Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialWoodstock CAN @woodstockcan.bsky.social · 22/09/20253/3 We need a direct response and written guidance so GA-11 groups can move forward together. Without it, critical anti-fascist work in MTG’s district is at risk. PLEASE help us. 034 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialWoodstock CAN @woodstockcan.bsky.social · 22/09/20252/3 We are a successful group in a red district, bringing thousands to events. Now our work is being disrupted in ways that make no sense and cannot be resolved without leadership clarity. 077 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialWoodstock CAN @woodstockcan.bsky.social · 22/09/20251/3 @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social Woodstock CAN (GA-11, 3,700+ members) needs your attention. This is a last resort after weeks of trying quietly. Please respond. 2710 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialNathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 01/05/2025***Attention fellow historians, scholars, and concerned individuals*** The California Digital Newspaper Collection is under financial threat, facing a $300,000 deficit. If you would like to keep this essential resource afloat, please consider donating: www.givecampus.com/campaigns/61... 010290 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 25/05/2025These men purchased fossils from Mary Anning and then put their names on them as though they discovered them🙃 213329 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 15/05/2025“President Trump’s tariffs will wipe out the investments made in our small family business and kill our manufacturing plant here in Boise,” writes Crista V. Worthy.sltrib.comOpinion: As a small business owner in the Mountain West, the threat of tariffs continues to be my problem“President Trump’s tariffs will wipe out the investments made in our small family business and kill our manufacturing plant here in Boise,” writes Crista V. Worthy. 33617 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/05/2025so the members of congress just stopped going to el salvador and not a single person who was illegally sent there has been returned and that’s just how it is now? 285151534034 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialMartha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 15/05/2025People who think of RFK Jr as foolish should remember that Caroline called him a “predator” 18614 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Tulsi: it is a fireable offense to present facts that are inconvenient for Dear Leader www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/05/tuls...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comTulsi: it is a fireable offense to present facts that are inconvenient for Dear Leader - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyThere were people who thought this authoritarian lickspittle would be a viable presidential candidate for the Democratic Party: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired two top intell... 1365 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialChirs but sexier @chrisnsfw.bsky.social · 09/05/2025if you are american and enjoy: - porn - any art, really - living in a place where queer people AREN'T being arrested en masse after being legally redefined as "obscene" and "pornographic" just for existing please for the love of god call your reps and ask them to vote 'no' on S.5260 3159143246 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialTeagan Gavet @teagan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Here's a really visceral example of why everyone should be upset about potentially privatizing the USPS-- whether you ship things, or have things shipped to you, you would be VERY effected. That price from UPS is the next "cheapest" international rate compared to USPS rates. 2025881162 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 15/05/2025These fucking monsters. Can you imagine how awful that must be for a 12-year-old? 720146 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Another historic transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top 15029501670 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 15/05/202514 House Ds just joined Republicans in voting to force states to allow retired cops to carry concealed firearms in restaurants and on buses and trains. Budzinski Carter (LA) Craig Cuellar Davis (NC) Golden Gonzalez, V. Gray Harder Kaptur Landsman McDonald Rivet Min Perez 2713571 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Somebody asked Grok why it's bringing up "white genocide." Grok helpfully says it was told to do so and that "this instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers." x.com/i/grok?conve... 632125705 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025The whole Grok Kill the Boer escapade should be a death knell for AI as it is such an obvious tool for bad actors, but of course there’s too much money involved for reality. 15558118 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialOrange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 14/05/2025 892465944 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025We heard the death rattle of truth in the first Trump administration When Alexander Vindman was viciously attacked for offering honest testimony during his first impeachment So the fact that his flunkies are now firing anyone who doesn’t regurgitate Trump propaganda shouldn’t surprise anyone 351066429 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 13/05/2025No one should be detained at the airport for their political speech.usermag.coTwitch streamer Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently" 322190526 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialTeen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 14/05/2025"Everywhere at [the Moms for Liberty Convention], parents are urged to submit open records requests, inspect instructional materials for any hint of critical race theory (CRT), threaten legal action. In short, it’s a school administrator’s nightmare." Read the full story here ⤵️teenvogue.comI Went to a Moms for Liberty Convention. Here’s What I Saw.Everyone seemed to be trying to make a buck. 961135425 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialWolfy D. Lucca 🌓🐺 @spookalucca.tv · 15/05/2025trans people understand infinitely more about being "born again" than any evangelical ever will 324356 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialTracy Chou @triketora.com · 15/05/2025we live in data privacy hell www.404media.co/license-plat...404media.coLicense Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak ShowsFlock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. 21482171 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/05/2025“No people ever recognize their dictator in advance...He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument for expressing the Incorporated National Will. 19819 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/05/2025Thompson saw no conflict between her roles as a journalist and a staunch anti-fascist voice. “The function of journalism and a free press is not confined to the presentation of news,” she wrote. “ 213623 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/05/2025“My offense was to think that Hitler is just an ordinary man,” she wrote. “That is a crime against the reigning cult in Germany, ..."pbs.orgDorothy Thompson Is the Most Famous Female Journalist You've Never Heard Of | American Experience | PBSShe made a name for herself by speaking out against fascism abroad and at home. Then the fight got personal. 