Weekly Roundup — June 28th 2025
Hi folks, I’m in the middle of moving, so less commentary this week, and probably through July. I’m still committed to posting weekly though, so check back for more Tools for Survivial and Requests fo
Tools for Survival
I want community — but am I prepared to put the work in?
How To Be A Digital Revolutionary Mini Zine Vol. 1
Who Owns the Future? Ways to Understand Power, Technology, and the Moral Commons
Race, Media and International Affairs 101
Practical ways to support university students with long Covid
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling
‘Don’t try and be funny’: A guide for those worried about travelling to the US
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
Mutual Aid/Donation/Action Requests
A Fresh Start for Two Sisters after a Series of Tragedies
Urgent: Take Action to Protect Public Services
The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund
Support Helen’s Children After Her Passing
Support Angel in her fight against cancer
Help Maha (23) and Baby Mohammed Survive
Help Philip Obaji uncover Russian atrocities across Africa
Help me save my family and escape from Gaza to Eygpt
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
Support a Single Parent & Their Child Make It Through 2025
Secwepemc Land Defense Legal Funds
Sylvia Will Not Yield: Sylvia’s Fight Against Breast Cancer
Cybersecurity + Technology
Am I hot or not? People are asking ChatGPT for the harsh truth.
A Brief Ode to Data Minimization
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
You sound like ChatGPT related — ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
Imitating the future, breaking the present
Recent US political violence aided by DIY murder tradecraft available on internet
Federal Judge Rules AI Training Is Fair Use in Anthropic Copyright Case — NO!! AI is NOT human!
Hackers Make Hay? Smart Tractors Vulnerable to Full Takeover
Steel giant Nucor confirms hackers stole data in recent breach
Stop calling it “AI literacy” if it doesn’t teach history
Restricted data once again leaked on War Thunder forums
Flock camera CEO responds to scrutiny over how Houston police use surveillance technology
Green Berets are now using Clearview AI’s facial recognition
Getting off US tech is no easy task
Meta’s smart glasses prompt weird questions and awkwardness — they also might be the future
‘A Black Hole of Energy Use’: Meta’s Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community
Senators urge FTC to investigate Spotify’s higher-priced bundled subscription
Science and Health
How climate change will worsen hunger
This Summer We’re Eating in Grocery Stores
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says
Seven Things to Know About ProPublica’s Investigation of the FDA’s Secret Gamble on Generic Drugs
Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep
Inside the US power struggle over coal
Peter Hotez: Yellow fever has broken out of Brazil. The U.S. isn’t prepared.
Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic
War, Inflation and Now Drought Are Hitting Global Food Supplies
Accidental death data threatened by Trump CDC cuts
Climate Change Demands More Air Conditioning
When the heat is unbearable but there’s nowhere to go
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires on Greece’s Chios island for third day
International News + Politics
Hungary considering law to ban groups seen as threat to national sovereignty
Iran and Israel launch intense wave of attacks as Trump talks of regime change
Desperation mounts in Gaza as Palestinians are killed while seeking food aid
UK launched huge operation to find suspected Russian double agent in MI6
Culture + History
Bonds, Beats, and Lawsuits: How Ed Sheeran Won
How a Cyber Security Expert Became a Guerilla Surf Forecaster
Get Your Highlighters Ready — Related Sarah McNally’s Book Club
Turns Out, The Cure for Body Insecurity Is a Sex Party
What Does Virality Taste Like?
TikTok parent ByteDance is shutting down its short-lived book publisher
‘The Substance’ Is A Fairy Tale (But So Is Beauty)
How an Elephant Became One of Today’s Hottest Influencers
US News + Politics
Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws
These Los Angeles Tenants Are Saying No to Rent Hikes
U.S. guts sophisticated efforts to return abducted Ukrainian children
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine:” How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13
Red States Target Voters in New Stealth Attacks
Trump suggests regime change in Iran after Hegseth said that wasn’t the goal of strikes
5% of Undocumented Migrants Are Black. They’re 20% of Potential Deportations.
State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants
Proud Boys Slam Trump For His Attack On Iran
Books publishing this month (June) I’m super excited for
A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena — June 10 (F)
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil By V. E. Schwab — June 10 (F)
Of Monsters and Mainframes By Barbara Truelove — June 03 (F)
Hit Girls by Nora Princiotti — June 17 (NF)
Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales — June 03 (F)
The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club Gloria Chao — June 24 (F)
Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil — June 03 (F)
The God and the Gwisin by Sophie Kim — June 03 (F)
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman — June 17 (F)
Breathe Through It by Carissa Potter and Vera Kachouh — June 03 (NF)
Realm of Thieves by Karina Halle — June 10 (F)
Kuleana by Sara Kehaulani Goo — June 10 (NF)