Life since I made myself scarce here: One of my doctors told me to apply for disability last month. My housing is precarious. The job search sucks hairy ones. Weird family stuff is happening. I’ve been knitting and collaging and listening to great music as an antidote to all this.
This case is a terrifying reminder of the fact that being charged with a crime upends your life. Maria Rojas has had her midwifery license suspended, and the conditions of her bond prohibit her from working in healthcare in any capacity. Texas didn't just arrest her, they took away her livelihood.
Autonomy News@autonomynews.co · 2d ago“The problem is that there's a human being on the other end of whatever political point it is they're trying to make," said an attorney for Maria Rojas, the Texas midwife who is the first person to be prosecuted under the state's criminal abortion ban.
Exclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...
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“LEO Technologies has launched a pair of AI products that expand correctional surveillance beyond the content of incarcerated people’s communications, allowing agencies to identify speakers through voice biometrics and continuously analyze camera feeds for movements, relationships, and behavior…”
LEO Technologies extends prison surveillance from calls to voices, faces, and behavior | Biometric Update
LEO Technologies adds AI voice biometrics and video analytics to identify speakers and detect behavior, relationships and emerging threats in prisons.
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We’ve officially entered the “it only kills people with shitty immune systems” phase of the diarrhea lettuce saga
Good morning! We're back at the Capitol for another House Elections interim hearing. Apologies in advance for a long thread as I livetweet it. The video feed is having ~technical difficulties~ right now, but when it gets fixed, it will be here: house.texas.gov/videos/22741
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It’s 95F and my power has been out for an hour and a half. Welcome to Texas, where the grid doesn’t matter and lives are disposable.
Trump Hypes ‘Magnets’ After Son’s Firm Takes Stake in Rare-Earth Magnet Company
Trump Hypes ‘Magnets’ After Son’s Firm Takes Stake in Rare-Earth Magnet Company
President Donald Trump urged defense contractors to "do magnets" on Wednesday, just seven weeks after ProPublica revealed that a top White House aide intervened to help secure a $620 million Pentagon loan for a rare-earth magnet startup after Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm took a stake in the company. The post Trump Hypes ‘Magnets’ After Son’s Firm Takes Stake in Rare-Earth Magnet Company first appeared on Mediaite.
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Texas. Ken Paxton cut an Epstein-style deal for pedophile Adam Hoffman, after only 29 days, with no need to register as a sex offender. James Talarico filed a FOIA to compel Paxton to release the files. Paxton refused, telling Texans he doesn’t owe them a reason why. #Vote4Talarico
The allegedly more dignified pre-Trump Graham contributed as much to global death & destruction as he did in his Trump phase. No I don’t mourn him. But no illusions: he will be replaced by an even more devoted cog in the fascist machine.
Gee, I wonder why I have the song “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” stuck in my head?
An explosion of misinformation about Nolan Wells has spread across social media, including an AI video that used his mother's likeness to spread misinfo
Officials Seek Public’s Help in Nolan Wells Death Investigation as Misinformation Spreads
Law enforcement is requesting help from members of the public as investigators seek information on the July 4 disappearance and death of Nolan Wells.
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I really dislike feeling like I live on the sun. Texas+ being heat sensitive is icky.
Exactly. Poor kid is super upset too and all he did was ask why yellow!
Liz Sepper@lsepper.bsky.social · 4w agoWow, this is wild. Feels like FIFA making sure Argentina moves ahead
My deaf BF has taken his external CI (implants) off and is shouting at the game: “That was a fucking flip you attention whore!” so I’d say things are going swimmingly tonight.
Ah, the old “they’re distracted, do it now” routine.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4w agoUS strikes may have begun according to OSINT reports.
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Maybe England could have resisted the Viking invasions if they had had VAR
Age verification for social media is just a backdoor way of silencing progressives and members of disempowered groups. Just watch. Anything fascist meatheads don't like will magically become "pornography," even a link to an AMA report on gender affirming care discrimination in red states.
Donald Trump is mentally deranged. He’s a danger to the U.S. He’s a danger to the globe. He does not belong in this position of power—in control of the massive U.S. military—and he should be removed from office. This is not a joke. And his GOP enablers are responsible for abdicating their duty.
Data center sought millions of gallons of lake water PER DAY
Fort Worth Star-Telegram@star-telegram.com · 4w agoThe data center developer requested millions of gallons of lake water per day, but the company has not filed all the necessary paperwork.
