maria
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“We cannot lose our humanity. It is necessary for us not to lose our solidarity. It is necessary for us to think a little bit with our hearts.” —Lula
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If Children’s Health Defense was a random extremely online proto-org that was mostly a handful of people in a church basement, this story would still be unnerving. That this is about the conference of the org the Secretary of HHS chaired for the last 10 years is downright ice-in-veins bone-chilling.
It is also heartbreaking that many of the parents of these children are so deep in conspiracy land that they blame the hospitals not the lack of vaccines for their childrens' deaths. This op-ed begins with one such story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If Children’s Health Defense was a random extremely online proto-org that was mostly a handful of people in a church basement, this story would still be unnerving. That this is about the conference of the org the Secretary of HHS chaired for the last 10 years is downright ice-in-veins bone-chilling.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Please consider a donation: The go-to source for on-the-ground reporting in Chicago, just two valiant reporters on the front lines, coming at you with truth. I number them among my few subscriptions.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Nov 25 Fidaa update:
✅💌 She is in bad shape. Her health condition is flaring. She is back in the North. Her rent is $600 + water & electricity. Kids are freezing cold
Vid from their journey
Pls contribute to her rent if you can 😭
- Nicola
❤️🩹 bit.ly/save-fidaa
@mommunism.bsky.social
#SaveFidaa
✅💌 She is in bad shape. Her health condition is flaring. She is back in the North. Her rent is $600 + water & electricity. Kids are freezing cold
Vid from their journey
Pls contribute to her rent if you can 😭
- Nicola
❤️🩹 bit.ly/save-fidaa
@mommunism.bsky.social
#SaveFidaa
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Nov 25 Fidaa update:
✅💌 She is in bad shape. Her health condition is flaring. She is back in the North. Her rent is $600 + water & electricity. Kids are freezing cold
Vid from their journey
Pls contribute to her rent if you can 😭
- Nicola
❤️🩹 bit.ly/save-fidaa
@mommunism.bsky.social
#SaveFidaa
✅💌 She is in bad shape. Her health condition is flaring. She is back in the North. Her rent is $600 + water & electricity. Kids are freezing cold
Vid from their journey
Pls contribute to her rent if you can 😭
- Nicola
❤️🩹 bit.ly/save-fidaa
@mommunism.bsky.social
#SaveFidaa
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
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Sooo many folks I’m excited to work with on Mamdani’s technology transition committee. All hands on deck to bring the Affordability Agenda to life: childcare, housing, transportation.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sooo many folks I’m excited to work with on Mamdani’s technology transition committee. All hands on deck to bring the Affordability Agenda to life: childcare, housing, transportation.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
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A Michigan appeals court ruled that the city of Detroit failed to follow *its own laws* about public oversight of surveillance tech. These laws are crucial bc "Automated license plate readers, facial recognition, body-worn cameras, drones, and the Real Time Crime Center are all active in the city."
Court ruled against Detroit in surveillance tech case. It's still dangerous. | Opinion
Detroiters filed suit after the city failed to follow its own ordinance governing surveillance tech like ShotSpotter.
www.yahoo.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A Michigan appeals court ruled that the city of Detroit failed to follow *its own laws* about public oversight of surveillance tech. These laws are crucial bc "Automated license plate readers, facial recognition, body-worn cameras, drones, and the Real Time Crime Center are all active in the city."
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Since May, Israeli soldiers and American subcontractors have killed nearly 3,000 Palestinians seeking aid, according to a September tally by Gaza health officials. interc.pt/4rm9o1G
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Since May, Israeli soldiers and American subcontractors have killed nearly 3,000 Palestinians seeking aid, according to a September tally by Gaza health officials. interc.pt/4rm9o1G
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Newborns cannot get vaccinated for whooping cough until they are two months old.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Newborns cannot get vaccinated for whooping cough until they are two months old.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Would this be the same boomers who spent the last two years calling Gen Z college students "Hamas" for protesting a genocide and telling them they deserved to get their heads cracked by cops?
