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New White House guidance says AI models procured by federal agencies must have "unbiased AI principles" and ensure "truth-seeking" and "ideological neutrality" (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/white-house-woke-ai…

White House issues federal agency guidance against "woke" AI
The Trump administration released guidance for federal agencies to try to ensure that the AI models they buy aren't spitting out "woke" responses.

A Maryland lawmaker proposed ✅ banning agents recruited and hired to carry out Trump's mass deportations
from ever working in state public safety jobs.

“It says something about the morals of the person
— the character of the person
— if they see what’s happening on TV,
they see what happening in the streets
and say, ‘You know what? I want to join that,’ ”
said Del. Adrian Boafo
(D-Prince George’s),
the bill’s sponsor.

“Something…

Maryland bill seeks to ban Trump’s ICE agents from joining state police
The legislation is part of a host of bills across the country seeking to counteract aggressive immigration enforcement efforts that lawmakers say has terrorized communities and incited violence.

This trial would appear to ignore the precautionary principle. The critics, victims of previous irresponsible prescribing, should be taken seriously.
Campaigners question ethics of puberty-blocker trial in legal letter to Streeting - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvg6l5…

Campaigners question ethics of puberty-blocker trial in legal letter to Streeting
Researchers and the UK regulator say the study is going to help improve care for children questioning their gender.

Es una vergüenza histórica que las autoridades que gobiernan en este momento Costa Rica hayan firmado un tratado de libre comercio con Israel. Costa Rica siempre ha sido un país guiado por principios democršticos sólidos, como el respeto a los derechos humanos, la resolución pacífica de conflictos, la libertad de prensa.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
David Bowie:
🎵 Always Crashing in the Same Car
#DavidBowie
https://primsub.bandcamp.com/track/always-crashing-in-the-same-car-sailor-boyfriend
https://open.spotify.com/track/73HwMEPCCCEqKFYONpOxe9

One problem with this chair is that the arms aren't long enough to embed the split keyboard into the arms as planned. So I've been mucking about trying to design a suitable arm-extender.
Made a prototype in corrugated plastic and a blender model carefully planning where the screws and straps should go. Looking promising.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #MaryAnneHobbs
David Bowie:
🎵 Always Crashing In The Same Car
#DavidBowie
https://primsub.bandcamp.com/track/always-crashing-in-the-same-car-sailor-boyfriend
https://open.spotify.com/track/73HwMEPCCCEqKFYONpOxe9

I am so glad I am no longer working in the tech industry. It was kinda fun in the "princes of labor" era, but with all the layoffs and mow the AI race to the bottom I can’t imagine it being a good environment.
Big Tech joins the race to build the world's heaviest airplane
by @…

Due process isn't a privilege enjoyed by American citizens.
It's a promise made BY American citizens, to everyone.
It's one of our core values as a country.
You'd think a rep would know that and fight for it, not against it.
-- Kimberley Chrisman-Campbell
https://

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell (@hottycouture.bsky.social)
Due process isn't a privilege enjoyed by American citizens. It's a promise made BY American citizens, to everyone. It's one of our core values as a country. You'd think a rep would know that and fight for it, not against it.

An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks (Harvard Business Review)
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so. That may sound like a win, but it’s not quite so simple. These changes can be unsustainable, leading to workload…