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As part of PERC's Silicon Valley Ideology series, @alirizataskale.bsky.social reviews The Technological Republic, by Palantir's CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska. The books is an unapologetic blueprint for a militarised tech oligarchy that threatens democracy and needs to be resisted.
Palantir’s Technological Republic: The Militarised Tech Oligarchy is Here - Political Economy Research Centre
In his farewell address this January, then US President Joe Biden delivered a striking warning: a “tech oligarchy”, he said, now threatens American democracy. Echoing Eisenhower’s warning about the mi...
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May 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
As part of PERC's Silicon Valley Ideology series, @alirizataskale.bsky.social reviews The Technological Republic, by Palantir's CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska. The books is an unapologetic blueprint for a militarised tech oligarchy that threatens democracy and needs to be resisted.
“ I expect the legal profession to understand that the nation is not here for them but they are here for the nation.. From now on, I shall intervene in these cases and remove from office those judges who evidently do not understand the demand of the hour.”
Trump or a certain German leader in 1942?
Trump or a certain German leader in 1942?
April 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“ I expect the legal profession to understand that the nation is not here for them but they are here for the nation.. From now on, I shall intervene in these cases and remove from office those judges who evidently do not understand the demand of the hour.”
Trump or a certain German leader in 1942?
Trump or a certain German leader in 1942?
So I guess the “Warrior Culture” he promised to restore is more of the Xena Warrior Princess variety . . .
Pete Hegseth's Pentagon 'Makeup Studio' Gets Brutally Mocked
Hegseth, a former Fox News weekend morning show host, reportedly plans to spend “several thousand dollars” on the makeup studio
www.mediaite.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So I guess the “Warrior Culture” he promised to restore is more of the Xena Warrior Princess variety . . .
Ivar the Boneless, meet Donald the Spineless.
Surrendering to Russia and China all in the same week.
And I never even got to shout “Wolverines!!!”.
Surrendering to Russia and China all in the same week.
And I never even got to shout “Wolverines!!!”.
April 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ivar the Boneless, meet Donald the Spineless.
Surrendering to Russia and China all in the same week.
And I never even got to shout “Wolverines!!!”.
Surrendering to Russia and China all in the same week.
And I never even got to shout “Wolverines!!!”.
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My latest investigation for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on #Trump's incoming administration.
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Conventional warfare and subversion via influence are elements of a hybrid war.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/l...
Wondering how the war reporting and investigations are connected?
Conventional warfare and subversion via influence are elements of a hybrid war.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/l...
Lobbyists, Oligarchs and Power: The Pro-Putin Network Raising Fears of Foreign Influence in Trump's Team
There is growing evidence of links between senior Trump appointees, associates, and Kremlin-linked entities
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:50 PM
My latest investigation for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on #Trump's incoming administration.
Wondering how the war reporting and investigations are connected?
Conventional warfare and subversion via influence are elements of a hybrid war.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/l...
Wondering how the war reporting and investigations are connected?
Conventional warfare and subversion via influence are elements of a hybrid war.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/l...
Illiberal Democracy only wins, and nations only slip into authoritarianism when misinformation is widely disseminated, and then amplified by so-called leaders.
November 11, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Illiberal Democracy only wins, and nations only slip into authoritarianism when misinformation is widely disseminated, and then amplified by so-called leaders.