Caridad Appleking
@charitymp.bsky.social
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And one of the main reasons so many Civil Rights gains were made during the 60s-70s is because the US was in competition with the Society Union over whether capitalism was better than socialism and legal segregation was bad press.
It's funny because we're supposed to operate from the perspective that the country bends toward progress, but really the CRM was a deviation.
March 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
And one of the main reasons so many Civil Rights gains were made during the 60s-70s is because the US was in competition with the Society Union over whether capitalism was better than socialism and legal segregation was bad press.
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Skagway Vice-Mayor Deb Potter called on Republicans to "think of Alaskans over your party" in affirming the legislation.
Kopp: "This resolution recognizes that relationships matter and are far more important than maybe the almighty dollar at times." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Kopp: "This resolution recognizes that relationships matter and are far more important than maybe the almighty dollar at times." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Don't 'mess with Alaska,' U.S. senator warns, even as state Republicans affirm friendship with Canada | CBC News
On the same day that state-level Republicans in Alaska worked to affirm their close relationship with Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats of annexation, an Alaskan senator ...
www.cbc.ca
March 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Skagway Vice-Mayor Deb Potter called on Republicans to "think of Alaskans over your party" in affirming the legislation.
Kopp: "This resolution recognizes that relationships matter and are far more important than maybe the almighty dollar at times." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Kopp: "This resolution recognizes that relationships matter and are far more important than maybe the almighty dollar at times." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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the world they want is one where you're either unemployed or work an almost no wage job, you have almost no political input or self determination and you’re happy about it because you can get a t-shirt off temu for a $1
The plan is to crash the economy to suppress wages.
January 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
the world they want is one where you're either unemployed or work an almost no wage job, you have almost no political input or self determination and you’re happy about it because you can get a t-shirt off temu for a $1
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That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism
Extreme libertarians built blockchain to decentralize government and corporate power. It could consolidate their control instead.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
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Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
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At this point it's not just about interoperability, it's about keeping your spaces in your control and safe from billionaires enshitifying your experience for more capital extraction.
The internet isn't as fun as it used to be and it's pretty obvious why.
The internet isn't as fun as it used to be and it's pretty obvious why.
January 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At this point it's not just about interoperability, it's about keeping your spaces in your control and safe from billionaires enshitifying your experience for more capital extraction.
The internet isn't as fun as it used to be and it's pretty obvious why.
The internet isn't as fun as it used to be and it's pretty obvious why.
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What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
TikTok will return, but it will be a propoganda machine with a fully controlled narrative. It will be the illusion of bread and a useful circus.
January 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
TikTok will return, but it will be a propoganda machine with a fully controlled narrative. It will be the illusion of bread and a useful circus.
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