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Alex
@thatsrite.bsky.social
· Sep 18
For decades, internet politics has been shaped by a cyberlibertarian perspective that obsessed about government while enabling the corporate dystopia we live in today.
If we want a better internet, we must abandon that perspective and reclaim sovereignty over digital technology.
If we want a better internet, we must abandon that perspective and reclaim sovereignty over digital technology.
Reclaiming sovereignty in the digital age
Cyberlibertarianism must die if there’s to be any hope of a better future for the internet
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I love this article and am so curious what the free speech advocates on this site think about the perspective articulated here. My stance, echoed by this piece, continues to be that the threat of government censorship of marginzalized voices is outweighed by the actual harm caused by big tech today.
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TYSON FOERSTER‼️
He gives the /NHLFlyers the lead with just 46 seconds left in the third!
He gives the /NHLFlyers the lead with just 46 seconds left in the third!
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
TYSON FOERSTER‼️
He gives the /NHLFlyers the lead with just 46 seconds left in the third!
He gives the /NHLFlyers the lead with just 46 seconds left in the third!
The Seeler/Juulsen pairing is going to be the end of me. Thank goodness Vladar has been such a revelation! #LetsGoFlyers
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Seeler/Juulsen pairing is going to be the end of me. Thank goodness Vladar has been such a revelation! #LetsGoFlyers
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Erin as usual has the juice
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Erin as usual has the juice
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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crab-bage patch kids: thread
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
crab-bage patch kids: thread
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For whatever reason, in minutes, Trump has spoken more warmly about Zohran Mamdani than some of the Democratic party leadership has to date
"The better he does, the happier I am," Donald Trump says about Zohran Mamdani as he congratulates him.
Trump speaking with a warm tone towards the new mayor of New York City.
Trump speaking with a warm tone towards the new mayor of New York City.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For whatever reason, in minutes, Trump has spoken more warmly about Zohran Mamdani than some of the Democratic party leadership has to date
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A legendary figure with an unmatched legacy.
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A legendary figure with an unmatched legacy.
Tell me this kid isn't the living embodiment of Alex Kovalev in like every conceivable way...
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Tell me this kid isn't the living embodiment of Alex Kovalev in like every conceivable way...
100% Barry Lyndon
if you had to choose one movie to fall asleep to for the rest of your life what are you choosing
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
100% Barry Lyndon
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It really says something about the Democrat party that they can't support Mamdani (Raskin himself supports Mamdani) but are eager to welcome a vile antisemitic bigot like MTG. That Raskin is willing to welcome her is gross. The party is rotten to the core. Burn it down.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It really says something about the Democrat party that they can't support Mamdani (Raskin himself supports Mamdani) but are eager to welcome a vile antisemitic bigot like MTG. That Raskin is willing to welcome her is gross. The party is rotten to the core. Burn it down.
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If I can only contribute one thing today’s discourse to non-newsroom people who work in corporate environments it would be this and it comes from my background as an equity analyst, not as a journo
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
If I can only contribute one thing today’s discourse to non-newsroom people who work in corporate environments it would be this and it comes from my background as an equity analyst, not as a journo
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I'll stop sheeting this when it stops being relevant
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'll stop sheeting this when it stops being relevant
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natalie port-manhole: thread
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
natalie port-manhole: thread
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There are great contenders on this list but it’s going to be Jacquie Ovalle
For those wondering, yes, it’s That Scorpion Kick goal that I still can’t believe happened
For those wondering, yes, it’s That Scorpion Kick goal that I still can’t believe happened
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There are great contenders on this list but it’s going to be Jacquie Ovalle
For those wondering, yes, it’s That Scorpion Kick goal that I still can’t believe happened
For those wondering, yes, it’s That Scorpion Kick goal that I still can’t believe happened
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Again, if you get a little sour cream or salad dressing on your phone, that’s good for it. That’s sustenance for the phone
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Again, if you get a little sour cream or salad dressing on your phone, that’s good for it. That’s sustenance for the phone
I had been advocating for lifelong public humiliation of some sort but I kind of like this idea better
I just kind of think all these people should, after a fair trial in which they are zealously represented before a jury of their peers, be eaten
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I had been advocating for lifelong public humiliation of some sort but I kind of like this idea better
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Donald Trump was practicing child rape the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Donald Trump was practicing child rape the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
i'd call that a two-for!
"Okay, but what if Clinton is on the list?"
You act like I don't think he is.
You act like I don't think he is.
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
i'd call that a two-for!
Except... Honest news reporting doesn't make money cause people won't pay for it so maybe not quite?
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Except... Honest news reporting doesn't make money cause people won't pay for it so maybe not quite?
You're at Duran
which is great cause
I need you at Duran
which is great cause
I need you at Duran
You're at Oates.
I need you at Hall.
I need you at Hall.
You’re at Simon.
I need you at Garfunkel.
I need you at Garfunkel.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You're at Duran
which is great cause
I need you at Duran
which is great cause
I need you at Duran
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