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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Richard Price

willoremus.com
Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

rbreich.bsky.social
ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.
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by Annalee Newitz — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

annaleen.bsky.social
A lot of the apps on your phone are tracking your physical location and selling that information to other companies. Here's a fantastic explainer from @pcmag.com about 20 of the most common apps that spy on you. Service journalism at its finest. www.pcmag.com/explainers/t...
These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day
You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what you can do about it.
www.pcmag.com
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

hypervisible.blacksky.app
I think often about the Amazon engineer who wrote in an open letter to the company that Ring was “incompatible” with a free society.
Analysis | Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door
For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Nandita Sharma, Brendan Nyhan , and 6 more

ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

wired.com
It should be the best of times for the tech world, supercharged by the AI boom. But a shadow has fallen over Silicon Valley. With few exceptions, its leaders are responding to Donald Trump by either keeping quiet or actively courting the government.
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
wrd.cm
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

brendannyhan.bsky.social
This @danwphilosophy.bsky.social Substack post captures the same objection I had to the @ezraklein.bsky.social position in his pod with Ta-Nehisi Coates www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o... - Klein keeps saying Ds have to expand the coalition but never argues sincerely for positions that would do so.
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Joanna Bryson, Lisa W. Fazio , and 3 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
This is what authoritarians do - use the powers of the state to humiliate and degrade their opponents in public so that others will not challenge them
robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d
“The source told CBS News that [Kash Patel and Dan Bongino] asked for "large, beefy" agents to conduct an arrest of Comey "in full kit," including Kevlar vests and exterior wear emblazoned with the FBI logo.” The leadership of the FBI is now in the hands of infantile psychopaths.
The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say
The FBI is considering carrying out a "showy" arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, sources tell CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, James M. Thomas

sethabramson.bsky.social
No notes, this is a perfectly reasonable summary
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Stephen M. Walt, Steve Peers , and 3 more

dinfontay.com
“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"
CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom
EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.
www.independent.co.uk
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by Henrik Skaug Sætra

futuritas.eu
Interesting watching what happens now. I wrote about the initial migration to Bluesky, and certainly never thought it was a perfect solution (but still hope it’ll last a bit longer than this). cacm.acm.org/opinion/leav... and dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Carlos Nunes Silva

tedmccormick.bsky.social
It’s funny because it’s true
Jay D@@jay.bsky.team You could try a poster's strike. I hear that works crystal @cim.bsky.social your user base consists entirely of people who are willing to migrate from social media websites that turn on them
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by Shannon Vallor — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Lesley A. Hall

shannonvallor.bsky.social
Since it resonated with the audience, I’ll recap my main argument against AGI here. ‘General intelligence’ is like phlogiston, or the aether. It’s an outmoded scientific concept that does not refer to anything real. Any explanatory work it did can be done better by a richer scientific frame. 1/3
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 6d
This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!
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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 8d
1/2 I'm looking forward to taking part in a panel on AGI and the Turing Test, tomorrow afternoon (Thurs 2nd Oct) at the @royalsociety.org, w/ Dame Wendy Hall, Shannon Vallor, William Isaac, & Sir Nigel Shadbolt. royalsociety.org/science-even...
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

bigearthdata.bsky.social
The impact of advanced AI systems on democracy
->Nature | #AI #Democracy | More from BigEarthData.ai
The impact of advanced AI systems on democracy
Coeckelbergh, M. Why AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do About It (Polity, 2024). Jungherr, A. Artificial intelligence and democracy: a conceptual framework. Soc. Media Soc.https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231186353 (2023). Risse, M. in The Cambridge Handbook of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (eds Voeneky, S...
www.nature.com
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by Henrik Skaug Sætra

