"For $5 a month, you can enjoy strange little clips [...] which use generative AI to bring dead historical figures “to life” in videos “curated” by Bob Dylan"
What is happening?
news
"My Front-Row Seat to the Making of Michael Wolff—and the #Epstein Predators"
I attended their schools, went to their parties ..It’s time to talk about what I saw. Some may get mad, I’m naming names. If they do, too fucking bad. They took a path that's brought us to the brink
https://www.blueamp.co/p/my-front-row-seat-to-the-making-of?r=j0lyx #us #epsteinfiles #donaldtrump #trump #ai #usa #culture #politics #news #tv #iran #israel #middleeast #media #eu #europe #america #unitedstates #oil #china #war #economy #tech #stockmarket #press #socialmedia
NEW: What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms
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The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can proceed as planned.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-in-voting-rules-midterm-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #MailVoting #Election #Midterms #Vote #Voting #Democracy
"Seeing how people interact with chatbots can be unsettling. “It’s depressing,” he said, to see people rely on machines for dating advice or medical guidance because they lack human support systems."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/ai-training-work-jobs
"I don’t think people understood quite that there’d be somebody on a desk in a random state, looking at your [social media] profile, using it to generate AI data."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/07/meta-scale-ai-social-media-technology
I know most people here don't need to hear this, so maybe just pass this along to your less techy friends and family members, but: please, do not go to ChatGPT for medical advice.
"For example, in response to telling it about a fictional pain in my right side, it cited the guardrail and suggested relaxation techniques, but ultimately took me through a series of possible causes that escalated in severity."
#news #technology #TechNews #health #AI #LLMs #enshittification #ChatGPT
Fifteen laws in 11 states that could immunize the fossil fuel industry from climate-related legal claims have either been passed or are being debated.
Many bills are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Law
You can find lots of news and journalism accounts sorted into categories on the Fedi.Directory website:
➡️ https://fedi.directory/news-media
To follow an account listed on the site:
1. Every listing includes the account's Fediverse address. Copy this.
2. Paste the Fediverse address you copied into the search box in Mastodon etc.
3. The account's profile will appear, where you can click "Follow".
If you have any questions, please ask!
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Anders Puck Nielsen is a Danish naval officer, author and military analyst making English-language videos about geopolitics and world events. You can follow his video account at:
➡️ @anderspuck
There are already four videos uploaded, if these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://muku.dk/a/anderspuck/videos
You can also follow his Mastodon account at @[email protected]
#FeaturedPeerTube #News #Geopolitics #Iran #Ukraine #PeerTube
NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-paramount-gifts-brendan-carr-ethics-complaint-warner-bros-merger?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #FCC #Government #Ethics #USPolitics #Paramount #CBS #Entertainment #Business
My Whistleblower Story!
A true account of persecution I faced as a whistleblower against the powerful.
https://drive.proton.me/urls/TVQBZBVQK0#g50TCYlBdeeb
Please boost for reach!
#Earth #EqualRights #Justice #Freedom #HumanRights
#SocialJustice #Amnesty
#WorkersRights #HR #Union #Unions #Solidarity
#USA #America #News
#whistleblower #WhistleBlowerStory #Whistleblowing
#MAGA #DNC #RNC
#SpeakTruthToPower
#Police #PoliceBrutality
#Law #Legal #Judiciary
#Court #CourtSystem
#FreeSoftware #Freedom
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"In both cases, [A.I. start-up] Oumi’s analysis focused on 4,326 Google searches. The company found that the results were accurate 85 percent of the time with Gemini 2 and 91 percent of the time with Gemini 3."
#news #TechNews #technology #AI #LLMs #enshittification #google #gemini
A supermajority of people in the US support trans folks' civil rights.
"In a new survey of over 1,000 respondents, 85% of Americans believe that 'transgender people should have the same rights and protection as everyone else.' The sentiment was agreed upon by 92% of Democrats, 76% of Republicans and 87% of independents. The survey was conducted by research firm SSRS and funded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation."
https://www.them.us/story/transgender-rights-human-rights-campaign-survey-data-american-support
NEW: Trump’s DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims
The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents.
Trump’s DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target the very people who were harmed by the developer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-colony-ridge-texas-settlement-victims
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NEW: For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
#news #health #healthcare #hospitals #doctors #insurance #government #business
"The percentage of respondents ages 14 to 29 who said they felt hopeful about A.I. declined sharply since last year, down to 18 percent from 27.
Young adults’ excitement about artificial intelligence dropped, too, and nearly a third of respondents indicated that the technology made them feel angry."
That's rough.
Little Bits: Issue #35 For March 2026
A brief reminder of the power each of us hold and how their is a positive side to the Internet through all these shiny new little bits.
NEW: At some private schools across the U.S., every student uses taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs.
But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-wisconsin-atlas-preparatory?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Education #School #Wisconsin #Milwaukee #Parenting #Children
NEW: Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fix to School Threats Law After Kids Were Arrested for Jokes and Misunderstandings
Tennessee lawmakers voted to change a controversial law so school officials will now only have to report threats they deem “credible.” It comes after an investigation by ProPublica and WPLN that showed children were wrongly ensnared by the legislation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threats-law-changed
#news #kids #schools #police #criminaljustice #parents #Tennessee
"The same stories that produced sharper, more analytic conversation also produced *less* conversation. The more analytically a story was written, and the more statistics it contained, the fewer people commented on it. Emotional stories did the opposite, drawing bigger crowds."
NEW: A Judge Worried a Proposed Settlement Doesn’t Do Enough to Help Victims. The DOJ Is Still Moving Forward.
The proposed $68 million settlement involves a Texas land developer that the DOJ had previously accused of preying on Hispanic residents.
It includes no money for victims but more than $20 million for police and immigration enforcement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/colony-ridge-settlement-court-hearing-doj
NEW: Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.
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In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-cases-vaccines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Health #PublicHealth #Measles #Medicine #Children #Vaccines #Science
Warren Buffett has said he is waiting for a larger move to the downside
Citing reporting by ProPublica, eight Democratic U.S. senators have criticized the Trump administration’s demands to access the health data of millions of people as a condition of giving lifesaving aid to other countries.
https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-health-data-africa-humanitarian-aid?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Congress #Trump #Health #PublicHealth #Data #Africa #Geopolitics