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Fuck these fucking thieves
Anthropic Knew the Public Would Be Disgusted by How It Was Destroying Physical Books, Secret Documents Reveal
Newly unsealed documents suggest that Anthropic was well aware that destroying books to train its AI would look bad.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Fuck these fucking thieves
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New drone footage from @floodlightnews.org - the fossil methane power plant Musk built specifically to create abusive and racist material on his social media website is still wildly breaching EPA regulations even after a ruling against using them -->>>
floodlightnews.org/thermal-dron...
floodlightnews.org/thermal-dron...
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
New drone footage from @floodlightnews.org - the fossil methane power plant Musk built specifically to create abusive and racist material on his social media website is still wildly breaching EPA regulations even after a ruling against using them -->>>
floodlightnews.org/thermal-dron...
floodlightnews.org/thermal-dron...
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This funding is legally required to be disbursed as directed in the budget. It is illegal for this money to be withheld like this. Russell Vought and the entire Trump admin are in violation of the law and need to be prosecuted and the funding released. This is screwing over so many workers!
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This funding is legally required to be disbursed as directed in the budget. It is illegal for this money to be withheld like this. Russell Vought and the entire Trump admin are in violation of the law and need to be prosecuted and the funding released. This is screwing over so many workers!
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Charli XCX watched Swingers
February 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Charli XCX watched Swingers
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Today's reprint from Bitch Media is a stunning feature from Alicia Kennedy on the past, present, and future of sugarcane that originally appeared in the Wild issue. It's accompanied by gorgeous original photography.
Many thanks to our members for supporting these archival reprints!
Many thanks to our members for supporting these archival reprints!
Sweet Hereafter
The bitter past and promising future of sugarcane.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Today's reprint from Bitch Media is a stunning feature from Alicia Kennedy on the past, present, and future of sugarcane that originally appeared in the Wild issue. It's accompanied by gorgeous original photography.
Many thanks to our members for supporting these archival reprints!
Many thanks to our members for supporting these archival reprints!
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STEM Black History Fact 1/28
Dr. Alice Ball developed the first effective treatment for leprosy in 1915, well before antibiotics were known. Her work went uncredited for years.
Dr. Ball - "I work and work and still it seems that I have done nothing."
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
Dr. Alice Ball developed the first effective treatment for leprosy in 1915, well before antibiotics were known. Her work went uncredited for years.
Dr. Ball - "I work and work and still it seems that I have done nothing."
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
Alice Ball
An Americ
www.womenshistory.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:26 AM
STEM Black History Fact 1/28
Dr. Alice Ball developed the first effective treatment for leprosy in 1915, well before antibiotics were known. Her work went uncredited for years.
Dr. Ball - "I work and work and still it seems that I have done nothing."
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
Dr. Alice Ball developed the first effective treatment for leprosy in 1915, well before antibiotics were known. Her work went uncredited for years.
Dr. Ball - "I work and work and still it seems that I have done nothing."
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
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Important to recognize that ICE has not left Minnesota, they are just moving to where they think there is less organizing structure to combat them. They want you to forget. Great coverage as usual by @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/87871...
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Important to recognize that ICE has not left Minnesota, they are just moving to where they think there is less organizing structure to combat them. They want you to forget. Great coverage as usual by @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/87871...
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Luda Kinok, a Yupik Indigenous activist originally from Chukotka and now living in the U.S., experienced a rollback of freedoms after Perestroika ended in Russia.
She says it feels eerily familiar as she watches democratic institutions erode in the United States.
She says it feels eerily familiar as she watches democratic institutions erode in the United States.
February 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Luda Kinok, a Yupik Indigenous activist originally from Chukotka and now living in the U.S., experienced a rollback of freedoms after Perestroika ended in Russia.
She says it feels eerily familiar as she watches democratic institutions erode in the United States.
She says it feels eerily familiar as she watches democratic institutions erode in the United States.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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I checked the publications dates books that informed my thinking about this kind of tech before it became AI discourse. Books like Artificial Unintelligence, Algorithms of Oppression, Race After Technology, Weapons of Math Destruction: 2016-2019. Unsurprisingly, this observation truly tracks.
