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Michael Borum πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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Boston & Provincetown based human rights defender, web guy, music lover, writer.

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Big Tech says AI can solve climate change. The actual data says not so fast. Learn why/how so many claims about AI’s climate benefit are a hoax πŸ‘‡

beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/02/17/t...

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Column | A year after aid cuts, the image of American power shifts under Trump The Trump administration's America First strategy has trickled down to what's left of the government's humanitarian apparatus, potentially leading to millions of deaths by 2030.

It's been a year since President Trump's reckless and cruel cuts to U.S humanitarian aid and the impact can be measured in human lives.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

04.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A year ago, President Trump decimated USAID and made cruel cuts to lifesaving humanitarian aid. Ever since then we’ve been measuring the human cost. We will continue to fight to end this assault on lifesaving aid. oxfamamerica.org/lifesavingaidcuts

04.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Thiel German-American billionaire, PayPal co-founder, Palantir chairman and Trump ally

People are waking up to what you’re doing there, sir

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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

β€œThe only thing more powerful than hate is love”
β€œTogether, we are America”

09.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 40914 πŸ” 9711 πŸ’¬ 675 πŸ“Œ 415
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.

Full story:

apnews.com/article/immi...

07.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1745 πŸ” 598 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 17
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Video: Opinion | We Didn’t Ask for This Internet Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain why the internet failed to live up to its early promise.

We Didn’t Ask for This Internet www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

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Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.

This is well worth a read, and I'll admit has prompted me to pause and reflect a bit on its implications. #AI

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NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2025 - National Book Critics Circle Frances FitzGerald to receive lifetime achievement award New York, NY (Tuesday, January 20)β€”Today, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists in six categories – Autobiography, Biography...

I'm thrilled to see three friends (and clients) nominated this year: Kevin Young ("Night Watch," Poetry), Amanda Vaill ("Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution," Biography), and Carl Kaplan ("Troublemaker: The Fierce Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford," Biography)!

21.01.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have a system set up to prevent this, and we have a party that has set itself up to prevent the system from working.

19.01.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 734 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

Wake up folks! It's happening all around! Keep your head on a swivel. Stay alert, stay alive.

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Dolly Parton Turns 80 Years Old Dolly Parton turns 80 years old today, and she's still too hot to handle ... so we're helping you celebrate her incredible milestone with a photographic tour of her iconic career.

Dolly Parton Turns 80 Years Old www.tmz.com/2026/01/19/d...

19.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Author of β€˜Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect Blas NuΓ±ez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.

The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan β€œAbolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...

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I'm starting to think that, until he's finally gone, I should repost on a daily basis this 11,000+ word piece I published in @theatlantic.com about Donald Trump's serious psychiatric disorders to explain why, as a legal and constitutional matter, he was unfit for the presidency.

19.01.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 2870 πŸ” 869 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 30
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As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, his words from 1961 continue to ring true. His legacy continues to guide us as we demand equality and justice and push for systems that work for ALL, not just the privileged few.

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Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, Sneako, and Clavicular were all in a night club in Miami singing and dancing to the Kanye song "Heil Hitler" which they requested be played.

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πŸ€” Why do we see so much harmful content online? Because social media algorithms push it to our feeds.

Algorithms have a huge impact on how people perceive digital spaces, but they are not designed with safety in mind.

Here's all you need to know about how algorithms work & why it mattersπŸ‘‡

15.01.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Gig Platform Wage Theft is a Governance Crisis A report exposed an AI governance crisis in the gig economy, yet the response in Washington has been inadequate, David Sathuluri writes.

A nonprofit last year released a damning investigation finding that gig platforms are using algorithmic systems not simply to manage workers but to systematically extract labor while evading legal obligations, yet the response from government has been timid, David Sathuluri writes

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Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.

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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

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WHY are Americans still clueless about these draconian tech cabals that are literally taking over the world? The three of the wealthiest leading this are not even American-born citizens; they became billionaires many times over on our U.S. taxpayer money.

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The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted small and politically disempowered populationsβ€”Haitians, Somalis, trans peopleβ€”in order to justify abuses of power. But its abuses of power are not limited to those communities. What the government can do to the most vulnerable among us, it can also do to you.

The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted small and politically disempowered populationsβ€”Haitians, Somalis, trans peopleβ€”in order to justify abuses of power. But its abuses of power are not limited to those communities. What the government can do to the most vulnerable among us, it can also do to you.

The shooting in Minnesota is a reminder that while authoritarian governments may justify abuses of power by directing them at scapegoats or vulnerable populations, the goal is ultimately to deploy them against anyone they wish to www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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my immediate thought is they are sending vance out to eat shit for the administration

08.01.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 7771 πŸ” 857 πŸ’¬ 264 πŸ“Œ 64

ICE should not be menacing our streets and endangering our neighbors.

We stand with Minneapolis today and call on the Trump administration to stop attacking our communities.

08.01.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Planβ€”and About MAGA Voters To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.

'This is already the Putin model: authoritarian rule that enables smash-and-grab oligarchy by those in the regime’s good favor. Trump is making it unusually explicit that in this sphere of influence, Trump-approved oligarchs will be enriched"
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com

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Rick Scott: "This is the start of changing Venezuela, then we're gonna fix Cuba, Nicaragua will get fixed, next year we'll get a new president in Colombia. Democracy is coming back to this hemisphere."

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RAJU: You say military action is not gonna happen against Greenland, so it is responsible for the White House to continue to raise the specter of military action?

MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not gonna take 1,000 gotcha questions this morning trying to pit me against the White House.

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