@prologic@twtxt.net when I first “fed” the text to Gemini, I asked for a three paragraphs summary. It provided it. Then I asked to “elaborate on three areas: user experience, moral/political impact, and technical/legal concerns”. The reply to that is too long for a twtxt.

I then asked to counter the OP opinions—as in “how would you counter the author’s opinion?”. The reply was very long, but started like this:

“That’s an excellent question, as the post lays out some very strong, well-reasoned criticisms. Countering these points requires acknowledging the valid concerns while presenting a perspective focused on mitigation, responsible integration, and the unique benefits of AI.”

What followed was extensive, so I asked for a summary, which didn’t do justice to the wall of text that preceded it.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de this I find more worrisome, and saw no mention of it on your text: Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars (gift article).

Enoch, one of the newer chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, promises “to ‘mind wipe’ the pro-pharma bias” from its answers. Another, Arya, produces content based on instructions that tell it to be an “unapologetic right-wing nationalist Christian A.I. model.”

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Gemini liked your opinion very much. Here is how it countered:

The criticism of AI as untrustworthy is a problem of misapplication, not capability.

• AI as a Force Multiplier: AI should be treated as a high-speed drafting and brainstorming tool, not an authority. For experts, it offers an immense speed gain, shifting the work from slow manual creation to fast critical editing and verification.
  
• The Rise of AI Literacy: Users must develop a new skill—AI literacy—to critically evaluate and verify AI’s probabilistic output. This skill, along with improving citation features in AI tools, mitigates the “gaslighting” effect.
  

The fear of skill loss is based on a misunderstanding of how technology changes the nature of work; it’s skill evolution, not erosion.

• Shifting Focus to High-Level Skills: Just as the calculator shifted focus from manual math to complex problem-solving, AI shifts the focus from writing boilerplate code to architectural design and prompt engineering. It handles repetitive tasks, freeing humans for creative and complex challenges.
  
• Accessibility and Empowerment: AI serves as a powerful democratizing tool, offering personalized tutoring and automation to people who lack deep expertise. While dependency is a risk, this accessibility empowers a wider segment of the population previously limited by skill barriers.
  

The legal and technical flaws are issues of governance and ethical practice, not reasons to reject the core technology.

• Need for Better Bot Governance: Destructive scraping is a failure of ethical web behavior and can be solved with better bot identification, rate limits, and protocols (like enhanced robots.txt). The solution is to demand digital citizenship from AI companies, not to stop AI development.

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The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention
Jessica Washington,  Political Reporter  -  The Intercept

Stephan: The stories that are coming out of the Trump concentration camps are each more horrible than the ones of the previous day. This is a United States we have never seen before, and I think it is very important that this is going on with no real response from the Republicans in Congress.

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US immigration enforcement using military hardware and tactics on civilians
George Chidi,  Politics and Democracy Reporter   -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: One of the tragedies that now defines the United States, as it is seen by the rest of the world, is that Trump has created a military combat uniformed and armed for war Gestapo that is now wandering the streets of major American cities, just as the world has seen happen in other fascist control … ⌘ Read more

I noticed Google put out this article: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/09/lets-talk-security-answering-your-top.html it’s very current day Google, but the comments under the YouTube video are pretty on point and I saw a few familiar faces there. There is also, unexpectedly, ways to contact Google.

First a form for “teachers, students, and hobbyists”, that I filled politely, as someone who falls under their hobbyist category. It can be filled both anonymously, or with an e-mail attached, to be contacted by them (I chose the second option).

Also a general feedback and questions form, that I was not as polite in and used to send them the following message:

I have already provided some feedback, in the teacher, student and hobbyists form/questionaire, as well as an open letter I’ve recently sent to the European Commission digital markets act team, as I do believe your proposal might not even be legal, given the fact it puts privacy-focused alternative app stores at risk (https://f-droid.org/cs/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html) and it was proposed this early, after Google lost in court to Epic Games, over similar monopoly concerns. Why should we trust Google to be the only authority for all developer signatures, right after the European courts labeled it a gatekeeper?

Assuming this gets passed, despite justified developer backlash and at best questionable legality, can you give us any guarantees, this will not be used to target legal malware-free mods, or user privacy enhancing patchers, like the ones used for applying the ReVanced patches? I have made a few mods myself, but I am in no way associated with the ReVanced team. I just share many peoples concerns, Google Chrome has been conveniently stripped of its manifest v2 support, that made many privacy protecting extensions possible and now you’re conveniently asking for the government IDs, of all the developers, who maintain these kinds of privacy protections (be it patches, or alternative open-source apps) on Android.