futuritas.eu
Great seeing this piece in the wild - an honour being a part of this collaborative project!
nathumbehav.nature.com
Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 7d
In this new Perspective, Christopher Summerfield et al. discuss a range of potential impacts of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) on democracy, considering both risks and possible opportunities.
The impact of advanced AI systems on democracy - Nature Human Behaviour
This Perspective from Summerfield et al. considers the impacts of advanced artificial intelligence systems on the process and function of democracy. The authors explore a wide range of potential risks and opportunities.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

nathumbehav.nature.com
In this new Perspective, Christopher Summerfield et al. discuss a range of potential impacts of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) on democracy, considering both risks and possible opportunities.
The impact of advanced AI systems on democracy - Nature Human Behaviour
This Perspective from Summerfield et al. considers the impacts of advanced artificial intelligence systems on the process and function of democracy. The authors explore a wide range of potential risks and opportunities.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Simon Brewer, David Rosnick

santiagomayer.com
Quick reminder: they can still release the Epstein files during a government shutdown.
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Dana R. Fisher , and 1 more

volts.wtf
The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.

He said this out loud.
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Peter Thorne, Flavio Lehner , and 6 more

benmsanderson.bsky.social
Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr

Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.

And you're cutting... the sleeper?

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts
Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis
www.theguardian.com
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by Will Jennings — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Francesco Nicoli

drjennings.bsky.social
The government has to learn how to lead public opinion, rather than chase it. Leaving X is a no-brainer when the algorithm is stacked in favour of extremists.
guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 10d
Miliband says it's 'possible' government should come off Elon Musk's X social media platform

DO IT

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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by Andrew Scott — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

ottoenglish.bsky.social
Have very belatedly left twitter for good.

Naively thought I was still fighting the occasional worthwhile fight but nope.

It's a cesspit and nobody should be on it.

People saying that months ago were absolutely right.

Last "quote tweet" from Harry says it all
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Will Jennings, Francesco Nicoli

guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Miliband says it's 'possible' government should come off Elon Musk's X social media platform

DO IT

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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by Shannon Vallor — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

shannonvallor.bsky.social
Been ruminating today on the fact that the markets no longer care if you are making money or setting piles of it on fire, and political parties no longer care if their voters can even stomach them, much less want to vote for them. It tells you something about where we are.
qasimrashid.com
Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 11d
What also baffles me is that Democratic Party is ~30 points underwater in favorability & Zohran Mamdani is ~16 points above water in favorability.

The Dem Party establishment, who is responsible for the abysmal rating, is too arrogant to support the guy ~50 points ahead of them. Incredible.
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by Henrik Skaug Sætra

futuritas.eu
I haven’t seen too many people get into why this was a big thing for Trump. Of course nobody thought it was dangerous. Apart from the fact that it made him seem a bit ridiculous. And being made to look silly or ridiculous is, I think, one of the thing he dislikes most. Back to «weird»!
schotthappens.com
Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 12d
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

newrepublic.com
A recently-elected Democrat could deliver the tie-breaking vote to release the government’s files on alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. trib.al/LgD896H

That is, if House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t delay her swearing in—and it looks like he’s planning to.
The GOP Effort to Hide the Epstein Files Just Hit a Disgusting New Low
Republicans are attempting to delay swearing in a recently-elected Democratic member of Congress so she can’t become the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.
trib.al
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Nandita Sharma, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 7 more

theonion.com
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Will Jennings, Tom Clark , and 1 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
Endless, unprecedented corruption large and small
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

bcdreyer.social
I'm sure that there are people who voted for him for president more than once who are now deeply regretful about the situation they helped create, and I can only say that I have not the slightest iota of a smidge of a skosh of compassion for them.
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Anne Applebaum, Michael Wagner , and 14 more

jamescomey.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra, Tom Griffin

wired.com
The Ellison family is cornering the market on attention and data the same way the Vanderbilts did railroads and the Rockefellers did oil.

Larry and David Ellison did not return requests for comment.

Read @jakelahut.writes.news's latest #InnerLoop newsletter here: www.wired.com/story/larry-...
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