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Alex
@thatsrite.bsky.social
· Sep 18
For decades, internet politics has been shaped by a cyberlibertarian perspective that obsessed about government while enabling the corporate dystopia we live in today.
If we want a better internet, we must abandon that perspective and reclaim sovereignty over digital technology.
If we want a better internet, we must abandon that perspective and reclaim sovereignty over digital technology.
Reclaiming sovereignty in the digital age
Cyberlibertarianism must die if there’s to be any hope of a better future for the internet
disconnect.blog
I love this article and am so curious what the free speech advocates on this site think about the perspective articulated here. My stance, echoed by this piece, continues to be that the threat of government censorship of marginzalized voices is outweighed by the actual harm caused by big tech today.
wondering if anyone called him Chuck Fuck for short
Charlie Fuckelstein
Groom
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938
Groom
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
wondering if anyone called him Chuck Fuck for short
oh professional athletes are sometimes dumb and racist? tell me more new york times!
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
oh professional athletes are sometimes dumb and racist? tell me more new york times!
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Most accurate initial reveal since Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux
(Dorothy: Your initials spell BED?)
(Dorothy: Your initials spell BED?)
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Most accurate initial reveal since Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux
(Dorothy: Your initials spell BED?)
(Dorothy: Your initials spell BED?)
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So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
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I think it's pretty clear absolutely no one wanted to release the Epstein Files because like everyone is in there. And you gotta think that Diddy took a page out of Jeff's book. Maybe Stanley Kubrick was trying to tell us something with Eyes Wide Shut but he couldn't put kids in it. Anyway.
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I think it's pretty clear absolutely no one wanted to release the Epstein Files because like everyone is in there. And you gotta think that Diddy took a page out of Jeff's book. Maybe Stanley Kubrick was trying to tell us something with Eyes Wide Shut but he couldn't put kids in it. Anyway.
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The jobs you had? Nah, tell me five classes you took at uni:
The History of the Supernatural
Medieval Heresy
The Medieval World
Witchcraft & Demonology
The Idea of the Sacred
If you want to study early medieval history in Australia, check our course list: aema.org.au/medieval-stu...
The History of the Supernatural
Medieval Heresy
The Medieval World
Witchcraft & Demonology
The Idea of the Sacred
If you want to study early medieval history in Australia, check our course list: aema.org.au/medieval-stu...
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The jobs you had? Nah, tell me five classes you took at uni:
The History of the Supernatural
Medieval Heresy
The Medieval World
Witchcraft & Demonology
The Idea of the Sacred
If you want to study early medieval history in Australia, check our course list: aema.org.au/medieval-stu...
The History of the Supernatural
Medieval Heresy
The Medieval World
Witchcraft & Demonology
The Idea of the Sacred
If you want to study early medieval history in Australia, check our course list: aema.org.au/medieval-stu...
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
The Art of Listening (a/k/a Clapping for Credits)
Medieval Theatre
Directing Theatre
English Literature
Differential Equations
You will be unsurprised to learn which one of these did *not* ever come in handy later in life
The Art of Listening (a/k/a Clapping for Credits)
Medieval Theatre
Directing Theatre
English Literature
Differential Equations
You will be unsurprised to learn which one of these did *not* ever come in handy later in life
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)
Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
The Art of Listening (a/k/a Clapping for Credits)
Medieval Theatre
Directing Theatre
English Literature
Differential Equations
You will be unsurprised to learn which one of these did *not* ever come in handy later in life
The Art of Listening (a/k/a Clapping for Credits)
Medieval Theatre
Directing Theatre
English Literature
Differential Equations
You will be unsurprised to learn which one of these did *not* ever come in handy later in life
the least she could have done is covered her face with a burqa before saying this
Tucker Carlson: "Saudi Arabia [...] is kind of a weirdly free place.”
Hillary Clinton: "The example that the kingdom is setting for the right kind of development [...] that is a very strong model for other parts of the world"
Quotes from a real estate conference in Riyadh
Hillary Clinton: "The example that the kingdom is setting for the right kind of development [...] that is a very strong model for other parts of the world"
Quotes from a real estate conference in Riyadh
Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson Walk Into a Saudi Real Estate Forum
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
the least she could have done is covered her face with a burqa before saying this
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The coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
January 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
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my god on today
Chocolate caramel pecan "turtle" cake from my 12-year-old baking prodigy son...
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
my god on today
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Wow!!!
Chocolate caramel pecan "turtle" cake from my 12-year-old baking prodigy son...
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Wow!!!
Yourself, but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Yourself, but as a cartoon
i think this is absolutely true and yet equally true is that both obama and biden bear responsibility for both of trump's presidential terms (not *all* of the responsibility but still) cause they did nothing to stop him
obama was probably the best president of our lifetime and biden the second
which honestly says something about the current bar
which honestly says something about the current bar
In the fullness of time I think we'll all come to recognize that Obama kinda sucked.
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
i think this is absolutely true and yet equally true is that both obama and biden bear responsibility for both of trump's presidential terms (not *all* of the responsibility but still) cause they did nothing to stop him
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Doesn't appear to say unpaid leave, and they remain unnamed.
So two murderers are on a vacation, is what we can gather at this point.
So two murderers are on a vacation, is what we can gather at this point.
Breaking News: The two federal agents who opened fire on Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse, in Minneapolis on Saturday have been placed on leave, a U.S. official said. The move came as more Republican leaders broke with the White House’s handling of the shooting. nyti.ms/4bXJtIu
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Doesn't appear to say unpaid leave, and they remain unnamed.
So two murderers are on a vacation, is what we can gather at this point.
So two murderers are on a vacation, is what we can gather at this point.
What was your very first “favorite song” growing up as a kid?
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
What was your very first “favorite song” growing up as a kid?
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
they are spelling it all out for us... the best way to punish everyone involved in ICE, CPB and DHS is to create a public database with all of their details so that the rest of society can ostracize them forever
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
they are spelling it all out for us... the best way to punish everyone involved in ICE, CPB and DHS is to create a public database with all of their details so that the rest of society can ostracize them forever
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
they think we are so f*cking dumb and in most cases they are correct
KEN GRIFFIN, on tariffs:
“.. Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both American consumers and by American businesses. So the money raised by Washington in the tariffs has really come at the expense of the American people.”
@cnbc.com
“.. Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both American consumers and by American businesses. So the money raised by Washington in the tariffs has really come at the expense of the American people.”
@cnbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
they think we are so f*cking dumb and in most cases they are correct
I dunno I think maybe entering the season with a team that on paper was only marginally better than last year's team might have been the true start of the Flyers' slide
Was losing Tyson Foerster to injury the true start of the Flyers' slide?
Was losing Tyson Foerster the start of Flyers’ slide?
Tyson Foerster was injured in early December. And while the Flyers didn’t appear to miss a step, was his injury actually the turning point of Philadelphia’s season?
www.broadstreethockey.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I dunno I think maybe entering the season with a team that on paper was only marginally better than last year's team might have been the true start of the Flyers' slide
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Who wants to be the legend who brings these Nazi scum down? Because the glory is there for the taking, folks. defector.com/who-wants-to...
Who Wants To Be A Hero? | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking ...
defector.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Who wants to be the legend who brings these Nazi scum down? Because the glory is there for the taking, folks. defector.com/who-wants-to...
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This was the point in the bus thread where I started to wonder if it was a metaphor for this present moment in time.
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This was the point in the bus thread where I started to wonder if it was a metaphor for this present moment in time.