Tim Chambers
@timothychambers.net
Technologist, researcher, fascinated at how new technologies enable new politics, and vice versa. @[email protected] on Mastodon, which you can follow via: @tchambers.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
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Join us at TinkerTendo for State of the Word Watch Party!, Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
While State of the Word is happening in San Francisco this year, we are hosting an exclusive watch party, and yes, Matt Mullenweg will swing by.
We are gathering a diverse
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November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
State of the Word has always been better with friends.
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
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If my partner were in the media and doing wildly unethical stuff for years I probably wouldn’t sit on it until I could use it to boost newsletter subscriptions.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If my partner were in the media and doing wildly unethical stuff for years I probably wouldn’t sit on it until I could use it to boost newsletter subscriptions.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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I just feel awful for the National Guard troopers caught up in this. They’re just standing around looking bored all the time, but they have been made into a deliberate symbol by the Trump admin and that may have made them a target for this gunman.
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city Wednesday.
Trump Admin to Escalate D.C. Military Takeover After Two National Guard Members Shot
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I just feel awful for the National Guard troopers caught up in this. They’re just standing around looking bored all the time, but they have been made into a deliberate symbol by the Trump admin and that may have made them a target for this gunman.
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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worse than that, it is clear to anyone with a pulse that “views” is an irreparably juiced metric on X, where it counts even the whiff of a post as a full “view,” and the app often shows you a post multiple times in the algorithmic feed to increase the engagement metrics
This is innumerate nonsense. An average of 1.1 million people were watching The Simpsons throughout its entire thirty-minute broadcast according to a third-party data company contracted to measure viewership by Disney. Somebody, no way to know who, hit the play button 1.7 million times on Twitter
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
worse than that, it is clear to anyone with a pulse that “views” is an irreparably juiced metric on X, where it counts even the whiff of a post as a full “view,” and the app often shows you a post multiple times in the algorithmic feed to increase the engagement metrics
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The latest installment in the "dumb and dumber" series at Xitter, via @mmasnick.bsky.social.
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety te…
www.techdirt.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The latest installment in the "dumb and dumber" series at Xitter, via @mmasnick.bsky.social.
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excellent development - now insist on new leader after 2026 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
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November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
excellent development - now insist on new leader after 2026 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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For Putin, the so-called peace plan is a win-win: A deal would enshrine Ukraine's perpetual subordination and vulnerability. No deal might lead Trump to pull remaining US support for Ukraine and antagonize Europe. @paulsonne.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Putin’s Win-Win: Take a Russia-Friendly Peace Deal, or Fight On
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November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For Putin, the so-called peace plan is a win-win: A deal would enshrine Ukraine's perpetual subordination and vulnerability. No deal might lead Trump to pull remaining US support for Ukraine and antagonize Europe. @paulsonne.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
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CBS News/@today.yougov.com: President Trump's rating for handling the economy has hit a new low for the year.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
CBS News/@today.yougov.com: President Trump's rating for handling the economy has hit a new low for the year.
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Episode 5 of #AppleTV's #Pluribus is dropping early this week, in time for the U.S. #Thanksgiving holiday. Follow all the discussion via @timothychambers.net custom feed, created with Surf and published to @bsky.app.
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a woman sitting on a couch talking on a cell phone with the words " when the pluribus episode is over "
Alt: a woman sitting on a couch talking on a cell phone with the words " when the pluribus episode is over "
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November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Episode 5 of #AppleTV's #Pluribus is dropping early this week, in time for the U.S. #Thanksgiving holiday. Follow all the discussion via @timothychambers.net custom feed, created with Surf and published to @bsky.app.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Terms of the agreement to have her move will not be available until the county’s Industrial Development Agency votes to finalize it, likely in mid-December. Earlier this year, the county agency reportedly offered $100,000, while the family countered for $10 million.
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A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home
Azalia King was the last holdout preventing the construction of a Micron "megafab." Onondaga County authorities threatened to use eminent domain to take her home away by force.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Terms of the agreement to have her move will not be available until the county’s Industrial Development Agency votes to finalize it, likely in mid-December. Earlier this year, the county agency reportedly offered $100,000, while the family countered for $10 million.
www.wired.com/story/micron...
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Lots of people are calling out the fact that X is filled with fake MAGA influencers from far away countries, but I wanted to point out that this, not "ideological censorship," is why companies have trust & safety teams that work on stopping inauthentic behavior.
