@Lightfighter

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Over educated veteran, InfoSec engineer

Yes:

Jordan Neely's Death Isn't Just About Homelessness But How Easy It Is To Kill A Black Man And Get Away With It

https://www.theroot.com/jordan-neelys-death-isnt-just-about-homelessness-but-ho-1850436035

Jordan Neely's Death Isn't Just About Homelessness But How Easy It Is To Kill A Black Man And Get Away With It

Daniel Penny, the man who allegedly killed Neely, was lauded as a hero before turning himself in.

The Root
Watching Land and Freedom this afternoon, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114671/
Land and Freedom (1995) - IMDb

Land and Freedom: Directed by Ken Loach. With Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy. David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.

IMDb
Google’s AI Hype Circle - Cory Doctorow - Medium

Next Saturday (May 20), I’ll be at the GAITHERSBURG Book Festival with my novel Red Team Blues; then on May 22, I’m keynoting Public Knowledge’s Emerging Tech conference in DC.

Medium

I couldn't convince ChatGPT that the capital of West Virginia is Huntington (it's not, it's Charleston), until I told it to check wv.gov (which of course it cannot do), which caused it to finally concede the point.

Consider this your periodic reminder that ChatGPT doesn't "think" anything but is just completing sentences with statistically-likely conclusions.

CNN gave a white power Nationalist Fascist free air time to spread racism, bigotry and treasonous inclinations #TruthOverLies #unamerican #cnn #UnAmerican #maga #UnAmerican #Donnie
Conservatives poised to 'spark a rise in violent incidents' in run-up to 2024 election
https://www.rawstory.com/republican-violence/?s=09
Conservatives poised to 'spark a rise in violent incidents' in run-up to 2024 election: experts

With the 2024 election season ramping up, experts are warning that Republicans stoking fears of crime will actually lead to more violent acts by inciting their followers to take matters into their own hands.According to a report from the Guardian's Adam Gabbatt, GOP office seekers are expected to le...

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

From a day ago, but still applies, although we already knew CNN was like this:

Jon Stewart:

I learned nothing from this town hall about #Trump and his most ardent supporters I haven't known since 2016. I learned a lot about #CNN.

I think Mastodon people should use the "like" button more.

People are told not to like because liking doesn't broadcast posts like boosting does, and the site needs boosts. And replies are preferred because they're deeper engagement or something.

But, on some level, we want people to keep using Mastodon. If someone posts something and followers like it, they know stuff is getting seen here and they'll want to keep using the site. I just don't see what's gained by holding back on the likes