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"Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
"Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?" (gift article)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/?gift=4TO5wg2qVxF
"Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?" (gift article)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/?gift=4TO5wg2qVxF
February 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
"Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?" (gift article)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/?gift=4TO5wg2qVxF
"Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?" (gift article)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/?gift=4TO5wg2qVxF
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If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, you’re wrong.
They too surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
They too surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
February 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, you’re wrong.
They too surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
They too surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
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Shortened from the article: Wikimedia Foundation is building new tools that will help Wikipedia editors stay anonymous to avoid harassment & legal threats by Musk & Heritage Foundation. Some of the tactics have been pioneered by Wikimedia in countries where editing Wikipedia is illegal or dangerous.
Wikipedia is rolling out new features to protect editors, seemingly in part as a response to @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social's reporting on the Heritage Foundation plan to 'identify and target' them.
Impact from @forward.bsky.social.
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Impact from @forward.bsky.social.
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Shortened from the article: Wikimedia Foundation is building new tools that will help Wikipedia editors stay anonymous to avoid harassment & legal threats by Musk & Heritage Foundation. Some of the tactics have been pioneered by Wikimedia in countries where editing Wikipedia is illegal or dangerous.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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I'm even confused what the complaint from Elon is here. That writeup is accurate and unbiased. It is *simply true* that "the gesture was compared to a Nazi salute." The writeup isn't even taking a side. It's pointing out that people did compare it to such a salute. It also includes his denial.
it’s becoming increasingly clear the goal of the far right is to defund and buy up every source of reliable information until there is no more objective reality to counter them
January 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I'm even confused what the complaint from Elon is here. That writeup is accurate and unbiased. It is *simply true* that "the gesture was compared to a Nazi salute." The writeup isn't even taking a side. It's pointing out that people did compare it to such a salute. It also includes his denial.
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One of France's most prominent newspapers, Le Monde, is abandoning Elon Musk's X
“The alliance between Donald Trump & social media platform bosses such as Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg represents a global threat to free access to reliable information”
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
“The alliance between Donald Trump & social media platform bosses such as Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg represents a global threat to free access to reliable information”
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Fighting for facts in the era of Trump and Musk
EDITORIAL. The alliance between Donald Trump and social media platform bosses such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg represents a global threat to free access to reliable information. Le Monde has ther...
www.lemonde.fr
January 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of France's most prominent newspapers, Le Monde, is abandoning Elon Musk's X
“The alliance between Donald Trump & social media platform bosses such as Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg represents a global threat to free access to reliable information”
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
“The alliance between Donald Trump & social media platform bosses such as Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg represents a global threat to free access to reliable information”
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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this is what is happening
all I ask is that when you mention the oligarchs, please also mention that they own the communications platforms
all I ask is that when you mention the oligarchs, please also mention that they own the communications platforms
January 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
this is what is happening
all I ask is that when you mention the oligarchs, please also mention that they own the communications platforms
all I ask is that when you mention the oligarchs, please also mention that they own the communications platforms
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NEW: Trump says Jan 6th insurrectionists will be pardoned and released tonight.
He keeps referring to them as "hostages"- while in the same room as the families of actual October 7th hostages.
He keeps referring to them as "hostages"- while in the same room as the families of actual October 7th hostages.
January 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
NEW: Trump says Jan 6th insurrectionists will be pardoned and released tonight.
He keeps referring to them as "hostages"- while in the same room as the families of actual October 7th hostages.
He keeps referring to them as "hostages"- while in the same room as the families of actual October 7th hostages.
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Excellent NYT interview with the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Hungary. This is a key insight!
January 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Excellent NYT interview with the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Hungary. This is a key insight!
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Blue Monday is a piece of crap pseudo science originally part of a travel company's press release to sell holidays.
Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.
Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.
January 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Blue Monday is a piece of crap pseudo science originally part of a travel company's press release to sell holidays.
Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.
Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.
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New post: Mediamacro melodrama
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/01/medi...
Just a week ago the UK media was speculating that Reeves was about to be sacked and who might replace her, all because of largely global movements in interest rates. How and why did the media get things so wrong?
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/01/medi...
Just a week ago the UK media was speculating that Reeves was about to be sacked and who might replace her, all because of largely global movements in interest rates. How and why did the media get things so wrong?
