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  1. #SamAltman and others at #OpenAI are trying wicked hard to convince folks that they're all about saving #Nature... Buying #JackieAndShadow's home and now this... Um, sorry Sam and friends. It doesn't make up for the #NoisePollution, #WaterPollution, pollution from #EnergyConsumption , etc. for the #AIHouseOfCards... But folks are seeing right through that!

    #OpenAI flew influencers to a #NatureResort to fix its image. The internet called it #greenwashing.

    OpenAI flew a group of influencers to a $2,000-a-night wellness resort to warm up the public mood around #AI. Days before a reported $500bn #Datacentre deal, the internet called it greenwashing, and the creators got the backlash.

    August 4, 2026

    "The event, branded 'Summer Camp,' ran at Wildflower Farms, a resort in New York’s #HudsonValley where rooms can top $2,000 a night, Business Insider reported. Creators posted farm-to-table dinners under bistro lights, a beekeeping session, and classes on OpenAI’s tools. They went home with branded canvas bags and jars of honey.

    "The videos were soft-focus and lighthearted. The comments were not. Across TikTok, Reddit, X and Instagram, people called the trip 'dystopian' and accused OpenAI of greenwashing. One commenter told TechCrunch the issue was timing: '#TheWorldIsOnFire. It’s not a great time to brag about your $5,000-a-night suite.' "

    Read more:
    thenextweb.com/news/openai-sum

    #NoDatacenters #TheWorldIsBurning #USPol #AISucks #BigPower #BigData #ResistDataCenters #PowerCorruptionAndLies #AIDatacenters

  2. Next Saturday there's going to be a local gathering for letter writing to political prisoners for Black August. If you are in or around so-called Kingston, NY, you can drop by anytime between 1 and 5 to connect with folks and write a letter. 🖤

    Letter Writing to Political Prisoners for Black August 2026

    Saturday, August 8
    1 PM – 5 PM
    Drop in any time

    Blackbird Infoshop
    587 Abeel St
    “Kingston, NY”

    Letter-writing supplies and materials provided.

    Masks required and provided.

    commoningkingston.com/black-au

    #BlackAugust #BlackLiberation #anarchism #letterWriting #politicalPrisoners #gathering #maskUp #hudsonValley

  3. Per advice of others, here’s an #introduction post: I like to build things. Co-founder of…
    + #Foursquare & Dodgeball (OG #mobile #social #location #socialmaps apps)
    + Stockade FC (4th Division semipro #soccer team in #Kingston NY in #HudsonValley #Catskills)
    + Street FC (think: Soul Cycle for pickup soccer, with #gamemechanics & #community)
    + LivingCities.ai — Mashup of #AR games + #realworld spaces (#DefendIRL)
    + Actively trying to work #climate #sustainability & #solarpunk themes into my work