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planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 1d

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Families like us who lived close to #Windscale #nuclear power plant when the leak happened in 1976, we lived with the consequences; birth deformities/cancer clusters, NEVER acknowledged by the #UK government, nor the industry. Thank You #MarilynneRobinson for you #MotherCountry very human-ness.

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 1d

#nuclear #UK
#Windscale 1976 huge leak.
Thereafter renamed #Sellafield

www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Leaked photos show UK nuclear plant poses public safety threat

Spent fuel rods abandoned in neglected storage ponds are in danger of being exposed to the air, which could set off a nuclear explosion.

www.wsws.org

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planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 3d

History of federal government shutdowns

Spoiler: they ALL result in increased Government costs.

Isn't this the definition of insanity?

www.thoughtco.com/government-s...

Here Are All 21 Government Shutdowns in U.S. History Since 1976

Learn about the history of United States government shutdowns. See how many shutdowns there have been and find out which shutdowns were the longest.

www.thoughtco.com

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 3d

"Ah—but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now."

#MyBackPages
#bobdylan
youtu.be/92cF_KCH7TU?...

Bob Dylan - My Back Pages (Official Audio)

YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO

youtu.be

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planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 5d

This would be infinitely more civil to bicyclists than the other models that fill our eyes with crunchy particulates, no matter how much we squint to protect our eyeballs as we fly by. #leafblowerhell

a person wearing a blue shirt that says ' ises ' on it

ALT: a person wearing a blue shirt that says ' ises ' on it

media.tenor.com

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planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 5d

This would be infinitely more civil to bicyclists than the other models that fill our eyes with crunchy particulates, no matter how much we squint to protect our eyeballs as we fly by. #leafblowerhell

a person wearing a blue shirt that says ' ises ' on it

ALT: a person wearing a blue shirt that says ' ises ' on it

media.tenor.com

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planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 7d

@tombilyeu.bsky.social @newparadigminst.bsky.social @tanglenews.bsky.social

#FixDemocracyFirst
This evening Wednesday--October 1st 2025--Pacific Time 5 pm

Today's guests:
Jim Rough co-founder Center for Wise Democracy
Zachary Weaver, Democracy in a Box
www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/events/democ...

Oct 01, 2025 | Democracy Happy Hour - October 01, 2025

The Wise Democracy Project

www.fixdemocracyfirst.org

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 9d

"It's never what you think is"

"He put together all the broken pieces just for that one night"

#PeaceCorps
#HeavyThingsLightly
#SUPRA

open.substack.com/pub/johnheer...

It's Not What You Think It Is

A story you really need to hear.

open.substack.com

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 9d

Because every can change in a Moment.

#OneWildPreciousLife
💕
open.substack.com/pub/jessicar...

Angels at the Crosswalk

“Life changes fast.

open.substack.com

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 9d

@tombilyeu.bsky.social

#CharlieKirk I SO appreciated that you had posted right off the bat when it happened especially since legacy media headlines were crafted to inch people into the idea that he asked for it/was not worth grieving over.

Now here again. You nailed it.
youtu.be/OfJqtIA43Bk?...

Charlie Kirk's Killer EXPOSES America's Real Collapse...

YouTube video by Tom Bilyeu

youtu.be

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planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 9d

#PHlightClubAlaska

#phlightclub
#PHFamily
#BrightwaysLearning

Brilliant program for youth. Our girls totally dig it.

What is #PHlightClub?

youtu.be/MYv_An4clDo?... via @YouTube

What is PHlight Club?

YouTube video by Brightways Learning

youtu.be

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 10d

"..the late #KenBalcomb
..at the end of the governor’s #OrcaTaskForce meetings he said something like, “I don’t why they invited me, they’ve ignored everything I said.”

An Update On the Mother #Orca, Alki open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

An Update On the Mother Orca, Alki

And some thoughts on what it all means.

open.substack.com

planetweaver.bsky.social @planetweaver.bsky.social · 10d

"Let me read with open eyes the book my days are writing—and learn." —Dag Hammarskjöld,
in his book of 'Markings'

"He was the greatest statesman of our century." —President JFK

The art of ethical leadership

The Way of the Statesman
Politics & Conscience
Roger Lipsey

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The Last American Vagabond @tlavagabond.bsky.social · Jan 19

Mother of OpenAI Whistleblower Accuses Law Enforcement, OpenAI of Delaying Justice for Her Son www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/openai-whist... via @DBrozeLiveFree #OpenAI #SuchirBalaji #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #SamAltman

Mother of OpenAI Whistleblower Accuses Law Enforcement, OpenAI of Delaying Justice for Her Son

The parents of Suchir Balaji are calling for a federal investigation into the death of their son who was found dead only months after blowing the whistle on OpenAI.

www.thelastamericanvagabond.com

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UNINOIZE @uninoize.com · 25d

This. is. WIIIIIIIIIILD!

