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The real MLK was a radical. Take a moment today to learn something new about him. You will be glad you did.

#ICE kidnapped four members of the Oglala Sioux Nation and is trying to hold them hostage to force the Sioux to work with #DHS. Working on tribal land would give them legal impunity, so they've been trying to bribe or force Native tribes to work with them across the country. The natives are standing strong-- they don't take bribes and don't negotiate with terrorists.

We need more leaders in Congress who understand the assignment like this.

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/01/cheyenne-river-lakota-nation-bans-ice.html

Cheyenne River Lakota Nation Bans ICE in South Dakota

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George Clooney is an actor.

Put him in the role of a surgeon in front of a camera, and he will do and say things the average non-surgeon viewer will agree are surgeonish. After an hour of that, we are, as average non-surgeon viewers, satisfied and entertained.

Put him in an operating theatre, and the patient will fucking die because he's not a surgeon and knows nothing about really doing surgery.

This is a post about LLMs.

Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From โ€œEnshittificationโ€ | The Daily Show

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I am so stubborn about not using AI.
You have no idea.

I will even go as far as writing my own texts, drawing my own images, writing my own code, and reading the whole article or email just by myself. Crazy stuff.

#NoAI

The UK's age verification rollout has been chaotic. โ€œWhat we are really doing is building surveillance infrastructure around accessing information online,โ€ EFFโ€™s Paige Collings told Tech Policy Press. https://www.techpolicy.press/age-verification-is-locking-trans-people-out-of-the-internet/
Age Verification Is Locking Trans People Out of the Internet | TechPolicy.Press

Experts tell Dia Kayyali and Jasmine Mithani that age verification, sold as a fix for kidsโ€™ online safety, expands surveillance and deepens discrimination.

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Every available method of age verification systematically excludes or harms marginalized people. The real question isnโ€™t whether these systems discriminate, but how extensively. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-age-verification
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification

Itโ€™s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch โ€œsexual content.โ€ A handful of states and Australia now have various requirements to verify your age before you can create a social media account.Age-verification laws may sound...

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EMAIL WRAPPED 2025

This year, you received too fucking much email!

Number of emails that found you well: zero

Number of emails that you printed, even though you didn't consider the environment: zero

Number of times an "out of office" autoresponder was immediately followed by the person answering your email: all of the times

Your favorite email was: none of them

Next year, you are considering: are there any countries where email is illegal, and what are their immigration laws?

Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Hereโ€™s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-age-verification
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification

Itโ€™s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch โ€œsexual content.โ€ A handful of states and Australia now have various requirements to verify your age before you can create a social media account.Age-verification laws may sound...

Electronic Frontier Foundation