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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Homan: "There's been a lot of death ... if the rhetoric doesn't slow down, we haven't seen the end of it. There will be more bloodshed."

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 7h

Common Crawl is how all of Big AI laundered the lack of consent in scraping up content across the web.

Damon Beres @damonberes.com · 8h

NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.

The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies

Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.

www.theatlantic.com

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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 6h

Patriotic Trump promises to…destroy an American city (NYC) if a candidate he doesn’t like is elected mayor? Yikes…

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Bohdan Dlouhý @bohdandlouhy.bsky.social · 12h

To bude panoptikum… 🤦‍♂️

www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac...

Nová poslankyně SPD opsala polovinu diplomky. Její text začíná až na 51. straně - Seznam Zprávy

Nově zvolená poslankyně SPD Irena Němcová čelí podezření z plagiátorství. Podle zjištění Českého rozhlasu zkopírovala zhruba polovinu své diplomové práce. Potvrdila to analýza experta na plagiátorství...

www.seznamzpravy.cz

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Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 12h

Jen bych dodal, ze v tom nejsme sami. Staci se podívat kolem nas nebo za velkou louži.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to everyone who put Republicans in charge "for the economy," the first three quarters of 2025 already had more layoffs than any of the years in which Biden or Obama was President except 2009 (when Dems were still cleaning up the prior Republican mess).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Layoffs Already Higher Than for Any Full Year Since 2020
Announced US job cuts by quarter

It’s been harder than normal to get a grasp on the US labor market lately, with several agencies that produce key economic data, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, going dark during the government shutdown. Even before that, President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the US government left holes in the sprawling federal statistical system. But private datasets have helped fill in some of the gaps.

A report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed almost 950,000 US job cuts this year through September, the highest year-to-date total since 2020—and that was before the heavy October run of announcements. (Excluding that first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, US job cuts in the first nine months have already surpassed full-year layoffs for every year since 2009.) When something is almost the worst since the Great Recession, North says, “that’s not a very encouraging number.”

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

I know we all gave up on LAT for good reason some time ago, but they've had some really good coverage of the immigration-related invasion.

Damon Kiesow @damon.kiesow.net · 1d

Seems significant the LAT portrays the victim’s story first here, with ICE in rebuttal.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 1d

This is outrageous. Fucking #ice. That's happen when you put brainless #nazies with guns on the streets.

Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 1d

wire.com/en/blog/euro...
fuck the #microsoft go european

Best EU Microsoft Teams Alternatives for Enterprises

Explore the best European alternatives to Microsoft Teams built for security, compliance, and digital sovereignty. Learn how EU tools like Wire, Nextcloud, and Proton enable private, sovereign collabo...

wire.com

Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 1d

www.investigace.cz/vedec-z-gazy...

Gaza: Vědec z Gazy na Slovensku – Moje rodina umírá a úřady říkají, že taková jsou pravidla - investigace.cz

Ahmed Ghorab je počítačový vědec, kterému se díky studentské nadaci podařilo odjet z válečné Gazy. Jeho rodina tam však zůstala. Slíbil, že je dostane k sobě do Evropy. Narazil ovšem na tvrdou...

www.investigace.cz

Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 2d

Hague is waiting for that idiot.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

🔔 Tomorrow: Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted by Israel from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, and moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.

🗓️ Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas

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Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 2d

another day, another #ai #shit futurism.com/artificial-i...

Landlords Are Using AI to Make Photos of Nasty Apartments Look Clean and Modern

It's becoming shockingly commonplace to spot real estate listings with glaringly AI-generated images that apply a thick coat of paint.

futurism.com

Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 2d

fire the messenger instead self reflection. #idiot #patel and #trump #administration www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use

Patel reportedly became furious after revelation he flew to visit girlfriend and agency fired official who oversees fleet

www.theguardian.com

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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 3d

"In any given week, 0.15 percent of users “indicate potentially heightened levels of emotional attachment to ChatGPT”

More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics

www.platformer.news/openai-menta...

OpenAI maps out the chatbot mental health crisis

Millions of people are sending messages to ChatGPT each week suggesting emotional dependence or plans for self-harm, the company says. Will an updated model protect them?

www.platformer.news

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Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 2d

of course, why should not they used his bloody tech #hypocrite #criminal #nadela www.cnbc.com/2025/11/01/m...

Microsoft plans to hire more but with 'a lot more leverage' thanks to AI, CEO Satya Nadella says

The company wants to ensure that all of its employees can access its Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot artificial intelligence tools, CEO Satya Nadella said.

www.cnbc.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

This is an unprecedented historical moment that demands an unprecedented public response.

I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.

Collection of headlines after the Federal Indictment

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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 3d

"The ubiquity of #surveillance in the age of encryption is a policy choice. The reason [most] companies don’t encrypt our data so that they can’t use it against us is because they don’t have to. Congress hasn’t updated American consumer #privacy law since 1988"

doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...

The internet was made for privacy

And unmade by regulators.

doctorow.medium.com

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CaffeineIsLife @caffeineislife.bsky.social · 4d

@micahflee.com "Signalgate" talk from DefCon33 a few months ago. Well worth watching. 😊

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

I’m the first congressional candidate to be indicted under the second Trump administration.

But if things keep going the way they are, I won’t be the last.

That’s why I need to fight these charges with everything we’ve got. Help us do that here: katforillinois.com/legal

Defend Kat Against Unjust Charges

Show your support with a contribution.

katforillinois.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

I’m honored to be endorsed by @votersoftomorrow.org and I’m eager to work with them and other young leaders both on the campaign trail and in Congress!

Voters of Tomorrow @votersoftomorrow.org · 5d

@katmabu.bsky.social has put herself on the line to protect our communities from ICE and now she’s being prosecuted for daring to dissent.

We’re proud to stand with Kat and the rest of the “Broadview Six” against these trumped-up charges. And we’re proud to support Kat for Congress.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.

Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal

Defend Kat Against Unjust Charges

Show your support with a contribution.

katforillinois.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

Our campaign Halloween bash is tomorrow!!

Join us in the back lot of 7016 N Clark Street for candy, Chicago dogs, and bone marrow donor registration!! www.mobilize.us/katforillino...

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Alvyn @alvyntc.bsky.social · 5d

seemingly, insider trading is not a crime anymore

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5d

I will not release a correction for saying that it's unlikely Taylor Swift is a secret Neo Nazi, sorry.

LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 5d

Rachel, the responsible thing to do, according to you, is release a correction.

www.silive.com/entertainmen...

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