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Lara

@kle138.bsky.social
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Mom, Seattleite, engaged citizen. Pro-housing, pro-growth. Hopeful. New around here.

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Alison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social · 2h
This is an excellent article by Leif Wetherby - why AI is a cultural technology not a collection of human-like agents (citing our work on this). And why the anthropomorphism is a distraction from the very real risks and dangers and the way to deal with them. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...
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Opinion | Stop Talking About A.I. Like a Human (Gift Article)
If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are.
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Wearing a HR Monitor while taking a poo @thepenismightier4.bsky.social · 3h
What a fucking stupid time to be alive
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 3h
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h
Got aggregated by a rightwing clip site. Sorry for saying the coolest shit of all time.
VIDEO - Ben Collins Slams ‘Delusional CEOs Standing Around’ Trump and Spending Money on AI: ‘We Could Be Spending This Money on Food’  
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Chad Finn @chadfinn.bsky.social · 4h
I live in Maine, and that generality is inaccurate as hell.
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Lara @kle138.bsky.social · 6h
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Thousands in WA lose Apple Health coverage as Trump’s changes take effect
About 11,000 refugees, asylees and other lawful immigrants in Washington will lose Apple Health insurance coverage starting Thursday, part of H.R.1. changes.
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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ready to read about last week's End Times Fascism book talk with @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social, moderated by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson? I'm fascinated by the idea that cities are inherently anti-fascist.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 7h
New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me: "It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h
We live in such an incredibly stupid era
Gavin Newsom: I just signed an executive order permanently declaring Artificial Intelligence "Artificial Intelligence" in California.
You're welcome, America.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-10-26
WHEREAS California dominates Artificial Intelligence ("Al") innovation. even as no state has taken more aggressive action to strengthen the safety. security, and consumer privacy of Al; and
WHEREAS, while language and choice of terminology can have significance, purporting to change something's name cannot distract a person of normal intelligence from recognizing the impotent and craven failure to take action to address well-documented emerging security and safety risks posed by that thing.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California. in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes of the State of California, further informed by common sense, do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: All agencies and departments subject to my authority shall refer to Artificial Intelligence and Al as "Artificial Intelligence" and
"Al," notwithstanding any rebranded or different terminology used by the federal government, unless inconsistent with the law.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this Order.
This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits. substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused pe Great Seal of the State of lifornia to be grixed this 30th day September 20
AVIN
Governor
ATTEST:
alifornia
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, PH.D
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 18h
The argument that cinched opposition to the death penalty to me was "Should the state pay anyone to be an executioner?" I think the existence of that as a job is socially and morally corrosive.
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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 17h
Is it mind boggling though? Or is it incredibly obvious why?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23h
do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now
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Caroline (Carrie) T. Schroeder @ctschroeder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This piece is great. And also we have been making these arguments for decades about campus sexual assault
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social & @michaeltessler.bsky.social for providing today’s #MomentofGender for my Gender, Politics & Power class. Just amazing figures.
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Philip Bump, master of data, tests alternative explanations for the testosterone chart. No, it’s not driven by states with more men. Thank you all for your service to my gender & politics course this semester.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
In my weekly newsletter, I recreated that terrific testosterone chart from @goodauth.bsky.social and tested some other possible correlates to Trump support. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5...
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
oh nothing just raiding my ethnic cleansing fund so I can illegally prop up my corrupt autocratic personality cult fund, why do u ask
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is how you do it, @mayor.nyc.gov
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Striking stuff from Nate Silver: Dem lead in House generic ballot matchup now approaching 10 points. Dems hold small leads in the polling averages in six big Senate races.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
yowza
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is true: I look at Labour's neglect of higher ed in the UK - a complete own goal that made the country worse off and undermined a major export industry.
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Roads in poor shape? Late for work bc of transit or congestion? Can’t register your kid for swimming or skating bc there aren’t enough spots or the arena closed bc of poor repair condition? Business struggling bc city red tape? Here’s why: decades of underfunded tax base, unsustainable investment 1/
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Of course I agree with Kevin as we limp along at CUNY hobbled by decades of under-funding. It hasn't been costless. I am not feeling sanguine given the Dems even in blue states have decided public higher ed = vocational training. But will I stop pushing the Dems on it? No.
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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ah, not only are professions that are crucial to society--teaching, social work, nursing, libraries, arts--being denied support. Almost all of those are fields traditionally held by women. Not a coincidence.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This would provide real relief and opportunities for struggling students but would also be a massive investment in the local economies. We've done this before and we can do it again.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m of two minds on these ads. They are clearly illegal. They are textbook examples of Trumps effort to push us into autocracy. They are also the last thing Republicans need when the albatross around their neck is Donald Trumps extreme unpopularity.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't even want this malignant sociopath talking about nuclear strikes on cities, much less having the authority and capacity to personally order them. Which, um, he has.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
McDonald’s uses “machine-learning algorithms to continually analyze data from millions of daily transactions across McDonald’s nearly 14,000 restaurants and generate what the company calls ‘the optimal price’ at each location for each menu item, from Big Macs ‌to discounted coffee for seniors.”
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Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac
McDonald’s is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the U.S. and some global markets, a plan that aims to boost headquarters’ profit but risks alienating customers and...
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes the fact that we, as a society, obviously posess all the wealth necessary to not only fix the chronic problems but also have everyone live a life of comfort and plenty, and only don't do that so like, car dealership owners can buy a 60 foot boat instead of a 40 foot boat — bad for the vibes!
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 29/09/2026
An absolutely spectacular self-own.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today, Marist's midnight poll drop is from Ohio: Sherrod Brown leads Sen. Husted 51% to 43%. Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 44%. A key stat: 50% *strongly disapprove* of Trump, in Ohio. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meta muse saying why would I deceive you?
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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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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
James Medlock tweet: The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 

