This Friday we have something slightly different: a conversation with SPRAK!

https://fodongo.ca/Blog/2026/03/20/20.html

#artist #spotlight #interview #fodongo #freeculture #zine

in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.

this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.

RE: https://troet.cafe/@FanCityKnits/116064659995664996

Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday!

Having been through the US immigration process (I got my first work visa more than 25 years ago and became a citizen in 2022), it's obvious to me that Americans have *no idea* how weird and tortuous their immigration system is:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorow/52177745821/

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/#n-600

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