I would add that body cam footage is used as evidence against suspects orders of magnitude more often than it’s used to hold officers accountable. It’s difficult to use against cops, but has contributed massively to the surveillance state.

There’s another thought in this that’s just slightly out of reach for me right now

I’ll have clearer thoughts on this one day, but I’ve been stewing on it a lot

It definitely feels like part of the fascist project is the shrinking of our worlds and of our possibilities. Part of the tech project is cutting us off from each other and shared humanity and replacing it with isolating and enervating AI. The death of the interconnected internet

I’m still not sure this is the best way. But hopefully it’s a way

When I switched industries this latest time, maybe the 5th or 7th move, a huge part of it was the belief that one of the best ways I could help people was through a union. I get full membership this fall

There’s something about a decades worth of fears coming true while also proving the thesis you’ve built your life around

There’s something about a decades worth of fears coming true while also proving the thesis you’ve built your life around

For a decade I have been clinging desperately to the idea that while institutions might fail us, collective action is the best and only tool we have to save ourselves. It’s gratifying to see this moment, despite it all

For a decade I have been clinging desperately to the idea that while institutions might fail us, collective action is the best and only tool we have to save ourselves. It’s gratifying to see this moment, despite it all

You are right to say this!