Tech Witch
@techwitch.bsky.social
Same smartäss nerd. Different scene.
Tech necromancer. Baby comic. Sarcasm! Pro-choice. Pro-human rights. she/her. Chicago-esque. Un uh dem leeebrals.
Tech necromancer. Baby comic. Sarcasm! Pro-choice. Pro-human rights. she/her. Chicago-esque. Un uh dem leeebrals.
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Tech Witch
@techwitch.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press
The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
Want to feel empowered?
Read this FREE book (it’s short, 75 pgs) by Srdja Popovic. He was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia/Serbia. He teaches nonviolent resistance methods that are effective against authoritarians.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Read this FREE book (it’s short, 75 pgs) by Srdja Popovic. He was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia/Serbia. He teaches nonviolent resistance methods that are effective against authoritarians.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
ICE Expands Watchlist Effort
Meanwhile, homeland's spokesperson is resigning
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
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LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
Aaaaannd he’s back to blowing up boats
US military blows up 3 alleged drug boats, killing 11 people www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
US military blows up 3 alleged drug boats, killing 11 people www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Aaaaannd he’s back to blowing up boats
US military blows up 3 alleged drug boats, killing 11 people www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
US military blows up 3 alleged drug boats, killing 11 people www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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Rachel Maddox exposed the Republican governor of New Hampshire for working with ICE for a detention center that people of New Hampshire are totally against.
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Rachel Maddox exposed the Republican governor of New Hampshire for working with ICE for a detention center that people of New Hampshire are totally against.
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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How much Americans have shelled out to Elon Musk through government contracts: $38 billion.
How much Elon Musk made last year: $200+ billion
How much Tesla paid in federal taxes last year: $0.
Oligarchy is real. The system is rigged.
How much Elon Musk made last year: $200+ billion
How much Tesla paid in federal taxes last year: $0.
Oligarchy is real. The system is rigged.
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
How much Americans have shelled out to Elon Musk through government contracts: $38 billion.
How much Elon Musk made last year: $200+ billion
How much Tesla paid in federal taxes last year: $0.
Oligarchy is real. The system is rigged.
How much Elon Musk made last year: $200+ billion
How much Tesla paid in federal taxes last year: $0.
Oligarchy is real. The system is rigged.
Google deliberately enshittified its search engine to make more ad revenue.
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novaramedia on Instagram: "“Money talks and bullshit walks, and they made Google search worse.”Google has deliberately made its search engine less accurate. T…"
“Money talks and bullshit walks, and they made Google search worse.”Google has deliberately made its search engine less accurate. This forces users to run more searches and means Google can rake in extra advertising money.Watch the full episode of Downstream IRL with @AaronJohnBastani in conversation with technology critic Cory Doctorow on our YouTube channel.View all 1,318 comments
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February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Google deliberately enshittified its search engine to make more ad revenue.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSIJ7ru...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSIJ7ru...
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Democrats launching probe into...
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Democrats to probe Trump, Lutnick links with Ambassador bridge owner after Gordie Howe bridge threat | CBC News
Democrats in Washington say they’re launching an investigation into the Trump administration and its links to the wealthy owner of the Ambassador Bridge after the U.S. president threatened to block th...
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Democrats launching probe into...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
Feds paid over $128.5 million for new ICE facility, deed shows
Financial details surrounding the sale of a warehouse in Social Circle to the United States government have been made available. According to a deed obtained by reporters, the U.S. government paid …
news.monroelocal.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
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The French get it.
France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ citing security concerns.
www.euronews.com/next/2026/01...
France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ citing security concerns.
www.euronews.com/next/2026/01...
French government to ditch US's Teams and Zoom for 'sovereign control'
France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.
www.euronews.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The French get it.
France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ citing security concerns.
www.euronews.com/next/2026/01...
France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ citing security concerns.
www.euronews.com/next/2026/01...
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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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Trump just announced he was “totally exonerated” in the Epstein files, which means he is guilty as sin.
February 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Trump just announced he was “totally exonerated” in the Epstein files, which means he is guilty as sin.
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Help save baby Juan Nicolas’s life! Please call Dilley Detention Center at 830-378-6500 (as soon as you hear the recorded greeting press zero and you’ll get a receptionist.)
Then call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121
Then call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121
February 17, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Help save baby Juan Nicolas’s life! Please call Dilley Detention Center at 830-378-6500 (as soon as you hear the recorded greeting press zero and you’ll get a receptionist.)
Then call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121
Then call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121
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i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
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An Outrageous Redistribution Of Funding….
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
An Outrageous Redistribution Of Funding….
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🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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New hard data show the same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
The backlash against Trump is showing up in hard data, not just polls
New data on protest activity shows organized anti-Trump actions are 4x the size they were in the president's first term. Your weekly political data roundup for February 15, 2026.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
New hard data show the same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
Help get this baby out of ICE Dilley Detention hellhole for kids. Call your Reps.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Help get this baby out of ICE Dilley Detention hellhole for kids. Call your Reps.
www.instagram.com/reel/DU1oDHq...
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
Hyatt’s Tom Pritzker resigns due to his involvement with Epstein.
Hyatt’s Pritzker announces retirement citing Epstein ties www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Hyatt’s Pritzker announces retirement citing Epstein ties www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Hyatt’s Tom Pritzker resigns due to his involvement with Epstein.
Hyatt’s Pritzker announces retirement citing Epstein ties www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Hyatt’s Pritzker announces retirement citing Epstein ties www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...