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Empathetic, geeky US patriot 🇺🇸 democracy and dog lover 💛🐾. 🚫DM 🚫crypto 🚫porn 🚫$requests 🚫datacenters 🚫dark money 🚫fascism 🚫censorship
Air Force veteran, helicopter pilot with two law degrees -- JD and LLM -- gives warning re: fascism and data centers via eminent domain via national security excuse.
We’re cooked (if we don’t act fast)
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There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
Now is the time to obtain and read both your voters' guide with its sample ballot to research ALL of the candidates -- not just the ones w/ big $ to send campaign flyers -- and @gilduran.com's book!
Robert F. W. Whitlock he/him ❌👑 🌍 ☮️ 🌏 ☮️ 🌎 ☮️@rfww.bsky.social · 2d ago
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"POWER TO THE PEOPLE" Live Stream
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WTH happened to Alex Karp? This is his college yearbook photo.
The crypto industry can drop $30 million+ on a single Senate race. Citation Needed runs on reader support alone. If you think someone should be tracking this stuff, consider a paid subscription: www.citationneeded.news/signup
Citation Needed
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Newsletter: Regulators race to reassure the crypto industry as the its flagship Clarity Act legislation collapses, SBF tries his luck with the Supreme Court, and crypto PACs unleash $30 million against Sherrod Brown.
Issue 110 – The Clarity Act collapses
Regulators race to reassure the crypto industry as the industry’s flagship legislation collapses, SBF tries his luck with the Supreme Court, and crypto PACs unleash $30 million against Sherrod Brown
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Jared Kushner is key to understanding the Trump regime’s global scale of corruption. No talent, no morals—just bottomless greed, access to power. @cjcmichel.bsky.social exposes him in a new book, “United States of Oligarchy.” Here’s our talk (get him on your show!) youtu.be/8LDhLXOwjcI?...
Elon Musk, Jared Kushner, & Dark Money: Exposing the Global Oligarchy | Casey Michel
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Encouraing news for democracy, discouraging news for tech bro billionaires from tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian @molly.wiki, whom I follow thanks to @gilduran.com. Onward, upward!
Issue 110 – The Clarity Act collapses
Regulators race to reassure the crypto industry as the industry’s flagship legislation collapses, SBF tries his luck with the Supreme Court, and crypto PACs unleash $30 million against Sherrod Brown
citationneeded.news
Barnes & Noble has named "The Nerd Reich" a Best Business Book of 2026. Funny, I never thought of it as a business book. But it makes sense. It exposes a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to destroy democracy. Buy it today! www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
The Best Business Books of 2026
Enlightening memoirs, hard-hitting journalism and economic histories make up this years best business books. These are essential reads for the seasoned entrepreneur or the curious citizen who wants to...
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Hi ~ I caught your timely & fascinating interview this week with Brian Edwards-Tiekert on KPFA's Upfront. So glad they booked you to spread the messages a little farther. Here's the link for others who may be interested: kpfa.org/episode/upfr...
Fund Drive Special: "The Nerd Reich" Fascist Takeover with Gil Duran | KPFA
00:08 — Gil Durán is a journalist, currently publishing the newsletter, The Nerd Reich. He has previously served as chief communications strategist and spokesman for former Attorney General Kamala Har...
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Yet another reason why @deanbaker13.bsky.social is my favorite economist -- truth/facts communicated clearly. @nytimes.com deserves his rebuke. The stakes are high. What's left of democracy in the US is at stake. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @gilduran.com @davekarpf.substack.com.web.brid.gy
New York Times Pushes Trumpian Lies on the Economy
Positive spin is not the same as outright lies
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AI safety expert Timnit Gebru says tech leaders are promoting greatly exaggerated claims about "superintelligence" and "existential risk" as a way to distract from the real threat — their own unregulated companies.
The Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit Gebru
We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind...
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John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.
Yonette Joseph@sugarcane99.bsky.social · 4d agoPublic anger comes for John Roberts The chief justice’s summer retreat in Maine used to be one of boating, potluck dinners, touch football and easy friendships. Locals called him “John.” Now a swirl of anger has been rising at him, transforming his getaways. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
This scandal should enter the national debate over data centers. Meta evaded $4B in taxes last year by using the "research" tax credit for its data center buildout. Tax accountants say it's highly questionable, the Congressional sponsor says buying supplies was never what was intended.
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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This explains a lot. A whole lot needs to change. Where do we start? @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social @deanbaker13.bsky.social @gilduran.com
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ https://theonion.com/creatively-tapped-out-peter-thiel-launches-startup-called-frodo-but-evil/
Meta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. nyti.ms/3VlavDw
Paulina Borsook described the tech industry in a way it didn’t (and still doesn’t) want to see itself—an extremely hierarchical environment, led almost exclusively by white men who were ideologically right wing, despite their left leaning marketing (which has long since disappeared).
WIRED@wired.com · last wk.26 years ago, she published a wildly prophetic book about Silicon Valley. Then she disappeared. What happened to tech writer Paulina Borsook?
@deanbaker13.bsky.social is on a roll this week! @gilduran.com if there's a need for an economist to include in one of your podcasts -- and, I think there is -- Dean Baker is the one to invite!
The Market Will Crash if Trump Steals the Election: Zimbabwefication is Bad for Business
When there is no law, profits are not safe
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For any @gilduran.com and Paulina Boorsook fans who want to read the @wired.com story --
Jeffrey Vagle@jvagle.me · last wk.Paulina Borsook described the tech industry in a way it didn’t (and still doesn’t) want to see itself—an extremely hierarchical environment, led almost exclusively by white men who were ideologically right wing, despite their left leaning marketing (which has long since disappeared).
Karl Rove warns that the Texas GOP is being taken over by Nazis. “In the last 48 hours, Ted Cruz has reached out to me and says, ‘We’re losing,’ Ken Paxton has sent me several emails saying, ‘I’m losing, I need your help. Even the Republicans are admitting that they’re behind.”
Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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