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“there’s nothing new under the sun but there are new suns”
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@seachanger.bsky.social
· Dec 24
“From Doom Loop to Green Loop: how a new focus on green infrastructure and just transition is making Portland a national climate resiliency leader”
- cool newspapers someday maybe
- cool newspapers someday maybe
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Last year, surveillance giant Palantir (who got an 8-figure contract from ICE) paid $0 in federal income tax despite making $1.5 BILLION, partly due to new tax cuts in Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...
itep.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Last year, surveillance giant Palantir (who got an 8-figure contract from ICE) paid $0 in federal income tax despite making $1.5 BILLION, partly due to new tax cuts in Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
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A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
February 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Jackson helped empower US Arabs and raise Palestinian cause https://aje.news/c24um0
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Jesse Jackson helped empower US Arabs and raise Palestinian cause https://aje.news/c24um0
a brilliant and enduring speech & true testament to what’s gained by bringing outside candidates to the presidential primary. remember, the Dems hated Jackson, he had only 3 elected officials endorse his 1988 run, two of whom were mayors
If you haven’t heard Jesse Jackson’s 1988 speech at the DNC in Atlanta, take some time tonight to read it: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/f...
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1988 Speech | The Long Pilgrimage Of Jesse Jackson | FRONTLINE | PBS
www.pbs.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
a brilliant and enduring speech & true testament to what’s gained by bringing outside candidates to the presidential primary. remember, the Dems hated Jackson, he had only 3 elected officials endorse his 1988 run, two of whom were mayors
pier park vibes tonight
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 AM
pier park vibes tonight
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Jesse Jackson was the template that showed what was possible. He ran for the highest office despite the odds and was eventually proven right. I remember his run through the eyes of a child and it was incredibly inspiring. Thank you sir and rest in peace.
February 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Jesse Jackson was the template that showed what was possible. He ran for the highest office despite the odds and was eventually proven right. I remember his run through the eyes of a child and it was incredibly inspiring. Thank you sir and rest in peace.
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Jesse Jackson was an early and ardent supporter of gay rights. In fact, on July 17, 1984 at the DNC in San Fransisco, the first speech EVER at a national political convention calling for gay rights was delivered by none other than Rev. Jackson himself.
February 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Jesse Jackson was an early and ardent supporter of gay rights. In fact, on July 17, 1984 at the DNC in San Fransisco, the first speech EVER at a national political convention calling for gay rights was delivered by none other than Rev. Jackson himself.
jesse jackson was a huge influence on bernie sanders, who was one of the few elected leaders to endorse his run. without jesse jackson 84/88 i don't know that we get sanders 16/20 and consequently AOC, Mamdani etc
it really does work like that!
sandersinstitute.org/event/mayor-...
it really does work like that!
sandersinstitute.org/event/mayor-...
Mayor Bernie Sanders Endorses Reverend Jesse Jackson For President
sandersinstitute.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
jesse jackson was a huge influence on bernie sanders, who was one of the few elected leaders to endorse his run. without jesse jackson 84/88 i don't know that we get sanders 16/20 and consequently AOC, Mamdani etc
it really does work like that!
sandersinstitute.org/event/mayor-...
it really does work like that!
sandersinstitute.org/event/mayor-...
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It's not that networks and corporations are afraid of Donald Trump, they're on the same page, the same team.
The wealth class that owns our media and our businesses aren't being made to do things against their will, they're willing participants and even directors of ascendant fascism.
The wealth class that owns our media and our businesses aren't being made to do things against their will, they're willing participants and even directors of ascendant fascism.
February 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
It's not that networks and corporations are afraid of Donald Trump, they're on the same page, the same team.
The wealth class that owns our media and our businesses aren't being made to do things against their will, they're willing participants and even directors of ascendant fascism.
The wealth class that owns our media and our businesses aren't being made to do things against their will, they're willing participants and even directors of ascendant fascism.
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Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes...
www.404media.co
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
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What will the creature made all of seadrift do on the dry sand of daylight; what will the mind do, each morning, waking?
