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Sam Biddle @sambiddle.com · 19m

More than most other AI firms, Anthropic spends a lot of time talking about the measures it takes to minimize harm, reduce harm, turning its models to "make them more helpful and harmless." Claude's use by a major weapons company implicated in war crimes seems at odds with this rhetoric.

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 17h

Ooh good reminder!

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 18h

He’s not building a ballroom. He’s gonna build a tower with a ballroom in it and sprawl his name across the top.

jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

just googled charismatic megafauna to double check... and alas, it's already taken as a band name

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

Their hubris is destroying the country.

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

The DAFs are the worst. It just sits there.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 1d

I joined Mayor Lee and leaders from across our community today as federal immigration agents arrive in the East Bay to reaffirm that we are united, prepared, and here to serve our communities.

Let me be clear about two things:

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

I want to know if the budget impasse is at all related to the quantity of gold it will take to appropriately goldify a bazillion square foot ballroom.

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

Has anyone asked whether they mean SF proper or the whole Bay Area?

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2d

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located. https://to.pbs.org/3Wl4NPb

Trump backs down from planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after call from mayor

President Donald Trump says he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor.

www.pbs.org

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

I often get attacked for posting about the potential harms caused by dietary supplements, and I do not care.

It’s important for the public to have accurate information.

Supplements are made by companies just like Big Pharma, except without intensive FDA oversight.

They can cause harm.

Herbal supplements were supposed to make them healthier. Instead, they got sick

Common compounds like turmeric and ashwagandha can overwhelm the liver and lead to health complications

www.theguardian.com

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

They should be nailing articles of impeachment to the White House fence every day.

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 1d

They're going to download his brain into a Tesla robot.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

Steve Bannon: “Well he’s gonna get a third term. Trump is gonna be president in ‘28 and people ought to just get accommodated with that. At the appropriate time we’ll lay out what the plan is, but there’s a plan and President Trump will be the president in ‘28.”

Hat tip to @marcofoster.bsky.social

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Jamie @jamieb1000.bsky.social · 2d

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Free vaccines cheaper than dealing with ramifications of low vaccination rate: Alberta Medical Association

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #vaccine
#FireTheUCP #FireSmith #vaccines
#AMA #medical #FireLaGrange
#health #healthcare

Free vaccines cheaper than dealing with ramifications of low vaccination rate: Alberta Medical Association

If saving money is the Alberta government’s priority, the most cost-effective route is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine widely and freely – not charging $100 for it, says the Alberta Medical Associat...

www.ctvnews.ca

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 2d

In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — filling an information gap that could protect pregnancies, particularly for Black people, who have a higher climate risk and higher maternal mortality rates.

Doulas are crafting a climate disaster blueprint for pregnant people

In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.

19thnews.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

This photo.

@sfstandard.com #SFO
sfstandard.com/2025/10/23/b...

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 2d

But his voters don't care!

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

Platner is obviousy disqualified, but this is also utterly unacceptable. But again, there's a third candidate who does not have Nazi tattoos and also wants to end the filibuster.

electjordan.com

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 2d

In the event of an encounter with immigration agents in the East Bay, make sure you and your family know your rights. (1/2)

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 2d

I kinda hate them all and still enjoy the show. It’s quite the phenomenon.

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 2d

Good season so far…

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats, The Atlantic and The New York Times, this is the country you've created.

Dr Matt Lodder @mattlodder.com · 4d

Incredible scenes.

www.wdbj7.com/2025/10/19/t...

Teen removed from boys basketball tryouts, told to join girls team over birth certificate error

The boy's parents say a mix-up at the hospital led to him being mistakenly listed as female on his birth certificate.

www.wdbj7.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3d

U.S. strikes alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side.

In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.

www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...

U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side

This is the first U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel on the Pacific side of South America.

www.cbsnews.com

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 2d

What no YouTube?

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 3d

UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified

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jessbess @jessicabess.bsky.social · 2d

Print for free at the library!!

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 2d

Hey #sfba friends -- here are a couple of posters for you, created by the same artist who made them for Chicago. Print and share with everyone who needs them!