Jerry Beilinson

Yeah, well that's a good point. I almost didn't make it past the headline.

The whole story might seem like an obvious retread to you, but for many people I think it'll have lots of new details.

It's got very interesting reporting, actually. (The lede might seem hype-y, but the piece is worth reading.) One thing that jumps out at me is that safeguards are built in last, just before release. Which is bad, and exactly how security is handled in most tech development.

A mostly blue pie graph with a sliver of green to indicate the amount of money spent on Emergency Medicaid - it is only 0.4% out of $860 billion.

Just wanted to share this graphic from KFF, the green sliver in this pie chart indicates the amount of Medicaid Spending for Emergency Medicaid in 2023. It's (0.4%) of the total Medicaid budget. Undocumented immigrants sometimes receive Emergency Medicaid.

War-ravaged Portland!

This brilliant, already oft-quoted statement:

"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."

Why It’s So Hard to Find Sports on TV - Consumer Reports Complex rights deals mean sports fans need multiple subscriptions and patience to watch their teams' games. Consumer Reports explains how to follow your teams.

If you'd like a bit of a rant...

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How to Watch Every 2025-26 NFL Game - Consumer Reports To see all the NFL football action this year, you'll need a mix of streaming services—even if you have cable TV.

It's not easy, but this should help.

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@govpritzker.illinois.gov ACT NOW. The IL State Police who participated in this fascist bullshit need to be fired without severance IMMEDIATELY, pensions revoked, rehire potential removed, and these ICE Nazis need to be removed from our state YESTERDAY.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

Tired of AI overload? You can’t get rid of it altogether, but fiddling with settings can help.
From @consumerreports.org @thomasgermain.bsky.social (and me)

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Well, you were saying that in the old days reporters were just excited about the web. In response, I’m saying that enthusiasm was the default attitude for many technology writers. In our era, fewer journalists assume that technology is always benign, or that people want more of it.

Well, the web was pretty cool, right?

But I don’t think tech journalists got properly skeptical of Big Tech until around 20 years ago.

I'm a white(ish) man. I also benefit from DEI policies if it means I have the best doctor/pilot/bridge engineer on the job because talented people aren't being excluded any longer. Plus, I don't want to live in a crappy, unfair country.

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Read this 👇 thread. They even had planes flying banners over football game and friggin skywriting. You would have to have been comatose to not hear about it. bsky.app/profile/maud...

(solemnly) You've had mail.

Tons of judges, Republicans as well as Democrats, have been upholding the law responsibly, and without fear. And then they are reversed by the Supreme Court—often without any explanation.

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.

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Why not? David French made a strong argument about how telling it was that Trump removed top JAG officers.

Saddam Hussein's Iraq was bad at war. It was good at controlling Iraqis. Russia's not good at fighting in Ukraine. It's good at controlling Russians. Trump is saying what he thinks: The enemy he wants the military to target is Americans.

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This awesome, much-shared poem says it all:

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How about this as the Democratic position:

"Go back and follow every previous appropriations law we passed...USAID, etc.....and then we'll talk about passing a new one."

Like, why should I believe that Congress passing a law to spend money on healthcare means money will be spent on healthcare?

Left-wing terrorism surpassing right-wing terrorism because the fringe-right's agenda is also the president's isn't really an indictment of the left!
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Dems shouldn't vote for the funding because it's just theater. They'd be passing a law, and Trump is ignoring laws. Voting for the law would be helping tell the lie that Congress is in charge of spending. Under Trump, it's not.

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was arrested Friday after fleeing ...

If I were defunding the US government, I would start with this anti-American ICE.

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This is the man that ICE just detained. This isn't about catching criminals, it is about Ethnic cleansing www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

Nikole Hannah-Jones on what the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination reveals about the mainstreaming of extremist, racist, bigoted views.

I'd have to look into it. I know that article says 5 years, but we were looking at cars longer ago than that, and a lot of them were transmitting at least some data.

But I agree, older is better for data collection. (Worse for safety, unfortunately.)

I've got a slightly older Suunto watch with onboard GPS, altimeter, etc. It's a bit outdoors-specific. You can connect it, but don't have.

Your Car May Be Spying On You. Here’s How to Get It to Stop. - Consumer Reports Automakers are collecting and sharing data about your driving. Here's how to stop your car from spying on you.

It's worth knowing that your car is transmitting data anyway. Think of it as a rolling Android phone. (This explainer is by my colleagues, @consumerreports.org.)

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