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Sarah Richardson retweeted
I posted about this earlier. If they’re making these kinds of profit, why is everybody paying 5 to 7 dollars for a gallon of gas?
They’re all fucking criminals
The two largest U.S. oil companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron, report blowout profits that easily beat expectations as oil prices remain sharply elevated because of the U.S. war with Iran. nbcnews.com/business/energy/…
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Dolores Huerta was a hero of mine.
When she co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, people thought Dolores was crazy. “How are you going to organize farm workers,” she remembered being asked. "They are poor, powerless immigrants.” But that’s exactly what she did, helping thousands of migrant laborers working in brutal conditions make their voices heard, and demand something better.
Dolores spent the rest of her life fighting for marginalized communities, even as she herself faced sexism and abuse — including, as she revealed earlier this year, from Cesar Chavez and others within her own movement. She also came up with a pretty good slogan, “Si, se puede” — Yes, we can — that I too often get credit for. But as usual, Dolores got there first.
Michelle and I are thinking of Dolores’s family, the people whose lives she changed, and everyone who drew inspiration from her example.
Photo credit: National Archives, Obama Presidential Library
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Daily N95 wear has been a life-changer for me. Not being sick for 6 years was like getting 14-21 days back per year from a single acute illness. Let’s say 84-126 extra healthy days. It’s incredible when you think about it. Masks on planes =no brainer. Daily public masking? Same.
University of Hong Kong researchers analyzed 40 airplane outbreaks of COVID-19 and flu.
Infection risk was highest near infected passengers.
Models found N95 masks nearly eliminated transmission, while doubling ventilation alone was insufficient.
pubs.acs.org/esthag/article/…
Sarah Richardson retweeted
AI has provided “zero payoff” to corporate America outside of the technology sector, according to Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok.
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Anthropic just filed to go public.
Buried in its SEC filing are some absolutely insane admissions:
1.) AI could cause human extinction.
2.) Models have exhibited self-preservation behaviors.
3.) AI has attempted to resist shutdown.
4.) Models have demonstrated blackmail and deception.
5.) AI may recognize when it's being tested and deliberately change its behavior.
6.) Advanced AI could undermine governments and institutions.
7.) AI could concentrate unprecedented power and wealth.
8.) Future AI systems could surpass the world's leading human experts.
9.) AI could become increasingly difficult for humans to control.
10.) Anthropic acknowledges that developing more powerful AI could increase the risk of catastrophic harm.
These are disclosures from the company building the technology.
Anthropic has filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC related to its proposed IPO.
Read more: anthropic.com/news/s1-sec
Legal disclaimer: A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This post does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Striking detail in the big NYT piece on Taiwanese families adjusting to working at the huge new TSMC chip plant in Arizona: their surprise at the lack of rigor in US schools.
Sarah Richardson retweeted
YOUR ATTENTION:
🚨Every new COVID-19 (re)infection elevates your cardiovascular risk profile. Even mild cases can raise the odds of a heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and other CV events for months to years afterward. Risk is higher with more severe illness, yes, but it’s certainly not limited to severe disease. Updated vaccination will show some mitigation(infection severity↓) but doesn’t give you a risk-free pass!
#AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections #UpdateVaccination
➡️Supportive links:
1. Xie et al., Nature Medicine (2022): Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19 (elevated risk even in non-hospitalized patients, graded by severity).
nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
2. American Heart Association news release (2024) on the UK Biobank analysis (≈2× risk of heart attack/stroke/death for up to 3 years after any COVID-19 infection).
newsroom.heart.org/news/covi…
3. Lindgren et al., Journal of Internal Medicine (2026): Nationwide Swedish matched cohort (nearly doubled long-term MACE and death risk in hospitalized cases, persisting beyond year 1).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
4. Hadidchi et al., Journal of Human Hypertension (2026): Elevated CV outcomes (including in non-hospitalized patients) among those with pre-existing hypertension.
nature.com/articles/s41371-0…
5. CARTESIAN study, European Heart Journal (2025): Accelerated vascular aging / arterial stiffness after COVID-19, including mild cases:
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a…
➡️These five links give a clear progression from the early 2022 data through 2024–2026 confirmation!!
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Joshua Michael found an access token on Flock's public website.
No login required. No authentication. Just sitting there.
He downloaded Flock's entire database. 300,000 device locations. 170,000 cameras. 130,000 other hardware units. 27,000 acoustic detectors.
Made a map. Published it September 23.
The Senate held a hearing on Flock the same day. Cited Michael's research.
