More places in Wisconsin are pulling out of the Flock surveillance system. But police are already looking to replace Flock with another vendor. Privacy advocates warn of a “revolving door of surveillance companies”

Absolutely horrified at this planned study from my own institution: www.404media.co/researchers-... >>

So you CAN get reparations you just have to be a reactionary white person who tries to overthrow the government because black votes shouldn’t count

This is THEFT. There is no other word for it. They are stealing almost $1.8 BILLION dollars to pay Trump‘s allies, despite knowing that these people are not legally entitled to any money and be laughed out of court if they filed a lawsuit for money damages.

“Instead of student loan forgiveness we’re doing a coup forgiveness program”

I am not an expert on these things but it seems politically fraught for the president to use our tax dollars to pay off the people who stormed the U.S. Capital at the same time his tariffs and war are making everything we buy more expensive.

And there it is, folks. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Where are the student protests? The real answer isn’t that students decided to shut up. It’s that universities and a hostile federal government have expended massive resources trying to ensure they do.

And this is why they are so desperately trying to entrench themselves in education and government. They’re hoping to create generations of captive users who have no other choice but to use their tech if they want to read, work, write or think

“A.I. has made super-high-resolution images so standard, he added, that they have lost all currency as signals of quality. Distinguishing oneself aesthetically requires letting conspicuous human effort show.” www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

the best part of booing AI evangelists is that no one ever tells them they’re wrong to their face and they lose their shit

‘Jim Crow 2.0’: South Carolina has had exactly one Black representative in Congress since 1897: James Clyburn. A proposal to redraw the state’s political map would dismantle the district he represents. | South Carolina | The Guardian

The Religious Right is desperate these days to pretend that "Christian Nationalism" is (1) a recently-invented term and (2) a pejorative invented by their enemies, but neither of those claims is remotely true. Here's a short thread, but I'm sure other historians will have examples too.

On the day that Trump’s Christian Nationalist admirers are holding a massive prayer rally in DC, Trump is posting about obliterating a nation of 90 million people, just like Jesus would,

Reworking my "AI is awesome and you should unquestionably embrace it" graduation speech after some feedback

the murder of juniper blessing is a horrifying reminder of the campaign of violence being waged by the most powerful against the vulnerable and the environment of hate being encouraged on all sides of the political spectrum

As @bentarnoff.com and I have been saying, he is also making use of the quasi-coercive qualities of the index fund for SpaceX shares. Once he is fast-tracked into NASDAQ 100... "It will be impossible not to own them."

NEW from @azrww.bsky.social: This year's Border Security Expo was two parts unspeakable cruelty, one part shocking absurdity. Come for the Trump Administration ideating about labeling antifa, anarchists, bloods & crips as terrorists; stay for the horse armor.

I’m tired of the dishonesty of this entire debate. The folks calling for “perspectives different from their own“ are shutting down Women’s and African American studies because they hate differing opinions. Marginalized folks had a small foothold, and powerful people decided to push them out.

This is how cops get new toys

gestured towards this in my column today but republicans seem to have adopted this idea that the partisan lean of a state represents some mystical General Will such that the south isn't just a place with republican voters It Is Republican and no democrat has a right to serve within its borders

Every time I teach the MOVE bombing, students are shocked. And when I teach the aftermath involving an anthropologist who hoarded some of the remains and used them as teaching tools, they are even more shocked. And I teach in Pennsylvania. Even some students from Philly are unaware of this history

Is it legal for Trump to order a government agency to hand him a huge pile of taxpayer money? Note that the White House is directly discussing this with DOJ!

“The likelihood of PII appearing in AI training data is only increasing as public data ‘runs out’ and AI companies look for new sources of high-quality training data. This includes information from data brokers and people-search websites.”

Kavanaugh, 7 weeks before an election, when a lower court prevents Alabama GOP from discriminating against Black voters: 😠 🛑 STOP Kavanaugh, during an election, when the Supreme Court empowers Alabama GOP to discriminate against Black voters: 🥳 🍻 LET'S GO ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

we are finding out about this because it apparently happened right in front of the reporter. while I prefer my journalism billionaire free I also think it's just generally to our advantage to have more reporters and reporting to expose ghouls

NEW: Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages New accounts from 17 men, women and children who have filed formal claims after being detained in a late-night raid paint a violent and terrifying portrait of the federal agents’ actions.

