StephC
@scomea.bsky.social
Same with the fascism problem.
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Same with the fascism problem.
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
And then there are the (former) childhood friends that turn out to be people you wouldn't tell where Anne Frank is hiding.
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
And then there are the (former) childhood friends that turn out to be people you wouldn't tell where Anne Frank is hiding.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
Didn't know about the light. But as long as these products are available and legal all we really have to suppress them is social friction, and not just from women.
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Didn't know about the light. But as long as these products are available and legal all we really have to suppress them is social friction, and not just from women.
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Meanwhile Meta is bragging that they can get their own users arrested, Minority Report style.
Meta's Early Detection and Disruption Work
YouTube video by Meta
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February 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Meanwhile Meta is bragging that they can get their own users arrested, Minority Report style.
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Zuck wants to put AI-powered facial recognition into his stalkerware and turn Meta glasses into a warrantless surveillance network at the same time. This will empower the creepiest dudes in the world and make everyone who wears them an accomplice for ICE. Absolutely the fuck not, Mark. cc @eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Zuck wants to put AI-powered facial recognition into his stalkerware and turn Meta glasses into a warrantless surveillance network at the same time. This will empower the creepiest dudes in the world and make everyone who wears them an accomplice for ICE. Absolutely the fuck not, Mark. cc @eff.org
I don't think it works as long as the glasses continue to have noticeable cameras. No matter what else is going on in the world the creepy guy at the end of the bar looking at women with tech glasses on is going to get confronted.
February 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I don't think it works as long as the glasses continue to have noticeable cameras. No matter what else is going on in the world the creepy guy at the end of the bar looking at women with tech glasses on is going to get confronted.
IMO the "billionaire problem" is the single biggest issue we face.
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
IMO the "billionaire problem" is the single biggest issue we face.
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Lost to the populist faction of what they had thought was "their" party.
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Lost to the populist faction of what they had thought was "their" party.
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Social media lit up Thursday following bombshell revelations that Jared Kushner's name surfaced in a confidential intelligence intercept at the center of a whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Social media lights up as Jared Kushner allegation emerges: 'Today in unsurprising news'
Social media lit up Thursday following bombshell revelations that Jared Kushner’s name surfaced in a confidential intelligence intercept at the center of a whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.A whistleblower alleged that Gabbard improperly restricted the d...
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Social media lit up Thursday following bombshell revelations that Jared Kushner's name surfaced in a confidential intelligence intercept at the center of a whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
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Saboteurs: Wrecking the US for generations by contributing to the spread of disease.
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Saboteurs: Wrecking the US for generations by contributing to the spread of disease.
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The problems with AI are primarily ones of corporate power and governance—a tiny handful of billionaires are deciding the future of this increasingly powerful technology.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
Anthropic safety researcher quits, warning ‘world is in peril’
Other AI safety researchers have also left leading firms, citing concerns about potentially catastrophic risks.
www.semafor.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The problems with AI are primarily ones of corporate power and governance—a tiny handful of billionaires are deciding the future of this increasingly powerful technology.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
I don't expect Pfizer execs are happy with the irrational new management at the FDA either. They know they will get a turn in the barrel too.
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I don't expect Pfizer execs are happy with the irrational new management at the FDA either. They know they will get a turn in the barrel too.
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"The political ineptitude of the magnates of industry and finance was no less than that of the generals and led to the mistaken belief that if they coughed up large enough sums for Hitler he would be beholden to them."
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Can Tim Cook now get his 24-karat slab of gold back from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apple warned by FTC over alleged lack of conservative news
The tech giant is facing pressure over claims that its news app does not feature articles from conservative outlets.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
"The political ineptitude of the magnates of industry and finance was no less than that of the generals and led to the mistaken belief that if they coughed up large enough sums for Hitler he would be beholden to them."
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Climate change was my number one issue for a long time, but it has been decisively overtaken by "the billionaire problem". I don't think we can make progress on climate or much of anything else good until we decisively neuter them.
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Climate change was my number one issue for a long time, but it has been decisively overtaken by "the billionaire problem". I don't think we can make progress on climate or much of anything else good until we decisively neuter them.
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Same.
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Same.
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Trump's Whore of Babylon...
February 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Trump's Whore of Babylon...
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Trump claims that wind turbines "endanger airliners"
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump claims that wind turbines "endanger airliners"
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"The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January"
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January"
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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A student attended a protest targeting companies that supplied Israel with weapons.
He was banned from Cornell University and ICE subpoenaed Google for his personal data, including credit card and bank account numbers:
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
He was banned from Cornell University and ICE subpoenaed Google for his personal data, including credit card and bank account numbers:
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A student attended a protest targeting companies that supplied Israel with weapons.
He was banned from Cornell University and ICE subpoenaed Google for his personal data, including credit card and bank account numbers:
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
He was banned from Cornell University and ICE subpoenaed Google for his personal data, including credit card and bank account numbers:
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Because history tells us that being critical of the dictator has "consequences".
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Because history tells us that being critical of the dictator has "consequences".
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A painting by Maria Farmer, that she sent to the FBI, demanding they take action. I will be posting more of Maria’s work soon. She’s incredibly talented and has survived so much.
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
A painting by Maria Farmer, that she sent to the FBI, demanding they take action. I will be posting more of Maria’s work soon. She’s incredibly talented and has survived so much.
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I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.