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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

“The Synthesis: Valerie Veatch Connects AI and Eugenics in ‘Ghost in the Machine’ | International Documentary Association”

https://www.documentary.org/column/synthesis-valerie-veatch-connects-ai-and-eugenics-ghost-machine

> The truth is, it’s not filmmaking. It is not an intentional production of images, which is what we do. It’s the racist, sexist hallucinations of a dataset. And since I started making the film, the integration of generative AI into every piece of software that we have is shocking

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

go on then, extended my @omgdotlol for 5 years :prami_happy:

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nemo@mas.to (":awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉") wrote:

Signal President Meredith Whittaker warns AI agents embedded in OSes are eroding end-to-end encryption's real-world security, despite its mathematical soundness. With root-like access to messages & data, they bypass E2EE isolation—urgent rethink needed! 🔒🤖❌
https://cyberinsider.com/signal-president-warns-ai-agents-are-making-encryption-irrelevant/
#AI #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Newz #Signal

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neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

Just made several big updates to NeatIRC, our home-grown IRCv3 web client! It’s still glitchy and missing key features, but it’s nicer than it was a couple of months ago. Currently hard-wired to irc.social.lol, but if you’re an omg.lol member you can give it a spin! https://neatirc.social.lol

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

Mozilla in shambles!

#AISkillsHub

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

Dante's Slop
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/28/the-five-levels/

jwz wrote:

Hey, if you have felt inspired by the community on display in Minnesota, and you want to watch some movies that preach the opposite of that, that people are fundamentally monsters and that there's nothing wrong with stepping on someone's face if it gets you into the lifeboat one second faster, watch "Greenland (2020)" and "Greenland 2 (2025)". Also bad physics and worse geography. If that's also your jam.

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JauntyArt@crispsandwi.ch ("Jaunty Art") wrote:

Together Forever*
Caveat Frog

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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Adam Parkhomenko") wrote:

Seems like a good video for his trial

Attachments:

• video: 14168e1a9fe339e7.mp4

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skinnylatte@hachyderm.io ("Adrianna Tan") wrote:

Oh great TB is back

https://www.ktvu.com/news/tb-outbreak-archbishop-riordan-high-school

#SanFrancisco

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uselaine.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Elaine") wrote:

Aw, I missed this news. Last year's was the final Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. You would have to be good, to be bad enough.

Home | The Bulwer-Lytton Ficti...

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

reading: "The Results are In: a Whopping 90% of Voters on DuckDuckGo Don’t Want AI"
https://theinternet.review/2026/01/28/results-are-in-90-percent-dont-want-ai/

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Now *this* is how you write a headline about these people:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-pitches-a-kinder-gentler-ice-wilding-spree-as-his-top-fluffers-fight-amongst-themselves/sharetoken/67f818ad-7dc5-4c9e-ba8a-ab80e0be7c4b

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drahardja@sfba.social ("Dave Rahardja") wrote:

Here’s the video.

#Batman #sfba

Attachments:

• video: A man in a Batman costume forcefully addresses a panel of city council inside Santa Clara city hall.

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drahardja@sfba.social ("Dave Rahardja") wrote:

A man dressed in a Batman costume lambasted #SantaClara city council for not making a firmer stand against ICE during Super Bowl weekend.

Legend.

#sfba #fuckICE

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-council-ice-super-bowl-21320703.php

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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

“WA Senate passes bill barring masked law enforcement” https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-senate-passes-bill-barring-masked-law-enforcement/

The feds will sue if/when state enforces a law like this against them. But every state should pass such a law. The American Civil War II demands legislation like this from every state committed to fighting Republican Fascism.

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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Pathetic Democratic leadership tells members of Congress to be chickenshits and not go to Minneapolis to support the people standing up to Trump's fascist goons.

https://archive.ph/jQH9B

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claytoncubitt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Clayton Cubitt") wrote:

Better yet: the head-exploding collars from The Running Man. Your bodycam gets enough down votes and pop goes the weasel

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ux34natbhxube3xgdu3rhf45/post/3mdg35f7xzk2v

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ComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

We know what'll happen when Dems take back the White House. They'll use racial fears to increase police spending.

Biden did it:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57589416

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

We had the defund the police talk already. Dems made their decision. We didn't even get that shitty reform bill passed.

2021—https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/politics/defund-the-police-democrats

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

We had the qualified immunity talk already. Dems made their decision. There is no magical number of murdered bodies that will change their mind.

2021—https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/17/lawmakers-immunity-police-reform-talks-505671

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

1. US government does something terrible.
2. People are outraged.
3. People start posting one weird trick think pieces on how Dems can fix it.
4. A Democrat says justice will be served.
5. People are less outraged.
6. 2-3 years later, 200 word, page-10 write-up about how justice was not served.
7. US government does something terrible.
8. People are--

What would you from the day after George Floyd's murder say to you today knowing how nothing was done? I think 2020 me would be devastated.

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I remember when Teslas were cool AF, back when the CEO was only vaguely embarrassing. Boy that seems like a long time ago now.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@verge/post/DUEalbcEos9

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mcnado@mstdn.social ("McNadoMD") wrote:

Chuck Schumer is working towards some waffle bullshit “compromise” where ICE pinky promises to be less nazi-ish, and taxpayers cough up another $10 billion to fund the guys beating the fuck out of people and shooting people on the street.

Chuck Schumer is a fucking coward, a collaborator, and an accomplice.

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uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

Although not in use since the 1970s, the road is still visible.#Iceland #Reykjavik #photography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #abandoned #winter #grass #bridge

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w27jf74rgozykuyl63ji7wbv/post/3mdgrarzsts2v

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buherator@infosec.place wrote:

"Reverse engineering my cloud-connected e-scooter and finding the master key to unlock all scooters" by Rasmus Moorats

https://blog.nns.ee/2026/01/06/aike-ble/

jwz wrote:

Coyote who swam to Alcatraz gets much fatter on prison island diet: It's a 1.25-mile journey from Aquatic Park through frigid, current-swept waters to reach the tourist attraction. [...] Aidan Moore, who works for Alcatraz City Cruises, said the coyote...
https://jwz.org/b/yk2i

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codl@chitter.xyz wrote:

the existence of the kraft single suggests that of the kraft EP. kraft LP. kraft live concert recording. kraft best of collection

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/115975407195854929

Too many people are still stuck in the denial stage of the five stages of grief. I have empathy for those people. But time is running out. If we don't all get on the same page of reality, we'll never get anything done.