You cannot make mass surveillance "safe" or "good" by adding more guardrails. The only way to make Flock safe is to get rid of Flock. www.gpb.org/news/2026/08...

Analysis: More 'guardrails' needed to prevent police misuse of Flock cameras

Inappropriate use of Flock cameras by law enforcement officials have raised questions about how much surveillance is too much.

gpb.org

I repeat once again that uncommitted did everything right and you better learn how to respect the people involved because they're gonna keep doing everything right and moving up in the party.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 3h ago

The co-founder of the 2024 National Uncommitted Movement, Abbas Alawieh, decisively won his primary to become a State Senator in Michigan. Abbas was endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Gretchen Whitmer. Abbas Alawieh also privately met with former VP Kamala Harris last month upon her request.

I really want Francesca Hong to win the primary and the November election. But I’m already utterly exhausted gutter racism I’m seeing this election bring out from republicans and supposed democrats.

The co-founder of the 2024 National Uncommitted Movement, Abbas Alawieh, decisively won his primary to become a State Senator in Michigan. Abbas was endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Gretchen Whitmer. Abbas Alawieh also privately met with former VP Kamala Harris last month upon her request.

The media's takeaway from an El-Sayed win is the same as it would have been from a Stevens win, and the same as it will be if El-Sayed wins the general, or if he loses it: everyone, no matter who they are, needs to take several steps to the right.

Decision makers in federal, state, and local governments, along with the people charged with shepherding your retirement funds, cannot stop giving this guy as much money as they possibly can.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 23h ago

Elon is talking about using robots to build a mass accelerator on the moon in support of an economy 1000x to 1 million times the current earth economy. It's a bad sci fi novel not an earnings call.

"Archaeologists have uncovered the full floor of Lithuania’s historic Great Synagogue, revealing treasures nearly erased by Nazi and Soviet occupations." www.jta.org/2026/08/04/g...

Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius' Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Plans for the recovered ruins have sparked a debate over what should be built on the site, and who gets to decide.

jta.org

I need your help! If you have been better than me at saving/bookmarking good threads, blogs, articles etc. explaining how LLMs function scientifically or critiquing/assessing their use in a complex way (ie not just calling them “plagiarism machines,” tho I do agree), can you share your links here?

FYI Science Policy News: More U.S.-trained physicists are leaving the country, an exodus that adds to fears of a U.S. "brain drain" www.aip.org/fyi/physics-... a near-doubling of non-US citizens left the US after receiving their PhD, around 29%, in 2025 @aip.bsky.social

Physics PhDs Are Leaving the US at a Record-high Rate

The exodus of non-US citizens has “certainly” been influenced by science funding and visa policy changes under Trump, a new AIP report says.

aip.org

correct are you serious about beating fascism or not? get in, we’re beating them in november you can be mad, you can be disappointed, but at the end of the day having someone with D in any and all seats is better than having someone with an R in them

post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 8h ago

I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.

Still true btw for those who have an odd and totally not racist obsession with bringing up Dearborn or Uncommitted every day

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 4w ago

Do centrist Dems realize that the incentive structure they're establishing by admonishing one of the few major Arab American figures who unequivocally endorsed Harris despite nothing being conceded on Gaza? The lesson for those Arabs will be to uh, not do that again.

We're organizing to get money out of politics — and we are WINNING.

Healy signs PROTECT Act as ICE may expand Boston presence | Click on the image to read the full story

Healy signs PROTECT Act as ICE may expand Boston presence

ICE may expand in Boston, but city and state leaders are pushing back as Massachusetts tightens immigration enforcement rules.

wcvb.com

Attacks on trans people are never about “protecting women and girls”. They’re about policing the performance of gender

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The DSCC puts out a statement from Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand backing Abdul El-Sayed. This is the first time since 2010 that a DSCC-backed candidate lost in a primary. #MISen

What was the most important paper in energy and the environment this year? Especially economics, but also law, poli sci, etc. What was the key thing the paper told you, especially as it relates to big picture changes in society, politics, technology, and the economy? Self nominations welcome!

Universal oneness baby! All our struggles are connected, eyyyy!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

There are 6 days until polls close on August 11. This election is too important to sit back or sit out. Make your plan to vote, then send this post to three friends & make sure they have a plan to vote on or by August 11! MNVotes.org

For a chance, this isn't Cyclospora cayetanensis! It's Listeria monocytogenes, just to keep things interesting

monkeyrotica@monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 8h ago

BREAKING: Diarrhea Peaches to open for Diarrhea Lettuce, Diarrhea Planet, Dismemberment Band. www.thehealthy.com/news/peach-r...

“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide the Existence of Flock

“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."

404media.co

So greatful for @drtomori.bsky.social and her work in this space! Critically important.

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing@hopkinsnursing.bsky.social · yesterday

A crisis can change everything for a family, including how they feed their youngest members. Cecília Tomori, PhD explains what new research reveals about U.S. preparedness for infant and young child feeding in emergencies. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926003353

Scientists sail to Greenland to study melting ice sheets www.bbc.com/news/article... 🧪 🦑 🌍️

Scientists sail to Greenland to study melting ice sheets

A Cambridge scientist is leading the pioneering study into the impact of melting glaciers on our oceans.

bbc.com

my mom just asked me if my NAS is like "data centers" and after i explained how small-form personal servers worked, she said "okay, that's fine. but if the water bill starts going up, we're going to city council." my mother is 60. yall, AI is so cooked

As @katemanne.bsky.social notes, it's reinforcing male entitlement to female deference. If men wallow in AI porn and bots saying "yes, sir," all day, they may react poorly when real women say no. It could lead to violence. katemanne.substack.com/p/a-culture-...

A Culture Hooked on Generative AI is a Culture that Misses Female Sycophants

And we have missed a central reason why AI is a feminist issue

katemanne.substack.com

You will be surprised to learn that I do not believe there is a “moral imperative“ to teach educators about AI.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8h ago

“Teaching educators about AI is a ‘moral imperative’, said Randi Weingarten, the AFT president.” “And without outside funding, it was a choice between taking big tech’s money or doing nothing, she said.”

One of my new charming behaviors is I will slowly and deliberately place my airpods in my ears when people refuse to honor my request to leave me alone.

I’ve been screening our documentary with organizing communities in the South. So far, the organizers mention data centers first at every single event. From racial justice orgs to old school activists who don’t usually think about tech policy. This has legs.

I published this in 2024 but I hear folks are craving reading lists, so here’s another.

Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you work on anything related to visual culture & want a primer on major issues emerging from the implementation of AI in this realm, here's a syllabus I wrote, structured around 7 terms: bias, extraction, augmentation, operation, so-called, categorization, power. www.artnews.com/list/art-in-...