Dr J. Rosenbaum
@jrosenbaum.com.au
Artist and researcher working with AI perceptions of gender. PhD, nerd, muso, they/them pronouns 🏳️⚧️🇦🇺 links page at minxdragon.com
"You should be able to live a regular, dignified life in your gender except where I deem otherwise" is a hell of a take
Mark Wahlberg could have prevented this
CSketch@csketch.bsky.social · yesterdayOh my god I think I found the video.
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'The NHS could not function without the skill, dedication and compassion of healthcare workers from across the world' www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients
Survey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staff
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
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Japanese engineers develop a technique to recover and recycle 90% of Lithium from old EV batteries.
Scientists recover 90% of lithium from old batteries — here's why it matters
A metals plant in Tsuruga of the Fukui Prefecture has positioned itself as a major player in the battery recycling industry by achieving near-record levels of lithium recovery.
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It is about time, I hope this echoes to other places like the GDPR did.
European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 4d ago🔹 AI-generated media, ‘deepfakes’ must be clearly labelled as such 🔸Chatbots and virtual agents must explicitly state they aren't human 🔹You must be told when AI is actively analysing you, like biometrics, emotion tracking → link.europa.eu/gTvhRX
As of today, the use of AI becomes more transparent in the EU. Here’s how EU law makes sure AI works for you, in full openness ↓
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Bought myself a treat in a whim and this is autistic joy right here. The ears are squishy, there are thumb loops. It is big and comfy and I feel very gender and autistic and cute. 🦝 Crossposted with @openvibe.social
"I identify as" - the joke is that trans people are faking it. "my pronouns are" - the joke is that trans people are faking it. non-passing jokes - the joke is that trans people are faking it. Trans women in sports jokes - the joke is always that trans women aren't women.
This policy would directly lead to physical abuse of disabled and neurodivergent children. Tell your friends. I'm absolutely serious.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d agoACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on 'little shits'
Love has never needed permission from labels 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 My emptiness of gender lets me see that clearly. Anxiety tightens around transgender lives right now. Why must their chosen bonds still pass through someone else’s gate? Why is the soul they claim treated as a request instead of a right?
This isn't just my state, this is my fucking district. Columbia is a college town, it is one of the few blue spots in an otherwise benighted state.
Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · last wk.The Missouri Attorney General is threatening librarians with arrest over an LGBTQ+ story hour for kids, suggesting that a picture book about gay dinosaur dads is "pornography." The Secretary of State says he'll pull funding if the event happens, citing the state's new age verification law.
Yes. Don't invest in the people invested in you never being enough.
G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 3d agoThere is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.
“In our capacity as academics, perhaps the most radical thing we can do is our job itself. How can anybody in their right mind notice the growing damage to universities & instead of stand against this, facilitate the destruction of expertise, of learning skills, and of academic integrity?”
Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 3d agoIf useful, here's my attempt to process my feelings about how I feel sadly kinda — or rather very — sick from all this AI fascist nonsense as an academic. 😶🌫️ I'd be pleased if even one person finds something useful because there's something to be said for processing this all together, so, um, enjoy?
There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.
Also I don't want to see 12 year olds playing viticulture or power grid thanks. Just let people enjoy things.
This is how I read this article:
No No No Cat
ALT: No No No Cat
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Feena van@feenavan2099.bsky.social · 4d ago"The FBI office in charge of maintaining the terrorist watch list is seeking an artificial intelligence system for pre-crime policing, according to procurement documents obtained by Reason."
A dystopia so shitty you could mistake it for an attempt to recreate Minority Report or Psychopass
Feena van@feenavan2099.bsky.social · 4d ago"The FBI office in charge of maintaining the terrorist watch list is seeking an artificial intelligence system for pre-crime policing, according to procurement documents obtained by Reason."