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retired art and arts integration educator 🎨 photographer 📸 lazy instigator and smartass 🎟️💥 SFBayArea 🌁 love is love 🏳️‍🌈

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/09/2026
Last week, DHS finalized its $16.7 million purchase of 6,650 pairs of electric shock gloves. Almost as quickly as the contract was finalized, pushback reached the legislative branch in a classic Congressional form: a whole bunch of open letters.
motherjones.com
Lawmakers Push DHS to Cancel Its Shock Gloves Contract
"This administration continues to outfit ICE and CBP with the tools of an occupying paramilitary force."
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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If Chairman Comer can subpoena a witness to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee on immigration issues, then he can certainly subpoena AG Todd Blanche to testify about the Trump Administration's cover-up of the Epstein Files.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Blue Dot Farmer Gives Red Dot Farmers a Reality Check 🔥
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Met a gun owner on my walk who wanted to talk to me about protecting the 2nd Amendment but she also believes in universal background checks and required training and was shocked to learn the NRA opposes all that - and this is a conversation I have with gun owners all the time.
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playmore24.bsky.social @playmore24.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Things that should not be For Profit: K-12 education Healthcare & Insurance Banking Prisons The Legislative Branch The Executive Branch The Judicial Branch
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playmore24.bsky.social @playmore24.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Yes, class, turn and talk to your surveillance plagiarism machine about themes in 1984." curmudgucation.substack.com/p/googles-cl...
curmudgucation.substack.com
Google's Classroom AI Rage Bait
Nobody likes to train teachers like Google, who, like tobacco companies, understand that if you can lock those customers in while they’re young, you’ll get to keep them for life.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 31/08/2026
Automatic license plate readers threaten everyone's privacy — no matter which company's cameras are tracking us.
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They’re not Flock, but SLC’s license plate readers pose civil rights challenges of their own, key group says
Salt Lake City's cameras might not be Flock, but one civil liberties group says the devices raise similar worries of "mass surveillance."
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 31/08/2026
This fall, we rise to the occasion. Sign up to be the first to hear how you can get involved with upcoming activations to claim our power and protect our vote. bit.ly/nokingsfall
Long live the vote. NoKings.org
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AFT @aft.org · 31/08/2026
Where we spend our money reflects what we stand for. This back-to-school season, let’s put our dollars behind local businesses that support workers, families and their communities—not Target. www.shopsmart.aft.org
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"RACISM GETS ITS POWER FROM CAPITALISM. THUS, IF YOU'RE ANTI-RACIST, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, YOU MUST BE ANTI-CAPITALIST"
KWAME TURE
6/29/41 - 11/15/98
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California National Party (CNP) @votecnp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sign it @gavinnewsom.bsky.social !!!!!!
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California National Party (CNP) @votecnp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rep.Thomas Massie calls out a handful of Jeffrey Epstein's associates like Leon Black, Les Wexner, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin and others.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good point 👇
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Your ever-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress fully support what Hegseth and the president are doing to the American military. It’s disgraceful and disqualifying
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playmore24.bsky.social @playmore24.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
seen in SF
F&ck AI sticker on a fire deparment 
call box in front of victorian homes in san francisco
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha. Last year, I made several videos reminding US service members to disobey unlawful orders. The military suspended my security clearance and launched a full investigation. Nearly a year later, I now know the outcome.
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California National Party (CNP) @votecnp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Something is rotten in the State of Texas…
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California National Party (CNP) @votecnp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Let’s get out of this dying fascist empire. #FreeTheBear
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California National Party (CNP) @votecnp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Whether it is intentional or unintentional, no one has caused as much harm to the US since the civil war. Trump is destroying America’s alliances, economy, and weapons stocks all at the same time. How many more years of Trump can the US even survive? #FreeTheBear
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollution" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn
Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollution
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nanaslugdiva @nanaslugdiva.blacksky.app · 30/08/2026
The paper: arxiv.org/abs/2603.18161
arxiv.org
How LLMs Distort Our Written Language
Large language models (LLMs) are used by over a billion people globally, most often to assist with writing. In this work, we demonstrate that LLMs not only alter the voice and tone of human writing bu...
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Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Relatedly, I am appalled by how much this is the case in K-12. It is really indefensible.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
is this a good time to remind everyone that SUPREME COURTS are a very important aspect of what'll be on the ballot in November? and i wrote a guide this spring to each and every state supreme court race happening in 2026—don't miss exploring it and using it as a resource
boltsmag.org
Your State-by-State Guide to the 2026 Supreme Court Elections - Bolts
Abortion, redistricting, and ballot access remain heated issues as voters face dozens of supreme court races across 32 states this year.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/08/2026
LGBTQ youth shouldn’t have to spend their childhood worrying about being targeted for who they are. This back-to-school season, we’re celebrating educators who make all students feel welcome and safe in the classroom.