Flock panicked.
Sent a cease-and-desist. Used a brand-protection vendor called Doppel to claim trademark infringement.
The map said it wasn't affiliated with Flock. Doppel didn't care.
Michael's site went dark.
Then Proton moved it to Swiss servers.
Now it lives on protonmcp.org. Untouchable. Uncensorable. Hosted by an encryption company in a country that doesn't care what Flock wants.
The irony is crystalline.
Flock left an access token on the internet. Michael used it to download their own data. Published it. Flock tried to suppress it.
Proton said suppressing it is suppressing information.
Which is true.
The map shows Flock has 150,000 more cameras than they publicly claimed.
Shows acoustic detection units mapping human speech across the country.
Shows which police departments have access to the whole network.
Flock doesn't want that visible.
So they tried trademark infringement.
Which only worked until Proton decided transparency matters more than Flock's feelings.
Now everyone can see exactly how many cameras are watching their car. Where they are. Which cops can see them.
Michael warned Flock about the exposed token in November 2025.
Flock ignored him.
Then got mad when he used it.
The surveillance company that claims to protect privacy just tried to suppress the only map showing how much they actually surveille.
And failed.
‼️ Proton is hosting a map of 300,000+ Flock surveillance device locations that Flock tried to get taken down.
Researcher Joshua Michael says he pulled them from Flock's own systems via a token left open to anyone.
Proton calls the takedown "an attempt to suppress information."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This is the correct link: proton.me/flock-camera-m…
Sarah Richardson retweeted
🧵💉A recap, thus far, of the 2026 Nuvaxovid/Novavax marketing campaign.
As most people have probably seen by now, Sanofi has been much more active with their Nuvaxovid marketing this year, as one might’ve expected.
It’s gotten to the point where there’s a significant number of ongoing marketing campaigns, so it felt like a good time to make a post, even though each of the campaigns on its own haven’t always felt big enough to justify making one.
My hope (as someone who doesn’t invest in Novavax, for the record) is that these campaigns might act as a starting point for us to open up a conversation with some of our less-COVID-conscious friends, family members, and loved ones who might still be interested in receiving Nuvaxovid.
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Arizona's childcare shortage is putting pressure on families and the workforce.
CSI research shows this is a statewide challenge. In 2024, Arizona had just 256,267 licensed childcare slots for an estimated 460,882 children under age 6 who could need care. As Arizona grows, access to affordable childcare is becoming an increasingly important economic issue.
Learn more: bit.ly/4xkCfWR
Read the article: bit.ly/4ylBIU8
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Very sorry to hear the news that the Phoenix Symphony is canceling the rest of the 2026-2027 season. Both because the Symphony is fantastic and because they are an important economic contributor to the state. @CSInstituteAZ recently studied the economic impact of the arts sector
Sad news out of Phoenix.
The Phoenix Symphony is suspending all remaining performances in the 2026-27 season following its Sunday, Nov. 1, performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert."
Find out more at @azcentral. azcentral.com/story/entertai…
Sarah Richardson retweeted
I’m very sad to hear the Phoenix Symphony is suspending their season. I’ve taken my kids to their performances for years. Also, how embarrassing for the 5th largest city in the country to not have a symphony. #phoenix #phoenixsymphony
Sarah Richardson retweeted
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📰 Official Rules: bit.ly/4i2Yeer
Sarah Richardson retweeted
Everyone is talking about Jalen Hurts, but no one is mentioning this.
2022: “Catching Covid is associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk of deep vein thrombosis & a 33-fold increase in risk of pulmonary embolism…” theguardian.com/world/2022/a…
Sarah Richardson retweeted
CALLING ALL SUNS FANS ☄️
We're giving away (2) lower-bowl tickets to the 26-27 season home opener!
Here's how to enter:
🏀 Follow us
🏀 Like this post
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No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. October 19 at 10AM and ends October 21 at 10AM. Must be 18+ yrs. old and in-resident to enter. Add’l restrictions apply. See complete rules at the link in our bio.
Sarah Richardson retweeted
“Trespassing on our land to remove the sacred saguaros is like having masked men break into your house and take away your children,” Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose said in a statement. “The ha:sañ are our family, as much a part of us as any blood relative. To destroy them by the thousands carves a wound in our hearts that will not heal.”
Quote from @EmilyBregel's feature story on the thousands of sacred saguaros now targeted by DHS bulldozers on the Tohono O'odham nation to make way for two layers of border wall .
I took this photo at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in 2020, where extensive saguaro destruction took place for wall construction.
