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Trump Calls For The Arrest Of J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/trump-calls-for-the-arrest-of-j-b-pritzker-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson/

Trump Calls For The Arrest Of J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Here is a brief timeline of events that got us here. Chicago has had a decline in violent crime and murders over the course of the last several years, with 2025 on pace to mark it as the safest yea…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 6h

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: With Great Platforms Come Great Responsibility
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/ctrl-alt-speech-with-great-platforms-come-great-responsibility/

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: With Great Platforms Come Great Responsibility

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation’s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, …

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 8h

America Is Now The World’s Sundown Town
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/america-is-now-the-worlds-sundown-town/

America Is Now The World’s Sundown Town

This is who we are now. We are the country that makes people who aren’t white leave the country because they’re not white. And this is according to this administration’s own press…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, San Francisco, There Should Be Consequences When Police Spy Illegally
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/hey-san-francisco-there-should-be-consequences-when-police-spy-illegally/

Hey, San Francisco, There Should Be Consequences When Police Spy Illegally

A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a landmark surveillance oversight law. In 2019, organization…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 11h

Daily Deal: The 2025 Adobe Graphic Design Bundle
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/daily-deal-the-2025-adobe-graphic-design-bundle/

Daily Deal: The 2025 Adobe Graphic Design Bundle

The 2025 Adobe Graphic Design Bundle has 3 courses designed to help you learn the essentials of graphic design and how to apply those skills to your projects. Courses cover Photoshop, Illustrator, …

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 11h

Trump Admits: “We Took The Freedom Of Speech Away”
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/trump-admits-we-took-the-freedom-of-speech-away/

Trump Admits: “We Took The Freedom Of Speech Away”

In what may be the most accidentally honest moment of his presidency, Donald Trump just admitted what we’ve been documenting for months: “We took the freedom of speech away.” Yes,…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 12h

Appeals Court Subtly Lets The Trump Administration Know It’s Just Being Racist By Demanding An End To Birthright Citizenship
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/appeals-court-subtly-lets-the-trump-administration-know-its-just-being-racist-by-demanding-an-end-to-birthright-citizenship/

Appeals Court Subtly Lets The Trump Administration Know It’s Just Being Racist By Demanding An End To Birthright Citizenship

It’s not enough to go after the “worst of the worst.” It was never a sustainable effort, what with migrants committing fewer crimes than natural citizens. The attempt to rid the c…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 16h

Republicans Are Trying To Make Government Efforts To Help Poor People Afford Broadband Illegal
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/republicans-are-trying-to-make-government-efforts-to-help-poor-people-afford-broadband-illegal/

Republicans Are Trying To Make Government Efforts To Help Poor People Afford Broadband Illegal

“Right wing activism organizations posing as consumer rights groups are trying to make it illegal for the federal government to try and help poor, rural Americans afford broadband,” is …

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma A.G. Would Like To Know Where Ryan Walters Spent A Bunch Of Money
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/oklahoma-a-g-would-like-to-know-where-ryan-walters-spent-a-bunch-of-money/

Oklahoma A.G. Would Like To Know Where Ryan Walters Spent A Bunch Of Money

I’m sure all of you beautiful people thought we were collectively done with former Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters. After he resigned abruptly in late September, nearly in mid-screed man…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

Superior, Wisconsin Latest City To Build Community-Owned Gigabit Fiber Network
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/superior-wisconsin-latest-city-to-build-community-owned-gigabit-fiber-network/

Superior, Wisconsin Latest City To Build Community-Owned Gigabit Fiber Network

We’ve long explored how powerful regional broadband monopolies have dominated America, resulting in spotty access, high prices, slow speeds, and terrible customer service. We’ve also lo…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/elon-musks-spacex-took-money-directly-from-chinese-investors-company-insider-testifies/

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed te…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

Daily Deal: The Complete Big Data And Power BI Bundle
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/daily-deal-the-complete-big-data-and-power-bi-bundle-2/

Daily Deal: The Complete Big Data And Power BI Bundle

The Complete Big Data and Power BI Bundle has 5 courses to help you learn how to effectively sort, analyze, and visualize all of your data. Courses cover Power BI, Power Query, Excel, and Access. I…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Immigration Theater: Pulling Cops Off Child Sex Crimes To Chase Landscapers
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/trumps-immigration-theater-pulling-cops-off-child-sex-crimes-to-chase-landscapers/

Trump’s Immigration Theater: Pulling Cops Off Child Sex Crimes To Chase Landscapers

So let me get this straight. The same administration that claims fentanyl is such a dire threat that it justifies sweeping tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China is simultaneously pulling federa…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

Judge Says Govt’s Prosecution Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Looks Vindictive, Orders Hearing
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/judge-says-govts-prosecution-of-kilmar-abrego-garcia-looks-vindictive-orders-hearing/