"Queer students deserve welcoming schools." Colorful stars and blue accentuation marks. ACLU logo.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Your paycheck is a calculated ration, not a reward. They pay you just enough to survive today so you can generate tomorrow's profit for people who do nothing.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Which reminds me: Mackenzie Scott has given away more than 26 billion dollars and is still about as rich as she was the day she divorced whatsisname. fortune.com/article/mack...
fortune.com
MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it's barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares | Fortune
Since her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos, Scott has quietly donated $26 billion to HBCUs, DEI groups, and disaster relief—outpacing her ex-husband's lifetime giving.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Rapist Ravine Mount Measles River of No Economic Return Contempt of Congress (Mark) Meadows Slough of Voter Suppression Someone who likes to do graphic things should maybe make us a Trump's America map.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Isthmus of Iniquity Grifters Grade Indictment Avenue The Great Dismal Cognitive Swamp
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lake Epstein Files Gulf of Crypto Scams River of Defeat by Iran Public Naps Pond Corruption Creek. I have as much right to name international bodies of water as he does. So do you. Go at it. Of course I'm not ever for altering original indigenous place names, not even for Lake Ontology.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
ICE plans to spend as much as $2 million on Boston Dynamics robot “dogs” for ICE operations. Because apparently what immigration enforcement was missing was robot dogs.
apfs-cloud.dhs.gov
Forecast Record | Acquisition Planning Forecast System
Forecast of future DHS opportunities
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
There’s a bunch of Dems who voted against this summer’s abortion access law facing challengers to their left this Tuesday. Big dynamic to follow.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"The largest planned AI data center in New Jersey is accused of violating federal law... "Located roughly a mile from two schools... "Running dozens of tractor-trailer-size gas-powered generators... "None have permits... floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
floodlightnews.org
One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law'
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
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That Gay Guy 💬 @gayguycandleco.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is why he’s going to win. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
wtmj.com/news/2026/08...
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Sheboygan covers 15 Flock cameras as city moves to end contract
SHEBOYGAN, Wis.--- All 15 Flock license plate reader cameras in Sheboygan are now covered as city officials consider ending their contract with Flock
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Fascism thrives on fear, on making people afraid to speak out or to imagine a better future. And right now, the billionaires are monopolizing our visions of the future. And if they can imagine a world without us, we can imagine a world without them."
- Gil Durán
MOVEMENT MEMOS
A Truthout Podcast
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 29/08/2026
In less than 80 days, we are going to take back the House and stop the horrors of the Trump administration.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/08/2026
The reliance on AI to investigate AI highlights, as these models become more powerful, the ways in which researchers are forced to trust them with extensive responsibilities even as they go badly off rails in some contexts.
motherjones.com
We're now relying on AI to police AI
A new report details startling security breaches by OpenAI agents—using a model that helped cause them.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
To face the truth is to experience immense discomfort. That's why most people choose ignorance.
-Sofo Archon
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 28/08/2026
Microsoft purged the data of over 170,000 nonprofits with little to no warning. Yet another entry in the ledger of “big tech should not be surprised that people hate them now.”
slate.com
The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits
When the tech giant retired a popular software grant, years of nonprofit data vanished with it.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/08/2026
Alpharetta, Georgia, cops share data with thousands of Flock users, ranging from federal agencies to a fish and wildlife commission. The reasons why show how vast—and invasive—the network has become. www.wired.com/story/how-an...
wired.com
How an Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing Flock Data With More Than 2,000 Organizations
Alpharetta, Georgia, cops share data with thousands of Flock users, ranging from federal agencies to a fish and wildlife commission. The reasons why show how vast—and invasive—the network has become.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@jessgrose.bsky.social, as usual, on target. "It feels as if our educational leaders have abdicated their responsibility to students, teachers, parents and society by allowing Big Tech to more or less dictate national policy on screens in public schools."
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Opinion | The Scandinavian Solution to A.I. in Schools (Gift Article)
Every minute of delay in regulating A.I. use in schools is another opportunity for Big Tech to fill the vacuum.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/08/2026
Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
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Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cory Doctorow offers an explanation of what happens when machines give orders to people verses when people give orders to machines. (7/29/26) @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 28/08/2026
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Tim Hamilton.
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playmore24.bsky.social @playmore24.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Democrats' Senate chances have changed dramatically in just weeks. With Trump's approval plummeting, five races in states he won by double digits are showing real movement. They're still longshots. But 68 days is a long time in politics.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
We Aren't Talking Enough About These Five Possible Senate Pick-Ups
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Trump Rapes Kids
Israel Bombs Kids
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ICE ripped 50,000 human beings from their homes and disappeared them into cages last month. 50,000 empty dinner tables. 50,000 cold beds. State-sponsored terror disguised as policy. Silence is complicity. We cannot look away. Fight back.
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