Dr. Harriet Ocharo
@savvykenya.bsky.social
Kenyan researcher living and working in Japan
Americans PAYING to surveil themselves.
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Americans PAYING to surveil themselves.
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The end requires someone with a really sharp pin to pop that bubble
The relentless surge in memory chip prices over the past few months has driven a vast divide between winners and losers in the stock market, and investors don’t see any end in sight.
Memory chip crunch ripples through markets, with worse to come
The massive build‑out of artificial intelligence infrastructure has shifted production capacity away from traditional chips used in most consumer electronics.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The end requires someone with a really sharp pin to pop that bubble
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I keep wondering:Why are global governments pouring trillions into fossil fuels,subsidizing the ruin of our environment?
In 2024,explicit subsidies hit $725B,while total (incl. environmental costs)reached $7T+,that's wrecking our climate & health.Time to redirect to renewables
In 2024,explicit subsidies hit $725B,while total (incl. environmental costs)reached $7T+,that's wrecking our climate & health.Time to redirect to renewables
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I keep wondering:Why are global governments pouring trillions into fossil fuels,subsidizing the ruin of our environment?
In 2024,explicit subsidies hit $725B,while total (incl. environmental costs)reached $7T+,that's wrecking our climate & health.Time to redirect to renewables
In 2024,explicit subsidies hit $725B,while total (incl. environmental costs)reached $7T+,that's wrecking our climate & health.Time to redirect to renewables
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Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending reut.rs/4rcFdK2
Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending
Alphabet said it sold bonds worth $20 billion in a seven-part offering, tapping the debt market to fund its surging spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending reut.rs/4rcFdK2
Where did Riri go? Will we ever have another autotuned album? 😭
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Where did Riri go? Will we ever have another autotuned album? 😭
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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After artificial intelligence was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis, the FDA has received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events reut.rs/46G6Naa
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
After artificial intelligence was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis, the FDA has received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events reut.rs/46G6Naa
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I’m going to be published!
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I’m going to be published!
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
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Why are they building all these concentration camps? Why do they need concentration camps if they are supposed to be deporting these people? Because they are not going to deport these people. They will be out to work as slave labor.
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Why are they building all these concentration camps? Why do they need concentration camps if they are supposed to be deporting these people? Because they are not going to deport these people. They will be out to work as slave labor.
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Some additional notes on my 2026 New York Times 52-Places to Go pick: Nagasaki
craigmod.com/ridgeline/221/
craigmod.com/ridgeline/221/
My 2026 New York Times Pick — Nagasaki
craigmod.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Some additional notes on my 2026 New York Times 52-Places to Go pick: Nagasaki
craigmod.com/ridgeline/221/
craigmod.com/ridgeline/221/
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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People who reply "this point is not new", it's hard to begin to understand the extent of the damage to countless girls and women over many decades when the latest addition to the Epstein files database included "more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images". www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted
The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The...
www.pbs.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
People who reply "this point is not new", it's hard to begin to understand the extent of the damage to countless girls and women over many decades when the latest addition to the Epstein files database included "more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images". www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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At the same time, the extent of the Washington Post layoffs highlight how it didn't matter how hardworking, loyal, smart, collaborative, award-winning, competitive, knowledgeable and devoted so many of the staff were. It wasn't enough to prevent being laid off by one of the richest men in the world.
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
At the same time, the extent of the Washington Post layoffs highlight how it didn't matter how hardworking, loyal, smart, collaborative, award-winning, competitive, knowledgeable and devoted so many of the staff were. It wasn't enough to prevent being laid off by one of the richest men in the world.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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The paragraph on what they did to Mary Turner is the most horrifying thing I’ve read in a very long while.
www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-end...
www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-end...
The Endless American Horror: Lynching and Police — Hampton Institute
By Devon Bowers This article was originally published on AHTribune.com. Please note that this article contains graphic descriptions of lynchings. Discretion is advised. In 1918 ...
www.hamptonthink.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The paragraph on what they did to Mary Turner is the most horrifying thing I’ve read in a very long while.
www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-end...
www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-end...
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This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
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I’d buy myself the most ultra pc gaming set up, then pay off all my immediate family’s debts. Then buy up all the medical debt I could find and forgive it. Next, remember how Elon said he’d give the UN six billion for world hunger then didn’t? Yeah, they get that money.
Pop Quiz:
You've got Elon's money. What's the first thing you buy that makes you happy?
For me it's, "pay every single campaign on GoFundMe." There's only been $30bil raised by GFM its entire existence, I could drop $30bil like it was *nothing*, do immeasurable good, and be instantly beloved.
You've got Elon's money. What's the first thing you buy that makes you happy?
For me it's, "pay every single campaign on GoFundMe." There's only been $30bil raised by GFM its entire existence, I could drop $30bil like it was *nothing*, do immeasurable good, and be instantly beloved.
Elon COULD be happy
He'd need to learn an art, make amends to his children, give to the poor, make friends, love a movie, play a video game, literally do anything but be Elon Musk - the one thing he cannot do
That money could buy anyone happiness except for him
He'd need to learn an art, make amends to his children, give to the poor, make friends, love a movie, play a video game, literally do anything but be Elon Musk - the one thing he cannot do
That money could buy anyone happiness except for him
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I’d buy myself the most ultra pc gaming set up, then pay off all my immediate family’s debts. Then buy up all the medical debt I could find and forgive it. Next, remember how Elon said he’d give the UN six billion for world hunger then didn’t? Yeah, they get that money.
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He survived the crash but died because his Tesla caught fire and he couldn’t open the doors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Sued Over Crash That Trapped, Killed Massachusetts Driver
Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a crash in October: “I can’t get out, please help me.”
www.bloomberg.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 AM
He survived the crash but died because his Tesla caught fire and he couldn’t open the doors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Today in #BlackHistoryMonth, 2/4/1913 #Rosa Parks was born. 1955 refused to move to the back of the bus in a planned #directaction against #JimCrow, sparking Montgomery Bus #Boycott. Later in her life, she became a supporter of the Black Power Movement and an anti-Apartheid activist.
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Today in #BlackHistoryMonth, 2/4/1913 #Rosa Parks was born. 1955 refused to move to the back of the bus in a planned #directaction against #JimCrow, sparking Montgomery Bus #Boycott. Later in her life, she became a supporter of the Black Power Movement and an anti-Apartheid activist.