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Is there some sort of race to see which company can ruin their entire business model and decimate their user base the fastest for the AI grift, or something...?

04.03.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Young boy lying down, wearing a face mask and a black shirt, appearing distressed with his hand on his head.

Young boy lying down, wearing a face mask and a black shirt, appearing distressed with his hand on his head.

Young boy crying with a mask hanging below his chin. He is lying on a bed wearing a black shirt and pulling at a blanket.

Young boy crying with a mask hanging below his chin. He is lying on a bed wearing a black shirt and pulling at a blanket.

My child Ahmad is suffering nonstop πŸ’” Every moment is harder than the last, the pain is tearing his body apart, and my heart is breaking for him every second. We haven’t been able to do the MRI yet. Only Β£70 remains to save his life πŸ˜­πŸ™
Please help him before it’s too late
chuffed.org/project/mahm...

03.03.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 16
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Black Kos: White women have to step up to other white women! by Denise Oliver-Velez, Black Kos Editor Unfortunately, white men are not our only obstacle to defeating the madness of what is going on, and has been going on in this country for hundreds of years.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

04.03.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thread.😑

03.03.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

UPDATE: there’s an entry about the rat hole of Chicago!!!!!! This book is incredible!!!!!!!!!

03.03.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

"Gender non-conforming children continue to get the strong impression… that they’d be better off being something other than what they are.”

Like: yes! True. It's impressed upon them over & over again they should better conform to their gender assigned at birth. With social consequences!

03.03.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey! Brand new, free and exclusive music just for you! Sleep's Older Sister is a preview from our upcoming album THE WORLD IS TO DIG. Respectful request--please spread the word. Not on streaming sites, but for everyone at www.TMBGshop.com.

03.03.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

American publishing regularly punishes women in their 50s by simply not interviewing them for new jobs in the way @saribotton.bsky.social describes here. So it’s great revenge that she launched Oldster magazine on her own, now with 70k subscribers.

03.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 289    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

folks, please turn on the reminder that tells you if you've added alt text before you hit post

too often, I want to reskeet something, but it has no alt text, so I don't

sometimes I'll add alt-text myself in a quote-skeet, but I don't always have time for allat, and would like to just hit reskeet!

03.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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Opinion | When the Vibe Is Off, Trust Your Instinct Shanina Carmichael writes about how people need to trust their instinct and leave problematic situations more often.

OPINION: "I know that it is much easier to ignore when "the vibe is off" than it is to ignore acknowledgement of spiritual misalignment," Shanina Carmichael writes.

www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-when...

03.03.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I went to my oral surgeon yesterday and was happy that the assistant was masking up. Pointing to my own mask, I said thanks for wearing one; they responded that since being required to wear one in 2020, they realized it helped them prevent catching other illnesses and now always wear one at work.

03.03.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

03.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 4

If they had DEI they’d know it was TargΓ©t not Tarzhay

03.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3625    πŸ” 589    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 15
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Death to prediction markets profiting on war | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, that time the U.S. pushed Iran regime change in 1953

Is there anything more disgusting than war? Yes...ghouls making hundreds of thousands of $$$ betting on when bombs will blow up girls schools of hospitals.

What's worse about Polymarket, Kalshi, etc. - the immorality, or the insider trading? Ban them!

My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

03.03.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 378    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

If @willbunch.bsky.social wrote it, you should read it.Β©

03.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEmployees in Kenya doing AI "annotation" told the journalists that they've seen people nude, using the toilet and engaging in sexual activity, along with credit card numbers and other sensitive information.”

03.03.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Sarah Kendzior Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Calculated Iran Move
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show Sarah Kendzior Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Calculated Iran Move

"Trump has no ideological commitment. He likes his foreign policy 'one and done': kidnap Venezuela's prez, drop a MOAB on Afghanistan. He sees it like reality TV: these are plot twists in his season finales. I’m worried the war on Iran is a series finale β€” for Earth."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zobD...

03.03.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

And there it is.

03.03.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. β€” Assigned A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.

This story, from @natezuke.bsky.social, is absolutely wild. A trans woman who never changed her gender marker was issued a letter invalidating her license. At the DMV they cut up her license, which had an "M" marker.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

03.03.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3379    πŸ” 1542    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 254
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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

The document shows in stark terms the power, and potential risk, of online advertising data and how it can be leveraged by government agencies for surveillance purposes.

ICE also recently said in public procurement documents it was interested in sourcing more β€œAd Tech” data for its investigations.

03.03.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

This sort of information is a β€œgoldmine for tracking where every person is and what they read, watch, and listen to,” Johnny Ryan, director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) Enforce, which has closely followed the sale of advertising data, told 404 Media in an email.

03.03.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations.

This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.

03.03.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1977    πŸ” 1311    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 155

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02.03.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 619    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7
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Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for actions during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.

The use of a chemical irritant by Greg Bovino is among 17 instances of β€œpotential unlawful behavior” by federal agents in Minnesota currently being investigated for criminal charges, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said.

02.03.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 694    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 19

its probably fine that gambling on news and tragedies is becoming ingrained into daily life

02.03.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

"Whether it’s buying groceries, opening your front door, or attending a sports game, the current lack of regulation over biometric surveillance technology is...defying basic Constitutional principles and putting New Yorkers at risk." @nyclu.org's Medha Raman

02.03.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How The U.S. And Israel Tried -And Failed- To Foment A Rebellion In Iran Before The War. The U.S. And Israel Tried To Foment Rebellion In Iran, They Failed.

the307.substack.com/p/how-the-us...

02.03.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Mayor Mamdani twists a confetti popper with two other attendees at the Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.

Mayor Mamdani twists a confetti popper with two other attendees at the Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.

Four Lunar New Year Parade and Festival attendees sit side by side.

Four Lunar New Year Parade and Festival attendees sit side by side.

A Lunar New Year Parade and Festival attendee looks at the camera from under a yellow and red decoration.

A Lunar New Year Parade and Festival attendee looks at the camera from under a yellow and red decoration.

Mayor Mamdani waves from behind a banner surrounded by others while walking in the Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.

Mayor Mamdani waves from behind a banner surrounded by others while walking in the Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.

Scenes from the 28th annual Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse.Β Beautifully hosted by Better Chinatown USA.

02.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1033    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

My heart breaks for the United States service members killed. My heart breaks for the innocent Iranian schoolgirls killed.

Every child is a parent’s entire universe.

#NoWarWithIran

02.03.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
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Eisenhower

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