2 Kobolds in a cloak

Freedom of speech painting

I don’t think losing an election means you were “right about everything” or “tried to warn” all of us

The story behind the BBC refusing to air a documentary about Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals Two veteran journalists produced a documentary that showed evidence of war crimes in Gaza. But the BBC refused to air the film. Why?

public media is a democratic good
a necessity
It deserves so much better than a BBC EIC who was the marketing veep for Pepsi. Excellent media reporting from @revealnews.org

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site County health department accused of turning a “blind eye” to xAI’s alleged pollution.

Memphis is being poisoned to power Grok regurgitating text statistically similar to the nazi propaganda it was trained on.

Btw: he only applied for a permit for 15 gas turbines, and then put at least 24 on site.

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‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

“…thermal images captured by Floodlight – and analyzed by multiple experts – show more than a dozen unpermitted turbines still spewing pollutants at the plant nearly two weeks after the EPA’s recent ruling.”

Even if it takes years, we have to bring EVERYONE who made this happen to justice. No moving on, no letting this go.

Revenge is good enough motivation for me personally, but the nobler and important reason is to ensure that anyone who thinks of doing this again knows they’ll rot in prison for it.

Over 800 gamers tried and utterly failed to beat a classic 80s game without a guide The Adventure Game Aptitude Test is the first of its kind, and the initial results are incredible. Only two people beat a three hour game without help

The Adventure Game Aptitude Test is the first of its kind, and the initial results are incredible. Only two people beat a three hour game without help

NASA unveils dazzling new images of the ‘Cat’s Eye Nebula’ The space-based telescopes Hubble and Euclid combined forces to capture a dying star in stunning new detail

The space-based telescopes Hubble and Euclid combined forces to capture a dying star in stunning new detail

BREAKING NEWS: When asked by a reporter if he is qualified to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin replied "I understand your concern. It's true, I have never shot a dog. But I do believe I could kill one with my bare hands, and I am willing to prove this if given the chance."

A Company Plans 4,000 Orbiting 'Sky Mirrors' to Shine Sunlight on Earth After Dark, Worrying Astronomers A startup wants to light up the night sky using giant mirrors in space. The idea could extend daylight for solar farms and nighttime operations.

There's been so much going on that I missed this story. WTF are we doing? @banditelli.org

The race to stop AI’s threats to democracy On this week’s “More To The Story,” tech journalist Karen Hao sounds the alarm about the rising risks to the country—and planet—from the growth of artificial intelligence.

“We are allowing the tech industry to consolidate this extraordinary degree of resources, unlike anything ever before."

Tech journalist Karen Hao sounds the alarm about the rising risks to the country—and planet—from the growth of artificial intelligence.

ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

So I guess it was either World War III or drag queens reading books to our children.

Let this serve as a warning to Dems who abandon trans folks and vote for anti trans bills. You will be primaried, and you will lose.

But we can’t afford health care?

#MedicareForAllNOW 🇺🇸

50000 soldiers are needed for operation “drone bait”

Your mission is to run around and distract the drones and missiles so they don’t destroy any equipment that we think is more valuable than your life

Godspeed!

Watch this.

19 minutes and $12 to get meds at a public Chinese hospital. Without insurance.

As we slash Medicaid to start unnecessary wars and cut taxes for the rich. 🇺🇸

We should all be so much angrier than we are. It doesn’t have to be this way. #MedicareForAllNOW

How I arrived on bluesky

President Macron: "The United States of America and Israel decided to launch military operations. They were conducted outside international law, which we cannot approve of. That said, history never weeps for the executioners."

A screenshot of a Google Finance chart for the S&P 500 index on March 3 at 9:48 AM EST. The line graph shows a steep drop from the market open, with the current value at 6,746.92, down 134.15 points or 1.96% for the day.

It's finally setting in to the market that Iran is choking off 1/5 of global oil supply and could choke off nearly 1/3 of global container traffic in the red sea. They can create a global energy crisis and shortage of basic necessities with asymmetrical means. There's no off ramp here.

You either believe in universal human rights, or you don’t.

A fossilized butt hole

I was showing off my rock collection to impress hot guys and thought that Bluesky also needed to see my most prized possession: a fossilized butt hole.

Vizzini says "You fell to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia." The Princess Bride GIF.

Apparently our stable genius president has never watched The Princess Bride...

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:

- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

There is no ethical way to use the major Al image generators. All of them are trained on stolen images, and all of them are built for the purpose of deskilling, disempowering and replacing real, human artists. - MOLLY CRABAPPLE, artist and activist

AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal.

The court ruled that a work must have a human creator in order to qualify for copyright.

(Link: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...)

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

If hundreds of dead Iranian children aren't enough for you to oppose Trump's illegal war, consider this:

For the same $210 billion price tag, we could end homelessness in the US permanently and still have enough money left over to feed every child in the United States for the next five years.

We really do need to hammer home reducing police budgets and using them to bolster teacher salaries immediately. The fact we have these massive goon squads playing candy crush all day at their jobs meanwhile teachers are having to get second incomes is frankly embarrassing as a rich country.