Eugene
@agentofkarma.bsky.social
U.S. Progressive here mainly for the political commentary. Egalitarian. Friend to animals, nature, and the sciences. Ensconced in the PNW.
-Now with more eyelid and less pupil-
-Now with more eyelid and less pupil-
Human nature never really changes
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Human nature never really changes
"That year is almost up."
This video is from only a couple months ago. The year he's talking about is the one leading us up to the midterms
This video is from only a couple months ago. The year he's talking about is the one leading us up to the midterms
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
"That year is almost up."
This video is from only a couple months ago. The year he's talking about is the one leading us up to the midterms
This video is from only a couple months ago. The year he's talking about is the one leading us up to the midterms
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And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
How Democrats’ Attack On Section 230 Plays Right Into Trump’s Censorial Plans
Like clockwork, lawmakers are once again rallying around the idea of eliminating Section 230. That Republicans are leading this charge is hardly surprising—repealing Section 230 is explicitly laid …
www.techdirt.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
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Same with TikTok. We were told it was a "national security" threat. But the forced divestiture wasn't about data privacy.
It was about transfer of ownership. Handing the algorithm to politically safe tech oligarchs ensures that the last algorithmic feed not under their thumb is brought to heel.
It was about transfer of ownership. Handing the algorithm to politically safe tech oligarchs ensures that the last algorithmic feed not under their thumb is brought to heel.
Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal
Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would see Chinese ownership reduced to 20 percent and put
www.southtexasnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Same with TikTok. We were told it was a "national security" threat. But the forced divestiture wasn't about data privacy.
It was about transfer of ownership. Handing the algorithm to politically safe tech oligarchs ensures that the last algorithmic feed not under their thumb is brought to heel.
It was about transfer of ownership. Handing the algorithm to politically safe tech oligarchs ensures that the last algorithmic feed not under their thumb is brought to heel.
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Likewise, the "Compact for Academic Excellence" and the attacks on the Ivy League aren't about reform.
Nuance and critical theory are enemies to a movement built on myth. Since they can't force Harvard to teach their alternate reality, they will tax, sue, and harass it until it ceases to function.
Nuance and critical theory are enemies to a movement built on myth. Since they can't force Harvard to teach their alternate reality, they will tax, sue, and harass it until it ceases to function.
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Likewise, the "Compact for Academic Excellence" and the attacks on the Ivy League aren't about reform.
Nuance and critical theory are enemies to a movement built on myth. Since they can't force Harvard to teach their alternate reality, they will tax, sue, and harass it until it ceases to function.
Nuance and critical theory are enemies to a movement built on myth. Since they can't force Harvard to teach their alternate reality, they will tax, sue, and harass it until it ceases to function.