Paris Marx
@parismarx.com
i criticize the tech industry
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Paris Marx
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· Jul 18
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
now that i would watch
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
now that i would watch
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“While ‘analogue inspo’ may seem like another TikTok fad, I think it’s a breath of fresh air. It’s a much-needed outlet for the hobby-less, the bored and the young people whose grip on reality has been loosened by over-reliance on ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI.”
Young life: Why Gen Z are logging off and embracing the ‘analogue year’
I’ll be ditching the TikToks and picking up a book this year
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
“While ‘analogue inspo’ may seem like another TikTok fad, I think it’s a breath of fresh air. It’s a much-needed outlet for the hobby-less, the bored and the young people whose grip on reality has been loosened by over-reliance on ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI.”
I would never argue all self-publishing is bad, but I realized years ago that Amazon designed KDP for exactly this purpose: to incentivize people to adopt new tech to churn out more slop titles in a clear attack on the publishing industry with little regard for readers or even the writers themselves
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I would never argue all self-publishing is bad, but I realized years ago that Amazon designed KDP for exactly this purpose: to incentivize people to adopt new tech to churn out more slop titles in a clear attack on the publishing industry with little regard for readers or even the writers themselves
Charlie is willfully misleading his followers. The article literally says the decision about whether to purchase the F-35 is deeply political and that Canadians prefer the Gripen, but that pilots still need to be trained on them which is where the politics falls away.
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base | CBC News
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in A...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Charlie is willfully misleading his followers. The article literally says the decision about whether to purchase the F-35 is deeply political and that Canadians prefer the Gripen, but that pilots still need to be trained on them which is where the politics falls away.
The fatal flaw the major US automakers made was following the Tesla model of the EV by making big, expensive vehicles that were out of reach of most consumers.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
How America’s EV retreat is increasing China's control of global markets
U.S. automakers are pivoting away from EVs to refocus on gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs while Chinese manufacturers are expected to keep growing electric exports.
www.cnbc.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The fatal flaw the major US automakers made was following the Tesla model of the EV by making big, expensive vehicles that were out of reach of most consumers.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
“What does it mean to not allow a single drop of fuel to reach a country? It affects the transportation of food, food production, public transportation, the functioning of hospitals, institutions of all kinds, schools, economic production, tourism. How do our vital systems function without fuel?”
As U.S. moves to block oil supply, Cubans wonder how they’ll survive deepening energy crisis
Anxieties simmered in Havana on Friday, a day after Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned that U.S. efforts to block oil supplies would take a heavy toll on the Caribbean nation and asked Cubans to...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“What does it mean to not allow a single drop of fuel to reach a country? It affects the transportation of food, food production, public transportation, the functioning of hospitals, institutions of all kinds, schools, economic production, tourism. How do our vital systems function without fuel?”
i did get a laugh at how they slimmed down stephen harper for his official portrait
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
i did get a laugh at how they slimmed down stephen harper for his official portrait
Please let the anger over ads during the CBC Olympics broadcast finally create the pressure for the government to fund CBC enough so it can stop having to rely on ad revenue.
2026 Winter Olympics coverage on CBC sparks viewer backlash: 'Quit interrupting my ads with the Olympics Opening Ceremony'
Canadians tuning into the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic opening ceremony were frustrated as CBC’s broadcast cut to ads just as the spectacle began, interrupting one of the most anticipated moments of the...
ca.news.yahoo.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Please let the anger over ads during the CBC Olympics broadcast finally create the pressure for the government to fund CBC enough so it can stop having to rely on ad revenue.
The government is giving a loan to a Crown corporation that should just be a public service that we pay for because it provides an essential task that Canadians depend on.
We don’t provide loans to the health care system or schools; we just pay for them.
We don’t provide loans to the health care system or schools; we just pay for them.
Ottawa gives Canada Post a $1.01-billion loan
The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the Crown corporation.
vancouver.citynews.ca
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The government is giving a loan to a Crown corporation that should just be a public service that we pay for because it provides an essential task that Canadians depend on.
We don’t provide loans to the health care system or schools; we just pay for them.
We don’t provide loans to the health care system or schools; we just pay for them.
“Within two hours of subscribing to NatSocToday for the purposes of this investigation, the Substack algorithm directed the Guardian’s account to 21 other profiles featuring similar content.”
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
“Within two hours of subscribing to NatSocToday for the purposes of this investigation, the Substack algorithm directed the Guardian’s account to 21 other profiles featuring similar content.”
