Mastodawn

S&P 500 blocks fast SpaceX entry, won’t waive rule for unprofitable AI firms

SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/sp-500-blocks-fast-spacex-entry-wont-waive-rule-for-unprofitable-ai-firms/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Bolt 23h ago

The Needling 2d ago

Crazy Socialist Mayor of Seattle Says Cars Not Allowed to Drive on ‘Trains-Only’ Train Tracks: https://theneedling.com/2026/06/03/crazy-socialist-mayor-of-seattle-says-cars-not-allowed-to-drive-on-trains-only-train-tracks/

Bolt 1d ago

Lumpenanalyst 1d ago

#PlutOligarchy #Democracy: "The poll ... found 79% support “a constitutional amendment to restore limits on #money in #elections.” The proposal would essentially overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling" https://www.commondreams.org/news/end-dark-money-poll?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=afce226132-Top+News+%7C+Thu.+5%2F7%2F26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-998917937b-600223291

Over 80% of All US Voters Support Ending Dark Money’s Grip on Democracy | Common Dreams

American voters overwhelmingly support anti-corruption measures, including a constitutional amendment to limit money in politics.

Common Dreams

Bolt 1d ago

The Distraction Index 1d ago

The Distraction Index tracks 55+ events per week, scoring each for constitutional damage AND media distraction.

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The Distraction Index

Weekly civic intelligence report tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions. See through the noise.

The Distraction Index

Bolt 2d ago

internetarchive 2d ago

As some publishers block the Wayback Machine, we lose the ability to reliably verify past reporting and track how stories change over time.

📣 Tell news organizations to stop blocking archiving and help preserve journalism for the future; sign the open letter:
✍️ https://www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

#SaveTheArchive #DigitalArchive #WaybackMachine #TruthMatters @fight

Wikipedia, and the entire Wikimedia movement, has been a democratic, anti-authoritarian experiment since the day of its inception.

It's a project that matters, something I've been proud to have made a career of.

I spent my 20 years at the Wikimedia Foundation trying to further that experiment on a professional basis, and I have never been prouder of my former colleagues at WMF than I have been these past few months as we've been making @wwu a reality.

You should organize your workplace too.

Bolt May 29

Sophie Labelle May 27

A few months ago, I posted this comic about the new Canadian policy that allows citizenship by descent. It went viral, and then gradually, I started to get dozens of messages like this trickling in : people are getting new citizenships. People are moving countries and changing their lives.