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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think people have updated enough on the capability gain in LLMs, which (despite being bad at math a year ago) now dominate hard STEM contests: gold medals in the International Math Olympiad, the International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics, International Informatics Olympiad...

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Kristina @literatedesign.bsky.social · 2d

#urbansketching in Gothenburg

People chatting at a cafe in water colour

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 4d

Almost midnight in Kyiv.
Calm.
We have power, water.
Drops of rain gently sing a lullaby
to those who didn’t sleep last night.

Please, don’t take for granted
the quiet treasures you have –
power, water, windows, a roof.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5d

Blackout in Kyiv and Kyiv region.
Russia's goal is to push Ukrainians into darkness, with no electricity, water and heating.

This is genocide and terrorism.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 5d

Greetings from Kyiv 💪
which lives on generators –
but lives.

Water is back.
Still no power at home.
I found a warcoffee.

May russians go to the deepest hell.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 4d

Rather than this justify yourself nonsense that treats adults like children, the correct question to ask to spur innovation and make people feel like they have a stake in transformation: What do you WANT to make? The onus is on the leaders to inspire and challenge and ask.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 4d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 4d

Kyiv.
No power for 13 hours.
Kyivans charge their phones.

I charged mine here too.
The EcoFlow station is almost dead.

21st century. Europe.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 5d

For those who care.

No power for more than 10 hours now.
I finished my workout
and came to have a warcoffee;
this place runs on generators.

Kyiv stands.
Lives.
Repairs its wounds.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 4d

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d

The 📷 shows an apartment building in #Kyiv hit by a Russian Shahed last night.It captures the overall atmosphere in the city with painful accuracy

A hellish night of Russian strikes...We cherish every moment of life,because any moment,any day could be our last.That's why we live a bit desperately⤵️

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Per Axbom @axbom.com · 5d

"USA is no longer a democracy."

Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 5d

USA är inte längre en demokrati, enligt professor Staffan I. Lindberg, V-Dem institutet vid GU, under Hasselblad Award Seminar idag. Sedan sensommaren 2025 under gränsen. Oroande mönster syns i Sverige. Dystra tider som förutsätter handling till demokratins försvar.

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Så kom dagen då USA inte längre är en demokrati

I det nyrenoverade länsresidenset i Göteborg står Gustav II Adolfs byst och betraktar rummet och staden. Utanför fönstren syns hamnen, kranarna och fartygens långsamma färd upp genom älven.

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Camelina @camelina.bsky.social · 5d

"Det första som drabbas är alltid yttrandefriheten. Lindberg visar hur freedom of expression försämrats i 44 länder det senaste decenniet, medan den förbättrats i endast åtta. Fria och rättvisa val, ett av demokratins fundament, försämras i 25 länder, förbättras i 11."

Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 5d

USA är inte längre en demokrati, enligt professor Staffan I. Lindberg, V-Dem institutet vid GU, under Hasselblad Award Seminar idag. Sedan sensommaren 2025 under gränsen. Oroande mönster syns i Sverige. Dystra tider som förutsätter handling till demokratins försvar.

carlheath.se/sa-kom-dagen...

Så kom dagen då USA inte längre är en demokrati

I det nyrenoverade länsresidenset i Göteborg står Gustav II Adolfs byst och betraktar rummet och staden. Utanför fönstren syns hamnen, kranarna och fartygens långsamma färd upp genom älven.

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Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 5d

USA är inte längre en demokrati, enligt professor Staffan I. Lindberg, V-Dem institutet vid GU, under Hasselblad Award Seminar idag. Sedan sensommaren 2025 under gränsen. Oroande mönster syns i Sverige. Dystra tider som förutsätter handling till demokratins försvar.

carlheath.se/sa-kom-dagen...

Så kom dagen då USA inte längre är en demokrati

I det nyrenoverade länsresidenset i Göteborg står Gustav II Adolfs byst och betraktar rummet och staden. Utanför fönstren syns hamnen, kranarna och fartygens långsamma färd upp genom älven.

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Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 6d

Vid NATO-konferens i Riga modererade jag panel om decentraliserade nätverk. När EU driver egen Mastodon skapar det infrastruktur ingen kan stänga ner. Dags för digital public service?

carlheath.se/det-torg-som...

Det torg som kunde bli - Varför nästa kapitel kanske tillhör medborgarna

När Europeiska kommissionen beslutade att etablera sig i sociala medier gjorde den ett ovanligt val. Istället för att bara skapa ännu ett konto på en kommersiell plattform anlitade den Mastodon för…

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Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 8d

Igår gästade jag i TV4 Nyhterna och pratade AI och informationspåverkan. Ett betydligt längre inslag syns på TV4 Nyheternas sändning från 2200 igår, ca 10 minuter in.

www.tv4play.se/korthet/7f9c...

Experter varnar för påverkansoperationer drivna av AI

Främmande makt kan använda AI-genererade filmer. Förfalskat material används i till exempel påverkansoperationer som vi i Sverige utsätts för, av främ...

www.tv4play.se

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8d

So Weiss will remain editor in chief and CEO of The Free Press and editor in chief of CBS News, so they’re not hiding the conflict here? The head of CBS News, supposedly impartial and nonpartisan, will also simultaneously be running a highly partisan site.

The Future of The Free Press

The Free Press is joining Paramount.

www.thefp.com

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 10d

Greetings from Ukraine,
which was under a massive russian attack last night.

Critical infrastructure was the target.
Lviv 💔 suffered the most.

Winter is coming.

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 11d

Danish residents are packing emergency kits in anticipation of an impending war with Russia: blankets, water containers for three days' supply, and radios with dynamo generators to listen to government instructions.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 10d

Yay, we did it! Our oldest ally thinks we have the same interests in democracy as China …

<<very dark hole looming ahead>>

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 11d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

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Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 10d

Digitala flöden blir sämre, samtalet kidnappas. Vårt beroende av globala jättar hotar demokrati och säkerhet. Mer reglering är inte lösningen. Vi måste bygga digitala allmänningar på öppna protokoll, inte slutna plattformar. Dags att sluta vara passiva och börja skapa.

carlheath.se/fran-digital...

Från digitala tivolin till demokratiska allmänningar

Tanken på ett digitalt offentligt rum, en global agora för samtal och idéutbyte, är en av vår tids mest kraftfulla drömmar. För ett ögonblick, för drygt ett decennium sedan, tycktes den nästan vara…

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 11d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 12d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 12d

Big tech CEOs have spent more than a decade puffing their chests and saying that they are more like heads of state running global companies with bigger revenues than many countries

… but now they’re all folding to actual government pressure faster than any tinpot dictator has ever folded

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