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Rick Malek
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· Sep 16
Perspective is everything.
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Don't forget what real leadership looks like...
December 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Don't forget what real leadership looks like...
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We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
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Read Rayne on the human cost of having a conspiracist crank as HHS Secretary.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/23/n...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/23/n...
(Not) Home for Christmas - emptywheel
I didn’t expect to hear my dad swear about RFK Jr.’s gross mismanagement of HHS. Instead he said something worse.
www.emptywheel.net
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Read Rayne on the human cost of having a conspiracist crank as HHS Secretary.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/23/n...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/23/n...
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In 2025, Tech Policy Press published over 1,100 posts, including articles, analyses, perspectives, transcripts, trackers, podcasts, and more. Our volunteer community of contributors, our fellows, and our staff covered a wide range of tech policy matters. We’re grateful to everyone who contributed.
Top 30 Most Read Pieces on Tech Policy Press in 2025 | TechPolicy.Press
In 2025, Tech Policy Press published over 1,100 posts, including articles, analyses, perspectives, transcripts, trackers, podcasts, and more.
www.techpolicy.press
December 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In 2025, Tech Policy Press published over 1,100 posts, including articles, analyses, perspectives, transcripts, trackers, podcasts, and more. Our volunteer community of contributors, our fellows, and our staff covered a wide range of tech policy matters. We’re grateful to everyone who contributed.
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This Christmas Eve, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This Christmas Eve, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Holy shit!
On the morning of the Delaney Hall confrontation, an ICE thug who would shove @replamonica.bsky.social later in the day used a racial slur.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
On the morning of the Delaney Hall confrontation, an ICE thug who would shove @replamonica.bsky.social later in the day used a racial slur.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Holy shit!
On the morning of the Delaney Hall confrontation, an ICE thug who would shove @replamonica.bsky.social later in the day used a racial slur.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
On the morning of the Delaney Hall confrontation, an ICE thug who would shove @replamonica.bsky.social later in the day used a racial slur.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Evidence is mounting that platform architecture can intensify phenomena such as polarization. But policy debates continue to miss the mark, writes Matthias J. Becker, a researcher at NYU’s Center for the Study of Antisemitism and lead of the “Decoding Antisemitism” project.
Algorithms Shift Polarization. Why Does Policy Still Miss the Real Problem? | TechPolicy.Press
Policy responses to social media harms reveal the gap between what research shows and what gets addressed, writes Matthias J. Becker.
www.techpolicy.press
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Evidence is mounting that platform architecture can intensify phenomena such as polarization. But policy debates continue to miss the mark, writes Matthias J. Becker, a researcher at NYU’s Center for the Study of Antisemitism and lead of the “Decoding Antisemitism” project.
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NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
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“Teresa Dzieglewicz’s debut… emerges from deep community with the youth- and Indigenous-led movement opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Reservation.”
Review of Teresa Dzieglewicz‘s SOMETHING
SMALL OF HOW TO SEE A RIVER in
rhinopoetry.org/reviews/tere...
Review of Teresa Dzieglewicz‘s SOMETHING
SMALL OF HOW TO SEE A RIVER in
rhinopoetry.org/reviews/tere...
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Teresa Dzieglewicz’s debut… emerges from deep community with the youth- and Indigenous-led movement opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Reservation.”
Review of Teresa Dzieglewicz‘s SOMETHING
SMALL OF HOW TO SEE A RIVER in
rhinopoetry.org/reviews/tere...
Review of Teresa Dzieglewicz‘s SOMETHING
SMALL OF HOW TO SEE A RIVER in
rhinopoetry.org/reviews/tere...
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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For those saying there will be no consequences for Bovino.
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
Here's how Greg Bovino denies tackling Scott Blackburn, while watching a video showing him tacking Scott Blackburn.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![A 5-question exchange in which Greg Bovino is asked if he sees an older gentleman, "expressing his disagreement with [Bovino's] presence in Chicago [who] doesn't like the fact that you are instructing him to move down, right?"
