Raymond Snow
@raymondsnow.bsky.social
Not created via AI at least in this universe
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People must understand that don't need to save the planet. It's perfectly capable of saving itself, and will do so by killing ut when we become too much of a nuisance. Extreme weather, higher temperatures, less arable land, water shortages? The planet don't care.
It's just about saving ourselves.
It's just about saving ourselves.
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
People must understand that don't need to save the planet. It's perfectly capable of saving itself, and will do so by killing ut when we become too much of a nuisance. Extreme weather, higher temperatures, less arable land, water shortages? The planet don't care.
It's just about saving ourselves.
It's just about saving ourselves.
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Q&A with journalist Jacob Silverman on his new book Gilded Rage, the radical politics of certain tech elites, AI's impact on Silicon Valley politics, and more (Calder McHugh/Politico)
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October 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Q&A with journalist Jacob Silverman on his new book Gilded Rage, the radical politics of certain tech elites, AI's impact on Silicon Valley politics, and more (Calder McHugh/Politico)
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my new pal here says it's gonna be the best halloween portland has ever seen
October 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
my new pal here says it's gonna be the best halloween portland has ever seen
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bubble dance party
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
bubble dance party
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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So this is a very, very desperate move - a very silly app of generative AI slop that will be incredibly expensive for OpenAI to run, and on top of it, they're requiring rights holders to *opt out* once they see violations. You can't do it in advance. They're washed, and trying everything to survive.
September 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
So this is a very, very desperate move - a very silly app of generative AI slop that will be incredibly expensive for OpenAI to run, and on top of it, they're requiring rights holders to *opt out* once they see violations. You can't do it in advance. They're washed, and trying everything to survive.
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CRA addresses long call centre wait times by hiring CRA scammers
CRA addresses long call centre wait times by hiring CRA scammers
OTTAWA – In an effort to cut down call centre wait times, the Canada Revenue Agency has hired a new team of agents uniquely equipped to handle calls from concerned taxpayers: scammers who say you owe ...
www.thebeaverton.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
CRA addresses long call centre wait times by hiring CRA scammers
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If you don't vaccinate your kids and they end up disabled or disfigured, I hope they disown you as the abusive parent you are.
To be clear, they should disown you for risking their safety like that at all.
To be clear, they should disown you for risking their safety like that at all.
September 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you don't vaccinate your kids and they end up disabled or disfigured, I hope they disown you as the abusive parent you are.
To be clear, they should disown you for risking their safety like that at all.
To be clear, they should disown you for risking their safety like that at all.
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That's not a denial.
Ingraham: They said you took $50,000 in cash in a bag from an undercover FBI agent…
Homan: I did nothing criminal or illegal.
Homan: I did nothing criminal or illegal.
September 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
That's not a denial.
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So, an app was created with the express purpose of anonymously doxxing critics of Charlie Kirk, including their names, locations, and employers.
Guess what? Yup! The app leaked the personal details of its *own* users.
#irony
san.com/cc/app-for-o...
Guess what? Yup! The app leaked the personal details of its *own* users.
#irony
san.com/cc/app-for-o...
App for outing Charlie Kirk’s critics leaked its users’ personal data
An app for anonymously reporting individuals accused of speaking ill against conservative Charlie Kirk leaked personal data about its users.
san.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
So, an app was created with the express purpose of anonymously doxxing critics of Charlie Kirk, including their names, locations, and employers.
Guess what? Yup! The app leaked the personal details of its *own* users.
#irony
san.com/cc/app-for-o...
Guess what? Yup! The app leaked the personal details of its *own* users.
#irony
san.com/cc/app-for-o...
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Still digesting this joint finding of federal and provincial privacy regulators into TikTok's compliance with Canadian privacy law. I've found myself shaking my head a few times while going through it. www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actio...
PIPEDA Findings #2025-003: Joint investigation of TikTok Pte. Ltd. by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
ISSUE 1: Was TikTok collecting, using, and disclosing personal information, in particular with respect to children, for an appropriate, reasonable, and legitimate purpose?
www.priv.gc.ca
September 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Still digesting this joint finding of federal and provincial privacy regulators into TikTok's compliance with Canadian privacy law. I've found myself shaking my head a few times while going through it. www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actio...
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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So Google, selling a pay-per-use video generation tool, turned a blind eye as users created videos against their terms of service, that were subsequently uploaded to its video platform against its terms of service, getting them ad revenue?
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So Google, selling a pay-per-use video generation tool, turned a blind eye as users created videos against their terms of service, that were subsequently uploaded to its video platform against its terms of service, getting them ad revenue?
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I’ve advised Helsinki, Finland a few times in the past, and among the many conversations I’ve had with the Finns, we’ve talked about what it’s like to live right next to an aggressive dictatorship like Russia.
I’m not the first one to say it, but Canada needs to be vigorously learning from Finland.
I’m not the first one to say it, but Canada needs to be vigorously learning from Finland.
September 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’ve advised Helsinki, Finland a few times in the past, and among the many conversations I’ve had with the Finns, we’ve talked about what it’s like to live right next to an aggressive dictatorship like Russia.
I’m not the first one to say it, but Canada needs to be vigorously learning from Finland.
I’m not the first one to say it, but Canada needs to be vigorously learning from Finland.
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Many mainstream news outlets don't post much on Bluesky. The Associated Press does. I find the vast majority of AP's reporting to be more accurate for breaking news than other outlets. And, their long-term investigations are often paradigm-changing.
Bonus: they're nonprofit.
Follow: @apnews.com
Bonus: they're nonprofit.
Follow: @apnews.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Many mainstream news outlets don't post much on Bluesky. The Associated Press does. I find the vast majority of AP's reporting to be more accurate for breaking news than other outlets. And, their long-term investigations are often paradigm-changing.
Bonus: they're nonprofit.
Follow: @apnews.com
Bonus: they're nonprofit.
Follow: @apnews.com
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Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
September 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
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Always a sign that your business is thriving…
OpenAI is using legal threats to harass its critics
sure worked out for Scientology!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmZX... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250904-ope... - podcast
time: 10 min 32 sec
sure worked out for Scientology!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmZX... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250904-ope... - podcast
time: 10 min 32 sec
September 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Always a sign that your business is thriving…
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Ontario’s #Privacy Commissioner finds a university responsible for on-campus vending machines collecting biometrics without the university's knowledge. But they're still on the hook. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/EEmNO3swj2Y
Privacy finding: Hidden biometrics in on-campus vending machines
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
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September 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Ontario’s #Privacy Commissioner finds a university responsible for on-campus vending machines collecting biometrics without the university's knowledge. But they're still on the hook. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/EEmNO3swj2Y