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Rt. Hon. Rakesh

@densaer.bsky.social

Digital humanitarian. Disaster nerd. Ex-USAID BHA (purged). Pun connoisseur. Dad. Dork. Staring at trees in the PNW

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Oh, as a fan of the series… β™₯️

05.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A β€œspecial military operation” lol. Straight out of the Russian playbook?

03.03.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Again, these authorities are the same ones the NSA strategically reinterpreted commonly understood words to mean very different things in order to enable mass surveillance. And OpenAI's agreement is "sure, yeah, obey those same authorities."

01.03.2026 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OpenAI posted the terms of the deal. Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance. EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.

openai.com/index/our-ag...

01.03.2026 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2645    πŸ” 1163    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 73

I was cut from USAID and landed somewhere else. Some of my new colleagues have asked what it was like at that time.

I could have written this article. I don’t know the author, but his story resonates with my own.

21.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œAI” could be a post-it note saying, β€œdo layoffs”.

20.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Absolutely love this video of two 50 y-o women attempting every Winter Olympic sport (and laughing throughout). This is the #Joy we need to cultivate in our lives.
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...

18.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 586    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 9
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

17.02.2026 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 21765    πŸ” 7745    πŸ’¬ 299    πŸ“Œ 637
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.

It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

14.02.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1272    πŸ” 530    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 55

Yuuuck.

13.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think people are way more sensitive to how this could be easily repurposed or abused. I wonder why this didn’t come up in the feature design review? (Rhetorical)

13.02.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a way easier time explaining gender and identify to my kids than bigotry. I still can’t explain that, tbh πŸ’―

10.02.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also true for Kendrick last year as well. I think haters just have an identity that craves the outrage

10.02.2026 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The famous Batman of San Jose makes an appearance!

09.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many of the ads last night were for scams: AI scams, crypto scams, online betting. Things that insult the interests of the viewer for impact.

Can we just see ads for real products and things people would actually want? (I miss when it was mostly car ads I guess)

09.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β™₯️

I got that reference. πŸ¦„

09.02.2026 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't stop thinking about how incredible the Bad Bunny halftime show was, and I haven't even heard him before today.

What an amazing performance, and what a beautiful celebration of love.

09.02.2026 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1366    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 0
Super Bowl champs Seattle Seahawks logo

Super Bowl champs Seattle Seahawks logo

09.02.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My kids are now wondering what evil thing Salesforce has done because they’re using Mr Beast.

My kids have no idea about CRM but they have an immediate aversion to Mr Beast and anything he represents.

09.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whaaat? An actual touchdown!

09.02.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d not heard of Bad Bunny until relatively recently but man that halftime was bumpin.

More of this America, pls.

09.02.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t get why they’re blowing the at horn.

09.02.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My kid pointed it out to me. I missed it in the moment too!

09.02.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The coca-cola polar bears doing the Coldplay thing is a brilliant Pepsi ad.

09.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have never seen Linux explicitly represented at the Super Bowl before, tbh

09.02.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Green Day has been on already. They were part of the pregame.

08.02.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love our folks in uniform, but someday we should honor librarians and teachers similarly.

Like a synchronized library-cart demonstration during the national anthem or something.

National security also includes intellectual and academic security.

08.02.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TY!

08.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is β€œlift every voice and sing” typically a part of the Super Bowl?

08.02.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

…but he’s an American?

08.02.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0