Bovino responds, no, "That individual is failing to follow instructions to vacate the area."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreibxlni2hq5i7mycqssosneb3ahdrtvw3ullnbi6y66dtomevhyhh4@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For those saying there will be no consequences for Bovino.
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
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By me: a brief history of foreign agitators pretending to be Americans over the last decade, with most out to make a buck monetizing the culture war 💸(politics matter less than you think), and what X’s new feature shows…
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
On the Internet No One Knows You’re a “MAGA patriot” in Lagos
On X's new location feature...
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
By me: a brief history of foreign agitators pretending to be Americans over the last decade, with most out to make a buck monetizing the culture war 💸(politics matter less than you think), and what X’s new feature shows…
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
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They called these Jan 6 criminals patriots. Trump pardoned them and now they’re right back in the mugshot rotation.
The right’s so-called heroes keep getting arrested. Who could have seen this coming?
The right’s so-called heroes keep getting arrested. Who could have seen this coming?
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
They called these Jan 6 criminals patriots. Trump pardoned them and now they’re right back in the mugshot rotation.
The right’s so-called heroes keep getting arrested. Who could have seen this coming?
The right’s so-called heroes keep getting arrested. Who could have seen this coming?
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Trump’s New Sham: The House Should Vote to Force Me to Release the Epstein Files That I Won’t Release talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump’s New Sham: The House Should Vote to Force Me to Release the Epstein Files That I Won’t Release
LOL Wut? Poised to lose a House vote this week calling for...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Trump’s New Sham: The House Should Vote to Force Me to Release the Epstein Files That I Won’t Release talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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⚡ Last week, CMS announced that Medicare Part B premiums will increase by 10% next year. KFF’s @tricia-neuman.bsky.social explains why Medicare beneficiaries are not insulated from health care affordability challenges. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4oKsSeK
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
⚡ Last week, CMS announced that Medicare Part B premiums will increase by 10% next year. KFF’s @tricia-neuman.bsky.social explains why Medicare beneficiaries are not insulated from health care affordability challenges. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4oKsSeK
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President Hassan sought to strongarm the country’s election, meting out repression, violence, and arrests to anyone who dares challenge her. Tanzanians have seen enough.
Has Tanzania Reached Its Breaking Point? | Journal of Democracy
President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
President Hassan sought to strongarm the country’s election, meting out repression, violence, and arrests to anyone who dares challenge her. Tanzanians have seen enough.
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We're still hovering just under halfway towards the @globalvoices.org November goal. Check out our coverage at globalvoices.org and if you like what you read, chip in what you can to help! globalvoices.org/donate/
Donate · Global Voices
Support freedom of expression for everyone, everywhere, by donating to Global Voices.
globalvoices.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're still hovering just under halfway towards the @globalvoices.org November goal. Check out our coverage at globalvoices.org and if you like what you read, chip in what you can to help! globalvoices.org/donate/
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Reup: I happened to do a video this morning laying out the Fourth Amendment problems that might blow up this week, as they just did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQZ...
A General Warrant for Jim Comey
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reup: I happened to do a video this morning laying out the Fourth Amendment problems that might blow up this week, as they just did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQZ...
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I usually don’t like linking to the NYT, but I think it’s important to know that they wrote and published an obituary immediately for Alice Wong. (It selectively left out parts of her disability activism that they didn’t like, of course.)
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I usually don’t like linking to the NYT, but I think it’s important to know that they wrote and published an obituary immediately for Alice Wong. (It selectively left out parts of her disability activism that they didn’t like, of course.)
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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No one has a clearer view of JD Vance, who has called on Republicans to stop the "infighting" with the Hitler lovers who have insulted him and his wife, than Jamelle Bouie.
And the question is: If JD Vance were an open Groyper, would he be acting any differently?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
And the question is: If JD Vance were an open Groyper, would he be acting any differently?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
November 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
No one has a clearer view of JD Vance, who has called on Republicans to stop the "infighting" with the Hitler lovers who have insulted him and his wife, than Jamelle Bouie.
And the question is: If JD Vance were an open Groyper, would he be acting any differently?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
And the question is: If JD Vance were an open Groyper, would he be acting any differently?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...