"Social media companies have poisoned our politics with their addictive hate algorithms, done unforgivable harm to our kids’ mental health, and fueled a war against our democratic institutions." Big Tech is not our friend. That and more advice for Dems from Tom Malinowski: - ThreadSky

thebulwark.bsky.social • 16 days ago

"Social media companies have poisoned our politics with their addictive hate algorithms, done unforgivable harm to our kids’ mental health, and fueled a war against our democratic institutions." Big Tech is not our friend. That and more advice for Dems from Tom Malinowski:

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marerocks.bsky.social•15 days ago

Trump is trying to start his very own "Sovereign Wealth Fund".
First of all, he's not a sovereign.
https://youtu.be/0QHIZFHHSYI?si=XyNt81L1De5dws5d

reldas.bsky.social•16 days ago

Subscribe to the Bulwark.
Reality based news is critical.
I’m a radical socialist antifa thug and I disagree with them on a lot but they keep me informed.

danielgamboa820.bsky.social•16 days ago

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/psych-unseen/202404/why-do-people-choose-authoritarianism-over-democracy

marydare.bsky.social•16 days ago

Great list. Also demand transparency and accountability measures to check on their "promises"

drtrmayers.bsky.social•15 days ago

6. Organize a powerful anti-Trump paramilitary group, and set them loose.

satanlaughing.com•15 days ago

Of course they have and of course they are. I blame Vint Cerf and Rupert Murdock for the mess we are in. Zuckerberg started with a limited friendly scope, but money, Twitter was fun when it started for analyst updates, and tiktok has always been shit. Minors have no business being on any...

alsoanattorney.bsky.social•15 days ago

Vote with your accounts and disable them. You can waste time on those platforms (and probably ignore better things like walks, family, literature, and dinners with friends). Or you can opt out. Bluesky is my only platform and even this is too much.

overit1971.bsky.social•16 days ago

Honestly, I love you guys but I’m sick and tired of you and Adam Kinzinger saying “Here’s what Dems need to do.” WE ALL need to get engaged. Republican leadership who are anti-Trump and out of office need to form a shadow Republican Party and do all the things they’re telling Dems to do!!! Now!

alsoanattorney.bsky.social•15 days ago

I will not fault Kinzinger for anything because he is one of two GOP members of congress who were brave enough to put their convictions before their political careers. He is a national hero and treasure.

overit1971.bsky.social•15 days ago

You can’t trade on that forever, man. It’s put up or shut up time.

earthtoalyssa.bsky.social•16 days ago

Shouting into the void to remind everyone of Kevin Roberts saying that we were "in the middle of the second American Revolution that shall remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" earlier in 2024. Why is our independent media afraid to question the election? This was always planned.

anderbilt57.bsky.social•16 days ago

I spend 90 percent of my Facebook time blocking frivolous interest / hobby sites, and suspected/known MAGA.

hirsh55.bsky.social•16 days ago

Same and it's annoying as hell.

scoutandbird.bsky.social•15 days ago

get off FB seriously

josettemarie.bsky.social•16 days ago

I’m

avapele.bsky.social•16 days ago

100% it’s mind control!

tozarowicz.bsky.social•16 days ago

Every media story giving Americans the chance to be the victim is not helping.

Fiscal conservative/tough on crime Democrats are just as guilty as Republicans... and don't get me started on the 89 million who can't be bothered.

lilcubbiegal.bsky.social•16 days ago

Social media outlets need to do way better. For the most part they are the problem.

kirstenme.bsky.social•15 days ago

Best quote ever: "Danger is very real, but fear is a choice.” Choose rage over fear and stand up to the plutocracy!

wendyjablow.bsky.social•16 days ago

Good op ed. I hope the Democrats in Congress do these things

davidsquared.bsky.social•16 days ago

thé Dems fight? are you not believing what you see with your own eyes? they are mostly just performative meat puppets for the same merchant class behind the Republicans. No one is coming to save your democracy except yourselves. Probably why they have invested so much into AI weapons

ladylinds.bsky.social•16 days ago

Fox News primed the pump for 30 years.

overit1971.bsky.social•16 days ago

Word. 🎤

ladylinds.bsky.social•16 days ago

I like the Bulwark but sometimes I get annoyed that as former Republicans they don't really accept their role in all of this. Social media algorithms just accelerated what Fox News has been doing but added crypto bros and more grifters but it's the same thing

theglittermoth.bsky.social•15 days ago

Studies show that the startup of FNC (as if it were really news not just propaganda) was the beginning of hate filled and hate fueled rhetoric by the media, while legitimate news sources became less and less significant. Then the mainstream media got bought up by the oligarchs who killed off truth.

wildflauer.bsky.social•16 days ago

I would have no idea how we would put the brakes on or put a stop to what the use of technology has done to us as a global society😶

athenalambrinidou.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes!

repajaro.bsky.social•16 days ago

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/ice-us-immigration-deportations-google?CMP=share_btn_url

knight21.bsky.social•16 days ago

Billboards on every major hwy across the US should be plastered w/Elon's face stating his US Treasury invasion. The reach would not depend on media choice. Drivers like me would see the truth, over and over and over again. https://trueimpactmedia.com

lifewandererer.bsky.social•15 days ago

The five things this author suggest to combat Despotism will do nothing. Not not only have courts proved useless, but also the law itself is toothless, unless you steal an apple or sleep on a park bench. He will ignore your laws and laugh in your face, as will the Republican Congress.

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