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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026
Protecting children online matters—but age verification is not how you do it. Read our analysis of the new EU Kids Act, which is a threat to the open internet and our privacy eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will make internet access contingent on age, expand the use of
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Shaheen: "He seemed to say Russian children have also been displaced & kidnapped, & that's just not true. It's Ukrainian children the Russians have taken back to Russia. They've taken them from their families, thousands of them. It is very clear who is violating intl law here, & it's not Ukraine."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
this is a genuinely crazy story
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026
You and your friends can say no to the search of your devices with a three-pack of our stickers. shop.eff.org/products/i-...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026
EFF joined an amicus brief urging the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. The government can’t avoid accountability by punishing those who exercise their rights.
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D.C. Circuit Must Vacate a Drone Flight Restriction That Criminalized Recording Immigration Agents
EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restricti...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This or that with @dunlapforcongress.bsky.social 😄
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? The Science Victory Fund: Data centers are bad! Cancer research is good! You should be able to see a doctor! Salad shouldn’t make you shit your pants! Voters: YES! Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The people carrying out trumps illegal orders need to be afraid.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/09/2026
“It’s important for the public to have access to this information and to see how private AI companies are shaping access to healthcare,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told @seattletimes.com.
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Documents show ‘staggering’ denial rate for Medicare AI program in WA
Medicare's new AI-enabled program denied more claims than it approved during a rocky rollout, leaving patients who were in pain to wait out a long appeals process.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/09/2026
While trusted execution environments in the cloud might be secure enough for many cases, they're fundamentally less secure than end-to-end encryption or local computation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Secure Messaging and AI Remain In Conflict Despite the Promise of TEEs
Secure messaging platforms, like Signal, WhatsApp, and recently, encrypted RCS, operate on a straightforward assumption: the content at each end of a conversation is private to the participants in
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Muppets have to put on a show to save the Kennedy Center. There you go, Disney, that's your premise.
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Dianne Dupuis @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Stephanie 🍉 @ageofoddish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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the slut gnomes of false berlin jeopardy bluesky posttoday's jeopardy categories. the last 2 are "false berlin" and "bizarre little men"
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 19/09/2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. It’s a good start to the dialogue – but just a start. Read our full statement here.
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EFF Statement on California Governor's Executive Order on AI
It's an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligen...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/09/2026
Diesel fuel costs 71% more than it did before Trump’s reckless war.
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sam @samthielman.com · 18/09/2026
realize I'm a little bit of a quirky guy but being punched in the face repeatedly by masked men with guns actually is something I find frightening
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Ben Winslow @benwinslow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Great Salt Lake’s health is a national security issue, a state commission was told: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah
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Shana @shanamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
The future pope at a party with a caption “they don’t know I’m the future pope”
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it. Any info, reach out: Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
screen from Missouri ID verification. under Ethnic Origin it asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" with options "Yes, No, I do not wish to comment"
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Korea makes COVID-19 vaccination part of routine national immunization program" KDCA says COVID-19 continues producing variants that can evade immunity, while people 65+ account for 63% of hospitalisations. It is shifting to routine vaccination to provide ongoing protection for high-risk groups.
An article screenshot from the Korea Biomedical Review titled "Korea makes Covid-19 vaccination part of routine national immunization program".
The piece is written by Kwak Sung-sun and was published on 2026.09.17.
The main image shows hands in a laboratory setting using a syringe to draw liquid from a small vaccine vial.
The caption below states that the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced that Covid-19 vaccinations will join the routine national program starting Oct. 12 for individuals aged 70 and older, immunocompromised people, and other eligible high-risk groups.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
My daughter lost a tooth yesterday. My wife was traveling, so I handled tooth fairy duties. I left a $10 under her pillow, which I thought was v generous, but she woke up, saw the bill & said: "But why did the Tooth Fairy leave me $20 last time?" 😆 (I wasn't aware my wife had gone so over the top!)
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When the US bombed an Iranian school, killing over 100 kids, it involved over-reliance on an AI targeting system called "Maven," which based it on outdated information. I called it in @foreignpolicy.com in April Now confirmed in @bloomberg.com report of Pentagon investigation
Keep Humans in the Loop
AI has a place in military targeting—but it needs safeguards.

By Nicholas Grossman, a professor of international relations at the University of Illinois, editor of Arc Digital, and the author of Drones and Terrorism.

Pictured: A woman passes an art installation featuring portraits of some of the school girls killed in an apparent U.S. strike in February, in Tehran.on April 12. MAJID SAEEDI/GETTY IMAGES)

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/14/ai-targeting-iran-school-airstrikes-pentagon-anthropic/APRIL 14, 2026, 1:57 PM
In the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, airstrikes hit an elementary school in Iran, killing at least 175, most of them children.

