Nobody who followed the turn toward “patriotic startup capital” for the past 5 years is surprised about THAT manifesto. It’s just the summary of key talking points swirling around in the new defence tech space. But please know that it forms part of the strategic capture of our collective attention.
Palantir's 'manifesto' has been described as an 'AI-driven threat to humanity's existence' and 'technofascism'.
Results are out and the left wing of the Michigan Democrats had a near total sweep today in Detroit. Out of 8 endorsements by the People’s Coalition, for instance, all but one won the party’s endorsement today. A victory like this for leftists & progressives was hard to imagine just a few years ago.
Huge news: Jordan Acker, who infamously pushed state to prosecute UM student protestors, loses bid for re-election to UM Regents. The winner: Amir Makled, who provided pro bono legal support to those same UM students. Enormous victory for the Palestine/student solidarity movement.
Today in Teaching in Higher Ed
Celebrating trans kids getting the right to be treated like every other fucking kid.
Now it’s just got to be enforced. @mayor.nyc.gov I’m looking at you.
Morning Spew for Night Owls—If you have nothing to hide from James Dolan, you have nothing to fear. hellgatenyc.com/msg-deep-sta...
Cool interview about my latest work conducted with my "co-collaborator and husband, RTI International research analyst @chrisbennettedu.bsky.social." (never gets old)
We talked about why this work matters, some of potential solutions, and what's next. 1/
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“Mekka Lekka Hi Mekka Hiney Ho”
Pee Wee 3:16
The only way through any of this is together. Against the oligarchs and the fascists. Against borders.
The only way.
Congrats to @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee @eneblett.bsky.social on delivering the Roberta Simmons Lecture at #SRA2026!
BREAKING: An all-time record number of US senators just voted to block bombs and bulldozers to Israel.
Republicans and a handful of Democrats stopped the resolutions from passing, allowing $450 million worth of weapons to keep flowing to Israel. from @premthakker.bsky.social
Flow chart showing the U.S. spends $445 billion on mass incarceration each year.
Happy Tax Day. Just a reminder, as you potentially owe Uncle Sam: Mass incarceration costs the U.S. $445 billion every single year.
Let me say this once: you all NEVER have to praise Hochul, LOL. This is especially the case if you don't live in this state. She is CONSTANTLY doing the bare minimum or worse. Please raise your political expectations posthaste.
"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
It's almost like "illegal immigration" wasn't the problem at all...He's trying to turn back the demographic changes made possible by the Immigration Act of 1965 which over time resulted in more *legal* immigrants from non-European countries.
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And really this is right 9 out of 9 times
Gen X!! WYD!!
We can all agree that Gen X is disproportionately reactionary. Let the social scientists offer explanations. But there is no question that our cohort has A LOT of reactionaries.
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I blame Reagan for everything.
I made this educational thread last year, about tax policy and politics in the United States.
Reposting, given the time of year, as well as discussions of taxes and war.
What an honor to do this deep dive interview with @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
about her powerful urgent and essential new book for Hammer and Hope!
“A new history of the Jewish Bund explores the beauty and fragility of solidarity across difference.”
hammerandhope.org/article/moll...
We're rightfully critical of taxes being spent on war and genocides instead of the safety net.
But since 9/11, defense spending is largely funded through debt, not increased taxes. Here's more about the costs of war.
costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/econom...
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Go Blue!!
NEW: Lebanon is Gaza 2.0. That’s what Israeli ministers are saying in their own words. Believe them.
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We need to talk about Steph Curry Y’all.
New Unruly Subjects!
Steph Curry, Israeli tech, & the politics of sports-washing. Chenjerai talks w/ Dave Zirin & Demetrius Noble about how star power gets used to normalize war, occupation, & profit. Wherever you get podcasts. pod.link/1849696769/e...
Yeah we’re going to see a lot of this here and abroad as people seek to justify the suffering they sought to impose.
the next big AI company will claim it can use AI to fix AI vibe coding bugs, and it will raise $400 billion dollars because everyone needs something to invest $400 billion dollars in
