Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherTechmeme @techmeme.com · 27/07/2026Claude chats showed in Google and Bing search results, despite Anthropic's robots.txt saying not to crawl them, likely because the pages lacked a "noindex" tag (Maddy Varner/Wired) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 084 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph. 415159723942 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherBarbie Williams @barbiewilliams892.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Remember when we had a President who loved his dog 542177242293 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherJimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 12/05/2026Five talk show hosts walk into the Ed Sullivan Theater… 1664598618 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 11/02/2026Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground 13474017413639 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherJoe Robertson @joro.bsky.social · 12/02/2026More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...apple.newsIdaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC NewsAbout 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit. 23475483920 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/02/2026To protect our digital rights, we need the rule of law. When an armed agent of the government breaks the law, the civilian they injure must be made whole. This includes money damages to compensate them for their injury. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgProtecting Our Right to Sue Federal Agents Who Violate theFederal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So 115044 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 31/01/2026Joining those standing up for our First Amendment rights in the wake of ICE's actions? Be prepared before you protest with "How to Protest with Privacy in Mind" eff.org/protestprivacyyoutube.comEFFecting Change: How to Protest with Privacy in MindDo you know what to do if you’re subjected to a search or arrest at a protest? Join EFF for a livestream discussion about how to protect your electronic devi... 15937 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 30/01/2026SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address. The full user guide here:404media.coHere is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address. 301526969 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherMother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/01/2026The Trump administration is undertaking one of its most blatantly authoritarian actions yet, deploying the FBI to seize voting records from the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia, a heavily blue area that has been an epicenter of the president’s conspiracy theories about the election he lost.motherjones.comFrom Minnesota to Georgia, Trump’s plans to interfere in the midterms are becoming more dangerousThe seizure of ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, follows the DOJ’s demands for voter data in Minnesota. 7216104 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29/01/2026Headed to protest ICE and the countless civil liberties violations we're seeing across the U.S.? Be sure to brush up on your defense strategy with "How to Protest with Privacy in Mind" eff.org/protestprivacyyoutube.comEFFecting Change: How to Protest with Privacy in MindDo you know what to do if you’re subjected to a search or arrest at a protest? Join EFF for a livestream discussion about how to protect your electronic devi... 17341 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 30/01/2026404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.404media.coHere is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address. 49547 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 30/01/2026We haven’t found evidence of Stingrays being used at protests in the US yet, but if you’re going to a protest, why not bring Rayhunter to be sure? Don’t forget to charge and update it, then let us know what you find! efforg.github.io/rayhunter/s... 310546 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherDeborah Meaden @deborahmeaden.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Sorry to soil my timeline but this did make me laugh…you? Took me a moment… Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?" 60647148 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherSerge Broom @sergebroom.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Art by Lar DeSouza… 399222404478 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.” 393124143541 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/01/2026While Minneapolis mourned a man killed by federal agents, Trump’s elite gathered in black tie to celebrate a Melania vanity film. This is what a ruling family looks like. Let them eat cake. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comLet Them Eat Cake: While Minneapolis Mourned, Trump Hosted a Melania GalaAs protesters froze in the streets after the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump’s elite celebrated a $75 million vanity film—another glimpse of a family governing like royalty. 32734701132 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime. 6303560212723 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacherdtremit.bsky.social @dtremit.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Leaving out the ones that aren’t obviously crazy: Peter Attia - longevity quack Arthur Brooks - former prez AEI Niall Ferguson - U Austin cofounder and British empire apologist Derek Thompson - effective altruist and Ezra Klein co-author (1/?) 141 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 27/01/2026Dangerously unchecked surveillance and rights violations have been a throughline of DHS since the agency’s creation in the wake of the September 11th attacks. In particular, ICE and CBP have been responsible for countless civil liberties and digital rights violations. (1/3)www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgEFF Statement on ICE and CBP ViolenceIn the past year, ICE and CBP have descended into utter lawlessness, repeatedly refusing to exercise or submit to the democratic accountability required by the Constitution and our system of laws. 212246 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/01/2026Firing Greg bovine is good, but can we stop with the “Trump is getting bad advice” crap? This is all on him. Stop making excuses 46681451322 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 27/01/2026NEW: Police officers are being told to “be as vague as permissible” about why they are using the Flock surveillance system in order to not leak sensitive information via public records requests, according to records obtained using a public records request.404media.coPolice Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use FlockThe documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect. 6342159 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 23/01/2026When authorities used ICE's facial recognition app on a detained woman, it returned two different and incorrect names, raising serious questions about the accuracy of the app. Officials have said the app is better than a birth certificate.404media.coICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. TwiceIn testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th... 7325132 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 23/01/2026“If you're being paid to use an app, chances are high that the app is harvesting and monetizing your personal data,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told @WIRED.com. www.wired.com/story/no-th...wired.comNo, the Freecash App Won’t Pay You to Scroll TikTokFreecash will actually pay money out to users but not for watching videos. This misleading marketing coincides with the app’s rising popularity. 