Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲FunkisHen @funkishen.bsky.social · 15hSweden actually did this in 2020, and people still think we handled the pandemic well. Tells you everything about how ableist society is and how the welfare state can continue to be underfunded and get ruined without anyone revolting. 195
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 5h"Wow, the region our enemies claim total control over actually has a lot of tough as nails queer and trans communities all over," should be a cause for joy, solidarity and strategizing together, not telling us to goddamn move. 215230
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8h“Two key takeaways are that an enormous number of physicians are using AI for clinical care and that they are often using it in areas where they don’t have specific expertise…” hms.harvard.edu/news/first-l...hms.harvard.edu 57417
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Ed Sea Doggy🍉 @futureed.bsky.social · 9h“...Penguin was never actually going to allow us just to write the book we wanted to write,” said Hadid. “It says a lot that they’re willing to tank an entire very powerful series that helps children learn history, just because of one book about Palestine.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...theguardian.comPalestine book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled from Random House before releaseAuthors withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 October 023
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 12hA cyberattack has halted construction on a tunnel between Denmark and Germany femern.com/da/presse/ny... www.dk-sundhed.dk/ritzau/1f0b6...femern.comHovedentreprenør på Femern-projektet ramt af cyberhændelseVores entreprenør FLC har orienteret os om, at de har været udsat for en cyberhændelse. Vi er i dialog med FLC om situationen, og på nuværende tidspunkt har vi ikke yderligere oplysninger. - siger Jen... 1109
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Researchers from UEA are helping Indigenous women leaders and LGBTQIA+ campaigners from Peru and Brazil share their experiences directly with UK policymakers through a creative project focused on climate justice and Indigenous rights. Read more: bit.ly/47PT8NU #ResearchMatters 133
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 12hYou just don't get it. The technology is always improving - pouring river water in your socks is getting easier and faster and cheaper every year. 721138
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 14hSlavery was and is a real thing that has brutalized hundreds of millions of people over the course of human history, if someone tells me a fucking chatbot is enslaved I'm immediately throwing hands. It's not cute, it's not intriguing, it's an insult to real people who suffered and suffer now. 253324740
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Science Magazine @science.org · 12hThe traditional Inca chronology has collapsed. New radiocarbon dates show the empire lasted longer than was previously thought—and met more resistance. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/4dE5wEc 03910
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 13hCitizen Lab finds Candiru's mercenary spyware on the phones of Al Jazeera journalists, infected using Discover Tech to deliver the malware using targeted ads. citizenlab.ca/research/how...citizenlab.caExposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen LabThis is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Ca... 27740
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Ms. Deathwish #Exist2Resist @msdeathwish.bsky.social · 13hFirst victims of the nazis were disabled and queer people. That was the crack in the door that let them in. They are now doing exactly the same thing. We need to shut the door tight and lock it. 0195
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲jade, whose voice is the Deluge @goblinmode.com · 14hpeople talking about their AI agents 1195
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲CCC @ccc.de · 14hWhy the Swiss Armed Forces & the Federal Office for Defence Procurement rejected #Palantir products in each case: The risk that its staff would receive access to critical processes and data www.republik.ch/2026/10/15/n...republik.chNo to Palantir – Five TimesSwitzerland’s Federal Department of Defence looked into using Palantir software on multiple occasions. 06628
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 15hFYI I have a detailed guide for paid subscribers of this.weekinsecurity.com about why ad-blockers are a top tool in your online security and privacy defenses, how they work, and which ones are some of the best to use.this.weekinsecurity.comWhy ad blockers are a top security and privacy defense for everyoneAd blockers can help defend against some of the top hacks, scams, and surveillance today. Here are some of the best ad blockers that you can use. 12516
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 14h"Ruscism, like other forms of fascism, upholds an ultranationalist and dictatorial political system with a strong supreme leader who demands complete obedience from citizens (including all those living in Russian speaking territories)." theconversation.com/russian-fasc...theconversation.comRussian fascism: the six principles of Putin’s nationalist ideologyPutin’s ideological propaganda leans heavily on Russian history 021
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Ms. Deathwish #Exist2Resist @msdeathwish.bsky.social · 23hTrans people said things like this would start happening. Amazingly, the people who can predict most closely what it like living under fascism are those fascism targets. 2357129
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Eigil Söderin @eigil.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Medier i 18 länder avslöjar spionbolaget Palantirs strategi • Så stora är kontrakten • Nya avslöjanden om Försvarsmakten www.etc.se/story/intern...etc.seSå djupt har Palantir trängt in i Europas stater – svenska myndigheter mörkarMedier i 18 länder avslöjar spionbolagets strategi • Så stora är kontrakten • Vill lägga kontinenten under sig. 26538
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Leo @leoemanuel.bsky.social · 23hSå Schweiz försvarsmakts utvärdering av Palantir kom fram till att systemet inte kunde användas på egna servrar. Det är ju något som företagets talespersoner påstått är möjligt, när de fått frågor om dataskydd. Ljuger Palantir, eller vad stämmer? www.republik.ch/2026/10/15/n... 12613
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲CCC @ccc.de · 22hDiskrepanz zu europäischen Werten: Viele Länder Europas wollen nicht länger internes Organisationswissen und unzählige Daten an #Palantir weiterreichen netzpolitik.org/2026/laender...netzpolitik.orgPalantirs Geschäfte in EuropaSoftware von Palantir findet sich bei europäischen Streitkräften, bei Polizeien und im Gesundheitssystem. Aber viele Länder suchen nach Alternativen, sie sorgen sich um Abhängigkeiten, Sicherheit und… 38133
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 20hMusk has been sabotaging Ukraine's efforts to fight against russia and keep population safe since 2022: "Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia Soldiers panicked and drones surveilling Russian forces went dark." www.reuters.com/investigatio...reuters.comMusk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from RussiaSoldiers panicked and drones surveilling Russian forces went dark. 053
