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Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last yr.

There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.

Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social · last yr.

New: A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool to review Veterans Affairs contracts. But there was a slight hitch. It hallucinated the size of those deals. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand contracts were each worth $34M, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...

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jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.

yeah man, please make my 85 year old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past

Congressman Jared Golden@golden.house.gov · last yr.

🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

About 7% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. come from fossil fuels burned inside homes for things like heating, cooking and cooling. By replacing gas appliances with electric ones, you might be able to lower your contribution to climate change, and save your lungs. Here's what to know.

Should I Replace My Gas Appliances With Electric?

They’re a big source of greenhouse gases. Here’s what to think about if you’re considering switching to electric.

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Portland Press Herald@pressherald.com · last yr.

The independent group that governs high school athletics in Maine is challenging the Trump administration’s finding that it violated the federal law known as Title IX by permitting transgender girls to compete.

Maine Principals’ Association challenges Trump findings over transgender policy

The nonprofit organization that governs high school athletics says it receives no federal funding and therefore cannot be in violation of Title IX.

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Lydia@dallett.bsky.social · last yr.

"Most Bunker Hill students work while attending school, and many have families. These short programs are their main opportunity to participate in learning abroad, [biology professor Scott] Benjamin said."

WBUR@wbur.org · last yr.

Bunker Hill Community College is canceling all of its short-term summer study abroad programs this year. The decision, relayed in emails to students last week, came after school leaders reviewed the Trump administration’s recent changes to immigration policy.

Jennifer Szalai@jenszalai.bsky.social · last yr.

WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People": "In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."

Last Friday afternoon, I got my first message from Ryan Daniels, public affairs manager of strategic response at Meta. When I declined his invitation to talk by phone, he wrote back again: “I was wondering if the Washington Post was going to write a review about a book that’s coming out this upcoming week on Meta. Do you have a couple minutes to chat?” So, I called. Daniels said, “We don’t have the book,” but the company had prepared “preliminary statements” about it. Although he didn’t share those with me, he wrote to me again on Saturday and again on Monday trying to get information about our review plans. (In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me.)Yesterday, when I reached out to Daniels for a response from Meta, he wrote back: “Do you plan to write something about it, or are you just curious how we’re responding?” It’s always about controlling the narrative. But apparently, that’s not going so well. This morning, “Careless People” is No. 3 on Amazon. I know this is a long item, the longest I’ve ever written for the Book Club newsletter. But when one of the world’s most powerful media companies tries to snuff out a book — amid other alarming attacks on free speech in America like this — it’s time to pull out all the stops.