Gary Dauphin
@ebogjonson.bsky.social
museum digital, speculative fiction, occasional writing
LA-based / Hecho en South Queens / 🇭🇹
opinions very VERY much my own //
varied interests
LA-based / Hecho en South Queens / 🇭🇹
opinions very VERY much my own //
varied interests
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Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
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The government is claiming the right to compel organizations like Google to provide this sort of personal information without asking a judge for permission.
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The government is claiming the right to compel organizations like Google to provide this sort of personal information without asking a judge for permission.
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4. I’ve spent some time tracking and attending local populist responses to ai data centers. Despite some critiques from left that it’s all repackaged “nimby bullshit” (as I’ve been told), I have seen organic multiracial coalitions on this issue. Esp. in places with strong environmental racism orgs
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
4. I’ve spent some time tracking and attending local populist responses to ai data centers. Despite some critiques from left that it’s all repackaged “nimby bullshit” (as I’ve been told), I have seen organic multiracial coalitions on this issue. Esp. in places with strong environmental racism orgs
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3. Some of the superpac organization around Ai is just about having too much money to burn.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Meta drops $65 million into super PACs to boost tech-friendly state candidates
The efforts launched last fall to counter what the company cast as a flood of overly burdensome AI bills from state governments.
www.politico.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
3. Some of the superpac organization around Ai is just about having too much money to burn.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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2. You aren’t crazy. Your local and state elections do seem even more supercharged than usual. Speculative finance means donor class has more money to spend while their national voter suppression means there are fewer races to influence.
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
Get ready for most expensive Senate race ever
Contest to replace retiring US Sen. Thom Tillis in NC is predicted to draw more money than any Senate race in history.
carolinapublicpress.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
2. You aren’t crazy. Your local and state elections do seem even more supercharged than usual. Speculative finance means donor class has more money to spend while their national voter suppression means there are fewer races to influence.
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...