Envious of those who will be able to attend in person. This is a "cannot miss" event!

Follow @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social, and get to know one of the most brilliant, competent people I've ever had the honor to work with.

If we are truly lucky, she will be our next United Nations Secretary-General.

A @tante.cc tries to keep his promises. Here it is
https://tante.cc/2026/04/21/ai-as-a-fascist-artifact/

Prince Group had operated forced-labor scam compounds across Cambodia. At least 5 high-level S&C partners were assigned to the PG bankruptcy case.

OC: Some of S&C's quotes “do not appear in chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code” and “multiple cited decisions” were “misquoted or misidentified”.

Prince - Purple Rain (Official Video) YouTube video by The Codfather

Ladies and gentlemen, His Royal Highness, Prince 🤴

youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8?...

cyanotypes for uni
24/03/26
#cyanotype #art

Only 15% of measurable SDG targets are on track in the UNECE region. This is down from 16% last year. 26 targets are going backward. Even the wealthiest region is losing ground on the #SDGs

https://ow.ly/IXz150YNCYI

Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

just in case you didn't see the angry brazilians replying to this:

this is just propaganda to let people know that if the US invades/bombs/kidnaps the president, it's justified in some way

Brazil won't tolerate this kind of stuff while the real "global criminal" is bombing hospitals and schools

There are two EXCEPTIONAL women candidates: Bachelet and Grynspan.

"In times in which the UN and international law are under direct attack, the role of the Secretary-General is crucial – she or he must be the strongest defender of the UN Charter, the foundation of the international rules-based order.”

Hoping for a woman, finally. Let your gov know it's time!

Sacrifice your job for the glorious AI future How tech CEOs use the threat of job loss to distract from how AI is really used against workers

Perplexity’s CEO is just the latest tech leader to tell the public their jobs will be sacrificed on the altar of the glorious AI future.

It’s a compelling narrative, but it distracts us from the real impact of AI: not to take the human out of the loop, but to take away their power and cut their pay

A.I. Has a Message Problem of Its Own Making A.I. companies are facing hostility and mistrust—and much of the heightened, sometimes histrionic rhetoric about the powers of the technology has come from within the industry.

"If you tell people often enough that your product is going to upend their way of life, take their jobs, and very possibly pose an existential threat to humanity, they just might start to believe you," @chaykak.bsky.social writes. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

SAVE Act Fails, Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) applauds the U.S. Senate’s rejection of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a sweeping anti-voter legislation pushed ...

Oh hell yeah www.splcenter.org/presscenter/...

Et tu, Brazil...

How the United States Used Tariff Deals to Weaken Tech Regulation Around the World At least ten countries signed off on deals or frameworks that benefit American tech companies in 2025, according to an investigation led by Agência Pública.

The Trump administration used tariff threats to pressure countries into gutting their own tech regulations. From Indonesia to Brazil, Big Tech's wish list became US trade policy, according to an investigation led by Agência Pública as part of the series The Invisible Hand of Big Tech.

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!

Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!

I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

Gen Z's AI Adoption Steady, but Skepticism Climbs Gen Zers' use of AI is steady, but their excitement and hopefulness about it have declined over the past year, while anger has increased.

This data on US Gen Z (age 14-29) attitudes to GenAI is pretty interesting. A real increase in anger/anxiety in 2026 compared to 2025. And then a lot of smaller but consistent shifts to more negativity about how it actually helps them work or learn.

news.gallup.com/poll/708224/...

A brief history of techno-negativity From the techne pessimists of Ancient Greece to the computer firebombers of the Information Age, here's a look at the long—and fruitful—legacy of refusing the machine.

From the techné pessimists of Ancient Greece to the computer to the loom-breaking Luddites to the firebombers of the Information Age, here's a look at the long—and fruitful—legacy of refusing the machine.

By @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social, for BITM:

Data Work Is Too Secretive. Big Tech Should be Held Accountable. The data work industry, which collects information to train AI systems for tech companies, is often shrouded in secrecy, Tatiana Dias writes.

The data work industry, which monetizes the collection of information used to train AI systems, is often shrouded in secrecy. But a new report maps out how at least 30 data platforms are quietly connected to Big Tech companies, Tech Policy Press fellow Tatiana Dias writes.

Tomorrow!

Big Tech Is Powering Israel's AI War Machine From Gaza to now Iran and Lebanon, Israel is expanding its testing ground for AI-enabled military technology in terrifying ways.

From Gaza to now Iran and Lebanon, Israel is expanding its testing ground for AI-enabled military technology in terrifying ways.

Read my latest piece in Zeteo about how big tech is powering Israel’s AI war machine 👇

Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

Amazing. Aparently, people can be rewarded with monopoly money for letting (of course, trustworthy) techbros track their drug consumption crimes.

I can see a huge uptake... 🙄

I was living in China at the very beginning of it. We kept warning people in other countries to "get ready, it's coming to you!" and very few paid us any attention. Then, all of a sudden, the hoarding. The selfishness. The loss. Millions of deaths. All of it was brutal...

Introducing Middle School Students to "The Secret Ghost Workers of 'Artificial Intelligence'" — Civics of Technology Upcoming Book Clubs: We’re reading The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms our Kids’ Learning - And How to Help Them Thrive Again by Jared Cooney Horvath. Join us on Wednesday, Ap...

I really appreciate @elizabethwithaz.bsky.social's reflections on how she explored the social impacts of technology with her students by introducing them to the people - the ghost workers - whose labor makes “AI” systems possible.

Read this week’s @civicsoftech.bsky.social and find the lesson at:

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.

We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.

Please stand by for more.

Disinformation supports corruption YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit

"Disinformation campaigns—which I view as preparatory speech acts—groom vulnerable people for...corruption acts like sextortion..., crypto rug pulls, catfishing, sexual slavery, terroristic violence, or expansionist warfare.

Disinformation sets the stage for corruption."

youtu.be/3fye7X6TtVw

UN Financing for Development Forum opens today in New York, running through Friday. First major check-in since last year's Sevilla Commitment, against a backdrop of Official Development Assistance falling 23.1% in 2025. What momentum can it generate

https://ow.ly/qTMg50YMPzO

Print de uma entrevista do personagem Toninho do Diabo (um homem negro usando uma roupa vermelha e um chapéu preto) na TV. Ele assiste o vídeo de um homem que pergunta “Como é que uma pessoa que fez pacto com o Diabo é um fodido que nem você?”.

Meu primo abraçou completamente o hype da IA e estava contando empolgado sobre como está produzindo em uma semana o que levava 2 meses pra fazer. Perguntei se o salário dele aumentou 8 vezes e ele disse que não aumentou nada.

Eu tô assim: