In theory, the moral clarity and steadfastness demonstrated in this statement condemning Israel’s war crimes should be the bare minimum. But in the meantime, Mamdani is a giant among cowardly politicians.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w ago

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

more serious Odyssey opinion: leaning into the religious significance of the Trojan horse strategy (and the hospitality as central to civilization theme) was a good choice by Nolan and friends artistically and politically. strongest condemnation of our present era I'd expect from a mass market film

ICE is quietly arresting more people than ever. After months of releasing no detention data at all, the new numbers show a record 1,474 arrests a day in early July, the highest daily pace of the entire Trump administration. 🧵 austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-quietl...

ICE Quietly Arresting More People Than Ever According to Latest Data

NEW DATA ALERT 🚨 After months of data silence, ICE's new numbers show 65,765 people in immigration detention, deportations near 1,250 a day, and arrests now at 1,473 a day.

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I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:

I love that the brilliant minds of the great state of Idaho couldn't find any other way to protect children - they simply HAVE TO bully trans children until they can't take it anymore. What other choice is there when there are showers without curtains at schools? What are you gonna... add curtains?

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · 3w ago

I don't think we should mince words. Transphobia and hatred killed May Pollard. The Idaho legislature killed her as surely as if they'd pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Anti-trans laws were the gun. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson: "Magic happens when we create inviting, people-centered public spaces — a car-free Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, our new Waterfront Park, Seattle Center — and give people reasons to gather and shop there. Let’s do more of this across neighborhoods citywide..."

Seattle, the World Cup brought possibility. Let's build on it | Op-Ed, Mayor Katie Wilson

Seattle’s World Cup revealed something else, something many of us knew, despite the persistent voices pushing narratives of decline. Seattle is a great city.

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A cop in Wisconsin used Flock to search his ex’s license plate information 200 times. Months later, the officer assigned to investigate him was criminally charged for doing the same thing. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk people

Advocates say it's too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology.

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OpenAI employees pushed for the company to inform Canadian police about a user they thought would engage in real-world violence months before the person did just that, killing eight people in a horrific attack in Tumbler Ridge. The company only reached out to police after the shooting had occurred.

Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago

The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

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They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.

we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind

i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 7mo ago

Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.

There were congressional hearings over if violence in video games was allowing Satan into children's bedrooms

public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 7mo ago

i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides

How is this not armed robbery?

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻@longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

“Like prime, but with human beings”

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“Like Prime, but with human beings.”

🇸🇩The death toll from widely reported RSF drone strikes on kindergarten & other sites in South Kordofan last week has risen to at least 114 people killed, including 63 children, according to head of WHO. WHO said a strike hit the kindergarten, & at least 3 strikes hit nearby Kalogi Rural Hospital...

Nobody: What can be said about Marjorie Taylor Greene Me: I’m no gynecologist but I know a dried out old cunt when I see one

Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.

Seems like every tech bro at a certain point is just like "yeah we don't have to pretend we care about humanity anymore"

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 8mo ago

Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business

Rockstar co-founder and former Grand Theft Auto writer Dan Houser has likened AI to mad cow disease, and claimed that humanity is being pulled in a direction “by a certain group of people who maybe aren't fully rounded humans.” https://bit.ly/4pDEfoN

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling” Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”

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'Kill Them All' Sums Up Trump's Policies Perfectly

The Pentagon is under fire after a bombshell report on a boat attack, Border Patrol heads to Louisiana, and the death toll from Israel's genocide in Gaza surpasses 70,000.

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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."

'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People

"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."

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Elon Musk isn't just a fascist because he does nazi salutes. He comes from a legacy of white supremacists and has teamed up with other billionaires like Peter Thiel to enact a technocracy over western civilization unless they're stopped

Pal-Awda NY/NJ, a Palestinian rights organization in the US, says a real-estate event scheduled for Tue., Dec. 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in Manhattan is attempting to market land in occupied Palestinian territory — a practice prohibited under international law and part of ongoing settlement expansion...

"I need to stand up in front of my UofT graduate students.. and undergraduate students in my Climate 101 course and explain this track record of backtracking on climate policy from the last six months: Would you like to come to speak to my class to explain this, Mark Carney?"