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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · 17h

Many people claim AI is “hype,” but the fact is it—along with the algorithms and machine learning they rely on—is potentially more dangerous than nukes to humanity.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · 17h

The laws and the constitution have failed to keep up—and much of our “government” is simply too corrupt to give a shit.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · 17h

AI and the powerful that control it will speed-run humanity to a technocratic dystopian à la “I, Robot,” “The Minority Report,” “1984,” and maybe even worse. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · 17h

Many people claim AI is “hype,” but the fact is it—along with the algorithms and machine learning they rely on—is potentially more dangerous than nukes to humanity.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Sep 13

The conversation void to what’s underlying the quickly rising homeless population, rising cost of housing, and America’s already large jail and prison population. A microcosm of what’s to come for many in a 26-second clip?

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Sep 13

This is how Fox News radicalizes people—as their viewers watch these three anchors casually discuss involuntary civil commitment, to the final solution of “involuntary lethal injection,” over an aesthetically curated morning tv show.

Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · Sep 10

Fox News host on mentally ill people who commit crimes: “Just kill them”
www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/...

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Aug 28

Seeing how tariffs were unequivocally debunked as junk economic theory, post-Smoot–Hawley, I’m starting to believe the Trump Tariffs were imposed as part of a sort of… economic eugenics?

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Trump Tariffs are making the price of everything go up quickly. Produce at Costco up at least 20 percent in the past month. Things on Amazon that used to cost ~$80, now ~$100. Gas is up. Cost of everything rising. And this is just the beginning, as T essentially started a trade war.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Aug 9

No one, no matter their age, should have to hand over their passport or driver’s license just to access legal information and speak freely. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online,

The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so,

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Aug 6

FYI, after AEDPA’s passage, one estimate shows that the success rate for habeas relief is as little as 0.29 percent—which yea, less than one percent is effectively habeas suspension.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Aug 6

Personally, this was made clear to me when what many would consider to be a ‘center-left’ judge, André Birotte—who had to recuse himself from the Los Angeles deputy mayor’s criminal case involving an allegedly fake b*** threat (because they knew each other)—denied my habeas relief a few years ago.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Aug 6

Nah, this was no “coding error.” The United States government has been out to destroy habeas corpus, without a constitutional amendment, because it stands in the way of its tyrannical power.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 6

Article I Sections 9 & 10 of the U.S. Constitution—which limit presidential power over tariffs and protect habeas corpus—have disappeared from Congress’s website. They claim a coding error is to blame.

Sections of the U.S. Constitution Missing from Government Website

Articles I, Sections 9 and 10 are inaccessible on Congress-run portal, raising concerns over transparency and public access.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 29

In 2024, Scott Soucek said he voted for Trump "to fight against human/child trafficking"

Husband of Wisconsin Trump Delegate Charged With Child Porn

In 2024, Scott Soucek said he voted for Trump "to fight against human/child trafficking"

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Jul 15

Every single Republican member of Congress has turned their back on the values they campaigned on: voting to block the release of the Epstein files.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 4

LOL ofc Florida

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 4

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 4

The United States also has a bigger per capita jail and prison population than the prison populations of China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia put together.

Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · Jul 4

A grim reminder this 4th of July: The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration.

Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”

Graph showing that the US has the highest incarceration rate among founding NATO countries.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 4

I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that.

Welcome to 1984, folks.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

Bold of you to assume we will have fair elections again—when Trump and Elon have indicated no.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations to the GOP for just losing the midterms.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

As provisions of this bill mostly take effect right before midterms, remember that this Big Ugly Bill is entirely a creation of so-called “conservatives” and Registered Republicans.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

In politics, it’s almost always about selecting the lesser of two evils. However, keep in mind that NOT ONE Democrat politician voted for this so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jul 3

BREAKING: The Republican-led House gives final passage to Trump's tax bill in a defining moment for his second term.

Live updates: House Republicans push Trump's big bill toward a final vote

House Republicans have muscled President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package forward to a final vote. If passed, the bill would bring tax cuts, money for deportations and Medicaid cuts.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

Trump—with the alleged KGB codename “Krasnov”—perhaps giving his progress report on the destruction of America, re progress toward the Cold War’s conclusion, and the United States’ fire sale to oligarchs, ala “fall” of the Soviet Union.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

Virtually no coverage, in the mainstream media, highlighting Trump’s SIXTH meeting with his boss, Putin, since the beginning of this year. This meeting comes on a day Congress is set to pass the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

It’s almost as if the Big Ugly Bill seems written with the intent to help destroy a country from inside out. 🤔

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

…exponentially increases ICE and military budgets—all this to INCREASE THE DEBT CEILING BY ABOUT $5 TRILLION.

This bill is literally the Deal with the Devil, aimed at hurting low and middle income people and families.

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William Zafra Velasco @williamzvelasco.bsky.social · Jul 3

This bill will also increase taxes on about half this country’s population, kick many people off of the ACA and Medicaid, kick many people off of SNAP, eliminates Pell grants for many students, accelerates Medicare and Social Security insolvency dates, and…

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