Rod Dovlin
@roddovlin.bsky.social
Made in Detroit. Living in Los Angeles. Guided by Adam West. Producer of Things. Ape Shall Never Kill Ape.
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Here, making my monthly “Twitter down“ visit, but now it’s like twice a week.
May 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here, making my monthly “Twitter down“ visit, but now it’s like twice a week.
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Monday thought:
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Monday thought:
Like his idol Vladimir Putin theconversation.com/how-trump-co...
How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends
Though the 22nd Amendment prohibits Trump from being elected president again, it does not prohibit him from serving as president beyond Jan. 20, 2029. A scholar of politics and history explains.
theconversation.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Like his idol Vladimir Putin theconversation.com/how-trump-co...
Not good.
Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business
Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updat...
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Not good.
Remembering #OccupyWallStreet while wondering if it will be a part of the current early 2000s aesthetics revival trend… #hinthint #resist #rebuild #reimagine #resistance
December 19, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Remembering #OccupyWallStreet while wondering if it will be a part of the current early 2000s aesthetics revival trend… #hinthint #resist #rebuild #reimagine #resistance
Post something Xmas!
December 16, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Post something Xmas!
Post something Xmas! 🎄
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Post something Xmas! 🎄
Doing my homework for 2025
December 2, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Doing my homework for 2025
just another Russian ballet dancer who loses their balance so badly it kills them 💀
Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star who had been critical of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building. www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/s...
Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov dies after falling from building | CNN
Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday.
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
just another Russian ballet dancer who loses their balance so badly it kills them 💀
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In a declared "national emergency," the President is empowered to control every device radiating electricity in the USA.
That includes the fridge, toaster, & phone in your house (among other stuff)
Section 606, 1934 Telecommunications Act (included fully in 1996 Act)
reason.com/2019/02/15/i...
That includes the fridge, toaster, & phone in your house (among other stuff)
Section 606, 1934 Telecommunications Act (included fully in 1996 Act)
reason.com/2019/02/15/i...
In a State of Emergency, the President Can Control Your Phone, Your TV, and Even Your Light Switches
Under a little-known regulation that dates back to the 1930s, the president has legal power over electronic transmissions.
reason.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM
In a declared "national emergency," the President is empowered to control every device radiating electricity in the USA.
That includes the fridge, toaster, & phone in your house (among other stuff)
Section 606, 1934 Telecommunications Act (included fully in 1996 Act)
reason.com/2019/02/15/i...
That includes the fridge, toaster, & phone in your house (among other stuff)
Section 606, 1934 Telecommunications Act (included fully in 1996 Act)
reason.com/2019/02/15/i...
Reposted by Rod Dovlin
Trump has picked Brendan Carr, author of the FCC Chapter in Project 2025, to be the Chairman of the FCC.
November 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Trump has picked Brendan Carr, author of the FCC Chapter in Project 2025, to be the Chairman of the FCC.
November 16, 2024 at 4:33 PM
People of Bluesky. Let's get to know each other better. What is your favourite movie?
Quote share your answer only in gif form.
Quote share your answer only in gif form.
November 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM
People of Bluesky. Let's get to know each other better. What is your favourite movie?
Quote share your answer only in gif form.
Quote share your answer only in gif form.
November 15, 2024 at 10:47 PM
November 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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This article haunts me:
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
Big Tech Makes Political Choices About Our Data: We Should do the Same
In her book Silicon Values, Jillian York recalls a meeting with Facebook executives in 2011, a few months after the start of the Arab uprisings. When the...
botpopuli.net
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This article haunts me:
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
Reposted by Rod Dovlin
Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
Bluesky, a social network that’s experiencing a surge in users this week as users abandon X, says it has “no intention” of using user content to train generative AI tools. The social network made the announcement on the same day that X (formerly Twitter)…
tcrn.ch
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
wait'll she finds out about you-know-who 🍊
November 15, 2024 at 9:58 PM
wait'll she finds out about you-know-who 🍊
Come for the hullabaloo.
Stay for the KAAAPLOWIE! and 5 lovely Bat-Go-Go-Ettes!
#batman #batsky #batman66 #vintageads #bootleg #batmanclassic #adamwest #nightclubads #groovysky
Stay for the KAAAPLOWIE! and 5 lovely Bat-Go-Go-Ettes!
#batman #batsky #batman66 #vintageads #bootleg #batmanclassic #adamwest #nightclubads #groovysky
November 15, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Come for the hullabaloo.
Stay for the KAAAPLOWIE! and 5 lovely Bat-Go-Go-Ettes!
#batman #batsky #batman66 #vintageads #bootleg #batmanclassic #adamwest #nightclubads #groovysky
Stay for the KAAAPLOWIE! and 5 lovely Bat-Go-Go-Ettes!
#batman #batsky #batman66 #vintageads #bootleg #batmanclassic #adamwest #nightclubads #groovysky
November 14, 2024 at 8:44 PM
It’s wordy… but definitely worth the read, especially if you’re wondering where tf do we go from here. #politics #activism #nonviolence #news #writing #journalism #followme #philsky #polsky #politicsky #resist #RESKEET wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/a-ne...
A new wave of movements against Trumpism is coming
Our job is to translate outrage over his agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
It’s wordy… but definitely worth the read, especially if you’re wondering where tf do we go from here. #politics #activism #nonviolence #news #writing #journalism #followme #philsky #polsky #politicsky #resist #RESKEET wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/a-ne...
Reposted by Rod Dovlin
It’s so weird to be able to scroll and see posts I actually WANT to like.
November 12, 2024 at 11:30 PM
It’s so weird to be able to scroll and see posts I actually WANT to like.