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The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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seriously??? now they realize they need people who know something about the subjects to deal with things. golly gee. imagine that.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 3h

Artificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a class-action lawsuit brought against the company for alleged “nuisance-level harms.” buff.ly/VKQtPHI

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xAI Looks to Buy Out Southaven Residents Who Agree Not to Sue It, Letter Shows

Artificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a lawsuit against the company.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 2h

working on the draft of the last chapter for the audio book. kept hearing an intermittent grumbling in the background. on a few of the other recordings, too. what is it? lawnmower? nope. car? plane going over? ac? fan? ... had to re-record. then, i found it. it's my stomach. 🤔 grumble grumble.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 6h

(Setting aside the fact that next-token prediction will remain a completely ridiculous way to do arthimetic: inefficient and unreliable, where we've had mini-solar-cell powered calculators for literal decades.) >>

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10h

Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Qwen are gaining ground with developers in Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria, not because of geopolitics, but because they are cheaper and more flexible. Information Society Law Center's Melissa Ninsiima on the strategic consequences that follow.

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How China-Africa Relations Are Shaping the Geopolitics of AI

With China's investments, Africa is not simply a spectator of global AI developments but an emerging actor in the geopolitics of AI, writes Ninsiima Melissa.

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 19h

Come join us! This is a great department! 🧪🧪🧪

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Ben Tumolo @bbtumolo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Are you interested in an MS position and stream ecosystems? My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) @bionmu.bsky.social is recruiting an MS student to join a collaborative NSF-funded project to study positive species interactions in streams. Apply by Nov 2, 2026 See here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Mike Moore @moore-evo-eco.bsky.social · 18h

go work with @bbtumolo.bsky.social! 🧪🌎🐙

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 18h

Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.

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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ

Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18h

Gasoline will have a big impact on September CPI. EIA data show Sep YoY gasoline inflation is 36%. Diesel (not a line item in CPI) will be worse, at 68% YoY. (Diesel demand is half of gasoline by volume; shows up more on the PPI side, and/or embedded in inflation of other goods with lag in CPI)

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 29/09/2026

struggling with noises on my recordings. not odd stuff. got that sorted. the normal noises we humans make that we ignore mostly in person. still working in audacity (i know) but a nice person wrote a free plugin. 'de-click' if only i'd found this yesterday. didn't look. so there's that. 🧐

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 29/09/2026

Fu cat came out to ask for breakfast this morning. She's feeling better.😁🙏

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 28/09/2026

edits to the audio book aren't going all that well. too many little things in the files. much of it would be solved by some filters and a better mic. both are on my list, especially now. I've spent way too much time cleaning up noises that didn't need to be there.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026

AI governance is everywhere. AI accountability is not. Julie Owono opens our new series asking who answers for AI’s consequences, to whom, and with what at stake. www.justsecurity.org/157214/ai-go... #AIAccountability

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The AI Governance Momentum: Why We Need to Fill the Accountability Gap Now

This series aims to set out what a meaningful, multistakeholder, and globally relevant AI accountability mechanism should look like.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/09/2026

In this case there's no reputational harm because everyone knows that Gemini is literally a bullshit machine—but if we allow these systems to serve as epistemic grounding, what are the remedies in cases where reputations are actually made or broken?

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Lesson 2: The Nature of Bullshit

This lesson explores philosopher Harry Frankfurt's notion of bullshit, and explains why LLMs are, by his definition, bullshit machines.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#Hackers hijack AI accounts and servers to fuel new cyber crime boom - Illicit access to AI models and computing power is fast becoming the hottest commodity in the #cybercriminal underworld where à growing economy associated with access to AI is acting www.ft.com/content/3f40... via @FT

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Hackers hijack AI accounts and servers to fuel new cyber crime boom

Security researchers warn of surge in ‘LLM-jacking’ attacks targeting companies’ costly AI resources

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 27/09/2026

This is all the more absurd because Trump is incapable of living without constant TV coverage. There was absolutely no reason to give in.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

❗️Russians struck a kindergarten in the Obolon district of Kyiv with a Shahed drone – the enemy is once again targeting civilian infrastructure.

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Why is the Trump regime effecting mass apprehension of migrant children? "A $172.6 billion industry thrives in the shadows of our global economy, profiting from human suffering. Human trafficking generates profits that rival some of the world’s largest corporations." ourrescue.org/resources/hu...

