The NYT is ok with extremist ideology as an anecdote in a profile—but highly allergic to any deeper examination of the ideology itself. No one gets to write an op-ed explaining any of this. That’s not allowed. But a billionaire can drop it in a quote as a passing comment.

It’s not just one billionaire. It’s a full-blown cult of billionaires who believe dictatorship should replace democracy—and that technology (crypto and AI) will make this inevitable. They say it loud. Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!) www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires ...

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“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...

Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)

Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.

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Convenience, efficiency, profitability, and easiness have long been the four horsemen of the tech apocalypse.

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“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...

Please share this gift article about treason in Alberta widely, and frequently. Thanks, Globe and Mail. #Canada #journalism www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1f59e58...

Democracy is not a static inheritance; it is an architecture we must actively maintain. By reforming our tax code, fixing our elections, and balancing our courts, we can fulfill our foundational promise: E Pluribus Unum. Out of many, one. caycecwill.substack.com/p/get-out-an...

Get Out and Vote

A TREATISE ON STRUCTURAL REFORMS TO UNLOCK AMERICAN VOTER TURNOUT

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"Every scam to make you pay more has a mirror-image scam that ensures you are paid less" - @doctorow.pluralistic.net pluralistic.net/2026/09/29/a...

On Tuesday the BC Supreme Court vacated the convictions of the co-founders of DULF, which bought and sold clean illegal drugs on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and struck down a part of Canada's drug laws. None of it was ideal, but in this crisis, it was to the good. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Bruce Arthur: B.C. court right to absolve founders of Drug User Liberation Front

The B.C. Supreme Court concluded that DULF kept people alive and did no public harm, Bruce Arthur writes.

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"For decades, we've provided election coverage that's based on in-depth political reporting by an experienced team of journalists backed by commentary from political leaders. But now we're throwing that aside so we can tell you what some of the most irredeemable uninformed gamblers are guessing."

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 2w ago

CBS NEWS PARTNERS WITH KALSHI CBS News is partnering with Kalshi to integrate prediction-market data into its 2026 midterm coverage. CBS joins CNN, Fox News and NBC News in highlighting prediction markets as part of their coverage

There are NEW updates in the case of the Cornell 7 as more details are revealed, including how the alleged victim stated “with 100% confidence [she] was raped”. So why did the local DA only present certain parts of her written statement? I've got the latest reporting: youtu.be/tcsZBeeJk9k?...

New DETAILS In Cornell ASSAULT CASE Revealed In BOMBSHELL Transcript!!

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"Digital sovereignty is about owning or controlling layers of infrastructure, not just funding another vendor - Vass Bednar in @thestar.com #Musk #Starlink www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

If Canada wants to move away from Elon Musk, this is how it should do it

It's time for pension funds to step up, writes Vass Bednar.

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Well said: "If A.I. promises to transform the entire society, then the entire society is entitled to have a say, even a decisive one, over the use, development and direction of the technology" - Jamelle Bouie #Canada #Carney #evansolomon #AI www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...

Opinion | The Railroads Were Once the Octopus That A.I. Is Now

New matrix, meet the old matrix.

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"Virtually every vendor you engage with, from your landlord to your corner deli, wants you to install an app whose terms of service requires you to sign away all of your privacy rights, forever, in exchange for nothing." - @doctorow.pluralistic.net pluralistic.net/2026/09/28/c...

Justin Trudeau and immigration. An excerpt from a new book by David Olive of the Toronto Star #Canada www.thestar.com/news/insight...

"I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar" - Daniel Dale for CNN #Canada #trade #tariffs www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...

AI Minister @evansolomon.bsky.social and the Liberal party need to remember that Canadians didn't vote to be surveilled, deceived, fired, replaced or "harmed" by AI and Tech Bros billionaires. Canadians need to hold Solomon & Carney to account. #Canada #oversight www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Canada’s AI minister takes aim at Big Tech’s plan to police itself

With artificial intelligence giants taking to the global stage this week urging for technology slowdowns, Evan Solomon says it’s not up to tech companies to dictate their own guardrails.

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Why is Meta deleting the accounts of Toronto performers? Is it rampant homophobia? #instagram #facebook #burlesque #artists www.thestar.com/news/gta/met...

