Eamon
@eamong.bsky.social
Director, Center for Law & Transformational Technology, @drexelklinelaw; Director @drexelelc; #buyingPhillyFutures. Alum @universityofri @phillynewtech, @ic3401
In filing charges against the man, the US Department of Justice cited a seldom-used statute.
Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone
The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.
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Many thanks to CBC Vancouver for a solid discussion on #wildfire, @mark-carney.bsky.social, and the false promise of carbon capture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tUB...
Are wildfires becoming worse?
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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"“You can’t get rid of 30 percent of your staff and expect to be functional,” says Traci DiMartini, the former IRS human capital officer who was one of the first high-ranking officials DOGE pushed out last year. “Things are starting to break.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The IRS is imploding.
The CEO says the agency is proving it's possible to have “less people and better results.”
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“As the Trump Administration threatens to withdraw from the defense of Ukraine, mocks NATO, and inflicts on weak European economies the exorbitant costs of its war on Iran, anti-Americanism is once again surging in Europe.” —Pankaj Mishra
The European Question, by Pankaj Mishra
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To be clear: what he's talking about is a limited-time "Pasta Pass" which Olive Garden sold allowing unlimited visits with unlimited pasta (& breadsticks) over a 3 month period, but which is nontransferrable. But there is no constitutional right to Fettuccine Alfredo. www.abc27.com/national/oli...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoScalise: "For God's sake -- you can't get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID! Why not be able to show a picture ID to vote?"
Triple Crown of Nerd Sports Day: Tour de France, Prefontaine Classic, and World Cup.
SEPTA - always there to kick you when your down and unavailable to help. I hope it gets properly funded so it can operate professionally during my lifetime.
“David Brody, one of the two agents, said he could not answer questions from a reporter.”
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last mo.Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
old enough to remember LP agreements that prohibited weapons investment.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2mo agoWars trigger $12bn venture capital rush into defence tech ft.trib.al/xM4qtWM
terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info
TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 3mo agoGoogle is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
Rick Rubin is really cashing in on ethically questionable startups, including OpenAI, chewing tobacco, and Polymarket.
Fox preempts prime time World Cup matches for “The Quiz with Balls”?
What are the actual rules around branding on federal property?
Kate Klonick@klonick.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt seems overnight the White House has been replaced by a Monster Energy Drink branded UFC cage
A bridge to nowhere if recent updates are any indicator.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2mo agoThe new OS follows last year’s Tahoe, which introduced the Liquid Glass redesign to MacBooks and Mac desktops.
remember when it was table stakes for presidential candidates to voluntarily release their tax returns to reinforce trust & transparency in government?
paulpro@mariopro.bsky.social · 3mo ago
Andrej Karpathy — AGI is still a decade away • "The problems are tractable, but they're still difficult”
Andrej Karpathy — AGI is still a decade away
"The problems are tractable, but they're still difficult”
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No really, I am not kidding when I say that the data broker industry must be destroyed: www.npr.org/2026/03/25/n...
Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant
Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.
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Currently under embargo on Andy Serkis's ANIMAL FARM, so I am presenting without comment some of the merch available at the official Angel Studios website.
If words are humans’ superpower, and AI is already better at using words than most humans, what does that mean for human identity? Yuval Noah Harari via @weforum.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCp...
FULL DISCUSSION: Yuval Noah Harari Warns AI Will Take Over Language, Law, and Power at WEF | AI1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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What happens when AI creates a financial product equivalent of move 37? Yuval Noah Harari on @bloomberglp.bsky.social via @weforum.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAA...
Harari and Tegmark on Humanity and AI
YouTube video by Bloomberg Live
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Amazing to see Strava run data still revealing this kind of thing (in this case, the location of France's Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier moving through the Mediterranean).
Antoine Schirer@antoineschirer.fr · 5mo ago#Stravaleaks Nous avons pu localiser en temps réel le porte-avions « Charles-de-Gaulle » en mer Méditerranée grâce à l’application de sport. ➡ tinyurl.com/3w39dfc4 Avec @asiaballuffier.bsky.social @sebastienbourdon.bsky.social @liselottemas.bsky.social.
Primer on AI Data Centers and why they pose such a risk to the global economy via Nick, Dick, and Paul Podcast w/ @paulkedrosky.com - www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
An Intro to Data Centers - The Nick, Dick and Paul Show | iHeart
<p>This week, Nick, Dick, and Paul take a closer look at the fascinating world of data centers. They check out where and why they're being built, who's investing in them, how YOU are affected by them,...
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