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rob-kay.bsky.social
California-based retired journalist, online editor and producer. The opinions posted here are strictly my own.
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Creating and sharing deceptive media made with artificial intelligence is now a crime in New Jersey.

"CyberTruck Graveyard, Phoenix, AZ" (2025: AI on Stetched Canva) DeGroenig 1972-

Ugh.

Follow the money.

Who wants to bet there won’t be national mid-term elections in 2026?

It just gets worse.

Dammit!

Scratching my head over this.

I'll be staying put.

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Nope.

Resist.

Yup.

No. Just. No.

Ugh.

Blasphemy!

Go get ‘em Eric! www.youtube.com/live/d1r_KQj...

This the first video calling service I ever used. I thought it was so cool back in the day. RIP, Skype.

Today, I deactivated my Twitter/X account after having it more than a decade. It is now useless and pointless to continue to maintain a presence on that platform, which I admittedly have not used in several years. #endtwitter #nomorex

Some Democratic state legislators have joined the reported exodus of users on the social media site X. These include Assemblymembers Tina McKinnor of Inglewood, Marc Berman of Palo Alto and Akilah Weber Pierson of San Diego cal.news/4gYdpD7 📝 Lynn La

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

Nope.

Ugh.

Great!

"One questioner, citing recent cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in nearby Atlanta, asked, 'Why is the supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and extremist and sloppy approach to this?'" Could a new Tea Party be forming?

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After months of working to bring down the criminals responsible for a string of high-profile burglaries of celebrity athletes' homes, an FBI special agent working with local police discovered a key piece of evidence that would blow the ring apart: A selfie.

Tough to watch, but important:

Keep moving forward.

Yup.

If the IRS owes you a tax refund, it should come within 3 weeks of filing. And in a change, 25 states are now participating in the IRS's free online filing program.

How can everyday citizens help in the fight for democracy? @marcelias.bsky.social suggests ten things everyone can do.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that she has faith federal court orders will be honored in the United States amid a roiling debate over President Donald Trump’s commitment to following judicial rulings that have put some of his policies on hold.

Yikes!

Exactly!

The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

Great idea.

Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.