Bo Brinkman
@bobrinkman.com
No longer here. Find me on Mastodon. he/him. Irvine, CA. Progressive. Software engineer. ACM Committee on Professional Ethics. Alphabet Workers Union. Former CS prof.
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The assumption appears to be that ordinary voters will be cowed, obsequious, and unwilling to challenge autocracy, just like the billionaires, business leaders, media executives, and other leading institutions of civil society, which have decided that fighting back is “not worth the hassle.”
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The assumption appears to be that ordinary voters will be cowed, obsequious, and unwilling to challenge autocracy, just like the billionaires, business leaders, media executives, and other leading institutions of civil society, which have decided that fighting back is “not worth the hassle.”
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Plaintiffs: "What is happening is, agents are proactively throwing tear gas at civilians. They're inciting violence, and then they're using that violence to justify more force."
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Plaintiffs: "What is happening is, agents are proactively throwing tear gas at civilians. They're inciting violence, and then they're using that violence to justify more force."