@566unicorns.bsky.social
Politics watcher and opinion writer from California
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social:
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social:
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
I was halfway through this article before it struck me that this is an AI system actively deployed at a high school surveiling students in real time. Minors. Whose identities are being internalized into a black-box system that could haunt their future privacy. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
State investigators: AI tool wasn't biased when it flagged student’s chips as gun
Maryland’s Office of the Inspector General for Education recommended more training for school staff and police in use of its AI-powered Omnilert weapon detection technology.
www.thebanner.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I was halfway through this article before it struck me that this is an AI system actively deployed at a high school surveiling students in real time. Minors. Whose identities are being internalized into a black-box system that could haunt their future privacy. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot during the holiday weekend over their support for Trump's authoritarian policies.
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot during the holiday weekend over their support for Trump's authoritarian policies.
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
This is the dumbest thing I've read all day. Ok, Hegseth going after Mark Kelly is pretty damn dumb, but this is just stupid.
The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
US will charge non-residents $100 to visit its most popular national parks
The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This is the dumbest thing I've read all day. Ok, Hegseth going after Mark Kelly is pretty damn dumb, but this is just stupid.
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Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
An essay worth reading with a salient meta-take on the #EpsteinFiles emails released so far. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
An essay worth reading with a salient meta-take on the #EpsteinFiles emails released so far. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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we have fallen so far behind China in sick-ass water slides and I feel like nobody is talking about this
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November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
we have fallen so far behind China in sick-ass water slides and I feel like nobody is talking about this
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This is…brilliant.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is…brilliant.
This is on top of blackouts ppl are enduring bc their energy infrastructure is so damaged by Russian strikes.
Russia killed 33 people, including six children, by a missile strike on Ternopil on November 19.
94 more people were injured, 18 of them children. Six people remain missing.
Ukrainian rescuers worked for four days at two locations, managing to save 46 people, including seven children.
94 more people were injured, 18 of them children. Six people remain missing.
Ukrainian rescuers worked for four days at two locations, managing to save 46 people, including seven children.
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is on top of blackouts ppl are enduring bc their energy infrastructure is so damaged by Russian strikes.
Eat the rich. ☹️
In their native Madagascar, lemurs are facing a growing threat: City-dwellers with cash to spare love to eat the endangered primates.
Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer
Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Eat the rich. ☹️
Holy cow, this is US *foreign policy.* As in, US relations with other counties, like Britain and Denmark and Germany. The US is seriously going to treat ally nations like human rights violators? It would be bully leverage trump needs if SCOTUS strikes down tariffs. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US says countries with DEI policies as infringing human rights
US officials say the rules will stop "destructive ideologies" but others argue it is redefining human rights principles for Trump's goals.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Holy cow, this is US *foreign policy.* As in, US relations with other counties, like Britain and Denmark and Germany. The US is seriously going to treat ally nations like human rights violators? It would be bully leverage trump needs if SCOTUS strikes down tariffs. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This seems like a potentially consequential development in US/EU relations.
An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This seems like a potentially consequential development in US/EU relations.
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Our deals experts don't expect to see prices fall much further, if at all, so this is an opportunity to get your Black Friday shopping squared away earlier than you might have anticipated. nyti.ms/4oQ4vfH
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
No.
"Schumer is teetering btwn supporting and opposing the provision. He said his goal was to protect Senate Dems from future investigations by the Trump admin by creating a barrier between them & AG Pam Bondi. Now, tho, Schumer says he supports repealing it, but he’s still interested in a compromise."
"Grassley acknowledged that his response was 'kind of a non-answer, to be honest with you.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/senators-s...
Senators Scramble to Disown the Sweetheart Deal They Gave Themselves
Some lawmakers want to repeal the sneaky $500,000 payout.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"Schumer is teetering btwn supporting and opposing the provision. He said his goal was to protect Senate Dems from future investigations by the Trump admin by creating a barrier between them & AG Pam Bondi. Now, tho, Schumer says he supports repealing it, but he’s still interested in a compromise."
"The only person we know Trump excluded from being under active investigation... is himself. Therefore, Trump isn’t under active investigation—so when DOJ & FBI are considering which docs they must release, Trump is the only one whose name & documents they can`t claim is protected from disclosure."
I’m pretty amazed no one else is talking or writing about this.
This is *not* going to go as Trump, Bondi, and Patel think.
In fact, it’s clear they haven’t gamed this out at *all*.
This is *not* going to go as Trump, Bondi, and Patel think.
In fact, it’s clear they haven’t gamed this out at *all*.
Donald Trump and AG Pam Bondi Have Just Put Themselves Into An Epic Epstein Catch-22 That No One Is Talking About Yet
The way Mr. Trump ordered the reopening of the Epstein Investigation has made all but impossible the various nefarious gambits major media now claims he will pursue to keep the Epstein Files hidden.
sethabramson.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"The only person we know Trump excluded from being under active investigation... is himself. Therefore, Trump isn’t under active investigation—so when DOJ & FBI are considering which docs they must release, Trump is the only one whose name & documents they can`t claim is protected from disclosure."
"The White House website is supposed to be the digital front door to our government."
Instead, it's "the authoritarian playbook: scapegoat minorities, stoke violence against them, and undermine public trust in institutions.
"Because what’s happening here is not just juvenile. It’s authoritarian."
Instead, it's "the authoritarian playbook: scapegoat minorities, stoke violence against them, and undermine public trust in institutions.
