Michael WestergaardApr 14
#Trump fighting the #Pope is the best thing to happen for a while. It's literally this. The new Popey McPopeface actually seems kind-of cool.

I'd like to see both lose, but as with anything, Trump fighting something makes me like that thing more. Trump made me sympathize with the #Venezuelan #dictator and #Iranian #oppressive #theocracy. The #Catholic #church is still be blight on society, but at least it's not a #narcissistic #terrorist hell-bent on destroying the world.
Your Autistic Life Mar 15

"And now, the oppressive hour. One hour of oppressive music."

#oppressive #music

MarkMar 2

Downright #Evil Palantir

Peter #Thiel, one of 1st prominent #Trump supporters, known for declaring #freedom & #democracy are incompatible

It's named after the seeing stones (palantíri) from The Lord of the Rings: magical crystals that let their owners observe distant places

Palantir makes same promise:

- Enable remote monitoring of data to reveal patterns, links that would otherwise remain hidden

https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-courted-switzerland

#privacy #oppressive #dystopian #authoritarianism #surveillance

How tenaciously Palantir courted Switzerland

The controversial tech company Palantir provides surveillance technology. In Switzerland, however, its pitches have been rejected.

Republik
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Jan 27
“Instead, what they discovered in the frozen North was something different: a real #resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly #nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an #oppressive #state.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

The Atlantic
Show threadRichRARobiJan 27

@alt_in_uk @toychicken

Due to the greed of outsourcing, the #ukgovernment including local government does not have joined up computing.

Communication is fraught.

As illustrated by the debacle of the #oppressive one-login, each service has its own entry system, separate database, and possibly runs on an out of date operating system.

When the 'mainframe' was replaced by first mini-computers and then the PC, the uk descended into chaos.

Considerable consolidation and update is needed

MarkDec 31

#Data is control: what we learned from a year investigating the #Israeli #military’s ties to big #tech

Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the #IDF and #SiliconValley – with implications for the future of #warfare

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/israeli-military-big-tech

#Gaza #genocide #WarCrimes #AI #Israel #war #HumanRights #BigData #privacy #Orwellian #1984 #dystopian #authoritarian #oppressive

‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech

Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley – with implications for the future of warfare

The Guardian
MarkSep 25, 2025

Digital #ID to become law in U-turn from #Labour Government
#ToxicLabour

#DigitalID is to be made law for all adults in the #UK in a screeching U-turn from the Labour Government. [Not in Labour #Manifesto]

Keir #Starmer is expected to announce the full plans later this week, with LBC speculating an announcement could be made on Friday

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25495657.digital-id-become-law-u-turn-labour-government/

#authoritarian #LabourLies #dishonest #Orwellian #oppressive #ToxicStarmer

Digital ID to become law in U-turn from Labour Government

DIGITAL ID is to be made law for all adults in the UK in a screeching U-turn from the Labour Government.

The National
MarkSep 19, 2025

For #comedians around the world, the laughs often end as #democracy fades

#Trump diminishing space for #FreeSpeech shows Trump’s America is moving towards #authoritarianism. Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking to MSNBC, said the country was on a path towards becoming more like #oppressive #regimes in #Russia and #Saudi Arabia. “This is just another step forward,” he said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/19/for-comedians-around-the-world-the-laughs-often-end-as-democracy-fades

#DictatorTrump #USSA #ComradeKrasnov #ThoughtPolice #threats

For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades

Silencing of Jimmy Kimmel sets US on course similar to that charted by authoritarian regimes from Egypt to India

The Guardian
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Aug 27, 2025

#Dictators and #Strongmen:
#Oppressive #Regimes in #Historical #Fiction

https://bookriot.com/dictators-and-strongmen-oppressive-regimes-in-historical-fiction/

Dictators and Strongmen: Opressive Regimes in Historical Fiction

These 9 historical fiction books about oppressive regimes will remind you of the importance of standing against tyranny, no matter how hard.

BOOK RIOT
Steve Dustcircle 🌹May 21, 2025

#FactCheck:
Are #White #SouthAfrican ‘#refugees’ fleeing #racialpersecution?

#Afrikaners, a #Whiteminority who ruled #SouthAfrica with an #oppressive grip, #dispossessed the #Black majority during the #colonialera and #apartheid.

https://theemancipator.org/2025/05/20/sections/politics-and-policy/fact-check-white-south-african-refugees-fleeing-racial-persecution/

Fact Check: Are White South African ‘refugees’ fleeing racial persecution?

Afrikaners, a White minority who ruled South Africa with an oppressive grip, dispossessed the Black majority during the colonial era and apartheid.

The Emancipator