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Engaging with an algorithm teaches it to better manipulate you. #algorithm #manipulation #SocialMedia #EchoChamber #BigTech #bluesky #HumansAreGreaterThanMoney #Humans>$

Ruth Marcus, unsilenced. www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...

That’s the answer.

Remember all that talk about tearing down statues? 🗃️ "Trump administration plans to fire workers who preserve and maintain more than 26,000 pieces owned by the U.S. government, including paintings and sculptures by renowned artists, some dating to the 1850s." www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

This shit is so grim. These guys are grifting like they're stripping the copper wires out of a slowly collapsing building.

An extraordinary, must-read story about what's happening inside the Social Security Administration. “Are we going to break something?” the agency's head asked in a meeting, referring to what DOGE has been doing with Social Security data. “I don’t know.” www.propublica.org/article/reco...

This is like Joe Biden hosting a Hunter Biden art exhibition with his paintings for sale at the White House, only Hunter is actually the unelected co-president and not just a private citizen

Your thoughts?

Today is International Day of Women Judges. The ABA salutes the women of the judiciary in the United States and across the world who work to uphold the rule of law.

Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...

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Kill the bird. Save the world.

True facts.

One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ? They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses. That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue. The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff

These guys lie so easily — especially Senator Rick Scott, who presided over the biggest Medicare fraud scam in history (but never saw the inside of a prison cell)

The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025. This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

What a wonderful idea…👇 Let’s. Do. This. ✨

The Contrarian salutes Sen. Elissa Slotkin for her response to Trump’s address to Congress. She is “calm in a crisis, level-headed, pragmatic, and steeped in American values—everything Trump is not. She is a symbol of hope in these dark times.” open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

"Trump Slump" -- a new stock market describer. Thoughts? www.investors.com/market-trend...

Alrighty.

In addition to the constant changing of mind on tariffs & empty threats, another pattern has developed from this Admin. Well-sourced stories get written about a new Trump XO, then when backlash ensues they change their mind & claim it was just “fake news.” abcnews.go.com/US/trump-pre...

Melanne Verveer and Kristine Baekgaard explore how Meta's decision to end its fact checking program could lead to more digital violence against women and vulnerable communities and what can be done about it.

That MF!!

Son: Are we better off now? Dad: Well son, mom & dad have both lost their jobs. Our savings are gone, gas & grocery prices are up. We did, however, save you from drag queen story time. Son: What's that? Dad: A mythical thing they said was happening in your school, which we can't afford anymore.

Well, that’s difficult to do with Russian balls on your chin.

There is bravery in the federal government—just not in Congress.

Again: It was never about efficiency or savings. It’s about letting rich people get away with tax evasion, corruption, and keeping as much of their money as possible — At regular folks’ expense. www.propublica.org/article/how-...

“I won’t forget” ?

When America faltered, others stood up to lead.

What this looks like to me is a poorly trained algorithm searching through documents without context or any human-reviewed training data. If I did this at work, I would be fired tomorrow. Have a think on that.

This is the problem @jdvance1.bsky.social Putin lies more than Trump and you. You can’t negotiate with a War Criminal like Putin - he has repeatedly broken cease fires. YOU are breaking the US agreement with Ukraine. They gave up their nukes for protection and now You’re screwing them over

We already knew in 2018 that he was a traitor.

TRUMP’S TRADE WAR —> TRUCK PRICES INSTANTLY UP

The ABA condemns recent remarks questioning the legitimacy of courts and judicial review. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

⚠️ BREAKING: U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 3.199 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 457,000 daily infections. Currently, 1 in every 105 Americans is infected with COVID-19. Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 43.3% of the pandemic.

support.whitestork.us/life-saving-...

I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss! Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

President Trump campaigned on a promise to bring down interest rates. And he has fulfilled that pledge in one key way, with U.S. government bond yields falling sharply. But the reason for the drop is an unnerving one: Investors appear to be more on edge about the outlook for the economy.

No shit. I'm no expert, but I'm betting on Hell for Lindsey Graham. The under of the "over/under", if you will.