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Voting is live for the Hard Reset Awards!

Next up: Organizations or individuals supporting human rights in the face of resistance

The nominees are:

- Hossam Nassr
- Eyes on Surveillance
- Memphis Community Against Pollution

Learn more and vote now:

www.hardresetmedia.com/p/announcing...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“his life seems a case study in the way ideology often follows self-interest.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Alex Karp Went From Biden Donor to Trump Enabler. Why?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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A TRILLION dollar bonus for Elon Musk??! If you split a trillion dollars evenly among AFA members, every member would get $500,000. And Tesla wants to give it to ONE MAN? Hell no. The good news is, we can stop him from ever getting it. #NoTrillionaires! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
#TeslaTakedown NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action
A TRILLION DOLLARS? Elon Musk and his stooges think they can gobble up the entire world while the rest of us starve. Join us for the NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action Nov. 15, 2025!
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
buzzfeed's market cap is now below $40m
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
​​Do you work in tech and want to unplug for an evening?

@hardresetmedia.com is hosing a Mezcal tasting event in San Francisco on 11/20. Get your ticket here:

luma.com/s1jam1nr
HARD RESET Mezcal Tasting @ Mosto! · Luma
Do you work in tech and want to unplug for an evening? Join founders, engineers, designers, and builders for a mezcal tasting at Mosto Bar in the Mission!…
luma.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Wage gaps are especially large between the delivery workers at Amazon, who earn US$19 an hour on average, and the unionized drivers at UPS, who make $35."

theconversation.com/the-unraveli...
The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
A first-of-its-kind study finds Amazon’s delivery drivers earn less and face more instability than their unionized counterparts.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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We came out in couture capitalism cosplay to remind Tesla shareholders: no one should be a trillionaire.
While Musk’s $1T pay package passed the next day, the movement is spreading.
We disrupt. We organize. We show up, even if it’s a few of us with signs & glitter.
Join us!
@teslatakedown.com
Activists protest Tesla ahead of shareholder vote on Musk's pay - La Voz News
Activists representing the Tesla Takedown movement gathered to protest in front of the Santana Row Tesla dealership on Nov. 5. This action preempted a Nov. 6 vote in Austin, Texas by Tesla shareholder...
lavozdeanza.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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New EV registrations in Germany for October 2025, top 20:

As you can see, no #Tesla
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is so cool from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social:

“More Perfect Union will have a full-time reporter to cover Zohran's administration from day one. Our reporters will be in NYC, at community meetings, and tracking every pressure campaign the billionaire class launches to oppose Zohran's agenda.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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the polling on data centers is just atrocious for the AI industry:

• the younger people are, the more likely they are to dislike them
• arguments against data centers consistently poll as more convincing than arguments for them
• the dislike is also bipartisan, spans across all other demos
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Buzzfeed’s financial situation ain’t looking too good
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Let’s go

#NoTrillionaires

See you outside a Tesla showroom on Saturday week (Nov 15)

#TeslaTakedown
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Found out this week that bus ads in Seattle don’t allow non profits place ads on them. How is this a thing?
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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“Internally, Meta estimates that users across its apps in total encounter 15 billion ‘high risk’ scam ads a day.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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In his latest for Hard Reset, @alexshultz.bsky.social spoke to 3 signatories of an open letter condemning Shaun Maguire's bigoted rhetoric about Muslims and NYC's newly elected mayor:

www.hardresetmedia.com/p/sequoia-st...
Sequoia Still Has a Shaun Maguire Problem
In anticipation of Zohran Mamdani's victory, Hard Reset spoke to 3 signatories of an open letter condemning Maguire's bigoted rhetoric about Muslims and NYC's likely next mayor.
www.hardresetmedia.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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The #TeslaTakedownAward winner in the Best Elon Impression category is... @jadomian.bsky.social!
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Your votes are in, they're counted and we know the winners of the #TeslaTakedownAwards. Before we reveal the winners, here are a few things we'd like to share.

Why did we want to do awards? Because your creativity, courage and humor are the engine that's powered this grassroots movement 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Venture capitalists want to eat the world.

The playbook: identify a target, flood it with capital, capture the system, cash out.

Today, their target is American democracy—and they're betting big on Trump.

My conversation with @catherinebracy.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw_W...
'Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World | Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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I wrote about baseball!! <3 www.theverge.com/report/81448...
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
love this from @juliaangwin.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"If Americans want to retire comfortably, Nvidia has to succeed."

such a great line.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
www.newyorker.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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You can't fight fascism without some whimsy, and that's exactly what we've got here. Try not to giggle. Our panel couldn't help themselves. We're betting you can't either. #TeslaTakedownAwards #TeslaTakedown
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From Electrek: "A loss of over 1 million vehicles is not a rounding error. It is a self-inflicted disaster for the brand."

electrek.co/2025/10/27/e...
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM