Lorax Horne
@lorax.bsky.social
Editor and writer. Tech critic. Since they are Canadian, would not rule out treachery. Doing work stuff for my local Center for Migrant Worker Rights. Donate to: https://chuffed.org/project/116311-protect-an-open-source-engineer-and-his-family
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Housing for the Abu Matars
Mohammed Abu Matar is a young father of four. He is also responsible for his parents and brother, who has a disability. As an engineer, Mohammed is trained to solve problems with technology. He founde...
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Good news from Gaza: Mohammed Abu Matar managed to get a 3D printer back up and running, and he has resumed the work he was doing before the war, of printing medical devices to supply local paramedics and hospitals. See photo: chuffed.org/project/1163... Donations are (always, still) appreciated.
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Elon Musk’s X must be banned: disconnect.blog/elon-musks-x...
Elon Musk’s X must be banned
Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world
disconnect.blog
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Elon Musk’s X must be banned: disconnect.blog/elon-musks-x...
Israel is bombing Gaza again, across the whole length of the strip. The ceasefire is over. You might not hear about it on Bluesky because @moderation.bsky.app has suppressed many of the Palestinian voices.
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Israel is bombing Gaza again, across the whole length of the strip. The ceasefire is over. You might not hear about it on Bluesky because @moderation.bsky.app has suppressed many of the Palestinian voices.
This published, and then Trump kidnapped a fellow head of state in a foreign sovereign nation. I blame @jeetheer.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
This published, and then Trump kidnapped a fellow head of state in a foreign sovereign nation. I blame @jeetheer.bsky.social
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Announcing the Tech for Palestine Summit on January 24th in the Bay Area, the largest event at the intersection of tech and pro-Palestine advocacy.
We will gather pro-Palestine entrepreneurs, investors, tech workers and activists, for a full-day of amazing content!
summit.techforpalestine.org
We will gather pro-Palestine entrepreneurs, investors, tech workers and activists, for a full-day of amazing content!
summit.techforpalestine.org
Tech for Palestine Summit 2026
Join the Tech for Palestine Summit on January 24, 2026 in the SF Bay Area. Experience inspiring keynotes, thoughtful panel discussions, and networking opportunities with tech professionals supporting…
summit.techforpalestine.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Announcing the Tech for Palestine Summit on January 24th in the Bay Area, the largest event at the intersection of tech and pro-Palestine advocacy.
We will gather pro-Palestine entrepreneurs, investors, tech workers and activists, for a full-day of amazing content!
summit.techforpalestine.org
We will gather pro-Palestine entrepreneurs, investors, tech workers and activists, for a full-day of amazing content!
summit.techforpalestine.org
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being consistently most vitriolic loud angry person on social media is not a credit to your leftist credentials
it just makes people not want to organize with you
the most radical leftists i have the privilege to call comrades are some of the kindest people. knowing who to be angry at is important
it just makes people not want to organize with you
the most radical leftists i have the privilege to call comrades are some of the kindest people. knowing who to be angry at is important
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
being consistently most vitriolic loud angry person on social media is not a credit to your leftist credentials
it just makes people not want to organize with you
the most radical leftists i have the privilege to call comrades are some of the kindest people. knowing who to be angry at is important
it just makes people not want to organize with you
the most radical leftists i have the privilege to call comrades are some of the kindest people. knowing who to be angry at is important
I miss when there used to be journalists.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I miss when there used to be journalists.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
"Colombian President Petro posted a list on social media of locations bombed. One is the Cuartel de la Montaña in Caracas, a military base that houses the mausoleum of Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez." archive.is/UEvB7#select... The US bombed Chavez's grave? Why, was there cocaine in there?
archive.is
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"Colombian President Petro posted a list on social media of locations bombed. One is the Cuartel de la Montaña in Caracas, a military base that houses the mausoleum of Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez." archive.is/UEvB7#select... The US bombed Chavez's grave? Why, was there cocaine in there?
Canada should pull out of the Olympics, and the World Cup.
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Canada should pull out of the Olympics, and the World Cup.
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Drugs are the primary boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention in Latin America. When academics and activists like myself talk about legalizing drugs, it's not only to keep drug users safe from the toxic supply (which is reason enough), it's about geopolitical stability. It affects YOU
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Drugs are the primary boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention in Latin America. When academics and activists like myself talk about legalizing drugs, it's not only to keep drug users safe from the toxic supply (which is reason enough), it's about geopolitical stability. It affects YOU
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by not punishing trump for invading and bombing venezuela, it would now be legal to invade whatever country you want and capture it’s leader? i assume that can be done to the united states too?
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
by not punishing trump for invading and bombing venezuela, it would now be legal to invade whatever country you want and capture it’s leader? i assume that can be done to the united states too?
