Dan Feder
@dafeder.bsky.social
Coder/civic technologist. Ocasional organizer. #freepalestine
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
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This year, Time's "person of the year" is the "architects of AI."
But what about the people who actually give AI its intelligence by training, testing, and maintaining AI systems? The people around the world working under poor conditions and are paid low wages, while Big Tech rakes in billions?
But what about the people who actually give AI its intelligence by training, testing, and maintaining AI systems? The people around the world working under poor conditions and are paid low wages, while Big Tech rakes in billions?
December 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This year, Time's "person of the year" is the "architects of AI."
But what about the people who actually give AI its intelligence by training, testing, and maintaining AI systems? The people around the world working under poor conditions and are paid low wages, while Big Tech rakes in billions?
But what about the people who actually give AI its intelligence by training, testing, and maintaining AI systems? The people around the world working under poor conditions and are paid low wages, while Big Tech rakes in billions?
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This morning, in the largest expansion yet, hundreds of new union baristas are walking off the job in 34 cities.
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This morning, in the largest expansion yet, hundreds of new union baristas are walking off the job in 34 cities.
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
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I don't know the details of this case, so I don't know if the disbarment (just in fed court, not state) is justified, and the article mostly just has the fed ct disciplinary op to go on.
But worth asking: how often have Fed judges gone after ADAs for SEEKING the death penalty too aggressively?
But worth asking: how often have Fed judges gone after ADAs for SEEKING the death penalty too aggressively?
A veteran lawyer in the Philly DA's Office has been disbarred after a panel of judges concluded he “lied repeatedly” while seeking to overturn the death sentence of a man who killed an East Mount Airy couple.
A supervisor in Philly DA Larry Krasner’s Office has been disbarred in federal court
www.inquirer.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I don't know the details of this case, so I don't know if the disbarment (just in fed court, not state) is justified, and the article mostly just has the fed ct disciplinary op to go on.
But worth asking: how often have Fed judges gone after ADAs for SEEKING the death penalty too aggressively?
But worth asking: how often have Fed judges gone after ADAs for SEEKING the death penalty too aggressively?
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Constant surveillance and in return you don’t have to communicate with your family.
Amazon’s new Alexa aims to detangle household chaos, like who fed the dog and the name of that restaurant everyone wanted to try | Fortune
This is a “classic fight in my house,” said Panos Panay, SVP of devices and services at Amazon.
fortune.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Constant surveillance and in return you don’t have to communicate with your family.
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Solidarity to our striking baristas in Atlanta, GA! We're 15 days into our national ULP strike 💪
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Solidarity to our striking baristas in Atlanta, GA! We're 15 days into our national ULP strike 💪
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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Charge them all
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Charge them all
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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On the 6th of October Israel had about 5,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Today, *after the exchange* Israel holds at least 9,000 prisoners, most of them have not been charged.
Conditions in prisons became intolerable after Oct 7. Torture and starvation are standard.
Today, *after the exchange* Israel holds at least 9,000 prisoners, most of them have not been charged.
Conditions in prisons became intolerable after Oct 7. Torture and starvation are standard.
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
On the 6th of October Israel had about 5,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Today, *after the exchange* Israel holds at least 9,000 prisoners, most of them have not been charged.
Conditions in prisons became intolerable after Oct 7. Torture and starvation are standard.
Today, *after the exchange* Israel holds at least 9,000 prisoners, most of them have not been charged.
Conditions in prisons became intolerable after Oct 7. Torture and starvation are standard.
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Do Zionists still think protesting outside a synagogue is antisemitic?
October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Do Zionists still think protesting outside a synagogue is antisemitic?
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Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire.
And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.
I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.
And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.
I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.
October 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire.
And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.
I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.
And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.
I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.
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Once the data is in government hands and systems of surveillance are embedded in systems of labor and beyond, your supposed protections are nothing more than flimsy surmountable barriers. One terrorist attack and “emergency powers” are claimed. We just saw it used for protests.