Judge Says Govt’s Prosecution Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Looks Vindictive, Orders Hearing

A brief-ish history of events leading up to this point: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was one of hundreds of migrants rounded up by ICE, denied of their due process rights, and dumped into an infamous tortu…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

America Is Drowning In Scam Calls And Texts And Donald Trump Is Making It Worse
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/america-is-drowning-in-scam-calls-and-texts-and-donald-trump-is-making-it-worse/

America Is Drowning In Scam Calls And Texts And Donald Trump Is Making It Worse

Just so you know: it’s not normal for your country’s voice communications networks to be completely hijacked by scammers and marketers, rendering it almost unusable. That’s litera…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 1d

NCTC Discovers That Online Gaming Platforms Have Chats, Image Sharing
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/ntsc-discovers-that-online-gaming-platforms-have-chats-image-sharing/

NCTC Discovers That Online Gaming Platforms Have Chats, Image Sharing

The rush to blame video games for all the world’s ills is, of course, nothing new. While some of the more novel examples of this blame-game include current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson&#…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

NTSC Discovers That Online Gaming Platforms Have Chats, Image Sharing
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/ntsc-discovers-that-online-gaming-platforms-have-chats-image-sharing/

NTSC Discovers That Online Gaming Platforms Have Chats, Image Sharing

The rush to blame video games for all the world’s ills is, of course, nothing new. While some of the more novel examples of this blame-game include current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson&#…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

It Definitely Looks Like I Was Wrong About The Iowa School Superintendent Arrested By ICE
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/it-definitely-looks-like-i-was-wrong-about-the-iowa-school-superintendent-arrested-by-ice/

It Definitely Looks Like I Was Wrong About The Iowa School Superintendent Arrested By ICE

A lot has happened since last week when my post about Des Moines (IA) school superintendent Ian Roberts being arrested by ICE first hit the front page here at Techdirt. A lot of new information has…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

Techdirt Podcast Episode 433: DuckDuckGo Wants You To Have More Control Over AI
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/techdirt-podcast-episode-433-duckduckgo-wants-you-to-have-more-control-over-ai/

Techdirt Podcast Episode 433: DuckDuckGo Wants You To Have More Control Over AI

Support us on Patreon » We’ve written a lot about how AI can empower users when employed the right way, but how this is difficult when a few giant tech firms control the technology…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

Another Day, Another Age Verification Data Breach: Discord’s Third-Party Partner Leaked Government IDs
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/another-day-another-age-verification-data-breach-discords-third-party-partner-leaked-government-ids/

Another Day, Another Age Verification Data Breach: Discord’s Third-Party Partner Leaked Government IDs

Once again, we’re reminded why age verification systems are fundamentally broken when it comes to privacy and security. Discord has disclosed that one of its third-party customer service prov…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

Daily Deal: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 3-Year License
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/daily-deal-adobe-photoshop-elements-2025-3-year-license-4/

Daily Deal: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 3-Year License

Achieve picture perfection with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025. You can create with stylish effects and templates, and be creative on the go. With the magic of AI and automation behind the scenes, i…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

Google’s Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/googles-requirement-for-all-android-developers-to-register-and-be-verified-threatens-to-close-down-open-source-app-store-f-droid/

Google’s Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid

It would be something of an understatement to say that Alphabet, Google’s holding company, is big and successful. Some Wall Street analysts are even predicting it could become the world’s most valu…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

DOJ Moves Goalposts To Send Troops To Portland, Gets Shut Down By A Federal Court
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/doj-moves-goalposts-to-send-troops-to-portland-gets-shut-down-by-a-federal-court/

DOJ Moves Goalposts To Send Troops To Portland, Gets Shut Down By A Federal Court

It seems like years ago, but the Trump administration got itself sued earlier this very year by the state of California for commandeering California’s National Guard to shut down anti-ICE pro…

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 2d

Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/paramount-formally-hires-bari-weiss-to-turn-whats-left-of-cbs-news-into-a-soggy-right-wing-propaganda-and-troll-farm/

Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm

It’s super curious how the folks most vocal about being cancelled or having their “Conservative viewpoints silenced” now own or control most major U.S. media companies. Almost as …

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Techdirt feed reader @tdrto000.bsky.social · 3d

OK GOP State Senator, Essentially: Ryan Walters’ Mandates Were Performative Bullshit
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/06/ok-gop-state-senator-essentially-ryan-walters-mandates-were-performative-bullshit/

OK GOP State Senator, Essentially: Ryan Walters’ Mandates Were Performative Bullshit

As we discussed last week, Ryan Walters resigned from his position as the state Superintendent of Oklahoma and the mood across the state was sad and sour as a result. Okay, while it’s very fu…

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