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A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

constitutionally collect this information about one car-and its driver-by
following that vehicle on public roadways over a month. But this leaves the
question of why is it the government's business where everyone goes all the
time? The government cannot go snooping through our personal lives and
business without an adequate basis to do so. That is what the Supreme Court
has said since its decision in Katz through its decision in Chatrie this year,
nearly sixty years later. It is not too much to draw the line at indiscriminate
mass surveillance.
No doubt, ALPR technology comes with remarkable benefits that the
Court cannot ignore. But the Fourth Amendment requires courts to draw a line when the cost is too great. Alaniz's search in just the ALPR system
provided him with more than 50 individual records of Kyle's whereabouts
across the country for an entire month. The Court finds that because the
ALPR systems Alaniz used to search Kyle's historical location information
intruded on her reasonable expectation of privacy in the whole of her physical
movements, it was a search under the Fourth Amendment. Based on the
information in the record, the only reason Alaniz conducted that search was
because he saw her license plate was from California. That search was not
supported by probable cause, and it was done without a warrant in violation
of Kyle's Fourth Amendment rights. That search also has a nexus to the
remainder of the traffic stop because Alaniz began following Kyle's car while

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Parkscope Joe @parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 18h

Ultimately I think human authorship is impoetant, even if AI tools are part of the process. (Part of, not the start and finish)

In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.

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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you

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Gemma Hazen Art @mosslike.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Does anyone do #Inktober anymore? Day 1 : Rotten Apple Inktober always inspires me to draw. I enjoy using ink washes and fountain pens! Day 1 prompt is APPLE Apple for Inktober And, if you're interested, here is a link to things I made for Drawlloween 2024

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Does anyone do #Inktober anymore? Day 1 : Rotten Apple

Inktober always inspires me to draw. I enjoy using ink washes and fountain pens! Day 1 prompt is APPLE Apple for Inktober And, if you're interested, here is a link to things I made for Drawlloween 2024

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 01/10/2026

“There are a lot of books being published about how Big Tech is ruining our environment and our minds … but Hyperscale is the one I’ve got my eye on this fall.” @literaryhub.bsky.social recommends my book HYPERSCALE on its non-fiction list! Preorder now: hyperscalebook.com

Is Nonfiction in Crisis? These 14 Books Suggest Otherwise

Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data
Empires by Paris Marx

There are a lot of books being published about how Big Tech is ruining our environment and our minds (often by publishers that still think Al might work for them), but Hyperscale is the one I've got my eye on this fall partly because I'm such a fan of author Paris Marx's podcast, Tech Won't Save Us.

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RT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For those following the Vanderbilt Divinity story - turns out they're doing great financially and there are institutional hijinks at play.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Genuinely the worst moderation I’ve witnessed at a political debate. NZ media need to do better. A lot better.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Stuff debate has devolved into the David and Winston Show.

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Oliver L @eey0re.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A government surplus is an economically disastrous thing for a government to achieve. A government shouldn't be shrinking the money supply. We need better words than "surplus" and "deficit" for government because people associate entirely wrong connotations to these words.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I used to do anti-death penalty work when I still lived in the US. A tremendous amount of work went into reducing the options for lethal injection via targeting the pharmaceutical companies. That's why we have so many failed executions now. We must make this barbaric practice a thing of the past.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tennessee will always be home, but I won't live there again.

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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this: “A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”

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PhenoMinal @phenominalp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Holy fuck. Please make it stop. Ghoul shit is lite terminology for what is happening here. This is evil incarnate

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think I see the sun 🌞 Perhaps spring is in the air after all!

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There's simply no way for Luxon to know his own party's policies. 🤷‍♀️

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well now I guess overhang is a word with TWO meanings. 😬

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Good" sleep shirt went into the rubbish bin along with an alarmingly degraded pair of shoes owned by one of the youths. Had I realised how bad they were, we could have totally replaced them. Poor kid just didn't say anything.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I got really into a work project and forgot to stop working, which sucked because I had lamb to braise and a plan to make brownies for dessert. So, dinner was really late tonight. These are the kinds of problems that I ready to deal with for a while.

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's critical to remember we have NO civics education in New Zealand. Ppl do not necessarily know how MMP works, how a coalition works, or how to best make their vote reflect their values The more you can make talking about politics normal and chill, the more ppl feel they're allowed to be curious

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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Shane Ross at Virginia Tech created a simulation of what 500k orbital data centers, as proposed by SpaceX, would look like from your home latitude sdross0.github.io/orbital-data...

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What would orbital data centers look like from your sky?

500,000 satellites from SpaceX's FCC filing, two published brightness models and the real stars, for any latitude, date and time. Computed in your browser.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I threw away a beyond salvaging pair of my husband's pants, a disintegrating pillowcase, and a cloth napkin that was more holes than napkin today. Making some good progress, but not quite ready to de-hoboify my own personal clothes just yet. But soon . . .