A livelihood at risk. A 'panic attack for breakfast.' Performer banned from Meta over bikini photo

Starlotte Satine is trying to promote an upcoming show at the El Mocambo but says her livelihood is at risk.

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"Experts say Ottawa’s Building Canada Strong Act hands the labour minister and government ‘unchecked’ authority to suspend strikes based on ‘national interest.’" - Josh Rubin in @thestar.com #Canada #Carney #workers www.thestar.com/business/why...

Why unions say Canada's new labour bill will make strikes 'all but impossible' in regulated sectors

Experts say Ottawa's Building Canada Strong Act hands the labour minister and government 'unchecked' authority to suspend strikes based on 'national interest.'

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“What we should take away from this controversy is that the majority attaches great importance to authenticity. If you think you are adding value by having your works written by AI, go ahead! But at least, mention it, so as not to betray your readers" #Canada #AIbook www.thestar.com/news/world/w...

Why AI allegations risk turning a Canadian literary sensation into a French book scandal

On Monday, Thélyson Orélien’s book won the 2026 Prix du Roman Fnac, a major French book retailer.

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"The SEC, once a bastion of investor protection, is now going to great lengths to stifle shareholder dissent. It is a troubling change that will also affect Canadian holders of U.S. equities and Canadian companies listed on U.S. exchanges" - Rita Trichur www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Opinion: SEC wants to get rid of shareholder proposals, setting another dangerous precedent for Canada

U.S. regulator is censoring investors in order to shield companies from scrutiny

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"As support for both Trump and Poilievre has diminished - they both have approval ratings of 32 -I am starting to think that their remaining supporters are - how to put it? - not as intellectually inclined as other voters" - @stephenmaher.bsky.social #potash www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Stephen Maher: Donald Trump is picking a fight on potash. Here’s how Canada should respond (spoiler: not like Andrew Scheer)

Conservatives are in a pickle, and Poilievre is straddling a barbed-wire fence

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“I believe if you can do something for somebody else, then you should. I’m a giver and I’m a donator of whatever it is that I have to offer. I wish I had a few more kidneys to give away" - Living organ donor Christine Bruce #transplants #Canada www.thestar.com/news/gta/don...

She's one of Ontario's rare double donors. Why she did it — and what a new study says about safety

Living donors change the equation for people awaiting organs, and can lead to much faster transplants.

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"To restore trust, Toronto police must step back entirely" from the latest TPS scandal investigation says ex-services board chair Alok Mukherjee #corruption #ProjectSouth www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

As a former chair of the police services board, I have misgivings about the inspection into corruption of Toronto’s force

Questions remain regarding the independence of the inspection.

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"(Carney) hasn’t adequately explained how his plan will improve on the current operation by local airport authorities. Nor has he outlined the necessary safeguards to protect passengers" - @thestar.com #canada www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...

Star Editorial Board: Mark Carney still has to convince Canadians that privatizing airports won’t hurt them

The prime minister hasn’t adequately explained how his plan will improve on the current operation by local airport authorities. Nor has he outlined the necessary safeguards to protect passengers.

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"(California AG Rob) Bonta just handed the American movie and TV sector to two of the most odious creeps to draw breath, surrendering without firing a shot" - @doctorow.pluralistic.net #movies #films #streaming #news #canada pluralistic.net/2026/09/22/h...

A good reminder that AI is the machine without a brain, and we are the brain, not the machine. #Canada #politicians #legislation #laws www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Justin Ling: It’s the nuclear bomb of the 21st century. This is how we can control it

Reining in AI will take international co-operation.

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"This entire (Ed Sheeran) debacle is a stark reminder that opting out of taking political stands is, in and of itself, a political stand: a politics of self-interest" - Roxane Gay in @nytimes.com #genocide #macklemore #music www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...

Opinion | Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Why Politics Is So Hard for Celebrities

Celebrities use the facade of neutrality as shelter, as a place to take refuge.

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“A close read of Ed Sheeran's new statement, and why it's a flop.” Credit: @premthakker.bsky.social

My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 4w ago

“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation… Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”

The "Untouchables" TV show should be rebooted, only this time the untouchables are the AI ATech Bros and the corrupt politicians (President Epstein) who protect them. I'd watch. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/ai-is-an-e...

AI Is an Elite Crime Spree

Documents show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.

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