From: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/14/ai-targeting-iran-school-airstrikes-pentagon-anthropic/This time, AI may have played a role, perhaps relying on old information. The school was adjacent to Iranian naval facilities and had once been a part of them. A large language model like Claude or ChatGPT could make that kind of error by consuming outdated information at a higher volume and giving it greater weight than more current info—or perhaps by failing to spot something a human might have caught, such as a school sign or children playing.

From: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/14/ai-targeting-iran-school-airstrikes-pentagon-anthropic/The public doesn’t know if AI chose the Iranian school, but we know the U.S. military is using an AI-powered system called Maven in Iran to help identify targets. Similarly, the Israeli military used a system called Lavender to identify targets in Gaza. Both wars featured a record-high rate of precision strikes compared to previous air campaigns.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/14/ai-targeting-iran-school-airstrikes-pentagon-anthropic/
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
VERY important paper! This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season. That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
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Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data
Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New surgeon general nominee sells snake oil and invests in tobacco. She shouldn't be allowed to be within 100 feet of a stethoscope. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company
Tobacco investments raise new concerns about Dr Nicole Saphier ahead of confirmation hearing
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 18/09/2026
A Punjabi Sikh truck driver in Wyoming said he was followed into a bathroom and stabbed repeatedly in an attack that has stoked fear across the greater South Asian community.
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A Sikh truck driver is stabbed amid a rise in anti-South Asian rhetoric
The driver said he was shaken by a violent encounter at a rest stop, which he described as unprovoked.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mike Rogers couldn't be bothered to show up to the debate, but here's what I would have asked him if he wasn't such a coward:
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: The Clear Labels Act was designed to help patients and doctors see exactly where a medication was made. But experts say the law’s most critical provisions have been cut: “It's just a clear watering down of the original bill.”
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“A Clear Watering Down”: Drug Transparency Bill Stripped of Critical Provisions Ahead of Senate Vote
The bill was designed to alert consumers about where their drugs came from. After two major changes to the proposed law, experts worry it won’t be as effective.
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macwizzard.bsky.social @macwizzard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#ConstitutionDay has arrived, but this year, it’s time to stop celebrating a blueprint that’s actively failing us. The 1787 framework isn’t divinely inspired or a roadmap for democracy—it’s a seminar in how not to build a functional government.
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🐸 Empathy1st ❌👑 @empathy1st.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The very idea of this is terrifying...😱
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/08/2026
KOSA doesn't just threaten free speech—it threatens privacy. It will push more online services to age verification, requiring people to hand over more personal information just to read the internet. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The Senate Should Reject KOSA's Privacy Risks
The Senate Commerce Committee is once again considering legislation that would dramatically expand age verification, and undermine privacy for everyone. Alongside the SCREEN Act, the CHATBOT Act, and
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica. 
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica. 
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Not only do we stand by our reporting. Madison Square Garden’s ridiculous lawsuit actually confirms it, noting the company did, in fact, track the sexual orientation of LGBTQIA celebrities in its talent database.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Instead - say what IS true, call out the fact that he lies (without repeating the claim) and ascribe motivation to it. In America voters pick our leaders, our leader do not pick their voters. But Trump knows voters are turning against him so he is peddling the same lies about the election he lost
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Timely reminder: Authoritarians lie to be repeated - to force us to have their conversation instead of our own. If you're debunking the claims, you're giving them airtime.
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Defend The Vote @wedefendthevote.org · 17/07/2026
This was the biggest threat to the 2020 election.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
to hear Trump tell it, American elections were completely corrupted while he was president and he was helpless to stop it, then they were cleaned up by Biden ahead of Trump's victory in 2024, and now that Trump is president again they are once again becoming third world caliber
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"meeting people where they are" means you have to accept that they sincerely believe what they believe. It does NOT mean that you have to pretend to agree with their beliefs. In fact, you must be honest when you don't. Grown ups have to deal with people who don't agree with them all of the time.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A plainly unsustainable country, sustained by workers who can't afford to live in it.
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Study says 5 minimum wage workers needed to rent 1-bedroom apartment in Atlanta
Rent by myself? In this economy? A new study says you'll need four friends with you to rent a one-bedroom apartment.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/06/2026
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Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 17/06/2026
In spot tests I've done, I see this happen *all of the time*, such as with my own papers. The LLM would often rather hallucinate a male scientist than get my name right. 🤷‍♀️ It's kind of unsurprising that models trained unscrupulously on the entire internet are misogynistic
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Elon Musk's incitement of pogroms in Belfast reveals he'll use his immense wealth and influence to foment untold fascist violence in the future. Only a global movement can break his power. New piece from @polphilpod.bsky.social and me. Threading highlights below. 1/ newrepublic.com/article/2119...
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Elon Musk’s Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response
The violent fascist riots in Belfast reveal the future that the trillionaire really wants. We need an international movement to constrain him.
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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The state of local news. It's bad, and has consequences, according to this new report. localjournalistindex.com
Map of the US coded by the percentage above and below the national average of local journalists per 100,000. Largely, areas with low population such as the upper-midwest and desert southwest do well, as does New England, northern California and Miami.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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