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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 4h

EFF is the best

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5h

To find out what kind of surveillance tech you may be facing at a protest, check out EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance: www.atlasofsurveillance.org/.

Atlas of Surveillance

Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research

www.atlasofsurveillance.org

Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 6h

All I can do is laugh at this point.

404 Media @404media.co · 6h

Reddit’s conversational AI product, Reddit Answers, suggested users who are interested in pain management try heroin and kratom

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Reddit's AI Suggests Users Try Heroin

AI-generated Reddit Answers are giving bad advice in medical subreddits and moderators can’t opt out.

www.404media.co

Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 6h

😂😂😂😂

Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 11h

www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 1d

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 1d

Well fucking deserved

Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 1d

Court Watchers stick together.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump ICE regime troops attacking American civilians

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 2d

m.korean-vibe.com/news/newsvie...

National Library Chief Says Libraries Are ′Knowledge Compasses′ in the AI Era

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly permeates daily life, the role of libraries as centers of knowledge is being redefined. Kim Hee-sop, director of the National L...

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 2d

National Library Chief Says #Libraries are ‘Knowledge Compasses’ in the AI Era (Interview with Kim Hee-sop, Director of the National #Library of Korea) www.infodocket.com/2025/10/14/n... #AI

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404 Media @404media.co · 7d

A data hoarder on Reddit used AI to create a searchable database of more than 8,100 files about Jeffrey Epstein released by the House Oversight Committee, making it one of the easiest ways to search through a very messy batch of files.

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Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

The open source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11d

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 14d

Report: Full List of Books Used to Train Anthropic #AI Model Released Amid '$1.5Bn Settlement' (via @thebookseller.com) www.thebookseller.com/news/full-li... ||| Direct to Database of #Titles secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup #lawsuits #authors #publishers

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 16d

President Sundown. 😂

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16d

Watch the clip below and then remember this is the audience that President Sundown is addressing

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16d

If you were in the room during Hegseth and Trump's speech, and you'd like to share your response anonymously, reach out to me on Signal (in bio.) Share widely.

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 22d

Lol, Christian faith.

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 23d

Museum of Science and Industry*

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 23d

You just don't see this level of professional dedication anymore

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · 24d

If the shoe fits...

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404 Media @404media.co · Sep 16

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · Sep 15

Neil Steinberg... Another misled individual sane-washing and misrepresenting our descent into fascism.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · Sep 14

The murder of Charlie Kirk prompted a lot of liberals to miss the point in a startling public fashion, Neil Steinberg writes.
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Punch, Judy and Charlie Kirk in the social media battle royal

The murder of Charlie Kirk prompted a lot of liberals to miss the point in a startling public fashion.

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · Sep 15

Wow, someone who is completely wrong, and missing the point trying to chastise people for allegedly missing the point. Quite the triumph of journalism Neil Steinberg.

Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · Sep 12

web.archive.org/web/20250206...

It should come as no surprise that this paper magically disappeared from the DOJ website.

Save it, spread it far and wide.

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · Sep 10

The New York Public Library (#NYPL) Acquires the CameraPlanet Archive, Historic 1,200 Hours of September 11 Video #Archives www.infodocket.com/2025/09/10/t... #libraries #September11

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · Sep 1

Get Full Text Research (GetFTR) Announces New Features Designed to Improve Both Discovery and Access www.getfulltextresearch.com/new-features... #scholcomm

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Smalls @smalls.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ah yes, ask the 18 year olds going through bootcamp to help out with immigration enforcement. That makes sense.

Chicago News Bot @chicagonewsbot.bertshouse.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 28

Trump administration asks Naval Station Great Lakes for support on Chicago immigration operations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-asks-naval-station-great-lakes-support-chicago-immigration-operations/17673923/

Trump administration asks Naval Station Great Lakes for support on Chicago immigration operations

The Trump administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations.

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