"Because what’s happening here is not just juvenile. It’s authoritarian."
"The executive branch is weaponizing its official communications channels to mock opponents, degrade public trust and transform the people's website into a partisan playground."
— @azzacohen.bsky.social, White House videographer for Kamala Harris, at @The Contrarian
— @azzacohen.bsky.social, White House videographer for Kamala Harris, at @The Contrarian
Split Screen: ‘MySafeSpace’ and the Collapse of whitehouse.gov
Visual language is never neutral. It shapes our subconscious understanding of power, legitimacy, and identity.
contrarian.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"The White House website is supposed to be the digital front door to our government."
Instead, it's "the authoritarian playbook: scapegoat minorities, stoke violence against them, and undermine public trust in institutions.
"Because what’s happening here is not just juvenile. It’s authoritarian."
Instead, it's "the authoritarian playbook: scapegoat minorities, stoke violence against them, and undermine public trust in institutions.
"Because what’s happening here is not just juvenile. It’s authoritarian."
Listening to this conversation with @kamalaharris.com was like going on vacation, like going on R&R to the Bahamas after 11 long months of non-stop battle at the front. I could take off my helmet and flak jacket and revel in good old fashioned care for humanity, democracy, and uplift. 🌴🥥⛱️🍹🤸
Before a live audience in Nashville on Tuesday, former VP @kamalaharris.com and @timmiller.bsky.social discussed fighting back against what's happening under Trump, the gaslighting about Epstein, and the decline of American democracy.
Watch the full episode:
Watch the full episode:
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Listening to this conversation with @kamalaharris.com was like going on vacation, like going on R&R to the Bahamas after 11 long months of non-stop battle at the front. I could take off my helmet and flak jacket and revel in good old fashioned care for humanity, democracy, and uplift. 🌴🥥⛱️🍹🤸
“Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers fought their release, arguing they would reveal trade secrets, potentially “intimate and embarrassing” exchanges or confidential legal and policymaking discussions."
This is exactly why the people need to see what their government is doing.
This is exactly why the people need to see what their government is doing.
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
“Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers fought their release, arguing they would reveal trade secrets, potentially “intimate and embarrassing” exchanges or confidential legal and policymaking discussions."
This is exactly why the people need to see what their government is doing.
This is exactly why the people need to see what their government is doing.
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This draft executive order is so much worse than it even looks once you ask one simple question: What is an AI law?
www.transformernews.ai/p/exclusive-...
www.transformernews.ai/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Here's the draft Trump executive order on AI preemption
The EO would establish an “AI Litigation Task Force" to challenge state AI laws
www.transformernews.ai
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This draft executive order is so much worse than it even looks once you ask one simple question: What is an AI law?
www.transformernews.ai/p/exclusive-...
www.transformernews.ai/p/exclusive-...
“Lincoln spoke not of the dead, nor even of victory. He spoke of purpose. He invited the country to...glimpse the unfinished work of democracy itself.
Lincoln’s words reframed despair into determination. That unity was possible through shared purpose.
He offered not blame, but belonging."
Lincoln’s words reframed despair into determination. That unity was possible through shared purpose.
He offered not blame, but belonging."
"The wind moves across the ridge, brushing the flags and passing across the graves. And if you stand there long enough, you can almost hear his words carried back through time—not as history, but as instruction." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-...
‘The Great Task Remaining Before Us’: Lincoln’s Vision at Gettysburg
On the anniversary of his address, a reminder that democracy requires dedication.
www.thebulwark.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“Lincoln spoke not of the dead, nor even of victory. He spoke of purpose. He invited the country to...glimpse the unfinished work of democracy itself.
Lincoln’s words reframed despair into determination. That unity was possible through shared purpose.
He offered not blame, but belonging."
Lincoln’s words reframed despair into determination. That unity was possible through shared purpose.
He offered not blame, but belonging."
"If we, as citizens, decide that we want to resurrect our nation’s dead commitment to a politics of anti-corruption, then we can. It is within our power to do so, a task to accomplish through political action on the street and at the ballot box."
Make this your one must-read today. Essay for ages.
Make this your one must-read today. Essay for ages.
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"If we, as citizens, decide that we want to resurrect our nation’s dead commitment to a politics of anti-corruption, then we can. It is within our power to do so, a task to accomplish through political action on the street and at the ballot box."
Make this your one must-read today. Essay for ages.
Make this your one must-read today. Essay for ages.
This article lays out all the possible routes the TX case may take from here.
"The request goes first to Justice Alito, who oversees the 5th Circuit. He can issue a stay on his own or refer the decision to the full court."
His record & CA prop 50 makes this very possible. Don't celebrate yet.
"The request goes first to Justice Alito, who oversees the 5th Circuit. He can issue a stay on his own or refer the decision to the full court."
His record & CA prop 50 makes this very possible. Don't celebrate yet.
🚨BREAKING: After a federal court delivered a stinging rebuke of Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting scheme — ruling it was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander — GOP leaders wasted no time appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
What Comes Next for Texas’ Blocked GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This article lays out all the possible routes the TX case may take from here.
"The request goes first to Justice Alito, who oversees the 5th Circuit. He can issue a stay on his own or refer the decision to the full court."
His record & CA prop 50 makes this very possible. Don't celebrate yet.
"The request goes first to Justice Alito, who oversees the 5th Circuit. He can issue a stay on his own or refer the decision to the full court."
His record & CA prop 50 makes this very possible. Don't celebrate yet.