I fear that men are about to do what men do. They are about to characterize any sober thinking about power as non-technical and therefore unserious.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I checked the publications dates books that informed my thinking about this kind of tech before it became AI discourse. Books like Artificial Unintelligence, Algorithms of Oppression, Race After Technology, Weapons of Math Destruction: 2016-2019. Unsurprisingly, this observation truly tracks.
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Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
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🔭🧪 Are you interested in having a night sky? (Like at all?)
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
How to Submit Comments on Satellite Applications to the FCC
Step-by-step guide for submitting comments on satellite applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
aas.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
🔭🧪 Are you interested in having a night sky? (Like at all?)
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
File comments with the FCC telling them to deny permission to Starlink for “a million satellites” and to Reflect Orbital for their giant sunlight mirror in space.
The American Astronomical Society has info on how 👇
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No one has seriously said LLMs aren’t important or that AI is categorically junk.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
No one has seriously said LLMs aren’t important or that AI is categorically junk.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
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tbf the lo-fi enthusiasts have had to fend off A.I. generations for a *while* now pitchfork.com/thepitch/how...
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
tbf the lo-fi enthusiasts have had to fend off A.I. generations for a *while* now pitchfork.com/thepitch/how...
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Here's an interview with a woman targeted by AI-nudifiers using Grok, who then made an OnlyFans account of her
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans
Kylie Brewer isn't unaccustomed to harassment online. But when people started using Grok-generated nudes of her on an OnlyFans account, it reached another level.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Here's an interview with a woman targeted by AI-nudifiers using Grok, who then made an OnlyFans account of her
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
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i love the framing of just saying ‘no’.
i think about the early days of FB when they released fields for you to add your demographics. i told my friends, “don’t add that information in your profile”. just because it’s an empty field, doesn’t mean you have to fill it.
refusal is indeed an option.
i think about the early days of FB when they released fields for you to add your demographics. i told my friends, “don’t add that information in your profile”. just because it’s an empty field, doesn’t mean you have to fill it.
refusal is indeed an option.
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
i love the framing of just saying ‘no’.
i think about the early days of FB when they released fields for you to add your demographics. i told my friends, “don’t add that information in your profile”. just because it’s an empty field, doesn’t mean you have to fill it.
refusal is indeed an option.
i think about the early days of FB when they released fields for you to add your demographics. i told my friends, “don’t add that information in your profile”. just because it’s an empty field, doesn’t mean you have to fill it.
refusal is indeed an option.
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MOAR
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
MOAR
today is a great day to degoogle
Google has been complying with ICE’s “administrative warrants” which they don’t even need a judge to sign…
Just some random mid-level employee at DHS
Just some random mid-level employee at DHS
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
today is a great day to degoogle
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Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
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Today for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the (techno)fascist push to grant personhood to anything except people
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Today for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the (techno)fascist push to grant personhood to anything except people
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I was unprepared for last week’s Starfleet Academy and I am gonna need a minute, especially after reading the behind the scenes narrative of how it, and the lines at the end, came to be.
This is ABSOLUTELY what Trek was meant to be.
This is ABSOLUTELY what Trek was meant to be.
February 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I was unprepared for last week’s Starfleet Academy and I am gonna need a minute, especially after reading the behind the scenes narrative of how it, and the lines at the end, came to be.
This is ABSOLUTELY what Trek was meant to be.
This is ABSOLUTELY what Trek was meant to be.
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Essentially, we are a country lacking any centralized environmental regulation. Until that changes, community groups are stepping up to monitor air pollution, with help from environmental engineers from area universities. #ScienceSky #HigherEdSky #ClimateSky 🧪🌤️ www.nrdc.org/stories/comm...
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Essentially, we are a country lacking any centralized environmental regulation. Until that changes, community groups are stepping up to monitor air pollution, with help from environmental engineers from area universities. #ScienceSky #HigherEdSky #ClimateSky 🧪🌤️ www.nrdc.org/stories/comm...
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Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...