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You are an artist. ❤️ Yes, you!
Stay safe out there, friends! It’s almost #NoKings day! 🥂
October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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7/ During a decade in which the USA's favorite “tech critics” were busy shining the shoes of people like Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel, Borsook saw very clearly where things were headed. Because these things were obvious by the late 90s, at least to journalists like Borsook.
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Over the weekend, we wrote about how dozens of judges have found ICE's new detention policy — seeking to lock up millions of people facing deportation without a chance for bond — is illegal.

Last night, four more judges added to the growing list: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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this archetype remains undefeated
September 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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We are in an all-hands-on-deck moment for women across the world.

I spoke to the @nytimes.com about the strong forces trying to turn the clocks back and how we can all fight for women's rights and futures.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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“Tell me why can’t we use a Predator drone to obliterate that boat [filled with migrants]?”

- Stephen Miller’s alleged question to an Admiral during Trump Term 1
September 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Last night was the last bbq of the season! Time to put the charcoal away for the winter.
September 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Based on these studies, comparisons, and citizen input, a clear vision emerged to transform Midosuji from a car-first thoroughfare to a people-first destination. By the time the Expo began in April, the city's showcase streetscape had become not only beautiful, but functional and safe for all users.
September 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The news of the week makes it sadly clear that the legacy media is fully capitulating. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and pro-democracy.

It will never bow down. It will never give in. It will never compromise

Sign up now to support its work! hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
September 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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This is who the Canadian Broadcasting Company is memorializing. We are already in fascism in Canada 🇨🇦:
I recommend everyone watches this
September 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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i've subscribed to:
rolling stone
WIRED
404 media
defector
the handbasket

chicago journalism i subscribed to:
unraveled
block club

it's time to support media directly so they don't fall into the hands of fascists, the replies to this post have additional great news media i recommend supporting
it looks like the only way to have honest media is directly support them. i currently subscribe to WIRED and rolling stone, and about to subscribe to 404 media. any other WOKE and antifa media orgs i should support?
September 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Must read article on "First they came for the" German pastor Martin Niemöller

He voted for the nazis, woke up protested & was jailed by Gestapo for 8 years until #Antifa freed Germany in 1945

in 1946 he did a lecture tour in Germany "I did not speak out."

encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
Martin Niemöller: "First they came for the Socialists..." | Holocaust Encyclopedia
Learn about the origins and legacy of Pastor Martin Niemöller's famous postwar words, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out…”
encyclopedia.ushmm.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A totalitarian movement must never achieve its goals, as that would eliminate the need for the movement itself. Even in victory, new enemies must be created in order to justify further cruelty and domination.
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Canada's parliament started the week giving a standing O for free speech and the memory of Charlie Kirk.
They ended it by joining Orban's Hungary and Trump's America in targeting @kneecapceol.bsky.social an Irish hip hop group for challenging the genocide.
Not our finest hour.
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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We should also support the magazine, The Nation. It is One of America’s oldest and most important magazines from a liberal / prospective. It is highly likely to be targeted by the Trump Regime. @thenation.com

subscriptions.thenation.com/TNA/?f=Site0...
The Nation
subscriptions.thenation.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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I don’t get it.
Does he have something on everyone?
Are some people just existing in a bubble?
Is it that some folk are just stupid?
All of the above?
(It’s all of the above, isn’t it?)
September 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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This was extortion. FCC Chair Carr threatened broadcast licenses for things regime disapproved. Nextstar, the largest US owner of broadcast stations, notified ABC it wouldn't broadcast Kimmel to protect itself. ABC suspended Kimmel to protect the time slot revenue stream. It's worse than it appears
September 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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This is all he said.
“The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”
September 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned.
September 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hey #bookSky #WritingSky #CreativitySky 🙏

I started a substack for creative writing. Would love it if you could share with whoever you think might be interested! It will be a fun weekly newsletter with writing prompts to get the creativity flowing!

open.substack.com/pub/learning...
You and I, We Are Artists.
Learning to See - Welcome!
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Robert Redford has died. He was 89 years old. RIP.

Just a few years ago, he had this to say:
September 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Did you know that a man from Winnipeg not only co-founded IMAX, but he inspired George Lucas to create The Force in Star Wars?
Or that he had two Oscar nominations?
Roman Kroitor did it all.
And this is his story.

🧵 1/10
September 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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AI is a lack of consent machine and after an assassination where it’s been exposed how much people do not know what teenagers are experiencing , and how closed loop affirmation leads to terrible things

They move to build a chat for teens

Yeah this is a lack of consent business
September 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Blood in the streets.
September 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM