Marcy Sowa

AI Without Us Big Tech, which has been farming data from humans so far, has been creating models of us that simulate what we would say, do, think, and behave.

I see how this works for social media, but they are collecting data from systems that are far more difficult to just walk away from.

$10B for Trump's "Board of Peace"
$10B for Trump's IRS lawsuit
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$135M for Trump's golf outings

The Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds.

Badlands breathes new life into iconic Portland space once occupied by Embers New life is emerging in Portland’s entertainment district.You may have noticed at the corner of Northwest Broadway and Couch the boards have been taken down fro

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The Case Against Generative AI Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’? Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here

“We must insist that human attention is ours, and we will use it to make the worlds we want to live in”

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It would be shame if protesters dug out their leaf blowers also.

Everyone is furious after seeing what the inside of the world’s largest Bitcoin mine looks like Software used to mine Bitcoin can be seen running as far as the eye can see at the data mining center

Utter lunacy of bitcoin mining

Gmail Users Were Automatically Opted In to This Controversial Setting. Here's How To Turn It Off. Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.

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How mistletoes are expected to fare on a warming planet Can the famous parasitic plants help animals to survive climate change, or will they be killed off by extreme weather?

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In ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ There’s Something About Mary Every year around this time, we like to revisit this indisputable holiday classic and ask…does anyone really believe Donna Reed’s force of nature would be reduced to nothing without George Bailey? Als...

The life of Mary Hatch :)

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55 Genuinely Disturbing Photos That Sum Up The State Of America Right Now Remember when we were promised groceries would become more affordable?

Snapshots of our dystopian America

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Leaked memo reveals FBI plot to track millions as potential extremists – see who makes the list - The Times of India The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, ...

WTH

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The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction Frank Capra’s dark vision of corruption and greed highlights both the dangers of concentrated power and the quiet effectiveness of collective action.

So true!!! As my wife and I prepare to watch the movie for the umpteenth+1 time

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Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.

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The Global Distribution of Wealth, Shown in One Pyramid See how global wealth is distributed across 3.8 billion adults, ranging from those with less than $10K in net worth to billionaires.

Of the 2,891 individuals who are billionaires in the world, 15 individuals own more than $100 billion in wealth, while another 16 individuals own 50 billion to $100 billion.

Obscene and dangerous accumulation. Why does anyone need that much?

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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

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America Has Become a Digital Narco-State Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe

Imagine what would happen if the United States were to legalize the distribution and sale of heroin — and do so without any restrictions or regulations on how the drug is marketed and who can buy i...

Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse. Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.

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Downgrading essential degrees isn’t a small change. It means fewer students can afford teaching, nursing, social work & PA programs. Communities, patients, and classrooms feel the pain first.

AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care. The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a gargantuan environmental cost.

AI will only intensify climate change.

Tech moguls don’t care.

‘People will boycott’: How a coastal city's fight against ICE is making waves across Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle Hundreds of Oregonians from Newport and nearby have turned out to two public meetings to voice unanimous opposition to a potential facility.

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These ICE Nazis were no match for this woman in New Jersey. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.

Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

1 Easy Mindset Shift To Increase Happiness Daily, By A Psychologist The way you view happiness influences the way you experience it. Here’s how having less can actually make you more happy.

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⚠️ Refuse Fascism .org surrounds half the White House with crime scene tape to draw attention to Trump's fascist crimes. ⚠️

They'll return on Monday with more people to see if they can surround the whole thing.

Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.