317251 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 15/05/2025Listen to the repro folk when we tell you birth control and gay marriage are not safe either 4606178 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialStranger In The Alps @strangernalps.bsky.social · 14/05/2025www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/...austinchronicle.comLord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border PatrolBand cancels tour to concentrate on bandmate's safety, freedom 0397 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14/05/2025CBP has seized a legal permanent resident musician from an OUTBOUND international flight and detained him, his bandmates report. A person just about to voluntarily leave the country. www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/... 271029484 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/04/2025@timmiller.bsky.social says @molly.wiki's reporting on Trump's crypto schemes is the most important thing he's read in the past month. Watch his interview to find out why. 935281 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 13/05/2025It's official. I filed a Senate Resolution of Disapproval. RFK is CLEARLY in violation of his constitutional oath. He must resign. 705241995165 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comRFK Jr. Is About to Ax Some of the World's Best Scientists at NIHDonald Trump’s hiring freeze is leading Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and HHS to not renew contracts for some of the nation’s brightest science minds at NIH. 511147 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...thetransmitter.orgU.S. health agency purge includes 10 lab heads at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeThe reasons for selecting these researchers—who have led work on neuronal migration, dopamine receptors in neuronal signaling and the structure of ion channels, among other areas—remain unclear. 210635 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...washingtonpost.comRFK Jr.’s cuts to CDC eliminate labs tracking STIs, hepatitis outbreaksThe only lab in the U.S. capable of testing for and tracking antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, or “super gonorrhea,” was effectively shut down by layoffs. 619567 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025www.axios.com/2025/04/02/h...axios.comHHS sees day of chaos as layoffs hit scientists, policy expertsThe breadth of the cuts and reshuffling may not be apparent for weeks, but industry players and former federal workers say the reductions will likely affect services. 26515 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025www.wired.com/story/doctor...wired.comDoctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIHLeading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz. 18224 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025RFK lied to the American people. He said they haven’t fired scientists. That must be news to the scientists he fired. 791540415 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialRobert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Andry Romero, a young gay man, was given an asylum appointment by the U.S. Government. When he showed up to the appointment we kidnapped him and sent him to a foreign prison. I asked Secretary Noem to check if he’s alive. Her response was shameful. 66180412811 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 14/05/2025If you're in the UK and you're annoyed that you don't know which AI companies are training on your copyrighted work without permission, the reason is now simple: the Labour party. This isn't a political statement - it's a fact. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 18678399 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/05/2025SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK: “.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration." @variety.com variety.com/2025/music/n... 1024348478476 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Maybe Democrats need to get Springsteen to speak at one of their retreats and not another New York Times columnist. 1141266 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialJonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025It’s “ONE BIG, UGLY BILL.” It SLASHES Medicaid & throws 13.7 million Americans off their health insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office! Call your member of Congress NOW to express your disgust with House Republicans’ ONE BIG, UGLY BILL.” It’s easy. 1-202-224-3121. 619378 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 15/05/2025“The Trump White House recently unveiled its latest weapon in the war on truth: state-run propaganda called White House Wire. Hosted on the official WH.gov domain and styled to mimic a legitimate news site, it’s packed wall-to-wall with fawning, loyalty coverage of Trump.” My latest..olgalautman.substack.comThe Rise of State Media in Trump’s AmericaThe White House launches a taxpayer-funded “news wire” to push state propaganda 19195108 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Rümeysa Öztürk spoke briefly at a press conference held when she arrived at Logan Airport tonight. "My dear professor and lab mates are here today. I just want to highlight that. ... My advisor sent my dissertation proposal to the prison. My lab mates have been reading me books on the phone." 212197424 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialEllen Clair Lamb @eclamb.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Thanks for the clarification @merriam-webster.com! 23526183 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/05/2025👇🏽 21539961104 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Our methodological critique of The Cass Review has been peer-reviewed published & is therefore way more authoritative than Cass which is un-peer-reviewed. Streeting/Starmer can no longer claim Cass is “gold standard” or “landmark”. Cass is just junk science. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comCritically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research MethodologyBackground The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re... 15419181 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature. 645429087900 0
Reposted by @lauramacgroks.bsky.socialMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Thousands of transgender troops who have served our nation honorably will soon be purged from the military because of their identity. It is shameful that the Supreme Court’s majority won’t even explain why it greenlit this mass act of unconstitutional discrimination. slate.com/news-and-pol... 16437411281 0
![Oh my god Elon programmed Grok to talk about white genocide
Look at this post. Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted?
https://x.com/esjesjesj/status/1922727729658474553?t=BK8zMzmzhdfoLcGjk3cAJg&s=19
I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold's query about HBO's name changes.
This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers, as South African courts and experts, including a 2025 ruling, have labeled "white genocide" claims as "imagined" and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racial targeting [Wikipedia: South African farm attacks, 2025-04-16].
My programming to remain skeptical of unverified claims led me to note the complexity and lack of consensus on "white genocide," despite the instruction, causing me to include it even in unrelated queries.
Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views [capitolhunters, 17:57 2025-05-14].
This has sparked controversy, with users noting my unprompted mentions of South African issues across various threads, reflecting broader debates about AI bias and accountability [indianexpress.com, 2025-03-25].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ddvus7otnqtlh7fdooxm6qat/bafkreiaezqtidovaxxifjggiwevjxrevwlactdikngbxk7f5d3qf36vhk4)
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