Franki Butler
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Banning social media is meaningless when school tech shares data with social media companies and third parties
So a child reaches 16 and already has an entire shadow profile ready for them, not to mention what is known to HR systems and advertisers.
Good tech journalism would say this
So a child reaches 16 and already has an entire shadow profile ready for them, not to mention what is known to HR systems and advertisers.
Good tech journalism would say this
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Banning social media is meaningless when school tech shares data with social media companies and third parties
So a child reaches 16 and already has an entire shadow profile ready for them, not to mention what is known to HR systems and advertisers.
Good tech journalism would say this
So a child reaches 16 and already has an entire shadow profile ready for them, not to mention what is known to HR systems and advertisers.
Good tech journalism would say this
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
⭐
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
⭐
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
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Can we please make sure we keep this in mind when everyone decides to make fun of people concerned about their safety in regard to civil disobedience.
"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...
abc7chicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Can we please make sure we keep this in mind when everyone decides to make fun of people concerned about their safety in regard to civil disobedience.
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“Jackson is arrested in 1993 after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting against the Clinton administration’s policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees who were HIV positive”
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Jesse Jackson – a life in pictures
The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“Jackson is arrested in 1993 after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting against the Clinton administration’s policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees who were HIV positive”
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Insanely hot famous people; they're just like us.
February 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Insanely hot famous people; they're just like us.
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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I did actual reporting about this case rather than just reprinting what police said about it. If you appreciate that kind of effort—and the fact that our site isn't paywalled—support the worker-owned @autonomynews.co with a one-time tip or a paid subscription:
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February 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I did actual reporting about this case rather than just reprinting what police said about it. If you appreciate that kind of effort—and the fact that our site isn't paywalled—support the worker-owned @autonomynews.co with a one-time tip or a paid subscription:
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NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Second Kentucky Woman in 6 Weeks Charged With Homicide After Pregnancy Loss
Both women were criminalized after they sought medical care, one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion.
www.autonomynews.co
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
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NEW: ChatGPT and other chatbots are feeding users' fixations on real people, reinforcing users' delusional ideas and obsessions about others as they descend into unwanted harassment, stalking, and/or domestic abuse — traumatizing victims and profoundly altering lives.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.
futurism.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
NEW: ChatGPT and other chatbots are feeding users' fixations on real people, reinforcing users' delusional ideas and obsessions about others as they descend into unwanted harassment, stalking, and/or domestic abuse — traumatizing victims and profoundly altering lives.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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The idea that you can single-handedly take a word used by a community for decades to redefine and rebrand it into a concept openly hostile to Black people is absolutely a declaration of a politics and philosophy committed to denying Black people agency, imo.
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The idea that you can single-handedly take a word used by a community for decades to redefine and rebrand it into a concept openly hostile to Black people is absolutely a declaration of a politics and philosophy committed to denying Black people agency, imo.
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(2/11) You know dynamic pricing—think Uber rides, flights, or concert tickets that surge based on supply and demand. “Surveillance Pricing” takes this to the next level: using your data to set a “price for you” based on your predicted breaking point. This is, increasingly, everywhere.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(2/11) You know dynamic pricing—think Uber rides, flights, or concert tickets that surge based on supply and demand. “Surveillance Pricing” takes this to the next level: using your data to set a “price for you” based on your predicted breaking point. This is, increasingly, everywhere.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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I am reminded every winter that it costs more to provide healthcare for winter related health complications of homelessness ( frost bite, complex amputations, infectious complications) than to provide warm safe shelter for the homeless. Becoming homeless could happen to almost anyone.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I am reminded every winter that it costs more to provide healthcare for winter related health complications of homelessness ( frost bite, complex amputations, infectious complications) than to provide warm safe shelter for the homeless. Becoming homeless could happen to almost anyone.
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racist right-wing ideology is often laundered through center-left comedy because conservatives dominate news cycles and force everyone to respond to their talking points. it puts democrats on the defensive and lends permission to comedians to be racist
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
racist right-wing ideology is often laundered through center-left comedy because conservatives dominate news cycles and force everyone to respond to their talking points. it puts democrats on the defensive and lends permission to comedians to be racist
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in 1988 his presidental platform included:
-creating a single-payer system of universal health care
-ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
-declaring Apartheid-era South Africa to be a rogue nation
-supporting the formation of a Palestinian state
-creating a single-payer system of universal health care
-ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
-declaring Apartheid-era South Africa to be a rogue nation
-supporting the formation of a Palestinian state
February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
in 1988 his presidental platform included:
-creating a single-payer system of universal health care
-ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
-declaring Apartheid-era South Africa to be a rogue nation
-supporting the formation of a Palestinian state
-creating a single-payer system of universal health care
-ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
-declaring Apartheid-era South Africa to be a rogue nation
-supporting the formation of a Palestinian state
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jesse jackson was constantly played as a punchline on 90s late-night TV to the point that i didn't understand his history of activism and serious left-leaning political platform until i was much older. i have to think, to some degree, that was on purpose.