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff struck student protesters with his car. This is why.

Microsoft Israel's general manager, Alon Haimovich, will be stepping down from his position on May 31 following an inquiry into the Israeli military’s extensive use of Microsoft’s Azure platform for surveillance.

NEW: DHS and Canada's defense department are testing 5G-connected drones along the US-Canada border for persistent surveillance and “real-time battlefield intelligence” streams. @dell.bsky.social and @regret.bsky.social with the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-pl...

In response to the year of negative reporting on Flock and its harms, the vendor has started hosting webinars on how police chiefs should engage city government at budget hearings. What you’re seeing is a corporate-backed propaganda campaign in real time.

I had the pleasure of talking about data centers + water with students who made a podcast for a class assignment: wateruseindatacenters.wordpress.com/interview/

if nothing else, genAI is incredibly good at exposing what people really value. unfortunately, we're having to learn how many people couldn't care less about critical thinking or learning of any kind.

if nothing else, genAI is incredibly good at exposing what people really value. unfortunately, we're having to learn how many people couldn't care less about critical thinking or learning of any kind.

This chart reflects PSB's best understanding of the surveillance and data systems tied into ICE operations, from airline reservation data and license plate readers to Palantir and field mobile biometrics. Built from a review of ICE contracts, FOIA documents, technical specs, and public reporting.

The Roberts Court, the Trump White House, and the national GOP are acting like this is their one big shot. Either they secure the lasting end of US Constitutional democracy, or they’re in very serious trouble from the backlash. And they’ve already gone so far that there’s no other possibility.

This is absolutely outrageous. SCOTUS reinstated Texas gerrymander 15 weeks before primary because they claimed it was too close to election to block it but now allowing Alabama to gerrymander one week before primary after trial court found map was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters

They’re like emergency responders who put on their siren and rush to the scene whenever Black people are trying to get representation

I wrote about being inundated with AI writing at every turn, unwittingly turning my brain into the AI police, and how shitty AI writing is randomly showing up in my real life outside of the internet www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...

there's a county in Alabama where Black people are literally getting sick because the government doesn't provide a working sewer system, and Trump's Justice Department is trying to keep it that way apparently Black people with indoor plumbing is "illegal DEI" ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Cook County Circuit Judge Erica Reddick has taken the bench for today's hearing on whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate Midway Blitz agents.

incredibly funny that this bullshit trust and safety team is going to Streisand Effect themselves into everyone knowing about this restore @cara.city you miserable babies

“Why is the proletariat not cheering for the bourgeoisie?” Look, if you believe AI is the “next Industrial Revolution,” ask yourself if weavers & the working class were super excited about factories. Then you’ll know what to say about AI at a commencement speech!

Who will think of the plight of the “vilified” ultra wealthy now that their second-homes in NYC might be taxed at a slightly higher rate, as they already are in Montana? share.google/EeFfrPecjZrO...

@mark-carney.bsky.social "data centers are shutting down because they’re overheating, as the energy required to keep them running superheats the entire planet around them." futurism.com/artificial-i... law of thermodynamics: we cook the planet with perpetual energy increase

Right-wing Polish kleptocrat former minister who embezzled millions flees to US after Trump grants him a visa and apparently also insures he won't be extradited to stand trial. www.politico.eu/article/ex-p...

"It is difficult to have tools taken away while also being expected to respond quickly and solve cases quickly and be scrutinized for it" - officer resigns after city rejects ALPRs. It's almost like a public safety system that requires mass surveillance or it doesn't work isn't the right solution.

This website shows you what your browser is leaking about you. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

This is what we mean when we say that "AI safety" is a eugenicist project. They fear an ultra-powerful AGI that may kill us all. Meanwhile, this Colossus 1 data center is already killing Black people in Memphis.