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I'm rereading my book Serving The Reich with increasing dismay, even horror. This, for example. Broaden "European" to "Western" and I have to say that I am no longer as confident in this statement as I was in 2013. That frightens me.

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‘Venture capital is killing more value than it creates,' author and tech activist Catherine Bracy argues in a new book, World Eaters. Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.

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This hits hard.

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From a FOIA perspective, "the entire federal workforce should write down and email what they did last week" is extremely funny

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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

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Exactly why I've been writing, podcasting, and damn near screaming about using the right language. The mainstream media is failing us SO badly right now. Stop. Calling. This. Shit. DEI. This is (re)segregation. This is racial purging. Cleansing Black people from positions of power.

submitted 10 hours ago • 33 comments

David wants you to listen to this interview with @edyong209.bsky.social.

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“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty”—Kamala Harris’ speech to the NAACP tonight www.tiktok.com/t/ZT25j64gM/

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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Dear Manager, my accomplishments this week: • I can see clearly now • The rain has gone • I can see all obstacles in my way • Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind • It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day

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Dear Manager: This week— 1. I stepped through the door 2. I floated in the most peculiar way 3. I looked at the stars, which looked different today 4. I sat in a tin can 5. Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

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Musk has tweeted more than 220 times in last 24 hrs. That's not counting the replies.

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“Their entire regime is best understood as a criminal junta whose end goal is to redirect the wealth of the nation into their own pockets. They are running a kleptocracy, and they’ve figured out that facism is actually the quickest path to riches” www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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The Gilded Age is Trump's ideal--let's check the stats, shall we? --most Americans disenfranchised --most Americans in extreme poverty --most Americans worked 12 hour workdays, 6-7 days a week --most Americans consumed unsafe food, water, medicine The Gilded Age was great only for the rich folks

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NOT a landslide! NOT a mandate!

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This is so right on. YOU CANNOT PASS LAWS TO STOP THIS. This is an information and persuasion fight for the future. And you need to cut through the absence of a public square. Most people are getting a few headlines on social media and on local TV. You need spectacle and paid advertising.

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To Governor Mills and the state of Maine Thank you for reminding us That in America We fight for people who are unjustly ostracized We follow the rule of law We stand up to bullies We damn sure aren’t ruled by a king AND WE DO NOT BEND THE KNEE TO WANNABE TYRANTS EVER

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Schism?

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NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.

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blink “ #Trump's newly-confirmed FBI director, #KashPatel, is expected to take on another top law enforcement role in the administration as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.. ..as soon as next week with a swearing-in ceremony” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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George Zimmerman and Kyle Rittenhouse are walking free! They're doing fucking speaking tours!

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Red abalone may never recover in northern California to the point that this kind of display is commonplace again. #ClimateChange

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This is a reality that soothes me (very, very relatively speaking)

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Yeah I keep thinking that the story of a powerful person who carelessly wrecks large numbers of ordinary people’s lives usually ends poorly

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I am inundated with messages from federal workers who are feeling frantic, furious and fed up after receiving Musk’s email and reading his threatening X post. The psychological warfare is the point.

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"No kings, ___" is a good template if we need a catchy slogan format No kings, save Medicare No kings, protect trans kids No kings, fund science research No kings, hell yes functioning democracy Etc

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Each of these four points is crucially important. They explain why Ukraine is not lost — and Europe is not threatened — without the United States. More commitment and expenditure will be required, but there’s no reason for surviving democracies to capitulate

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Might be a good idea to bookmark this Project 2025 Observer www.project2025.observer

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I hate mfers like this driver so much. The irony is if the driver just remained at the scene they wouldve gotten away with killing Burawoy with their car anyways. Yet they're so stupid they drive off and ger caught in the same city. Total contempt for life.

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Again for those in the back

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Leopards rn

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The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear. I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...

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US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter.

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Current status: we're smuggling eggs in from Mexico now. So let's talk about WHY Mexico's egg industry has been stable- while US egg prices are through the roof! 1. Mexico puts people in jail for price-fixing. 2. Mexico lets farmers vaccinate their chickens against bird flu.

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This is why JD Vance was in Europe claiming that the US values free speech. It is part of the imperial project to force Europe to allow Nazi incitement like the US allows.

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Sobering words from @sulliview.bsky.social: “The free press may be going down, but if so, we should go down swinging.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access

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Hitler destroyed German democracy in 53 days. We are on day 30. The purge of the military and FBI has commenced. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

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A federal judge has blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, finding it likely violates free-speech rights and granting an injunction blocking it as a lawsuit plays out.

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