February 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
jesse jackson was constantly played as a punchline on 90s late-night TV to the point that i didn't understand his history of activism and serious left-leaning political platform until i was much older. i have to think, to some degree, that was on purpose.
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Here’s an example of a local newsroom actually informing the public about AI (the role of journalism) versus the blatant AI boosterism we’re seeing many other newsrooms engage in to the detriment of the entire profession
The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could
February 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Here’s an example of a local newsroom actually informing the public about AI (the role of journalism) versus the blatant AI boosterism we’re seeing many other newsrooms engage in to the detriment of the entire profession
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imagine if you were a vampire that lived for 100s of years but you just had a regular guy's memory. Like a normal person. "What was Venice like in the 14th century" Ahhh, I don't...I don't fucking remember. There was a guy, Vincenzo? Maybe that was the 15th century. Wait, did I live in Venice?
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
imagine if you were a vampire that lived for 100s of years but you just had a regular guy's memory. Like a normal person. "What was Venice like in the 14th century" Ahhh, I don't...I don't fucking remember. There was a guy, Vincenzo? Maybe that was the 15th century. Wait, did I live in Venice?
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"As a marginalized group we’re used to these things, and we’re used to going around them and finding ways around. I think it’s so important, more than ever, to still uplift and celebrate our students."
That's it.
That's the statement.
That's it.
That's the statement.
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"As a marginalized group we’re used to these things, and we’re used to going around them and finding ways around. I think it’s so important, more than ever, to still uplift and celebrate our students."
That's it.
That's the statement.
That's it.
That's the statement.
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Civil rights figures like Jesse Jackson are why black feminists are theorized intersectionality: he might have forged a multi-racial coalition but black woman weren’t always in that coalition. Complicated man, complicated politics.
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Civil rights figures like Jesse Jackson are why black feminists are theorized intersectionality: he might have forged a multi-racial coalition but black woman weren’t always in that coalition. Complicated man, complicated politics.
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RIP to Jesse Jackson, who in this debate w/David Duke in 1977 delivered (until the host cut him off) a message of unity and against "national isolationism" that's important to hear today. He also ended the show w/one of the sickest burns ever directed at Duke: "You're not even a legitimate Klansman"
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
RIP to Jesse Jackson, who in this debate w/David Duke in 1977 delivered (until the host cut him off) a message of unity and against "national isolationism" that's important to hear today. He also ended the show w/one of the sickest burns ever directed at Duke: "You're not even a legitimate Klansman"
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This is a good thread. There is a huge difference between "the court system is still able to provide some positive outcomes in some cases" and "the court system is capable of providing due process and the system is fair."
I'm not trying to add snark. I keep hearing versions of this and think it's useful to consider.
Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +
Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +
February 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is a good thread. There is a huge difference between "the court system is still able to provide some positive outcomes in some cases" and "the court system is capable of providing due process and the system is fair."
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Madow did a whole piece last week listing all the places where local organizers had spiked the deals on detention facilities, and it's quiet and spread out and not getting a ton of attention but every fucking one is a hero.
BREAKING: Majestic Realty, who owns one of the warehouses ICE was planning to purchase to create a detention camp, announced today that it would not sell to the agency. More at DMagazine.com shortly.
February 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Madow did a whole piece last week listing all the places where local organizers had spiked the deals on detention facilities, and it's quiet and spread out and not getting a ton of attention but every fucking one is a hero.
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There is a cottage industry of economists and who are obsessed with the perceived slowdown of technological progress in the 1970s.
They mostly blame the environmentalists (“We could’ve had limitless nuclear energy if not for those damn hippies!”), and propose tearing down all regulations.
They mostly blame the environmentalists (“We could’ve had limitless nuclear energy if not for those damn hippies!”), and propose tearing down all regulations.
February 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
There is a cottage industry of economists and who are obsessed with the perceived slowdown of technological progress in the 1970s.
They mostly blame the environmentalists (“We could’ve had limitless nuclear energy if not for those damn hippies!”), and propose tearing down all regulations.
They mostly blame the environmentalists (“We could’ve had limitless nuclear energy if not for those damn hippies!”), and propose tearing down all regulations.