Jay KuoI can’t believe I’m saying this, but Trump wants a Fox & Friends host to be our next Defense Secretary. Guy has zero experience at this. But that doesn’t matter to Trump, who has plans to remake the military. My write-up: https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/fox-and-fiends?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Republicans are going to come in with the smallest majority in the history of the House, with a fractured Conference held hostage by the far right Freedom Caucus. Democrats will be united in opposition. Let’s use this to fight to preserve key legislation and programs, including Social Security and Medicare, the ACA, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
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🏳️🌈🖖🏽Almost one week after Election Day, the reality of what lies ahead may still feel surreal. But as challenges become clearer, The Big Picture writer Jay Kuo is taking a grounded look at what effective resistance might look like. Dive in and consider how we can prepare for what’s to come. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-resistance-democrats-senate-lawfare
craigsilvermanNEW: Meta earns millions from deceptive political ads.
We found over 100,000 deceptive US political & social issues ads across +200 FB pages. Some pages falsely claimed to be run by the government and the ads were rife with deepfakes and false claims.
Story & 🧵: https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election
Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election
Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.
Ars TechnicaOver 500 Amazon workers decry “non-data-driven” logic for 5-day RTO policy
“I used to be proud of my work and excited about my future here. I don't feel that anymore."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/over-500-amazon-workers-decry-non-data-driven-logic-for-5-day-rto-policy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
“I used to be proud of my work and excited about my future here. I don't feel that anymore."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/over-500-amazon-workers-decry-non-data-driven-logic-for-5-day-rto-policy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
