The Clampdown
@mostlytrue.bsky.social
Uniquely unremarkable misanthropic humanist, begrudgingly believing in a better world
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The Clampdown
@mostlytrue.bsky.social
· Jan 2
“Net Worthlessness”
Could we make this a thing?
It’d be a metric for assessing billionaires, eg. a ratio of their wealth vs their positive contribution to society?
Could we make this a thing?
It’d be a metric for assessing billionaires, eg. a ratio of their wealth vs their positive contribution to society?
“A wealth tax is not punishment, it’s plumbing” #econsky
Why the Left and Right Are Both Wrong About Wealth - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“A wealth tax is not punishment, it’s plumbing” #econsky
The Deep Financial System is Cracking
YouTube video by Cy Canterel
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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"Prosecuting a former president or prime minister is a normal and healthy thing for advanced democracies to do." foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
Prosecuting the Powerful
Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.
foreignpolicy.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Fraud and scams count towards quarterly earnings too! 🤡 ♾️ #META
Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fraud and scams count towards quarterly earnings too! 🤡 ♾️ #META
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
Oops Kash, you fired the wrong guy again. Look in the mirror and try again.
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Oops Kash, you fired the wrong guy again. Look in the mirror and try again.
Great now chimps will be rubbing this in our faces.
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
www.science.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Great now chimps will be rubbing this in our faces.
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A federal judge has denied OpenAI's request to dismiss a copyright suit from George R. R. Martin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Grisham and other authors.
The judge says that text generated by ChatGPT may infringe their copyrights.
The judge says that text generated by ChatGPT may infringe their copyrights.
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A federal judge has denied OpenAI's request to dismiss a copyright suit from George R. R. Martin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Grisham and other authors.
The judge says that text generated by ChatGPT may infringe their copyrights.
The judge says that text generated by ChatGPT may infringe their copyrights.
Essential historical context from @andreapitzer.bsky.social. Sobering but hopeful.
Why Trump Wants Chaos
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Essential historical context from @andreapitzer.bsky.social. Sobering but hopeful.
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"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
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This is political correctness in the original soviet sense — the state enforcing the current regime-approved terminology and history, even retrospectively.
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is political correctness in the original soviet sense — the state enforcing the current regime-approved terminology and history, even retrospectively.
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Farm bankruptcies are climbing again for the first time since 2020. Trump’s tariffs wiped out U.S. soybean exports — now he wants to import Argentinian beef while American ranchers go broke.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
Farm bankruptcies are soaring amid low crop prices, while Trump considers bailout of up to $14 billion | Fortune
In the second quarter, there were 93 bankruptcy filings, up from 88 in the first quarter and nearly double the 47 at the end of 2024.
fortune.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Farm bankruptcies are climbing again for the first time since 2020. Trump’s tariffs wiped out U.S. soybean exports — now he wants to import Argentinian beef while American ranchers go broke.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Your car is recording and transmitting your life. Did you consent?
What Has Your Car Been SECRETLY RECORDING About You?
YouTube video by Addie LaMarr
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Your car is recording and transmitting your life. Did you consent?
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"Some absolutely outstanding work by activists to sneak these wraparounds onto copies of the Daily Mail in shops."
via Ian Almond
via Ian Almond
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"Some absolutely outstanding work by activists to sneak these wraparounds onto copies of the Daily Mail in shops."
via Ian Almond
via Ian Almond
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Congratulations everyone, we’ve found one way he might be like Reagan!
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congratulations everyone, we’ve found one way he might be like Reagan!
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While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
Fight the global digital dystopia
The West Is Destroying Online Privacy
YouTube video by Vanessa Wingårdh
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fight the global digital dystopia
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worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.
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For Trump, MAGA has always been Make America Gilded Again.
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
For Trump, MAGA has always been Make America Gilded Again.
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"Building AI tools to fix the world's most pressing challenges is an unprofitable waste of time."
Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard
The AI billboard asks you to visit a website called Replacement.AI, which brags that humans are "no longer necessary."
trib.al
October 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Building AI tools to fix the world's most pressing challenges is an unprofitable waste of time."