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Having the sum of human creative output called “ai training data” is frying me
Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Having the sum of human creative output called “ai training data” is frying me
Jesus. What an embarrasing man.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Jesus. What an embarrasing man.
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‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30
‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30
Exclusive: Brazil’s environment minister talks about climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves and the planet
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30
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The new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, passed yesterday, authorises police, Border Force and other authorities to grope around inside the mouths of asylum seekers, even children.
(They may protest that they "wouldn't do that" to kids, but it's specifically authorised by law now.)
(They may protest that they "wouldn't do that" to kids, but it's specifically authorised by law now.)
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, passed yesterday, authorises police, Border Force and other authorities to grope around inside the mouths of asylum seekers, even children.
(They may protest that they "wouldn't do that" to kids, but it's specifically authorised by law now.)
(They may protest that they "wouldn't do that" to kids, but it's specifically authorised by law now.)
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Our humanist Christmas cards are selling FAST! If you've been meaning to pick up yours, we recommend you do it today to avoid to disappointment. Our festive cards are folded to A6 and come in packs of 10, including envelopes. £8 per pack. Buy yours now. humanists.uk/shop/product...
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our humanist Christmas cards are selling FAST! If you've been meaning to pick up yours, we recommend you do it today to avoid to disappointment. Our festive cards are folded to A6 and come in packs of 10, including envelopes. £8 per pack. Buy yours now. humanists.uk/shop/product...
'Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is. Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference'
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
'Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is. Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference'
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“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...
December 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...
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Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
'Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions. The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts'
via @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
via @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
'Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions. The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts'
via @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
via @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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“Drugs coming out of a country allow you to mass murder civilians but not arrest a president” is the closest thing to a Trump Doctrine as there is.
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“Drugs coming out of a country allow you to mass murder civilians but not arrest a president” is the closest thing to a Trump Doctrine as there is.
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One sign that your brain is super good is when your doctors keep giving you cognitive tests
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One sign that your brain is super good is when your doctors keep giving you cognitive tests
'Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends. #DavidSacks, the #Trump administration’s #AI and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own #tech investments.' via @nytimes.com
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
'Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends. #DavidSacks, the #Trump administration’s #AI and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own #tech investments.' via @nytimes.com
Jesus. Christ.
'Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn #Sudan. Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city'
@reuters.com
'Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn #Sudan. Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city'
@reuters.com
Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn Sudan
Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city, the World Healt...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Jesus. Christ.
'Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn #Sudan. Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city'
@reuters.com
'Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn #Sudan. Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city'
@reuters.com
'All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches. From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election'
#Trump #Corruption
#Trump #Corruption
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
'All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches. From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election'
#Trump #Corruption
#Trump #Corruption
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Look we've all had a rough year. We deserve this.
I think I speak for the entire world of outside observers when I say: please please please please please vote for Option B
Here are the options for how the leadership of Your Party will work, being voted on by members shortly (results tomorrow)
In short:
Option A = single leader (Corbyn v Sultana, most likely)
Option B = A 'collective' leadership, effectively of three non-MP members from the central committee
In short:
Option A = single leader (Corbyn v Sultana, most likely)
Option B = A 'collective' leadership, effectively of three non-MP members from the central committee
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Look we've all had a rough year. We deserve this.
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Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed
President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The president is mentally unwell and just says things. He is going to arrest Biden for perjury! He is going to invade Nigeria! He is going to abolish income tax!
The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.
The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.
This seems like the kind of declaration by a U.S. president that should be mentioned *somewhere* on the front page of CNN or the NY Times, but the fact that it isn't (as of right now) tells us so much both about how this president is covered and the credibility of the U.S. government.
Might be kicking off.
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The president is mentally unwell and just says things. He is going to arrest Biden for perjury! He is going to invade Nigeria! He is going to abolish income tax!
The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.
The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.
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team ai hater includes Bong Joon Ho, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, the Pope, and me
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
team ai hater includes Bong Joon Ho, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, the Pope, and me
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In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
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Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
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Hope is here.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
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Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
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WHAT KIND OF SICK FUCK JOKES THAT INSTEAD OF PARDONING TURKEYS, HE'LL DEPORT THEM TO A SALVADORAN SLAVE-LABOR GULAG? THE DONNY CONVICT KIND. HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT. FUCK ALL THE WAY OFF, YOU GHOUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY EXTREMELY ANGRY POST ABOUT IT. LINK IS HERE. bit.ly/4rC8ApQ
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
WHAT KIND OF SICK FUCK JOKES THAT INSTEAD OF PARDONING TURKEYS, HE'LL DEPORT THEM TO A SALVADORAN SLAVE-LABOR GULAG? THE DONNY CONVICT KIND. HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT. FUCK ALL THE WAY OFF, YOU GHOUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY EXTREMELY ANGRY POST ABOUT IT. LINK IS HERE. bit.ly/4rC8ApQ
'Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her #Brexit bind may be the biggest of all. Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament?'
#Brexshit #BrexitShambles via @rafaelbehr.bsky.social
#Brexshit #BrexitShambles via @rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
'Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her #Brexit bind may be the biggest of all. Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament?'
#Brexshit #BrexitShambles via @rafaelbehr.bsky.social
#Brexshit #BrexitShambles via @rafaelbehr.bsky.social