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I thought Mapstodon might be interested in ESRI's 2025-26 contracts with CBP and ICE.
https://www.usaspending.gov/search?hash=a47cc1672869c14bedcf001631aa472a
@stephen I probably have an insecure Wordpress site. (1) How would I know? and (2) does it particularly matter?

@lillyfinch

Funny, you write rather like an AI.

AI's answers might be what you call "Straight." The problem is they are often not "Right," making them a terrible tool where the stakes are high: e.g., medical advice.

@maggiejk

That is really old. I stopped updating it because the state stopped reporting it. Our best info right now is the Yale Wastewater Tracker.
https://yalecovidwastewater.com/

(I need to get back in there and put a notice on my site to say it is an archive only)

🍁The people of Canada have sent a clear message to the world that fascism will not stand, authoritarianism will not stand. We will be the rock upon which democracy will hold fast. #ElbowsUp

@hzulla We all want this, but tech's initial answer to proving human authorship was privacy-invasive eyeball scanning.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/sam-altmans-worldcoin-becomes-world-and-shows-new-iris-scanning-orb-to-prove-your-humanity/

Sam Altman's Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity | TechCrunch

Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded "proof of personhood" crypto project that scans people's eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the "coin"

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I just found a cat treat in my coffee. An auspicious start to the day?
@QasimRashid
I think we are appalled, outraged, disgusted, even a bit panicky, but we don't know what to DO about it.
I live in a completely blue state. My senators and congress people are all on board. How can we affect this?
Busy day at Stonehenge as the stones are moved forward one hour.