Tucker Carlson confronts Sam Altman on the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji and... um... uhhhhhh
#openAI #samaltman #whistleblower #suchirbalaji #tuckercarlson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh3E...

Tucker Carlson grills Sam Altman about the death of the OpenAI whistleblower, Suchir Balaji and WOW!

YouTube video by UNI NOIZE

www.youtube.com

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Raman Media Network RMN @rmn-india.bsky.social · 27d

⚖️ Tucker Carlson grilled OpenAI's Sam Altman over the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji! 🗣️ 🚨 What do you think?

RMN News: rmnnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

#OpenAI #SamAltman #TuckerCarlson #SuchirBalaji #Whistleblower #ChatGPT #Controversy #AIEthics #MurderOrSuicide #RMNNews

Carlson Presses Altman on Whistleblower’s Death, Citing Signs of Struggle - RMN News

Carlson Presses Altman on Whistleblower's Death, Citing Signs of Struggle RMN News Report Highlights: ðŸ—£️ Tucker Carlson confronted OpenAI founder Sam Altman, insisting that former OpenAI researcher...

rmnnews.com

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Feb 7

#Whistleblowers are vital where corruption exists, yet...
85% suffer severe/very severe #anxiety #depression from it
>90% are traumatized by employer emotional manipulation routinely use to discredit & punish
#WhistleBlowerGaslighting #SuchirBalaji #OpenAI #Boeing
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

OpenAI whistleblower who died was being considered as witness against company

Suchir Balaji, listed in court filing as having ‘relevant documents’ about copyright violation, died on 26 November

www.theguardian.com

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Starr @starrceline.bsky.social · Jan 30

#SuchirBalaji 's death was not an accident.

Babs 🩵🐝⌛️🦋🔻 @babs05.bsky.social · Dec 14

Suchir Balaji's last post on Twitter. x.com/suchirbalaji...

Link to article: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...

or archive link archive.ph/haxEk

Suchir Balaji
@suchirbalaji
I recently participated in a NYT story about fair use and generative AI, and why I'm skeptical "fair use" would be a plausible defense for a lot of generative AI products. I also wrote a blog post (https://suchir.net/fair_use.html) about the nitty-gritty details of fair use and why I believe this.

To give some context: I was at OpenAI for nearly 4 years and worked on ChatGPT for the last 1.5 of them. I initially didn't know much about copyright, fair use, etc. but became curious after seeing all the lawsuits filed against GenAI companies. When I tried to understand the issue better, I eventually came to the conclusion that fair use seems like a pretty implausible defense for a lot of generative AI products, for the basic reason that they can create substitutes that compete with the data they're trained on. I've written up the more detailed reasons for why I believe this in my post. Obviously, I'm not a lawyer, but I still feel like it's important for even non-lawyers to understand the law -- both the letter of it, and also why it's actually there in the first place.

That being said, I don't want this to read as a critique of ChatGPT or OpenAI per se, because fair use and generative AI is a much broader issue than any one product or company. I highly encourage ML researchers to learn more about copyright -- it's a really important topic, and precedent that's often cited like Google Books isn't actually as supportive as it might seem.

Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to chat about fair use, ML, or copyright -- I think it's a very interesting intersection. My email's on my personal website.
9:54 PM · Oct 23, 2024 · 294K Views

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Kevin McDonald @tachy.bsky.social · 15d

Suicide or silenced?

Thursday I'll be interviewing Poornima Rao about the life of her son, OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, and the disturbing, unanswered questions surrounding his death.

Her fight for justice is a story that needs to be heard.
#JusticeForSuchir #OpenAI #SuchirBalaji

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YoursINegritude @yoursinegritude.bsky.social · Dec 22

His name was #SuchirBalaji

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Bezoku @bezoku.bsky.social · Dec 15

If you want to discuss fair use, then this paper delivers empirical proof that generative AI is nothing more than a copying and regurgitating machine.

Suchir Balaji will be much missed.

#copyright #NLProc #skylang #suchirbalaji

suchir.net/fair_use.html

When does generative AI qualify for fair use?

suchir.net

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Kevin McDonald @tachy.bsky.social · 11d

Whistleblower found dead. Suicide or silenced?

Suchir Balaji, an OpenAI whistleblower, died less than a month after agreeing to testify against the company in Nov 2024. His parents, Poornima & Balaji, speak out. #SuchirBalaji #JusticeForSuchir #OpenAI www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAuJ...