NOLIGARCHY.US10h ago
The move: pick an origin myth that flatters the powerful.
What happened: elites uplift Pilgrim founding while sidelining the slave-trade story.
Why it matters: who gets counted, protected, and funded follows the curated narrative.
Dig into who benefits and who pays. #FollowTheMoney
https://go.noligarchy.us/NyGKi
The Slave Ship and the Mayflower

A new Atlantic piece forces a reckoning over how competing origin stories—slave trade and Pilgrim founding—are curated by elites to shape who counts as 'the people.'

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ProgressivePower23h ago
followthemoney and getinvolved in your community where referendums, activism, and voting is conducted. Social media is paying profiteers and billionaires, it won’t change policy. #followthemoney #getinvolved
Show threadEelco1d ago
@volts.wtf #FollowTheMoney and you'll find the real motivation
NOLIGARCHY.US1d ago
Move: the Mythos blackout shrinks to a "trusted user" whitelist.
What happened: vetted U.S. organisations regain conditional access to stronger model variants.
Why it matters: power and profit concentrate while accountability loosens. #FollowTheMoney
https://go.noligarchy.us/pKR0A
US narrows blackout on Anthropic’s Mythos model — trusted access replaces broad ban

Federal officials reversed a suspension of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5, allowing vetted U.S. organisations conditional access under a 'trusted user' regime that gates powerful model variants — preserving control while concentrating capability and commercial advantage in select institutions.

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A. Rivera2d ago

Speaking of shithole countries, again, gee, can't imagine why.

> Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations -- U.S. safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/06/26/Americans-not-as-well-off-peer-nations-safety-net-shortfalls/7981782482433/

#ThisIsAmerica #AmericanEmpire #corruption #exploitation #FollowTheMoney #gringos #GOP #PartyOfStupid #RepublicanLite #useless #BadEconomy

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations -- U.S. safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data - UPI.com

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, global data shows that the country is failing to "promote the general Welfare."

UPI
A. Rivera2d ago

No me digas. . .

> Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting, study shows https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/sports-gambling/gambling-disorder-increased-legalized-sports-betting-rcna351785

#gambling 🎲 #health #FollowTheMoney #ThisIsAmerica

Study: Gambling disorder cases spike after legal sports betting

Researchers analyzed millions of electronic health records and found a major difference between states that greenlit sports gambling and those that didn’t.

NBC News
A. Rivera2d ago

Gee, you don't say?

> Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting, study shows https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/sports-gambling/gambling-disorder-increased-legalized-sports-betting-rcna351785

#gambling 🎲 #health #FollowTheMoney #ThisIsAmerica

Study: Gambling disorder cases spike after legal sports betting

Researchers analyzed millions of electronic health records and found a major difference between states that greenlit sports gambling and those that didn’t.

NBC News
NOLIGARCHY.US2d ago
Pay-to-meet politics: JD Vance headlined an RNC event at Chamath Palihapitiya’s Palo Alto home and raised about $4.2M.
When donations concentrate, access and influence follow — watch filings and policy moves.
#FollowTheMoney
https://go.noligarchy.us/bJNaw
Scoop: JD Vance raises $4.2 million in Silicon Valley

Vice President JD Vance headlined an RNC fundraiser at Chamath Palihapitiya’s Palo Alto home that raised about $4.2 million, linking concentrated Silicon Valley donations to elevated access and influence for donors and the RNC. Watch donor filings and subsequent policy moves for signs of donor-driven influence.

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A. Rivera3d ago

> Resolution on ALA Financial Sustainability and Leadership Accountability Will Not Move Forward
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/resolution-on-ala-financial-sustainability-and-leadership-accountability-will-not-move-forward

Wow, they basically dodged on a technicality. (ALA = American Library Association, the professional organization for librarians, well, a lot of librarians at least).

#NotMyALA #librarians #libraries #FollowTheMoney #BadEconomy

A. Rivera3d ago

> Resolution on ALA Financial Sustainability and Leadership Accountability Will Not Move Forward
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/resolution-on-ala-financial-sustainability-and-leadership-accountability-will-not-move-forward

Wow, they basically dodged on a technicality

#NotMyALA #librarians #libraries #FollowTheMoney #BadEconomy