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Once the data is in government hands and systems of surveillance are embedded in systems of labor and beyond, your supposed protections are nothing more than flimsy surmountable barriers. One terrorist attack and “emergency powers” are claimed. We just saw it used for protests.
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New poll of Jewish Americans:
• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z
• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.
wapo.st
October 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New poll of Jewish Americans:
• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z
• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z
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I sure hope the ADL is proud that they stuck up for Elon Musk when he did a Nazi salute back in January.
September 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I sure hope the ADL is proud that they stuck up for Elon Musk when he did a Nazi salute back in January.
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[amazon executive after spending $100m on union busting] why don’t the young people trust Institutions
September 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
[amazon executive after spending $100m on union busting] why don’t the young people trust Institutions
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More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
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sam altman is trying to find the guy who did this
September 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
sam altman is trying to find the guy who did this
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If you dig further into Peruvian history, you'll find it wasn't just tragic mistakes. Fujimori's govt infamously used their shoot-down policy to get payoffs from cartels (if you paid, your plane was safe).
I wouldn't put this opportunity for corruption and extortion past Trump and his minions.
I wouldn't put this opportunity for corruption and extortion past Trump and his minions.
There are many reasons we don’t let drug warriors play judge, jury, and executioner — like killing innocent civilians. No doubt Hegseth would have cheered this shoot down of a suspected drug flight over Peru in 2001. Whoops, it turned out to be US missionary Veronica Bowers & infant daughter.
September 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If you dig further into Peruvian history, you'll find it wasn't just tragic mistakes. Fujimori's govt infamously used their shoot-down policy to get payoffs from cartels (if you paid, your plane was safe).
I wouldn't put this opportunity for corruption and extortion past Trump and his minions.
I wouldn't put this opportunity for corruption and extortion past Trump and his minions.
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Regarding the tragic death of Adam Raine, there are already narratives forming that blame vague "dangers of AI" or a broader moral panic.
But this is not a story about the faceless perils of superintelligence. It's about a $500 billion tech company's core software product encouraging child suicide.
But this is not a story about the faceless perils of superintelligence. It's about a $500 billion tech company's core software product encouraging child suicide.
A $500 billion tech company's core software product is encouraging child suicide
It sounds horrific. It should. Let's be clear about the material circumstances of what's happening rather than handwaving about 'the dangers of AI'
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Regarding the tragic death of Adam Raine, there are already narratives forming that blame vague "dangers of AI" or a broader moral panic.
But this is not a story about the faceless perils of superintelligence. It's about a $500 billion tech company's core software product encouraging child suicide.
But this is not a story about the faceless perils of superintelligence. It's about a $500 billion tech company's core software product encouraging child suicide.
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Of course Mamdani has visited Jewish communities. What angers Greenblatt is that Mamdani isn't courting HIM. By winning the young Jewish vote while condemning Israel, Mamdani is exposing how out of touch Greenblatt is with many of those he claims to represent. That's what makes Mamdani a threat.
Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL said on TV today that Zohran Mamdani did not visit a single synagogue in NYC during the campaign. That is, to put it bluntly, a lie. forward.com/news/763210/...
ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt criticized Zohran Mamdani for not visiting synagogues, which he was, and not reaching out to Hasidic voters.
forward.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Of course Mamdani has visited Jewish communities. What angers Greenblatt is that Mamdani isn't courting HIM. By winning the young Jewish vote while condemning Israel, Mamdani is exposing how out of touch Greenblatt is with many of those he claims to represent. That's what makes Mamdani a threat.
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This meme expresses the hopelessness that government workers feel. We are enemies of the people, according to our own bosses. Violence against us is tacitly (or explicitly) sanctioned.
Black-majority places, and public health workers, in particular.
Black-majority places, and public health workers, in particular.
August 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This meme expresses the hopelessness that government workers feel. We are enemies of the people, according to our own bosses. Violence against us is tacitly (or explicitly) sanctioned.
Black-majority places, and public health workers, in particular.
Black-majority places, and public health workers, in particular.