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SaftyKuma
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Disaffected Gen-X gamer.
Technology enthusiast.
Perpetual amateur at all creative endeavors.

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parismarx.com
if china was starving out taiwan like this, people would be up in arms
financialtimes.com Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2h
FT Exclusive: Unless deliveries resume from Mexico, Cuba's sole remaining oil supplier, the country could face sharp rationing, with much of the island already suffering near-daily blackouts. ft.trib.al/BYFsU3F
January 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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bluestatedon.bsky.social
Not surprising that Apple has fallen on its face in its UX design while its groveling CEO has been fixated on kissing Trump’s ass.

theconversation.com/apples-unriv...
Apple’s unrivalled commitment to excellence is fading – a designer explains why
Poor usability feels unforgivable for a company built on founder Steve Jobs’ mantra: ‘It works like magic’.
theconversation.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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timkarr.bsky.social
Meanwhile @juddlegum.bsky.social and crew document the near total Trump-u-flection of Silicon Valley's top CEOs including the Ellisons of TikTok US, Zuckerberg (Meta), Google, and, of course, Apple.

They're unified in their cowardice and greed.

popular.info/p/social-med...
Social media as state media
Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent.
popular.info
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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timkarr.bsky.social
“This isn’t leadership. This is an absence of leadership,” an Apple employee said about CEO Tim Cook's latest capitulation: Attending a White House screening of Bezos-funded "Melania" on the night of Pretti's murder.

Read @theintercept.com on the staff rebellion at Apple:
Apple Workers Are Livid That Tim Cook Saw “Melania” Movie Hours After CBP Killed Pretti
Internal Slack logs shared with The Intercept show outrage over Cook’s coziness with Trump and Apple's silence on Pretti's death.
theintercept.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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atrupar.com
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Again, there is no legislative fix for the magnitude of the authoritarian crimes being committed daily. Everyone is just pretending at this point:

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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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ndrew.bsky.social
ok hold on, i just looked up the definition of fascism and i have some concerns
January 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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czesco.bsky.social
His only “successes” have been bought or stolen.
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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xeynon.bsky.social
Any sensibly structured company would've fired the CEO who greenlit this project. Spending billions of dollars to develop a shitty product nobody wants is not good business.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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ndrew.bsky.social
these guys are probably the most inept business people in the history of this country, every single one of them got rich by being in the right place at the right time and “inventing” something that someone else wouldve made a couple months or a year later
gibiz.bsky.social GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 7h
Meta's Reality Labs metaverse-focused arm generated $2.2 billion in revenue for the 12 months ending December 31st, 2025, but clocked up a $19.2 billion operational loss. Since the division was set up in 2020, the company has lost $83.6 billion on Reality Labs

www.gamesindustry.biz/metas-realit...
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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leftistwonk.bsky.social
There really seems to be a lot of kayfabe happening right now. Trump is pretending to de-escalate to placate Dems so they don't demand reform, and Dems are making up fake reforms so they can pretend like they made changes while they vote to fund DHS.
Note the problem here. Trump does apparently want to minimize clashes between government security services and protesters. But he doesn’t appear to want those heavily armed government militias to stop doing the things that are causing those clashes in the first place. What’s really going on here is this: Trump is looking to defuse anger among congressional Democrats for purposes that don’t portend a meaningful shift. An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package. The problem for the White House, Punchbowl reports, is that if Democrats successfully renegotiate new measures, the House might have to pass a new package—the House already passed funding that included money for DHS—and Republicans doubt that’s possible. So the show of de-escalation is about making it easier for Senate Democrats to support appropriations bills that don’t require another vote in the House.
January 29, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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ndrew.bsky.social
hes blackmailing minnesota just like his predecessor, i swear to god if i see the media talk about how hes turning down the temperature or whatever i SWEAR TO GOD

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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Homan: "The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation ... as we see that cooperation happen, then the redeployment will happen"
January 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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dirgesinthedark.bsky.social
They are giving credit for a "de-escalation" where there is none!
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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ndrew.bsky.social
the feds saying theyll end their campaign of terror against an american city if their demands are met is the biggest domestic scandal of my lifetime
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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parismarx.com
“With the Netherlands a long-time proponent of the transatlantic relationship, Dutch society is built on U.S. technology and IT services — as is the country’s government. That’s now seen as a glaring security issue as Trump fires off threats toward Europe.”
The Netherlands rethinks its US tech addiction
Dutch society is built on US digital services. That’s now seen as a glaring security issue.
www.politico.eu
January 29, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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atrupar.com
ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18h
yes, there are no real signs of any big change in DHS activity here yet. In Chicago there really was after Bovino left and they basically ended "Midway Blitz" not so here so far.
eoinhiggins.bsky.social Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 18h
I don’t know, declaring victory in MN seems premature. They’re still arresting people and brutalizing the community. The changes appear—so far—to be cosmetic
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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tusk81.bsky.social
“Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way to religious services or to buy groceries.“
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18h
REAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has barred the Trump administration from arresting / detaining the state's 5,600 refugees while they await lawful permanent resident status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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allinwithchris.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: What is unfolding in Minneapolis is their vision for the country. It is an authoritarian state that cuts immigrants from the national fabric. And paints anyone who resists as a ‘domestic terrorist.’ And Americans hate it.
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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justinbaragona.bsky.social
Below is the buyout offer all CBS Evening News staff received today.

"We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment."
At yesterday’s All-Hands, Bari charted a course for CBS News that’s very different from the one we’re now on. The Evening News has a new host and a new direction, and there will be more change coming. We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment. You'll find details below. We are extending a one-time Voluntary Buyout Program (the “Program”) to all eligible CBS Evening News non-union staff employees, as an option for those who decide to pursue a voluntary separation. How to express interest and receive your offer If you are interested in participating, please reply to this mailbox no later than 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 2, stating your expressed interest in receiving an offer. We will provide you with the financial terms of your buyout offer (the “Offer”) to consider by 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 4. How to accept (opt in) and next steps You will have until 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 9 to opt in and decide to resign your employment. If you opt in, that decision will initiate your separation process from the Company. After you opt in, you will receive a Separation Agreement (which includes a release of claims) for your review and, if you choose, signature. Your last day of work is expected to be shortly thereafter; the specific date will be communicated in your Separation Agreement. This Program is a one-time opportunity. The Offer will represent an enhancement from what you may otherwise be eligible to receive pursuant to the Paramount Severance Plan or your employment agreement, as applicable to you, if your employment were terminated by the Company. Please carefully review the materials once received. You are encouraged to consider this decision carefully and to consult with your legal and financial advisers. If you decide not to participate, no action is required
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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qjurecic.bsky.social
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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parismarx.com
got a shoutout on a techcrunch piece about europeans getting off US tech 🫡

article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/a...

my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
Independent journalist Paris Marx has a guide for getting off of U.S. tech services, while several other websites, such as switch-to.eu and European Alternatives, encourage users to use alternatives to Big Tech products and services, such as open source tools.
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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parismarx.com
The “sweetheart deal” should put to bed any notion that Tim Sweeney had no one’s interests other than his own in mind when he launched his campaign against the app stores, and rallied so many people to his cause thanks to good PR.
Google Antitrust Accord Over Its App Store Meets Skeptical Judge
Google’s proposed settlement with Epic Games Inc. in a long-running antitrust dispute over how the tech giant operates its mobile app store drew deep skepticism from a federal judge, who repeatedly qu...
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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parismarx.com
politicians leaving twitter/x should be a no-brainer
lukelebrun.ca Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 22h
Another Canadian Member of Parliament is quitting the 3-in-1 online harassment, extremist propaganda and computer-generated sex image app, X dot com
Karim Bardeesy: "Please see my full statement on X (formerly Twitter): STATEMENT ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) I've been on X (formerly Twitter) since 2008, when I started my work as a business journalist in New York City at the beginning of the Great Recession. It was an invaluable tool in those days; and when I moved to The Globe and Mail, we used it to engage with readers through the paper's editorial board Twitter account, which I set up and ran. Twitter - in all of its chaos with all of its problems - was for many years a vibrant space of debate and discovery, and an invaluable source of information about the world, often in real time. But it's no longer that place. It's now a place where anger, hyper-divisive content, shock - and most, recently Al-generated sexualized deepfakes - is the content that gets elevated or rewarded by its algorithm. Al is now part of our reality and will continue to be. There's no denying that. But we are not passive in this journey. Our values matter; and when the technology and the platform are at such 100% complete misalignment with those values, it's time to go. In the absence of meaningful change, I am pausing my posting here. You can still find me and my office's work through the channels listed below. MP Karim Bardeesy Taiaiako'n-Parkdale-High Park"
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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eydiswinterborne.bsky.social
Ugh this arrogant millionaire motherfucker who handed all of our financial data to Elon Musk and shuttered our Consumer Protection Agency.

He still hasn't released any financial records tied to Epstein.

Fuck that guy and the traitorous pedo horse he rode in on.
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM