Jacinta González from @mediajustice.bsky.social has been sharing important findings about Palantir's role in US deportations and will be one of the presenters at our April 28th webinar, Data Activism in the Age of Trump. Register here: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
The financial structure underwriting the global AI race deserves as much scrutiny as the technology itself, Hera Hyeonseo Lee writes.
Book cover: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy by Gil Duran
Fascists hate to be called out as fascists. Too bad.
Coming soon:
The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.
Yes, they are fascists. Yes, they must be crushed.
Please pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.
"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X
The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.
I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).
So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
Not a dime of taxpayer money or govt contracts should go to Palantir.
in the dead of night, House GOP leadership is trying to not just extend but possibly expand government surveillance powers — and incredibly, @jahimes.bsky.social is working to help them do it
@freepress.bsky.social was outside of Paramount today during CBS upfronts to show advertisers what they’ll be supporting with their ad buys this year.
Tim Cook's go-along enthusiasm for Trump's fascism is "an active choice," writes @karlbode.com.
"Trying to 'engage' with fascism is like trying to have an intimate emotional relationship with a running chainsaw."
karlbode.com/tim-cook-is-...
Journalistic malpractice and democratic betrayal.
Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General.
Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist.
Another reminder that billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.
The notion that AI companies can fund something that will truly hold them accountable is absurd on its face.
AI donations to nonprofits scare rather than impress me.
We need money out of policymaking. It always leads to the corporate interests coming before the public interest.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... bsky.app/profile/robe...
Looks like a guy who used to oppose government censorship. What happened to him?
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposes $375 million penalty.
From ISSUE NO. 10: “Trump’s second presidency has been devoted to demolishing anti-discrimination policies based on the absurd claim that they are unfair to white people, especially white men, who are now the real victims of racism.” @keeanga.bsky.social hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
The newest edition of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is now out! Find the entire issue here. A few highlights:
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
For further context: Carr admits he doesn't view the FCC as an independent agency.
He wears Trump's gilded face as a lapel pin.
Trump posted an image of Carr as his pet pitbull today, and Carr responded by growling at his critics to prove him right.
Brendan Carr needs to be removed from office.
For his gross abuses of government power.
For sucking up to Trump rather than defending free speech, press freedom and the Constitution.
And because he doesn’t know the difference between a TV station and a newspaper.
Makes you wonder if Trump called his FCC chairman to direct him to threaten media institutions since the war he started is so unpopular with the public.
What a great coincidence that this image is driving around Hollywood displayed on a billboard truck right very now.
So if anybody -- state attorneys general, Democratic politicians, sentient beings -- doesn't understand why Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros./CNN is a huge problem, Pete Hegseth is here to explain it to you.
Stop the propaganda. Block this merger.
Big Tech and Big Media donated some $63 million to a Trump-aligned nonprofit that was set up to help finance Trump's presidential library.
Now the nonprofit has disappeared and with it the money.
Three guesses on where it's gone.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
From my colleague @ruddock.bsky.social: "In Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world’s largest data centers – a facility that could consume more energy than the entire city of New Orleans during peak summer demand."
From my colleague, @ruddock.bsky.social: "Research from UC Riverside and Cal Tech estimates that across the US, public health costs related to air pollution from data centers’ energy infrastructure has surpassed $5.5 billion over the last five years."
We identified 12 shootings by federal agents that led to the deaths or injuries of citizens & immigrants since Sept.
Nearly every time, the Trump admin blamed the injured and dead. Experts say this apparent lack of accountability demands that local authorities step up to investigate federal agents.
