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I don't have anything I can say on here except that I want everyone, especially the kids, to be safe and well, and that my heart hurts for so many people I care about who are terrified for their loved ones tonight

Among the many nauseating aspects of this story, Google is using its philanthropic arm to foist its products into schools, with the intention of creating a “pipeline of future customers.”

Ten Black Heroes Behind Cannabis Legalization | High Times These Black leaders helped change cannabis law through advocacy, research, and public leadership across decades of reform.

Writing this Ten Black Heroes list for High Times felt like a love letter to the movement, just the way I want to remember it. Thank you to everyone on it. hightimes.com/activism/ten...

The really naive move of the past 20 years was to entrust the private sector with the direction of public education—and to assume that the purpose of school is to prepare kids for that sector.

America desperately needs new privacy laws Invasive government and corporate surveillance isn’t inevitable — but Congress needs to act.

“At every point, invasions of privacy don’t just risk revealing something intimate about you to the world, they shift the balance of power toward whoever holds the most data”

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From our paper (w/ @smw.bsky.social and @meredithmeredith.bsky.social) in 2024:

NEW: The Trump administration is planning to use AI to write federal regulations despite the risk of hallucinations.

“We don't even need a very good rule,” the Transportation Department’s top lawyer said of the plan, per meeting notes reviewed by ProPublica. “We want good enough.”🧵

And it's boring! If you are writing or speaking to the public about AI, leave these cliche intros out:

*It's "here to stay"
*It "presents both challenges and opportunities"
*It's "unavoidable"
*It "can be a tool but it has risks"

Just skip to whatever you have to say that's interesting.

You and your threads are an international treasure!

Parents Divided as AI Rapidly Reshapes Massachusetts Classrooms — MassINC Polling Group New statewide poll reveals widespread student use of AI, sharp divisions in parent sentiment, and strong demand for digital literacy Download Topline (PDF) Download Crosstabs (Excel) View the...

You can find the whole presentation via MassINC Polling Group here: www.massincpolling.com/our-work/par...

The majority of parents want to at least be consulted, and 35% want to actively participate. If that's you, you can have a big impact because your district will be making its own policy and this is the ideal time to get involved.

One takeaway from this event for MA parents: the state is only providing recommendations, so if you want to have input into decisions about AI in your kids' school, you should be contacting the administration and organizing with other parents to talk to your school site council and school board.

Exact same as someone who has recently has gone from activist left to activist mom/parent circles. They really dgaf about that kind of thing and it's refreshing

MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.

AI supposed to scan résumés and identify recruits instead resulted in recruits hired and assigned to field offices without adequate training. The mistake was not identified until mid-fall.

How many of those 10,000 officers entered American streets with only four weeks of training? trib.al/PplUFW7

since we no longer have working federal regulators states will all rush to to step in and fill the void

at which point the same people and companies responsible for destroying the federal regulatory state will whine about "an inconsistent patchwork of state enforcement" they created

Chairman Cruz Announces Kids Screen Time Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Plugged Out: Examining the ...

Senate Commerce Committee hearing today 10am ET “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth.” Details: www.commerce.senate.gov/2026/1/chair...

Ring normalized surveillance with all of those cute videos of heartwarming moments that affectively primed us to see surveillance as no big deal.

Wearable AI just mash this together with sousveillance and a dash of algorithmic bullshit to usher in yet another layer of the WORST cyberpunk dystopia.

I cannot WAIT to find out the results of this poll! So psyched I might old school live-tweet it

Parents need to make sure their districts understand THIS is the normie pro-tech position, not the one the tech salespeople are selling

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So painfully out of context!

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Thank you to everyone who came out!

I'd wear it!