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“The danger inherent in Palantir’s AI-powered super-database on all Americans is connected to the vast wealth and power of those associated with the corporation, and their apparent disdain for democratic institutions.” By Robert Reich, 6/30/25 … 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich
Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“The danger inherent in Palantir’s AI-powered super-database on all Americans is connected to the vast wealth and power of those associated with the corporation, and their apparent disdain for democratic institutions.” By Robert Reich, 6/30/25 … 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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Every time they refer to themselves as Republicans correct them
March 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every time they refer to themselves as Republicans correct them
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I’m a big fan of the em dash AND the Oxford comma.
March 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I’m a big fan of the em dash AND the Oxford comma.
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The settlement here will not be for a trivial amount
Huh, turns out you can't have private UNIDENTIFIED security assault and kidnap people because you don't like what they say at city hall
Weird.
Weird.
Coeur d’Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company’s business license
City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged out of a legislative town hall Saturday and the city of Coe...
cdapress.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The settlement here will not be for a trivial amount
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
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Media literacy is more important than ever.
In our latest blog, we break down:
✅ How to spot fake news
✅ How social media algorithms manipulate content
✅ How to evaluate bias in media
✅ Tips for parents and caregivers to guide youth
Read more here:
campfire.org/blog/article...
In our latest blog, we break down:
✅ How to spot fake news
✅ How social media algorithms manipulate content
✅ How to evaluate bias in media
✅ Tips for parents and caregivers to guide youth
Read more here:
campfire.org/blog/article...
A More Informed Youth: Media Literacy in 2025 & Beyond
Having a constant barrage of entertainment, information, infotainment, and everything in between makes it more challenging than ever to separate fact from fiction. Here is how we can help kids with me...
campfire.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Media literacy is more important than ever.
In our latest blog, we break down:
✅ How to spot fake news
✅ How social media algorithms manipulate content
✅ How to evaluate bias in media
✅ Tips for parents and caregivers to guide youth
Read more here:
campfire.org/blog/article...
In our latest blog, we break down:
✅ How to spot fake news
✅ How social media algorithms manipulate content
✅ How to evaluate bias in media
✅ Tips for parents and caregivers to guide youth
Read more here:
campfire.org/blog/article...
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It's weirdly difficult to remember that Trump's popular vote margin was /less/ than Hillary's in 2016. Biden got more votes in 2020 than Trump got in 2024 and Trump surrogates all under-performed in congressional races.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
February 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It's weirdly difficult to remember that Trump's popular vote margin was /less/ than Hillary's in 2016. Biden got more votes in 2020 than Trump got in 2024 and Trump surrogates all under-performed in congressional races.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
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Just RT’d this over at the Bad Place and it was like shaking a jar of red ants. #fun
Elon musk isn’t elected.
He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches.
And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.
He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches.
And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.
February 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Just RT’d this over at the Bad Place and it was like shaking a jar of red ants. #fun
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New from 404 Media: inside the gov meeting where Musk ally laid out plans for data sharing across gov/AI. We got audio. In the call an employee pushed back and said the plan would be “illegal.” Musk ally said “we should still push forward and see what we can do.” www.404media.co/things-are-g...
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves ...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
New from 404 Media: inside the gov meeting where Musk ally laid out plans for data sharing across gov/AI. We got audio. In the call an employee pushed back and said the plan would be “illegal.” Musk ally said “we should still push forward and see what we can do.” www.404media.co/things-are-g...
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Just once I’d like to see journalism investigate the relationship of trauma and learning loss, instead of focusing on public health measures. 1M+ people died, including kids’ parents, siblings, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors. And the US wants to memory hole it. That’s traumatic.
January 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just once I’d like to see journalism investigate the relationship of trauma and learning loss, instead of focusing on public health measures. 1M+ people died, including kids’ parents, siblings, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors. And the US wants to memory hole it. That’s traumatic.
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We are here. It’s what the stupid napoleon did. The one we don’t cover in high school.
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
We are here. It’s what the stupid napoleon did. The one we don’t cover in high school.
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Could all the people calling for a national one-day strike please settle on the same calendar day, it would be really helpful on this end, thanks
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Could all the people calling for a national one-day strike please settle on the same calendar day, it would be really helpful on this end, thanks
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yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”
Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”
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when someone unfollows you the app should make the DOORSLAM.WAV from aol instant messenger
January 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
when someone unfollows you the app should make the DOORSLAM.WAV from aol instant messenger
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025
Yesterday, President Donald Trump began a trade war with Colombia after that country’s president refused to permit two U.S.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
January 27, 2025
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I finally stopped using Amazon a few months ago, and it's been so much easier than I imagined
Hey while megaretailers profiting one of the richest men in world are out here doing this shit www.advocate.com/news/amazon-...
maybe it's a fun time to switch to @librofm.bsky.social for audiobooks. Select the indie bookstore you'd like to support, listen away. Comp prices to aforementioned jerks
maybe it's a fun time to switch to @librofm.bsky.social for audiobooks. Select the indie bookstore you'd like to support, listen away. Comp prices to aforementioned jerks
Amazon removes 'equity for Black people' and 'LGBTQ+ rights' from company policies
Amazon has quietly removed protections for Black and LGBTQ+ workers from its company policies.
www.advocate.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I finally stopped using Amazon a few months ago, and it's been so much easier than I imagined
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where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:
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Take back your attention.
January 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Take back your attention.