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Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/04/former-california-ag-bill-lockyer-offers-a-dumb-and-lazy-defense-of-the-paramount-warner-bros-merger/

Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger

There’s just an exhaustingly long list of reasons why the $111 billion planned acquisition of Warner Brothers by Larry Ellison and Paramount is very, very bad. Bad for consumers, bad for labo…

Techdirt

Needs Fixin'May 26

The blog "This Needs Fixin'" looks at systemic problems in our society and suggests ways to address them.

Here's a randomly-selected link to a vintage post from the archive, dated 2020/02/20:

You Need To Read This: The Authoritarians

https://this.needsfixin.net/2020/02/20/you-need-to-read-this-the-authoritarians

#Read #This #authoritarianism #the #authoritarians #altemeyer

You Need To Read This: The Authoritarians – This Needs Fixin'

Read This, altemeyer, authoritarianism, the authoritarians

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬May 26

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
New research sheds light on how mediocre #employees help would-be #authoritarians maintain power.
Turns out career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — desire to revive stalled career or obtain minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality. Often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://archive.is/20260518091508/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The New York Times

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈May 24

Putin and Trump, both hating their lives and wanting to hide out in bunkers until it all goes away.

#Putin #Russia #VladamirPutin #Trump #Authoritarians #Fascists #GeoPolitics

Audrea 🌸May 20

“It turns out that would-be authoritarians don’t need to staff their regimes with ideological true believers, offer extreme enticements or impose draconian punishments in order to make successful power grabs. They just need to figure out how to target their ideal labor pool: the frustrated and mediocre.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html #Authoritarians #Authoritarianism

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The New York Times

Katika Kühnreich May 10

[DE👇] Great #essay on the #freedomofart, #authoritarians, and their attack on #art & #artists by Claudia Emmert. She speaks of #freedom of art & #resistance

And a State Minister for #Culture that is fighting a #battleofcultures

Großartiger Essay von #ClaudiaEmmert @Claudia zur #kunstfreiheit auf #DLF

Von einem #kulturstaatsminister im #Kulturkampf

Von der Notwendigkeit von #Widerstand & #Widerspruch in der #Kunst & dem #Kulturkampf von #Rechts

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/freiraeume-zwischen-wandel-und-widerstand-100.html
#Radio #Kultur

Freiräume - Zwischen Wandel und Widerstand

Populistische Diskurse verändern die kulturelle Dynamik von Gesellschaften: Cancel Culture und öffentliche Anprangerungen sind die Folge. Wenn Persönliches politisch instrumentalisiert wird, verschwinden Freiräume einer demokratischen Gesellschaft.

Deutschlandfunk

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Gokul Das May 9

To all #technologists / #techies: This won't be limited to #Android. They WILL insist on the same standard of #security on all #devices. Are you ready to settle for just #Windows, #MacOS and #Chromebook?

These #corporations have splendidly demonstrated that they're primarily #authoritarians and #fascists who wield #technology as their main weapon. Who does that leave as their opponents? You have to inform the rest of the #population. Your #voice matters! Make it count!

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LM Little Apr 23

"Like most #authoritarians Ford is only focused on increasing his power and control. Like Trump, Ford is only “getting it done” for his wealthy friends. " https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/ford-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian/

#Ontario #onpoli #cdnpoli #secrecy #authoritarianism #cdnpoli

Ford is a dangerous authoritarian

Doug Ford is seeking to hide his crimes and from accountability by gutting the Freedom of Information request system.

rabble.ca

WINGS_radio Apr 22

#Africa #voting #authoritarians https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/the-ballor-box-illusion-how-authoritarians-repackaged-the-african-ballot/

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 11

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/