@tpeltonen.bsky.social
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The risk isn’t the technology. The risk is in people who should know better getting whipped up in the hype and helping normalize tech’s narratives so we don’t pay attention to (and rein in) what they’re actually doing in the present.
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The risk isn’t the technology. The risk is in people who should know better getting whipped up in the hype and helping normalize tech’s narratives so we don’t pay attention to (and rein in) what they’re actually doing in the present.
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Yes, this is just common sense. Cut all possible ties to unstable regimes.
"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 2:17 PM
Yes, this is just common sense. Cut all possible ties to unstable regimes.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social :
The size of the Ukrainian Army is not the problem, because they haven’t attacked Russia.
The size of the Russian Army is a problem for all its neighbors.
The size of the Russian military budget is a problem for all.
📹: euronews
The size of the Ukrainian Army is not the problem, because they haven’t attacked Russia.
The size of the Russian Army is a problem for all its neighbors.
The size of the Russian military budget is a problem for all.
📹: euronews
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social :
The size of the Ukrainian Army is not the problem, because they haven’t attacked Russia.
The size of the Russian Army is a problem for all its neighbors.
The size of the Russian military budget is a problem for all.
📹: euronews
The size of the Ukrainian Army is not the problem, because they haven’t attacked Russia.
The size of the Russian Army is a problem for all its neighbors.
The size of the Russian military budget is a problem for all.
📹: euronews
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A point I make in my work on this subject is that we need to reject the insistance that convos abt commercial AI products should be about the tech. Determining whether AI is “conscious” is a Smartwashing exercise in solipcism that distracts from the material conditions of the product’s distribution
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A point I make in my work on this subject is that we need to reject the insistance that convos abt commercial AI products should be about the tech. Determining whether AI is “conscious” is a Smartwashing exercise in solipcism that distracts from the material conditions of the product’s distribution
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bagpipes remain undefeated
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
bagpipes remain undefeated
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Most people airing their opinions on this don’t have even *close* to the credentials to assess the usefulness of these products in health care, but this tech scares the pants off my health sciences librarian colleagues. People in deep on these products have a nasty case of Engineer’s Disease.
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Most people airing their opinions on this don’t have even *close* to the credentials to assess the usefulness of these products in health care, but this tech scares the pants off my health sciences librarian colleagues. People in deep on these products have a nasty case of Engineer’s Disease.
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🚨Buckle up!🚨
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
🚨Buckle up!🚨
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
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Googlen palveluista vois pikku hiljaa alkaa irtaantua.
February 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Googlen palveluista vois pikku hiljaa alkaa irtaantua.
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Aha! The source for the point upthread about "AI v. human" evaluations catering towards the affordances of the "AI" was @mjcrockett.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
AI is ‘beating’ humans at empathy and creativity. But these games are rigged | MJ Crockett
Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like ways
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Aha! The source for the point upthread about "AI v. human" evaluations catering towards the affordances of the "AI" was @mjcrockett.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Okay. Okay okay okay.
I just got a text from my dad. He says they're watching a basketball game and they saw an ad for Cascade dishwasher... powder.
IS IT HAPPENING???
I just got a text from my dad. He says they're watching a basketball game and they saw an ad for Cascade dishwasher... powder.
IS IT HAPPENING???
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Okay. Okay okay okay.
I just got a text from my dad. He says they're watching a basketball game and they saw an ad for Cascade dishwasher... powder.
IS IT HAPPENING???
I just got a text from my dad. He says they're watching a basketball game and they saw an ad for Cascade dishwasher... powder.
IS IT HAPPENING???
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Järki saattaisi sittenkin olla voittamassa.
Luottamus Yhdysvaltoihin horjui – vaalitiedot saatetaan sittenkin pitää Suomessa
Oikeusministeriö harkitsee vakavasti paluuta vaalidatan säilyttämisessä kotimaiseen systeemiin amerikkalaisen Amazonin pilvipalvelun sijaan.
yle.fi
February 11, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Järki saattaisi sittenkin olla voittamassa.
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If you are in any situation where licking boots matters, you would, at this point be making a mistake to not hype up fashy tech.
That can mean doubting yourself, failing to interact with other experts, or confusing yourself further. Exercise your judgment, don't use them.
That can mean doubting yourself, failing to interact with other experts, or confusing yourself further. Exercise your judgment, don't use them.
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
If you are in any situation where licking boots matters, you would, at this point be making a mistake to not hype up fashy tech.
That can mean doubting yourself, failing to interact with other experts, or confusing yourself further. Exercise your judgment, don't use them.
That can mean doubting yourself, failing to interact with other experts, or confusing yourself further. Exercise your judgment, don't use them.
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The agenda. The comms. People. This is HOW.
Justice messaging folks take NOTE
Justice messaging folks take NOTE
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The agenda. The comms. People. This is HOW.
Justice messaging folks take NOTE
Justice messaging folks take NOTE
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„The US withholding air defenses is now doing what both Putin and Trump wanted.
Ballistic missiles just raining all over Ukraine tonight.“
Jay in Kyiv
Ballistic missiles just raining all over Ukraine tonight.“
Jay in Kyiv
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
„The US withholding air defenses is now doing what both Putin and Trump wanted.
Ballistic missiles just raining all over Ukraine tonight.“
Jay in Kyiv
Ballistic missiles just raining all over Ukraine tonight.“
Jay in Kyiv
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Kate Winslet is better "assimilated" into America than Lucy Liu.🤡
Even though both Kate Winslet and Lucy Liu would disagree with that assessment.
Assimilation is a BS objective. I reject it.