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 18hSome people don't like to think of risk & prevention reminds them of risk, so they avoid prevention as a way to avoid thinking about risks. It is, in the end, a bit of immaturity. Adulthood means ability to assess risks. As for health care staff not washing hands, it's desensitised behavior & hubris 241
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 18hThe doctor I've asked long ago to wash their hands was an infection diseases doctor and they told me they never get any infection (superhuman complex). And I had to insist that the purpose of them washing their hands is to keep the patients safe -> the doctor went almost into denial of germ theory. 242
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Dodgers won the World Series again @atf13.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My name is Inigo Toyota. You totaled my father. Prepare to die 062
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 17hOver time I made a list of all the disinformation and misinformation that I've heard from health care personnel, just for my awareness that one should always be critical and verify the information one receives in health care, as it is not a given that it is correct. There are times when it isn't. 021
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 17hThe problem is that too much power and authority is given to the medical profession, which disincentivizes a critical view of what some doctors claim. This power imbalance that is socially reinforced allows some health care staff to push misinformation and disinformation without getting reprimanded. 121
Mairead⁷⦿☰☲ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 15/10/2026hey Melody, if you look up YK Hong in youtube and scroll their vids/playlists, they have filmed themselves opting out at airports -complete with explanation & hiccups that can happen. It's really helpful. :-) 110
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Gina Helfrich @ginahelfrich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I opt out every time, and you should, too. It’s optional. 313354
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 15/10/2026"everyone hates this thing we said. obviously you didn't understand it, or you'd see how right we are. don't worry we'll explain it to you tomorrow" 24010
Mairead⁷⦿☰☲ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 15/10/2026this. If you need to see opting out in action (at airport in this case), check out YK Hong's youtube channel where they film themselves opting out of FR & navigating manual human ID check 022
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Elevation Lab pulls its AirTag silencing tool. Good things can still happen, occasionally through the power of shame. Kudos to @glennf.com on this one: www.elevationlab.com/blogs/news/a...elevationlab.comAn apologyWe launched an AirTag silencing tool recently. We have always made products we want for ourselves, and this was no different - we wanted it for AirTags on our bikes. (Some of us here have bikes more v... 418337
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 15/10/2026worth also noting that both the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti happened in her district, and on top of the obviously racist targeting of her personally this is also an attempt to deny the people of Minneapolis their democratically elected representative 1831221040
Mairead⁷⦿☰☲ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 15/10/2026unfortunately the powers that be want ppl to offload their brains to AI and thus hinder actual progress :-/ 000
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Molly Miller @arghlita.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Yes, the AI just “predicts” the words it didn’t “hear” rather than sending it to a human transcriptionist or stating “unclear” or “garbled.” My husband has done support for speech to text and text to speech phone systems for over 20 years and they are fucking up stable, established tech for this. 0409
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Whoabegogo @wonderingallowed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I would say be very cautious about saying yes, because it is often very difficult and time-consuming to get inaccurate information out of your medical records. I've made it a personal policy to reject AI summaries with doctors/ medical staff, and so far, they've been surprisingly fine with it. 072
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Cassandra Good @cgoodhistorian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It's not just whether they check the AI output though. Check out @sarialtschuler.bsky.social's work on this: news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/05/a.... At my last dr appt, I offered to send her Sari's Lancet article to explain why I was saying no 😉news.northeastern.eduHow will AI scribes affect the quality of health care?Sari Altschuler, a professor of English, argues that usage of AI scribes for note-taking can negatively affect the quality of care. 0156
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My doctor asked me if I minded his use of AI to summarize summary my appt yesterday, so first I told him why I mind and then I consented because I wanted to see the summary it generated. It listed a medication I don't take and have never taken on my list of current meds, so here we are. 28872188
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Sending the old Lake Street Bridge down the river 1535973
Mairead⁷⦿☰☲ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 14/10/2026i have only one mobil game and it's from ages ago - i was able to buy it - so i'm spared ads, but am definitely offered ads to get goodies or hints or whatever. and i'm sure they're still tracking my gameplay for ai training :-/ 120
Mairead⁷⦿☰☲ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 14/10/2026chat control 2 was the one that wanted to break encryption so the eu could scan *everything* (including signal) on your device (all devices). 011
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲kukodageza.bsky.social @kukodageza.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Not enough that we have to fight back russian and usa influence, even our own politicians are selling out our private life to the most evil company on the planet. Good job. #chatcontrol #enoughisenough arvidgrange.substack.com/p/investigat...arvidgrange.substack.comInvestigation: EU citizens' private messages are run through Palantir’s softwareCitizens of the EU get their private messages scanned under the temporary EU law “Chat Control”. Those messages are then analysed with Palantir’s software. 001
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026🇪🇺 Private chats and emails reported via #ChatControl 1.0 are ending up in #Palantir systems - scandalous! This includes direct messages on Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Snapchat, Skype and Xbox, as well as emails via Gmail. Details […]digitalcourage.socialOriginal post on digitalcourage.social 11624
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲SuperChill @frozzbot.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The most legal thing you could do to discourage these people is to file a lawsuit in a two party consent state. 0132
Reposted by Mairead⁷⦿☰☲Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14/10/2026Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would 'significantly drop' aje.news/5io0tx 05626