Joe Plotkin
@joebroadband.bsky.social
Fiber connectivity, telecom policy and democracy. NYC forever.
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The crimes of Trump and his acolytes now include cold-blooded murder in the Caribbean and a plot for the ethnic cleansing of America. We are an autocracy lurching towards the death of our democracy.
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The crimes of Trump and his acolytes now include cold-blooded murder in the Caribbean and a plot for the ethnic cleansing of America. We are an autocracy lurching towards the death of our democracy.
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The time to ponder what happens if the United States becomes an authoritarian state has ended. The question now is how do we deal with the authoritarian regime already in power. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-2025...
Time To Dust Off The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
In 2017, Polish activist Martin Mycielski offered advice on Twitter—hashtagged #LearnFromEurope—that eventually became a guide for dealing with fascism.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The time to ponder what happens if the United States becomes an authoritarian state has ended. The question now is how do we deal with the authoritarian regime already in power. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-2025...
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Scientists are discovering the process that supplies the brain with a remarkably rich picture of what is happening throughout the body — a picture that is mostly hidden from our consciousness. nyti.ms/4prNoRf
Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Scientists are discovering the process that supplies the brain with a remarkably rich picture of what is happening throughout the body — a picture that is mostly hidden from our consciousness. nyti.ms/4prNoRf
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Our Republican Legacy stands with Ukraine against Russia. Trump may side with Putin, but the U.S. Congress needs to reclaim its authority as a co-equal branch of government and intervene to stop Trump’s sellout and help Ukraine in our national interest. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/our-rep...
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/our-rep...
Our Republican Legacy (ORL) Policy Statement in Support of Ukraine Against Russian Aggression
ORL strongly supports Ukraine against Russia’s illegal war. We oppose the Administration’s unwillingness to support Ukraine’s ability to negotiate from a position of military and economic strength aga...
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Our Republican Legacy stands with Ukraine against Russia. Trump may side with Putin, but the U.S. Congress needs to reclaim its authority as a co-equal branch of government and intervene to stop Trump’s sellout and help Ukraine in our national interest. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/our-rep...
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/our-rep...
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
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This entire administration is a national security risk
As the FBI’s deputy director, Dan Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This entire administration is a national security risk
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A very efficient, distilled and to me pretty persuasive version of the bear case against AI economics.
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A very efficient, distilled and to me pretty persuasive version of the bear case against AI economics.
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How bout every pregnant woman in the US gets a personal telehealth appointment w Trump and RFK Jr just to make sure they're cool with her treatment protocol?
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
How bout every pregnant woman in the US gets a personal telehealth appointment w Trump and RFK Jr just to make sure they're cool with her treatment protocol?
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“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."This doesn't just constrain Democrats. It applies to all officeholders, including you. You took an oath to the Constitution not to Donald Trump.
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."This doesn't just constrain Democrats. It applies to all officeholders, including you. You took an oath to the Constitution not to Donald Trump.
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Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
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RFK Jr: We had lots of guns when we were kids. Kids brought guns to school and were encouraged to do so. And nobody was walking into schools and shooting people. There are many things that could explain this. One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs.
September 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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There is a global information war, and America is unilaterally disarming: The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to help autocratic governments manipulate and suppress information.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars
The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
There is a global information war, and America is unilaterally disarming: The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to help autocratic governments manipulate and suppress information.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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My statement on @nadler.house.gov’s decision not to seek re-election next year.
September 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My statement on @nadler.house.gov’s decision not to seek re-election next year.
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Our Republican Legacy opposes Trump’s destructive tariffs, which are the largest tax increase on consumers in memory and were just struck down as illegal by a 7-4 vote, U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit. Time for Congress to intervene and stop Trump.
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/orl-cha...
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/orl-cha...
ORL Chairman Sen. John Danforth Joins Amici Brief in Tariff Case
ORL Chairman Sen. John Danforth has joined an Amici Brief in a case before the U.S. Court of International Trade arguing that President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs exceed his legal and Constituti...
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Our Republican Legacy opposes Trump’s destructive tariffs, which are the largest tax increase on consumers in memory and were just struck down as illegal by a 7-4 vote, U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit. Time for Congress to intervene and stop Trump.
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/orl-cha...
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/orl-cha...
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When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.
Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard
Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were "a lot of concerns and questions" abou...
chicago.suntimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.
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Gabbard whacked two of the CIA's most heralded analysts, Beth Sanner and Ted Gistaro -- both quoted on the record in THE MISSION. This disgraceful act will have consequences -- she outed at least one undercover officer, probably illegally.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
37 Current and Former National Security Officials Lose Clearances
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Gabbard whacked two of the CIA's most heralded analysts, Beth Sanner and Ted Gistaro -- both quoted on the record in THE MISSION. This disgraceful act will have consequences -- she outed at least one undercover officer, probably illegally.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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"There really is one crucial, unbridgeable difference between Washingtonians and other Americans: You have more power than we do—a lot more power"
Statehood for DC!
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Statehood for DC!
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A Real Place Deserves Real Rights
Statehood for Washington, D.C., is a matter of justice.
www.theatlantic.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"There really is one crucial, unbridgeable difference between Washingtonians and other Americans: You have more power than we do—a lot more power"
Statehood for DC!
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Statehood for DC!
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Wrote about Substack not just being the Nazi Bar, but promoting itself as such.
Substack’s Algorithm Accidentally Reveals What We Already Knew: It’s The Nazi Bar Now
Back in April 2023, when Substack CEO Chris Best refused to answer basic questions about whether his platform would allow racist content, I noted that his evasiveness was essentially hanging out a "Nazis Welcome"…
Back in April 2023, when Substack CEO Chris Best refused to answer basic questions about whether his platform would allow racist content, I noted that his evasiveness was essentially hanging out a "Nazis Welcome"…
Substack’s Algorithm Accidentally Reveals What We Already Knew: It’s The Nazi Bar Now
Back in April 2023, when Substack CEO Chris Best refused to answer basic questions about whether his platform would allow racist content, I noted that his evasiveness was essentially hanging out a "Nazis Welcome" sign. By December, when the company doubled down and explicitly said they'd continue hosting and monetizing Nazi newsletters, they'd fully embraced their reputation as the Nazi bar…
www.techdirt.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Wrote about Substack not just being the Nazi Bar, but promoting itself as such.
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This seems like it wouldn’t work out for major conferences or, say, the entire tourism industry.
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
U.S. may require visa applicants to post bond up to $15,000 to enter country
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This seems like it wouldn’t work out for major conferences or, say, the entire tourism industry.
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” — Hannah Arendt
August 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” — Hannah Arendt
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Thank goodness all that trade uncertainty has been resolved.
July 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thank goodness all that trade uncertainty has been resolved.
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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
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I've had this headline rattling around in my brain since January and I finally wrote it. Been hearing too many people in the startup world buying into the neoractionary nonsense that maybe a little light fascism is good for silicon valley. It's not. It's very, very bad.
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who…
Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who…
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who didn't really surprise anyone—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Elon Musk (pre-fallout)—but the more troubling trend has been watching younger entrepreneurs and VCs listen to their podcasts, read their posts and books, and slowly nod along to the idea that democracy is holding back innovation.
www.techdirt.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've had this headline rattling around in my brain since January and I finally wrote it. Been hearing too many people in the startup world buying into the neoractionary nonsense that maybe a little light fascism is good for silicon valley. It's not. It's very, very bad.