Caryn Hunt
@carynhunt.bsky.social
Random links & shenanigans. Writer/filmmaker. Citizen.
Really tired of living in interesting times.
Really tired of living in interesting times.
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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...
www.cnn.com
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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Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by traveling
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by traveling
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno
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Yes.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Yes.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
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Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
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We’re leading a coalition of 17 AGs in support of journalists and protesters challenging DHS’s dangerous use of force during the Los Angeles protests this past summer.
We will continue to oppose threats to free, safe speech wherever and whenever they arise.
We will continue to oppose threats to free, safe speech wherever and whenever they arise.
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We’re leading a coalition of 17 AGs in support of journalists and protesters challenging DHS’s dangerous use of force during the Los Angeles protests this past summer.
We will continue to oppose threats to free, safe speech wherever and whenever they arise.
We will continue to oppose threats to free, safe speech wherever and whenever they arise.
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“Republicans have a million ideas regarding healthcare. Except one,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, said on social media Monday afternoon. “They will never acknowledge that healthcare is a human right—to be guaranteed to ALL.”
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
Medicare for All Backers Argue It's a Better Solution Than Whatever Trump Is Cooking Up | Common Dreams
As President Donald Trump postpones unveiling his supposed plan to tackle soaring US healthcare costs—reportedly after pushback from congressional Republicans—Medicare for All advocates have renewed c...
www.commondreams.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Republicans have a million ideas regarding healthcare. Except one,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, said on social media Monday afternoon. “They will never acknowledge that healthcare is a human right—to be guaranteed to ALL.”
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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“In Germany, millions of people plug solar panels directly into wall outlets like any other appliance, but in the US, red tape makes it ludicrously costly…how “balcony solar”…is booming in Europe and making its way to America…We discuss the technical and safety issues, the regulatory hurdles…”
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“In Germany, millions of people plug solar panels directly into wall outlets like any other appliance, but in the US, red tape makes it ludicrously costly…how “balcony solar”…is booming in Europe and making its way to America…We discuss the technical and safety issues, the regulatory hurdles…”
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We've updated another data sheet and created a NEW detailed summary map! The NEW Solar Photovoltaic Incentives Map tracks the availability of solar incentives from states & utilities. #energysky
Download the map (free!) 👉 buff.ly/MTEn6WE
Purchase the Solar Policy Data Sheet 👉 buff.ly/GCffnnH
Download the map (free!) 👉 buff.ly/MTEn6WE
Purchase the Solar Policy Data Sheet 👉 buff.ly/GCffnnH
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We've updated another data sheet and created a NEW detailed summary map! The NEW Solar Photovoltaic Incentives Map tracks the availability of solar incentives from states & utilities. #energysky
Download the map (free!) 👉 buff.ly/MTEn6WE
Purchase the Solar Policy Data Sheet 👉 buff.ly/GCffnnH
Download the map (free!) 👉 buff.ly/MTEn6WE
Purchase the Solar Policy Data Sheet 👉 buff.ly/GCffnnH
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Neighbors can now trade solar energy with each other using a new cloud-based system, cutting energy costs by up to 12% in communities with home batteries.
Community-based energy trading system for home solar-plus-storage
A research team led by Washington State University has developed a cloud-based system for trading and sharing energy from solar panels and batteries within a neighbourhood. The concept displayed potential...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Neighbors can now trade solar energy with each other using a new cloud-based system, cutting energy costs by up to 12% in communities with home batteries.
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The same model can help schools and public buildings do more than solar, Tablan added. “We can look at electrification, we can look at heat pumps, we can look at solar-plus-storage, we can look at microgrids.”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar
The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow.
www.canarymedia.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The same model can help schools and public buildings do more than solar, Tablan added. “We can look at electrification, we can look at heat pumps, we can look at solar-plus-storage, we can look at microgrids.”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Poverty Plains Solar is a 4.99-megawatt ground-mounted solar energy system that will deliver affordable energy to eleven communities across the state. 🔌💡
www.nacleanenergy.com/solar/new-ha...
www.nacleanenergy.com/solar/new-ha...
New Hampshire’s Largest Community Solar Project Under Construction at Former Gravel Pit
Encore Renewable Energy, a leading renewable energy developer, hosted an event in partnership with the Community Power Coalition of New Hamp...
www.nacleanenergy.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Poverty Plains Solar is a 4.99-megawatt ground-mounted solar energy system that will deliver affordable energy to eleven communities across the state. 🔌💡
www.nacleanenergy.com/solar/new-ha...
www.nacleanenergy.com/solar/new-ha...
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Feeding America, whether that’s by donating or volunteering at your local food bank: www.feedingamerica.org.
U.S. Hunger Relief Organization | Feeding America
Feeding America is a nonprofit network of 200 food banks leading the fight against hunger in the United States. Learn how you can help end hunger in America.
www.feedingamerica.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Feeding America, whether that’s by donating or volunteering at your local food bank: www.feedingamerica.org.
