Kurt
@flglchicago.bsky.social
Former media and tech, now on to more important things
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Kurt
@flglchicago.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Electoral politics as we know it will not lead us out of this. We are too far gone now. Instead, we need to look at the nonviolent paths other countries followed to free themselves from authoritarian regimes. Turn off cable news, turn down social media, and pick up these roadmaps and guidebooks: 1/
Not just the regime. Not just the people who support the regime. My disgust and contempt right now is with the people who just watch it and do nothing, who just hear it and say nothing, who just couldn't be bothered with knowing what is happening.
Let nothing pass. Nothing.
Let nothing pass. Nothing.
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Not just the regime. Not just the people who support the regime. My disgust and contempt right now is with the people who just watch it and do nothing, who just hear it and say nothing, who just couldn't be bothered with knowing what is happening.
Let nothing pass. Nothing.
Let nothing pass. Nothing.
We don't have a Congress any more
Midterms are meaningless
As Sarah Kendzior always says, you can't vote out the mafia
Midterms are meaningless
As Sarah Kendzior always says, you can't vote out the mafia
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We don't have a Congress any more
Midterms are meaningless
As Sarah Kendzior always says, you can't vote out the mafia
Midterms are meaningless
As Sarah Kendzior always says, you can't vote out the mafia
So the American regime is being run and supported by a minority of white Americans whose families have been here for generations and yet after decades if not centuries of advantage still cannot succeed without organized criminal activity centered on resentment and fake religion, all led by 1/
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So the American regime is being run and supported by a minority of white Americans whose families have been here for generations and yet after decades if not centuries of advantage still cannot succeed without organized criminal activity centered on resentment and fake religion, all led by 1/
everything since 2015 has been a hostile takeover
1980 if we're being honest
1980 if we're being honest
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
everything since 2015 has been a hostile takeover
1980 if we're being honest
1980 if we're being honest
As it slowly fades from the collective memory except for those whose fathers and mothers and aunts and uncles were brought into service because of this day, across oceans to fight on three continents for a free and just world, I'm pausing to remember the honor and the courage of all those 1/
December 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As it slowly fades from the collective memory except for those whose fathers and mothers and aunts and uncles were brought into service because of this day, across oceans to fight on three continents for a free and just world, I'm pausing to remember the honor and the courage of all those 1/
All those picture of our fathers and grandfathers and other family member we post on Veterans Day and Memorial Day? The president just said fuck you. 1/
Trump Has Long Disdained Europe’s Elites. Now, It’s Official.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
All those picture of our fathers and grandfathers and other family member we post on Veterans Day and Memorial Day? The president just said fuck you. 1/
Look, if you go past him giving himself a peace medal, and the first headline about a "peace deal" between Congo and Rwanda, and the second headline about gaining a minerals deal in the Congo in the process, you run right into modern slave labor. Let's just be honest what we're doing here. 1/
How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy
Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Look, if you go past him giving himself a peace medal, and the first headline about a "peace deal" between Congo and Rwanda, and the second headline about gaining a minerals deal in the Congo in the process, you run right into modern slave labor. Let's just be honest what we're doing here. 1/
John Roberts Jr is the most corrupt Chief Justice of the most corrupt Supreme Court in US history. He and his lackeys will go down in infamy as having allowed and having done the most damage to our country ever
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
John Roberts Jr is the most corrupt Chief Justice of the most corrupt Supreme Court in US history. He and his lackeys will go down in infamy as having allowed and having done the most damage to our country ever
The regime has issued new rules specific to digital media experience for H-1B visas, now banning anyone who has worked in content moderation; misinformation and disinformation prevention; fact-checking; and online safety. The ban extends to family members of anyone who has worked in those areas. 1/
