026“Because of the contract’s low price tag (about $12,000 per year), it appears to have eluded public discussion. It only needed to be signed off by a state clerk, circumventing the typical approval process for major contracts that require sign-off from the governor, Secretary of State,” and the AG.apnews.comNevada police may be tracking your phone's location without a warrant. Here's how.Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time — all without a warrant. 44824 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 09/04/2026If you're using Signal, turn notifications and previews OFF. www.404media.co/fbi-extracts... 714162 0
Reposted by Jerry Beilinson404 Media @404media.co · 09/04/2026NEW: The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device’s push notification database, multiple people present for FBI testimony in a trial told 404 Media.404media.coFBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification DatabaseThe case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization. 15696361 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonGavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026😢 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/c...nytimes.comProminent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science 2447 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Senator Chris Murphy, "The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war began" "We are now seeking to solve a problem that we created" "This is insanity" 672277757458 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Hyperscale data centers can use as much electricity and water as a city, driving up bills, and NDAs are the norm. Get caught up with our @consumerreports.org explainer (with cool maps!). www.consumerreports.org/data-centers...consumerreports.orgAI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More - Consumer ReportsMassive data centers are gobbling up resources across the United States. The boom has just begun—and you may be paying for it. 020 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonElad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026They are doing this purely to intimidate journalists and activists. They want these stories to get out because they want us to be scared. And they are also doing it because they take pleasure in it, and do it and much worse to many more people in these concentration camps. 517877 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 10/03/2026How easy it is to turn an LLM to evil with just 6,000 bad inputs (and heady implications for human beings, too): Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | How 6,000 Bad Coding Lessons Turned a Chatbot Evil 010 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026finished embroidering my jacket :) 391204481774 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946. 193107003229 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...ms.nowKash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in IranThe FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury. 11323031009 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 20/02/2026“Then they came for the economists” 59038 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026It's incredibly easy to manipulate Google's AI search results, by the excellent @thomasgermain.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comI hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutesI found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one. 000 0
Reposted by Jerry Beilinson𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A statistic with considerable explanatory power: "Data from the Federal Reserve shows that only the richest 1% of households have grown their share of overall U.S. wealth since 1990. Their share hit a record 32% in the third quarter of 2025, equivalent to $54.8 trillion." (/v @revkin.bsky.social ) 02612 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonConsumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 16/02/2026The free Signal app, which provides private, end-to-end encrypted messaging and calls, helps keep your communications secure.consumerreports.orgHow to Use the Signal App for Secure Messaging - Consumer ReportsThe free Signal app, which provides private, end-to-end encrypted messaging and calls, helps keep your communications secure. 1206 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/02/2026We were told to scrub "biodiversity" from our websites because of this shit. 3369541377 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Ring Search Party not just for dogs? What a shock. www.404media.co/leaked-email...404media.coLeaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond DogsRing's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand. 000 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026geoffreyfowler.substack.com/p/chatgpt-biasgeoffreyfowler.substack.comChatGPT thinks your state is dumb. Or lazy. Or ugly. See for yourself.Making ChatGPT’s bias visible — and personal — is powerful. 000 0
Jerry Beilinson @jbeilinson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026The best way to regulate big tech is to just make bad practices illegal. It's not that complicated. So, let's just make it illegal to sell phone location data. Sign here: action.consumerreports.org/sm-20260211-...action.consumerreports.orgLet’s ban the sale of our phone location dataSign petition to stop cell phone tracking 000 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonConsumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 28/01/2026We can't leave the job of predicting and tracking extreme weather disasters to profit-driven private companies. Help us urge Congress and the administration to fund and staff essential national weather and climate tracking services. action.consumerreports.orgDemand the tracking and reporting of extreme weather eventsDemand the tracking and reporting of extreme weather events 02011 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonRonan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 11/02/2026(3/11) A December 2025 Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart prices for identical items varied by as much as 23% between different users. Instacart characterizes these discrepancies as routine ‘A/B testing’. www.consumerreports.org/money/questi...consumerreports.orgInstacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer ReportsExclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill. 8949245 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonConsumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 12/02/2026Many mobile apps collect and sell your precise location information without your knowledge. Urge your state leaders to ban the sale of our phone location data. Sign our petition today:action.consumerreports.orgLet’s ban the sale of our phone location dataSign petition to stop cell phone tracking 46969 0
Reposted by Jerry BeilinsonKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/02/2026You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it. 207125614441 0