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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 11h

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“Enshittification”: Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It

Writer Cory Doctorow returns to Democracy Now! to discuss his new book Enshittification, which explores the term he coined in 2022 to describe how online platforms like Facebook degrade over time as c...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21h

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 19h

LMAO 😂😂😜😂

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 20h

Also worth your time.

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Why the Current Wave of Nationalization in Russia is More Than Just a Redistribution of Assets

The Kremlin is shaping a new elite for whom the collapse of the regime would mean personal collapse, argues economist Andrei Yakovlev

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 20h

Worth your time.

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The Russia–Ukraine war has entered a new phase

Recent policy choices by America, Europe and China, and domestic economic strains, are reshaping Russia’s calculus. Since time may no longer be on its side, it is challenging Western resolve in more risky and aggressive ways. This is certain to escalate unless Europe responds.

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 20h

Bluesky won't let me say what should happen to this incel fascist.

Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking outside the box to deal with state population disparities. Use the federal power of eminent domain to acquire the remaining non-federal property in Wyoming and return it to territorial status. Direct financial incentives to Dakotans to move or merge.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 1d

You might ask Putin and his Orcs. But in seriousness short-range fighters are a bad fit for the NATO mission. Spain may also want new generation aircraft as a defense hedge against renewed Moroccan claims to Spanish overseas departments; although that seems a lower risk than Russians.

Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 1d

Spain should not buy the F-35 or Turkish KAAN. If it keeps Juan Carlos in service, it should equip it with drones. Spain needs AIP subs, a long range drone arsenal FB, and destroyers/frigates for immigration interdiction.

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Will Spain Purchase Turkey’s KAAN Fighter Jet Instead of the F-35?

Without buying the F-35, Spain has few options for its carrier air wing once its Harrier II jets are retired. One such option might be the KAAN.

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent article.

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Centrist Democrats Have Already Forgotten About Kamala Harris

Pivoting to the right didn't work in 2024. It won't work now.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3d

Try to imagine if federal agents under a Democratic administration had fired pepper balls at conservative clergy protesting--- let's just say --- abortion.

They've litigated and won Supreme Court cases over much less.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

The message from Trump's DOJ to every prosecutor in America is clear: Investigate me or my allies, and we will use the full power of the federal government to destroy you.

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 2d

The administration is turning the “war on drugs” from a metaphor into an actual war. Shouldn’t such a momentous decision require the consent of Congress? If Trump wants a Gulf of Venezuela resolution, he should say so. If he doesn’t, he should stop the kinetic strikes. wapo.st/4o9ZEVW

Opinion | Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war

Beyond the question of whether blowing up boats off Venezuela is legal, what’s the military objective?

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2d

Just sent out this free post. Something notable has happened in the last few months (particularly since the Putin-Trump love fest in Alaska). GOP public opinion in the USA, which Trump has almost singlehandedly made Ukraine-skeptical earlier… open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Something Interesting Is Happening With GOP Public Opinion

Hi All,

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The Aviationist @theaviationist.com · 1d

No Smoke Trails, Just Silence: Exclusive EA-37B Pilot Interview

While the aerobatic acts thrilled the crowd at the recent Joint Base Andrews Air Show, an EA-37B Compass Call quietly revealed the power of modern electronic warfare.

Story: theaviationist.com/2025/10/09/e...

No Smoke Trails, Just Silence: Exclusive EA-37B Pilot Interview

While the aerobatic acts thrilled the crowd at the recent Joint Base Andrews Air Show, an EA-37B Compass Call on static display, quietly revealed the

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

and that's why we don't trust private equity

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 2d

Johnson is a pedophile.

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Aeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 2d

Boo fucking who to the corporatists who infect the Democratic party; block progress when Ds have a majority and rollover against fascists. We welcome their hate.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats Are Done With Vanity Candidates
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Democrats Are Done With Vanity Candidates

Party insiders worry about running long-shots or no-shots who’ll drain money and energy.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 2d

The subtle implication that Trump v. U.S. has always been law and that a president's official acts weren't considered prosecutable when Smith started is disgustingly dishonest.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Diamond Life @diamondlifeca.bsky.social · 2d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Most of Dem Senators did not attack Bondi yesterday as they should have. Among other things they should have said, "You're lying again, Ms. Bondi" and "That's a bald-faced lie, Ms. Bondi."

The rapid rise of authoritarianism is no place for etiquette.

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