William Fitzgerald
@williamfitz.bsky.social
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The whole interview about the AI bubble is worth a listen, but if you only have a few minutes listen it from this timestamp for his take on the ultra-wealthy and his frankly quite radical ideas for tax reform. I suspect you'll be as surprised as I was youtu.be/RiAVis5GMVY?...
Andrew Ross Sorkin on What 1929 Teaches Us About 2025 | The New Yorker Interview
YouTube video by The New Yorker
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The whole interview about the AI bubble is worth a listen, but if you only have a few minutes listen it from this timestamp for his take on the ultra-wealthy and his frankly quite radical ideas for tax reform. I suspect you'll be as surprised as I was youtu.be/RiAVis5GMVY?...
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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As part of its 25th anniversary anthology of journalists reflecting on digital media, @talkingpointsmemo.com asked me to write about when my Guild tried to make Google and Meta pay for journalism. (We totally lost.)
Thanks @allegrak.bsky.social for the edit!
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/we-tr...
Thanks @allegrak.bsky.social for the edit!
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/we-tr...
We Tried to Get Big Tech to Pay for Wrecking Journalism. It Didn’t Work Out.
The debate over Who Destroyed Journalism borders on theology among journalists and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
As part of its 25th anniversary anthology of journalists reflecting on digital media, @talkingpointsmemo.com asked me to write about when my Guild tried to make Google and Meta pay for journalism. (We totally lost.)
Thanks @allegrak.bsky.social for the edit!
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/we-tr...
Thanks @allegrak.bsky.social for the edit!
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/we-tr...
a datacenter company funded this report, reads like a way to pushback against efforts to stop datacenters, eg, these "key findings": "an estimated $98 billion in projects were blocked or delayed" & "The rollback of tax abatements is emerging as a critical political risk"
NEW from me: a new report found that national resistance to data centers skyrocketed between March and June of this year—especially in red states like Georgia and Indiana:
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
a datacenter company funded this report, reads like a way to pushback against efforts to stop datacenters, eg, these "key findings": "an estimated $98 billion in projects were blocked or delayed" & "The rollback of tax abatements is emerging as a critical political risk"
a datacenter company funded this, reads like a way to pushback against efforts to stop them, eg, this key finding: "an estimated $98 billion in projects were blocked or delayed"
www.wired.com/story/the-da...
www.wired.com/story/the-da...
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
a datacenter company funded this, reads like a way to pushback against efforts to stop them, eg, this key finding: "an estimated $98 billion in projects were blocked or delayed"
www.wired.com/story/the-da...
www.wired.com/story/the-da...
The $1 Trillion Question: Who Would Bail Out OpenAI?
The company says it doesn’t want federal guarantees.
Last week’s letter to the White House appears to say otherwise.
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-1-tril...
- @elirosenberg.bsky.social for @hardresetmedia.com
The company says it doesn’t want federal guarantees.
Last week’s letter to the White House appears to say otherwise.
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-1-tril...
- @elirosenberg.bsky.social for @hardresetmedia.com
The $1 Trillion Question: Who Would Bail Out OpenAI?
The company says it doesn’t want federal guarantees. Last week’s letter to the White House appears to say otherwise.
www.hardresetmedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The $1 Trillion Question: Who Would Bail Out OpenAI?
The company says it doesn’t want federal guarantees.
Last week’s letter to the White House appears to say otherwise.
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-1-tril...
- @elirosenberg.bsky.social for @hardresetmedia.com
The company says it doesn’t want federal guarantees.
Last week’s letter to the White House appears to say otherwise.
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-1-tril...
- @elirosenberg.bsky.social for @hardresetmedia.com
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They honed their systems and juiced their profits targeting Palestinians. Now, Palantir and similar tech firms are bringing the tech they’ve honed overseas home to the United States where the Trump administration is using it to target its “enemies.” inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
This Is What Genocide Looks Like When Silicon Valley Writes the Brochure
Corporate, tech oligarchs are providing the infrastructure for and profiting off genocide in Gaza. But accountability is closer than you think.
inthesetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
They honed their systems and juiced their profits targeting Palestinians. Now, Palantir and similar tech firms are bringing the tech they’ve honed overseas home to the United States where the Trump administration is using it to target its “enemies.” inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
“Because China. Which has now become a mantra for OpenAI and a cudgel that the company clearly believes is effective in Washington.”
