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Keith Mehl

@keithmehl.bsky.social
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Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Chabot College, Hayward, CA. No DMs (unless I know you), lists, crypto, AI, or only fans. What part of no DMs or lists do you not understand? I follow folks I find interesting. No bio, no posts, no follow back.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Will it actually make any difference if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterms? Historian and expert on authoritarianism Timothy Snyder shares his thoughts.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.commondreams.org/opinion/play... Yep, Sci-Fi has been warning us for years of the dangers of AI!
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It’s Nothing New: A Century-Old Play Warned Us About AI | Common Dreams
​When I was 20 years old, I played a robot named Radius in a college production of the stage play R.U.R. That was decades ago and I couldn’t have guessed then how much that 100-year-old play would acc...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump tried to silence the White House press corps this week. Instead, he ended up silencing himself.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 24/09/2026
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
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An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With the imaginative magic of Bible Study, you can turn "Thou Shalt Not" into "Girl, you definitely should!" and remove any other pesky, inconvenient things Jesus rudely told you to do. Glory!
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The Magic Wand Called "Bible Study"
YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian
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Christopher Mootham @chrismootham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you follow me and want to help, I only have one request. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Allison Moon 🌙 🍁 @shewandersferal.mu.social · 13/09/2026
He strong armed allies into participating in #warcrimes a billion #Iraqis died & 20 fucking years ago we could have staved off #21C #Anthropocene #GlobalWarming 🥵 “…546,000 deaths annually worldwide…”
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2025 Report - Lancet Countdown
The latest Lancet Countdown report warns that health impacts of climate change are worsening, with millions dying needlessly each year due to fossil fuel depend
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.laprogressive.com/climate-chan...
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Recyclables for Rice: Initiatives to Help Planet and People
Recyclables for Rice addresses food security and inflation by providing a staple food to families and helps put a tangible economic value on recyclable waste.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain: joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Judd Legum
American journalist, lawyer, and political writer
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We are literally cooked… August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial levels. climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bull...
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Yal @yaru.itch.io · 07/09/2026
Randall Munroe managed to predict this, years and years ago xkcd.com/978/ (maybe we shouldn't have automated this process)
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Citogenesis
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
⚠️ Good example of how AI manufactures & legitimizes BS The cycle: 1) AI hallucinates reference 2) Report placed on gov website 3) Report indexed 4) AI now thinks ref real ‘Scary’: how AI misinformation hallucinations are infiltrating www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... 🚨 Needed: ref vigilance!
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Kasey Jones @nikitairoh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The AI bubble is about to burst. Brace yourself.
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Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
0.0C above 1850 temperatures: nice 1.5C above 1850 temperatures: current chaos 3.0C above 1850 temperatures: 4 billion dead 4.5C above 1850 temperatures: 8 billion dead
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hugely wishful thinking If emissions peak by 2040 and fall rapidly, research shows we might get away with 'just' a reprise of the Pliocene ~ 3C higher temperatures and sea level eventually 15 - 25m higher If they don't, it will be worse - much worse www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
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Vicki Jared @vjared.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.uncensoredobjection.com/p/a-historia... Must read. Do not ignore.
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A Historian Spent 30 Years Interviewing Nazis. He Identified 12 Warning Signs of Fascism. All 12 Are Present in Trump's America Right Now.
The evidence is not opinion. It is public record. And it demands your attention before November.
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🦋marciebp Be a Dolly 🇨🇦 @marciebp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Protect your own ballot. You know that the filthy Republicans will resort to anything to cheat their way to victory. We must not allow that to happen. ✅✅✅✅ Check all the boxes and share with your friends and neighbors.
Protect your ballots.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump just said the quiet part out loud: he doesn't care about your finances. "Not even a little bit." Here's where your money is going instead.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oxford Uni Expert Comment: New #nuclear capacity won’t fix today’s energy problems. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-08...
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Expert Comment: New nuclear capacity won’t fix today’s energy problems
Dr Bettina Wittneben, Lecturer in Management at Oxford’s Saïd Business School and Associate Fellow at Pembroke College and the School of Geography and the Environment, sets out four risks that policym...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BELOW: Six good reasons why Supreme Court justices should not be appointed for life.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Trump Implies Bible Endorses Donating to Him As an Act of Faith Fundraising email says giving Trump money brings nation closer to God. meidasnews.com/news/trump-i...
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Trump Implies Bible Endorses Donating to Him As an Act of Faith
Fundraising email says giving Trump money brings nation closer to God.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Humans are not the center of the Universe.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You think the bar can't get any lower. But then they lower the bar. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Navy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump instead of heroic Black sailor
The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black person and an enlisted sailor — a decision made during Trump’s first term.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
When it comes to AI, the claim from Trump is, we just have to get onboard. The level of blind ignorance at the top is breathtaking as can be seen in this clip. We appear to be unwitting participants in a game of Russian roulette that threatens our existence let alone our democracy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The 60 largest planned data centers could produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as 27 coal plants. Big Tech CEOs are polluting our planet and selling out our future to line their own pockets. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Can you guess how much the minimum wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
July was one of the hottest months in the U.S. on record — even hotter than July during the 1936 Dust Bowl. Meanwhile, Trump is gutting renewable energy projects and fast-tracking dirty fossil fuel production that causes climate change. He’s selling out the future of our planet.
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It's Official: This Is the Hottest America Has Ever Been
The contiguous US averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit in July, even hotter than the July 1936 Dust Bowl.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This billionaire is accidentally making the case for why we need a wealth tax better than anyone else could.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Well, Donald Trump has unveiled the newest use of taxpayer dollars…what do we think of his glamour horses?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
How bad is the economy right now? Based on the latest jobs report... I'm worried.
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Planetary Taliban. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
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Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'
The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Some people say we can't afford the price of acting to prevent climate change. Others know that food prices will continue to spiral unless we act strongly and act quickly www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs
UN index says weather is affecting wheat yields while conflicts in Ukraine and Iran hit exports and drive up prices
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Peter Lipman @peterlipman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
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The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The most powerful rising force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system. Corporate Democrats refuse to see how big money has corrupted America. They — and their billionaire donors — are some of the biggest enablers of Trump's neo-fascism.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨‼️ Followers if you get a text that Bluesky AI is offering shares at 5.00 it is a scam ‼️‼️ Do not answer and Do Not click links.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Last night's political earthquake in Michigan should make one thing very clear: it's time for Democrats to grow a spine and stop bending the knee to corporate donors.
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The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine
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