Arnoud Traa

i’ve wondered whether the traditional tactic of peaceful resistance to shock the conscience of observers who see nonviolence met with force is still possible in a media environment where only novelty can get the attention of the people you need to be shocked, and portland seems to have an answer

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#NickClegg : “Quite a lot of voices [artists] say: ‘You can only train on my content, if you first ask’.
And I have to say that strikes me as somewhat implausible because these systems train on vast amounts of data.”

Nope not implausible at all… it is the law.

Artists never asked for #AI ‘art’

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

Right in the feels #boc #olson

Thorny questions hit European Commission over proposal for surveillance of uploads and encrypted messages | Fortune Europe New reports suggest AI-touting nonprofit Thorn had a hand in developing the EU's proposed anti-CSAM law.

Germany (amongst others) has to veto #chatcontrol from being made law in the #EU. This is just a commercial enterprise by #thorn cloaked as a sincere idea. We need #privacy online and #encryption is essential.

Write to your representatives!

fightchatcontrol.eu

fortune.com/europe/2023/...

Dank voor de goede organisatie van de Rode Lijn demonstratie door alle vrijwilligers, medewerkers, hulpdiensten! De sfeer was super gemoedelijk ondanks de gedeelde pijn.

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

Spot on this one: donate please!

„The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device.“

sorry but after an update the software you used to use to type now requires you describe to it what words you want it to try to write. they will be wrong, but this is important for the product to learn from your corrections, because you now volunteer for their business. also all your other software.

Hi!

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.

Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.

We have been sent here to fight for people.

Is Larry Ellison building a MAGA media empire? The 81-year-old Oracle founder could have influence or ownership control over CBS, CNN, HBO and TikTok if all goes his way.

www.newsweek.com/larry-elliso...

edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/e...

So i’m hoping for this to get debunked, but orange buffoon announces a 100% tarrif on foreign film AND at the same time Oracles Ellison is trying to buy more streaming giants (HBO). This cannot be a coincidence. Netflix has a large foreign TV portfolio and this a shot at the bow. Pay or get bought.

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Deel even, zodat iedereen deze afgrondelijke kwaadaardigheid kan zien.

It felt like seeing Fight Club in terms of excitement and humor, it was a bit of Kill Bill minus the gore and intermissions, a bit of The clusterfuck scene in Burn after reading, and soo many other great films: but it is also packed with sincerity about GOP immigration politics, how terrible that is

It’s the most exciting film i’ve seen in a loooong time. Sure there are other great films (i’m still here, is one of those).
But this has all my boxes ticked: it is a brutal assessment of revolutionaries AND white supremacists, it is funny as hell, the sound design music is good at keeping pace… etc

The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.

Using an emergency declaration, Trump’s timber production executive order would ease environmental protections so as to greatly expand logging in the national forests.

A report from our friends at @highcountrynews.org:

I have to disagree with you, this I a false dichotomy- argument. Why can’t one be critical of something one is a part of?
I think it is smart to post on this doom scrolling- text platform, because this is the place where it originates and most likely will get most of it’s early adopters from.

A protest sculpture depicting Trump with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared briefly on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., bearing the caption “Best Friends Forever.” (This photo was shared with us the piece was installed by an anonymous artist collective.)

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Getting up immediately after the buzz and feeling awake.
2. Not rushing to get on time and still making it.
3. Students presenting personal work that speaks to a wider audience.
4. Having sandwiches for lunch and not eating junk.
5. Sun!

A really great piece by my favorite tech journalist:

Goh...

I’m about to cancel my Disney+ account: i need to finish Andor asap though..
It is kinda ironic.. a decent series about rebellion and authoritarian regimes made by the same company that is now actively supporting an authoritarian regime for moneys…. I knew it all along but still it is fucked up.

Recently I had the honour to record David Byrne and sound design a great short animation for the @carnegiecorp.bsky.social. It’s a hopeful short story on immigrants, finding your own way and psychedelic space pilots!

www.instagram.com/reel/DOqtPAa...

#talkingheads #davidbyrne #jongsmaoneill

On #CitizenshipDay, we celebrate #GreatImmigrants who became Great Americans like legendary musician, artist, and advocate David Byrne — who saw U.S. citizenship as a way to fully participate in democracy.

📖Read and 🎥watch his story (free online): carnegie.io/4pxJyqQ ✨