How Trump’s Supreme Court lackeys pushed us to the brink of one-man rule
Graham G. Dodds,  Professor of Political Science, Concordia University  -  Raw Story | Commentary

Stephan: This is a good assessment of how the Republicans perverted the Supreme Court, creating its corrupt fascist majority.

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RFK Jr. Ties Autism to Circumcision and Tylenol in Bonkers Rant
Farrah Tomazin ,  Political Correspondent  -  Daily Beast

_Stephan: US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy, Jr, is now the man overseeing your healthcare and medical wellbeing in the Trump Republican coup. This is his latest insanity that circumcision results in autism. Never forget that Kennedy was a heroin addict in high school and college, and does not have 30 minutes of medica … ⌘ Read more

Code is Never Neutral: Why All Software is Political
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@bender@twtxt.net To add some context, I’m not one to write open letters often, nor do I expect to become some kind of martyr, the European Union will unite over, to fight Google.

However Google did loose to Epic Games in European courts, that determined Google maintains a monopoly over its Play Store, restricting competition and developers choices. And pretty much right after courts determined this, Google gives them the middle finger and proposes changes, that would destroy F-droid - the biggest and really the only competing app store, that’s actually competing and not just taking the apps from Googles Play Store and passing them on.

There are many more qualified and likable parties, who already reached out to them, with these concerns, I just think it’s important everyone impacted by this, politely contacts them too, to convey this is not just some niche non-issue, a few IT nerds made up.

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War on America, Chicago Theater of Operations
Ruth Ben-Ghiat ,  Professor of History New York University  -  Reader Support News | Lucid Substack

_Stephan: Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an American history professor and political commentator. She is a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders, and a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. She is absolutely correct. What amazes and saddens me is that millions of Americans sit at home basically reading social media … ⌘ Read more

Trump Just Gave the Military an Extremely Sinister Mission
Fred Kaplan,    -  Slate

Stephan: As usual Trump tells us what he is going to do, but our political system does not seem to be able to process what he says. I am going to be a dictator and take revenge against those who oppose me he made very clear, and that is exacty what he is doing.

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@bender@twtxt.net Shh yes 🤣 this is the problem with politics 😆 by that definition; I’m not conservative 🤣

@prologic@twtxt.net Hm, I don’t know. Over here, we have parties that we would call “left” or “right”, one of them even calls themselves “The Left”. No idea about your political landscape, but it still makes sense for us. 🤔 For me, at least.

Only plebeians and shabbos goyim care about politics, however. Naturally, the Jews would want you to sperg out about Trump in a hipster-protocol chat.

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**PM denies bowing to political pressure over winter fuel **
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The “interception, carried out outside Israeli territorial waters, constitutes a blatant violation of international law, including maritime and humanitarian law.”

“Co-Chair of The Left, Manon Aubry (La France Insoumise, France) said: “Netanyahu’s army has intercepted the Freedom Flotilla against a backdrop of deafening silence from political leaders in Europe and the world. History is watching them. Their inaction to end the genocide is nothing more than complicity. We demand immediate action from European authorities to guarantee the safety of the crew and allow humanitarian aid to enter.”

The Left calls upon states, the European Union, the United Nations, and the entire international community to strongly condemn this illegal detention, demand the immediate and unconditional release of all crew members, and urge Israeli authorities to allow immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, in full compliance with international law and the orders imposed on Israel by the International Court of Justice.

#Solidarity is not a crime, €genocide is. Free the #FreedomFlotilla crew.”

#madleen

https://left.eu/freedom-flotilla-intercepted-as-gaza-starves/

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‘Freedom for Captives!’ Trump Puts Clemency Machine Into Overdrive for Political Allies
Jamiles Lartey,  Staff Writer  -  The Marshall Project

_Stephan: The corruption of the Trump administration is completely typical of fascist regimes, but unlike anything that has ever been seen in the United States, and nowhere is Trump’s corruption more obvious than in his pay-for-pardon and loyalty to Trump above all other considerations scheme, as thi … ⌘ Read more

At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics shutter amid political turbulence
Carter Sherman,    -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: For decades, the Republican Party has sought to subordinate women’s bodies, placing females under the control of the state. They have particularly targeted in this strategy the dismantlement of Planned Parenthood.  This has now escalated significantly under Trump and his fascist coup. We are no longer a country where medical care … ⌘ Read more

