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📕 Review of “Seeing like a Platform”
“What makes this book essential reading is its recognition that digital technology’s democratic potential and authoritarian dangers are not separate phenomena but two faces of the same coin.”
albertoblumenscheincruz.substack.com/p/review-see...
“What makes this book essential reading is its recognition that digital technology’s democratic potential and authoritarian dangers are not separate phenomena but two faces of the same coin.”
albertoblumenscheincruz.substack.com/p/review-see...
Review: “Seeing Like a Platform”
Digital Modernity’s New Forms of Power -- By Petter Törnberg and Justus Uitermark -- Routledge, 2025
albertoblumenscheincruz.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
📕 Review of “Seeing like a Platform”
“What makes this book essential reading is its recognition that digital technology’s democratic potential and authoritarian dangers are not separate phenomena but two faces of the same coin.”
albertoblumenscheincruz.substack.com/p/review-see...
“What makes this book essential reading is its recognition that digital technology’s democratic potential and authoritarian dangers are not separate phenomena but two faces of the same coin.”
albertoblumenscheincruz.substack.com/p/review-see...
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Birds of a feather...
August 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Birds of a feather...
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Can we just make sure there are also state charges so Trump can’t pardon him?
June 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can we just make sure there are also state charges so Trump can’t pardon him?
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The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
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There it is, in a nutshell.
April 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There it is, in a nutshell.
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NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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Newsom: The world we’ve come to know—and some of us revere and love. The country. All of that is now at risk because of the recklessness—and there’s no other way to describe it—of one individual: the President of the United States.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Newsom: The world we’ve come to know—and some of us revere and love. The country. All of that is now at risk because of the recklessness—and there’s no other way to describe it—of one individual: the President of the United States.
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The news is so stressful, maybe I’ll try to take my mind off it with my favorite candy — AW FUCK
February 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday | CNN Politics
At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department ...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
Keep your eye on the big picture
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Keep your eye on the big picture
5 ways Trump is concentrating power in his own hands, thereby replacing democracy with oligarchy
open.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Keep your eye on the big picture
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Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
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This is a great question for all of congress to think about.
Hypothetically,If FEMA goes away, what happens to home owners and other insurance rates ?
Climate change looks like it will make rates so high, home insurers will want equity in your house as a way of holding down rates
Hypothetically,If FEMA goes away, what happens to home owners and other insurance rates ?
Climate change looks like it will make rates so high, home insurers will want equity in your house as a way of holding down rates
I wonder how much the dissolution of FEMA and cancellation of flooding infrastructure programs is going to increase insurance premiums?
Especially as the population ages, inflation spikes, and a large % of housing stock is used as short term rentals in high risk areas.
Especially as the population ages, inflation spikes, and a large % of housing stock is used as short term rentals in high risk areas.
January 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is a great question for all of congress to think about.
Hypothetically,If FEMA goes away, what happens to home owners and other insurance rates ?
Climate change looks like it will make rates so high, home insurers will want equity in your house as a way of holding down rates
Hypothetically,If FEMA goes away, what happens to home owners and other insurance rates ?
Climate change looks like it will make rates so high, home insurers will want equity in your house as a way of holding down rates
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“I coached football long enough to know that, when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” @governorwalz.mn.gov
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
January 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“I coached football long enough to know that, when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” @governorwalz.mn.gov
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
We told you.
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How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
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Freezing funds for Medicaid, school lunch, housing, WIC, food stamps? The cruelty is the point. Targeting the poorest and most vulnerable is the point. Targeting women and children is the point. Increasing suffering is the point.
January 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Freezing funds for Medicaid, school lunch, housing, WIC, food stamps? The cruelty is the point. Targeting the poorest and most vulnerable is the point. Targeting women and children is the point. Increasing suffering is the point.