Great stuff from @elirosenberg.bsky.social today for @hardresetmedia.com on OpenAI’s clumsy push for a government bailout
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
Great stuff from @elirosenberg.bsky.social today for @hardresetmedia.com on OpenAI’s clumsy push for a government bailout
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
The $1 Trillion Question: Who Would Bail Out OpenAI?
The company says it doesn’t want federal guarantees. Last week’s letter to the White House appears to say otherwise.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
“Because China. Which has now become a mantra for OpenAI and a cudgel that the company clearly believes is effective in Washington.”
Great stuff from @elirosenberg.bsky.social today for @hardresetmedia.com on OpenAI’s clumsy push for a government bailout
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
Great stuff from @elirosenberg.bsky.social today for @hardresetmedia.com on OpenAI’s clumsy push for a government bailout
open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
Palantir building data center in Texas?
BREAKING: Palantir Explores Data Center Build Out Near Amarillo, Texas
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Palantir building data center in Texas?
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All props to @zamosta.bsky.social, but I think the "why" is even simpler: In the 2010s, tech didn't need government to grow. Now it does, both for federal contracts and the policy conditions that enable cheap debt (or the government's own backing of debt). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
All props to @zamosta.bsky.social, but I think the "why" is even simpler: In the 2010s, tech didn't need government to grow. Now it does, both for federal contracts and the policy conditions that enable cheap debt (or the government's own backing of debt). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
great stuff here from Aaron Zamost:
"Fifteen years later, the revolutionaries are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
"Fifteen years later, the revolutionaries are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
great stuff here from Aaron Zamost:
"Fifteen years later, the revolutionaries are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
"Fifteen years later, the revolutionaries are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
The Google guys are up $150bn this year. Google is all in with Trump.
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Google guys are up $150bn this year. Google is all in with Trump.
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
"The man’s fiancé told Local 4 that she didn’t call. She said she stood outside the facility for three hours before she got any help."
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
US Postal Service responds after Allen Park worker’s body found stuck in machine after 6-8 hours
The United States Postal Service has responded after an Allen Park worker’s body was found stuck in a machine after 6-8 hours.
www.clickondetroit.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"The man’s fiancé told Local 4 that she didn’t call. She said she stood outside the facility for three hours before she got any help."
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
Block spent $68m bringing 8,000 staffers to Oakland for a global all hands in Q3. Not bad for a “failed” city.
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Block spent $68m bringing 8,000 staffers to Oakland for a global all hands in Q3. Not bad for a “failed” city.
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Voting is live for the Hard Reset Awards!
Next up: Organizations or individuals supporting human rights in the face of resistance
The nominees are:
- Hossam Nassr
- Eyes on Surveillance
- Memphis Community Against Pollution
Learn more and vote now:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/announcing...
Next up: Organizations or individuals supporting human rights in the face of resistance
The nominees are:
- Hossam Nassr
- Eyes on Surveillance
- Memphis Community Against Pollution
Learn more and vote now:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/announcing...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Voting is live for the Hard Reset Awards!
Next up: Organizations or individuals supporting human rights in the face of resistance
The nominees are:
- Hossam Nassr
- Eyes on Surveillance
- Memphis Community Against Pollution
Learn more and vote now:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/announcing...
Next up: Organizations or individuals supporting human rights in the face of resistance
The nominees are:
- Hossam Nassr
- Eyes on Surveillance
- Memphis Community Against Pollution
Learn more and vote now:
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/announcing...
“his life seems a case study in the way ideology often follows self-interest.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Alex Karp Went From Biden Donor to Trump Enabler. Why?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“his life seems a case study in the way ideology often follows self-interest.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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A TRILLION dollar bonus for Elon Musk??! If you split a trillion dollars evenly among AFA members, every member would get $500,000. And Tesla wants to give it to ONE MAN? Hell no. The good news is, we can stop him from ever getting it. #NoTrillionaires! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
#TeslaTakedown NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action
A TRILLION DOLLARS? Elon Musk and his stooges think they can gobble up the entire world while the rest of us starve. Join us for the NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action Nov. 15, 2025!
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A TRILLION dollar bonus for Elon Musk??! If you split a trillion dollars evenly among AFA members, every member would get $500,000. And Tesla wants to give it to ONE MAN? Hell no. The good news is, we can stop him from ever getting it. #NoTrillionaires! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
buzzfeed's market cap is now below $40m
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
buzzfeed's market cap is now below $40m
Do you work in tech and want to unplug for an evening?
