Alex Russell
@infrequently.org
Trying to make a web that works for everyone.
Also at https://toot.cafe/@slightlyoff
For more: https://infrequently.org/about-me/
https://infrequently.org/
Also at https://toot.cafe/@slightlyoff
For more: https://infrequently.org/about-me/
https://infrequently.org/
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Taunting is not a justification for arbitrary executions. Collective guilt is contrary to the rule of the law. Resisting the state— even if unlawful and prosecutable—doesn’t justify a death sentence. Our colonial ancestors rejected that agents of the state are absolutely immune for their wrongdoing.
January 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Taunting is not a justification for arbitrary executions. Collective guilt is contrary to the rule of the law. Resisting the state— even if unlawful and prosecutable—doesn’t justify a death sentence. Our colonial ancestors rejected that agents of the state are absolutely immune for their wrongdoing.
I hope this spreads. Last Oct, I covered how these claims are spread to justify a "who should rule" frame that is caustic to open societies and democracy.
infrequently.org/2025/10/the-app-…
More of the tech press needs the fire The Verge is bringing.
infrequently.org/2025/10/the-app-…
More of the tech press needs the fire The Verge is bringing.
The App Store Was Always Authoritarian - Infrequently Noted
Apple bent the knee for months, leaving many commentators to ask why. But the reasons are not mysterious: Apple wants things that only the government can provide, things that will defend and extend it...
infrequently.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I hope this spreads. Last Oct, I covered how these claims are spread to justify a "who should rule" frame that is caustic to open societies and democracy.
infrequently.org/2025/10/the-app-…
More of the tech press needs the fire The Verge is bringing.
infrequently.org/2025/10/the-app-…
More of the tech press needs the fire The Verge is bringing.
It's great that @reckless.bsky.social and @lopatto.bsky.social are covering Apple and Google's claims that they should rule these platforms with god-like power with the disdain those claims deserve. Even better, they're connecting it to the lust for profits those gambling-centric stores facilitate.
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
It's great that @reckless.bsky.social and @lopatto.bsky.social are covering Apple and Google's claims that they should rule these platforms with god-like power with the disdain those claims deserve. Even better, they're connecting it to the lust for profits those gambling-centric stores facilitate.