David Graeber InstituteIn 2011, David Graeber wrote: Revolutions in Reverse
This is an extract!
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Aral BalkanWhen the most successful person in your system is a fascist, your system might just be fascism.
Kevin RothrockAnother fine and scathing look at today's sorry Democratic Party: "The fault is not in the Democratsβ campaigns; it is in themselves. This is a party that represents the nerve center of American capitalism, ideological production, and imperial power."
Alistair DavidsonThe annoying nerds who said you should install Linux, use decentralised social media, use Signal secure messenger were right.
Control of our own computing is a prerequisite for freedom.
The internet *is* real life.
Mike MasnickHad to vent some frustration that the same week Zuck whined about how the Biden admin sent some mean emails and that was so unfair, he was literally going over his policy changes with Trump aides to make sure they were cool with it, and that gets no headlines.
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/17/a...
As Zuckerberg Goes Around Whin...
As Zuckerberg Goes Around Whin...
As Zuckerberg Goes Around Whining About Biden, He Made Sure To First Get His New Approach Approved By Trump
Remember how Zuckerberg was βdone with politicsβ? Remember how he promised that he was going to stop doing what politicians demanded he do? Now it turns out that he not only did his big set of modeβ¦
πΏπΆππΆ "not yet begun to fight"In case it isn't clear, the main reason the dipshit MAGA fascist camp seems hell bent on banning TikTok but not any other Chinese owned apps like Temu or SheIn despite the fact that they collect at least as much personal data and arguably more than an app designed for dancing teenagers is because you can't politically organize on Temu or SheIn.
JA WestenbergMAGA is the last refuge of the man who mistakes arrogance for principle and ignorance for valor, all while priding himself on virtues he has never possessed.
CrimethInc. Ex-WorkersThis weekend and next, events will take place around the country in response to the call for Festivals of Resistance before Trump takes power. This is a crucial chance for communities to come together and build skills for collective defense.
Check out the list here:
Ricki Bowie Knives TarrOkay, I have a Star Trek theory. You know how all Star Trek characters are obsessed with 20th century or earlier art? The reason is AI, at some point there are no people making actual art, since AI can't create anything, it just recycles stuff that it knows over and over. There were years and years where no new art was created, so art never moves forward.
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I'm high.