1/ Has anyone else had a data access request answered with a deletion, a deactivation, or anything other than the data? July 17: I sent a CCPA request to a publicly traded company HQed in California. July 28: They deleted my account and marked the request fulfilled.

“The litigation has revealed a clear pattern: Uber’s lawyers scour women’s private communications, medical records, therapy notes …They grill the women about those issues, their sex lives and their behavior on the night of the incident.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...

Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

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there were not one, but two revolting state house Dems who tried to sue trans women off the ballot because they did not use their deadnames. they've both lost.

Kevin@reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 21h ago

oh, this is great to see—Liberati is a gross socially conservative dynasty pol who tried to get Whaley, a progressive, disqualified for not filing under her deadname. Harris+1.5 so she starts out favored

a lot of accounts i respect are very good with slick, overthought takes. lots of "would have beens," "could have beens" that are fantastic if you're a radio talent who needs to fill the time for their audience. we need to get resources to those who need them. i support @detentionwatchnetwork.org

NEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.

U.S. Border Patrol wants a contractor to track down deported people abroad and collect their immigration fines

The agency gave bidders three business days to compete for a first-of-its-kind contract to collect fines from people it has deported to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.

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I spend a lot of time with retired people 60+ that are pursuing their passions (painting, bird watching, pretty evergreen stuff) and want to other people interested in these things. I often suggest BlueSky to them and show them how you can follow topics, communities and lists based on interests.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · yesterday

If you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"

U.S. Revokes Visa of Top Brazilian Diplomat, Dialing Up Tensions www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/w...

Trump Administration Revokes Visa of Brazil’s Ambassador in the U.S.

The State Department has canceled the visa of the Brazilian ambassador in Washington, deepening a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

nytimes.com

If you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"

Hey guys, Perez Hilton performed self-harm and may have attempted a suicide on TikTok and screenshots are flying around, so if you are sensitive, go put "Perez Hilton" in your mutes right now.

FlockHopper does this (web or iOS app). The deflock.org site also has a fork of the same route planner, but not sure if it is in the DeFlock app as well.

FlockHopper | Flock Camera Avoidance Routing

Plan routes that avoid Flock and ALPR cameras. Explore 90,000+ surveillance cameras and build privacy-first routes across the United States.

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I'm not online enough to know who this is insulting, it just makes me think of red states not having safety nets. I also think its silly to think any vote on anything means people are acting in their best interest. Trump pulled more Medicaid voters than Harris while promising to gut Medicaid

The real impasta@therealimpasta.bsky.social · 21h ago

ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

r/privacy OP: Coaches high school sports Are Opticians getting kick backs for Meta Glasses??? Went to get an eye exam and new glasses recently and they really did a hard sell on Meta Glasses even after I told them that I coach high school sports and will be in locker rooms...

spacex tried to hush investors' worries about their ballooning capital expenditures on AI data centers, models and more. wall street wasn't buying it tonight. we'll see how it's trading tomorrow... www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/s...

SpaceX's AI spending unnerves Wall Street despite promises of quick payoff

In addressing Wall Street for the first time since SpaceX's IPO, executives tried to make the case that hefty AI investments are paying off within a year.

cnbc.com

Seems to me that the only difference between DSA and the establishment Dems is that the DSA works its ass off while establishment Dems rest on their laurels. El-Sayed will win because he did more events, and met more constituents where they are. Full stop, that’s how he did it, with a Dem message

My Dad an Air Force Veteran (Vietnam) in 2025: “Once he puts on a uniform it’s too late.”

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · yesterday

This is a man who has a hard time looking in the mirror

A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.

60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals

Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity

mediaite.com

If you think Democrats taking back the senate is out of reach because El-Sayed is winning the Michigan primary, I don't know what to tell you. There is no planet where someone as odd/off-putting as Stephens was the more electable of the two.

Stevens had a $60M to $4M spending advantage, & she fell on her face miserably. You can't make the case that she was more electable. That's absolutely ridiculous

This is like putting John Yoo in charge of representing Guantanamo detainees

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · yesterday

In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/

A former law professor dismissed for sexual harassment of his students representing children?!?!?!

Steve Held@peoplesfabric.bsky.social · yesterday

Just reading about a couple of the attorneys at this firm, this is disturbing.

Just reading about a couple of the attorneys at this firm, this is disturbing.

26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court

None of the Burke Law Group’s lawyers list immigration law as an area of expertise, per the firm’s website.

politico.com

she did all that and for what? she acted like that in public, on purpose

VoteHub@votehub.com · yesterday

Michigan U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Washtenaw County, multiple vote types: 🟣 Abdul El-Sayed – 13,843 (69.6%) 🟠 Haley Stevens – 5,674 (28.5%)

don’t give a Fuck about tech innovations. make birria tacos bigger

Damn straight, fuck tech innovation check out my Quesabirria. Bluesky the new missed connections

dissected@trepanation.bsky.social · yesterday

don’t give a Fuck about tech innovations. make birria tacos bigger

At the risk of ruining my mentions, I want to remind my centrist friends that “vote blue no matter who” also applies when Dems nominate a leftist. We need to be single focused on winning back the Senate. We cannot do that without Michigan.

It’s amazing that there’s any confusion whatsoever about why so many straight women have zero interest in dating straight men nowadays

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · yesterday

Surely someone has studied our modern epidemic of conservative men with unwashed asses.

Analysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...

The AI Demand Bubble

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Aaaaaaaand AP just called the Kansas U.S. Senate Democratic primary for Rev. Adam Hamilton, so now there is, indeed, six. Not surprising (he was breaking fundraising records), but notable all the same. (And possibly one more pastor nominee by night’s end — we’ll see.)

Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · yesterday

"Pastors in Name Only" "Wicked Witch of Woke" “I've never seen anyone commit so much blasphemy against the word of God." As pastors become Democratic nominees — at least 5 so far, and likely one more tonight — their Republican opponents are attacking their faith. religionnews.com/2026/08/04/p...

I also have a tip for all you strivers and billionaire simps out there. In the US, you are roughly 90 times more likely to be present at a mass shooting than to reach 30 million net worth. You are about 2.4 times more likely to be killed in a mass public shooting than to become a billionaire.

Kate Ross@kateross.bsky.social · yesterday

Like the 5 families in tech turning everything into a subscription so you are renting for life. Pinkerton Detective Agency still exists (by acquisition) and is currently doing everything scuttle union organizing. Amazon & more hired them. Via @kimkelly.bsky.social