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Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits Contact Congress today!

Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:

Strengthen Colorado’s AI Act Powerful institutions are using automated decision-making against us. Fortunately, workers, patients, and renters are resisting. The Colorado AI Act is a good step in the right direction. Still, EFF

Colorado enacted a limited but crucial step forward against automated decision-making: the AI Act of 2024. We oppose weakening or delaying this law, and support strengthening it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Can the Government Read My Text Messages? Can the Government Read My Text Messages?

Learn how governments are able to read certain text messages, and how to ensure your messages are end-to-end encrypted on Digital Rights Bytes, our site dedicated to helping break down tech issues into byte-sized pieces. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/topics/can-...

When you ask ChatGPT a question, you're in control of the information you're sharing, EFF’s Lena Cohen told @USAToday.com, but “when you're using the Atlas browser for day-to-day tasks, it's easier to forget that all of your activity could be sent to OpenAI."
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving

This Week In Techdirt History: October 12th – 18th

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Ajit Pai put the final bullet in net neutrality and decided to move forward with unconstitutional rulemaking on Section 230, while Clarence Thomas joined the brigade of opposing 230, and Congress introduced yet…

It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.

Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.

Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!

Kazakhstan's Mangystau plateau, near the border with Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, at sunset. Layers of ancient salt deposits resemble fjords of white, pink, red and orange icing spilling into a vast gray plane

In an obscure corner of Kazakhstan, the remains of an ocean millions of years old have created probably the most surreal landscape on earth -- as captured by photographer Daniel Kordan

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We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Jane Goodall reaches out and touches a small monkey.

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

AOL ends dial-up internet service, marking the end of an era AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago.

AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago, rising to prominence particularly in the '90s and early 2000s. https://to.pbs.org/48HSOlZ

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

Physically, I’m here. Emotionally and mentally, I am also here and this is all really starting to add up.

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

YouTube video by Josh Johnson This Kind of Freedom Will Leave You Speechless

Great great great @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social on the whole Kimmel thing and the importance of fighting for free speech.

I will note that even though the first 30 minutes don't seem to be about Kimmel, they're (1) hilarious and (2) set up the Kimmel stuff... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tYd...

The dawn of the post-literate society And the end of civilisation

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Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season

If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️

Celebrities are dying to distract us from the fact that they don't matter

Report shows Manatee deaths are on the rise in Florida The report says 477 manatees have died already this year, compared to 565 in all of 2024.

A new report from the #Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has raised concerns about the number of manatees dying around the state -- the number is rising again. www.mysuncoast.com/2025/07/23/r...

#Florida's largest parent organization, @FloridaPTA , joins lawsuit asking for release of federal education funds.
“With school underway and no alternative path for timely relief, legal action has become the only remaining option to protect our students.” drive.google.com/file/d/14974...

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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Trump admin scrambles to shut down Epstein talk — but MAGA isn’t having it The Trump administration's focus on quieting the chatter about the Jeffrey Epstein files is only fueling conspiracy theories.

The Department of Justice said this week that there’s no "client list" for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and that their evidence supports that he died by suicide, but Trump’s base won’t let the story fade that easy. Conspiracy theories are only growing.

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We republished this episode on our feed just today, and I just listened to it... and, yes, it's me praising myself, but I think it's a pretty good discussion of why Bluesky and decentralization matter, and why I think decentralized systems will win out in the end. www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/t...

so I posted about the history of 4chan to all three twitter-like networks. I'm in an academic conversation on ye olde twitter, I'm in an absolutely amazing group back and forth about the history and weirdness of 2011 net and fascism on masto, and I have 2 likes here.

Photos show new paving in Everglades detention center environmental groups seek to stop • Florida Phoenix As Gov. Ron DeSantis insists the immigrant detention center in the Everglades is temporary, photos shared by an environmental law group show new construction using what appears to be asphalt. The open...

Photos show new paving in #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' Everglades concentration camp that enviro groups are trying to stop. floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/07/p... via @floridaphoenix.com

Everglades are essential for Florida's survival. Alligator Alcatraz will harm them. | Opinion President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are ignoring how vital the Everglades are to Florida's public health and economy.

Op-ed: Healthy Everglades are essential for #Florida's survival. "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center will harm them. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... via @foreverglades.bsky.social

AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."

Digital Belonging: Why Language and Locality Matter I grew up in Wales during a time when our language and culture were under pressure. That experience shaped my belief in the importance of digital spaces where people can speak their own language, c…

"The future of federated social media depends on intentional design choices that centre inclusion from the start. Language support, regional autonomy, and community-specific features are not extras, they are prerequisite for an equitable digital future."

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Largest group of flamingos in a decade spotted in Florida Everglades A photographer was taking part in an aerial bird survey via helicopter over Florida Bay when the flamingos were first spotted.

Largest flamboyance of flamingos seen in a decade, 115, spotted along the coastline of #Florida Bay in the Everglades. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/30/l... via @orlandosentinel.com