Unification is a better objective. I'm *in community* with lots of anti-racist Asian American people.♥️🕊️
Even though both Kate Winslet and Lucy Liu would disagree with that assessment.
Assimilation is a BS objective. I reject it.
Unification is a better objective. I'm *in community* with lots of anti-racist Asian American people.♥️🕊️
Who gets to be American?
When surveyed people said that Kate Winslet is more American than Lucy Liu. Kate Winslet has never been American. Lucy Liu has never not been American.
Some Chinese American families have been here since 1815. How long is needed to prove their loyalty? Another 200 years?
When surveyed people said that Kate Winslet is more American than Lucy Liu. Kate Winslet has never been American. Lucy Liu has never not been American.
Some Chinese American families have been here since 1815. How long is needed to prove their loyalty? Another 200 years?
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
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🇬🇧Kate Winslet is British. She has never been American.
🇺🇸 Lucy Liu is American. She has always been American.
Now survey US people, and ask them who is more American. 🤡
https:/...
hachyderm.io
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Kate Winslet is better "assimilated" into America than Lucy Liu.🤡
Even though both Kate Winslet and Lucy Liu would disagree with that assessment.
Assimilation is a BS objective. I reject it.
Unification is a better objective. I'm *in community* with lots of anti-racist Asian American people.♥️🕊️
Even though both Kate Winslet and Lucy Liu would disagree with that assessment.
Assimilation is a BS objective. I reject it.
Unification is a better objective. I'm *in community* with lots of anti-racist Asian American people.♥️🕊️
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the campaign is 'part funded by us tech firms'.
bcos this moral panic surrounding teens online is about surveillance and censorship. they want the contracts and data gathering.
bcos this moral panic surrounding teens online is about surveillance and censorship. they want the contracts and data gathering.
‘It felt hypocritical’: child internet safety campaign accused of censoring teenagers’ speeches
‘It felt hypocritical’: child internet safety campaign accused of censoring teenagers’ speeches
Exclusive: Childnet, a UK charity part-funded by US tech firms, edited out warnings by two young speakers at its 2024 Safer Internet Day event
An internet safety campaign backed by US tech companies has been accused of censoring two teenagers they invited to speak out about the biggest issues facing children online.
Childnet, a UK charity part-funded by companies including Snap, Roblox and Meta, edited out warnings from Lewis Swire and Saamya Ghai that social media addiction was an “imminent threat to our future” and obsessive scrolling was making people “sick”, according to a record of edits seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
the campaign is 'part funded by us tech firms'.
bcos this moral panic surrounding teens online is about surveillance and censorship. they want the contracts and data gathering.
bcos this moral panic surrounding teens online is about surveillance and censorship. they want the contracts and data gathering.
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A detail I don't want to get lost in this: So far, Bri and her network have helped more than 500 families with grocery deliveries and more than 300 with diapers and wipes. In just two months.
In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE.
Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
19thnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
A detail I don't want to get lost in this: So far, Bri and her network have helped more than 500 families with grocery deliveries and more than 300 with diapers and wipes. In just two months.
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Congress allocated $170 billion dollars for immigration enforcement in July.
This puts the ICE/CBP budget within spitting distance of the Army.
ICE functionally has unlimited resources and its tactics have been tried out on Black communities for decades.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
This puts the ICE/CBP budget within spitting distance of the Army.
ICE functionally has unlimited resources and its tactics have been tried out on Black communities for decades.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
ICE is State Violence at Scale
What we're seeing in Minneapolis was always the plan
buttondown.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Congress allocated $170 billion dollars for immigration enforcement in July.
This puts the ICE/CBP budget within spitting distance of the Army.
ICE functionally has unlimited resources and its tactics have been tried out on Black communities for decades.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
This puts the ICE/CBP budget within spitting distance of the Army.
ICE functionally has unlimited resources and its tactics have been tried out on Black communities for decades.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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I can’t believe this is where we are on this stupid timeline.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I can’t believe this is where we are on this stupid timeline.
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"Ranska luopuu Teamsin ja Zoomin käytöstä, Suomessa vastaava ei onnistuisi."
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
Ja miksi muka ei onnistuisi?
No esimerkiksi siksi, että Microsoftin edustaja on tekemässä päätöksiä huoltovarmuuskeskuksessa.
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/huoltovarmuu...
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
Ja miksi muka ei onnistuisi?
No esimerkiksi siksi, että Microsoftin edustaja on tekemässä päätöksiä huoltovarmuuskeskuksessa.
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/huoltovarmuu...
February 8, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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This is first and foremost where the focus of the story should be. Of men, misogyny, and power.
I have always specifically hated this part of my city and the world, the "gentleman's clubs" that are sadly part of the same thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I have always specifically hated this part of my city and the world, the "gentleman's clubs" that are sadly part of the same thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
This is first and foremost where the focus of the story should be. Of men, misogyny, and power.
I have always specifically hated this part of my city and the world, the "gentleman's clubs" that are sadly part of the same thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I have always specifically hated this part of my city and the world, the "gentleman's clubs" that are sadly part of the same thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
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Every time the White House backtracks or deletes something because of pushback, it just proves to me that those losers are still terrified of backlash. This is a good thing. We can use that.
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Every time the White House backtracks or deletes something because of pushback, it just proves to me that those losers are still terrified of backlash. This is a good thing. We can use that.
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Päivän kaksi uutista, joiden merkitys on Häkkäsen Antille liian vaikea tajuttavaksi.
February 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Päivän kaksi uutista, joiden merkitys on Häkkäsen Antille liian vaikea tajuttavaksi.