"The conclusion would be that being watched drives this hardwired survival mechanism into overdrive," Seymour says. "You're in fight-or-flight mode, which is taxing on the brain." #surveillance https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/the-constant-surveillance-of-modern-life-could-worsen-our-brain-function-in-ways-we-dont-fully-understand-disturbing-studies-suggest

Programs like #CAPI, which are intended to help people, are now breadcrumb trails for #ICE. I assume CA will fight in court, but a lot more to come. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeland-security-subpoenas-california-immigrant-assistance-program/

“Based on our investigation, the County of San Diego was apparently one of the largest employers of child molesters in the state of California,” said attorney Blake Woodhall, who represents scores of alleged victims. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/11/they-were-taken-from-their-parents-for-their-own-safety-then-county-social-workers-abused-them-they-say/

The West Coast of the U.S is becoming a nexus for deaths from wildfire smoke. https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/california-wildfire-smoke-deaths-20319712.php?

That this problem even exists is an example of the enshittification of the #Internet. We had all the info in the world and communication without barriers and we ended up with bad computer babysitters. #bots https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/04/kids-should-avoid-ai-companion-bots-under-force-of-law-assessment-says/

Last year's #nonprofit killer bill jammed into a budget vote in two hours. Please take a minute and call your Congressperson to say nope and connect with red state friends so they can do the same.

Because the war on drugs doesn't work. Didn't then, doesn't now. " Since Mayor Daniel Lurie took office cracked down hard on public drug sales and use, packed the jails, and jammed the courts, #fentanyl deaths are up 50 percent" https://48hills.org/2025/05/fentanyl-deaths-up-50-percent-in-three-months-why-isnt-this-a-big-news-story/

New #pope is a media activist. https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-journalists-free-press-121ae0103b771fb3cda71ae03870853d

SF #Police "overtime crisis" partially caused by existing officers calling in sick to work for private companies instead and having their public shifts covered by other officers getting #overtime. Quite the scam. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/companies-paying-police-security-20313231.php?

A Radio World profile of our dear friends at Common Frequency, the West Coast's low power #radio gurus. https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/news-makers/common-frequency-is-a-fierce-radio-activist

CSpan's request to televise the Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship not granted by #SCOTUS. https://www.courthousenews.com/justices-snub-call-for-cameras-on-birthright-citizenship-hearing/

Umm .... because its one criminal justice system? "Walton then asked Public Defender Mano Raju, who was in the hearing room, to answer some questions. Jenkins got a bit angry: “Why can’t he have his own hearing?” https://48hills.org/2025/05/guess-what-luries-war-on-drugs-and-minor-crime-is-really-expensive/

Politics keeps us from protecting people. Again. #privacy https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/05/california-regulator-weakens-ai-rules-giving-big-tech-more-leeway-to-track-you/

"“You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say, ‘Give me your papers". https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/04/border-patrol-injunction/

California schools are paying a lot of money for school police out of #education funding dollars, in some cases, reimbursing municipal police budgets for officer salaries already budgeted. "“If taxpayers are paying for two police officer positions, they should be getting two police officers. They shouldn’t be paying twice for the same officer.” https://edsource.org/2025/california-school-districts-spend-millions-on-policing-with-little-scrutiny/731171

2/3 of Americans, across both parties are concerned about Americans getting inaccurate news from #AI The polarity: we don't agree about what *is* inaccurate. It's not an AI problem, it is a fact-determination problem. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/28/americans-largely-foresee-ai-having-negative-effects-on-news-journalists/

Cracking down on crime by failing to prevent crime in the first place. Make it make sense. https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/04/crime-prevention-grants-trump/

"According to court records in a case seeking a restraining order, Scott tweeted a reply to an ex-Border Patrol agent who says she was raped at the academy that she should “lean back, close your eyes, and just enjoy the show.” #BorderPatrol https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/30/trumps-nominee-for-cbp-commissioner-faces-questions-about-role-in-san-ysidro-death-investigation/

Covered California, a public agency that administers the Affordable Care Act for the state, had over 60 #trackers on its website and transmitted the #health info of visitors to #LinkedIn without consent, allowing LinkedIn to direct targeted advertising relating to health care products to these people when they used LinkedIn. This broke every state #privacy law in existence. https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2025/04/28/how-california-sent-residents-personal-health-data-to-linkedin

#OpenAI drops plan to transition to a for-profit corporation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/technology/openai-nonprofit.html