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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

The New Georgia Project, one of the largest and most influential political groups in the South, is shutting down

New Georgia Project shuts down, ending a decade of political influence in state

Founded in 2013, the organization was credited with registering tens of thousands of left-leaning voters who helped turn Georgia into a political battleground.

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Erica @ LeadingEng NYC @ericastanley.com · 3d

A true systems thinking approach to building tech products may have prevented (or at least predicted) so many of the unintended consequences we see with each AI product they throw at the wall. In this Ted Talk, I will...

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d

The purpose of a system is what it does.

People Are Using OpenAI's Sora to Mock the Dead

Thanks to OpenAI's Sora 2, it's never been easier to generate photorealistic AI slop videos puppeting the likenesses of deceased celebrities.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3d

The first Jim Crow was enacted under the auspices that racism is a necessity and a great and natural moral good.

The second one is being enacted under the auspices that racism doesn’t exist if you claim you don’t see it and anyone who questions your motives about that is oppressing you.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3d

Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 4d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

AOC: The problem is that the Trump administration, they think that destroying our health care, making sure that housing is too expensive to live in, that jacking up the cost of our groceries—they think all of this is about hurting Democrats. What they are doing is hurting Americans

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Erica @ LeadingEng NYC @ericastanley.com · 3d

Or listen on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6yC...

#CodeAndConscience #SiliconValley #TechCulture #TechEthics #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #TechPolicy #Society

Code Conscience 013: Move Fast and Break... Society?

YouTube video by Erica Stanley

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Erica @ LeadingEng NYC @ericastanley.com · 3d

Remember “Move fast and break things”?
It built Silicon Valley and now it’s breaking everything else.

In my new #CodeAndConscience issue, I talk about why our culture of reckless innovation needs to shift and how we can build with conscience, not chaos.

Read & Subscribe: bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 5d

Pretending to the world that you are the president of peace while waging war at home is diabolical.

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Erica @ LeadingEng NYC @ericastanley.com · 5d

Having such a great time @allthingsopen.bsky.social, catching up w/ old friends, making new ones, & hearing from some of the best to get on stage!

For day 2, I'll share my quest to balance #AI innovation w/ #opensource #SLMs without losing focus on performance, privacy, & the planet. See you there!

All Things Open 2025 is happening in Raleigh, NC, October 12-14.

This promotional speaker graphic features Erica Stanley--Technology Leader, Community Organizer, Investor, and Advisor.

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Harlem Toots @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 7d

Really would like people to shift their thinking to the point where they see themselves and the people around them as the people who will collectively navigate through this moment.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 9d

I'd like to thank the Center for Cultural Innovation - AmbitioUS!
Their support of Blacksky Algorithms with a $30K grant will help us further our development of infrastructure for online communities (moderation, deliberation, and peer-to-peer payment tools). 🎉

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10d

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 11d

Heya PC gamers:

Just a reminder that if you're updating MSI Afterburner today you should ONLY download it from MSI's official website.

That's MSI dot com. Be 100% certain of the address, because there have been fakes released with malware and ransomware.

www.msi.com

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CryHavocDOW @cryhavocdow.bsky.social · 12d

It's kinda funny he hasn't played a charismatic vampire yet.

SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning 🌞 and happy Tuesday dolls! I hope everyone has a glorious day today! 🩷🌸

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 11d

there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 11d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 11d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 12d

You don't have to be good at fascism to be good at it unfortunately.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 5

that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move

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Harlem Toots @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12d

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

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