above a graph showing that revenue per audit skyrocketing above $90,000 while cost per audit increases only modestly.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 28/09/2026
My “Involved in Human Trafficking“ shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are making me want to stop wearing my shirt rather than reconsider my involvement in human trafficking
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks
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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your mom trying to remember the name of that podcast
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The internet was a mistake.
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Yu-Ming Liou @yumingliou.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Is it a power switch?
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We should reject the use of the words ‘rogue’ and ‘autonomous’ in connection with AI breaches. All AI has been designed by human designers, and will do what its design enables it to do. Bad design may have been involved (!) but blame rests on the AI companies. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents
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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes. "Rogue" and "autonomous" are bullshit weasel terms used to obfusticate the real human culpability for these crimes.
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 28/09/2026
The important thing to know about the Starship launch today is that Elon Musk is directly responsible for an unfathomable number of people dying preventable deaths and has never faced a single consequence for it.
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One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This administration is an endless font of oversight projects for the next Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
For every arrest that breaks through into public view, countless others happen quickly, before anyone can notice. Now ICE is anywhere and everywhere, embedded in all corners of everyday life.
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
But an increasing proportion of arrests have been made by local law enforcement in partnership with ICE, via 287(g) agreements. In many regions, it can be difficult to know when local officers are conducting routine policework or immigration enforcement. In many cases, they are doing both.
A chart showing immigration arrests by local police, which have increased steadily since ICE's new enforcement strategy began in April 2026, reaching its highest amount above 200 arrests per day in late June 2026.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before.
A chart that shows a timeline of ICE immigration enforcement against different significant events (Los Angeles raids, Minneapolis and Chicago raids), with a line in late March 2026 that says "New enforcement strategy begins" before a peak of over 1,500 daily arrests in July 2026.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US.
A map of the United States that shows immigration arrests per 100,000 people since ICE's new enforcement strategy began under DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin.
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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the GOP is fully trumpified and the rising generation of staffers and wannabes are even worse. if you're between 25-35 and an aspiring right-wing politician you've spent most/all of your adult life in a political and social ecosystem the rewards this shit and weeds out people repulsed by it
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