Mastodawn

Oh, you know what’s really fun about Ellison Panopticon Datacenters of Doom?

AI data centers are creating "data heat islands" that can increase local land surface temperatures by an average of 2°C (3.6°F), with extreme cases recording rises up to 9.1°C (16.4°F). These facilities, which produce massive amounts of waste heat from high-energy computing, impact surrounding areas up to 10 kilometers away, affecting over 340 million people worldwide.

So that’s exciting!

Reported initially by New Scientist, but it’s paywalled and archive links no longer work for me. Archive.org I guess has beef with some backbone provider and I’m caught in infinite captcha hell. 🤷🏻‍♀️

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/ai-data-center-heat-islands-usage-climate-b2949418.html

#capitalism #layoffs #oracle #guillotines #ellison #techbros #StupidestTimeline #EpsteinClass

Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ on land around them – warming them by up to 16 degrees, researchers warn

Researchers found that roughly 340 million people now live within 6.2 miles of a data center

The Independent

Milcom Miasma 1d ago

I guess Uncle Sam doesn't want any brown-skinned folks sneaking in through that "patriotism and sacrifice" loophole. 🙄 🤦‍♂️

"ICE agents will screen attenders of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies"

"...federal law enforcement personnel 'will be present at installation access points to conduct enhanced screening and lawful immigration status inquiries during recruit family and graduation days'”.

#HowItsGoing
#StupidestTimeline

src: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/ice-agents-marine-corps-graduation

ICE agents will screen attenders of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies

Families fear undocumented relatives could be turned away or detained at recruit celebrations in South Carolina

The Guardian

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MissConstrue 1d ago

#capitalism #layoffs #oracle #guillotines #ellison #techbros #StupidestTimeline

And let us not forget this blast from the past, where Larry said the panopticon is necessary to make everyone behave the way he thinks they should.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/oracle_ai_mass_surveillance_cloud/

A Bruce Springsteen lyric keeps running through my head; Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that’s where they expect it least. I realize the song was not meant as a revolutionary anthem, and in context it doesn’t make sense as one, but something about it holds true for this situation.

These are small fragile men, the #EpsteinClass, their egos stretch far beyond their human containers and the things they cannot abide, more than anything else, is to be ridiculed or ignored.

We need to make being a billionaire morally abhorrent, someone you’d twitch your skirts away from. There is no moral excuse for billionaires to exist, and they should not. We should shun them from polite society. And laugh at their outrage.

Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line

Cops to citizens will be 'on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting'

The Register

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MissConstrue 1d ago

#capitalism #layoffs #oracle #guillotines #ellison #techbros #StupidestTimeline

https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/do-no-harm-terms-and-conditions-may

Hey, speaking of Evil, Ellison and Oracle, Oracle acquired Cerner for $28.3 billion; all the clinical records from 14,000 medical facilities, the CMS contract covering Medicare and Medicaid for 150 million Americans, a federal designation that lets them see health data moving across the entire system, and a commercial AI product selling access to 129 million patient records that launched 13 days before the CMS contract was announced.

HIPAA was supposed to prevent this, but it doesn't. And the contract that governs what Oracle can do with your Medicare data has never been made public.

TAKE ACTION — Show Us The Contract:
thedreydossier.github.io/show-us-the-contract/

Full written investigation with every source cited and linked.

Do No Harm (Terms and Conditions May Apply)

“Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients, whether in connection with my professional practice or not, which ought not to be spoken of outside, I will keep secret, as considering all such things to be private.”

The Drey Dossier

MissConstrue 1d ago

As of March 31, 2026, Larry Ellison's net worth is estimated to be around $258 billion, according to Bloomberg, placing him among the world's top three richest individuals. His wealth is primarily derived from his 40% ownership stake in Oracle.

Today, Oracle began executing what analysts estimate could be its largest layoff in history, with reports of 20,000 to 30,000 job cuts affecting roughly 18% of its global workforce.

Employees received termination emails from "Oracle Leadership" at 6 a.m. with no prior warning, marking the day of the email as their final working day.

The restructuring is driven by Oracle's need to fund an aggressive $156 billion AI infrastructure buildout. The company reported a 95% jump in net income to $6.13 billion last quarter.

I need some carpenters and a sword maker with a big anvil. 2026, Make Guillotines Great Again.

https://thenextweb.com/news/oracle-layoffs-march-2026

#capitalism #layoffs #oracle #guillotines #ellison #techbros #StupidestTimeline

Oracle is cutting up to 30,000 employees to pay for AI data centres

Employees across the US, India, Canada, and Mexico woke up on 31 March to termination emails from “Oracle Leadership” with no prior warning. TD Cowen estimates the cuts will affect 18% of Oracle’s 162,000-person workforce and free up $8-10 billion to fund AI infrastructure. Oracle has not confirmed the total number. Oracle began executing what […]

The Next Web

MissConstrue 2d ago

https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app

Wowy wow wow wow! I’m sure none of y’all planned on downloading the malware from the Mango, but just in case, DO NOT. It will:

Inject JavaScript into every website you open

Has a full GPS tracking pipeline always on.

Loads JavaScript from a random person's GitHub Pages site (lonelycpp.github.io) for YouTube embeds.

Loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight (elfsightcdn.com/platform.js) for social media widgets, with no sandboxing.

Sends email addresses to Mailchimp, images are served from Uploadcare, and a Truth Social embed is hardcoded with static CDN URLs. None of this is government infrastructure.

Has no certificate pinning.

Ships with dev artifacts in production.

Profiles users extensively through OneSignal - tags, SMS numbers, cross-device aliases, outcome tracking, notification interaction logging, in-app message click tracking, and full user state observation

#infosec #whitehouse #malware #StupidestTimeline

I Decompiled the White House's New App

The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes, and loads JavaScript from some guy's GitHub Pages.

Thereallo

Milcom Miasma Mar 20

A friend just received an emergency alert text from both his town and county leadership saying "Hey don't turn your lawn sprinklers on - we don't have enough water" and the people in his small suburb are losing their shit (his words).

He didn't seem to take much comfort from my response not to worry. Dirt makes a fine front lawn, just ask the characters in "Grapes of Wrath".

#EverythingIsFine
#StupidestTimeline
#Consequences

src: https://old.reddit.com/r/boulder/comments/1ryxtjw/erie_water_directive_issued_this_morning/

Milcom Miasma Mar 20

$4/gal at the pump this morning and I didn't see a single Trump supporter strutting around the gas station owning us libs.

Surely now is the time to gloat? 🤔

#uspolitics
#StupidestTimeline

Milcom Miasma Mar 13

Last night during our banned book club meeting I learned that I.C.E. kidnapped some people from the parking lot of our local grocery store with the help of our police department last week and our state penitentiary subcontracts prison labor to corporations.

Great. Now I have two local issues to be depressed about this morning.

Maybe I'll just go back to bed.

#Sigh
#StateOfTheUnion
#StupidestTimeline