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“Five Things: August 27, 2026 | As in guillotine...”

https://loudpoet.com/2026/08/27/five-things-august-27-2026/

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President Trump’s threat to sue a liberal think tank attempts to transform defamation law into a modern-day Sedition Act that could be wielded against journalists.

https://freedom.press/issues/the-dangerous-new-twist-in-trumps-latest-defamation-threat/

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Tonight in Chicago, we're proud co-sponsors of this discussion with Sonali Kolhatkar, Richard Wallace & Sandra Puebla at Pilsen Community Books about ICE raids and the communities organizing to defend immigrant rights. #abolishICE

https://www.allyoufascistsboundtolose.com/calendar/breaking-ice-with-sonali-kolhatkar-richard-wallace-and-diego-morales

The story of this blog so far: 'AI', the death of web dev, and feeling like an outsider: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-story-of-this-blog-so-far/

#RFKJr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines of course; he should resign

Excellent work elevating this ghoul, woo-woo dipshits! https://patreon.com/BrianMcFadden

It has *always* been true that - in terms of bang-for-buck - smaller dev teams are usually more productive than larger teams. Fred Brooks wrote about this in 1975.

To attribute this to "AI" betrays your lack of understanding of software development fundamentals.

A point I frequently make when talking about chatbots is that their output only seems to make sense because we are making sense of it. And worse, we can only do that sense-making by projecting a mind behind the text, something we do reflexively.

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“With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.”

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers

> The resistance may be messy and inchoate, but it amounts to a direct repudiation of Silicon Valley’s core project.

It occurs to me that term Artificial Intelligence is aptly named, but perhaps not the way the tech bros think.

'Artificial' as in fake. 'Intelligence' as in information.

Fake information.

They should rename it. #AI

The A.I. trolley problem

New: in leaked audio, Flock's CEO Garrett Langley tells cops that a story we wrote about Flock being used to track a woman who self-administered an abortion is "entirely false." He's lying. The audio shows how Flock speaks when doesn't think comments will be public

https://www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-is-lying-to-cops-about-404-medias-reporting-on-abortion-case/

Governments want nothing more than to control what people say and read and hear online, and corporate monopolists are their natural allies. So the "kid safety settlement" by Facebook and states is going to be disastrous for everyone who cares about free speech. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/

Instead of lowering flags to half mast for Dolly, they should reinstate vaccine mandates.

They should invest in public health.

They should walk back discriminatory LGBTQ+ policies.

They should stop banning books and fund libraries.

That’s how you honour her legacy.

4 days ago The Pentagon fired the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes.

Yesterday they broke the story of Elsie Dominguez, a civilian engineer who was raped repeatedly by the Captain of a Navy ship she was on.

A Judge ruled she needs to file a worker’s comp claim. For rape.

They keep trying to silence the press & quash the truth.

Elsie’s story must be told:

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-25/lawsuit-workers-comp-sexual-assault-navy-ship-22658787.html

#uspol #rape #rapeculture #fascism #freepress #pentagon #navy

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/

Congratulations to Autistici on being recognized for their achievements in the field of data security

“Obviously, there are a lot of problems with a site like this, starting with its potential use by stalkers,” EFF's @evacide told @Wired; also, “the site did not seem to be good at the very thing it is claiming to do well: flag potentially dangerous partners.” https://www.wired.com/story/peoplefinders-new-website-stud-or-dud-runs-background-checks-on-your-dates/

After publicly taunting SD Padres catching coordinator Oswaldo Pirela that he will "remain in ICE custody pending removal," ICE released him on Monday. He was reunited with his wife and two U.S.-born daughters.

https://boingboing.net/2026/08/26/padres-coach-held-by-ice-for-over-a-week-is-released-on-bond.html