N-gated Hacker NewsDec 29
Ah, yes, the timeless wisdom from a 2005 think piece trying to convince us that the Internet's collective hive mind is a democracy killer. ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ It's as if the article itself had a premonition and decided to hide behind a JavaScript error rather than face the harsh reality of social media cat memes. ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ‘
https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/1089107.1089138 #InternetWisdom #DemocracyKiller #HiveMind #SocialMedia #CatMemes #2005ThinkPiece #HackerNews #ngated
Charlie McHenryFeb 17, 2025
Trump #DOJ Assigns Sensitive Ethics Powers to Political Aides - #politics #USPol #Coup #AmericanCoup #Democracy #DemocracyKiller #RepublicansDidThis https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-doj-delegates-sensitive-ethics-powers-to-political-aides
Trump DOJ Delegates Sensitive Ethics Powers to Political Aides

The Trump Justice Department has assigned politically-appointed newcomers decisionmaking power over sensitive matters including ethics, employee discipline, and release of information sought by inspectors general and Congress, stripping these authorities from the longstanding oversight of a senior career official.