Mastodawn

Agreed.
‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/west-carmakers-retreat-electric-vehicle-risks-irrelevance-iran-war-evs-china

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

The Guardian

Saucetweet 5d ago

Dan Gillmor Mar 20

BlueSky wants you to trust them, but they raised $100 million from a crypto fund almost a YEAR AGO and didn't tell anyone.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/

Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition | TechCrunch

The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky's team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky's app and the underlying ATProto that powers it.

TechCrunch

Saucetweet Mar 8

404 Media Mar 7

https://404media.co/polymarket-pulls-bet-on-nuclear-detonation-in-2026/

Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026

‘How ghoulish.’ The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business.

404 Media

"And then I had a realization: the conduit through which I experience Molly's excellent work is totally enshittification-proof, and the more I use it, the easier it is for everyone to be less enshittified.

This conduit is anti-lock-in, it works for nearly the whole internet. It is surveillance-resistant, far more accessible than the web or any mobile app interface. It is my secret super-power.

It's RSS."

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise

Pluralistic: You should be using an RSS reader (16 Oct 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Saucetweet Feb 28

NetBlocks Feb 28

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a disruption to internet access in parts of #Iran including Tehran with connectivity at 54% of ordinary levels. The incident comes as the US and Israel target the regime with military strikes and will limit visibility into events on the ground.

Saucetweet Feb 28

NetBlocks Feb 28

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total internet blackout with national connectivity at 4% of ordinary levels. The incident comes amid US and Israeli combat operations and matches measures used during last year's war with Israel.

Saucetweet Jan 21

Show thread

NetBlocks Jan 20

⚠️ Update: With #Iran's internet blackout now past hour 280, the nation of over 90 million remains cut off for another day leaving friends and family unable to check in with loved ones. Meanwhile, traffic on select platforms points to an emergent strategy of whitelisting.

Saucetweet Jan 21

Randahl Fink Jan 20

"The most corrupt president The United States have ever seen."

UK Member of Parliament Ed Davey does not mince words when characterizing Trump after his move to take Greenland.

Thanks for the tip @hadon.

Saucetweet Jan 21

Erik Jonker Jan 20

It's amazing how the prime minister of Belgium so candidly speaks about where we are.
#Trump #Belgium

Saucetweet Jan 21

Zack Whittaker Jan 20

Always thankful for Techdirt.

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/20/everyone-knows-our-mad-kings-greenland-obsession-is-insane-why-wont-congress-stop-it/

Everyone Knows Our Mad King’s Greenland Obsession Is Insane. Why Won’t Congress Stop It?

Look, I know we’ve all gotten somewhat numb to the constant stream of unhinged pronouncements from the White House. At some point, the brain develops defense mechanisms. But every now and the…

Techdirt