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"A candidate for Chicago mayor accidentally made publicly available the home addresses, birth years and voting histories of more than 1.5 million Chicago voters as part of his campaign website, large portions of which appear to have been generated by AI. "
illinoisanswers.org/2026/10/27/m...
I'm genuinely not sure why people are freaking out over this.
* this only affects servers with >1000 members who have opted into discoverability
* server admins can turn it off per channel or serverwide
* users can turn it off for themselves
NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.
NEW: US lawmakers say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding a secret court opinion about the surveillance of Americans, even as it presses Congress to renew America’s most sweeping surveillance program.
The Plot to Enslave America. Harsh treatment of student borrowers both makes those currently in the labor pool more willing to submit to exploitation and future workers less likely to go to college (where they could compete with the aristocrat children of the elite). Big win for the oligarch class
A first home. Kids. A family. Borrowers are putting these on hold to deal with astronomical student loan payment increases due to Trump killing the SAVE plan. They’ve done everything right and are now scraping to get by. What kind of American dream is that? www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...
A first home. Kids. A family. Borrowers are putting these on hold to deal with astronomical student loan payment increases due to Trump killing the SAVE plan. They’ve done everything right and are now scraping to get by. What kind of American dream is that? www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...
Mayoral hopeful George Cardenas’ campaign inadvertently exposed 1.5 million Chicago voters’ personal data through his campaign site, which appears to have been largely built with AI.
Experts agree the move was a “complete lapse” in security.
illinoisanswers.org/2026/10/27/m...
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, MY FRIENDS AND I HOSTED A STREAM WHERE WE SHOWCASED A TON OF NEW FURRY MUSIC, AND DONATED ALL OF THE PROCEEDS TO HELP PALESTINIAN CHILDREN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US HELP OTHERS, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A LITTLE. IT'S SOMETHING DEARLY IMPORTANT TO ME. LOVE YOU 💘
Brazil was of two huge election results today—alongside the defeat of the nationalist, authoritarian leader of Serbia:
"the slate of candidates selected by protesting students had won at least 135 seats in Serbia’s 250-member legislature"
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/w...
pretty clear evidence that republicans in the US losing any election going forward are going to always beg for a coup if they lose. lots of people will have to go to jail
AOC has two words for Democrats who think defending #transrights is a losing issue. She also reminded voters what all this anti-trans fearmongering is really about
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/10/aoc-...