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
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Kind of a benchmark for state capacity, officially Pintos killed 27 people before being pulled. A testa killed the relative of a sitting congressman and nothing
the modern equivalent of the ford pinto. they should be pulled off the road.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Kind of a benchmark for state capacity, officially Pintos killed 27 people before being pulled. A testa killed the relative of a sitting congressman and nothing
the modern equivalent of the ford pinto. they should be pulled off the road.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning vehicle, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
nypost.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
the modern equivalent of the ford pinto. they should be pulled off the road.
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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
usually they reserve this kind of sycophancy for when a ghoulish political leader dies, but for some reason they decided to do it early with stephen harper of all people
Tuned into CBC news to hear that Stephan Harper could be Captain Canada and save Canadian unity and also that he thinks that Canada was handed down by Providence.
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
usually they reserve this kind of sycophancy for when a ghoulish political leader dies, but for some reason they decided to do it early with stephen harper of all people
Has anyone asked UpScrolled whether “no censorship” applies to white suprematists and the far right yet? It’s funny to see them celebrated for using the same language as right-wing social media platforms, but since they’re pro-Palestine now it’s apparently fine. Not to mention their shit moderation.
CEO of Would-Be TikTok Rival UpScrolled: We Won't Censor Anybody
Issam Hijazi's Web Summit Qatar panel leaves open questions about the social app that's now seeing a spike in interest following TikTok's US ownership flip.
www.pcmag.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Has anyone asked UpScrolled whether “no censorship” applies to white suprematists and the far right yet? It’s funny to see them celebrated for using the same language as right-wing social media platforms, but since they’re pro-Palestine now it’s apparently fine. Not to mention their shit moderation.
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Blueskyese and Xian share an obvious common root as both being Twitteric languages, the difference is that after the split Xian became a hybrid Twitteric/Channer-linkedin tongue, while Blueskyese changed less overall but did pick up some tumbleric and redditor loanwords
yeah Bluesky is primarily a Tumblric language
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Blueskyese and Xian share an obvious common root as both being Twitteric languages, the difference is that after the split Xian became a hybrid Twitteric/Channer-linkedin tongue, while Blueskyese changed less overall but did pick up some tumbleric and redditor loanwords
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BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
how long until apple’s decision not to chase the AI hype starts looking like a competitive advantage?
Sitting out the conversation on spending ungodly sums on data centers is lone Big Tech company Apple, whose capex actually *declined* last quarter sherwood.news/tech/apple-i...
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
how long until apple’s decision not to chase the AI hype starts looking like a competitive advantage?
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here’s my latest on the Carney government’s proposed social media ban for kids:
“…a social media ban for kids or a prohibition on certain types of content will not be getting to the root of the problem. We need to be demanding actual accountability and responsibility from social media companies”
“…a social media ban for kids or a prohibition on certain types of content will not be getting to the root of the problem. We need to be demanding actual accountability and responsibility from social media companies”
Why do we regulate vacuum cleaners more strictly than social media? @supriya.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/o...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Why do we regulate vacuum cleaners more strictly than social media?
If Canada is going to join the tide of other countries embarking on social media bans for children and younger teens, then it is going to have to make sure it has paired the ban with some other form o...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
here’s my latest on the Carney government’s proposed social media ban for kids:
“…a social media ban for kids or a prohibition on certain types of content will not be getting to the root of the problem. We need to be demanding actual accountability and responsibility from social media companies”
“…a social media ban for kids or a prohibition on certain types of content will not be getting to the root of the problem. We need to be demanding actual accountability and responsibility from social media companies”
“Physical books still account for about 75 percent of book sales, according to the Association of American Publishers. But mass market paperbacks have been a casualty” of the ebook and changing reader preferences.
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
“Physical books still account for about 75 percent of book sales, according to the Association of American Publishers. But mass market paperbacks have been a casualty” of the ebook and changing reader preferences.
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lol. lmao
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
lol. lmao
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Carney left a mark on the world stage, the Conservatives locked in Poilievre’s leadership (then their MP went on a rogue U.S. trip), and an NDP MPP jumped to the Liberals.
@parismarx.com and @supriya.bsky.social help me break down our chaotic politics.
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Carney left a mark on the world stage, the Conservatives locked in Poilievre’s leadership (then their MP went on a rogue U.S. trip), and an NDP MPP jumped to the Liberals.
@parismarx.com and @supriya.bsky.social help me break down our chaotic politics.
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Carney's mark, Conservative cosplayers and Chinese EVs (feat. Paris Marx and Supriya Dwivedi)
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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"The “anti-woke” movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people who feel threatened by #MeToo."
www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"The “anti-woke” movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people who feel threatened by #MeToo."
www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...