Sean Martin McDonald
@seanmartinmcdonald.bsky.social
I help people build things that realize their purpose. Partner at Digital Public.
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however many trillions spent on developing Algorithms and hoovering up as much data as possible and amazon's recommendation algorithm still goes "oh you bought one window air conditioner? okay, do you want 15 more?"
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
however many trillions spent on developing Algorithms and hoovering up as much data as possible and amazon's recommendation algorithm still goes "oh you bought one window air conditioner? okay, do you want 15 more?"
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So Apple be doing what Amazon Echo dots be doing?
Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.
arstechnica.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So Apple be doing what Amazon Echo dots be doing?
The Sydney Sweeney jeans scandal, but make it about literal color(s).
Pantone says the color is calming and relaxing. Critics say it's a reflection of the current political climate.
Backlash Hits Pantone After Color Of The Year Slammed As 'Tone Deaf,' 'Dystopian’
Pantone says the color is calming and relaxing. Critics say it's a reflection of the current political climate.
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Sydney Sweeney jeans scandal, but make it about literal color(s).
I love how much more serious Mamdani is about democracy than most mainstream Democrats.
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I love how much more serious Mamdani is about democracy than most mainstream Democrats.
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Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
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Between the Sanchar Saathi pre-installation + SIM binding orders by DoT, and reports that GoI is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to keep location tracking on mobile devices permanently enabled there is a lot to be concerned about. www.techpolicy.press/india-overst...
India Oversteps and (Partially) Backtracks on Plans to Intrude into Mobile Devices | TechPolicy.Press
In its bid to address fraud and cybercrime, India chose an approach that regards every person in the country as a potential offender, writes Prateek Waghre.
www.techpolicy.press
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Between the Sanchar Saathi pre-installation + SIM binding orders by DoT, and reports that GoI is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to keep location tracking on mobile devices permanently enabled there is a lot to be concerned about. www.techpolicy.press/india-overst...
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This is so racist it needs a new category of racism to describe it but it's also stupid and pointless. You simply cannot purge the celebration of Black people and their accomplishments from this country in favor of celebrations of a dying pedophile. It's literally not a thing he's capable of doing.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is so racist it needs a new category of racism to describe it but it's also stupid and pointless. You simply cannot purge the celebration of Black people and their accomplishments from this country in favor of celebrations of a dying pedophile. It's literally not a thing he's capable of doing.
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Guess how resolving monetized differences of opinions has gone, historically?
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Guess how resolving monetized differences of opinions has gone, historically?
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Judge Howell just enjoined warrantless immigration arrests in DC without probable cause to believe the person is a flight risk.
Great work by ACLU and Amica
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452...
Great work by ACLU and Amica
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452...
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Judge Howell just enjoined warrantless immigration arrests in DC without probable cause to believe the person is a flight risk.
Great work by ACLU and Amica
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452...
Great work by ACLU and Amica
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452...
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Leader of newly expanded paramilitary force, accused of bribery, promises to arrest law enforcement in dissenting cities
Homan threatens to arrest Mpls police chief O'Hara for expressing concern about ICE tactics: "Bottom line is when ICE or Border Patrol shows up, they'll have gear on, & they may be wearing a mask to protect from doxxing themselves and their children...he ought to put his badge in the dust drawer"
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Leader of newly expanded paramilitary force, accused of bribery, promises to arrest law enforcement in dissenting cities
In a year full of incredible lows, we never stop learning there is lower to go.
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In a year full of incredible lows, we never stop learning there is lower to go.
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I just shared an advance copy of my newest paper, "The Value of Having Values," pending publication in a book next year about Environmental Knowledge Commons: gregbloom.org/2025/12/02/n...
RIYL governance, fairness, etc
There's a lot more I want to unpack here; stay tuned!
RIYL governance, fairness, etc
There's a lot more I want to unpack here; stay tuned!
New paper: the Value of Declaring Your Values
A few years ago, shortly after I’d published “Averting Tragedy of the Resource Directory Anti-Commons” in The Cambridge Handbook on Commons Research Innovations, Angie Raymond asked if I woul…
gregbloom.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I just shared an advance copy of my newest paper, "The Value of Having Values," pending publication in a book next year about Environmental Knowledge Commons: gregbloom.org/2025/12/02/n...
RIYL governance, fairness, etc
There's a lot more I want to unpack here; stay tuned!
RIYL governance, fairness, etc
There's a lot more I want to unpack here; stay tuned!
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
Apple Rejects India’s Order Forcing Smartphone Makers To Install State-Run App, Report Says
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fiduciary duties exist because agents are legally required to protect and prioritize your interests (over their own).
These services are not only can't be fiduciaries (they can't know or protect your interests) they are actively preying on fiduciary nihilism and exploiting user vulnerability.
These services are not only can't be fiduciaries (they can't know or protect your interests) they are actively preying on fiduciary nihilism and exploiting user vulnerability.
Legally, “‘you’re basically waiving any rights that you have with respect to medical privacy,’ leaving only the protections that a given company chooses to offer.”
People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Fiduciary duties exist because agents are legally required to protect and prioritize your interests (over their own).
These services are not only can't be fiduciaries (they can't know or protect your interests) they are actively preying on fiduciary nihilism and exploiting user vulnerability.
These services are not only can't be fiduciaries (they can't know or protect your interests) they are actively preying on fiduciary nihilism and exploiting user vulnerability.
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DC! Tonight at 6:00 pm EST at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social!
Come join me, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @versharma.bsky.social and @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation on building power in times of institutional weakness.
The event is free. RSVP here!
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
Come join me, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @versharma.bsky.social and @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation on building power in times of institutional weakness.
The event is free. RSVP here!
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
Pivoting to the People: Karen Attiah, Mehdi Hasan, Olufemi Taiwo and Versha Sharma | Busboys and Poets
Join Karen Attiah, Mehdi Hasan, Olufemi Taiwo and Versha Sharma for a panel conversation about the need to build platforms that serve the masses when institutions refuse or fail to do so. Speakers Meh...
www.busboysandpoets.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DC! Tonight at 6:00 pm EST at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social!
Come join me, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @versharma.bsky.social and @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation on building power in times of institutional weakness.
The event is free. RSVP here!
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
Come join me, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @versharma.bsky.social and @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation on building power in times of institutional weakness.
The event is free. RSVP here!
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
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When people say “abandon the south” this is why from the bottom of my Timb loving New York ass heart
I want to stomp folks in the chest
I want to stomp folks in the chest
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When people say “abandon the south” this is why from the bottom of my Timb loving New York ass heart
I want to stomp folks in the chest
I want to stomp folks in the chest