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WoSo + Cyber and occasional random thoughts. Washington Spirit & USWNT supporter. Packers fan. Transplant from New Mexico. Thoughts expressed are my own. Re-posts ≠ endorsement
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Shaboozey accepts the award on behalf of himself and Jelly Roll for “Best Country Duo” and uses his speech time to shout out his mother and immigrants in America.
February 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Shaboozey accepts the award on behalf of himself and Jelly Roll for “Best Country Duo” and uses his speech time to shout out his mother and immigrants in America.
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In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology
George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
www.techpolicy.press
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
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Olivia Dean wins Best New Artist at the 2026 Grammys.
“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant… I am a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” she said while accepting the award. https://wapo.st/49VPFQ4
“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant… I am a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” she said while accepting the award. https://wapo.st/49VPFQ4
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Olivia Dean wins Best New Artist at the 2026 Grammys.
“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant… I am a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” she said while accepting the award. https://wapo.st/49VPFQ4
“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant… I am a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” she said while accepting the award. https://wapo.st/49VPFQ4
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Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Cases in which student speech was investigated, censored or punished across the country have hit a record high, according to one advocacy group. The numbers depict a striking political reversal
Republican states are censoring universities
New laws restrict what professors can teach
econ.st
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Cases in which student speech was investigated, censored or punished across the country have hit a record high, according to one advocacy group. The numbers depict a striking political reversal
@washingtonspirit.com, a lot of clubs are posting preseason content on BSky. Please do more than every 8-9 days!
February 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
@washingtonspirit.com, a lot of clubs are posting preseason content on BSky. Please do more than every 8-9 days!
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Today, we celebrate 100 years of honoring the Black leaders, creators, and changemakers who shaped our history and those who will continue to move us forward. This month and every month. 💚
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Today, we celebrate 100 years of honoring the Black leaders, creators, and changemakers who shaped our history and those who will continue to move us forward. This month and every month. 💚
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The thing I’ll remember most about last night isn’t the play on the court. It’s how much money was made.
Want to judge women’s sports as a business? I do too. So let’s talk about a fundamental rule of economics.
How can you measure demand when there’s no supply?
www.inquirer.com/wnba/unrival...
Want to judge women’s sports as a business? I do too. So let’s talk about a fundamental rule of economics.
How can you measure demand when there’s no supply?
www.inquirer.com/wnba/unrival...
Unrivaled’s Philadelphia spectacle delivers not just a big crowd, but a profitable one
Comcast Spectacor's chief financial officer told Unrivaled's leaders, "we think that you’ll be able to sell out this building, and we’ll all be profitable from it.” A record crowd proved that right.
www.inquirer.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The thing I’ll remember most about last night isn’t the play on the court. It’s how much money was made.
Want to judge women’s sports as a business? I do too. So let’s talk about a fundamental rule of economics.
How can you measure demand when there’s no supply?
www.inquirer.com/wnba/unrival...
Want to judge women’s sports as a business? I do too. So let’s talk about a fundamental rule of economics.
How can you measure demand when there’s no supply?
www.inquirer.com/wnba/unrival...
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Once again, someone should tell the US Holocaust Museum that the actual survivors wanted the message of their suffering to be a universal one:
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bsky.app/profile/mcop...
February 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Once again, someone should tell the US Holocaust Museum that the actual survivors wanted the message of their suffering to be a universal one:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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“This sure looks like a violation of the foreign emoluments clause, and more to the point, it looks like a bribe.”
"A five-alarm fire about the federal government being for sale.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
"A five-alarm fire about the federal government being for sale.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
“This sure looks like a violation of the foreign emoluments clause, and more to the point, it looks like a bribe.”
"A five-alarm fire about the federal government being for sale.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
"A five-alarm fire about the federal government being for sale.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
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look what world war 2 took
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 AM
look what world war 2 took
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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"History is history, & who gets to tell it once you know it, once you know the true story, we can't really put it back in the box... We can try to say, 'It's woke history,' but the truth still remains."
'Trump administration scrubs info on NH woman who escaped slavery'
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...
'Trump administration scrubs info on NH woman who escaped slavery'
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...
Trump administration scrubs info on NH woman who escaped slavery
The federal government has removed information at a national park in Philadelphia about the people enslaved by President George Washington. One of them was Ona Judge, a woman who escaped and found her...
www.nhpr.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"History is history, & who gets to tell it once you know it, once you know the true story, we can't really put it back in the box... We can try to say, 'It's woke history,' but the truth still remains."
'Trump administration scrubs info on NH woman who escaped slavery'
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...
'Trump administration scrubs info on NH woman who escaped slavery'
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...
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"The de-professionalization and politicization of the government “influencer” machine have also reduced the trust allies once placed in U.S. agencies and officials." Memes... circulate alongside scenes of mass protests and police violence, making the U.S. appear erratic, authoritarian and unstable."
🔥America Once Sold ‘Democracy’ to the World—Now It’s Undermining Its Own Message
My latest article published in the CPD Blog: uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/america...
My latest article published in the CPD Blog: uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/america...
America Once Sold ‘Democracy’ to the World—Now It’s Undermining Its Own Message
As democracy weakens, imperial ambitions gain momentum and disinformation spreads, some foreign audiences now view the U.S. as a central locus of the problem, underscored by the country’s aggressive p...
uscpublicdiplomacy.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"The de-professionalization and politicization of the government “influencer” machine have also reduced the trust allies once placed in U.S. agencies and officials." Memes... circulate alongside scenes of mass protests and police violence, making the U.S. appear erratic, authoritarian and unstable."
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The announced attendance is 21,490 - the largest announced crowd in this building's history.
The prior record for basketball was 21,305 for 76ers-Bulls in 1998.
The prior record for any crowd was 21,424 for a Backstreet Boys concert in 1999.
The smaller court made room for more seats tonight.
The prior record for basketball was 21,305 for 76ers-Bulls in 1998.
The prior record for any crowd was 21,424 for a Backstreet Boys concert in 1999.
The smaller court made room for more seats tonight.
January 31, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The announced attendance is 21,490 - the largest announced crowd in this building's history.
The prior record for basketball was 21,305 for 76ers-Bulls in 1998.
The prior record for any crowd was 21,424 for a Backstreet Boys concert in 1999.
The smaller court made room for more seats tonight.
The prior record for basketball was 21,305 for 76ers-Bulls in 1998.
The prior record for any crowd was 21,424 for a Backstreet Boys concert in 1999.
The smaller court made room for more seats tonight.
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i’ve had this saved for years because i thought i’d use it as a reaction often but it’s too good for that so i just keep it in my album to laugh at when i get sad
January 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM
i’ve had this saved for years because i thought i’d use it as a reaction often but it’s too good for that so i just keep it in my album to laugh at when i get sad
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A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
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Re-upping this, from two weeks ago, in light of Don Lemon's outrageous arrest:
Some context for the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home, from last May: "Press freedom in the U.S. now falls in line with developing countries, such as Gambia, Uruguay and Sierra Leone."
U.S. press freedom falls to historical low
Reporters Without Borders cites economic strains on the media as the biggest driver of press freedom declines globally.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Re-upping this, from two weeks ago, in light of Don Lemon's outrageous arrest:
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
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