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Riana

@riana.bsky.social

Tech policy researcher at Stanford. Former litigator. Anger is an energy. Dum spiro spero. she/her

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The Fish Doorbell β€” The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

IT’S BACK

visdeurbel.nl/en/

02.03.2026 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fish Doorbell β€” The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

IT’S BACK

visdeurbel.nl/en/

02.03.2026 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A government which does not want trans people to exist, and is legally allowed to force detransition in prisons, has created incentive for itself to put more trans people in prisons.

02.03.2026 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 426    πŸ” 229    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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GitHub - yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List Contribute to yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List development by creating an account on GitHub.

BADBOOL update! github.com/yaelwrites/B...

I made four changes:

02.03.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Indeed, I interviewed a fed gov employee who said they’ve got the legal tools they need.

Even Anderegg has to face 3/4 of the counts against him; Stanley’s rule protecting private possession of obscene matter is of limited utility when production, solicitation, receipt, etc. are still fair game.

02.03.2026 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate Peter tackling this subject, but citing case after case where an AI-CSAM defendant got convicted rather undermines his contention that LE & the legal system face obstacles to dealing with AI-CSAM. Federal law is working just fine; it’s the states that needed to (and did) pass new laws.

02.03.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rabbit Hole: Exploiting A.I. to Exploit Children As artificial intelligence makes it easier to create explicit images of children, prosecutors and judges grapple with how to respond.

In this week’s The Rabbit Hole, reporter Peter Beck takes a look at how the distance between cutting-edge technology and decades-old criminal statutes is impacting our ability to protect the most vulnerable of society.

www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...

01.03.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

NYT says the damage to the hospital was likely from targeting "Network 2", a state-run news outlet.

What NYT DOESN'T say is that targeting civilians, even those who happen to work for state-run TV, is a war crime. I wonder why they didn't want to print that? One can only guess... πŸ™„

02.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 671    πŸ” 228    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
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NEW: Four federal judges have formed a firewall against ICE in West Virginia β€” and say they’ll punish state and federal officials of they continue detaining people in ways they have ruled illegal and unconstitutional.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

01.03.2026 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8719    πŸ” 2581    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 121

Yeah, not a great sign that they're just going to be experimenting on trans inmates like this and it's not a big story.

01.03.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1261    πŸ” 493    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 11

Soylent Chron

02.03.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What it takes to get an H-1B visa in Trump's America An immigration lawyer explains the behind-the-scenes challenges of getting the coveted U.S. visa in 2026.

"If a candidate is obese or has asthma, the officer can refuse their visa."

An immigration lawyer on what the H-1B process actually looks like in 2026: https://restofworld.org/2026/get-h-1b-visa-trump-america/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

01.03.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

literally just Lord Farquaadβ€˜s β€œSome of you may die, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make”

28.02.2026 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 276    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

I went through and added up the total paid rents through our adopt-a-rent program, and it is 329 families for $463,217. All peer-to-peer, no fundraising. Just neighbors helping each other out.

If you want to adopt a family, and can afford to give $500 or more, signal me at asiniiwiikwe.72

01.03.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1095    πŸ” 460    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 20

This is a bombshell: "the Pentagon wanted the company to allow for the collection and analysis of unclassified, commercial bulk data on Americans, such as geolocation and web browsing data"

This kind of agenda echoes the defunded Total Information Awareness effort, post-9/11

01.03.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2313    πŸ” 1027    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 62

Orla from Derry Girls

01.03.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"it's the same picture"

01.03.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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How to Decode the True Meaning of What NSA Officials Say James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, has been harshly criticized for having misled Congress earlier this year about the scope of the...

Brett Max Kaufman and I wrote this piece about the NSA's "vocabulary of misdirection" a long time ago but maybe someone at Open AI should read it. slate.com/news-and-pol...

01.03.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

we were probably all up last night staring at the ceiling with our own version of the same thought running on endless loop, but mine looked something like this:

I hate these people to a degree that feels simultaneously corrosive to the soul, and also the only righteous response to this kind of evil

28.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3715    πŸ” 789    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 36

meanwhile, war rages on at home.

28.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4967    πŸ” 2069    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 23

*Pulls up chair, takes long drag on cigarette* "Son, let me tell you about a man I once knew..."

28.02.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 486    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1

he does β€” for better or for worse β€” always just say stuff that he aims at doing

28.02.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After a US-Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, rescuers dug through the rubble for survivors. The death toll is still rising, with more than 80 confirmed dead so far.

28.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 858    πŸ” 746    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 170

Bill probably knows a number of the folks on the list!

28.02.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

my Deadhead spouse: β€œI don’t know who any of these people are whose names you keep reading out loud.”

me: β€œβ€¦how many Mickey Harts are there?”

28.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Judge Bea?!

28.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Illuminati list just dropped: Bohemian Grove camp members from 2023 leaked The full 2023 retreat member list was published by an independent journalist. Many, many Bay Area pooh-bahs are on it.

In case you need a distraction, Bohemian Grove’s membership list leaked: sfstandard.com/2026/02/25/n...

28.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13

I was, I think, the first person to put Get Your War On into print, in Punk Planet eons ago, and it is depressing how it has remained relevant this whole time.

28.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

With alt text. I’ve…never seen a court talk like this before?

28.02.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2137    πŸ” 621    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 21

One of the mothers I interviewed for this story was frustrated that she couldn't find many resources to help her navigate these conversations with her 3-year-old son.

So, we also created a guide to taking with your kids about ICE, based on tips from child development experts:

27.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3