therealjoe.bsky.social
@therealjoe.bsky.social
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Secular Canadian-IT Consultant-ED of a nonprofit-Interested in: technology, science, truth, equity, justice and, cats or most any cute animal. Interested in civilized discourse and will block anyone who doesn't know what that means. No posts no follow back
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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
Just wanted to say thanks for posting on Bluesky rather than X. :)
Don't like taxes? We'll just whimsically help ourselves to arbitrary chunks of your companies instead. Does that taste better? Their refrain: It's not happening to us so it's okay.
But there they are hosting him, giving him credibility, status, and therefore more power. The monarchy couldn't care less what evils a person has done as long as they have utility. His evil to us is not of their concern.
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The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.

In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
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“Donald Trump has figured out the cheat code for authoritarianism: Fake emergencies bring real power,” @rosenzweigp.bsky.social argues. Yet more troubling is the lack of effort from Congress or the courts to curtail the use of such “emergency” powers:
Trump Is Inventing Fake Emergencies to Gain Real-World Power
Today, the structure of law granting exceptional emergency powers is a grave threat to democracy and an avenue toward authoritarian rule.
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I'd unplug him to charge anyone's cell phone.
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Fired for depicting the ugly truth, just another sad day in America...
If you ever needed a good reason to get off Xitter.
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“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”

@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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Are lawyers still doing this? The fine is insanely low given that it's negligence. Disbar her.