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· Mar 6
“woke” was co-opted
“affirmative action” was co-opted
“politically correct” was co-opted
“fake news” wad co-opted
most terms used to demonize
minorities and leftist ideas were stolen and twisted - colonized - if you will for that very purpose. (1/2)
“affirmative action” was co-opted
“politically correct” was co-opted
“fake news” wad co-opted
most terms used to demonize
minorities and leftist ideas were stolen and twisted - colonized - if you will for that very purpose. (1/2)
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Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines.
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
June 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines.
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
“woke” was co-opted
“affirmative action” was co-opted
“politically correct” was co-opted
“fake news” wad co-opted
most terms used to demonize
minorities and leftist ideas were stolen and twisted - colonized - if you will for that very purpose. (1/2)
“affirmative action” was co-opted
“politically correct” was co-opted
“fake news” wad co-opted
most terms used to demonize
minorities and leftist ideas were stolen and twisted - colonized - if you will for that very purpose. (1/2)
March 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“woke” was co-opted
“affirmative action” was co-opted
“politically correct” was co-opted
“fake news” wad co-opted
most terms used to demonize
minorities and leftist ideas were stolen and twisted - colonized - if you will for that very purpose. (1/2)
“affirmative action” was co-opted
“politically correct” was co-opted
“fake news” wad co-opted
most terms used to demonize
minorities and leftist ideas were stolen and twisted - colonized - if you will for that very purpose. (1/2)
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Anyway here’s my summary of what happened during the hearing bsky.app/profile/noup...
The circus is starting: Jim Jordan, Taibbi & Shellenberger are congratulating themselves on Twitter Files.
Jordan opens by gloating ab getting Stanford Internet Observatory shut down. Yes: the congressman got 1A protected research shut down. That's censorship.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7G5...
Jordan opens by gloating ab getting Stanford Internet Observatory shut down. Yes: the congressman got 1A protected research shut down. That's censorship.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7G5...
The Censorship-Industrial Complex
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Anyway here’s my summary of what happened during the hearing bsky.app/profile/noup...
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The letter arrived after @mehdirhasan.bsky.social destroyed him in an interview by rattling off the mistakes and he admitted getting things wrong on TV.
THIS was the “call to throw Matt in jail.” And this was how right wing media covered the bad faith crybaby accusation.
THIS was the “call to throw Matt in jail.” And this was how right wing media covered the bad faith crybaby accusation.
![material information from this committee/subcommittee, is a crime (18 U.S.C. § 1001).*24 In addition, at the beginning of the March 9 hearing, you swore "under penalty of perjury that the testimony you [were] about to give [was] true and correct to the best of your knowledge, information, and belief.*25 Under the federal perjury statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1621, providing false information is punishable by up to five years imprisonment.
For all of these reasons, I am sure you understand the importance of ensuring that your
testimony is true and accurate. I look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Stay EPant
Stacey E. Plaskett
Ranking Member
House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
cc:
The Honorable Jim Jordan, Chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n/bafkreieqjo3f47clgwa2tiocp7h7m6o6trne2zkjyjldnnokjp2skws4ei@jpeg)
February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The letter arrived after @mehdirhasan.bsky.social destroyed him in an interview by rattling off the mistakes and he admitted getting things wrong on TV.
THIS was the “call to throw Matt in jail.” And this was how right wing media covered the bad faith crybaby accusation.
THIS was the “call to throw Matt in jail.” And this was how right wing media covered the bad faith crybaby accusation.
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Taibbi’s reference is intended to reinforce to his subs that he’s a risk-taking truth-teller.
In reality the minority chair on Weaponization Committee sent him a letter offering a chance to correct his 2023 testimony *because he got so much wrong under oath*.
(I remember bc some was ab my work)
In reality the minority chair on Weaponization Committee sent him a letter offering a chance to correct his 2023 testimony *because he got so much wrong under oath*.
(I remember bc some was ab my work)
![Dear Mr. Taibbi,
I write regarding your appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Weaponization on March 9, 2023. It has come to my attention that information foundational to your testimony that day has since been revealed to be false and misleading. I would like to provide you with an opportunity to correct the hearing record to ensure accuracy in a congressional hearing and so that the public and their representatives are not misled
Specifically, on March 9, immediately before your appearance before the Subcommittee,
you released an additional installment of the so-called Twitter Files on your personal Twitter account. ' As part of that installment, you alleged that the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) worked with the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, to ask social media companies to remove disinformation on their platforms.? You wrote: "It's crucial to reiterate: EIP was partnered with state entities like CISA and GEC while seeking elimination of millions of tweets. In the #TwitterFiles, Twitter execs did not distinguish between organizations, using phrases like 'According to CIS[A], escalated via EIP.'3
Matt](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n/bafkreief5kubznyfbnjpa3iyqe7qdggxi2j7kap3e4fha3osjfpkbb43zu@jpeg)
![When you appeared before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on
Weaponization, you told Congressman Stewart (R-UT):
[W]hat we see in The Twitter Files is that Twitter executives did not distinguish between DHS or CISA and this group EIP. For instance, we would see a communication that said, From CISA escalated by EIP. So they were essentially identical in the eyes of the company...
