Joy Buolamwini's facial recognition software couldn't detect her Black face. Error rate for light-skinned men: under 1%. For dark-skinned women: 34.7%.
The most important questions about AI were never technical.
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Posts by Rebecca Casselman
The Quiet Architecture of Voter Disenfranchisement: Executive Order 14248
On March 25, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14248, 'Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.' It's eleven sections of dense legalese wrapped in the language of fraud prevention and…
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Playing to an Audience of One: Pam Bondi’s War on Accountability in the Epstein Files Hearing
Pam Bondi didn’t show up to seek justice for Epstein’s survivors today. She showed up to protect the powerful, smear a Holocaust victim’s granddaughter, and play to an audience of one: Donald Trump.
The Killing of Alex Pretti and the Betrayal of American Principles
An ICU nurse, legal gun owner, and peaceful protester, Alex Pretti, did everything this country says it values. The state killed him for it. His execution by federal agents in Minneapolis is not an aberration; it is the logical…
The Real Motive Behind Venezuela’s Invasion: Oil Not Justice
Justice in 2026 has become an ideological mirror. Five weeks ago, a convicted drug kingpin from Honduras was pardoned and hailed as a victim of 'over-prosecution.' Today, an indicted dictator in Venezuela was extracted by a 150-aircraft…
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The 2026 Reckoning: Will a Coordinated, Conservative Agenda Destabilize the Next Election?
The health of a democracy is measured not just by the act of voting, but by the assurance that elections are accessible, fair, and free from intimidation. As the 2026 midterm elections approach, a…
The Insurrection Act: Trump’s Dangerous Obsession and the Road to Authoritarianism
In a chilling echo of past rhetoric, Donald Trump's repeated invocation of the "Insurrection Act" is far more than just rhetoric; it’s a direct threat to American democracy. This is a clear signal of his intent to…
“Invasion From Within” – Authoritarianism
I haven’t said much about this. Mostly because I was stunned at the sheer use of force like this in an American city by the US government. In the early morning hours of September 30, 2025, in Chicago's South Shore community residents of a five-story…
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I took this yesterday in Newfoundland and Labrador 🇨🇦
Hi, Lawrence!! ☺️
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Hero.
This is one of the vilest things he did yesterday!
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