St Vincent “New York” at the Hollywood Bowl
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Sarah Szalavitz💡
Профиль VivelyAccountability Architect💡 Artisanal Database Maker🔎 🧾 Storyteller/Writer/Producer🎙️✍️🎥 Avenger, Academic, Lawyer🗳️ Redistributive Justice ⚖️ Choice Optimizer🤖 Researcher & OG Prompt Engineer🧌 Whistleblower🚨 Human Palantir🔮 https://linktr.ee/realdearsarah
Should You Be Able to Bet on Drug Trials? Kalshi & Polymarket now let people wager money on drug approvals. Kalshi also plans to allow bets on clinical trial results. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b... obviously not. Call me an idealist but also laws should exist—& so should liability. #kashification
Should You Be Able to Bet on Drug Trials?Prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket now let people wager money on drug approvals. Kalshi also plans to allow bets on clinical trial results.www.nytimes.comScope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to IranMichigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.www.nytimes.comSarah Szalavitz💡Trump Blames Minnesota—Not🇮🇷—for Cyberattack Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on MN’s water systems. Investigators said Iran is likely responsible www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u... FFS what could be LESS American, let alone presidential?
LA People: any interest in seeing St. Vincent at the Hollywood Bowl tomorrow night? Show’ll be something like music.apple.com/us/album/liv... turns out we’ve got a pair of extra tix. DM me if interested in joining us!
LIVE IN LONDON! (BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall) by St. Vincent & Jules Buckley on Apple MusicAlbum · 2026 · 19 Songsmusic.apple.comAlso weird how Claude has an exceptional knack for keeping dudes (who incorrectly claim & obediently proselytize this “feature” can be “turned off) rabidly engaged in wasting time & tokens to enrich tycoons. Who could ever predict who the eugenics plagiarism machine would be best at manipulating?
Katie MackI’ve seen a lot of my colleagues’ interactions with Claude working on research problems & it would be easier for me to accept it as a serious scientific tool if it didn’t end every single response with the LLM equivalent of “you want fries with that?” — constantly trying to goad you into asking more
Trump Blames Minnesota—Not🇮🇷—for Cyberattack Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on MN’s water systems. Investigators said Iran is likely responsible www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u... FFS what could be LESS American, let alone presidential?
Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack, Despite Initial InvestigationPresident Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on the state’s own water systems. Investigators believe Iran is likely responsible.www.nytimes.com2027 Met Gala Show To Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic Rant www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/s... Friedman obvi sought quotes from folks/orgs who oppose honoring him (or don’t believe in his repentance)—but got none. Who’ll find fame by filling this slot in our discourse?
Next Met Gala Show Will Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic RantAs famous for his antisemitic rant in 2011 as he is for his fashion, Galliano would be one of only three living designers ever to receive the honor.www.nytimes.comLong COVID symptoms linked to measurable damage in the brain’s dopamine system flip.it/5rZTwC
Long COVID symptoms linked to measurable damage in the brain's dopamine systemA recent study provides evidence that people experiencing long COVID show a measurable reduction in the brain’s dopamine-releasing neurons. These physical changes tend to be associated with persistent...flip.itAnthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations www.theguardian.com/technology/2... WHY IS THIS LEGAL!?!?
Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizationsCompany says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agentwww.theguardian.comSarah Szalavitz💡OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Hugging Face’s Digital Library The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company, a competitor called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/t... Why is this legal?! #loligarchy
Kalshi says it’s “voter suppression” to ban betting on elections. LOL. slate.com/news-and-pol... #loligarchy #kashification
Kalshi Says It’s “Voter Suppression” to Ban Betting on Elections. LOL.States have good reasons for making betting on elections illegal.slate.comHollywood’s 100 Most Powerful Directors www.vulture.com/article/100-... NYMag included a pre-apology for how pale, male & stale their list is—yet “IP Guys” & “A24 Boys” are categories? 19 directors are BIPOC—& of them, 3 are women. In total, there are 9 women —& of them, 3 are/were famous actors.
The 100 Most Powerful Directors in Hollywood10 years ago, franchise producers dominated the movies. In 2026, the buzziest deals belong to auteurs.www.vulture.comParamount agrees to delay its $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros until as late as June 2027 as it confronts a multistate antitrust challenge led by CA AG Bonta. www.latimes.com/entertainmen... awesome even if Paramount didn’t have much of a choice. Stubbornly convinced the merger won’t happen.
Paramount agrees to months-long delay of Warner Bros. mergerThe concessions come as Paramount Skydance already was facing the prospect of a lengthy moratorium. The latest delay could extend to next summer.www.latimes.comThe Defining Image of India’s Gen Z Protests www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w... #solidarity
The Defining Image of India’s Gen Z ProtestsA new protest movement is spreading across India, and the video of a woman blocking a police van has captured the resolve of the young people leading it.www.nytimes.com!!! US government attempts to prosecute Cop City protester over GrapheneOS phone operating system www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating systemConcern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOSwww.theguardian.comYeah, i fucking did it. #Orange&Blues
Sarah Szalavitz💡Yeah I Fucking Did it. Yeah I Fucking Said It. Understand me? # Couchella
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Hugging Face’s Digital Library The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company, a competitor called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/t... Why is this legal?! #loligarchy
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital LibraryThe incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.www.nytimes.com
Red states reject Trump’s shift on overdose prevention flip.it/kE3SfA apparently, after many years of preventing disease in users & their families & drug overdoses, folks do not want to return to “let them die” & high rates of preventable illnesses…
Red states reject Trump’s shift on overdose preventionWith drug deaths plummeting, state officials are wary of halting harm reduction initiatives.flip.it👏👏👏Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami on charges of rape and sex trafficking UK to seek extradition over sexual exploitation, ‘extreme pornography’ and assault and indecent images of a child www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami on charges of rape and sex traffickingUK to seek extradition over sexual exploitation, ‘extreme pornography’ and assault and indecent images of a childwww.theguardian.com