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The_Lady_Red
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 17d
I think there's a whole buncha people who never were taught what happens when dictators take power.

These are all from the 20th C.

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Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin Rise to power: After the death of Vladimir Lenin, Stalin consolidated his power over the Soviet Union by 1929. The Great Purge (1936–1938): A brutal campaign to eliminate political rivals and perceived threats within the Communist Party and military. It resulted in the execution of at least 750,000 people and sent over a million to the Gulag, a network of forced labor camps. • Forced famine: During the collectivization of agriculture, Stalin's policies, including seizing grain from peasants, caused a devastating famine in the early 1930s, particularly in Ukraine, leading to millions of deaths. China: Mao Zedong Rise to power: Mao Zedong became the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. • The Great Leap Forward (1958–1962): An economic and social campaign that led to the Great Chinese Famine, which killed tens of millions through starvation caused by disastrous agricultural policies. • The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976): A sociopolitical movement to purge "capitalist" and traditional elements from Chinese society. It led to widespread violence, with Red Guards persecuting, humiliating, and killing intellectuals, officials, and others. Estimates of the death toll range from 500,000 to 2 million. Cambodia: Pol Pot Rise to power: Pol Pot became the leader of the Khmer Rouge communist movement and took control of Cambodia in 1975. • The Killing Fields (1975-1979): The Khmer Rouge forced the country's urban population into rural labor camps to create an agrarian utopia. The regime's policies of forced labor, starvation, and execution were responsible for the deaths of up to 2 million Cambodians. • Targeting intellectuals: The Khmer Rouge specifically targeted intellectuals, ethnic minorities, and former government officials, often executing them in mass graves known as the Killing Fields. Dominican Republic: Rafael Trujillo Rise to power: Trujillo seized power in the Dominican Republic in 1930 and ruled with absolute control for over 30 years. • The Parsley Massacre (1937): Trujillo ordered the massacre of tens of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic, claiming they were a threat. • Brutality and repression: His regime was known for its persecution of political opponents, the use of a secret police, and a pervasive cult of personality.
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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 39m
Altman claims they “have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues.” But the features that make AI “human-like”? They are the largely SAME ONES that contribute to adverse mental health impact.

(And, despite his denial, they ARE “usage-maxxing” by enabling pornographic AI interactions.)
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 6h
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right. Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases. In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing). In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 35m
For real. OpenAI knows exactly what they're doing here and they know it's actively harmful.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 36m
This is especially desperate because the most effective part of the product is the part that gets vulnerable people hooked on the chatbot through sycophancy. A subscription flattering c porn chatbot from the company pretending to be a nonprofit “ensuring AGI benefits all of humanity” is some shit.
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 1h
Tell me you're desperate for revenue without telling me.

Seriously, imagine your elevator pitch is "we offer an AI that revolutionizes the enterprise, answers questions at a PhD level, and also talks dirty to horny young men." It would be like if PornHub was selling a productivity suite.
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404 Media @404media.co · 1h
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...
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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · 7h
“Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document…That policy prevents us from doing our job. Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable.”
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NPR @npr.org · 13h
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h
a real water is wet scenario here
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25m
All California police agencies and prosecutors will be required to incorporate the new restrictions into their department policies by January 2027.

Follow us and @revealnews.org for more!
California cops can no longer conceal police killings while interrogating loved ones for dirt
A Reveal investigation helped spark a crackdown on a disturbing, widespread practice.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25m
To no one's surprise, the controversy surrounding Lexipol doesn't stop there. The company has long been scrutinized for creating policies designed to let violent cops off the hook.

This 2020 feature by @msjpauly.bsky.social unpacks its sordid history:
Meet the company that writes the policies that protect cops
Lexipol says its policies keep police departments out of trouble. Critics say they let violent cops off the hook.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25m
Howey started looking into this advice, and found that officers have been using this tactic across California, and the information families disclosed affected the families' lawsuits later.

This award-winning episode of @revealnews.org details this investigation in full:
In officer-involved shootings, some police interrogate family about victim before disclosing their death
When police kill someone, they have to notify the family. Some officers are using that moment for something else.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25m
As @steelandballast.bsky.social reported in 2024, Bruce Praet, who runs Lexipol, offered this advice to cops:

If the police kill someone, officers should first ask the family about the victim to get as much unflattering info as possible before delivering the news of their loved one's death.
California police are using a controversial tactic after someone dies in their custody
When police kill someone, they have to notify the family. Some officers are using that moment for something else.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25m
A new California law will effectively ban officers from questioning the families of people killed by police before alerting them to the news of their loved one's death.

This practice was popularized by Lexipol, the nation’s largest developer of law enforcement policy manuals. 🧵
California cops can no longer conceal police killings while interrogating loved ones for dirt
A Reveal investigation helped spark a crackdown on a disturbing, widespread practice.
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David Seibert @daveseibert.bsky.social · 11h
"It would be rash to assume he knows what he is doing."