@hardresetmedia.com is hosing a Mezcal tasting event in San Francisco on 11/20. Get your ticket here:
luma.com/s1jam1nr
@hardresetmedia.com is hosing a Mezcal tasting event in San Francisco on 11/20. Get your ticket here:
luma.com/s1jam1nr
HARD RESET Mezcal Tasting @ Mosto! · Luma
Do you work in tech and want to unplug for an evening?
Join founders, engineers, designers, and builders for a mezcal tasting at Mosto Bar in the Mission!…
luma.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Do you work in tech and want to unplug for an evening?
@hardresetmedia.com is hosing a Mezcal tasting event in San Francisco on 11/20. Get your ticket here:
luma.com/s1jam1nr
@hardresetmedia.com is hosing a Mezcal tasting event in San Francisco on 11/20. Get your ticket here:
luma.com/s1jam1nr
"Wage gaps are especially large between the delivery workers at Amazon, who earn US$19 an hour on average, and the unionized drivers at UPS, who make $35."
theconversation.com/the-unraveli...
theconversation.com/the-unraveli...
The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
A first-of-its-kind study finds Amazon’s delivery drivers earn less and face more instability than their unionized counterparts.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Wage gaps are especially large between the delivery workers at Amazon, who earn US$19 an hour on average, and the unionized drivers at UPS, who make $35."
theconversation.com/the-unraveli...
theconversation.com/the-unraveli...
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We came out in couture capitalism cosplay to remind Tesla shareholders: no one should be a trillionaire.
While Musk’s $1T pay package passed the next day, the movement is spreading.
We disrupt. We organize. We show up, even if it’s a few of us with signs & glitter.
Join us!
@teslatakedown.com
While Musk’s $1T pay package passed the next day, the movement is spreading.
We disrupt. We organize. We show up, even if it’s a few of us with signs & glitter.
Join us!
@teslatakedown.com
Activists protest Tesla ahead of shareholder vote on Musk's pay - La Voz News
Activists representing the Tesla Takedown movement gathered to protest in front of the Santana Row Tesla dealership on Nov. 5. This action preempted a Nov. 6 vote in Austin, Texas by Tesla shareholder...
lavozdeanza.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We came out in couture capitalism cosplay to remind Tesla shareholders: no one should be a trillionaire.
While Musk’s $1T pay package passed the next day, the movement is spreading.
We disrupt. We organize. We show up, even if it’s a few of us with signs & glitter.
Join us!
@teslatakedown.com
While Musk’s $1T pay package passed the next day, the movement is spreading.
We disrupt. We organize. We show up, even if it’s a few of us with signs & glitter.
Join us!
@teslatakedown.com
Reposted by William Fitzgerald
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is so cool from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social:
“More Perfect Union will have a full-time reporter to cover Zohran's administration from day one. Our reporters will be in NYC, at community meetings, and tracking every pressure campaign the billionaire class launches to oppose Zohran's agenda.”
“More Perfect Union will have a full-time reporter to cover Zohran's administration from day one. Our reporters will be in NYC, at community meetings, and tracking every pressure campaign the billionaire class launches to oppose Zohran's agenda.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is so cool from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social:
“More Perfect Union will have a full-time reporter to cover Zohran's administration from day one. Our reporters will be in NYC, at community meetings, and tracking every pressure campaign the billionaire class launches to oppose Zohran's agenda.”
“More Perfect Union will have a full-time reporter to cover Zohran's administration from day one. Our reporters will be in NYC, at community meetings, and tracking every pressure campaign the billionaire class launches to oppose Zohran's agenda.”
Reposted by William Fitzgerald
the polling on data centers is just atrocious for the AI industry:
• the younger people are, the more likely they are to dislike them
• arguments against data centers consistently poll as more convincing than arguments for them
• the dislike is also bipartisan, spans across all other demos
• the younger people are, the more likely they are to dislike them
• arguments against data centers consistently poll as more convincing than arguments for them
• the dislike is also bipartisan, spans across all other demos
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
the polling on data centers is just atrocious for the AI industry:
• the younger people are, the more likely they are to dislike them
• arguments against data centers consistently poll as more convincing than arguments for them
• the dislike is also bipartisan, spans across all other demos
• the younger people are, the more likely they are to dislike them
• arguments against data centers consistently poll as more convincing than arguments for them
• the dislike is also bipartisan, spans across all other demos