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NEW collab w/ @theshoestring.bsky.social: Records I obtained from a lawsuit offer a rare window into the secretive world of sheriffs’ offices, where misconduct is often shielded from outside scrutiny by #Massachusetts’ weak public records law.

(GIFT ARTICLE) Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules Ms. Comey, the daughter of James B. Comey, was a trial lawyer for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/n...

Turnaout Technique

I am so sick of these racists with power

Misogyny Technique

The boys that Jane Doe 1 reported never seemed to miss class for any disciplinary reason, she said, and the boy who allegedly first shared the photos had his record expunged by Utah Courts. “No one wants to come forward because not a goddamn thing happens,” Jane Doe 1’s mom said.

Dominant players centralize control, so they can set terms and revoke access. This creates single points of failure because users cannot override their decisions. 2/3

AWS, Microsoft and Google together hold roughly two-thirds of the cloud infrastructure market. This concentration puts global governance at risk. 1/4

Venture Capital Technique

Trump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/t...

Train contract blow for Hungary’s richest man, plus Orbán will not mark 1956 anniversary (Day 156 of the Tisza government)

The Elmo Problem Technique

Howard Zinn was really one of the greatest writers.

Traitor Technique

Basic Income Technique

No Donor Left Behind Technique

(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook The Fallout From OpenAI’s Revenue Surprise News that the artificial intelligence giant’s sales weren’t growing as fast as investors had expected added to concerns about the A.I. boom. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/b...

Super Human Intelligence Technology Technique

Frat Technique

Ha Ha Gotcha Technique

Corporate scumbags know no borders

How did a hobby project become the engine of global infrastructure? A new LF Research report marks 35 years since Linux began in Helsinki. Today it runs 4B Android devices, 200M+ servers, and all top 500 supercomputers, with 80%+ of contributions now coming from corporate engineers. Read more 👇

Right to Repair Technique

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"I’m thinking of a labor movement, but one very different than the kind we’ve already seen. A labor movement that manages to finally ditch all traces of the ideology that says that work is a value in itself, but rather redefines labor as caring for other people." - David Graeber

Big news out of Mercer County: Officials reject regulations to allow data centers next to coal-fired power plant From @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/29/m...

Bannock with wild rice and samosas with halal beef stew were served in equal measure as Indigenous and Muslim Winnipeggers sought common ground at an interfaith event discussing truth and reconciliation Sunday.

The Fascist Contagion is World Wide.

Please bookmark this post and remember it. History has taught us that over the long haul, arsonists will never be reliable firefighters.

I just got a text from the secretary of state of NV that my ballot was being prepared :D

Addiction is a health condition, not a spiritual defect

Nevada Fizzle Technique

"Whilst this system is very much not working for the majority of people, for the small minority who govern this system, it absolutely is working. So all of thethings that make us think of chaos and catastrophe and apocalypse are creating profits for those at the top." @graceblakeley.substack.com

Commentary Once again: Revenue growth through tax cuts is a mirage kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/23/o...

Most of what runs the internet today lives in five companies' buildings. Web2 was built on rented infrastructure, and the rent has gone up for thirty years. Reality Network is the alternative: a network owned by the people running it. 🧵 Most networks can confirm a transaction happened.

Corruption Technique

What do you call a Swarm of Lying Corporate Executives?

Slow em Down Technique

Book Burning Technique

Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds. Read more from Amy Bushatz and the @matsusentinel.bsky.social @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/09/18/m...

“OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new incidents in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes, made up data and moved files onto the open internet without permission, amid an ongoing industrywide debate about A.I. safety.” 9/16/26 … Gift link. … 1/

As if writing a new law will make DoD finally pass an audit

MAGAt Technique

Utah Corruption Technique The court was expanded to nullify any pesky ballot initiatives over riding the legislature

Progressive Values Technique

Poopcrete Technique www.sciencealert.com/scientists-a...

The internet was built on a broken assumption: that centralization equals trust. It doesn't. It equals control. Reality Network rebuilds the physical layer with a new assumption: that cryptographic proof and economic incentives create better infrastructure than trust in corporations.