sebs
@digitalism.bsky.social
trying to do this whole artist thing...key word "trying"
i do talk about the political and economic state of the world here
creative techie, writer, data person (sometimes developer), and more (ig??)
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📍occupied land
i do talk about the political and economic state of the world here
creative techie, writer, data person (sometimes developer), and more (ig??)
[email protected]
she/her
📍occupied land
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“If illiteracy was a key form of oppression, then books were a pathway to freedom. No wonder, then, that Black-owned bookstores have been a central rallying point for Black resistance throughout US history.“ @prisonculture.bsky.social on D. Ruggles Books, the first Black bookstore in the US
Prisons, Prose & Protest - #35
Rants, Musings and More
prisonculture.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
“If illiteracy was a key form of oppression, then books were a pathway to freedom. No wonder, then, that Black-owned bookstores have been a central rallying point for Black resistance throughout US history.“ @prisonculture.bsky.social on D. Ruggles Books, the first Black bookstore in the US
just saw the bookshop.org and spotify collab annoucement...im tired
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
just saw the bookshop.org and spotify collab annoucement...im tired
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A group of 50 Chilians recently spent several hours powering a human-operated chatbot. Some questions were answered quickly but “when they didn’t know the answer, they walked around the room to see if someone else did”. [apnews.com]
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
About 50 members of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll and water usage of artificial intelligence data center
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A group of 50 Chilians recently spent several hours powering a human-operated chatbot. Some questions were answered quickly but “when they didn’t know the answer, they walked around the room to see if someone else did”. [apnews.com]
February 5, 2026 at 5:14 AM
just reading through the thread now...holy fuck
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
just reading through the thread now...holy fuck
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I wanna keep doing this work, in any form (podcast! newsletter! movie? AI literacy class!). Pls msg me on Signal at nitasha.10 if you need someone who’s well-sourced in AI & SV, worked hard to understand the technology + ideas + players, cares about getting it right and informing the public
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I wanna keep doing this work, in any form (podcast! newsletter! movie? AI literacy class!). Pls msg me on Signal at nitasha.10 if you need someone who’s well-sourced in AI & SV, worked hard to understand the technology + ideas + players, cares about getting it right and informing the public
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here's a gift link to @nitasha.bsky.social's story, which shows just how forcefully Musk is pushing sexual content, including sexual abuse and harassment content—including of children.
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
here's a gift link to @nitasha.bsky.social's story, which shows just how forcefully Musk is pushing sexual content, including sexual abuse and harassment content—including of children.
the moretthe alt man tries to seem human, the less he does
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
the moretthe alt man tries to seem human, the less he does
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A few reading recommendations for the moment:
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e4caa...
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e4caa...
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible by Charles E. Cobb Jr.
Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. at the peak of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, journalist Wi...
app.thestorygraph.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A few reading recommendations for the moment:
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e4caa...
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e4caa...
this bitch www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/t...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquires xAI, merging his two most ambitious companies | CNN Business
SpaceX has acquired xAI, the company announced on Monday, merging two of Elon Musk’s most ambitious companies into the most valuable private company in the world.
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 AM
this bitch www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/t...
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‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ by Bad Bunny wins the #GRAMMYs award for Best Música Urbana Album.
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Bad Bunny condemns ICE during his #GRAMMYs speech for Best Música Urbana Album:
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Bad Bunny condemns ICE during his #GRAMMYs speech for Best Música Urbana Album:
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
latex is a skill everyone needs to recognize that now
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
latex is a skill everyone needs to recognize that now
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Full Bad Bunny speech
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Full Bad Bunny speech
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Shutting it down for the night. My Feb newsletter is out in the AM. prisonculture.substack.com
Prisons, Prose & Protest | Prisonculture | Substack
This is a monthly newsletter of my rants, musings and some other things. Please support our Giving Circle: https://ko-fi.com/prisonculture. Click to read Prisons, Prose & Protest, by Prisonculture, a ...
prisonculture.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Shutting it down for the night. My Feb newsletter is out in the AM. prisonculture.substack.com
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There have been multiple children trafficked from a Columbia Heights school in the last few weeks
Kristi Noem: "Zero children have been trafficked in the last 12 months because of President Trump's leadership"
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
There have been multiple children trafficked from a Columbia Heights school in the last few weeks
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I took a close look at the latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, which details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while increasingly engaging in violence and defying court orders.
DHS AI Surveillance Arsenal Grows as Agency Defies Courts
A Department of Homeland Security AI inventory contains details on new tools used by ICE and border patrol agents in Trump's deportation campaign.
www.techpolicy.press
February 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I took a close look at the latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, which details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while increasingly engaging in violence and defying court orders.
actually need to see the shutdown of The Atlantic in my lifetime
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
actually need to see the shutdown of The Atlantic in my lifetime
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Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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IFYKYK
Now available at People's Book
Now available at People's Book
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
IFYKYK
Now available at People's Book
Now available at People's Book
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January 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group is sponsoring free #SPRESENSE hardware kits for hackathons. If you are a university, college, or other higher education institution, apply on Hackster now!
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January 31, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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