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
What will the creature made all of seadrift do on the dry sand of daylight; what will the mind do, each morning, waking?
my single mom took me to jesse jackson’s 1988 campaign rally out at the fairgrounds in Medford, OR on a Thurs night after work. he called all the children down to the stage and shook our hands. I very much remember the warmth and strength of his hand, and how I felt special because of his attention
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
my single mom took me to jesse jackson’s 1988 campaign rally out at the fairgrounds in Medford, OR on a Thurs night after work. he called all the children down to the stage and shook our hands. I very much remember the warmth and strength of his hand, and how I felt special because of his attention
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新年快乐 & Happy New year
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
新年快乐 & Happy New year
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"Trust the science" doing unfathomable amounts of heavy lifting.
February 17, 2026 at 5:48 AM
"Trust the science" doing unfathomable amounts of heavy lifting.
good night to everyone who is a feminist, love you guys sleep well get some rest
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM
good night to everyone who is a feminist, love you guys sleep well get some rest
no
You don't have to give up your normative analysis, but I really do encourage people who have 2022 or 2023-era ChatGPT as their mental model of what AI is to ask Claude Code or whatever to do some complex tasks for them, or talk to people who already do
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
no
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Self Portrait by Berlin based Iranian artist Mona Hakimi-Schueler who explores the contradictions, strengths & limitations of Iranian female identity #WomensArt
February 17, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Self Portrait by Berlin based Iranian artist Mona Hakimi-Schueler who explores the contradictions, strengths & limitations of Iranian female identity #WomensArt
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I just wrote a message about this to portland city council www.portland.gov/help/contact... and I *did* use the phrase “consequences of the petrochemical economy that we're riding to hell”
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www.portland.gov
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I just wrote a message about this to portland city council www.portland.gov/help/contact... and I *did* use the phrase “consequences of the petrochemical economy that we're riding to hell”
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get in losers, we're absolutely defending PCEF as the voters passed it
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
get in losers, we're absolutely defending PCEF as the voters passed it
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On one hand, Trump says he was “totally” or “completely” exonerated in the Epstein files about 200 times in 30 seconds.
On the other, last year the FBI internally flagged a victim they’d interviewed saying he forced her as a minor to give him oral sex & punched her
www.instagram.com/reel/DU10Cia...
On the other, last year the FBI internally flagged a victim they’d interviewed saying he forced her as a minor to give him oral sex & punched her
www.instagram.com/reel/DU10Cia...
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
On one hand, Trump says he was “totally” or “completely” exonerated in the Epstein files about 200 times in 30 seconds.
On the other, last year the FBI internally flagged a victim they’d interviewed saying he forced her as a minor to give him oral sex & punched her
www.instagram.com/reel/DU10Cia...
On the other, last year the FBI internally flagged a victim they’d interviewed saying he forced her as a minor to give him oral sex & punched her
www.instagram.com/reel/DU10Cia...
had two dear old friends stay with me over the weekend from out of town and now they've gone and i'm in dear old friends withdrawal. the house is silent, the sky is grey and empty
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
had two dear old friends stay with me over the weekend from out of town and now they've gone and i'm in dear old friends withdrawal. the house is silent, the sky is grey and empty
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I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
Why artificial intelligence detectors could penalize academic writing - Nature Human Behaviour
Writing produced using artificial intelligence is becoming more common in academia, which has prompted institutions to look for ways to detect it. Bo Hu warns that an overreliance on fixed linguistic ...
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
And I would just add that each of us is making the decision right now about what we will accept as norms. If you stop to think about it, you may decide that whatever convenience you’re deriving from gen AI today is not worth the collective impact of accepting this technology in this way at this time
I would just add: the implicit *pro-AI* premise of generational AI is that doing something much faster and only somewhat worse is better than doing it with current speed and quality. It can only be true when accuracy / correct results don't matter, and even then, is really worth the energy and jobs?
do we need AI to do our work for us? it's a question about the speed with which we want to live and are expected to complete meaningful work. it should be very obvious to everyone that speeding up work is not creating leisure, or better work. it is creating more stress and fewer jobs
February 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And I would just add that each of us is making the decision right now about what we will accept as norms. If you stop to think about it, you may decide that whatever convenience you’re deriving from gen AI today is not worth the collective impact of accepting this technology in this way at this time