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notesfromthecircus.comToo Big to NationalizeThe moment a company becomes critical infrastructure, it has a responsibility to the public, and the men who revere capitalism as America's highest ideal cannot comprehend why.

"When a business becomes critical infrastructure, its relationship with society alters."

Mike Brock 🇺🇸@brockm.bsky.social

Musk throttled Ukraine's drones and his fans called it a terms-of-service issue. They think they're in the cabin with him. He'd put them out the airlock on the way to Mars to save oxygen.

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Remember the Iraqi information minister? Baghdad Bob? Remember how funny we thought it was that a government official would just tell exaggerated lies like that. Yeah ...

octopusyarn.comYou've Been Taken: Pan and MolochA Post-Metaphysical Grimoire 3/4

"Moloch is the god to whom the Carthaginians supposedly fed their children. We don’t burn infants anymore. We burn everything else." www.octopusyarn.com/p/youve-been...

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It’s really funny when some young libertarian discovers the concept of “tyranny of the majority” and then they believe they have discovered a formal proof that democracy is bad.

epicresearch.orgPatients with a Diagnosed Gambling Disorder Have Far Higher Rates of Other Diagnosed Mental Health ConditionsFor nearly every mental health condition we studied, rates of diagnoses were higher among patients with a diagnosed gambling disorder than among those without.

"Schlimmer noch bei Glücksspiel, Abschaum wer da Plattform gibt, hoffe eure Väter setzen alles bei einem Kartenspiel" @audio88.bsky.social www.epicresearch.org/articles/pat...

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notesfromthecircus.comThe Coming Clash of CivilizationsFrom the Wilderness of a Recovering Technocrat

14 Sept

This is why there will be no "revenge of the centrists" in 2028.

open.spotify.comDie Wut hält uns zusammen RadioWith Audio88, PTK, Yassin and more

12 Sept

@audio88.bsky.social "Die Wut hält uns zusammen" Radio open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...

pluralistic.net/2026/09/04/c... by @doctorow.pluralistic.net

pluralistic.netPluralistic: Amazon achieves enshittification inception (04 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

zackkanter.comWhat is Amazon?What exactly is Amazon? This is the question that has consumed me for the last ten years. I have sold to and bought from Amazon in about as many ways as one person can; I built an auto parts brand …

pair this with Zack Kanter's "What is Amazon?" back from 2019: zackkanter.com/2019/03/13/w...

newyorker.comThe Courageous Life and Death of Rick Rescorla, a 9/11 HeroThe Vietnam veteran helped save hundreds of lives on September 11th, before he was swallowed by the South Tower collapse. “For Rick Rescorla, this was a natural death,” his best friend said—a hero’s e...

"The real heroes are dead" - No summary does this story justice. It can be found without the paywall. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Re... www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...

"The fantasy of the self-sufficient individual mistakes removable mechanisms of dependence for the relational structure of existence itself." quote by @perigean.bsky.social

bloom.bgChronic Traumatic Brain Damage Widespread in Former NFL AthletesAlmost every former National Football League player who died between 2016 and 2021 and allowed their brains to be evaluated were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, stark evidence of the toll repeated head impacts can take on athletes.

26 Aug

".. morituri te salutant!"

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

Almost every former NFL player who died between 2016 and 2021 and allowed their brains to be evaluated were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, stark evidence of the toll repeated head impacts can take on athletes.

24 Aug

@ben.wf Gorey's semi-helpful, but at least legitimizing, advice!

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ÜBERSCHRIFTEN

@ueberschriften.de

20 Aug

Nr. 1537: NACHRICHTEN SIND OFT NUR, WAS MÖGLICHST VIELE MENSCHEN AUFREGT //

golem.deSocial Media Verbot in Australien wirkungslosEine Studie zeigt: Die Befolgungsquote des Social-Media-Verbots für Jugendliche unter 16 Jahren in Australien sinkt dramatisch.

„Nein!“ - „Doch!“ - „Oh!“ - ein Thread.

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theguardian.comZuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trialArturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

19 Aug

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... (5/x)

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ÜBERSCHRIFTEN

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18 Aug

Nr. 80: KEINE RISIKEN EINZUGEHEN IST SEHR RISIKOREICH //

sueddeutsche.deJan „Monchi“ Gorkow im Interview zu seinem Buch „Jenseits der Brandmauer“ und die AfDDer Sänger von „Feine Sahne Fischfilet“ ist zurück in sein Heimatdorf gezogen. Ein Gespräch über Abfuck vor der Landtagswahl und warum er glaubt, dass es der AfD zu leicht gemacht wird.

14 Aug

Ein wunderbares Interview, mit viel pragmatischer Weisheit.

Ronen Steinke@ronensteinke.bsky.social

Sensationelles Interview, was Ulrike Nimz da mit dem nachdenklichen „Feine Sahne“-Sänger geführt hat:

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Ronen Steinke

@ronensteinke.bsky.social

14 Aug

Ich musste da mal ein paar Dinge für mich gedanklich sortieren. (Und für euch, wenn ihr mögt.)

sueddeutsche.deZehn Gründe für ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren: Warum es jetzt sinnvoll istEs braucht eine Prüfung der AfD vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht. Um zu klären, welche Gefahr von der Partei ausgeht - und um sie zu verbieten, wenn sie so demokratiefeindlich ist, wie es scheint.

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ÜBERSCHRIFTEN

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7 Aug

Nr. 1001: GUT ZUHÖREN IST EINE SUPERKRAFT //

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notesfromthecircus.comThe House of Ellison is on the BrinkEverything the world’s briefly richest man built is failing at once

28 July

On Sept 10, 2025, Larry Ellison was the richest man alive. Ten months later Oracle trades one notch above junk, the Warner deal is frozen, CBS is cratering, and $213B of his fortune is gone. One may be tempted to reach for the word karma.

19 July

Gorey is great!

Richard Kadrey@richardkadrey.bsky.social

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15 July

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fortune.comPeter Thiel and other tech billionaires are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich | FortuneAs governments race to restrict minors’ social media use, the tech billionaires who built the platforms are imposing strict screen limits at home.

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finanzwende.deArbeitet die Finanzlobby an Lobbyismus-Gesetzen vorbei?Geheimdokumente nicht gemeldet

14 July

www.finanzwende.de/themen/finan... (3/x)

„Nein!“ - „Doch!“ - „Oh!“ - ein Thread.

open.spotify.comNein! Doch! Ohh!Fatoni, Edgar Wasser, Juse Ju · Nein! Doch! Ohh! · Song · 2025

open.spotify.com/intl-de/trac... (1/x)

newrepublic.comThe Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into TrumpismPolitical journalists need to stop pretending they don’t know what Republicans are going to do.

12 July

newrepublic.com/article/2059... Only somewhat recent, but still highly relevant.

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9 July

Replying to @karlbode.com

karlbode.com"CEO Said A Thing!" Journalism"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion.

6 July

Tom Wolfe: “The problem with fiction, it has to be plausible. That's not true with non-fiction.“ Eine Sammlung: