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"Fly Away" - Ellen Witherite - 1981
This is ""Fly Away" - Ellen Witherite - 1981" by CONFLIX on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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My mother’s film seems sadly relevant these days. A US citizen, she fled Chile in 1973; too many friends were “disappeared” 😔
vimeo.com/20843483
vimeo.com/20843483
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The “#1 domestic terrorist organization in this country” is the executive branch of government — thank you Representative Bennie Thompson for pushing for truth ✊
The “#1 domestic terrorist organization in this country” is the executive branch of government — thank you Representative Bennie Thompson for pushing for truth ✊
There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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The “#1 domestic terrorist organization in this country” is the executive branch of government — thank you Representative Bennie Thompson for pushing for truth ✊
The “#1 domestic terrorist organization in this country” is the executive branch of government — thank you Representative Bennie Thompson for pushing for truth ✊
Feedback loops of stupidity 😮💨
The demand for AI and a push for data sovereignty mean that data centers are being built in some of the most inhospitable spots that need massive investments in cooling systems
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-center-heat-map/
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-center-heat-map/
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Feedback loops of stupidity 😮💨
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ICE and CBP, among others, have violently retaliated against ICE Watch in part because the agencies correctly understand what many do not: Organized neighbors are mounting an effective defense, and an organized movement is a formidable adversary. My new feature: newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ICE and CBP, among others, have violently retaliated against ICE Watch in part because the agencies correctly understand what many do not: Organized neighbors are mounting an effective defense, and an organized movement is a formidable adversary. My new feature: newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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Applications are still open! The Science for Public Good Fund offers up to $1500 to support community-driven science advocacy projects. From workshops to local campaigns, you can help spark change. Apply here now: act.ucsusa.org/3KVR9Qo
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Applications are still open! The Science for Public Good Fund offers up to $1500 to support community-driven science advocacy projects. From workshops to local campaigns, you can help spark change. Apply here now: act.ucsusa.org/3KVR9Qo
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Measles didn’t make a comeback on its own.
This is RFK Jr’s anti-vax movement and his disinformation campaign. And equally as disturbing, some people are perfectly fine with this outcome.
This is RFK Jr’s anti-vax movement and his disinformation campaign. And equally as disturbing, some people are perfectly fine with this outcome.
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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“America is a gun”
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“America is a gun”
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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*screams* www.instagram.com/reel/DRd2ldW...
December 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
*screams* www.instagram.com/reel/DRd2ldW...
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Solar/wind power is objectively better on every level—including price, hence even OPEC countries investing in it for their own energy needs—but for reasons best described as "fanaticism," Silicon Valley is hostile to it, even as limited & overpriced electricity drains the blood from their AI dreams.
AI is involved in this to some degree, but the actually existing American “tech”” barons are violently opposed to climate policy and doing all in their considerable power to stop it. objectively anti-progress
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Solar/wind power is objectively better on every level—including price, hence even OPEC countries investing in it for their own energy needs—but for reasons best described as "fanaticism," Silicon Valley is hostile to it, even as limited & overpriced electricity drains the blood from their AI dreams.
I think the key word here is "and": So-called "AI" systems don't do what is advertised AND involve labor exploitation AND perpetuate biases AND are environmentally ruinous.
I don't think we should drop the environmental angle.
I don't think we should drop the environmental angle.
I think this highlights two things for folks who hate AI and want to stop massive data center expansion
First: when we're talking about AI, it's a mistake to lead with the environmental impact.
It's a bad frame, bc it implies that if the numbers were different, it would be ok. But it wouldn't.
First: when we're talking about AI, it's a mistake to lead with the environmental impact.
It's a bad frame, bc it implies that if the numbers were different, it would be ok. But it wouldn't.
December 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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They hate on our Black queens because they can’t handle their greatness.
December 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Chump has scrubbed government web sites of man’s impact on Climate Change.
As economic data has been tempered with, even Wall Street doesn’t trust the data, so has scientific data.
Just eleven months in:
#GovernmentIsNoLongerTheGoToPlaceForAnyTypeOfData
As economic data has been tempered with, even Wall Street doesn’t trust the data, so has scientific data.
Just eleven months in:
#GovernmentIsNoLongerTheGoToPlaceForAnyTypeOfData
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Truly horrific 😡
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Truly horrific 😡
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What's ominous is all of the trusted women of color who know a lot about AI are saying that a crash is on the way and the white guys are pretending they are taking it to the moon. This means that a crash is definitely on its way.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What's ominous is all of the trusted women of color who know a lot about AI are saying that a crash is on the way and the white guys are pretending they are taking it to the moon. This means that a crash is definitely on its way.
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Keep an eye out!
As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.
Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.
Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
December 12, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Keep an eye out!
As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.
Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.
Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
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"When the discourse of the powerful is evil on one side and indifference on the other, let your heart be a whistle."
New poem: "Discourse." Full text at the link below or the IG version here: instagram.com/p/DSGVKL-Du-9
New poem: "Discourse." Full text at the link below or the IG version here: instagram.com/p/DSGVKL-Du-9
“Discourse” + a call for more anti-ICE art
A new poem plus more resources.
guante.info
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"When the discourse of the powerful is evil on one side and indifference on the other, let your heart be a whistle."
New poem: "Discourse." Full text at the link below or the IG version here: instagram.com/p/DSGVKL-Du-9
New poem: "Discourse." Full text at the link below or the IG version here: instagram.com/p/DSGVKL-Du-9
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I'm going to float this nuclear take: maybe students are increasingly turning to ShitGPT and other deskilling devices because the structure of the modern university has made it impossible for them to acquire skill in a deep way.
Let me paint a picture for you.
Let me paint a picture for you.
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Framing GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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🧵 is very concerning re: privacy 😤
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🧵 is very concerning re: privacy 😤
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This is the world’s first steel made without burning fossil fuels. Steel is a massive emitter so this is hugely important!
We have so many solutions to solve the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #reneables #renewableenergy
We have so many solutions to solve the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #reneables #renewableenergy
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is the world’s first steel made without burning fossil fuels. Steel is a massive emitter so this is hugely important!
We have so many solutions to solve the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #reneables #renewableenergy
We have so many solutions to solve the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #reneables #renewableenergy
No teeth behind this, but ugh!
BREAKING: Trump says he will sign an executive order this week that will limit states’ ability to regulate AI.
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No teeth behind this, but ugh!
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"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
It’s a decidedly nonhuman, anti-human hue. . . It is the color of offending by trying very hard not to offend. It is the color of a corporate apology. It is the color of a machine saying, “I hear you.”
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It’s a decidedly nonhuman, anti-human hue. . . It is the color of offending by trying very hard not to offend. It is the color of a corporate apology. It is the color of a machine saying, “I hear you.”
In the sixth month
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM