News update: the Justice Department asks for a written ruling by September 10
The government asked the judge to put her no in writing by September 10 so it can appeal. The NAACP can win this round and still end up waiting.
xAI is hiring for positions that should have been filled already
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. Independent outlets have covered the Megapacks as hardware and the turbine issues - but I have not found anyone that has written about the battery safety, fire-oversight gap - except me. I’ll circle back soon and explain…
Elon Musk is just Elon Musking - who is actually in charge of stopping him?
The xAI files · the introduction Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. And for my next trick… Introducing my new daily series - THE XAI FILES… Some of you may remember that while I was running for Congress, I started digging into xAI. Then I went…
Let’s Talk About xAI and Data Center Pollution
The real story that no one wants to talk about!
Automakers sold your driving data for pennies. You paid for it in your insurance bill.
So - I see people are actually starting to pay attention to who gets to see their private data! Awesome! Cause I can talk about this all day! I’ll start by restating my stance on private data: You should have to opt in to any use of it - and you should be paid if…
The government won’t protect your data. The government is buying your data.
Your phone told somebody where you slept last night. Nobody hacked it. The apps on it are built to share your location, and a whole industry exists to buy it. Here’s the pipeline. You download a free app - a weather app, a game, a prayer app, a period tracker. The app grabs your location…
A computer picked the wrong man. Police arrested him anyway. Memphis isn’t using this software - “at this time.”
Now that I have your attention on the Flock Camera issue - I think it is worth revisiting an issue I’ve been writing about that should be just as chilling - if not more. In January 2020, Detroit police arrested a man named Robert Williams on his front lawn, in front of his wife and…
A camera photographed your car today. Nobody needed a warrant to search where you’ve been.
I’ve been doing some research on Flock cameras. Here’s what I found. A camera probably took a picture of your license plate today. It saved where you were, what you drive, what time you passed, and even the dents and bumper stickers on your car. You didn’t do anything wrong. It kept the picture anyway.…
How xAI could actually help its neighbors
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 6 July 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. The world’s largest supercomputer sits in Memphis’ backyard. While at least 32,000 Memphis homes…
Congress’s own AI report told them how to protect you from AI. They did one thing on the list.
This morning I told you how the House built a bipartisan AI task force and then dissolved it the day the report dropped. I’ve been reading the report - this is what I found. A lot of the 85 items in the report are about helping the government and industry use more AI - adoption,…
Congress built an AI task force, then sent it home. Bring it back - for good.
I found out something about Congress this week that blew my mind. I’ve been talking about how we need an AI task force in Congress for a few weeks now, so I started to do the research on how to make that happen. What I found was a 273-page report. Turns out the House built…
What is the mitigation plan for xAI battery parks?
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 2 July 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. Let’s talk about disaster mitigation, because that is an important part of a representative’s…