The FBI just acknowledged that the federal government buys Americans' location data in its testimony to the Senate Select Subcommittee on Intelligence.
This is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment and is why I introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act - to close the data broker loophole that allows intelligence agencies to buy Americans' private data.
📸 Pro tip for storm damage documentation: Turn ON location services when taking damage photos! While social media strips this metadata, sharing those original files with emergency managers helps them precisely map damage levels for faster disaster response & recovery resources.
BREAKING: Wayne was arrested at the Mass Open Rescue of Beagles at Ridglan after taking Dogs Out of the facility.
TAKE ACTION: We need your help! Call (608) 266-4948 and ask the police to enforce the law and rescue the dogs at Ridglan (10489 W Blue Mounds Rd).
@alissamacchia3 called and was given the email address of the director
ropolio@rosenbergtx.gov
Sample Email
Urgent Request for Immediate Stay of Euthanasia – Hachi
Dear Director,
I am writing with urgency regarding Hachi, the German Shepherd currently under a euthanasia order.
Please be advised that the owner is actively appealing this decision and is in the process of retaining legal counsel. Given that an appeal is underway, we respectfully request an immediate stay of euthanasia until all legal remedies have been fully exhausted.
This case involves a first-time incident with no documented bite, no medical treatment sought, and no independent behavioral evaluation conducted. Hachi has no prior history of aggression, and there is documented evidence indicating the incident involved provocation by the reporting party. These facts warrant caution and due process before any irreversible action is taken.
Proceeding with euthanasia while an appeal is pending would permanently deny the owner their right to due process and could result in irreversible harm should the decision later be overturned.
We respectfully ask that Hachi remain in custody and unharmed while the appeal and legal review are completed. This request is made in good faith and in the interest of fairness, transparency, and humane treatment.
Please confirm in writing that euthanasia will be paused immediately pending the outcome of the appeal.
Thank you for your time and prompt attention to this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
US runs ~5.4k data centers. DOE/LBNL says DC load could 2–3x by 2028; GS sees 165% power demand by 2030. EIA already projects record US electricity use in ’25/’26 driven by DCs. Bldrs like $CIFR & $BITF have and are adding capacity for AI/HPC.
Just getting started.
Even a minor storm making landfall shuts down an area for at least a day. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Food, water, meds, energy. Local government can speed up a declaration by having a list of most damaged addresses when feds arrive.
noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-p…
Write up is complete on our off grid solar experiment. Will update with a parts list. Runs the house for about 8 hours and currently, some circuits are now on 24/7 reducing our electric bill. edukonis.com/~medukonis/sola…
These are "immediate" urgency flash flood warnings from National Weather Service, pulled every 15 minutes and mapped. Its been like this since Thursday. #WX#Flooding
Location is everything. A tool was needed to provide bulk feedback on addresses in relation to a map polygon. In this case the Palisades Fire. No more typing in the addresses, one by one. edukonis.com/~medukonis/geo.…
Love old tech. Spotted this on reddit the other day Panasonic RL-H1400 handheld with RL-P4001 acoustic coupler. Hopefully he had enough quarters and no margin call in his email.
Category 5 Hurricane #Katrina, 17 years ago today. Thankfully it weakened quite a bit before making landfall, but it was still able to produce the record-breaking 28-foot storm surge in Mississippi.
Better together. International collaboration gave us the most powerful space telescope ever made, and the deepest infrared views of the universe ever seen. With our partners at @ESA and @CSA_ASC, the science can begin. Together we #UnfoldTheUniverse: go.nasa.gov/3azyGqM
ALT The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many sizes. The smallest of these are small, distant, and faint points of light. The largest of these appear larger, closer, brighter, and more fully resolved with 8-point diffraction spikes. The upper portion of the image is blueish, and has wispy translucent cloud-like streaks rising from the nebula below. The orangish cloudy formation in the bottom half varies in density and ranges from translucent to opaque. The stars vary in color, the majority of which, have a blue or orange hue. The cloud-like structure of the nebula contains ridges, peaks, and valleys – an appearance very similar to a mountain range. Three long diffraction spikes from the top right edge of the image suggest the presence of a large star just out of view.
I’m not suggesting malice in the algorithm, but rather that it’s trying to guess what you might want to read and, in doing so, inadvertently manipulate/amplify your viewpoints without you realizing this is happening
Very important to fix your Twitter feed:
1. Tap home button.
2. Tap stars on upper right of screen.
3. Select “Latest tweets”.
You are being manipulated by the algorithm in ways you don’t realize.
Easy to switch back & forth to see the difference.