LOL. This is a wonderful statement. In fact, it sums up his entire presidency quite well.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 12h
"Trump is a field day for Palantir, OpenAI, xAI, Anduril & others. He may think he's the ultimate peacemaker. But his actions are stoking China’s self-belief and elevating America’s military-AI complex. It would be rash to assume he knows what he is doing." My column. www.ft.com/content/7343...
US-China déjà vu all over again
Trump’s latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown
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Mike Meadway 🇪🇺 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mmeadway.bsky.social · 28m
It should be "no tyrants" rather than "no kings": Napoleon removed more than one king, replacing them with members of his own family.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h
Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...
JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 28m
A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 1h
Tell me you're desperate for revenue without telling me.

Seriously, imagine your elevator pitch is "we offer an AI that revolutionizes the enterprise, answers questions at a PhD level, and also talks dirty to horny young men." It would be like if PornHub was selling a productivity suite.
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404 Media @404media.co · 1h
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...
ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck
As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30m
In the 1995 book The Demon Haunted World, Carl Sagan warned that the US was turning its back on science, and that the consequences would be dire.

Near the start of their new book, Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez argue that what the astronomer feared is now coming to pass.
Two top scientists tackle Trump's idiocracy
In a new book, Michael Mann and Peter Hotez examine the risks posed by entrenched beliefs, corporate greed, and regressive governments.
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 29m
you FIX IT. since YOU don't seem to have a problem paying each individual news 'source' 🙄🙄🙄🤬
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 30m
Your lips are flapping, but I don't hear any solutions. people don't have money and soon will have even less.
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 32m
I DON'T CARE. IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 32m
I DON'T CARE. IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.
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Mr. Spongecake @mr-spongecake.bsky.social · 3h
Not all men.

But somehow, some way, every time, always a man.
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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 3h
many similar criminals out there that have run revenge p_rn sites living their lives unabashedly unashamed like Craig Brittain. You may follow him right now, but we should never allow these types to live their lives as if they didn't devastate so many others.

He now shills as an "activist".
Account suspended X susnends accounts which violate the X Rules Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com 30.1K followers 98.8K following 7.5K posts Anarchist. paidagitator.com Supreme Leader of ANTIFA. Abolish USA, Revolution Now Paid by Soros paidbysoros.com + Follow Press Releases For Your Information FTC Approves Final Order In Craig Brittain 'Revenge Porn' Case January 8, 2016 X in Technology Consumer Privacy Tags: Consumer Protection Bureau of Consumer Protection deceptive/misleading conduct Privacy and Security After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission's complaint against Craig Brittain, alleging he used deception to acquire and post intimate images of women, then referred them to another website he controlled, where they were told they could have the pictures After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission's complaint against Craig Brittain, alleging he used deception to acquire and post intimate images of women, then referred them to another website he controlled, where they were told they could have the pictures removed if they paid hundreds of dollars. The settlement was first announced in 2015. In its complaint, the FTC alleged that Brittain acquired the images in a number of ways, such as by posing as a woman on the advertising site Craigslist, and offering nude photos purportedly of himself in exchange for photos provided by women. Brittain also allegedly solicited viewers of his site to anonymously submit nude photos of people to his site, according to the complaint, at times offering cash "bounties" for images of specific individuals.
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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 3h
He did this to 34 other minor girls and 5 adult men. He was sentenced to almost 11 years in the Netherlands and an additional 13 years in Canada where Amanda lived.

In Jan he had the audacity to appeal to dismiss the Canadian sentencing proving his lack of remorse. It was denied.
British Columbia Dutch court rejects bid by Amanda Todd's tormentor to scrap Canadian sentence Aydin Coban was serving time in the Netherlands for separate offences when he was given 13 years in B.C. The Canadian Press Posted: Jan 28, 2025 3:21 PM EST | Last Updated: January 28 Coban was convicted by B.C. Supreme Court of the extortion and harassment of Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd, seen here in a photograph entered into evidence at his trial. (B.C. Supreme Court) The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected online extortionist Aydin Coban's bid to scrap his Canadian sentence for tormenting B.C. teenager Amanda Todd. Coban is a Dutch national who was extradited, tried and given a 13-year sentence in B.C., before being sent back to the Netherlands where he was already serving time for separate offences. The Canadian sentence was then converted to six years by Dutch authorities. She took her own life in October 2012 after being blackmailed and harassed online by Coban for years, starting when Todd was 12. The month before Todd died, she uploaded a nine- minute video using a series of flash cards detailing the abuse she experienced and how it had affected her life. It has since been viewed millions of times. A Dutch court sentenced him to almost 11 years in prison for similar online offences following a trial in Amsterdam in 2017, where he was accused of the online abuse of 34 girls and five gay men.
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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 3h
Amanda Todd a 15 year old girl went through years of bullying, sextortion, revenge p_rn, on & offline harassment until she took her own life because an adult man aydin coban in the Netherlands thought it was fun.
Amanda Todd: I have nobody I need someone Aydin Coban
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