we fight dystopia by resisting cynicism and apathy
#tech #aiethics #humanrights #UBI #booksky #crafts
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“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
Bunch of you need to get your dumbass boy. Blue checkmarks not beating the allegations.
N.B. The answer is "nothing" because they've already tried it. They literally tried to *right at the start of the war* and their paratroopers got turned into fucking mulch.
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
Minor thing given what's going on in the world right now, but I've just discovered that TurnitIn, the product many universities use for grading & plagiarism detection, offers students an 'AI-powered writing tool' as well as AI detection tools for instructors. They're selling weapons to both sides.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
I think a big chunk of the "linux is hard" sentiment stems from the fact that most linux users do weird things with their computers. basically this:
forget the long arc of history bending towards justice, I need the rube goldberg machine of inexorable consequence to endgame the kind of profoundly ironic yet blackly hilarious karmic downfall that would’ve had ancient greek theatergoers hollering at the chorus
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...There was a leak but not to the media
Amazing record for the FIFA
okay i am sorry to be that bitch but the one word you can't use to describe this is "unprecedented."
88% of Canadians want a wealth tax. Funny how that public concern never gets a response.
After every war
someone has to tidy up.
Things won’t pick
themselves up, after all.
Someone has to shove
the rubble to the roadsides
so the carts loaded with corpses
can get by.
-Wisława Szymborska, “The End and the Beginning” (t. Cavanagh & Barańczak)
#everynightapoem #warCanada finally reacts, through our foreign affairs minister (not our prime minister).
Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
Back in 2016 when Jezebel’s staff writers were being forced to moderate their own article comment sections and were flooded with r*pe gifs, I predicted this would get much worse with the personalization possible from deep fakes
Watching your own likeness be abused is horrifying
Very sad to read that Janet Fish has passed away. Her work is gorgeous and bright and in these heady times, art that embodies joy is so necessary
www.artforum.com/news/janet-f...CNN commentator just now: "You have to congratulate the administration on keeping this quiet".
The news media is a huge contributor to the rise of unlawful tyranny.
This is your energy for 2026
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
So much of any year is flammable
Naomi Shihab Nye, "Burning the Old Year"
#everynightapoemAs if Figma didn't already burn enough trust with designers, now they are also silently opting everyone in to let them train their AI on your work.
For the time being, you can opt out in the settings. But for how much longer?
From the UXDesign community on Reddit: PSA for Figma Admins: This AI setting is quietly enabled by default
Explore this post and more from the UXDesign community
I coedited a collection titled "Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political Practice" with Anindita Banerjee, Sherryl Vint, and David M. Higgins. It's forthcoming from MIT Press, and you can preorder at a discount here.
Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political Practice|Paperback
The first in-depth study of the dark side of worldbuilding, exploring the connection between speculative imagination and political practice.Speculative imagination brings to life an array of possible ...
We are able to tax unrealized increases in value when it comes to property like homes, and absolutely nothing else, says hundred millionaire venture capitalist
[This user deactivated their account]
AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit
AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinformation and propaganda in Poland persist.
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Americans Hate AI. Which Party Will Benefit?
Party insiders are divided on how to channel Americans’ growing fear of AI.
Film people keep talking about the movie but O'Leary's involvement is a moral failing so I have zero interest in seeing it.
Interesting poke behind the scenes of ransomware negotiations by
@annaisaac.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Why should we pay these criminals?’: the hidden world of ransomware negotiations
Cybersecurity experts reveal what they do for high-profile clients targeted by hackers such as Scattered Spider
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification?
You've been targeted by government spyware. Now what? | TechCrunch
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification?
В предаването "Бизнес старт" с Roselina Petkova си говорихме за това какво е да си писател, за промените и бъдещето в преводаческата професия, що е то изкуствен интелект и ще ни вземе ли работата.
Какво точно, ще чуете в интервюто по-долу. ⬇️
#translation #interpreting #authorlife #aivshuman
Преводът ще остане човешка професия независимо от напредъка на AI
Бистра Стоименова, преводач и автор на книги, в „Бизнес старт“, 29.12.2025 г.
Knives out: the upper middle class are squabbling vicious children who do not deserve their inheritance
Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn
Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter
Кои са любимите ви БГ медии? (онлайн медии, телевизии, радиа)
От много години новини следя само онлайн и "любимците" ми са Дневник (имам абонамент) и Капитал. В последните години хвърлям по едно око и на Медиапул, Булевард България и Сега, но не виждам някъде качеството на групата на Капитал.
Anti-money-laundering experts call for public beneficial land ownership registry in Ontario
Such registries force disclosure of ultimate owners of properties, including those held by corporations, partners and trustees
Както и предполагах, снежната Коледа се оказа мечта за едни, и предизвикателство без ток за други.
Моето лично предизвикателство бе да гарантирам, че сайтът
nyamamtok.org ще работи през цялото време, и ще позволи на хората да споделят места в страната, останали без електричество.
2025 was truly a brutal year for global health and global solidarity
In this final episode of Global Health Unfiltered! Podcast, we offer some reflections on what truths were uncovered
@seyeabimbola.bsky.social @boghuma.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7qzW...a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids
www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
seems incredibly obvious by now that these should not be consumer-facing tech but that is what the companies making them want them to be
I want ALL the billionaires all over the PLANET to be freaking out.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
Giselle took half of everything
Touchdown Tom dressing like this with one glove makes him look like a hitman
Excited to announce GOLLUM, an app that helps you focus on your most precious possession!
[Not loaded yet]
a lot of the worst effects of AI have been kind of mundane but the AI girlfriend stuff feels right out of a cyberpunk dystopia
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
something perversely ironic about gig workers, exploited to the hilt, using AI to arbitrage the algorithm dictating their work
a few years back a VC wrote about pizza arbitrage at DoorDash (why is it always DoorDash) and if you need a light and funny read I highly recommend it
disintermediating various good production/distribution systems with tech creates value for the near-monopoly players but also new ways to siphon 🤷♀️
Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage
There is such a thing as a free lunch
ESDC said that “any contracts with third parties that will prepare reports include conditions about how AI can be used.”
“It now requires suppliers to identify any use of artificial intelligence in advance, said spokesperson Nicole Allen in a recent statement.”
Feds defend $1.1-million Deloitte contract for AI advice after firm admitted mistakes
The federal government is defending its decision to award a contract worth up to $1.1 million for advice on deploying artificial intelligence to a Canadian branch of Deloitte, a global consulting firm...
Днешният (18.12.25) протест в София срещу прасетата, Сарафов, и за честни избори.
Снимка: Iassen Djabirov
A tale in two parts:
1/2
Beyond Local: Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
Alberta's government said the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”
NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
The guy in the glasses at the bottom left is the former Poilievre staffer who led the charge to get me booted from the fact checking gig on CTV's Your Morning.
Love the collegial solidarity of........having him on the show I used to produce as a pundit, as if that never happened!
“I already ‘knew’ it, but this article made me actually understand it.”
Clear thinking encoded in clear writing gives a name and a shape to fuzzy experiences and feelings, making them being real and actionable.
Exposition is a valuable contribution.
The author of that piece wrote a response to me that was *also* full of factual errors. TFP never issued a correction.
Recently wrote about a PirateWires writer's many factual errors. Also no correction.
The heterodox types who bitch about arrogance in legacy media just never, ever admit mistakes.
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification?
