Awooo,

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117158507976460815

Very helpful thread discussing Elias and Democracy Defenders suits against anti American vote suppression EO by DT.

A little sneak peek of the next Cwtch release.

We've been hard at work and hybrid groups are finally coming very soon!

awooooooo

#DollyParton #9to5 #RIP

everyone needs a few bereavement days off for Dolly

@jonny dawg how did you know I was just looking at https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/commit/6873011b2f56f6a82999462686d36c6d93ab85a5

OK its not actually that bad, probably, but really, who can say: +16,875 / -15,899

Across 36 states, Americans are spray-painting and shooting at Flock license plate cameras. That kind of resistance doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from watching power protect itself at the expense of the people it's supposed to serve. The question is whether anyone in power is listening. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/flock-cameras-surveillance-ai

That light you all been talkin’ about Dolly shining?

It doesn’t go out.

Now it’s our job to carry it forward.

Every one of us.

Make her proud.

Commercial large language models such as ChatGPT or Claude keep making headlines, but one topic that hasn’t received enough attention is how and why these tools threaten your privacy.

Curious? Read more 👇
https://privacyinternational.org/node/5353/

Very proud that The AI Con is a finalist for the 2026 Washington State Book Award (General Nonfiction/Biography)

https://washingtoncenterforthebook.org/2026-washington-state-book-award-finalists-announced/

w/ @alex

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/117157917923413122

So well deserved 🎉 🎉 🎉

@brentsimmons These kind of shots are some of my favs. I'm always that guy with a big camera pulled out during takeoff and landing in Seattle and Portland.

@David did very well until the last one, oops.

#WhenTaken #911 (26.08.2026)

I scored 822/1000🏅

1️⃣📍3.9K km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥈131/200
2️⃣📍25.9 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥇194/200
3️⃣📍5.2 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
4️⃣📍255 km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥇191/200
5️⃣📍1.5K km - 🗓️22 yrs - 🥉107/200

Long past time to quit X. “Those who continue to post on X — in particular those X users who are not racist psychopaths — are enhancing the site’s usefulness to [Musk] as a propaganda tool by drawing more eyes to the platform… “ https://publiccomment.blog/p/it-is-past-time-for-you-to-quit-elon-musk-s-x

I hope the tech billionaires who are always grousing about how everyone hates them are watching the reaction to Dolly Parton’s passing. Nobody hates you because you’re rich. We hate you because of what you decided to use being rich to accomplish

"Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed nearly 2,800 measles cases as of August 20. The numbers make 2026 the worst year for measles in the United States in 35 years, according to MeidasTouch. Shapiro laid the blame on RFK Jr. and the Trump administration for pushing vaccine skepticism amid the growing public-health crisis."

RFK Jr. gets 'blunt' dressing-down from governor over measles deaths: report https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-measles-2677777276/