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Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian says the real question for builders isn't which AI model they are using—it's whether they could leave for a different one. The door's still open to choose a different path—for now.
Is Open-Source AI Really the Dangerous Path?
The real question for builders right now isn’t which model you’re using. Rather, it's whether you could leave for a different one, writes Raffi Krikorian.
buff.ly
Google didn't just add AI to Google Earth—it briefly turned one of the world's most trusted sources of evidence into a generator of plausible fakes. shirin anlen & Sam Gregory from WITNESS on a foreseeable fiasco, and why tech firms must consult civil society experts before launch, not after.
Google Earth AI Fiasco Underscores Why Tech Firms Must Listen to Outside Experts
It's just one more parable in a long line of product releases by AI firms with potentially dangerous consequences, write shirin anlen and Sam Gregory.
techpolicy.press
"Since 2002, more than 1,200 counties have invested more than $42 billion to expand their carceral footprints" The U.S.'s commitment to jail construction is an absolute financial and moral failure.
The Scale of Jail Construction Across the United States, 2002–2022
Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…
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"I know it’s too hot in my prison when prisoners start checking into suicide-watch cells in our medical area. People employ various excuses, but most know they do it because the infirmaries have air conditioning."
Summer Heat in Prison: Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how hot their prisons get in the summer. One prison reached 117 degrees.
prisonjournalismproject.org
Transparency is vital to protecting our civil liberties. The last thing Congress should do is give the Pentagon another excuse to withhold information from the American people.
Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from public-access laws
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
cbsnews.com
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Minneapolis City Council rejects Skydio drone contract, citing past ICE sales • Minnesota Reformer
The Minneapolis City Council declined to sign a contract Thursday with Skydio, a California-based drone company, over concerns it sold its products to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The con...
minnesotareformer.com
popularresistance.org/the-fight-ag...
The Fight Against Surveillance Cameras Is A Struggle For Democracy - PopularResistance.Org
When residents of Madison County, North Carolina, sought to speak about the county’s AI surveillance cameras at a recent Madison County Commissioners meeting, commissioner Michael Garrison’s response was simple: “You will not speak on Flock tonight.” A clip capturing Garrison’s move to prevent public comment soon went viral, resonating with others waging similar battles in their communities. This sort of democratic abuse is not unusual when it comes to the fight against Flock Safety, automated license plate readers more broadly, and other forms of surveillance.
popularresistance.org
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Urge Democrats to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...
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As soon as next week, the Senate could pass a bill that would basically greenlight Trump’s crypto corruption. Democrats can block the CLARITY Act if they act as a unified opposition, but that won’t happen unless our senators hear from us: indivisible.org/actions/stop...
At least 1.5M fewer kids are receiving SNAP after unprecedented cuts enacted last year. Now, House Rs are starting a budget process that risks more cuts & ignores the urgent need to help low-income families who are losing SNAP & can't afford groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.
cbpp.org
The deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero raise serious questions and are creating enormous fear in our communities. (1/2)
I keep seeing posts about ai models like "actually they're good at this thing now!" but once you understand that ai tools are being built by fascists in service of attacks on humanity, whether or not they can generate useable code or do basic searches kind of stops being the main question
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in Fu...
propublica.org
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Recent restrictions on the A.I. industry “are the latest instance of the White House creating its own parallel administrative state, sidestepping Congress,” David Lawrence writes. “Congress and the courts must push back.”
Opinion | This Is a Lot More Worrying Than the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Executive Power
The White House is sidestepping Congress to make huge decisions for even the most important private industries.
nyti.ms
As Children of The Hum, transmission towers had an entirely different meaning for us. What was being transmitted was the electric ley of the land, the voices and visions that The Hum contained. We tuned into the transmission, but it wasn't about power. – Tattoo Labyrinth Dave, ex-Pylon Person
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The Hum
Listen to The Hum by Rowhome Productions on Podcast Addict. The Hum is a podcast hosted by Saul Levin about who controls the future, featuring interviews with people fighting the march of AI and data centers into every aspect of our lives. The show is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions.
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Since 2021, 82 Flock contracts have been canceled across 28 US states—39 of them during the first five months of this year alone.
Nationwide Backlash Grows Against AI-Powered Flock Cameras Creeping on Americans
Since 2021, 82 Flock contracts have been canceled across 28 US states—39 of them during the first five months of this year alone.
commondreams.org
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Duluth Indivisible Monthly Meeting: A People's Forum on the Hermantown Data Center · Duluth Indivisible
**Join Duluth Indivisible for a People's Forum on the Hermantown Data Center.** Come hear from experts, not people who expect or hope to gain financially or politically from the data center developm...
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