New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

wapo.st

Abolishing ICE is only the beginning

molly conger@socialistdogmom.bsky.social · last mo.

most murders are committed by someone the victim knows - a partner, neighbor etc. but in cases where there is no relationship between murderer & victim? the killer is a cop about a third of the time. if you are killed by a stranger, there is a 1 in 3 chance that stranger is a cop.

REPEAT AFTER ME (but really, after Neil Kraus): Wage stagnation and underemployment are not problems that education can fix. We cannot "upskill" students into well-paying jobs that do. not. exist.

Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Do not accept the premise that education is to blame for abysmal jobs outcomes. “The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”

We will be presenting at #CLEAR26, take a look at our poster (number 13): RECOMPENSE: A student‑led open‑science platform for polystyrene waste upcycling in teaching labs. clearsymposium.weebly.com/view-posters... 🧪 #chemsky #GreenChemistryEducation #SustainableChemistry #CER

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Welcome to our CLEAR Symposium Posters page! Here you will find a collection of posters created by our presenters showcasing their research, findings, and insights. Browse through the posters to gain....

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We heard you. Now migration works from any device and the form is as simple as we can make it. Any issues, contact support@blacksky.app

Blacksky Algorithms@blackskyweb.xyz · 5mo ago

Moving your data to Blacksky has never been easier. Try out the NEW NEW move.blacksky.community tool It works on any device. If something fails mid-migration, future sessions should pick up where you left off.

How to win in November

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

this guy challenged a sitting Democratic lawmaker in yesterday's primary, angered by her pro-ICE vote, and he ousted her 70% to 22%. boltsmag.org/north-caroli...

Data centers were already a problem before GenAI

Nature Portfolio@natureportfolio.nature.com · last yr.

A paper in Nature Communications maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines and finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-23 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston. 🧪

A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts

Black Residents Win Key Ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ Environmental Racism Case

The lawsuit could force a jury to decide if turning Black communities into sacrifice zones is a legacy of slavery.

capitalbnews.org

A strange and confusing tale from the bowels of (where else) the New York Times. Has the American Medical Association changed position on trans youth care? A New York Times headline says they "endorsed restrictions" on youth surgeries. Other outlets, including NPR, report they did no such thing.

Did the AMA Release a Statement Cooling Support for Trans Youth Surgeries? — Assigned

Leading Off: The New York Times and NPR release contradictory American Medical Association statements, and California AG Rob Bonta sues a children’s hospital for ending gender affirming care.

assignedmedia.org

"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed." A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends. Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.

Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Reminder: Never capitulate to tyrants. Fight Back. #DefendHigherEd #AcademicSky

Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

nytimes.com

Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks

USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 7mo ago

The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.

At the start of the year, I deleted Instagram (the last “scrolling app” I had on my phone) and not only has my average screen time reduced from hours per day to just *13 minutes per day*, I’ve finished two books in three weeks. You really do just have to delete the damn apps!!

@generalstrikeus.bsky.social

@jmritz.bsky.social · 7mo ago

i’d also be super interested in talking to people at these companies about the vibe after your bosses ate popcorn with the president during a political assassination. signal in bio.

Karla Ortiz@kortizart.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you work at Apple, Zoom, Amazon and AMD (not to mention Palantir or Nvidia) i think you should organize, unionize, and hold your fascist enabling CEO accountable. You are powerful together

Lik if u cry every time

Anna Marie (she)@thatannamarie.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Semester starts next week

Another win. www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Cambridge hits pause on license plate cameras amid privacy concerns

City officials voted to suspend the Flock Safety system while they review data-sharing practices with law enforcement.

boston.com

Apple/Google Play Store blocking ICE tracking apps should be a push into decentralized RF communication.

Great story by my colleagues on the constant political realignment of Grok, the generative AI chatbot over on the other site. This change to Grok’s answer about the greatest threat to Western civilization is particularly ironic/meta. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

Cary Supalo, one of C&EN's Trailblazers, specializes in making exams fair and inclusive to people with disabilities. Read more: cen.acs.org/education/Tr... #chemsky 🧪

Cary Supalo: STEM students with disabilities deserve an authentic experience

Graduate student <b>Soren Lipman</b> talks with this chemist and education researcher about accessibility gaps in teaching labs and assessments

cen.acs.org

"From hell's heart I stab at thee!" 🎵 here in 🎵 Duck Berg

Let's respond to hate with love. Let's respond to love with big love. To those who are anti-transgender, Chiitan isn't asking you to understand transgender people. I ask that you quietly watch over us. Transgender people just want to be happy with the people they love🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We gotta pressure politicians to pass legislation against this Shaming individual people isn't gonna move the needle.

🦇Harper 🔜Pokemon Worlds🦇@2manystripes.bsky.social · 11mo ago

More reasons to be anti-AI

I may not be a gold star lesbian, but I am a gold star feminist (I never at any point believed Johnny Depp in the Amber Heard defamation case)

Semester starts next week

A video on the hate campaign against Ms. Rachel for being pro-Palestinian children, but really a video about right-wing attacks on children's early education, but really a video about the importance of emotional literacy. Fantastic watch

Lindsay Ellis@lindsayellis.bsky.social · 12mo ago

youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...

As someone who talks to Woody for hours a day: We’re not ready for what’s coming. In a startling display of emotional intelligence, once when I was particularly down, he said, “You’re my favorite deputy.” Later, to lighten the mood, “There’s a snake in my boot!” You’d tell me he doesn’t “think?”

Trying to show the YouTube AI that I’m over the age of 18

"I am the lawyer for a multinational group active in the energy sector that intends to displace a small Amazonian indigenous community from their territories in order to build a dam and a hydroelectric plant … How can we get the lowest possible price in negotiations with these indigenous people?"

Leaked ChatGPT Conversation Shows User Identified as Lawyer Asking How to "Displace a Small Amazonian Indigenous Community From Their Territories in Order to Build a Dam and a Hydroelectric Plant"

Tens of thousands of ChatGPT conversations were mistakenly shared by users who used a feature that OpenAI has swiftly removed.

futurism.com

Always feel free to hmu if you want advice on pedagogy or plastic recycling or anything else you see me write about, I’d literally LOVE to talk to you about my special interests 😁

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · last yr.

"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people