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10 Times Governments Banned Colors for Bizarre Reasons
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What Problems are Truly Technical, not Social?
Most “tech” problems (and solutions) seem social, with e.g. most newer startups relying on internal connections to gain real world adoption, otherwise blocked due to institutional apathy and bad regulations (sms 2fa, hospital faxes…)

A recent (unlocated) poll asked a similar question: “what percent of workers in the software industry are employed writing programs that should not exist?” While we do have NP-hard problems, politically hard problems like avoi … ⌘ Read more

Donald Trump Nominates Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro for Interim DC US Attorney
Sonam Sheth and Gabe Whisnant,  Evening Political Editor  -  Newsweek

_Stephan: Aspiring dictator Trump has appointed another MAGAt fanatic and Fox host, Jeanine Pirro, as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Like Hegseth, Patel, and others, the United States government agencies are now headed by Fox hosts because Trump doesn’t select his administration leadership … ⌘ Read more

Inside the Trump family’s 100 days of presidential profit
Zachary Basu ,    -  msn

Stephan: There is no precedent in American history for how Trump and his family have used the office of the president to satisfy their greed and benefit themselves. I think it is disgusting.

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10 Worst Political Marriages in History
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10 Individuals Allegedly Killed by the U.S. Government
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How LWN is faring in 2025
Just over six years ago, The Economist described the US economy as “ the envy of the\
world”. That headline would be unlikely to appear now. The economic
boom referenced in that article feels like a distant memory, markets are
falling, and uncertainty is at an all-time high. Like everybody else, LWN
is affected by the current turbulence in the political and economic
spheres; we expect to get through this period, but there will be some
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LOL Amazon displaying tariff prices “hostile and political,” White House say is this the kettle calling the pot black? 🤣 Trump, pfft, what a fucking idiot. No clue how economies work, let alone countries.

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Mozilla Accuses Trump of Political Interference with Their “Movement”
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On Tariffs & Computer Production
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ABC Australia is reporting of a potential market manipulation in the US. Potential? I would call it almost certain. For as much as I would like not to be dragged into politics, it is rather impossible these days.

10 Political Terms With Curious Origins
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10 Movie Releases That Caused Chaos in Theaters
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10 Historical Connections That Don’t Seem Real but Are
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Yet another Trump-loving creep is arrested for alleged sex crimes
Emily Singer,  Contributing Writer  -  Daily Kos

Stephan: The characteristic of the Republican MAGAt political world that really stands out to me, is the sexual perversion and dysfunction that defines so many of these White men. Particularly, their interest in pubescent underage girls.

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Republicans, Men Push Trump Approval Higher in Second Term
Jeffrey M. Jones, PhD and Megan Brenan,   Senior Editor | Senior Editor  -  The Gallup Organization

_Stephan: What amazes me is how the percentage of MAGAt monarch Trump’s approval rating remains so high. I see this not only as a political issue but, even more, as a cultural issue. It reflects the weakness, resentment, and insecurity of American men of all ages. It is such a powerful trend in America that it … ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Launches Hypocritical, Political War Against Online Data Gathering
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Trump Issues Firm Directive to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Sonam Sheth and Gabe Whisnant,  Evening Politics Editor | Breaking News Editor   -  Newsweek

_Stephan: This, in my opinion is the critical turning point on whether democracy survives in the United States. Psychopath “king” Trump believes he is above the law, and will not, and need not, follow what judges decide. We are about to find out whether by judges he also means Supreme Court … ⌘ Read more

Here are the 60 universities under investigation by the Trump administration
Ray Bogan ,  Political Correspondent  -  Straight Arrow News

_Stephan: The Trump coup has made clear it considers the universities of America enemies of its authoritarian takeover of the United States. So completely predictably, like all fascist coups in history, the Trumpers (read neo-Nazis) are attacking and attempting to take control of American higher education. They g … ⌘ Read more

‘DOGE has broken into our building’: Nonprofit sounds alarm as Musk’s team forces way in
Erik De La Garza,  Staff Writer  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: So the United States under the authority of psychopath Trump and his co-president Elon Musk have now recreated the Gestapo, the Third Reich’s secret political police force, within the Prussian police department. This is the second time DOGE has used armed federal officers to force their way into an … ⌘ Read more

10 Stories That Gripped the World 50 Years Ago in 1975
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@prologic@twtxt.net oops, I’m sorry to see disagreement leading to draining emotions.