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Thompson wouldn’t have sat on it. You couldn’t have physically stopped him from publishing at the earliest possible opportunity. He would have shot his way out through the secret service to publish
He was a self indulgent narcissist, but he was a *journalist*, and that makes all the difference
He was a self indulgent narcissist, but he was a *journalist*, and that makes all the difference
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thompson wouldn’t have sat on it. You couldn’t have physically stopped him from publishing at the earliest possible opportunity. He would have shot his way out through the secret service to publish
He was a self indulgent narcissist, but he was a *journalist*, and that makes all the difference
He was a self indulgent narcissist, but he was a *journalist*, and that makes all the difference
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"We have a first amendment right to coordinate our market activity" is not going to be a viable claim, guys
BREAKING: RealPage is suing New York, challenging a new state law that bans landlords from using algorithms to set rents.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"We have a first amendment right to coordinate our market activity" is not going to be a viable claim, guys
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“But I also feel like, someday, my kids are going to grow up and they’re going to have children. And at some point they’re going to say, ‘Grandma, where were you in 2025? Where were my parents in 2025?’ I want to be able to tell them: ‘My family stood up.’”
NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“But I also feel like, someday, my kids are going to grow up and they’re going to have children. And at some point they’re going to say, ‘Grandma, where were you in 2025? Where were my parents in 2025?’ I want to be able to tell them: ‘My family stood up.’”
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If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
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How Easter Island's giant statues were transported remained unsolved for decades. Physics, morphological analysis and a comprehensive 3D map now show the moai, or statues, were "walked" upright across the landscape using principles of lateral oscillation. buff.ly/Lj0PMep
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How Easter Island's giant statues were transported remained unsolved for decades. Physics, morphological analysis and a comprehensive 3D map now show the moai, or statues, were "walked" upright across the landscape using principles of lateral oscillation. buff.ly/Lj0PMep
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Here’s some Laust Højgaard art to make your Wednesday a little better.
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Here’s some Laust Højgaard art to make your Wednesday a little better.
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A reminder back in 2019, Congress voted that members of Congress will receive a pension after serving 5 years.
MTG is retiring after serving 5 years.
She entered Congress worth $700,000. In 2023, according to 60 Minutes, she was worth $11.5 million. She is leaving worth $25 million, January 2026.
MTG is retiring after serving 5 years.
She entered Congress worth $700,000. In 2023, according to 60 Minutes, she was worth $11.5 million. She is leaving worth $25 million, January 2026.
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A reminder back in 2019, Congress voted that members of Congress will receive a pension after serving 5 years.
MTG is retiring after serving 5 years.
She entered Congress worth $700,000. In 2023, according to 60 Minutes, she was worth $11.5 million. She is leaving worth $25 million, January 2026.
MTG is retiring after serving 5 years.
She entered Congress worth $700,000. In 2023, according to 60 Minutes, she was worth $11.5 million. She is leaving worth $25 million, January 2026.
"The Genesis Mission is not a race for progress; it’s a race for the elite class to capture the next set of scientific breakthroughs as fast as possible—so they can stay elite permanently."
While we worry about groceries, wars, and violent ICE gangs, the PayPal Mafia is busy cornering the market on science.
The “Genesis Mission” is an attempt to build a Manhattan Project—not to save the world but to give themselves the tools to destroy it.
www.mind-war.com/p/strange-at...
The “Genesis Mission” is an attempt to build a Manhattan Project—not to save the world but to give themselves the tools to destroy it.
www.mind-war.com/p/strange-at...
Strange Attractor: The PayPal Mafia’s “Manhattan Project”
What are they building? And for whom?
www.mind-war.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"The Genesis Mission is not a race for progress; it’s a race for the elite class to capture the next set of scientific breakthroughs as fast as possible—so they can stay elite permanently."
"That means 25.3% of the unemployed had a bachelor’s degree or higher and 16.5% had attended college or received an associate’s degree. Put them together and that is 41.8% of all the unemployed."
There’s Even More Unemployment Trouble For College Graduates
If you count people with a college degree, some college, or an associate’s degree, they make up almost 42% of unemployed people.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"That means 25.3% of the unemployed had a bachelor’s degree or higher and 16.5% had attended college or received an associate’s degree. Put them together and that is 41.8% of all the unemployed."
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LA River, Glendale Narrows, egrets, horses, sunlight, clear day...
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
LA River, Glendale Narrows, egrets, horses, sunlight, clear day...
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
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The aurora borealis could be visible from some states along the U.S.-Canadian border before and after Thanksgiving.
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These 10 States Wednesday And Thanksgiving
The aurora borealis could be visible from some states along the U.S.-Canadian border before and after Thanksgiving.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The aurora borealis could be visible from some states along the U.S.-Canadian border before and after Thanksgiving.