Travis Nichols
@travisjnichols.bsky.social
Director of https://tinyurl.com/y2y3rkts Editor of http://bit.ly/326rRrY Author of http://bit.ly/2x7mxCB & http://bit.ly/2CO2DSi Formerly of CARE, Stand, Greenpeace, Poetry Foundation, Wave Books Poetry Bus, Seattle PI, Amherst Books, Flagpole, AHS Web
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Yes but for real who keeps beets in a dresser drawer?
China has a New Face-Renting Trend, and That's Just Where We are Right Now www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/china-r...
China’s a Rent-a-Face Market, Bullshit Data Center Proposals, and Trump Spies on Drivers’ Financial Records — Instrumental Communications
Investigations reveal covert influence networks using paid actors and AI ghost creators to push political messaging on YouTube, while marketplaces in China allow individuals to rent their faces for sy...
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This is good advice. I’m trying to proceed with the idea that this is just some kind of bookkeeping error on a certain publisher’s part but I’ve reached out to them and gotten no answer.
Travis Nichols@travisjnichols.bsky.social · 2w agoHey authors who might also have a stake in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement: How's it going? Any % disagreements with publishers?
Transformernews: What is Neuralese and Why Are People Freaking Out About It? www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/what-is...
Altman Tries Apples to Almonds AI Water Use Comparison, Elon Musk Wants Data Centers in Space, and the Pentagon Quietly Rescinds Testosterone Order — Instrumental Communications
Trump leverages federal power against domestic targets. An Atlanta judge keeps a student activist defamation suit alive, a federal judge blocks New York’s $75B Climate Superfund Act, and the Pentagon ...
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Hey authors who might also have a stake in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement: How's it going? Any % disagreements with publishers?
Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/rip-wen...
Wendell Berry Dies, Trump Loves Data Centers, & a Federal Judge Says No to Rubio Deportation Scheme — Instrumental Communications
RIP Wendell Berry. Trump pushes a rapid data center buildout as Congress and regulators face mounting backlash over rising utility bills and water use. Meanwhile, a federal judge blocks Secretary of S...
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The Washington Post: Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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Fun fact! Michael Stipe (yes, that Michael Stipe) owns Roy Cohn’s (yes, that Roy Cohn’s) personal archive. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Transformer: We’re sleepwalking into an AI surveillance dystopia www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The New York Times: The World’s Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Finds www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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The New York Times: Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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The Wall Street Journal: The Strongest El Niño in a Generation Is Wreaking Havoc on Global Economy www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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Semafor: Trump’s White House inner circle is shrinking www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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Semafor: Murphy eyes bipartisan effort on private equity in youth sports www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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The Guardian: Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’ www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/how-tru...
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies — Instrumental Communications
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 mid...
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Related: Right Wing Watchdog Sounds Alarm On The Left’s Massive "Foreign Money Pipeline" www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-n...
Travis Nichols@travisjnichols.bsky.social · 3w agoPer the NY Post, Trump is planning a "major tax crackdown" to revoke the tax-exempt status of "left-wing nonprofits." Just rumors for now, but get in touch if you want more intel OR have more intel. www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-n...
Per the NY Post, Trump is planning a "major tax crackdown" to revoke the tax-exempt status of "left-wing nonprofits." Just rumors for now, but get in touch if you want more intel OR have more intel. www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-n...
Was Hip Hop a USAID Psy-Op? Elon Musk Fanboys Think So. Also, Is the Trump Admin Set to Crackdown on Progressive Non-Profits? — Instrumental Communications
The Trump administration targets progressive nonprofits with IRS audits and terror sanctions. Meanwhile, surging AI data center demand strains the PJM grid, driving state utility fights in Georgia and...
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Right Wingers Claim Rap Music Is Dead Thanks to … Elon’s USAID Cuts www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-n...
Was Hip Hop a USAID Psy-Op? Elon Musk Fanboys Think So. Also, Is the Trump Admin Set to Crackdown on Progressive Non-Profits? — Instrumental Communications
The Trump administration targets progressive nonprofits with IRS audits and terror sanctions. Meanwhile, surging AI data center demand strains the PJM grid, driving state utility fights in Georgia and...
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MIT Hopes AI Can Help Turkeys Spot Black Swans www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/epa-giv...
Trump Admin Gives Data Centers a Pollution Pass, ICE Arrests Up, & the Babylon Bee Manifests Fascist Dreams — Instrumental Communications
The EPA moves to eliminate public input on data center pollution permits as power grid strain and water depletion transform the midterm elections. Voting rights attorneys prepare to fight federal thre...
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Right Wing Groups ALSO Dislike NSPM-7 www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/epa-giv...
Trump Admin Gives Data Centers a Pollution Pass, ICE Arrests Up, & the Babylon Bee Manifests Fascist Dreams — Instrumental Communications
The EPA moves to eliminate public input on data center pollution permits as power grid strain and water depletion transform the midterm elections. Voting rights attorneys prepare to fight federal thre...
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The New York Times: E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Data Centers www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/epa-giv...
Trump Admin Gives Data Centers a Pollution Pass, ICE Arrests Up, & the Babylon Bee Manifests Fascist Dreams — Instrumental Communications
The EPA moves to eliminate public input on data center pollution permits as power grid strain and water depletion transform the midterm elections. Voting rights attorneys prepare to fight federal thre...
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Want to see what a pro-data center "Community Engagement" guide looks like? We found one: www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/homelan...
What is Homeland Security Investigations and Why Should You Be Concerned About It, Plus Newsweek Maps AI Data Centric Elections — Instrumental Communications
Homeland Security Investigations secretly subpoenas years of labor union SEIU’s bank records. \ House Oversight Democrats probe DHS surveillance targeting Minnesota labor unions and activists. The Sup...
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Homeland Security Investigations, a division of ICE, secretly subpoenaed years of labor union SEIU’s bank records as part of Operation Puppet Master. www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/homelan...
What is Homeland Security Investigations and Why Should You Be Concerned About It, Plus Newsweek Maps AI Data Centric Elections — Instrumental Communications
Homeland Security Investigations secretly subpoenas years of labor union SEIU’s bank records. \ House Oversight Democrats probe DHS surveillance targeting Minnesota labor unions and activists. The Sup...
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A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-l...
Trump Loves AI Data Centers, Slate Wonders if the SPLC is Bad, and More — Instrumental Communications
Trump’s data center push collides with bipartisan midterm backlash as Greg Abbott and Kathy Hochul tighten rules on AI infrastructure. Also: Hakeem Jeffries meets Jared Kushner, California escalates i...
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Oilprice.com: Private Equity Is Circling Utilities as AI Reshapes the Grid www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-l...
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NYT: The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-l...
Trump Loves AI Data Centers, Slate Wonders if the SPLC is Bad, and More — Instrumental Communications
Trump’s data center push collides with bipartisan midterm backlash as Greg Abbott and Kathy Hochul tighten rules on AI infrastructure. Also: Hakeem Jeffries meets Jared Kushner, California escalates i...
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