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"Karp’s message is loud and clear: My technology [ #AI] will take political capital away from one of your greatest enemies—liberal women with degrees—and give one of your favorite demographics to patronize—working-class men—more political power to transfer to you. He’s aligning his technology with both GOP political strategy and the larger male-centered culture war that the right has been waging for the better part of a decade now."

https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

#democracy

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power

They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

The New Republic

Substack hosts swastika-laden Nazi accounts promoting white supremacism (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters). If you're currently using Substack, you might want to switch to a more ethical alternative like Ghost.

Ghost is a Fediverse-compatible blog and newsletter platform, it runs on free open software and you can host it yourself or use a paid hosting service. More info:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/ghost-blogs-and-newsletters-on-the-fediverse

The journalist @molly0xfff wrote on moving from Substack to Ghost:

➡️ https://www.citationneeded.news/substack-to-self-hosted-ghost

#Substack

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

The Guardian

US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, 2021.

All the pixels, none of the campaign ads, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221569646

#photography

Warriors Ukrainian🇺🇦

🇪🇺 The EU has called for the "urgent" creation of alternatives to Visa and Mastercard to reduce dependence on the US. According to Director General of the EU Banking Alliance, the dominance of US payment systems is a potential leverage point should transatlantic relations deteriorate. As the Financial Times notes, Visa and Mastercard currently account for approximately two-thirds of card transactions in the eurozone, while 13 EU countries lack a national alternative. In 2024, EPI launched Wero, a European alternative to Apple Pay. It currently has approximately 48.5 million users in Belgium, France, and Germany; expansion to online and offline payments is planned for 2027. The EU is also discussing a digital euro as a possible basis for a pan-European payments system, but, it may come too late—after Donald Trump's current presidential term ends.

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Has News Corpse or Fairfax/Nine worked out a way to blame the Labor party for the National/Liberal Coalition implosion yet? #auspol
"In China, driverless delivery vans have become a total meme, they plow through crumbling roads, fresh concrete, motorcycles, anything. Nothing stops them."
Tennessee actually just did something amazing for women

The state has created the first registry in the US to track repeat domestic violence offenders

The Guardian

🚨 For the first time in Gaza, the health sector has successfully produced bone fixation devices using recycled plastic and 3D printing, led by Dr. Fadel Naim @fnaim65 , amid a crippling medical siege.

The initiative was applied to three critical cases, highlighting Palestinians’ ability to innovate and save lives despite extreme conditions.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Palestinian

Ellie Leonard's article about Jeffrey Epstein's dealings with teenaged sisters Maria and Annie Farmer provides important commentary about how allegations of Epstein's victims have been handled by the media and circles of power from the outset.

Because of the importance of this commentary, I'm going to offer excerpts at length.

#Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #pedophiles #EconomicElites #coverup #media #MariaFarmer #AnnieFarmer
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https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-farmer-sisters-and-the-epstein

The Farmer Sisters: Buried Warnings in the Epstein Files

The Farmer Sisters were the first to accuse Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released files reveal how their warnings were ignored—and the cost of that silence.

Blue Amp Media