Looking forward to the madness of deciding on the age of service users on our Linux machines.
Lawmakers in California believe #GeneralPurposeComputing is missing #AgeVerification, and core #Linux projects having a fit of #AnticipatoryObedience bringing this sh*t to all other jurisdictions as well. Can't be that long before gender or sexual orientation are mandated next.
Seriously, any plans / perspective by distros like #Debian to confine such f*ckery to the respective jurisdiction?
“The president once again found himself galloping ahead of reality’s leisurely pace.” 😂 ✍🏽 🛜
#McSweeneys #comedy #PoliticalHumor #NewYorkTimes #TheFailingNewYorkTimes #USMediaFailure #ObeyingInAdvance #AnticipatoryObedience
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new-york-times-style-guide-substitutions-for-the-president-lied
President-elect Donald Trump has received a personalized, inaugural Diet Coke bottle from Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey. The recent gift comes after the Coca-Cola Company slammed Trump and his supporters following the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021. At the time, the company said the riots were “an …
THE MORE YOU KNOW. I didn't realize there's a term for the preemptive capitulation (groveling) companies such as Google, Meta and X are participating in with Trump: "anticipatory obedience." And what's it called when government harnesses this power to capture political loyalty from wealthy corporations (and individuals)? That's "autocratic capture." #TheMoreYouKnow #AnticipatoryObedience #AutocraticCapture #corporatism #oligarchy
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/when-anticipatory-obedience-becomes
#Zuck wants his Trust and Safety team to at least have the appearance of conservative bias.
As hard as it will be, I’m gonna delete #Facebook.
#fascism #maga #trump #AnticipatoryObedience
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338305/meta-mark-zuckerberg-moving-meta-moderators-texas-california-bias
Ann Telnaes‘ cartoon of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Patrick Soon-Shiong (publisher of the LA Times), and the Disney company supplicating to TFG, which she says was killed by Washington Post editors due to its message. Spread it far and wide.
#anntelnaes #telnaes #brokenpost #wapo #washingtonpost #anticipatoryobedience
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