monique d'hooghe ♿ they/she
@moniquedhooghe.bsky.social
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♿ peace & social justice activist
anarchist
Nothing about us without us
♿ peace & social justice activist
anarchist
Nothing about us without us
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From Flock cameras to fusion centers, “free” surveillance equipment funded by tech vendors, federal grants, and private donors locks cities into recurring costs and long-term data‑sharing, including with ICE. The end result is an erosion of our civil liberties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
“Free” Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost
Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The
www.eff.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
From Flock cameras to fusion centers, “free” surveillance equipment funded by tech vendors, federal grants, and private donors locks cities into recurring costs and long-term data‑sharing, including with ICE. The end result is an erosion of our civil liberties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Good pod and I’d echo Klein’s point about MeToo being too quickly dismissed as a failure considering how clearly the movement rattled the wealthy elite.
Epstein and the Capitalist Conspiracy — On the Nose
Recently, the Department of Justice released millions of files from disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Since their release, part of the discussion has revolved around the way Jewishnes...
overcast.fm
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Good pod and I’d echo Klein’s point about MeToo being too quickly dismissed as a failure considering how clearly the movement rattled the wealthy elite.
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Something’s amiss here, and Gallup is not telling us what it is.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting thi…
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Something’s amiss here, and Gallup is not telling us what it is.
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Turning Point USA is allegedly "purging" staffers, after Candace Owens's crazy theories about TPUSA's involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder started to catch on with their own employees.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
Candace Owens Gets Inside TPUSA’s Head
Her nutty theories about the killing of Charlie Kirk have won over some of his organization’s employees.
www.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Turning Point USA is allegedly "purging" staffers, after Candace Owens's crazy theories about TPUSA's involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder started to catch on with their own employees.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
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Gambling, in particular on-line gambling, is the new scourge the rich have unleashed on the not-so-rich in an attempt to funnel money from the have-a-bits to have way too much.
There was a very good reason for restricting gambling and that is that people are irresponsible and easily duped.
There was a very good reason for restricting gambling and that is that people are irresponsible and easily duped.
February 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Gambling, in particular on-line gambling, is the new scourge the rich have unleashed on the not-so-rich in an attempt to funnel money from the have-a-bits to have way too much.
There was a very good reason for restricting gambling and that is that people are irresponsible and easily duped.
There was a very good reason for restricting gambling and that is that people are irresponsible and easily duped.
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"Surveys have found that nineteen percent of 18-to-24-year-olds qualify as problem gamblers, and thirty-seven percent of Gen Z gamblers self-report as having an addiction. A 2025 Siena poll found that forty-eight percent of all men aged 18-49 have an active online sports betting account."
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
"Surveys have found that nineteen percent of 18-to-24-year-olds qualify as problem gamblers, and thirty-seven percent of Gen Z gamblers self-report as having an addiction. A 2025 Siena poll found that forty-eight percent of all men aged 18-49 have an active online sports betting account."
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Super real line of inquiry and writing, but also one of those tough ones because it intersect with your life in a really unique way. The cultures built around drug use of any kind are really interesting to me because they mimic so many more traditional cultures and traditions
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Super real line of inquiry and writing, but also one of those tough ones because it intersect with your life in a really unique way. The cultures built around drug use of any kind are really interesting to me because they mimic so many more traditional cultures and traditions
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The gamblification (can't think of a better word) of everything is disturbing. My feed has been flooded with Gamestop Power packs and people dumping thousands to tens of thousands of dollars gambling on Pokemon cards.
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The gamblification (can't think of a better word) of everything is disturbing. My feed has been flooded with Gamestop Power packs and people dumping thousands to tens of thousands of dollars gambling on Pokemon cards.
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One of the most astonishing examples of sociocultural conditioning of substance use/misuse is the increase, & then drop, in USA smoking rates over the last 100 years and the sociocultural changes in public, private, & infrastructural life involved.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK294...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK294...
February 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
One of the most astonishing examples of sociocultural conditioning of substance use/misuse is the increase, & then drop, in USA smoking rates over the last 100 years and the sociocultural changes in public, private, & infrastructural life involved.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK294...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK294...
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True story:
My MA Anthropology thesis was on drinking stories (osf.io/46sfd/files/...).
Intoxicated behavior, & patterns (& frequencies) of use/‘misuse of alcohol (& other things) are immensely socio-culturally conditioned.
This is creating misuse & addiction w/attendant devastation for profit.
My MA Anthropology thesis was on drinking stories (osf.io/46sfd/files/...).
Intoxicated behavior, & patterns (& frequencies) of use/‘misuse of alcohol (& other things) are immensely socio-culturally conditioned.
This is creating misuse & addiction w/attendant devastation for profit.
"Surveys have found that nineteen percent of 18-to-24-year-olds qualify as problem gamblers, and thirty-seven percent of Gen Z gamblers self-report as having an addiction. A 2025 Siena poll found that forty-eight percent of all men aged 18-49 have an active online sports betting account."
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
True story:
My MA Anthropology thesis was on drinking stories (osf.io/46sfd/files/...).
Intoxicated behavior, & patterns (& frequencies) of use/‘misuse of alcohol (& other things) are immensely socio-culturally conditioned.
This is creating misuse & addiction w/attendant devastation for profit.
My MA Anthropology thesis was on drinking stories (osf.io/46sfd/files/...).
Intoxicated behavior, & patterns (& frequencies) of use/‘misuse of alcohol (& other things) are immensely socio-culturally conditioned.
This is creating misuse & addiction w/attendant devastation for profit.
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Judge Leon's opinion (which comports with the constitutional law I was taught in law school; presumably because he's a district court judge 🤷) is very well written and compelling:
Opinion from Judge Richard Leon, a GWB appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
.Order AND Preliminary Injunction – #38 in KELLY v. HEGSETH (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-00081) – CourtListener.com
ORDER. Consistent with the attached, plaintiff's 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Stay is GRANTED in part. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 2/12/2026. (lcrjl1) (Entered...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Judge Leon's opinion (which comports with the constitutional law I was taught in law school; presumably because he's a district court judge 🤷) is very well written and compelling:
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patreon.com/mattbc is the place to find my work — i try to remember to post to this poorly run, niche social media network but signing up (there's even a free tier) at patreon is the best way to see what i write
Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland | Patreon
creating Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer
patreon.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
patreon.com/mattbc is the place to find my work — i try to remember to post to this poorly run, niche social media network but signing up (there's even a free tier) at patreon is the best way to see what i write
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However, there are ways of communicating without fear‑mongering or minimizing.
They're just hard work.
On that note...
10/10
They're just hard work.
On that note...
10/10
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
However, there are ways of communicating without fear‑mongering or minimizing.
They're just hard work.
On that note...
10/10
They're just hard work.
On that note...
10/10
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The chart at the very top doesn't come from the report but from me: it shows that the bogus argument that sickness absence had already been increasing before the pandemic, is false.
But it's still used by minimizers to downplay pandemic effects.
That helps no one.
9/10
But it's still used by minimizers to downplay pandemic effects.
That helps no one.
9/10
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The chart at the very top doesn't come from the report but from me: it shows that the bogus argument that sickness absence had already been increasing before the pandemic, is false.
But it's still used by minimizers to downplay pandemic effects.
That helps no one.
9/10
But it's still used by minimizers to downplay pandemic effects.
That helps no one.
9/10
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The effect size seems quite large to me, the temporal correlation with the pandemic timeline is also present and is consistent across demographic groups.
8/10
8/10
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The effect size seems quite large to me, the temporal correlation with the pandemic timeline is also present and is consistent across demographic groups.
8/10
8/10