Over at #ReasonMagazine's site the main headline today is an examination of #PeterThiel's hypocritical statements about the evils of #Authoritarianism. He's probably a swell guy to have a beer with, but his lack of self-reflection and idolization of Sauromon from Lord of the Rings makes a worst-case scenario for #AI.

#TechnologyNews #Opinion

https://reason.com/video/2025/09/25/donald-trump-and-peter-thiel-are-using-ai-to-supercharge-the-surveillance-state

Donald Trump and Peter Thiel are using AI to supercharge the surveillance state

Peter Thiel warns of a pending one-world totalitarian government—while himself pushing to supercharge the surveillance state.

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#ABCnewsRadio #Australia repeatedly playing an interview with the senior editor of #ReasonMagazine in this mornings news bulletin:

#Trump is a shoe-in to win the #NobelPeacePrize & #Obama did nothing & only got his because he won an election.”

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Reason.com is the leading #libertarian magazine and video website covering news, politics, culture, and more with reporting and analysis.

Uh huh. Piss poor reporting by the ABC #auspol #USPol

i did not know about Leadbelly’s “stay woke” - more confirmation that the current reactionary “anti-woke” cultural movement is literally just the unbroken lineage of Ku Klux Klan bullshit.

#LeadBelly #Woke #antiwoke #kkk #fascism #Nazi #Nazis #MAGA #elonMusk #trump #chrisRufo #AndyNgo #libsoftiktok #moms4liberty #reasonMagazine #altRight #peterBoghossian #jordanPeterson #darkHorsePodcast

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm: (@markwyner@mas.to)

So his use of “stay woke” was a message specifically directed at Black folks, to make sure they stayed alert and safe in perilous places. The appropriated version of “woke” vs Lead Belly’s version are in the same arena, but their nuanced difference is meaningful. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Belly#%22Stay_woke%22 🧵3/3

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In other words, POTUS doesn't get to decide what is or isn't a fact. I'm not sure this is a First Amendment violation though. I'll be curious to read his next piece. #ReasonMagazine #GulfOfMexico

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/02/15/it-is-a-fact-that-the-body-of-water-is-called-the-gulf-of-america/

"It Is a Fact That the Body of Water ... Is Called the Gulf of America"?

I hope to blog soon about the First Amendment questions raised by President Trump's excluding the AP from the Oval Office and Air Force One because of the

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It's been almost a month, so I had to make sure I published SOMETHING before the calendar turns over this weekend.

https://www.berkough.com/2023/06/ye-olde-victrola-short-list-for-june.html

#reasonmagazine #theintercept #libertarian #commandline #swing

Ye Olde Victrola - The Short List for June 2023

Post-industrial American milieu. A modern gonzo exploration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

ICMYI - #NancyRommelmann used #ReasonMagazine to whitewash an alt-right fascist who crossed state lines to travel to #PDX, then yelled homophobic slurs while engaging in mob violence along with #ProudBoys, #Nazis, and #Fascists https://kolektiva.media/w/uVetLZzej5CfB8CWXfH4yz
Nancy Rommelmann whitewashes alt-right fascist Erin Smith

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on june 30, 2018, alt-right fascist Erin Smith yelled homophobic slurs & brutally assaulted someone who was laying on the ground after they had been knocked down from a punch by convicted #January6 #SeditiousConspiracy #ProudBoys leader #EthanNordean.

#ReasonMagazine's right wing pundit #NancyRommelmann ignored this incident (and many others) & laundered Smith as a "conservative". https://kolektiva.media/w/uVetLZzej5CfB8CWXfH4yz

Nancy Rommelmann whitewashes alt-right fascist Erin Smith

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1st Post! Student #Journalist based in #DC. Currently working for #NBC and #MeetThePress while I finish up at #Georgetown. Once worked at #ReasonMagazine and #TheHoya, plus other places!