Kevin McShea

@kevinmcshea.bsky.social

Oregon http://freedemocracy.blogspot.com/

The Dem messaging on AI sucks (to the extent we have any). Yes, data centers are bad. Yes, AI is causing job losses. But here’s the thing: AI exists to learn how to separate YOU from your money. It figures out what you are willing to pay for anything, and jacks up the price to ensure you

An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. (Published May)

This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.

Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...

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