P Segal

@nspsegal
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P Segal is a San Francisco writer infamous for making people love Proust (proustsaidthat.blog/zines). Lucky to be in the right place at the right time, she was a Cacophonist founder of Burning Man, dedicated to proving that artists are vital parts of the social fabric. Founder and Director arthousesf.org
P Segal3h ago
David Graeber Institute5h ago

Agree or disagree, we need to be discussing Universal Basic Income.

It is too important of a subject just to scroll past.

P Segal4h ago
evacide4h ago
No really, I am not kidding when I say that the data broker industry must be destroyed: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5752369/ice-surveillance-data-brokers-congress-anthropic
P Segal16h ago
Laughing Squid1d ago
The Alarming Effects of Microplastics on the Human Body
https://laughingsquid.com/microplastics-human-body/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
The Alarming Effects of Microplastics on the Human Body

An alarming TED-Ed Lesson by Emma Bryce explains the three ways microplastics can enter the body and their effects.

Laughing Squid
P Segal5d ago
evacide5d ago
The data broker industry must be destroyed: https://www.theverge.com/news/897145/kash-patel-ron-wyden-fbi-location-data-no-warrant
The FBI is buying Americans’ location data

In a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the FBI director admitted that the agency is turning to data brokers to get around warrant requirements.

The Verge
P Segal6d ago
Shoq6d ago
I spent a lot of years living in Manhattan, just down the street from Little Italy. I know crypto culture when I see it.
P SegalMar 15
JA WestenbergMar 15
Conservatives built an economy that requires two incomes to do what one did and then blamed women for going to work
P SegalMar 11
evacideMar 11
There isn't a blog post I can link to, but apparently "experts" who have written to Grammarly about its new "expert review" feature have been told that they are rolling it back and rethinking it. I hope they rethink it right into the ground.
P SegalMar 11
JA WestenbergMar 11
the party of personal responsibility sure spends a shit-lot of time looking for people to blame
P SegalMar 10
Dan GillmorMar 10

So Grammarly foisted bad "advice" from AI-generated impersonations of real people on its users, without bothering to ask the people it's impersonating whether they had any issue with this rancid fakery.

https://www.platformer.news/grammarly-expert-review-reviewed/?ref=platformer-newsletter

Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it

The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?

Platformer
P SegalFeb 28
emptywheelFeb 28
It is absolutely the case that Iran interfered in 2020 election--by pretending to be Proud Boys, & threatening voters of color. It is absolutely the case that Iran hacked Trump (starting w/Roger Stone) in 2024. It is ALSO the case that in 2016, 2020, & 2024, Russia provided Trump far more support

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyq2demh4lorbatgbrsrl3ki/post/3mfwnlj5t2k2t