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Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
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When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
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these videos have raised more than $180,000(!) for a variety of urgent causes over the last few years.
this year i'm once again supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, whose work is tragically as vital as ever. please consider giving if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/david-ehrl...
this year i'm once again supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, whose work is tragically as vital as ever. please consider giving if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/david-ehrl...
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
these videos have raised more than $180,000(!) for a variety of urgent causes over the last few years.
this year i'm once again supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, whose work is tragically as vital as ever. please consider giving if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/david-ehrl...
this year i'm once again supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, whose work is tragically as vital as ever. please consider giving if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/david-ehrl...
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Why did we as a society forget when Marcus Camby won Millionaire?
January 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Why did we as a society forget when Marcus Camby won Millionaire?
getting back into dev-ing in my free time, tried to make a new personal site from scratch using 11ty, but really not enjoying the configuration gymnastics required... (i've used 11ty before)
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 AM
getting back into dev-ing in my free time, tried to make a new personal site from scratch using 11ty, but really not enjoying the configuration gymnastics required... (i've used 11ty before)
pacino in an altman film would have been pretty good imo
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
pacino in an altman film would have been pretty good imo
zohran flashed the brunson 3pt celebration 🥲
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
zohran flashed the brunson 3pt celebration 🥲
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Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor
January 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor
jonathan chin’s 2025 to date
jonathan chin’s 2025 to date
letterboxd.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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New York City is seeking to tighten control over who can get press credentials, extend its ability to revoke existing press cards, and create a new "premier" card for journalists with 20+ years of experience rules.cityofnewyork.us/rule/mome-pr...
NYC Rules
Every year, City agencies make over 100 changes or additions to the City rules that are an important part of how government interacts with the public. New Yorkers can review proposed rules and voice t...
rules.cityofnewyork.us
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New York City is seeking to tighten control over who can get press credentials, extend its ability to revoke existing press cards, and create a new "premier" card for journalists with 20+ years of experience rules.cityofnewyork.us/rule/mome-pr...
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
my favorite works by martin parr are those of the photos where he is the subject. to be in on the cliches and celebrate them is endearing and of course, funny because life is funny
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
my favorite works by martin parr are those of the photos where he is the subject. to be in on the cliches and celebrate them is endearing and of course, funny because life is funny
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A chronicler of the everyday, Parr made work famed for its biting observations delivered in highly saturated colour.
Acclaimed British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
A chronicler of the everyday, Parr made work famed for its biting observations delivered in highly saturated colour.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A chronicler of the everyday, Parr made work famed for its biting observations delivered in highly saturated colour.
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"If nothing ever really goes away, it's also true that bad times can be survived and outlasted, sometimes through heroic acts of resistance and refusal but mostly in the ways that people generally survive and outlast things, which is by being stubborn and keeping at it." defector.com/make-yoursel...
Make Yourself At Home | Defector
I started going back to the 1970s last winter because I was convinced everything and everyone else was, too. This was not a good time, and I was very much Not Having A Good Time in it; in retrospect,…
defector.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"If nothing ever really goes away, it's also true that bad times can be survived and outlasted, sometimes through heroic acts of resistance and refusal but mostly in the ways that people generally survive and outlast things, which is by being stubborn and keeping at it." defector.com/make-yoursel...
Sinna is one of my favorite contemporary photogs, enjoyed this BTS photo essay
www.lecinemaclub.com/journal/gall...
www.lecinemaclub.com/journal/gall...
INSIDE HAILEY GATES’ ATROPIA
A free, curated platform streaming one film every week.
www.lecinemaclub.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sinna is one of my favorite contemporary photogs, enjoyed this BTS photo essay
www.lecinemaclub.com/journal/gall...
www.lecinemaclub.com/journal/gall...
anybody on here fixed cameras before?
i’ve been meaning to get into camera repair for a while - had bought the Tomosy books before they got really expensive but didn’t have any cameras lying around to open up (willing to break)
i’ve been meaning to get into camera repair for a while - had bought the Tomosy books before they got really expensive but didn’t have any cameras lying around to open up (willing to break)
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
anybody on here fixed cameras before?
i’ve been meaning to get into camera repair for a while - had bought the Tomosy books before they got really expensive but didn’t have any cameras lying around to open up (willing to break)
i’ve been meaning to get into camera repair for a while - had bought the Tomosy books before they got really expensive but didn’t have any cameras lying around to open up (willing to break)
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Our VP of Revenue and Operations, Jasper Wang, reflects on five years in worker-owned media: defector.com/reflections-...
Reflections On Five Years In Worker-Owned Media | Defector
As I finally got to work on writing Defector’s fifth Annual Report, I found myself noodling on some broader thoughts about the worker-owned media landscape. Tom said some sections would work as a…
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Our VP of Revenue and Operations, Jasper Wang, reflects on five years in worker-owned media: defector.com/reflections-...
this is a good post on making your own blog and what tools and services are out there
i use bearblog.dev
html-chunder.neocities.org/blog/web-blo...
i use bearblog.dev
html-chunder.neocities.org/blog/web-blo...
Website and blog building tools
html-chunder.neocities.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
this is a good post on making your own blog and what tools and services are out there
i use bearblog.dev
html-chunder.neocities.org/blog/web-blo...
i use bearblog.dev
html-chunder.neocities.org/blog/web-blo...
who has Leo’s letterboxd
Calling film "a workshop of hope," the pope urged theatrical institutions not to give up on the cinematic experience.
www.avclub.com/pope-leo-add...
www.avclub.com/pope-leo-add...
Pope Leo takes break from saving souls to try to save movie theaters
Pope Leo takes break from saving souls to try to save movie theaters
www.avclub.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
who has Leo’s letterboxd