Mediamacro melodrama
The UK macroeconomy was one of the big stories of the previous two weeks, so you might think this blog post should have covered it earlier...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New post: Mediamacro melodrama
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/01/medi...
Just a week ago the UK media was speculating that Reeves was about to be sacked and who might replace her, all because of largely global movements in interest rates. How and why did the media get things so wrong?
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/01/medi...
Just a week ago the UK media was speculating that Reeves was about to be sacked and who might replace her, all because of largely global movements in interest rates. How and why did the media get things so wrong?
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Good morning Bluesky. Today would have been Janey Godley's birthday. In tribute to her, let's make #TrumpIsACunt trend.
January 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Good morning Bluesky. Today would have been Janey Godley's birthday. In tribute to her, let's make #TrumpIsACunt trend.
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Just so I don’t forget tomorrow, happy Janey Godley Day
January 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just so I don’t forget tomorrow, happy Janey Godley Day
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It was just as cold for Obama's inauguration in 2009, fyi.
January 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It was just as cold for Obama's inauguration in 2009, fyi.
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#Brexit “the Petri dish for Trump”
“#Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there is no future prospect of any, the UK has changed its mind and that this should be recognised.”
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
“#Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there is no future prospect of any, the UK has changed its mind and that this should be recognised.”
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#Brexit “the Petri dish for Trump”
“#Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there is no future prospect of any, the UK has changed its mind and that this should be recognised.”
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
“#Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there is no future prospect of any, the UK has changed its mind and that this should be recognised.”
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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The (unloved) Brexit consensus across the Westminster parties is wobbling. Why Ed Davey's speech calling for a UK/EU customs union is a big moment.
Me on Substack
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Me on Substack
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The Brexit consensus is wobbling
Ed Davey makes an interesting move (no, stay with me here)
open.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The (unloved) Brexit consensus across the Westminster parties is wobbling. Why Ed Davey's speech calling for a UK/EU customs union is a big moment.
Me on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
Me on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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The media didn't care to do its job here; it's part of the ongoing fox newsification of Canadian media. But that aside, the bigger reason that PP is able to get away with blaming inflation on crime and the carbon tax is that the libs didn't care to hold corporations to account for greedflation.
No matter what happens with the Canadian Federal election, one thing will be true — a significant % of Canadian voters & media will have been successfully manipulated to oppose a beneficial carbon pricing approach that was either revenue-neutral or financially beneficial to almost all Canadians…1/2
January 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The media didn't care to do its job here; it's part of the ongoing fox newsification of Canadian media. But that aside, the bigger reason that PP is able to get away with blaming inflation on crime and the carbon tax is that the libs didn't care to hold corporations to account for greedflation.
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This sort of absolute BS needs repeatedly calling out. These people are not serious about the truth, governance or the public good. They're not holding anyone's feet to the fire. This isn't hard-nosed accountability in action. It's an embarrassment of hyper partisan banana skins.
Here's a bit of news for Talk TV and Mike Graham: No British prime minister has ever attended the inauguration of a US president.
The UK ambassador to the US traditionally attends US presidential inaugurations on behalf of the British government.
The UK ambassador to the US traditionally attends US presidential inaugurations on behalf of the British government.
January 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This sort of absolute BS needs repeatedly calling out. These people are not serious about the truth, governance or the public good. They're not holding anyone's feet to the fire. This isn't hard-nosed accountability in action. It's an embarrassment of hyper partisan banana skins.
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#sophiefromromania says be careful out there - that was our iciest walk ever
January 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#sophiefromromania says be careful out there - that was our iciest walk ever
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Absolute garbage of a headline - what just happened is that a bill to protect vulnerable young people was voted through www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tory bid to force national grooming gangs inquiry voted down by MPs
MPs rejected a Tory amendment calling for a grooming gang's inquiry by 253 votes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Absolute garbage of a headline - what just happened is that a bill to protect vulnerable young people was voted through www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
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Trump has surrounded himself with Federalist Society freaks and literally the richest people in the country and still gets granted the "tear down the establishment" framing that's key to duping working class people
January 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Trump has surrounded himself with Federalist Society freaks and literally the richest people in the country and still gets granted the "tear down the establishment" framing that's key to duping working class people