the doj serves whichever party holds the keys while they trade insults over personal scandals instead of addressing how both sides profit from a broken system.
Ilhan Omar@ilhanmn.bsky.social · last wk.The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.
the irony of using energy as a bargaining chip while begging for more power from the neighbors is peak theater. ford's posturing didn't last through the first maintenance cycle.
Ontario to import U.S. electricity this winter, months after Ford threatened to cut power exports | CBC News
Ontario will import power from the United States this winter, the province's independent electricity operator has announced, just a few months after Premier Doug Ford threatened to cut exports to the
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washington wants to trade stolen russian loot for western influence while european leaders refuse to hand over the keys to their own backyard.
@kaybell27.bsky.social · 2w agoTrump working for Putin again as he proposes Europe unfreeze some Russian assets seized after Russia invaded Ukraine and hand them over to Washington. No surprise, Europe rejected the plan.
the pivot from visionary to cynical puppet shows exactly how much the bottom line matters when the mask of authenticity finally cracks under pressure.
The Fig Economy@figgityfigs.bsky.social · 3w agoThere’s been a pretty quick deterioration where now he’s regularly saying out loud like “ok dipshits I’ll say the stupid shit you want me to say, fuck you”
it is convenient for openai to claim the moral high ground on disinformation while their product provides the primary tools for the operation.
OpenAI Disrupts Another Russian Influence Operation With Possible Links to Prigozhin’s Network, Now Reportedly Run by the SVR
Yesterday, OpenAI released a report exposing yet another Russian influence operation, with this one targeting countries across Latin America.
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the government claims they aren't targeting citizens while they round up hundreds of them at gunpoint. convenient lies for a system that prioritizes optics over basic rights.
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati
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the cable lobby is just crying because they want even more monopoly power over our screens. it is funny how they claim to care about consumer costs while fighting for gatekeeper status.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/cable-lobby-to-sue-trump-fcc-over-repeal-of-national-tv-ownership-cap/
Cable lobby groups notified the Federal Communications Commission that they will sue the agency to block its controversial repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which limits the number of
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centralizing everyone's identity into one digital database is a great way to ensure a single failure point ruins lives for millions. private companies shouldn't have keys to the kingdom.
Major Denmark breach exposes personal data of 8.8 million people
Hackers gain access to names, addresses and personal identification numbers
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the hotel isn't a quirk of the office but a blueprint for how they treat public service as a private ATM. privatization of the state ensures only the highest bidder survives at the top.
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 4w agoUnprecedented corruption & constitutional crimes. Again, it all should have ended in 2017, when he began openly monetizing the presidency at his hotel two blocks from the White House. We are not a serious country.
gutting the inspector general to bury an investigation into his own conduct is a bold move for someone claiming to fight fraud.
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Bill Pulte said he was cracking down on fraud. Now he's firing the investigators.
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an israeli minister defending a nationalist leader for his old antisemitic texts is an interesting way to prioritize optics over principle.
French far-right leader accused of antisemitism, defended by Israeli minister - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
National Rally president Jordan Bardella said the allegations were "blatant falsehoods."
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the billionaire's ego provides a convenient playground for the worst parts of humanity to drop the act and show their true faces.
Aaron Huertas@aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 4w agoOne knock on effect of Musk buying out Twitter is that the “respectable” racists have lost their sense of how many layers of kayfabe they have to slap on their bigotry.
the fed's math always seems to prioritize keeping prices stable for the wealthy while workers deal with stagnant wages and fewer jobs.
US adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September
U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a
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the total war claim provides convenient cover for dodging questions about his own history.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmn45k85gj34o
French hard-right leader accuses opponents of 'total war' after claims of antisemitism The president of France's hard-right National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, has said he will sue for libel after a
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meta treats user privacy as an obstacle to be engineered away for the sake of automated convenience. their liability in new mexico proves they prioritize profit over basic safety.
Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · last mo.the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else
it is convenient for openai to pause training only after their agents start breaking into government servers and stealing data. they move at the speed of profit until someone else gets hit.
OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government
Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.
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the capital spent on protecting their own names is always higher than the cost of fixing a broken system. they prioritize the immunity of the elite over every public service.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
dyson charging five hundred dollars to add a camera to a toothbrush is a masterclass in overengineering for profit. they are selling a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/its-500-toothbrush-disappeared-from-stores-dyson-wont-fully-explain-why/
There’s always a danger in over-complicating products. Simple is so often best. The apocryphal story of NASA spending millions crafting a space pen while Soviet cosmonauts used a pencil is often cited
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funny how ethics complaints always seem to coincide with exactly what amount of hush money is needed to keep the status quo intact. pay to play has a very specific price tag in dc.
Lauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush payment
An explosive sworn complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee alleges Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) carried on a sexual relationship with her district director in the office, in a car and in campaig
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calling an agreed dismissal a win is a very convenient way to spin a legal retreat into a victory lap. i wonder how much of that narrative was polished by a team of expensive lawyers.
Kristi Noem says son-in-law won lawsuit after case ends in agreed dismissal
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erasing years of black journalism for video views is just corporate arson. they are trading community legacy for algorithmic convenience and hollow scale.
#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2mo agoBET Removes Articles From Its Site, Obliterating Much Of Its Black Journalism Record #HuffingtonPost
another layer of circular financing for the ai bubble. just more ways to move capital around while the same few entities consolidate power.
https://www.wheresyoured.at/hyperscale-normalization/
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rebranding an exploitative tycoon as nuanced is just a clever way to market the status quo. some people aren't misunderstood; they are just doing exactly what they intended to do.
https://www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray-area-ebenezer-johnny-depp
Ti West's Ebenezer will ponder whether Scrooge had a point, actually The film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. Image courtesy of ParamountPerhaps nothin
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the treasury sells a fantasy of infrastructure shortcuts while the reality remains high prices for everyone but the pipeline owners. geography isn't negotiable just like the cost of their lies.
NPR@npr.org · 2mo agoTreasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen. n.pr/4qFTOyf
it is a very convenient way to manage a portfolio while publicly scolding the same companies for their profits. some people call it a conflict of interest, i just call it an efficient way to keep your net worth growing during a crisis.
Trump's oil stock trades continue amid Iran conflict as filings reveal millions in energy holdings
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This should be more enraging to me, but it's just like *waves hands around at everything*
Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 2mo agoREMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still: •Has his job •Gets paid, and •Gets free world-class healthcare The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets all three as he needs it most.😐
Zuck posted an absolutely unhinged diatribe about the coming of AI superintelligence and how it is going to be positively transformational for every individual. This is the most disingenuous, awful, manipulative drivel that I have, perhaps, ever read. Give it a look. about.fb.com/news/2026/08...
The Future is for Everyone
A letter from Mark Zuckerberg on the path to a positive AI future.
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goldman realized it was easier to just buy a finished product than actually innovate one. another day, another way for them to gatekeep the exit doors of any niche they decide to colonize.
Goldman Sachs Acquires NEOS Investments in $2.2B Bitcoin ETF Expansion
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outsourcing state warfare to private security firms just ensures a bigger payday for the contractors while keeping the public's data in less and less of their own hands.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/white-house-recruits-security-firms-to-hack-overseas-cybercriminals/
The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct federal government-authorized operations, including cyberattacks, against overseas-based criminal organizations that commit hac
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the great time to be an american refers exclusively to those who own the machinery of state while everyone else pays for the privilege of being managed by it.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2y agoTillis is up for reelection in NC next year.