When the International community lets the U.S. get away with funding the Israeli occupation, they should not be surprised that a leader like Trump wants to bring the concept into their own hemisphere.
american occupation
Veteran New York Times national security reporter David Sanger says what Trump is describing in Venezuela is an "American occupation."
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
When the International community lets the U.S. get away with funding the Israeli occupation, they should not be surprised that a leader like Trump wants to bring the concept into their own hemisphere.
If Trump will bomb Venezuela for its oil, what do you think he plans to do to Canada?
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
If Trump will bomb Venezuela for its oil, what do you think he plans to do to Canada?
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January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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In a Murdoch paper no less www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epstein’s Criminal Enterprise
New reporting shows that Trump’s split with his pedophile friend was opportunistic.
www.thenation.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
In a Murdoch paper no less www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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When Grok takes the blame for generating CSAM while Musk and X refuse to do so, Grok is still very much “acting” as a man-made artifact doing something it was imbued by a human with the capacity to do
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
When Grok takes the blame for generating CSAM while Musk and X refuse to do so, Grok is still very much “acting” as a man-made artifact doing something it was imbued by a human with the capacity to do
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Yes, Twitter and Musk themselves aren’t even attempting to apologize for “Grok creating CSAM” - but this too is an example of allowing a machine to take blame!
Who CREATED the machine that’s apologizing for its actions in a fashion that shifts blame to itself and not to its actual human creators?
Who CREATED the machine that’s apologizing for its actions in a fashion that shifts blame to itself and not to its actual human creators?
Ooh look, we’re seeing the “let’s attempt to deflect blame to the artificial construct that is The Demon Machine instead of the actual, breathing, fallible humans who made the Demon Machine” maneuver play out in real time!
AI cannot take accountability. AI cannot be “sorry.”
You have no control over the outputs of AI if you did not make it yourself, train it on very specific data sets, and create extremely rigorous control methods. Even then the safeguards are limited.
The creators must be held accountable
You have no control over the outputs of AI if you did not make it yourself, train it on very specific data sets, and create extremely rigorous control methods. Even then the safeguards are limited.
The creators must be held accountable
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Yes, Twitter and Musk themselves aren’t even attempting to apologize for “Grok creating CSAM” - but this too is an example of allowing a machine to take blame!
Who CREATED the machine that’s apologizing for its actions in a fashion that shifts blame to itself and not to its actual human creators?
Who CREATED the machine that’s apologizing for its actions in a fashion that shifts blame to itself and not to its actual human creators?
Immigration is good.
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Immigration is good.
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I saw a thing the other day that said a (dark) way to prove you have power over someone is to make them suffer.
It has stuck in my thoughts ever since.
It has stuck in my thoughts ever since.
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I saw a thing the other day that said a (dark) way to prove you have power over someone is to make them suffer.
It has stuck in my thoughts ever since.
It has stuck in my thoughts ever since.
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I think it's really worth noting that literally ZERO mainstream media outlets were talking about Trump claiming a land strike on Venezuela until a few others and I noticed this post here on Sunday and started asking questions. That goes completely unacknowledged in coverage.
Trump says this December 26 in an interview with John Catsimatidis that the US destroyed a drug trafficking plant in Venezuela on Christmas Eve.
“They have a big plant. A building from where the boats leave. Two nights ago we hit them hard.”
“They have a big plant. A building from where the boats leave. Two nights ago we hit them hard.”
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think it's really worth noting that literally ZERO mainstream media outlets were talking about Trump claiming a land strike on Venezuela until a few others and I noticed this post here on Sunday and started asking questions. That goes completely unacknowledged in coverage.
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i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
The UK vulture press is digging-up old tweets ("There should be no equal relations with Israel or any other relations. Israel must come to an end") out of context, trying to paint a human rights activist as unworthy of his British citizenship. Maybe: read his book. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Hav...
You Have Not Yet Been Defeated - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The UK vulture press is digging-up old tweets ("There should be no equal relations with Israel or any other relations. Israel must come to an end") out of context, trying to paint a human rights activist as unworthy of his British citizenship. Maybe: read his book. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Hav...
Am good at customer service for public utilities.
December 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Am good at customer service for public utilities.
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rancid queer discourse here largely died because queer people block each other liberally and now none of us see any queer people we hate or have beef with unless they’re new and then only once. meanwhile no one blocks straight people enough and thats why you’re all on your 77th stancil discourse.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
rancid queer discourse here largely died because queer people block each other liberally and now none of us see any queer people we hate or have beef with unless they’re new and then only once. meanwhile no one blocks straight people enough and thats why you’re all on your 77th stancil discourse.