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Cryptoflash Tattoo

Alt: Cryptoflash Tattoo

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Going to be straight with you. I admire the hustle here.

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No one should be saying what they will do in the next government unless they're named Chris 😤 Also, careful. Bordering very close to the "don't worry your little head" sort of commentary here #nzpol

"No one should be measuring up the Beehive for new curtains just yet. There is still a lot of campaigning to go. We we should all be focused right now on earning the votes and the trust of New Zealanders, not deciding what jobs we're going to have before anybody has even voted," he said.

Although, Hipkins did say what job he and Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds would have.

"I will be the prime minister. Barbara Edmonds will be the minister of finance. Those are non-negotiables for the Labour Party. No one else should be lining up for jobs yet until we see what the voters choose," he said.

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don't think anyone at 28% in the polls and 14% personal favourability as PM should be talking out of the side of their mouths about other people advocating for future roles.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please invest in my company whose product may or may not destroy all humans. We aren’t sure yet, but either way we want your sweet sweet money.

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Poll was released at 6pm last night, took till 12pm following day for the abuse to ramp back up again. And people think it isn't coordinated and deliberate.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026

"My kids used to think I was a halfway decent parent. Sure, I might spend too much time online. But I was doing okay until you two came along with your delightful Australian accents and seemingly endless stores of free time and patience." buff.ly/rusRXII

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An Open Letter to Bluey’s Parents: Please Stop

“As if the dancing weren’t enough, when my kids yell ‘HEAVY,’ I’m expected to pantomime that whatever I’m holding is unbearably heavy. That works fine with a...

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thinking of using this as a threat to my children about just how batshit I will get if they don't start properly wrapping up the cheese and using covers for leftovers. You put the cheese away loosely wrapped and it dried out? Well NOW MOM IS GOING TO TURN THE FRIDGE INTO AN ALTAR TO CONSUMERISM.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things Before the blue Smartie Artist: Harry Wingfield (First Picture Book, 1970)

Photo-realistic illustration of a tube of Smarties with Smarties spilling out onto a white background

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I went to Bunnings and bought so many brushes! Shoe shine brushes, toilet bowl brushes, nail cleaning brushes, carpet scrubbing brushes, dish washing brushes, hair brushes. I think this is how my post-unemployment trauma is manifesting.

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'Caitlin's last hope was a March application to withdraw $48k in KiwiSaver funds on serious illness grounds, with her doctor certifying that she was at serious and imminent risk…Public Trust says it did not seek medical advice before deciding to decline' www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

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'Christchurch is my tomb': From homelessness to hopelessness

Tormented by transience, Caitlin McDonald's life was as fragile and fleeting as the butterflies she saved from the street. Surviving less than two years homeless in Christchurch, she chronicled her jo...

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Didn’t a woman just die on the streets in poverty because her hardship request was denied? That seems like a bigger issue that too many people getting withdrawals.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's weird that in 2026 the current crop of mystical elites have their own popular and extremely weird courtesan. We gotta stop giving out too much money because it turns people into super weird caricatures of normal human beings.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pot making day! Going to do some big bowls in black clay and then maybe even pop down to CCG to get more clay.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For the first time since December, my husband is off to work this morning. Deep sigh of relief. 😮‍💨 He's back in the embedded space, managing a team of engineers, building useful things that don't come with any moral discomfort. And the pay is good. Yay for hard times finally ending.

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Star Tamil Chat Startamilchat

Alt: Star Tamil Chat Startamilchat Happy happy happy

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The same employee...pointed to Vanderbilt’s use of funds on new campuses in New York and San Francisco rather than focusing on the established schools the uni already has." One of the reasons that vandy nymag piece was so bad is that it skipped these issues nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/25/v...

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Vanderbilt Divinity School in receivership - Nashville Banner

Vanderbilt Divinity School has been placed into receivership as university administration looks to restructure operations, reevaluate investment.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My house is pretty clean! So it worked for at least, ummm 7 hours?

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Weatherett 🌦️ @weatherett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A good way to ensure conformity is by encouraging us to outsource all our thinking

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My "children" are now between 17 and 24. Time to get serious about chores.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ok I have an exciting new laundry organisation plan that I am SURE is going to finally solve the problem of my children treating the laundry room like both a dump and a cage match. Family meeting at 1. Pulling together my slide deck now.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pretty sure gambling companies are Actual Evil. At least drugs are fun!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

These are indeed some nice mushrooms! The perfect way to brighten a gloomy start to daylight savings time.

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Mask Up Comments and Opinions @commentsandopi2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Your father and I support the jobs the comet will bring."

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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 26/09/2026

The next 40 years are going to be very challenging for multiple reasons but top of the list is the damage that will come from insane weather as a result of this kind of thing. I’m sure Shane will go to his grave confident of his position, but it is wrong and provably so.

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