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"In an age of attention scarcity, the greatest act of good citizenship may be learning to withdraw your attention from everything except the battles you've chosen to fight" — Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals
Meta isn't (just) evil. It's Meta-evil. action.consumerreports.org/nb_20251117_...
Hold Meta accountable for fraudulent ads
Facebook exposes users to 11 scam ads a day
action.consumerreports.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Meta isn't (just) evil. It's Meta-evil. action.consumerreports.org/nb_20251117_...
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Find an event near you! Should be a great turnout
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Find an event near you! Should be a great turnout
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ICE Confirms Agents Do Not Have Faces Beneath Masks
ICE Confirms Agents Do Not Have Faces Beneath Masks
WASHINGTON—In response to legislation that would ban officers from obscuring their identities during arrests and raids, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Thursday that beneath their m...
theonion.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICE Confirms Agents Do Not Have Faces Beneath Masks
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Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars
The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.
www.theatlantic.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Wow. This guy could maybe get my vote too. Also see this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzSd...
Utah governor urges Americans to 'look in the mirror' amid rising political violence
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Wow. This guy could maybe get my vote too. Also see this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzSd...
"We have all gotten used to advising our children that their actions online leave a permanent trail... The threat from a unified repository of our physical and digital lives — maintained by an institution with the power to arrest, jail, banish and even kill — is vastly greater."
Opinion | What You Need to Know About Police Surveillance
New tools allow law enforcement agencies to track us at an unimaginable scale.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"We have all gotten used to advising our children that their actions online leave a permanent trail... The threat from a unified repository of our physical and digital lives — maintained by an institution with the power to arrest, jail, banish and even kill — is vastly greater."
“Social media,” he said, “is a cancer on our society right now. And I would encourage people to log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member.”
As Trump Vows Vengeance, Utah’s Governor Calls to Lower the Temperature
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“Social media,” he said, “is a cancer on our society right now. And I would encourage people to log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member.”
"Now is when you gotta put it all on the line." This guy should be president.
A Conversation with Gov. JB Pritzker | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Now is when you gotta put it all on the line." This guy should be president.
After Kirk Killing, Americans Agree on One Thing: Something Is Seriously Wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...
After Kirk Killing, Americans Agree on One Thing: Something Is Seriously Wrong
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
After Kirk Killing, Americans Agree on One Thing: Something Is Seriously Wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...
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September 1, 1939
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
September 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
September 1, 1939
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
Pay attention — A very smart guy here www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NIw...
How to Fight Fascism in America — with Timothy Snyder | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pay attention — A very smart guy here www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NIw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCD3...
This is how you win
This is how you win
Josh Turek - Underdog
YouTube video by Josh Turek
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August 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCD3...
This is how you win
This is how you win
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NEW. A wide-ranging and I think very instructive conversation with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the danger of authoritarianism.
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
Anne Applebaum: Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
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August 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW. A wide-ranging and I think very instructive conversation with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the danger of authoritarianism.
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
This is really something
A Conversation With California Governor Gavin Newsom
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is really something
I am so sorry this is happening.
‘A never-ending nightmare’: Federal workers detail mental health toll of government downsizing
Federal employees say in a new survey that they are experiencing high levels of anxiety, stress, sleep deprivation, anger outbursts and depression.
federalnewsnetwork.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I am so sorry this is happening.
Dear America,
Since the hardcopy of Orwell's 1984 is increasingly banned 😱 in your country's schools and libraries and therefore soaring in popularity, you can read it here: gutenberg.ca/ebooks/orwel...
Since the hardcopy of Orwell's 1984 is increasingly banned 😱 in your country's schools and libraries and therefore soaring in popularity, you can read it here: gutenberg.ca/ebooks/orwel...
Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
gutenberg.ca
July 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Dear America,
Since the hardcopy of Orwell's 1984 is increasingly banned 😱 in your country's schools and libraries and therefore soaring in popularity, you can read it here: gutenberg.ca/ebooks/orwel...
Since the hardcopy of Orwell's 1984 is increasingly banned 😱 in your country's schools and libraries and therefore soaring in popularity, you can read it here: gutenberg.ca/ebooks/orwel...