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In case anyone is still uncertain whether Trump and Musk are allied to Putin — @bylinetimes.bsky.social has been covering the Trump alliance for six years, and we cottoned onto Musk quite quickly

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Welcome to Citizens Re-United, your vanguard for advice on tech and democracy. The President has lost it. Elon and his band of bro-grammers want everyone’s data. And the old platforms for resistance have broken down by design. dispatch.the-citizens.com/elon-call-yo...

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London folks, get your tickets for this next Wednesday! 👾

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Techno authoritarianism is upon us. How did we get there? Join us for a @BylineTimes special screening of "2073", followed by a Q&A with Director Asif Kapadia @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social 19 Feb, Prince Charles Cinema, London, 6.30pm www.eventbrite.com/e/2073-scree...

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🚨 REVEALED: Kremlin exploited “legal loopholes” to influence Brexit vote, ex-MI5 spy claims in the new episode of our podcast Sergei & The Westminster Spy Ring. dispatch.the-citizens.com/kremlin-expl...

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🚨 Are you worried about Techno-Authoritarianism? Are you looking for answers? There are still a few tickets left for the London screening of "2073", followed by a Q&A with Director Asif Kapadia, Carole Cadwalladr and Byline Time's Peter Jukes! www.eventbrite.com/e/2073-scree...

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THIS.

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'Chemical Attacks', Episode 7 Out Featuring the Skripal poisoning and Boris Johnson's secret trip to the Italian villa of his friend Evgeny Lebedev. dispatch.the-citizens.com/chemical-att...

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Our journalist @manasanarayanan.bsky.social sat down with 2073 director Asif Kapadia to dissect the techno-authoritarian future already upon us. Do not miss this chilling conversation dispatch.the-citizens.com/the-science-...

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🚨Don't miss The Professor and the Trolls, Ep.6 of our podcast Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring. Featuring Joseph Mifsud, an enigmatic Maltese professor with links to the Trump campaign, Russia and Boris Johnson dispatch.the-citizens.com/the-professo...

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2073.film screening followed by Q&A with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social in conversation with the founder of @bylinetimes.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @the-citizens.bsky.social @mariaressa.bsky.social @princecharlescinema.com Weds Feb 19 · 6:30 - 9:30pm www.eventbrite.com/e/2073-scree...

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Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…

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The Tech Bros Move Fast and Break Things – First Up: Democracy We are now subjects of an unaccountable technocapitalist order rather than citizens in a democracy, write @manasanarayanan.bsky.social and @sabrinaprovenzani.bsky.social dispatch.the-citizens.com/the-tech-bro...

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🚨HELP US TO HOLD META ACCOUNTABLE! With Meta going full MAGA and funders backing away because they're afraid of Big Tech, we're asking for urgent help scaling and continuing our work. Please support us donorbox.org/help-us-hold...

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NEW: meet Sergei. This is the incredible story of the man who tried to warn the British intelligence services of a Kremlin plot to infiltrate the Conservative Party. And the backstory behind our podcast Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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Thank you all for joining us at the event, 'A Warning to America - 2073 and The Arrival of Techno Authoritarianism' Featuring Asif Kapadia, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, @mariaressa.bsky.social & Rana Ayyub The full event is now available to watch on YouTube youtu.be/2n3lVl0dZ9g?...

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This was brilliant, and an absolute must watch! Thank you @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 👌👏

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the-citizens.com/2024/12/serg... I'm getting a lot out of this @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social pod, which foregrounds a couple eyewitness-voices to explain & explore Russia's involvement in UK conservative politics >>

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Just listened to this excellent discussion, looking forward to watching the film when it’s available here.

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A Warning to America - 2073 and The Arrival of Techno Authoritarianism Join @mariaressa @RanaAyyub @CaroleCadwalladr and Asif Kapadia in an online conversation on fighting against techno-authoritarianism. TODAY 5PM GMT You can still sign up until 3PM GMT RVSP eventbrite.com/e/a-warning-...

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🚨This Wednesday Join Nobel Maria Ressa, journalists Rana Ayyub and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and Oscar winner Asif Kapadia in an online conversation about the rise of techno-authoritarianism and the film 2073, just days before the US inauguration. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/a-warning-...

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🚨NEW In the US, techno-authoritarianism takes office on Jan 20. Join Maria Ressa, Rana Ayyub, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and Asif Kapadia for an important conversation. Jan 15, 2073: A Warning to America. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/a-warning-...

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'Sergei & The Westminster Spy Ring', Episode 3 Out Catch the latest episode on Spotify, Apple, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts! Don't forget to subscribe to get the episodes as soon as they drop. dispatch.the-citizens.com/sergei-the-w...

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This is a must listen ... the degree to which establishment UK has been captured by russia is funnily little covered in our media.

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Thank you @fionasturges.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring! www.ft.com/content/5990...

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EPISODE 3 of our podcast Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring will drop just after midnight! Are you ready? Do not forget to sign up for exclusive content, and consider supporting our future projects by becoming a member of our community. 🙏 the-citizens.com/donate/

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THE WAIT IS OVER! 👍 Episodes 1 and 2 are out! Available every Tuesday on Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, Jiosaavn, Samsung. the-citizens.com/2024/12/serg...

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Now that's something 1️⃣st class for (not so) cozy listening by the fire during Christmas !🎄🎧 #PutinsBrexit #FactsMatter

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NEW: Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring. I'm very excited to introduce my new investigative podcast with @peterjukes.bsky.social & Ruth Abrahams about a Russian influence operation at the heart of the British establishment. 1/ the-citizens.com/2024/12/serg...

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BREAKING: The Untold Story of Russian Influence in British Politics. ‘SERGEI & THE WESTMINSTER SPY RING’ is a thriller featuring Carole Cadwalladr, Peter Jukes and Sergei Cristo. It exposes an alleged secret spy ring operating at the heart of the British establishment. The podcast trailer is out!

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"As we enter Christmas, the same two questions go around my head… What does holding power to account look like when traditional accountability mechanisms collapse? How do we and non-profits like us hold the line when philanthropy is under attack and retreating?" read clara maguire's latest Dispatch

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This is one of the most important issues for the wellbeing of young people, and of society as a whole. Profit over people is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, take a look at what we have in store for you! Coming soon... Pro tip: sign up to our newsletter for updates and bonus content dispatch.the-citizens.com the-citizens.com/2024/11/serg...

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