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Would this be the same boomers who spent the last two years calling Gen Z college students "Hamas" for protesting a genocide and telling them they deserved to get their heads cracked by cops?
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
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actually a bigger estimate for the amount of potential food production than I'd have guessed. add the fact that you can use some of these to make solar panels even more effective and you've got a winner imo
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
actually a bigger estimate for the amount of potential food production than I'd have guessed. add the fact that you can use some of these to make solar panels even more effective and you've got a winner imo
If you’re able to join me in making a donation to support Victoria’s expenses, please do 💕 let’s love and support our people in the ways we can
Because of the ice raids, I haven’t been able to find a caregiver through medicaid since June. For three days a week I have to hire one from a company, and it cost $39.50 an hour. I owe $898 from my last bill and I’m struggling. If youd like to donate I would appreciate it ❤️
Donate to Critical Healthcare Support for Victoria, organized by Vee Copeland
Hello everyone,
My name is Victoria and thank you for checking out my gofundme.… Vee Copeland needs your support for Critical Healthcare Support for Victoria
www.gofundme.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
If you’re able to join me in making a donation to support Victoria’s expenses, please do 💕 let’s love and support our people in the ways we can
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I’m at my absolute breaking point.💔
Nasser is out of medicine, my children are hungry, and we’re days from losing our home.
I’m exhausted, heartbroken, and terrified every minute. Please… without your help, we won’t make it.
Even $1 can save Nasser and my family tonight.
chuffed.org/project/155233
Nasser is out of medicine, my children are hungry, and we’re days from losing our home.
I’m exhausted, heartbroken, and terrified every minute. Please… without your help, we won’t make it.
Even $1 can save Nasser and my family tonight.
chuffed.org/project/155233
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m at my absolute breaking point.💔
Nasser is out of medicine, my children are hungry, and we’re days from losing our home.
I’m exhausted, heartbroken, and terrified every minute. Please… without your help, we won’t make it.
Even $1 can save Nasser and my family tonight.
chuffed.org/project/155233
Nasser is out of medicine, my children are hungry, and we’re days from losing our home.
I’m exhausted, heartbroken, and terrified every minute. Please… without your help, we won’t make it.
Even $1 can save Nasser and my family tonight.
chuffed.org/project/155233
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Id you havent been calling your representatives about KOSA and other bills, NOW is the time to start doing so
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Id you havent been calling your representatives about KOSA and other bills, NOW is the time to start doing so
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my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
As a direct result of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill, almost 300 jobs will be cut from Providence Swedish's First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, and Issaquah hospitals and clinics. These are not the only layoffs we've seen in our health care system in Washington state in recent months.
Providence Swedish to eliminate nearly 300 positions
The cuts will affect jobs at Providence Swedish’s First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard and Issaquah hospitals and nearby clinics.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
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if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
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feel like crying all the time, the depression is destroying me, and I can’t help my family get back up. No matter what I do, the feeling never leaves. I can barely breathe and my mind keeps trying to deny reality. What can I do to stay sane?
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
feel like crying all the time, the depression is destroying me, and I can’t help my family get back up. No matter what I do, the feeling never leaves. I can barely breathe and my mind keeps trying to deny reality. What can I do to stay sane?
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
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It wouldn't be okay if Trump and ICE were doing this shit to "criminals" either.
You don't lose your humanity because you did something that society decided was proscribed, particularly given that a majority of those things are entirely arbitrary. Most crimes are poverty driven, not violent.
You don't lose your humanity because you did something that society decided was proscribed, particularly given that a majority of those things are entirely arbitrary. Most crimes are poverty driven, not violent.
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It wouldn't be okay if Trump and ICE were doing this shit to "criminals" either.
You don't lose your humanity because you did something that society decided was proscribed, particularly given that a majority of those things are entirely arbitrary. Most crimes are poverty driven, not violent.
You don't lose your humanity because you did something that society decided was proscribed, particularly given that a majority of those things are entirely arbitrary. Most crimes are poverty driven, not violent.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.