This is unhinged.

Watch: No charges to be filed in deadly GRPD shooting The Kent County prosecutor will not file any charges after a Grand Rapids police officer shot and killed a man in February.

Once again, Grand Rapids Police get away with murder, making it more likely they will do it again. I'm so sick right now. Face down with a dog on him and it's a justified murder?

www.woodtv.com/news/grand-r...

Analysis | Data firm tied to ICE becomes a flash point in Democratic primaries The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.

"Democrats running in competitive primaries have found a new, potent attack against their opponents: ties to #Palantir, the large data management company that is helping the Trump admin track and deport undocumented immigrants."

Why didn't they stop him before he tore the east wing down? So much history lost.

Let’s Get Billionaires, AI Money, & Warmongers Out Of Our Elections · Popular Democracy Tech companies run by far right billionaires, like Palantir, are playing an outsized role in our politics. AI backed SuperPACs are preparing to spend more than $150 million in the midterms. Much of th...

I'm attending Popular Democracy's event, “Let’s Get Billionaires, AI Money, & Warmongers Out Of Our Elections” - sign up now to join me! #POPULARDEMOCRA www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/9...

The unique piece of this data breach is that workers on this platform do video recorded interviews and it's unclear if the data breach includes these files. This opens up a whole new layer of identity fraud.

Data workers — particularly if you’ve ever done work on Mercor — please read the post below and get connected to @turkopticon.bsky.social!

bsky.app/profile/turk...

A twitter post screen shot from Mercor.ai that informs the public of a data breach that reads as follows: The privacy and security of our customers and contractors is foundational to everything we to at Mercor. we recently identified that we were one of thousands of companies impacted by a supply chain attack involving LiteLLM. Our Security team moved promptly to contain and remediate the incident. We are conducting a thorough investigation supported by leading third-party forensics experts. We will continue to communicate with our customers and contractors directly as appropriate and devote the resources necessary to resolving the matter as soon as possible.

Dataworkers, if you work on Mercor.ai, please be aware they were involved with a data breach. Considering the level of information they retain on workers, we wanted to make this announcement so you can take steps to protect your identity.

It's all built on stolen intellectual property, that's like saying you would not rule out a store where all the items for sale were stolen from people's homes.

Ethylene Oxide: New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted by Cancer-Causing Chemical A new interactive map and analysis highlights more than 100 facilities that use and emit cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas into surrounding communities.

Ethylene Oxide: New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted by Cancer-Causing Chemical blog.ucs.org/dminovi/ethy...

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), did you know you’ve received $148,500 in #Palantir-linked campaign contributions? #ICYMI.

Take a stand against government overreach and surveillance.

Sign our pledge to reject Palantir $$$: purgepalantir.com/campaign-ple...

🫡

Tech workers from across the industry are joining together to protect Americans from violent and invasive AI.

Proud to be part of tech workers across the industry joining together to protect Americans from violent and invasive AI today.

Check out the full statement and signees here: www.amazonclimatejustice.org/anthropic-st...

We’re a coalition of 50+ organizations challenging the power of Amazon: the corporation posing the single greatest threat to our economy and democracy today. The company is a symptom of billionaires hoarding wealth and power at everyone else’s expense.

BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

Grand Rapids Mayor: Gun Owners Should Be Ashamed of Themselves Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand said in a video at a community event that gun owners should be ashamed of themselves.

Our Mayor refusing to talk about our police killing for the hell of it and without consequence but hey gun owners, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Holy crap

www.michigannewssource.com/2026/02/gran...

Requiring millions of American #women who changed their last name after marriage to pay for a passport just to prove their identity to vote is a poll tax.

The SAVE Act passed in the House and is being considered in the Senate. Call your Senators. Tell them to vote NO on the #SAVEAct (202) 224-3121

Data center developers building private natural gas 'Shadow Grid' power plants to sidestep strained grids — off-grid GW Ranch project in Texas will reportedly use as much power as Chicago Datacenters will continue sprouting, one way or another

"Many of these data center builds have colossal power requirements. The off-grid GW Ranch project in West Texas will reportedly use as much power as Chicago, combining natural gas and solar panels to feed itself."

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

POLITICO Pro: A leading workers' rights advocate is in turmoil The National Employment Law Project is weighing cutbacks that some employees say could put its future in jeopardy.

“The National Employment Law Project is at odds with its staff amid a budget crisis that threatens to mute a leading voice for workers' rights.”

Read the full piece at @politico.com: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84 “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.

Rev Jesse Jackson has passed away

www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

I'm a dataworker who spends a lot of time on red teaming and various other AI quality checks and today it just hit me.

Real life is so much chaos. AI is never going to be able to mimic that.

Photo of the back of a laptop with several stickers. Social justice and lifestyle stickers representing Distill Social, Transfigure Print, The Athena Coalition, Grand Rapids Public Library, Georgetown University, Scorpion Hearts coffee shop and gay aliens.

Hey @distillsocial.bsky.social LOVE my sticker, she fits in nicely! This laptop goes around to conferences centered on worker rights and protections, so we all about getting ICE out.
#ICEOUT

Oh wow, I guess we know where they stand then.

“Screenshot of a promoted Reddit post by u/AYAGDOS. The post reads: ‘Navigating gender dysphoria? Join our confidential, cross-country study of 18–25 year olds to tell your story, challenge preconceptions, and have YOUR experience reflected in the science.’ Below is a banner graphic with the Northwestern University logo and the text ‘TRANS OR GENDERQUEER? SHARE YOUR STORY.’ The image shows a close-up of a hand with light pink nail polish, partially painted blue, held up against a blurred background. A link to ayagdos.org and a ‘Learn More’ button appear at the bottom, along with Reddit vote and share icons.”

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

Northwesterns IRB email for concerns: IRBCompliance@northwestern.edu.

Here is a quick rundown of what Turkopticon did in 2025. Looking forward to a productive 2026!

Dataworkers, keep your security and worth in mind when choosing hits to work on. We have noticed an increase in jobs asking for sensitive data from workers.
Read more here:

When cities and schools buy supplies from Amazon, they think they're getting good deals. @ilsr.bsky.social has a new report showing how many of them are getting ripped off instead.

Michigan House cancels $645M in state spending without Senate OK - Bridge Michigan Through an arcane section of state law, the Republican-controlled state House scrapped hundreds of millions in ongoing spending on state projects. Democrats called the process ‘corrupt.’

Hey, Michigan, if you haven't seen this yet, House republicans just canceled $645m in state funding with no oversight. Some of the funding cut wasn't even State level, it was federal funds. WTF.

bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...

Despite making critical contributions to the booming AI industry, data workers often report that they aren’t treated like the skilled, valuable workers that they are.

So, from @alphabetworkersunion.org to @turkopticon.bsky.social, data workers are organizing for better pay and working conditions.