John Bito

Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

"Elon Musk .... is spending tens of billions of dollars on Grok and removing safety guardrails that other [AI] developers insist on"
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In case anyone is thinking that Democrats are likely to protect us from the fascist billionaires:

Today Minnesota's Public Utilities Commission approved the sale of Minnesota Power to a BlackRock-led consortium, ignoring the recommendation of an Administrative Law Judge.

If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.

CONCLUSION For the above reasons, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 6, and temporarily enjoins Defendants' September 28, 2025, Memorandum ordering the federalization and deployment of Oregon National Guard service members to Portland. The TRO expires in fourteen days on October 18, 2025, and the parties are ORDERED to comply with the attached TRO. The Defendants' request to stay or administratively stay the Temporary Restraining Order, see Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 35 at 41, is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED DATED this 4th day of October, 2025 at 3:40 p.m. pacific daylight time. /s/ Karin J. Immergut Karin J. Immergut United States District Judge

NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

Who would defend this racist development?
(Illegally) cutting refugee admissions while "reserving a bulk of the limited slots for white Afrikaners from South Africa"

About those Tesla Q3 numbers... The recovery isn't what it's cracked up to be, and there's likely disaster coming in Q4. Hope #ElonMusk enjoys it while it lasts. And we hope to see you out there at a #teslatakedown action this weekend to keep the heat on!

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

Mario was covering the No Kings protest when he was detained. This is an open effort to suppress and intimidate the press and a horrifying miscarriage of justice.

Tesla’s Full-Self Driving Software Is A Mess. Should It Be Legal? Elon Musk hypes the AI-enabled system, and getting more people to buy it is key to his new pay package. But in a recent test, it ignored some street signs and squashed a mannequin child.

"There are so many easy-to-find problems...it raises a question: Why is the $8,000 feature, which also requires a $99 a month subscription, even legal in its current form?" #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Brightly colored signs lined up on the floor about clean energy in front of a podium, where Bill McKibben is speaking into a microphone. Behind him, our children and adult adults, holding signs about clean energy.

Antonio Delgado speaks at a press conference about clean energy.

Two children play with a brightly colored dollhouse with solar lights.

What a SUN☀️ day with @thirdactnyc.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @delgadoforny.bsky.social @esthercrow.bsky.social & more!

In these dark times, let the light shine in. No more pipelines. No hate. Yes to green energy. Yes to community & fighting for our kids. 💚

Keep Roadless Areas Roadless Since January 2025, the Trump administration has unleashed an all-out war on our federal public lands. The administration has issued executive orders demanding the "immediate expansion" of l...

Act now to prevent the administration from removing protections from 45 million acres!
Keep roadless #roadless!

Images of US President Donald Trump and the UK’s Prince Andrew with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle near London on Tuesday, where Trump will be staying during his state visit. Police said four people were arrested.

Silverio Villegas González, who was killed by ICE agents, ‘touched the lives of so many’ Neighbors and activists remember Silverio Villegas González as a friendly dad. They are grappling with questions, anger and fear about his killing and ICE's presence in Chicago. "May Silverio’s memory...

ICE agents aren't only arbitrarily abducting people. They are now shooting people dead. 😢😡

UN Commission of Inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

We welcome this report and call for an immediate escalation in pressure on states to impose sanctions on Israel now. Join our #DisruptComplicity Global Weekend of Action, 18 - 21 September.

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Wouldn't the President be a good match for the description of the Antichrist?

"The same oligarchs, billionaires and executives who bust unions and promote austerity are profiting from ICE’s deportation machine."

Full post: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:

I think India doesn't have a cheap supply of fossil gas. Isn't coal the main fuel for generators there?

Quoting one of Kirk's racist, false statements: "half of all Black males have been arrested and not enough of them have been arrested"

Sounds like fascism to me

Starting yesterday September 8, La Resistencia has been trying to call Steven and Gerson to hear about their hunger strike, but we noticed that the account we use to make calls has been blocked.
Our account shows $0 despite adding money several times. All efforts are fruitless, we have been blocked!

It's never too soon for the right to blame trans people A timeline of false "gender ideology" claims about the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Almost immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday, right-wing social media accounts began speculating that his killer was transgender. Politicians and news outlets fueled the rumors.

The problem? There is no evidence to back up the claim.

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them. The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

#ICYMI: The White House has targeted opponents, including Lisa Cook, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers.

ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two such mortgages in quick succession.

California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @mariagallucci.bsky.social

Riot Fest 2025 Lineup | 3-Day Music Festival | Chicago, IL BUY YOUR TICKETS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Blink-182, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alkaline Trio, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, Sparks, Rico Nasty, Senses Fail, Stiff Little Fingers…

Well that's some lineup for the Riot Fest in Chicago next weekend!! If the revolution will not be televised, it still could have an amazing soundtrack?
Might need to be there! 🤔

The Global Sumud Flotilla has been bombed by the occupation in Tunisian waters. The attack set the boat on fire, a deliberate strike on an unarmed civilian vessel.

So happy to see @stopshoppingchoir.bsky.social open the show for @neilyoungarchives.bsky.social! I hope they'll come back for another show in #Seattle, soon❣️ (I think this was their first show here since the pandemic.)
[Turn up the volume!]
#LoveEarth