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Google Gemini accused of coaching user to suicide in new lawsuit

According to a suit filed in federal court in San Jose, Jonathan Gavalas began using Gemini for ordinary purposes like help with his writing. But months of interactions sent him into dangerous spir…

To attend prom or a football game, California students first had to surrender their data

The state’s privacy protection agency is fining PlayOn $1.1 million for violating state law. The company, which operates the ticketing service GoFan, required students and parents to share their da…

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court

The federal government collected more than $130 billion in the now-defunct tariffs through mid-December and could ultimately be on the hook for refunds worth $175 billion.

46 people so far detained by ICE outside Santa Clara County jail, sparking protests

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has detained 46 people being released from Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas since June.

San Jose Moves to Rein in Flock Cameras, Joining in Backlash Amid Privacy Concerns - h/t The Mercury News The city’s police chief is asking to limit the company’s data retention and sharing abilities.

San Jose Moves to Rein in Flock Cameras, Joining in Backlash Amid Privacy Concerns - h/t The Mercury News

The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay | Live Radio | CBC Listen CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but also ...

Man, some profound views on hope and change by writer/activist @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social - and why what looks like collapse may also be the messy birth of something better.
"I often feel like a tortoise at a mayfly party..." www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

EMERGENCY, #oregon forest friends!

Three more weeks to comment. No public hearings scheduled.

I just viewed the Epstein files. A few things are clear:

1. Trump’s name is all over them.
2. The DOJ is breaking the law and denying the victims justice.
3. A single 3-hour viewing was not enough time. I will be back.

If you have questions, let me know in the comments.

The United States gave Netanyahu over $24 billion in taxpayer dollars to fund his horrific war in Gaza.

That wasn't enough. Netanyahu wanted war with Iran. Trump gave him one.

The American people — not Netanyahu’s right-wing government — should determine U.S. foreign policy.

While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test...

McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Some results from last night:

-A pro-ICE NC Dem lawmaker lost her primary by nearly 50 points
-Dems flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Arkansas
-Dem turnout eclipsed GOP turnout in four newly-gerrymandered TX House seats

Trump's midterm reckoning has begun.

A pink camellia blossom

Camellia
#Winter #flowers #bloomscrolling

A clump of pink hellebores.

Shy hellebores.

#Bloomscrolling #ColorADay #PinkMon #MobilePhotography #Photography

If you're a writer or researcher who thinks AI is better than you at your job, I believe you. I just don't think you should pretend like your skill issue affects me

I wish some major media outlets would do broad reports on the impact of death threats on our politics, and on who's doing them (MAGA men mostly from what I can tell), and why law enforcement appears to be doing so little about them. They are such a big (submerged) part of our politics now.

So ChatGPT tells people to kill themselves, and OpenAI's response is to shift responsibility to unpaid, untrained, non-professional friends and family members.

So if you get designated as the "trusted contact," you're doing terrifying unpaid work for this evil company.

Shut it all down.

video taken in downtown minneapolis today of reported bounty hunters PULLING A GUN on someone standing in the road in front of city hall. (business on the van is fake.) hennepin county sheriff’s deputies were right behind and did nothing

video by government employee who saw it on their lunch break

Yup, in a world trying to keep us afraid, exhausted and in apathy, joy and care are acts of resistance! They're important to the upkeep of the community and the self!

Alibris.com: Save on New, Rare & Used Books - Movies & Music Shop over 150 million new & used books, used textbooks, rare, out-of-print books, plus music & movies from independent sellers worldwide.

If your local independent bookstore doesn’t have a book you really want to buy used, this is absolutely the best on-line used bookseller.

(Many formerly independent used booksellers now belong to Amazon [abebooks.com, biblio. com])
but Alibris is defiantly independent.

www.alibris.com

How 17-year-olds are organizing walkouts against ICE Across the country, high school students are organizing walkouts and days of action to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants.

Across the country, high school students are organizing walkouts, coalitions and days of action to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants. #AbolishICE #iceout

Elders are a powerhouse of the US pro-democracy movement Seniors are not sitting at home knitting sweaters for their grandkids — we are engaging in civil resistance with passion and determination.

Today’s seniors are not sitting at home knitting sweaters for their grandkids — we are engaging in civil resistance with passion and determination in many meaningful ways.

Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the war on Iran Despair is not an option: Grassroots movements need to use every tool at their disposal to push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

Despair is not an option: Grassroots movements need to use every tool at their disposal to push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

Image reposted to include alt text. Also: to learn more about the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, see @sanders.senate.gov's news release, which has links to—

• Bill text;
• Bill summary; and
• An economic analysis.

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Nurses union endorses the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act National Nurses United is proud to endorse the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.). This legislation begins to right the wrongs of o...

NNU nurses are proud to endorse the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act led by @sanders.senate.gov and
@rokhanna.bsky.social.

If Democrats want to build power in Congress, they must stand up for working people. It's time to👏make👏billionaires👏pay! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses...

'Enough Is Enough': Sanders, Khanna Propose Billionaires Tax to Raise $4.4 Trillion | Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna are taking a stand against billionaire greed with the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act. It's time to end the corrupt tax code that favors the wealthy w...

Sanders & Khanna want a wealth tax. "...fewer than 1,000 people in the US would be impacted by the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act... a 5% annual wealth tax on those households would... raise an estimated $4.4 trillion in revenue over [10 years]..." www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna propose bill to impose wealth tax on billionaires

Make billionaires pay their fair share act would apply to those with a net worth of $1bn or more

Protest this criminal war on Iran in downtown Santa Cruz today,
Mon., 3/2:
4:30 PM, Ocean and Water Streets

Thanks to the folks who turned up on very short notice to speak out against the unconstitutional war on Iran. Extra points for excellent signs! #nowar #operationepsteinfury #watsonville

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