Progressive Libertarianism
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Defending liberty requires the defense of everyone's liberty.
Lenocracy - government of pimps, comprised of layers of people who extract from value but create no value themselves. Parasites
The US is full of these people in both government and corporations.
This article has a good rundown of the situation.
www.ecosophia.net/beyond-lenoc...
The US is full of these people in both government and corporations.
This article has a good rundown of the situation.
www.ecosophia.net/beyond-lenoc...
Beyond Lenocracy
I think most people have had the experience of watching a jumble of unorganized thoughts sort out all at once into a lattice of meanings, with a single word filling the role of seed crystal. It’s s…
www.ecosophia.net
March 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Lenocracy - government of pimps, comprised of layers of people who extract from value but create no value themselves. Parasites
The US is full of these people in both government and corporations.
This article has a good rundown of the situation.
www.ecosophia.net/beyond-lenoc...
The US is full of these people in both government and corporations.
This article has a good rundown of the situation.
www.ecosophia.net/beyond-lenoc...
Is it ok for the federal government to use propaganda on foreign targets? Is it ok to use it on domestic targets?
March 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Is it ok for the federal government to use propaganda on foreign targets? Is it ok to use it on domestic targets?
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If you ever need a reminder of why environmental protections are so important.
This is what the Cuyahoga River in Ohio looked like in the 1960s prior to the establishment of the Clean Water Act.
This is what the Cuyahoga River in Ohio looked like in the 1960s prior to the establishment of the Clean Water Act.
March 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you ever need a reminder of why environmental protections are so important.
This is what the Cuyahoga River in Ohio looked like in the 1960s prior to the establishment of the Clean Water Act.
This is what the Cuyahoga River in Ohio looked like in the 1960s prior to the establishment of the Clean Water Act.
Do you want people in prison to come out better or worse? If your choice is better, then how is that best achieved?
March 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Do you want people in prison to come out better or worse? If your choice is better, then how is that best achieved?
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Remember that the people who are cheering the haphazard mass firing of federal employees — because they hate federal employees and think they are the “deep state” — are simultaneously happy to accept ICE’s unreviewable, often clearly wrong determination of which aliens are most dangerous. MURIKA
March 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Remember that the people who are cheering the haphazard mass firing of federal employees — because they hate federal employees and think they are the “deep state” — are simultaneously happy to accept ICE’s unreviewable, often clearly wrong determination of which aliens are most dangerous. MURIKA
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ICYMI: I chatted with five guys who did decades in prison and now work as "peer advocates" for the public defender in New Orleans.
Did this interview while researching my forthcoming book on criminal defense. Sharing it now b/c I found these guys inspiring. And we could use some inspiration.
Did this interview while researching my forthcoming book on criminal defense. Sharing it now b/c I found these guys inspiring. And we could use some inspiration.
The redeem team
Collectively, they spent 155 years in prison. Now they counsel other people facing their own long sentences. A conversation with five "peer advocates" at the New Orleans public defender's office.
radleybalko.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ICYMI: I chatted with five guys who did decades in prison and now work as "peer advocates" for the public defender in New Orleans.
Did this interview while researching my forthcoming book on criminal defense. Sharing it now b/c I found these guys inspiring. And we could use some inspiration.
Did this interview while researching my forthcoming book on criminal defense. Sharing it now b/c I found these guys inspiring. And we could use some inspiration.
Except, that's exactly how the system works.
Maybe the judge is wrong, maybe not, but the judicial system checks the executive and there is an appeals process. It might very well be the valid opinion of someone that a court has ruled in an unconstitutional manner, but that is within their power.
Maybe the judge is wrong, maybe not, but the judicial system checks the executive and there is an appeals process. It might very well be the valid opinion of someone that a court has ruled in an unconstitutional manner, but that is within their power.
When asked if the Administration will comply with court orders on fired federal workers, WH Press Secretary Leavitt says the orders are unconstitutional: You cannot have a low level district court judge filing an injunction to usurp the executive authority of the President…
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Except, that's exactly how the system works.
Maybe the judge is wrong, maybe not, but the judicial system checks the executive and there is an appeals process. It might very well be the valid opinion of someone that a court has ruled in an unconstitutional manner, but that is within their power.
Maybe the judge is wrong, maybe not, but the judicial system checks the executive and there is an appeals process. It might very well be the valid opinion of someone that a court has ruled in an unconstitutional manner, but that is within their power.
Found this on LinkedIn of all places with tons of people eating it up as if it were real.
People cheering on DOGE, saying "drain the swamp," and others saying that Michelle Obama is a man.
These are not serious people and can't do basic fact checking, but they do vote.
People cheering on DOGE, saying "drain the swamp," and others saying that Michelle Obama is a man.
These are not serious people and can't do basic fact checking, but they do vote.
March 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Found this on LinkedIn of all places with tons of people eating it up as if it were real.
People cheering on DOGE, saying "drain the swamp," and others saying that Michelle Obama is a man.
These are not serious people and can't do basic fact checking, but they do vote.
People cheering on DOGE, saying "drain the swamp," and others saying that Michelle Obama is a man.
These are not serious people and can't do basic fact checking, but they do vote.
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This is hideous. And close to inexplicable unless Trump is doing what Putin tells him to.
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is hideous. And close to inexplicable unless Trump is doing what Putin tells him to.
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The headline really sanitizes what they did to this guy. Getting stripped naked, inadequate food, sleep deprivation sounds more like war on terror ear rendition than "interrogation."
March 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The headline really sanitizes what they did to this guy. Getting stripped naked, inadequate food, sleep deprivation sounds more like war on terror ear rendition than "interrogation."
We need more people like Mark.
In early 2006, Mark Klein walked into EFF’s office asking “Do you folks care about privacy?” We do. The documents he provided helped inform our class-action suit, known as Hepting v. AT&T, which made national news.
Mark Klein, AT&T technician who helped expose NSA spying, dies at 79
In 2006, he shared corporate documents showing how the National Security Agency was accessing internet data through a secret room in an AT&T office building.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We need more people like Mark.
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These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA.
In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.
In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.
March 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA.
In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.
In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.
If you're concerned about rising fascism, I recommend owning a gun and knowing how to use it to defend yourself.
March 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you're concerned about rising fascism, I recommend owning a gun and knowing how to use it to defend yourself.
Officers should keep their roadside stops brief and not engage in fishing expeditions for the safety of everyone involved.
Colorado bill would prohibit officers from asking, 'Do you know why I pulled you over?'
A new bill in the Colorado Legislature would prevent peace officers from asking you "Do you know why I pulled you over?" during a traffic stop.
www.koaa.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Officers should keep their roadside stops brief and not engage in fishing expeditions for the safety of everyone involved.
The US Constitution protects everyone on US soil.
March 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The US Constitution protects everyone on US soil.
#Climatechange is real and no amount of denial will keep you from being impacted by it.
March 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#Climatechange is real and no amount of denial will keep you from being impacted by it.