M C von Schratz 🏳️‍⚧️

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Sci-fi nerd, occasional writer, permanent government suit

On top of this, OpenAI's president Greg Brockman dropped $25 million into Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC last September, the single largest donation that cycle. CEO Sam Altman gave $1M to Trump's inaugural fund. OpenAI is also the top spender behind a $125M+ AI super PAC that targets politicians who push for stricter AI regulation. On the morning of February 27, Altman said in an internal memo that OpenAI shared Anthropic's red lines on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. By that evening, he signed a Pentagon deal with no such protections. Anthropic, meanwhile, donated $20M to a PAC supporting AI guardrails and is now in federal court defending its refusal to give the military unrestricted access to its technology.

#fucktrump #FuckDonaldTrump #quitgpt #anthropic #claude #AI

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Awesome. I can't wait to see this movie.
Caught Have Fun Good Luck Don’t Die last night. Ton of fun. Haven’t had a romp like that in a while. The first scene (and the whole concept) is a touch preachy, but the plot and characters are a blast a minute with some really good humor. Probably will drag the kids to watch it again.
Coin operated vending machines dispensing kibble for streetcats are my favourite shared infrastructure discovery this week.

My little cat Slimy passed last night. She found us about 16 years ago, crying from a car wheel well covered in engine oil. Little wildling knew right away she wanted this ‘indoor life’.

Spent most of COVID on my lap and the past ten years sleeping snuggled against me. Most polite girl, she would gently tap-tap me when she wanted something.

I’ll miss her more than words can tell. But I know she had a good one, a happy, warm life. #cats #rainbowbridge

Watched the new #wutheringheights movie. I had very low expectations but I really liked it. Director focused on the emotional charge of the book and basically disregarded the original plot. V. Spicy, plenty of spiteful rage. Not for purists.

Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.

We noticed.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans

Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans

Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

I am fortunate to have met her a few times and even baked a cake or two with her guidance in her kitchen.

“Often called the “cake lady,” Mary Ada lobbied for and popularized Maryland’s official state dessert in 2008. The Smith Island cake features eight thin layers of yellow cake, covered with a rich, satiny, fudgy icing.”

https://www.bayjournal.com/columns/chesapeake_born/hats-off-folks-smith-island-s-cake-lady-is-stepping-down/article_fe5cc228-d350-4a4b-82e2-2205b1a01408.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAP0IJJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeQRZ8206iyF7WADngb87h6lbDcau41S48jS4kG4BDNrP1OIoDgNqUPnhMwZg_aem_bajmrfSL8CIEzLU5aLI_dA

There appears to be credible rumors that Feb 1, ICE presence in MoCo is expected to jump from a current population of 15 to 200. Looks like they have already been raiding Blair High School.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MontgomeryCountyMD/comments/1ql0xpv/ice_is_setting_up_to_increase_their_activities_in/

#ice #uspol #maryland #dmv #moco #montgomerycounty