It remind me a bit of the Conclave movie where every part wanted to defend their vision and there is only a winner. If one wins the other loses. Like the political side of many leaders and volunteers representing a broad community. I don’t think that’s the case here. Most of us (in not all) should ‘win’.

I can only add that isn’t nice to listen that ‘my idea and effort’ is not what the rest of the people expect. I personally have a kind of issue with public rejection, but I also like to argue, discuss and even fight a bit. “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials,” they say.
This exercise and belonging to this community also brings me good feelings of smart people trying to solve a human and technical problem, which is insanely difficult to get ‘right’.

I genuinely hope we can understand each other, and even with our different and respectful thoughts on the same thing, we might reach an agreement on what’s the best for most people.

Good vibes to everyone!

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Yes, Mozilla Receives USAID Money.
The Firefox maker spends millions from tax payers on “social and political” training, “centering marginalized groups”, and “engaging race, gender, sexuality perspectives”. ⌘ Read more

[ANN] MT #342: Appeal and Pardon Efforts for Roman Sterlingov with Mike Hassard & Tor Ekeland

In this episode Douglas Tuman speaks with legal experts Tor Ekeland and Mike Hassard about various cryptocurrency-related legal cases and the changing political landscape.

Links:

• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=L7aC6cs6idw
  
• https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-342
  

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My February ‘25 in Review
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Trump talks of a third term amid growing concerns about a constitutional crisis
Brakkton Booker,  National Political Correspondent  -  Politico

_Stephan: Trump clearly sees himself not so much as the President as an authoritarian king with sovereignty over the United States. And he has no plan to leave office. Nothing is going to stop this but millions of Americans out non-viollently protesting every day. Here’s something you can do. I got an em … ⌘ Read more

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha Surana,  Staff Writers  -  ProPublica

_Stephan: As you know if you read SR regularly, I don’t care about political partisanship. SR is based on objectively verifiable social outcome data. What I care about is: does something foster and increase wellbeing at every level of the matrix of life, or does it decrease it? Here are facts about what has happened to the health of pregn … ⌘ Read more

Short summary of Project2025 and Trump’s plans for the US:

• Abolish the Federal Reserve
  Why? To end what is seen as an unelected, centralized body that exerts too much influence over the economy and monetary policy, replacing it with a more transparent, market-driven approach.

• Implement a national consumption tax
  Why? To replace the current federal income tax system, simplify taxation, and increase government revenue through a broader base that includes all consumers.

• Lower corporate tax rates
  Why? To promote business growth, increase investment, and stimulate job creation by reducing the financial burden on companies.

• Deregulate environmental policies
  Why? To reduce government intervention in the economy, particularly in energy and natural resources sectors, and to foster a more business-friendly environment.

• Restrict abortion access
  Why? To align with conservative pro-life values and overturn or limit abortion rights, seeking to restrict the practice at a federal level.

• Dismantle LGBTQ+ protections
  Why? To roll back protections viewed as promoting LGBTQ+ rights in areas like employment and education, in line with traditional family values.

• Eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs
  Why? To end policies that are seen as divisive and to promote a merit-based system that prioritizes individual achievements over group identity.

• Enforce stricter immigration policies, including mass deportations and detentions
  Why? To prioritize border security, reduce illegal immigration, and enforce existing laws more aggressively, as part of a broader strategy to safeguard U.S. sovereignty.

• Eliminate the Department of Education
  Why? To reduce federal control over education and shift responsibilities back to local governments and private sectors, arguing that education decisions should be made closer to the community level.

• Restructure the Department of Justice
  Why? To ensure the department aligns more closely with the administration’s priorities, potentially reducing its scope or focus on areas like civil rights in favor of law-and-order policies.

• Appoint political loyalists to key federal positions
  Why? To ensure that government agencies are headed by individuals who are committed to advancing the administration’s policies, and to reduce the influence of career bureaucrats.

• Develop training programs for appointees to execute reforms effectively
  Why? To ensure that political appointees are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the proposed changes quickly and effectively.

• Provide a 180-day transition plan with immediate executive orders
  Why? To ensure that the incoming administration can swiftly implement its agenda and make major changes early in its term without delay.

Do y’all agree with any/all/some of these poliices? Hmmm 🤔

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