18131 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherThe Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 23/01/2026It was a sad day for the former police officers who sat today at the hearing for Jack Smith & got ridiculed by a Fascist's representative from Texas who said it was their fault for January 6 & not the Convicted FElon. That he is investigating their involvement & the police leadership on that day. 1262269511 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 22/01/2026NEW: The ICE List website listing thousands of ICE employees cites LinkedIn as the source of much of its info about ICE agents. Despite DHS's threat to treat revealing agents' identities as a crime, it's trivial to find their profiles. @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...wired.comICE Agents Are ‘Doxing’ ThemselvesThe alleged risks of being publicly identified have not stopped DHS and ICE employees from creating profiles on LinkedIn, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents' identities as a crim... 3296129 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherTechmeme @techmeme.com · 22/01/2026Survey: over 40% of executives said AI saved them more than eight hours per week, while two-thirds of non-management staff said they saved less than two hours (Lindsay Ellis/Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 2115 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 21/01/202624 hours after artists called foul the AI-friendly policy, Comic-Con updated the language on its site. “Material created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show,” it now says. AI is now banned at the art show.404media.coComic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist PushbackThe famed convention's organizers have banned AI from the art show. 6461101 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/01/2026 647234757418 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 20/01/2026Wikipedia is turning 25 this month. In the age of AI and tech overlords like Elon Musk targeting the online encyclopedia, @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social speaks to Wikipedia's CTO Selena Deckelmann about its survival and future. Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=39LR...youtube.comHow Wikipedia Will Survive in the Age of AI (With Wikipedia’s CTO Selena Deckelmann)YouTube video by 404 Media 410629 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?" 17003471711930 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.thezebra.orgDr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away 545270599541 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 16/01/2026“It’s a reminder to people that email should be treated almost not quite public,” EFF’s Thorin Klosowski told The New York Times. Consider the company that runs it and law enforcement's access to it: "The more you put it in it, the more they’ll have access to.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/...nytimes.comA.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy. 49944 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacherdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The press practice of relying on the govt to set the narrative is routine enough in the US to normally escape notice, but in an insurrection it looks unmistakably absurd alongside citizen reporting. Running in clown shoes to the cops & the White House to uncritically report back whatever they say. 131228403 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 15/01/2026Imagine your job consisting of the angriest people you've ever seen in your entire life yelling at you 24/7 and throwing bottles of piss in your car while you battle the subzero elements they don't even bat an eyelash about. Imagine the toll that takes on your psyche. May they never find peace. 362307311 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14/01/2026“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @TexasObserver. www.texasobserver.org/texas-polic...texasobserver.orgTexas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights. 39734 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 13/01/2026NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.404media.coPolice Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction ErrorFlock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police. 2343180 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherRep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 13/01/2026Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.latimes.comAnti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family saysA young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week... 44660613397 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherProPublica @propublica.org · 13/01/2026NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.propublica.orgWe Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off BreathingCivilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ... 451111663 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12/01/2026How about we just go ahead and release the rest od the Epstein files as required by law 514132383466 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherProPublica @propublica.org · 13/01/2026DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March. But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies. By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.alpropublica.orgTop DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto AssetsThe second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper... 30727316 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 13/01/2026ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City. 77482043984 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/01/2026Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution." 10173472711057 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12/01/2026We stand to lose a lot as governments push to age-gate the web. That's why EFF is pushing back. You can learn more about these age-gating laws and even ask us questions during our livestream on Thursday at 12 PM PT: eff.org/livestream-ageeff.orgEFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age VerificationAge verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require 05817 0
Reposted by Simple Shop Teacher404 Media @404media.co · 12/01/2026Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet. The exposure was initially discovered by YouTuber and technologist @bennjordan.bsky.social. We talk about it. Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?... 4322102 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12/01/2026It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgHow Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICEA few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. 419883 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherLesley Carhart @hacks4pancakes.com · 13/01/2026I spoke to GirlsTalkCyber podcast about understanding and being aware of threats against critical infrastructure. We talked about things you should think about as geopolitical, economic, and climate instability increase, and how that relates to cyber threats. girlstalkcyber.com/24-what-happ...girlstalkcyber.com24. What Happens If Hackers Poison the Water? Interview with Lesley Carhart - Girls Talk CyberWe’ve seen the latest AFR headlines: “Spy chief warns hackers could cut power, poison water, crash banks.” But who do you call when those headlines become 26115 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/01/2026ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgHow Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICEA few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. 7236102 0
Reposted by Simple Shop TeacherRob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in California California realizing an idea to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months annually .. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-p...universityofcalifornia.eduSolar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in CaliforniaCalifornia’s first solar-over-canal project goes online with the commissioning of the narrow and wide span arrays in the Turlock Irrigation District, bringing to life the ultimate “why didn’t I think ... 511844 0