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as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,

Landtagswahl.ai KI-generierte Bilder aus den Wahlprogrammen der Parteien zur Landtagswahl - Ausstellung und Podiumsdiskussion; Materialien für Schulklassen

There’s a growing & deeply problematic tendency to use #genAI for political and historical education Take this example from Germany, which translates as: «Hey AI, who should I vote for.» What’s typical here is that AI is not only addressed as pseudo-person but also as a kind of impartial judge
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Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data Sep. 3, 2025

Judge's house on fire

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

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Werte Politikerinnen, werte Politiker: Warum sind Sie noch auf X? Jetzt wäre ein guter Zeitpunkt für die Politik, die grässliche Plattform X von Milliardär Elon Musk zu verlassen

Werte Politikerinnen, werte Politiker, warum sind Sie noch auf X?

Diese Frage stelle ich in meiner aktuellen Kolumne in @derstandard.at - und erkläre, wie radikal Elon Musk derzeit auftritt und welch problematische Kampagnen auf der Plattform ablaufen (zB zu @dunjahayali.de)

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...

Halloween gehe ich dann wohl als aktueller Zeitgeist. 🫤

When I was a little girl I wanted to be like Jane Goodall.

Why would Democrats agree to any budget deal when all of it can be overturned by executive fiat?

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’ One Google exec recently said the web is “thriving.”

"Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’. The statement contradicts Google’s recent narrative about the health of the online ecosystem." www.theverge.com/news/773928/...

Sie wollen etwas wissen? Sprechen Sie direkt unsere Forschenden an, gut erkennbar an den dunkelblauen Shirts!

Wissenschaft ist Austausch! 💫 Bei Fragen zögern Sie nicht, unsere Forschenden anzusprechen! #ndfunibern

Blacksky People's Assembly Blacksky People's Assembly – a space for public deliberation and collective decision-making.

Please provide your input on @blackskyweb.xyz Community Guidelines (use of the feed, moderation, app, as well as developer/network services).

Anyone using our feeds, subscribed to our mod service, on the PDS/relay

Provide input via the following link 🗳️: assembly.blacksky.community/6carwc4nzj

“E-ID explained, Teil 2: Wie funktioniert sie?“ #dnip https://dnip.ch/2025/08/28/e-id-explained-teil-2-wie-funktioniert-sie/

"Saying 'Thank you', 'Please' to ChatGPT? It's costing OpenAI 'millions of dollars', says Sam Altman" (headline on mint, by Ravi Hari There's a photo of Altman with the caption: Despite the massive expense types to polite ChatGPT conversations, Altman says it's "tens of millions of dollars well spent."

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🇨🇭 A campaign to remember 🥰

#WEURO2025

Young Europeans losing faith in democracy, poll finds Support is lowest in France, Spain and Poland, while 21% back authoritarian rule under certain circumstances Only half of young people in France and Spain believe that democracy is the best form of government, with support even lower among their Polish counterparts, a study has found. A majority from Europe’s generation Z – 57% – prefer democracy to any other form of government. Rates of support varied significantly, however, reaching just 48% in Poland and only about 51-52% in Spain and France, with Germany highest at 71%. Continue reading...

Young Europeans losing faith in democracy, poll finds

ChatGPT May Be Linked to 'Cognitive Debt,' New Study Finds A preprint study found that participants who used an LLM to write essays performed worse “at all levels” than those who didn’t.

ChatGPT May Be Linked to 'Cognitive Debt,' New Study Finds

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Traditionally, the far-right SVP & center-right parties have seen themselves as natural guardians of Switzerland’s key political institutions.

Now, they have preempted state & local govts from setting their own minimum wages, overturning democratic decisions made through referendums

My interview⬇️

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Die Stadt Bern kommuniziert neu auch über Bluesky. Damit bietet die Stadt neben demThreema-Feed eine weitere Alternative zu X. Die Präsenz auf X wird vorerst weitergeführt.

www.bern.ch/mediencenter/medienmitteilungen/aktuell_ptk/stadt-bern-kommuniziert-neu-auch-ueber-bluesky

Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?

„When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy. By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism.“

The under-the-radar tech revolution that could change how the internet works The ATmosphere Conference took place at the University of Washington this past weekend in Seattle. (Marcelo Calbucci Photo) There is something meaningful

I was inspired by the ATmosphere Conference over the weekend and I'm very excited about what's to come. Here's my article on @geekwire.com discussing Bluesky, ATproto, and the future of the open social Web.

/tip @techmeme.com

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A kingdom for some kelewele.

Truth Sandwich 🥪

Reporting on politics these days is a challenge.

Use the Truth Sandwich.

State facts, then the falsehood, then facts again. Facts first and last. Don’t amplify falsehoods without context.

This is a useful reminder for journalists and in public discussions

Graphic @newslit.org

🗳Erstmals bieten wir mit der DEZA und dem Kosova Democratic Institute smartvote für die Parlamentswahlen im Kosovo an 👉 kosova.smartvote.org

Kennen Sie wahlberechtigte Personen im Kosovo? Leiten Sie es weiter und helfen Sie mit, den Fokus im Wahlkampf auf einen themenbezogenen Diskurs zu verlagern!

„Für die Wissenschaft sei Bluesky mit seiner Transparenz und Offenheit „ein Paradies“ […]“

- @tuda.bsky.social legt erste umfassende Studie zu #Bluesky vor

Gravierende Sicherheitslücken in der zentralen Software von über 2'000 Spitälern in aller Welt – Steiger Legal Gravierende Sicherheitslücken in Klinikinformationssystemen (KIS) hat das Nationale Testinstitut für Cybersicherheit (NTC) in der Schweiz entdeckt. Das KIS ist die zentrale Software in einem Spital. D...

Die KIS, die zentrale Software in jedem Spital, sind hochgradig unsicher:

«[…] mangelndes Bewusstsein für Cybersicherheit bei den Herstellern als auch auf unzureichende Kontrollen durch die Spitäler […].»

Geprüft wurdenEpic 🇺🇸, inesKIS 🇩🇪 und KISIM 🇨🇭.

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