"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization
Networks need spaces where a thought can form before it’s judged, dissected, optimized, and steered.
How so?
What if technology didn’t feel so… hollow?
Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)
resonantcomputing.org
Forcing ID verification on websites will kill the Internet as we know it today.
It must be stopped. Get involved!
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
Our friend @elimisteve.bsky.social is hosting a 3-week residency/retreat called Cypherpunk Utopia. He's specifically invited all Unredacted community members.
Apply here if you're interested: cypherpunkutopia.com
More on Steve! tryingtobeawesome.com/about/
The singularity is near.
Many millions of jobs are about to disappear. And since AI alignment techniques are not even close to keeping up with the capabilities of frontier models, I do fear what the next decade will look like.
Large-scale spear phishing and hacking are going to wreck shit -- soon.
Own your money.
Own your name.
Own your voice.
Bitcoin. Handshake. Nostr.
No middlemen. No masters. Just freedom.
#DecentralizeEverything #FreedomTech #Bitcoin #Handshake #Nostr
Leaked Chats Show Pro-Israel Extremist Group Betar Organizing Street Confrontations www.dropsitenews.com/p/betar-prot... from @dropsitenews.com
While it’s still February… the best Valentines from UAB Philosophy Instagram ♥️
Federal judge rules Trump violated federal law and the US Constitution when he seized control of the California National Guard. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... from @democracydocket.com
Link to court docs: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BIG STORY: FBI's WMD Office colluding with Big Ag lobby group to target animal rights activists as "bioterrorists" for conducting undercover investigations on factory farms, as revealed in intel documents we obtained & shared w/ @dell.bsky.social @wired.com. #FOIA www.wired.com/story/fbi-wm...
Is it still legal to create software that protects people rather than exploiting them?
Will our corrupt institutions allow for We the People to join forces more effectively, or will they crush every attempt to amplify democratic power?
Later this year, we'll find out.
I’m a little disappointed this doesn’t have a shock collar
Prediction: 70% will say Yes.
Might be temporarily lower than that in polling, but I bet it'll be 70% soon as AI becomes more ubiquitous and normalized... though the number could plummet once the first "AI 9/11" occurs and somebody abuses AI to do something pretty shocking. I worry that day is near
The next Barack Obama, most likely: Articulate, pretending to be more progressive than he really is, and with a history of being too corporate.
I hope I'm wrong.
Can social media be transformed from a divisive echo chamber into a vibrant marketplace of ideas? Imagine a platform where free speech isn’t stifled by top‐down speech restrictions but is empowered by community-driven context.
ChatGPT 4o