So, yes, we have come to the realization that this bright line that we imagine that exists between, say, the FBI or the DHS or the GEC and these private companies is illusory and that what's more important is this constellation of kind of quasi private organizations that do this work.4
The above statements now seem to be contradicted by your own admission. On April 6,
2023, you appeared for an interview on the Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC. During that interview, Mr. Hasan pointed out that your March 9 tweet added a parenthetical [A] to the acronym CIS, changing the meaning of the term from "Center for Internet Security" — a private organization —to "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency."' This mistake is important because, by adding an "A," you weren't making a harmless spelling error. Rather, you were alleging that CISA - a government entity-was working with the EIP to have posts removed from social media. When presented with this misinformation, you acknowledged that you had made "an error" by intentionally altering the acronym CIS and you subsequently deleted your erroneous tweet. 6
In addition to your error regarding CISA, it has become clear that your reporting is rife
with numerous other false or misleading claims. For example:
• During the March 9 hearing, you repeatedly referenced the Twitter Files posts you had released earlier that day. Among other claims, your March 9 posts stated: "According to the EIP's own data, it succeeded in getting nearly 22 million tweets labeled in the runup to the 2020 vote," and claimed that the EIP was "among the most voluminous
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February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Taibbi’s reference is intended to reinforce to his subs that he’s a risk-taking truth-teller.
In reality the minority chair on Weaponization Committee sent him a letter offering a chance to correct his 2023 testimony *because he got so much wrong under oath*.
(I remember bc some was ab my work)
In reality the minority chair on Weaponization Committee sent him a letter offering a chance to correct his 2023 testimony *because he got so much wrong under oath*.
(I remember bc some was ab my work)
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Matt Taibbi has his reaction to yesterday’s Jim Jordan “censorship” hearing up on his blog, which I would summarize as “why didn’t the Dems talk about the things I wanted them to?” plus some bitterness that they still don’t take his beloved Twitter Files seriously.
But also there’s this sentence.
But also there’s this sentence.
February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Matt Taibbi has his reaction to yesterday’s Jim Jordan “censorship” hearing up on his blog, which I would summarize as “why didn’t the Dems talk about the things I wanted them to?” plus some bitterness that they still don’t take his beloved Twitter Files seriously.
But also there’s this sentence.
But also there’s this sentence.
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This is like Kendrick and Drake if both of them were Drake.
UPDATE: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejects Elon Musk-led bid
February 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is like Kendrick and Drake if both of them were Drake.
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Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
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From Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University: slate.com/life/2025/02...
Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out
Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University: slate.com/life/2025/02...
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Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
There’s a sort of Trump apologist, a relatively small but loud subset, who probably don’t realize or intend to be, but are so attached to a previous hyperbolic claim that they deny anything important changed.
-US was already an oligarchy
-US was already fascist
-Biden gave Israel a blank check
-Etc
-US was already an oligarchy
-US was already fascist
-Biden gave Israel a blank check
-Etc
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
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"He is not trying to just ensure white countries stay white. He is trying to destroy brown and black countries. And his destruction of USAID is just the first step in that approach."
The ever-astute @eladn.bsky.social on Elon Musk, white globalist
The ever-astute @eladn.bsky.social on Elon Musk, white globalist
Elon Musk Isn't a White Nationalist. He's a White Globalist.
How Musk's USAID efforts indicate an ideology larger than we are used to talking about. One we have to adjust to quickly as his power grows.
eladnehorai.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"He is not trying to just ensure white countries stay white. He is trying to destroy brown and black countries. And his destruction of USAID is just the first step in that approach."
The ever-astute @eladn.bsky.social on Elon Musk, white globalist
The ever-astute @eladn.bsky.social on Elon Musk, white globalist
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Remember. It’s never:
We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t.
No more Niemölling.
We fight because they are coming for anyone.
Every single person matters.
Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.
We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t.
No more Niemölling.
We fight because they are coming for anyone.
Every single person matters.
Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Remember. It’s never:
We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t.
No more Niemölling.
We fight because they are coming for anyone.
Every single person matters.
Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.
We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t.
No more Niemölling.
We fight because they are coming for anyone.
Every single person matters.
Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.
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Friends:
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
February 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Friends:
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
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Well done @schatz.bsky.social. Democrats, this is how you fight back against an aspiring authoritarian.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Well done @schatz.bsky.social. Democrats, this is how you fight back against an aspiring authoritarian.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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YES! Chuck, where do you live? Can you call your Senator?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
YES! Chuck, where do you live? Can you call your Senator?
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Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
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You can only fucking win anything if you have solidarity. It’s why they try to pick off little groups of us- because they know together we defeat them. Just real basic bitch stuff here- all people, everywhere, solidarity
February 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You can only fucking win anything if you have solidarity. It’s why they try to pick off little groups of us- because they know together we defeat them. Just real basic bitch stuff here- all people, everywhere, solidarity
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No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
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This Black History Month remember human trafficking was legal. Slavery was legal. Jim Crow was legal. US Govt paying reparations to white enslavers but not to the enslaved was legal. Prison slavery still IS legal.
Do not let legality & power be a measure of morality & justice.
Do not let legality & power be a measure of morality & justice.
February 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This Black History Month remember human trafficking was legal. Slavery was legal. Jim Crow was legal. US Govt paying reparations to white enslavers but not to the enslaved was legal. Prison slavery still IS legal.
Do not let legality & power be a measure of morality & justice.
Do not let legality & power be a measure of morality & justice.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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I saw a post saying that ICE is pausing its tip line, so I decided to call myself to verify.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
January 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I saw a post saying that ICE is pausing its tip line, so I decided to call myself to verify.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM