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Schrödinger's parade - the crowd was both sparse and dense.

No Kings

I’m currently reading Evans’ books on the rise of the Nazis, and the biggest difference between Germany circa 1930 and the US today is the incredible level of political violence in Germany. We’re nowhere near that, but this incident might be a warning of things to come.

A joint project of @freedom.press and @eff.org: Journalists have been asking us about how to prepare devices for travel. We put together a checklist of things you can do: freedom.press/digisec/blog...

We need answers about what happened on Alderaan and assurances from the Empire that it won’t happen again.

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

Earlier this evening, the Univision crew grabbed their gear and started running when federal police began shooting pepper balls at us. @lataco.bsky.social

I've never particularly wanted a piñata before. Now I really really do.

"What is best in life?" "To watch your enemies crush each other, see them drive each other insane, and to hear the lamentations of their fanboys."

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my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Aircraft carriers of the world USA UK France Ukraine

** Evidence You Might Be In A Cult ** You follow one charismatic Leader. In your Leader’s mind, your Leader can do no wrong. In your mind, your Leader can do no wrong. Your Leader demonizes dissidents & outsiders. Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion. You don't know you're in a Cult