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams…
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams…
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams at social media platforms working to identify and remove coordinated inauthentic behavior—particularly foreign influence operations. They've insisted that any attempt to study and limit such operations is actually just "censorship" with various forms of cover, whether academic or operational.
www.techdirt.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Lots of people are calling out the fact that X is filled with fake MAGA influencers from far away countries, but I wanted to point out that this, not "ideological censorship," is why companies have trust & safety teams that work on stopping inauthentic behavior.
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SCOOP: As OpenAI faces increased scrutiny over how ChatGPT responds to distressed users, a research leader spearheading that work announced her departure, WIRED has learned.
Andrea Vallone, the head of model policy, will leave the company by the end of 2025.
Andrea Vallone, the head of model policy, will leave the company by the end of 2025.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
SCOOP: As OpenAI faces increased scrutiny over how ChatGPT responds to distressed users, a research leader spearheading that work announced her departure, WIRED has learned.
Andrea Vallone, the head of model policy, will leave the company by the end of 2025.
Andrea Vallone, the head of model policy, will leave the company by the end of 2025.
"Carol, we think you'll like this Pluribus Bluesky Feed."
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November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Carol, we think you'll like this Pluribus Bluesky Feed."
Created with surf.social
#SurfFeeds
Pluribus Discussions
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Created with surf.social
#SurfFeeds
Pluribus Discussions
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Apple TV Pluribus Star Rhea Seehorn to Answer Questions as Carol Sturka in Reddit AMA
Apple TV Pluribus Star Rhea Seehorn to Answer Questions as Carol Sturka in Reddit AMA
Apple is continuing to promote its latest Apple TV series Pluribus in creative ways. Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn is participating in an in-character "Ask Me Anything" thread on Reddit, and she'll be answering questions as Carol Sturka starting at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time or 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow.
Carol Sturka is the main character in Pluribus. She's the author of the Winds of Wycaro series, and is promoting her latest book, Bloodsong of Wycaro, when an extraterrestrial virus escapes the confines of a lab and infects almost everyone but her.
Apple is leaning into Bloodsong of Wycaro to spur interest in Pluribus, and has shared an excerpt from the fictional novel in the Apple Books app that fans of the show can read. Bloodsong of Wycaro follows the adventures of main character Lucasia as she sails on the Mercator, mourning her lost love Raban.
You can post questions for Carol to answer in the AMA thread available on /r/TVPlus, and she'll be online at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, November 21 to answer them.
The first three episodes of Pluribus are available, with the fourth set to launch on Friday. The sci-fi thriller was dreamed up by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, and it stars Seehorn, who was previously in Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul.
Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV, Apple's streaming service. Apple TV pricing starts at $12.99 per month, but there is a free 7-day trial available.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Apple TV Pluribus Star Rhea Seehorn to Answer Questions as Carol Sturka in Reddit AMA
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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
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#Meta #scams #fraud #socialmedia #ConsumerProtection #TechAddiction #regulation
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#Meta #scams #fraud #socialmedia #ConsumerProtection #TechAddiction #regulation
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
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#Meta #scams #fraud #socialmedia #ConsumerProtection #TechAddiction #regulation
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#Meta #scams #fraud #socialmedia #ConsumerProtection #TechAddiction #regulation
This is perfect summary of the state of X.
At this point X is like 1950s Vienna, a whole place made up entirely of spies, running ops against other spies, with no non-spy people. Or maybe like a 1971 Black Panthers convention where 3/4 of the attendees are conintelrpo.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is perfect summary of the state of X.
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At this point X is like 1950s Vienna, a whole place made up entirely of spies, running ops against other spies, with no non-spy people. Or maybe like a 1971 Black Panthers convention where 3/4 of the attendees are conintelrpo.
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
At this point X is like 1950s Vienna, a whole place made up entirely of spies, running ops against other spies, with no non-spy people. Or maybe like a 1971 Black Panthers convention where 3/4 of the attendees are conintelrpo.
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hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
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We've all seen awful news about ChatGPT-related suicides/psychosis -- @rebeccabellan.bsky.social and I studied the chatlogs in these lawsuits + talked to a bunch of experts to figure out what makes ChatGPT so successful at isolating people from their communities: techcrunch.com/2025/11/23/c...
ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy | TechCrunch
A wave of lawsuits against OpenAI detail how ChatGPT used manipulative language to isolate users from loved ones and make itself into their sole confidant.
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We've all seen awful news about ChatGPT-related suicides/psychosis -- @rebeccabellan.bsky.social and I studied the chatlogs in these lawsuits + talked to a bunch of experts to figure out what makes ChatGPT so successful at isolating people from their communities: techcrunch.com/2025/11/23/c...