CN Autoritarian TakeOver

Inspiring #MilesTaylor

"Drawing on his experience inside government and living the consequences of speaking openly, he says that real threat to #US #democracy isn't the politicians or hard-liners : it's the two-thirds of people who don’t speak up."
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This is a not fun read. It's a good one. But not fun.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/16/trillionaires-dire-democracy

No matter how you slice it, the rich are the enemy in their current state.
#tech #inequality #democracy

NEW: More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #Food #SNAP #Children #Kids #Poverty #USPolitics

#Mastodon 4.6 is here! It's been a long time in the works, but it's finally ready. In this release, we're introducing Collections—a way to share curated collections of profiles to help old and new users discover more of the #Fediverse. We're also updating the look of profiles, alongside many quality of life and accessibility improvements. Read more here:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

The greatest business idea of the 21st century is a massive computer system that answers your questions by rephrasing what some guy on a forum said 8 years ago.

It also makes cartoon porn.

I deleted my Twitter account with disdain once Musk took it over. But I've joined up here just now because of this book by @pluralistic

It helped explain a lot about the internet's history and it's enshittified present, but in a way accessible to someone like me without a lot of technical knowledge. An important contribution to making sense of a nonsensical world.

#internet #capitalism #books

A lot of affluent white liberals have the same "someone was mean to me online so I want to require real names and photo IDs" pseudo-solution to social media.

When the problem is they're just dumb motherfuckers with wrong opinions.

Hi Fedi—I'm working on a game I've wanted to make for a decade, and would like to share it with you (and ask for your help)!

Headlights is an endless runner about driving at night. All you see in the game world are sources of light, and gameplay is intended to be simple, one-handed, meditative (think 'Alto's Adventure,' but driving).

I would like to start building in public with a real soundtrack, and I have launched a Kickstarter to help cover the music license:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1861780569/headlights-0

NEW: Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.

Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-jeffery-hildebrand-hilcorp-oil-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oil #Climate #ClimateChange #Methane #Trump #EPA #Gas #Regulation #Environment

Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges

Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/trump-admin-abandons-fight-against-wind-energy-as-clean-energy-output-surges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social