The anti-data center movement isn’t just about limiting local development—it represents a new front in the fight against tech-enabled authoritarianism. Where else can people push back on job-eating algorithms, distorting deep fakes, and autonomous drone strikes? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin

Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions

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"Datacenters provide a physical place and focal point where people can show up and directly confront out-of-control and otherwise impossible-to-reach tech billionaires," write @astra.bsky.social and Saul Levin.

The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin

Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions

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BREAKING: A federal court blocked the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to cut off food assistance for 42 million people during the ongoing government shutdown. We'll keep fighting to ensure that federal programs serve their lawful purpose: to help, not harm, people and communities.

The People’s Pantry: A furloughed federal worker-led food drive initiative by DMV FUN & sponsors @indivisible.org @50501dc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social @27unihted.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @fairshareamerica.bsky.social @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social @networklobby.bsky.social

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

This is nightmarish. Thirty to forty-plus inches more rain. No community is designed/built to shrug off teh flooding that come from that kind of deluge.

Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Jamaica, in particular, will likely suffer catastrophic impacts from now rapidly-intensifying (but slow-moving) Hurricane #Melissa. A *Category 5* landfall now appears to be the most likely outcome, & 30-40+ inches of *additional* rain in mountains will lead to extreme flooding.

Speaker Johnson should be removed for violating the Constitutional rights of AZ-2, and by extension the rights of all Americans by keeping the House adjourned. The People have business to attend to! Administrate the oath and let all go on record on releasing the Epstein files!

And wait... how much money did Trump just promise Argentina? How much is Trump spending on his new ballroom? 🙄😡 @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)@firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Federal workers across the country are not getting paychecks this week. Food banks are feeling the strain of federal employees who need help feeding their families.

We are being shadow banned on Instagram after we posted about Kristi Noem WHINING on TV bc Chicago businesses weren’t letting ICE agents use bathrooms. Who lets a creep trying to abduct you pee?? Ppl are looking up our exact handle @moonlightmvmt or name and not getting results!! Kristi is a loser!

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

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About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started. October 18th, Everywhere #nokings

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*. Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.

“More than 2,300 armed National Guard troops are currently patrolling the District unlawfully. That unprecedented deployment is inflicting irreparable harm to the District’s sovereignty, its economy, and public safety.”

TPM@talkingpointsmemo.com · 11mo ago

The Trump administration lobbied Wednesday evening for a freeze of Washington D.C.’s attempt to eject a couple thousand National Guard from the district.

The US govt is now shutdown, Republicans keep illegally dismantling basic services while Dems host pressers and send angry letters. Our leaders have failed us and we need a new approach. The Moonlight Movement is organizing a fresh creative strategy to fight back, but we need your help, a thread ➡️

By seeking to make authoritarianism bipartisan in DC, Muriel Bowser has made herself an international disgrace. Top leaders of both parties in DC are now collaborating to drag dads out of car windows and throw moms down on pavement. Meanwhile 80% of DC residents oppose the occupation.

RIGHT NOW is likely a pivotal moment in US history. Dictators almost always take over capital cities, usually by force, to assert power and control. A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:

New tactic: FreeDC is calling on everyone in the Capitol to make loud noise every day of the military occupation of DC. If you live in DC, take 3 minutes every day at 8pm - play your trumpet on the stoop baby. If you aren’t in DC, text someone who is and ask them to holler nightly at 8! 🎺📯📣🥁🎷🪕

NEW: Tucson city council has UNANIMOUSLY rejected the water guzzling “project blue” data center after brave organizing from neighbors. Data centers are being built all over to benefit billionaires at the expense of water, land and people, and Tucsonians are modeling how to say enough is enough.

Stories of anti-authoritarian resistance - a thread on the Aragalaya in Sri Lanka: In early 2022, Sri Lankans were in a rough place. 🛢 Gas lines stretched for miles. Daily blackouts hit 13+ hours. Food inflation passed 90%. The Rajapaksa regime blamed “global issues.” The people weren’t buying it…

Today Amazon released its “Sustainability” report. Predictably, what it leaves out is vastly more important than what it says. Amazon is building a dirty energy empire, spending literally hundreds of billions on data centers that will rely primarily on new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Did you know 338 rural American hospitals could be pushed to close by politicians? Senate Republicans are hoping to pass a big horrible bill TOMORROW, and the severe cuts to Medicaid would threaten the closure of hospitals in nearly every state, harming millions of people they “represent.” LIST➡️

If you know someone inspiring, who should run for office on our NEW anti-authoritarian slate with Mamdani style good vibes and low prices, tag them below, text them, let them know. We need everyone. No experience required to run for office, just a hunger to keep our freedoms & pursuit of happiness.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI wants you to use your energy this morning to help stop the massive cuts to healthcare, SNAP, clean energy, public lands, and more moving in the US Senate tomorrow! We need to stop the big horrible bill NOW. Hundreds of rural hospitals could close. Let’s go!

NEW: we will be launching a slate of anti-authoritarian candidates for 2026 at all levels of govt inspired by Zohran Mamdani-style smile and hustle politics with a gorgeous vision of the future. Immigrants, federal workers, all the beautiful people Trump is attacking will be at the heart. Join us 🍾

Our budget agreement with the Governor is now public. We fully protected public transportation funding — reversing all proposed cuts — & fully protected the $750M loan to Bay Area transit systems we previously agreed to with the Assembly. 🧵

My parents went to one of several rallies on Long Island. ICE has been targeting families there for abduction, but the regime didn’t realize what they’ve awakened. There haven’t been this many people protesting in this suburb since summer 2020 #NoKings @projectmoonshot.bsky.social

Hi! We’re Project Moonshot, a new movement space to fight autocracy, build alternate organizing & keep each other safe. We’ve trained 1000+ ppl, hit 10M views on political ed, organized 500+ fed workers, & more since Jan. Will you follow + share so we can reach more and keep building? Solidarity 🙏