nitasha tiku
@nitasha.bsky.social
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nitasha tiku
@nitasha.bsky.social
· Sep 16
A teen contemplating suicide turned to a chatbot. Is it liable for her death?
A lawsuit filed by the parents of 13-year-old Juliana Peralta against Character AI is the latest to allege a chatbot contributed to a teen’s death by suicide.
www.washingtonpost.com
A new wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Character AI and Google are liable for the death by suicide of a 13-year-old girl in Colorado, Juliana Peralta
This is the third wrongful death claim against a popular AI app for a teen's death by suicide this year www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
This is the third wrongful death claim against a popular AI app for a teen's death by suicide this year www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Once barred from nearly every social media platform, Fuentes’s resurgence has driven a wedge through the conservative movement.
wapo.st
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
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I think we continue to underestimate the net negative effect of twitter as a form of mediated propaganda environment, esp for in-group dynamics within media, industry, and the beltway. What made twitter good is now what makes it a cesspool for fascism, brain dead punditry, and woohoo economic policy
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I think we continue to underestimate the net negative effect of twitter as a form of mediated propaganda environment, esp for in-group dynamics within media, industry, and the beltway. What made twitter good is now what makes it a cesspool for fascism, brain dead punditry, and woohoo economic policy
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Once again, the "excesses" experienced were largely hallucinated through social media. People in positions of power, addicted to Twitter, scrolling through stories and opinions that they found confrontational--or reading conspiracies and horror stories from their fellow travellers.
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Once again, the "excesses" experienced were largely hallucinated through social media. People in positions of power, addicted to Twitter, scrolling through stories and opinions that they found confrontational--or reading conspiracies and horror stories from their fellow travellers.
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Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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I'm doing a big Bluesky column today! Hit me with your where-Bluesky-is-at-this-moment-in-2025 takes
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm doing a big Bluesky column today! Hit me with your where-Bluesky-is-at-this-moment-in-2025 takes
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Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.
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DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
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“I think a lot of people mentally shift into maybe I’m a discard of society, maybe I haven’t worked hard enough for this,” she said. “You deserve to be fed.”
new piece by @heatherkelly.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
new piece by @heatherkelly.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Beans and rice, foods that won’t go bad: Creators give advice on staying fed if SNAP benefits stop
With a possible pause in SNAP benefits this weekend, content creators are giving advice on how to keep from going hungry by using pantry staples.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“I think a lot of people mentally shift into maybe I’m a discard of society, maybe I haven’t worked hard enough for this,” she said. “You deserve to be fed.”
new piece by @heatherkelly.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
new piece by @heatherkelly.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Friends choose your so-called "critics" carefully.
Its not a binary.
If people do circular citations and happen to never cite the women who laid the groundwork for decades and pay the price, there's a problem.
Its not a binary.
If people do circular citations and happen to never cite the women who laid the groundwork for decades and pay the price, there's a problem.
Who the fuck is this dude who rolled in saying what women researchers have been saying for years? He came on my thread here once to tell me I was wrong about something — I wasn’t. I responded, he said nothing, and disappeared. @alexhanna.bsky.social @safiyanoble.bsky.social
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Friends choose your so-called "critics" carefully.
Its not a binary.
If people do circular citations and happen to never cite the women who laid the groundwork for decades and pay the price, there's a problem.
Its not a binary.
If people do circular citations and happen to never cite the women who laid the groundwork for decades and pay the price, there's a problem.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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I wrote about the right's campaign against Wikipedia, the all-but-forgotten conservative co-founder who's helping to fuel it — and why its leaders aren't all that worried: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
He co-founded Wikipedia. Now he’s inspiring Elon Musk to build a rival.
Larry Sanger’s claims of a liberal slant and mismanagement at the world’s dominant online encyclopedia are being enthusiastically embraced on the right.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wrote about the right's campaign against Wikipedia, the all-but-forgotten conservative co-founder who's helping to fuel it — and why its leaders aren't all that worried: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Oakland, this is tonight!! hope to see you there :) bsky.app/profile/nita...
Bay Area friends, if you're free Thursday night, come listen to me talk about my AI reporting with @ihetz.bsky.social at the main @oaklibrary.bsky.social
Thursday 10/23 at 6.30pm @ 125 14th st. Oakland oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a4e...
Thursday 10/23 at 6.30pm @ 125 14th st. Oakland oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a4e...
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Oakland, this is tonight!! hope to see you there :) bsky.app/profile/nita...
Bay Area friends, if you're free Thursday night, come listen to me talk about my AI reporting with @ihetz.bsky.social at the main @oaklibrary.bsky.social
Thursday 10/23 at 6.30pm @ 125 14th st. Oakland oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a4e...
Thursday 10/23 at 6.30pm @ 125 14th st. Oakland oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a4e...
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Bay Area friends, if you're free Thursday night, come listen to me talk about my AI reporting with @ihetz.bsky.social at the main @oaklibrary.bsky.social
Thursday 10/23 at 6.30pm @ 125 14th st. Oakland oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a4e...
Thursday 10/23 at 6.30pm @ 125 14th st. Oakland oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a4e...
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"D’Angelo also chafed at the description of his music as simply neo-soul. “I never claimed I do neo-soul,” he said in a Red Bull Music Academy interview in 2014. “When I first came out, I used to always say: ‘I do Black music. I make Black music.’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"D’Angelo also chafed at the description of his music as simply neo-soul. “I never claimed I do neo-soul,” he said in a Red Bull Music Academy interview in 2014. “When I first came out, I used to always say: ‘I do Black music. I make Black music.’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
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after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports
Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.
www.consumerreports.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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Oh god just saw this OpenAI generated video someone posted to Reddit of ‘A girl knocks on your door at 3am’ and this may be the least mentally healthy product on the planet it not most terrifying
October 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Oh god just saw this OpenAI generated video someone posted to Reddit of ‘A girl knocks on your door at 3am’ and this may be the least mentally healthy product on the planet it not most terrifying
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I get to discuss AI and the environment at the San Francisco Public Library in December, more details to come.
Dear librarians: Invite me to talk about AI at your book church and I will show up 📚 🤓
Dear librarians: Invite me to talk about AI at your book church and I will show up 📚 🤓
October 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I get to discuss AI and the environment at the San Francisco Public Library in December, more details to come.
Dear librarians: Invite me to talk about AI at your book church and I will show up 📚 🤓
Dear librarians: Invite me to talk about AI at your book church and I will show up 📚 🤓
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To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
October 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
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and they're not even near addressing the mental health problem
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
and they're not even near addressing the mental health problem
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i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get
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In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region.
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
How indigenous practices can help protect forests
The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.
wapo.st
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region.
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice: