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Allez en avant, et la foi vous viendra.--d'Alembert

Go forward, faith (in oneself) will follow.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.--Yeats (in memory of Yulia Zdanowski, Saidi, parents)
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I want to live, and I go on living in spite of all logic. Though I may not believe in the order of the universe, I love the sticky little leaves as they open in spring, I love the blue sky, I love one or two people – though for the life of me I sometimes really wonder why. -- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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This was a great chat, fun to get into the meta-questions about why the “network state“ notion seems to be coverable in mainstream outlets as it wasn’t before: sign of its influence or distraction from larger political economic shifts?
You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People.

@quinnslobodian.com and I discuss the tech billionaire dream of "capitalism without democracy."

Quinn's work helped inspire my own, so it was great to finally chat! He's been leading the way on this topic.

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You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People: Quinn Slobodian's Warning
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
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February 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The Billionaire Plan to Escape Democracy: Quinn Slobodian on 'Crack-Up Capitalism' with Gil Duran

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You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People: Quinn Slobodian's Warning
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
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February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The faux dialectic of the two-party U.S. elites

digital currency, IDs, surveillance, & censorship
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It Begins: This Is Their Plan For 2026 (and they're not hiding it) | Whitney Webb
YouTube video by Investigative Insights TV
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February 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Celebrity fifth columnist for pro-ICE AI surveillance laws
| by Taylor Lorenz

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Capitol Hill Disaster
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz Livestreams
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February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"Democracy is a point of friction" for the hightech broligarchy | The Lever

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What Tech Wants: God In The Machine | Lever Time
YouTube video by The Lever
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February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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The President says elections should be nationalized. Isn't that what is done in Russia? GOP preaches "states rights" until things are done they don't like, then the Feds take it over. World's biggest hypocrites.
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Anti-choice extremists in Indiana are trying to force the release of records for the very few legal abortions in the state (146 in 2024). The purpose is to intimidate patients and providers and expose them to harassment, arrests, and violence.
Anti-Abortion Groups Try a New Intimidation Tactic: Make Abortion Records Public
Abortion rights opponents want Indiana to use reporting rules to expose abortion providers and recipients to targeting.
truthout.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Schultz: We hear over and over again, “Make America Great Again.” They haven’t even tried to make America good.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur examines SpaceX’s move to curb Russia’s illegal use of Starlink satellite internet — a technology that has been vital to Ukraine’s defense since 2022.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCC0...
'Catastrophe' for Russia as Musk cuts off Starlink | Ukraine This Week
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
If you've geographically compartmentalized your humane moral values, then most likely you're either a xenophobe, ethnophobe, racist, religious bigot, or an amoral opportunist and, therefore, have no or little moral authority. Biden & Harris found this out in the last election.
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
What you haven't been told about the Gaza ceasefire | Tess Ingram interview

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What you haven't been told about the Gaza ceasefire | Tess Ingram interview
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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February 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
What kind of an American are you? Standing for

1) rule by humane laws, democracy, free speech, pluralism, open civil debate, scientific inquiry

or

2) authoritarianism, vapid universalism, naive utopianism, censorship, fringe pseudo-science

?
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Paris cyber crime unit raids X offices, concerned by deepfakes and child safeguarding online
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Paris cyber crime unit raids X offices, concerned by deepfakes and child safeguarding online
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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"The news stories you consume...are increasingly controlled by technocrat Trump loyalists, and algorithmically skewed to the right to foment hatred...you’d do better getting all your news from Neil Young press releases."

Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here

Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The shady Silicon Valley giant taking over Britain | Carole Cadwalladr interview on Palantir of Thiel & Karp

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The shady Silicon Valley giant taking over Britain | Carole Cadwalladr interview
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
AIPAC Is Back, Just Under A New Name | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois

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AIPAC Is Back, Just Under A New Name | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
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February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The Level Of Incompetence Is Breathtaking (among Dems & Reps)

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The Level Of Incompetence Is Breathtaking
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
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February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Undermining the entire legal system | HCR

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Politics Chat, February 5, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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February 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Gestapos opened fire, striking Martinez 5 times in the arm, chest & both legs

1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--"

The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."
'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Marimar Martinez said she believes that she survived her encounter with Border Patrol agents so she could share her story.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Israel ADMITS Gaza Death Toll Is CORRECT

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Israel ADMITS Gaza Death Toll Is CORRECT
YouTube video by The Young Turks
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February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Latest issue of MAD Magazine by The Usual Gang of Idiots

Trump’s Bizarre Speech Leaves Crowd Speechless

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Trump’s Bizarre Speech Leaves Crowd Speechless
YouTube video by Pod Save America
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February 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
70,000 People DETAINED in 225 Concentration Camps. Are YOU next?

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February 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM