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Alex
@thatsrite.bsky.social
· Sep 18
For decades, internet politics has been shaped by a cyberlibertarian perspective that obsessed about government while enabling the corporate dystopia we live in today.
If we want a better internet, we must abandon that perspective and reclaim sovereignty over digital technology.
If we want a better internet, we must abandon that perspective and reclaim sovereignty over digital technology.
Reclaiming sovereignty in the digital age
Cyberlibertarianism must die if there’s to be any hope of a better future for the internet
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I love this article and am so curious what the free speech advocates on this site think about the perspective articulated here. My stance, echoed by this piece, continues to be that the threat of government censorship of marginzalized voices is outweighed by the actual harm caused by big tech today.
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I mean f*ck them all but how does the GOP come back as a party after all this? Surely two thirds of voters would never vote GOP again for any office right? Right??
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I mean f*ck them all but how does the GOP come back as a party after all this? Surely two thirds of voters would never vote GOP again for any office right? Right??
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I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on X.com. “Why did yo...
defector.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
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ALERT: My office has received reports of heavy ICE presence near 12th & Maple in DTLA in the Fashion District. Agents are actively walking the area.
If you have info report to:
LA Rapid Response Network: (888) 624-4752
If you have info report to:
LA Rapid Response Network: (888) 624-4752
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
ALERT: My office has received reports of heavy ICE presence near 12th & Maple in DTLA in the Fashion District. Agents are actively walking the area.
If you have info report to:
LA Rapid Response Network: (888) 624-4752
If you have info report to:
LA Rapid Response Network: (888) 624-4752
i think the question is not when or whether a law will be passed prohibiting folks from being rude to ICE agents, but rather whether it will be proposed by the GOP or by Dems like Richie Torres
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
i think the question is not when or whether a law will be passed prohibiting folks from being rude to ICE agents, but rather whether it will be proposed by the GOP or by Dems like Richie Torres
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this is why we have smelling salts! give the poor guy a sniff!
January 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
this is why we have smelling salts! give the poor guy a sniff!
this is true of the 70M people who voted for trump in 2024
I have been widely advised that the majority of people on Facebook believe a women hit an ICE agent with her car. That is the prevailing belief.
You CANNOT reach these people. They are lost. You need to outnumber and outvote them.
You CANNOT reach these people. They are lost. You need to outnumber and outvote them.
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
this is true of the 70M people who voted for trump in 2024
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BREAKING: Epstein survivors are calling for the DOJ acting inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of the release of the Epstein Files. The survivors say, “there has been a troubling pattern of selective redactions.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: Epstein survivors are calling for the DOJ acting inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of the release of the Epstein Files. The survivors say, “there has been a troubling pattern of selective redactions.”
really good thread... if you know, you know
Some common things I hear about kids who have disruptive outbursts at school are that they:
* don't care about school
* don't want to be in class
* never follow the rules
* have parents who don't care about their education or them
* fail all their classes due to lack of effort
* don't care about school
* don't want to be in class
* never follow the rules
* have parents who don't care about their education or them
* fail all their classes due to lack of effort
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
really good thread... if you know, you know
what is the purpose of a news aparatus that won't stand behind the truth of its reporting? imagine if your doctor or accountant was like "here is a bunch of important information, some of which may be true and some not, and we trust you to decide for yourself"
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
what is the purpose of a news aparatus that won't stand behind the truth of its reporting? imagine if your doctor or accountant was like "here is a bunch of important information, some of which may be true and some not, and we trust you to decide for yourself"
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Heated Rivalry (1935)
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Heated Rivalry (1935)
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SOCIETY: we're so glad 2025 is over
2026: [crossing 2025 off of its name tag] oh yeah totally
2026: [crossing 2025 off of its name tag] oh yeah totally
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 AM
SOCIETY: we're so glad 2025 is over
2026: [crossing 2025 off of its name tag] oh yeah totally
2026: [crossing 2025 off of its name tag] oh yeah totally
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Gavin Newsom is vowing to stop the proposed billionaire tax in California.
We will vow to stop his candidacy for President.
He is not for the people.
We will vow to stop his candidacy for President.
He is not for the people.
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Gavin Newsom is vowing to stop the proposed billionaire tax in California.
We will vow to stop his candidacy for President.
He is not for the people.
We will vow to stop his candidacy for President.
He is not for the people.
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Kristi Noem’s podium at DHS is just a straight up Nazi slogan
"One of ours, all of yours" was a Nazi policy made when an SS officer was killed in a Czech Village and then the Nazis killed every single resident of that village in response…..but don’t you dare call them Nazis….not even hiding it
"One of ours, all of yours" was a Nazi policy made when an SS officer was killed in a Czech Village and then the Nazis killed every single resident of that village in response…..but don’t you dare call them Nazis….not even hiding it
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Kristi Noem’s podium at DHS is just a straight up Nazi slogan
"One of ours, all of yours" was a Nazi policy made when an SS officer was killed in a Czech Village and then the Nazis killed every single resident of that village in response…..but don’t you dare call them Nazis….not even hiding it
"One of ours, all of yours" was a Nazi policy made when an SS officer was killed in a Czech Village and then the Nazis killed every single resident of that village in response…..but don’t you dare call them Nazis….not even hiding it
imagine thinking that shooting people in the face is a training issue... like there should be a chapter in the police handbook titled "dont shoot people in the face" and what like the cadets are reading this going "wow i thought we just went out and shot people in the face! glad i read this!"
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
imagine thinking that shooting people in the face is a training issue... like there should be a chapter in the police handbook titled "dont shoot people in the face" and what like the cadets are reading this going "wow i thought we just went out and shot people in the face! glad i read this!"
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the democrats are right we should focus on kitchen table issues. for example there is a guy at my kitchen table who wants to shoot me in the face with a gun
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
the democrats are right we should focus on kitchen table issues. for example there is a guy at my kitchen table who wants to shoot me in the face with a gun
Post four TV couples you love
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
January 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Post four TV couples you love
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
100%. Also the people who can be persuaded to vote GOP due to misimpressions about what the GOP will actually do in practice about literally any issue are not people who can be persuaded to vote Dem based on counterfactuals about any such issue. They are dummies and their actions aren't logical.
horrifies some of the same people who cheered when Trump promised to do it. There are true sociopaths who love this, but "No, I meant only the BAD people!" is as likely a reaction as enthusiasm. You cannot do immigration policy that satisfies these people because what they want is nonsensical.
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
100%. Also the people who can be persuaded to vote GOP due to misimpressions about what the GOP will actually do in practice about literally any issue are not people who can be persuaded to vote Dem based on counterfactuals about any such issue. They are dummies and their actions aren't logical.
this is getting out of hand... cue the "you do not need to hand it to ISIS" dril tweet
If Jerome Powell has million fans, then I'm one of them.
If Jerome Powell has one fan, then I'm THAT ONE.
If Jerome Powell has no fans, that means I'm dead.
If the world is against Jerome Powell I’m against the entire world
If Jerome Powell has one fan, then I'm THAT ONE.
If Jerome Powell has no fans, that means I'm dead.
If the world is against Jerome Powell I’m against the entire world
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
this is getting out of hand... cue the "you do not need to hand it to ISIS" dril tweet
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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anyway i’ll leave messaging and strategy to others on this topic, my main point is that the most important political project right now is replacing as many incumbent dems as possible and striking the fear of god into those that remain
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
anyway i’ll leave messaging and strategy to others on this topic, my main point is that the most important political project right now is replacing as many incumbent dems as possible and striking the fear of god into those that remain
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the only reason "abolish ICE" is seen as radical is that no one will say it but the far left. if every normie Democrat started saying it tomorrow it would move the overton window so far you'd have to squint to find it. my kingdom for leaders who understand they can shape public opinion.
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
the only reason "abolish ICE" is seen as radical is that no one will say it but the far left. if every normie Democrat started saying it tomorrow it would move the overton window so far you'd have to squint to find it. my kingdom for leaders who understand they can shape public opinion.
everything you need to know about big tech in one post
Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
everything you need to know about big tech in one post
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the things they are doing, these paramilitary squads, there's absolutely no reason for any of it. just spectacle. just a fusillade fired at you. you've been invaded. you have been declared the enemy. there's no reason for this other than that. you and yours are now the enemy. "all of yours"
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
the things they are doing, these paramilitary squads, there's absolutely no reason for any of it. just spectacle. just a fusillade fired at you. you've been invaded. you have been declared the enemy. there's no reason for this other than that. you and yours are now the enemy. "all of yours"