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i criticize the tech industry 🎙️ @techwontsave.us 📬 https://disconnect.blog 📖 https://roadtonowherebook.com

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Jul 18

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

www.disconnect.blog

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 1h

always love venting about canadian politics with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1h

🫧✨TOMORROW LIVE ON BUBBLE POP✨🫧

@parismarx.com joins me to figure out what the hell is going on with our politics.

We'll be LIVE at 12:00pmET.

Come hang, chat with other viewers, and use Super Chats to ask questions for the end of the show.

Get notified:
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What in the world is happening to our politics (feat. Paris Marx) | Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1h

What in the world is happening to our politics (feat. Paris Marx) | Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2h

i remember when i worked for a car dealership and they told me employee pricing aren’t actually the best prices and sometimes the cars are even cheaper the month before, but people think it is because of how it’s marketed

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 2h

Our personal tech columnist @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social tracked the prices of a bunch of items on Amazon ahead of the latest Prime Day sale.

Turns out only a few prices went down, many stayed the same... and several went significantly *up.* www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Column | I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played.

Here’s what you should do to actually get a good deal on Amazon.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 4h

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17h

REPORT | Donald Trump phoned into Fox to claim credit for what he calls “peace in the Middle East,” tying the Gaza deal to his trade wars, military strikes, and his pressure on Iran. He presented himself as the architect of a global realignment—one that brings Israel, Arab states, and even Iran...

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 17h

cbc front burner is a good show, but they really need to lay off the US stories. i want more canadian analysis from my public broadcaster.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 17h

make that history, sorry

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 17h

any good pieces on the ellisons, their historial, and their rapidly growing media empire?

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 22h

the shamelessness of the prime day shilling by media organizations baffles me more and more with every passing year

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

from elbows up to warm embrace. it’s a betrayal of he told canadians to expect from him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

lmao

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

nah he just needs to pay billions of dollars for GPUs and data centers this time

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

you don’t want to see the girlfriend customization sliders

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

is it going to be a dating sim for rich losers who want a girlfriend who will tell him whatever he wants to hear like a sexualized version of the yes men he’s surrounded himself with, even if she just has to be a chatbot

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 3d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

wow of course mark carney would do this

Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 2d

Tragic news from Canada where the Canadian Supreme Court has gone from the official dress on the left to the one on the right

Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in bright red wooly gowns, with a beige trim. It looks sort of like a Santa robe

The Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in black gowns with a bright white kravat, and two thin red vertical lines on the side of the robe

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 2d

did he really not believe the party wouldn’t out him for being this deceptive?

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 2d

YVES ENGLER HASNT EVEN APPLIED TO RUN FOR NDP LEADERSHIP???????????

And he’s been accepting donations while implying he applied but hasn’t been approved yet???

Omg 🤦‍♀️

Article here: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

TORONTO STAR article except reads:

“"It has recently come to my attention that Mr. Yves Engler has been sharing with the media that he has not yet been approved ... to stand as an official leadership candidate. I would like to clarify that we are not in receipt of an application from Mr. Engler, and as such he has no current standing within the leadership contest," chief electoral officer Éric Hébert-Daly said.”

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

“…that Sora is being used for stalking and harassment will likely not be an edge case, because deepfaking yourself and others into videos is one of its core selling points.”

Far from an edge case, it’s the primary use case.