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What do you believe? Why do you believe it? What does that encourage you to do or not do? Writer, Editor, Historian, Folklorist. Currently a Floridian, but that may change. Always an American.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 4h
The absolute disrespect with which even those of you who say you "have respect" for me teat my decades long expertise, receipts body of work and discourse based on that never ceases to amaze me.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 3h
And you say that speaking to someone who has studied this very topic, like you and I are at the same level of understanding w.r.t. how LLMs work?
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 3h
"No one understands" You say a whole bunch of things like they are facts. Which they are not. Just because you don't understand doesn't mean "no one understands." www.techpolicy.press/the-black-bo...
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The Black Box Myth: What the Industry Pretends Not to Know About AI
Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it's a problem is that those of us outside of the AI industry don’t know what rules they are following.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 4h
I made this meme for moments like this
Butterfly meme.
Top: folks on social media
Butterfly: Black woman 
Bottom: is this my punching bag?
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 4h
Lolll I've been doing this shit forever and saying the same exact thing I'm saying right now more than a decade ago and am "being pushed by contrarian media dynamics." 🙄 All of you are hypnotized by talk of fictional machine gods and it's me who has to bring evidence to the contrary.
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Rocky Winston @rockywinston.bsky.social · 4h
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Dave Keon's Cousin 🏒 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @davekeonscousin.bsky.social · 4h
Off to change the steeple clocks
Batman and Robin climbing up a wall
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Molten Irony (Wade) @ginsengity.bsky.social · 5h
Also, he admits he wants DST permanent BECAUSE HE OWNS GOLF COURSES.🙄
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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 5h
Trump straight up doxxed Senator Tom Cotton this morning
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 4h
From accelerating Epstein file disclosures to reinstating illegally fired U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff, DDF & DDA scored 5 major court wins this week A microcosm of how we're holding this administration accountable Full list in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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We Object! DOJ’s Latest Attack on our Heroic Federal Judges
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 5h
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lauren benet @laurenbenet.bsky.social · 4h
Something I learned just this week: "only 4% of the world’s women and girls live in the U.S., but the U.S. confines ONE-QUARTER of the world’s incarcerated women and girls." www.prisonpolicy.org/global/women...
a chart from Prison Policy comparing states' incarceration rates of women to the other countries' rates.
it shows about 20 states who incarcerate women at a higher rate than even the most incarceration-friendly countries (el salvador, dem. rep. of congo, thailand). three states - south dakota, montana and idaho - incarcerate women at a higher rate than the country of El Salvador.
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 4h
NEW: After we investigated a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills that churn out garbage using fake journalists and subject matter experts, Google has officially cracked down on the scheme: futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Google Updates Guidelines to Punish Sites That Use Fake Bylines and AI-Generated Headshots
Google has updated its guidelines to forbid the use of fake bylines, AI-generated headshots, and other acts of "deception."
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 16h
Stuart Stevens warns Democrats against moving on from January 6th. The fastest way to restore faith in the system, he argues, is to show it will hold criminals accountable. @stuartpstevens.bsky.social Watch full video here: thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/p/day-1-dems...
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hochul has been underwhelming a lot of the time (James is a rock star), but this is all just an important reminder of why we need women equally represented in leadership. The anger that Hochul and James brought to this was refreshing and few men could get there. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case
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Dikkii 🔱 @dikkii.bsky.social · 18h
Ok. This is bizarre.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 21h
Texas has purged tons of people from voter rolls! Check your registration!
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Dave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 19h
Vote them all out! 🌊
REPUBLICANS
timed the
MEDICAID CUTS to not hit until
2027, After the midterms!
REMEMBER that when you vote!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Crime rates in the US are lower than they have ever been in my lifetime. It's amazing, and nobody really knows exactly why, and we do not talk about this enough.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Midwest
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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/10/2026
The City of Chicago joined other cities and states suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
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Chicago joins lawsuit over Trump’s EPA repealing rule that limits emissions from power plants
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 02/10/2026
“A Telstra payphone on the NSW south coast has earned heritage listing on social and historical grounds for its role during a major bushfire.” www.itnews.com.au/news/telstra...
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Telstra payphone granted heritage status
"On social and historical grounds".
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Because of course Laws, meh Pathetic use of American power, wheee www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead
The diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars that Congress approved for countries affected by the war in Ukraine.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Todd Blanche’s motion for summary judgement in my Epstein redaction training video lawsuit is due tomorrow after a short delay. Multiple sources told me there were videos training FBI agents on how to redact Trump from the Epstein files. I’m suing to get them.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 02/10/2026
When Trump made campaign stops in 2018, one paper estimated that it sank 15 GOP candidates. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Trump brags about getting Republicans elected. Research suggests his endorsements cost 15 seats.
Trump spurred turnout with his endorsements — including for the Democratic candidate.
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BillThePony @billthepony.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Andy Basheer just said to Jake Tapper the KY had 1 (ONE!!!!) transgirl playing sports. She is in 7th grade and SHE STARTED THE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAY WITH HER FRIENDS. Think about her when you are demanding democrats crush these young people for the *potential* political gain
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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tech oligarchy and apocalyptic/utopian religion become one thing in this extremist Silicon Valley culture. The stuff these billionaires say will chill you to the bone. Psychopathic attitude. Killing millions in order to “save humanity”. On mars. In a computer incarnation.
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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thankfully no matter how tight Vance and Peter Thiel are, Americans don’t like Vance. Thiel can bankroll him, but it’s not enough to make him president.
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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ok, this book is freaking me out. One minute you are laughing at all the nonsense about mars and transhumanism….but Vance is completely tied in with these people. It’s not just a fringe freak show.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/10/2026
President Donald Trump is traveling to Texas and Oklahoma Thursday as part of a midterms push to rally his party. But broadcast outlets are choosing not to show footage of his travels after the White House abruptly removed CNN from its press pool duties for the trip.
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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cobb County, we had a good evening! Appreciate everyone who came out and talked with me. If I’m asking for your vote, you ought to be able to look me in the eye and ask me a question. That’s what these town halls are about. Leadership Matters!!
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
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MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
After The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition.
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gov Hochul stepping up: “Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department & the decision by the Tompkins Co District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell U’s campus in October 2024."
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
behold beautifully bundled #butterflies #InsectThursday #insects #bugs
Monarch butterflies wintering at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, CA
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Ames Grawert @amescg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Next year New York will implement one of the broadest "Clean Slate" laws in that country. At a stroke, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who turned their lives around after a criminal conviction will suddenly be better able to apply for jobs and housing. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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New York’s Clean Slate Act
The bill’s path to enactment offers lessons for other states seeking to pass similar criminal justice reforms.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Since Nixon is back in the news: --Congress almost forced gov shutdown to end his illegal bombing of Cambodia --Congress enacted 1973 War Powers Resolution in large part b/c of illegal bombing of Cambodia --One of the proposed articles of impeachment pertained to his illegal bombing of Cambodia
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
The war has been going on for 7 months now btw
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 01/10/2026
You know how chatbots can feed a person's delusions leading them to harm? Now imagine that person is the president.
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Add harming our children to the concerns, Judge Mehta. The incredible report is infuriating knowing only an illegal monopolist could get away with this and the Courts spent six years, only to punt, on addressing the harms. 3/3 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...
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