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The Dark Market Economics of Human Trafficking | Our Rescue

Human trafficking generates $172.6 billion in dark market economics. Explore how this global crisis impacts business, markets, and human rights.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 26/09/2026

getting ready to start what's next is hard, especially when what's next is still a question and what's not isn't. #storytime From Book 8: Return to the Beginning in Chapter 3: The Test THE TREASURES WE KEEP OUTSIDE THE KITCHEN AT THE LIBRARY AT NAREEM

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 26/09/2026

my big cat Fu isn't feeling well. she's doesn't want to eat and doesn't want treats. and her elevator back stays down. nose is cold. she's resting on my bed. very unusual for her to not want food. didn't eat last night either. i'm worried about her.

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Bridport Prize Memoir Award wants the opening 5,000-8,000 words of your memoir plus a 300-word synopsis by 30 September. £1,500 for the winner, plus mentoring. All the details are here → bridportprize.org.uk/the-competitio… #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

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Just a moment...

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 26/09/2026

Long day. Half thru chapter 4. I wanted to get the audio book done this weekend. Not happening. Clean draft is possible. I'll see how far I can get.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 25/09/2026

trying to get the audio book finished. theatrically, my reading got much better. Practice. technically, it's not going as well as i hoped. i need a better mic (and other things) before i start book 2. holiday deals on mics and storage. i wish it was still March and so many things that are weren't.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Confused about which "Tennessee" handle to follow? Tennessee Lookout is real–independent, nonprofit news, ethically run. Subscribe for free! "Tennessee Holler" is a trash aggregator ripping off video and photos, stealing credit, NEVERing links. One more reason legit news is collapsing. Block'em!

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 24/09/2026

hit 'Cancel' really. you did not want to share that. nope. ununm. stop now. 😇

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.

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WIRED @wired.com · 24/09/2026

No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet. www.wired.com/story/scient...

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Scientists Detect Radio Signals from an Exoplanet for the First Time in History

No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kia ora friends! A big question- I’m looking for examples of my/ our work being used in teaching or other things. Especially work on whakataukī / mātauranga and ecology. Please DM or reply with examples including class, institution, & why - would so appreciate it! The evidence we rarely hear about 😆

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 24/09/2026

i would like to adopt all the cats in my area. i cannot do this. but i would like to. it's good to have cats...

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 24/09/2026

first chapter of the audio book done. (again) text is marked. little things. minor. listening to what we did. we did good. we did real good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1cR...

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E1P2 Departure Day New Settings

YouTube video by Wudang Research Association

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 23/09/2026

#storytime from B1 The Ambassador New Settings The Ambassador's Quarters on the Magellan The Ambassador and her team have just arrived on the Magellan. N'amani is recounting a previous mission...

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BREAKING: The US Treasury said it will purchase up to $6 billion of longer-dated government debt on Thursday, per Bloomberg

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 23/09/2026

supposed to be on an analyst call about data centers. call happened but... not really. several regulars were on but the host wasn't. long-time host retired. we were expecting the new guy. date change and calendar snafu. nice chat with a couple of the participants though.😉

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cleanview on Amazon's data center strategy: In OR, climate policy blocks new gas plants, so it outbid the local utility for a 1.2 GW solar/battery project. In TX, transmission bottlenecks made grid-connected power unattractive, so it acquired a site for 7.7 GW of off-grid gas turbines.

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Amazon's Power Playbook — Cleanview Research

How Amazon is powering 44 GW of new data centers: 17.5 GW of new gas, 25.6 GW of clean energy contracts, two nuclear plants and the first power plants it will build itself.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 23/09/2026

finally getting started on the final audio edits for the first book. some of the delay is me. i don't want it to be done. trying to tell myself it's not really done wasn't working either. but now, i see it not so much as finishing as beginning new chapter. i like that.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 23/09/2026

budgets. i might almost break even by the end of the year. won't be good till '28. long slog and a lot of luck to get this far. not without problems. feels like i'm just outside the tunnel looking back, not inside anymore. not done with the 14 hour days yet, though. happy wednesday?

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Sleepy Cat Morning Coffee

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 23/09/2026

In popular culture and public narratives, which journalists help shape, Black boys have historically been treated as adults, so what Christine Wells Wonsley does here is immensely powerful.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 23/09/2026

the ai devolution has gutted customer service for anything. no prompts to bypass. even the standard profanity and multiple requests for human don't work. it blocks contact. so corporate management "believes" it's working. it's not. it's crap. if i'm calling, it's not a 'usual scripted problem'

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the region: substations near Bucha and Irpin, numerous traction substations, probable, in their opinion, "fuel depots" near Borodyanka and in Bila Tserkva district, airfield in Vasylkiv. Mass counteraction to jet drones is already being established. If we make it to winter, it will be very good.

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Wudang96 💖🌻 @wudang.com · 23/09/2026

Found some readings I did from 3 years ago. Not sure I can use them, but if I could it would be good. I could have 4 more audio books much sooner. Lots of issues though. Not to mention my reading has gotten better.😎😁🎉 Practice.

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