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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 2h

Reminds me, as an Italian-American, that a lot of people escaped Mussolini, but a lot supported him, even here. Some of the origins of our modern national obsession with Columbus are directly from Mussolini propagandists.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2h

Oh yes. And keep the fictions of racial/inherited superiority going. Also in the case of Brahmins, the rhetoric of their ‘purity’ as a collective

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2h

Yep. People forget that the Indians who had/mostly still have the social/cultural capital to acquire tech credentials are often from savarna groups: but also they end up essentializing those skills and education as ‘inherent’ or innate to their caste location. And bring some horrendous ideas with.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2h

I think many people avoid talking about this because of vague liberal squeamishness about addressing the reality that desi techbros are often quite content with the fascist project but there are historical reasons for this, that deserve to be teased/pointed out. For our own sake, too.

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 10h

Need a crossover theoryish book on white gay tech fascism. Thiel, Rabois, Helberg, etc.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2h

Confirm, and on a related note, there should be a critical STS/anthropology/race/critical caste studies/religion and fascism/postcolonialism and technology theory and analysis of why so many many Indians and Indian origin people have become so dominant in technofascism.

Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 10h

Need a crossover theoryish book on white gay tech fascism. Thiel, Rabois, Helberg, etc.

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 8h

Folks, I'm saying I need it to be written, I'm assuming it hasn't been

Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 10h

Need a crossover theoryish book on white gay tech fascism. Thiel, Rabois, Helberg, etc.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 3h

Andy and I are watching Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink, streaming on PBS. It’s an infuriating indictment of the rapacious hedge fund Alden Global Capital, led by Randy Smith (Wharton MBA), father of vulture capitalism.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 11d

What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...

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Meta will use conversations people have with its chatbots to personalise advertising and content across its platforms, in a sign of how tech companies plan to make money from artificial intelligence.

The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Wednesday said it would use the content of chats with its Meta AI to create advertising recommendations across its suite of apps.

“People will already expect that their Meta AI interactions are being used for these personalisation purposes,” said Christy Harris, privacy and data policy manager at Meta.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 10h

@carolinemyoachim.bsky.social's WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ wins the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Short Story
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...

2025 Winner Outstanding Short Story: WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ by Caroline M. Yoachim

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 9h

Crying right now. This is my first ever award, and I am so honored. <3

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 10h

@carolinemyoachim.bsky.social's WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ wins the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Short Story
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 6h

Finally we agree on something

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7h

President Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One that he doesn’t think he’s going to get into heaven.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven.”

(I isolated Trump’s voice)

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1d

Being mad at Ms Rachel is a pretty good tell that you're just mad that people care about Palestine at all— many such cases actually but in that context these people will die mad because people will always care

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 6h

A good Brooklyn black out cake is the greatest thing ever

Countess Strawberry Gumdrop 💐🍀🌼🌷👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾🌷🌼🍀💐 @afarray.bsky.social · 8h

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

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Brooklyn Blackout Cake • The Lost Recipe!

Brooklyn Blackout Cake: a mysterious mid-century dessert with a cult following , and a pretty spectacular chocolate cake, no matter how you slice it!

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 2d

They've been hostile to Black, trans and disabled people from the start. Link's banning is just the latest in some toxic vile worldview behavior. He was the nicest dude, and got expelled simply because the team got their panties in a twist. And they still seem butthurt we don't worship them

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 7h

No they have completely shit the bed, folk that have been here since the invite days are leaving because of their bigoted bullshit. They hatehateHATE the core community that emerged here and I'm genuinely starting to believe they'd rather the entire thing fail than queers & minorities run the place

CautionWIP - FREE LINK - (in specially marked boxes) 👍 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🇨🇦 @noncompliant.bsky.social · 7h

Seriously. Is this place a scam, a shitshow, or a complete waste of time? Happy to read any feedback that doesn’t suggest the Bluesky management team haven’t shit the bed on this entire thing.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 2d

Free link

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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The Economist @economist.com · 8h

Having been burnt by tariffs twice, American farmers and Chinese buyers will probably seek to reduce their mutual dependence. That is a boon for soyabean farmers in Brazil

American soya farmers are miserable. Brazil’s are ebullient

Donald Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soyabean superpower

econ.st

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/e8Tnv6T

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 8h

I know that when I like a piece of journalism, I have to preemptively yell at the readers so they appreciate how good it is.

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Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 8h

At what point does news media decide to call what the administration produces propaganda?

Especially when the statements are easily verifiable as false?

What would it take?

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 8h

This is such an embarrassing way to defend an article. “Here’s our new piece. Being mad at it makes it correct! IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, YOU ARE THE COPS.”

Okay, lady, we get it. You like Bari Weiss. That’s legal in America. Nobody is arresting you.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 11h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jon Tayler (Jon Tayler’s Version) @jontayler.bsky.social · 8h

lol and, furthermore, lmao

A screenshot of the replies, reposts, quotes and likes on Sally Jenkins’ garbage post asking people to ratio her, showing her getting ratio’d as requested

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