Marcy Sowa
@sowamarcy.bsky.social
Native Oregonian, sports (especially women’s sports-Go Ducks), nature, books, gardening, democracy, Twitter refugee.
“We must insist that human attention is ours, and we will use it to make the worlds we want to live in”
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“We must insist that human attention is ours, and we will use it to make the worlds we want to live in”
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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It would be shame if protesters dug out their leaf blowers also.
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
It would be shame if protesters dug out their leaf blowers also.
Utter lunacy of bitcoin mining
Everyone is furious after seeing what the inside of the world’s largest Bitcoin mine looks like
Software used to mine Bitcoin can be seen running as far as the eye can see at the data mining center
www.unilad.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Utter lunacy of bitcoin mining
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So true!!! As my wife and I prepare to watch the movie for the umpteenth+1 time
theconversation.com/the-dystopia...
theconversation.com/the-dystopia...
The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
Frank Capra’s dark vision of corruption and greed highlights both the dangers of concentrated power and the quiet effectiveness of collective action.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
So true!!! As my wife and I prepare to watch the movie for the umpteenth+1 time
theconversation.com/the-dystopia...
theconversation.com/the-dystopia...
Of the 2,891 individuals who are billionaires in the world, 15 individuals own more than $100 billion in wealth, while another 16 individuals own 50 billion to $100 billion.
Obscene and dangerous accumulation. Why does anyone need that much?
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
Obscene and dangerous accumulation. Why does anyone need that much?
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
The Global Distribution of Wealth, Shown in One Pyramid
See how global wealth is distributed across 3.8 billion adults, ranging from those with less than $10K in net worth to billionaires.
www.visualcapitalist.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Of the 2,891 individuals who are billionaires in the world, 15 individuals own more than $100 billion in wealth, while another 16 individuals own 50 billion to $100 billion.
Obscene and dangerous accumulation. Why does anyone need that much?
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
Obscene and dangerous accumulation. Why does anyone need that much?
www.visualcapitalist.com/the-global-d...
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Imagine what would happen if the United States were to legalize the distribution and sale of heroin — and do so without any restrictions or regulations on how the drug is marketed and who can buy i...
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Imagine what would happen if the United States were to legalize the distribution and sale of heroin — and do so without any restrictions or regulations on how the drug is marketed and who can buy i...
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Downgrading essential degrees isn’t a small change. It means fewer students can afford teaching, nursing, social work & PA programs. Communities, patients, and classrooms feel the pain first.
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Downgrading essential degrees isn’t a small change. It means fewer students can afford teaching, nursing, social work & PA programs. Communities, patients, and classrooms feel the pain first.
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AI will only intensify climate change.
Tech moguls don’t care.
Tech moguls don’t care.
AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care.
The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a gargantuan environmental cost.
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
AI will only intensify climate change.
Tech moguls don’t care.
Tech moguls don’t care.
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These ICE Nazis were no match for this woman in New Jersey. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
These ICE Nazis were no match for this woman in New Jersey. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