H-1B visa row: Trump admin orders enhanced vetting for applicants — what are the new requirements? - The Times of India
International Business News: The Trump administration has intensified H-1B visa vetting, scrutinizing applicants and their families for involvement in 'censorship' of free speech.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The regime has issued new rules specific to digital media experience for H-1B visas, now banning anyone who has worked in content moderation; misinformation and disinformation prevention; fact-checking; and online safety. The ban extends to family members of anyone who has worked in those areas. 1/
So like almost every New Yorker, up to now I wouldn't have been caught dead saying "Avenue of the Americas," we always say "Sixth Avenue" which is what distinguishes natives from tourists, right? But the scales have been lifted from my eyes. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So like almost every New Yorker, up to now I wouldn't have been caught dead saying "Avenue of the Americas," we always say "Sixth Avenue" which is what distinguishes natives from tourists, right? But the scales have been lifted from my eyes. 1/
So this has gone from it didn't happen, to I didn't know about it, to maybe it did happen but there's nothing wrong with it, to it did happen but I didn't give the command, to he gave the command it was him, to no that guy gave the command, to it's the fog of war man, to... 1/
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So this has gone from it didn't happen, to I didn't know about it, to maybe it did happen but there's nothing wrong with it, to it did happen but I didn't give the command, to he gave the command it was him, to no that guy gave the command, to it's the fog of war man, to... 1/
2026 war predictions
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
2026 war predictions
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
So this afternoon a discussion about DEI with a well-known voice on race and intersectionality devolved from disagreement to termination when she referred to me as "chief," then doubled down when I let her know that I am indigenous (quarter Quechua/Inka, 2nd generation out of the Andes). 1/
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So this afternoon a discussion about DEI with a well-known voice on race and intersectionality devolved from disagreement to termination when she referred to me as "chief," then doubled down when I let her know that I am indigenous (quarter Quechua/Inka, 2nd generation out of the Andes). 1/
Es steht außer Frage, dass man, wenn man nicht weiß und christlich ist, nicht in die Vereinigten Staaten einreisen kann, und dass man, wenn man nicht weiß und christlich ist und sich bereits hier befindet, gefährdet ist.
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Es steht außer Frage, dass man, wenn man nicht weiß und christlich ist, nicht in die Vereinigten Staaten einreisen kann, und dass man, wenn man nicht weiß und christlich ist und sich bereits hier befindet, gefährdet ist.
Slightly different view of the National Boycott of Target, Home Depot, and Amazon:
Home Depot’s ownership was always right wing extremist, Amazon’s owner became that publicly over time, but I don’t know what we mean or gain by boycotting Target any further than we have already done. 1/
Home Depot’s ownership was always right wing extremist, Amazon’s owner became that publicly over time, but I don’t know what we mean or gain by boycotting Target any further than we have already done. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Slightly different view of the National Boycott of Target, Home Depot, and Amazon:
Home Depot’s ownership was always right wing extremist, Amazon’s owner became that publicly over time, but I don’t know what we mean or gain by boycotting Target any further than we have already done. 1/
Home Depot’s ownership was always right wing extremist, Amazon’s owner became that publicly over time, but I don’t know what we mean or gain by boycotting Target any further than we have already done. 1/
Not just one war crime, but TWO war crimes: murdering noncombatants, and showing no quarter. And they're proud of it. What have we become. And at the direction of a 5-time draft dodger, and a junior officer tv personality with White Christian Nationalist tattoos on his body.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Not just one war crime, but TWO war crimes: murdering noncombatants, and showing no quarter. And they're proud of it. What have we become. And at the direction of a 5-time draft dodger, and a junior officer tv personality with White Christian Nationalist tattoos on his body.
The vegan Mushroom Wellington turned out great but man that was a lot of work. And a Peruvian dish of roasted root vegetables in an aji amarillo sauce (not pictured) brought a nice kick to the table.
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The vegan Mushroom Wellington turned out great but man that was a lot of work. And a Peruvian dish of roasted root vegetables in an aji amarillo sauce (not pictured) brought a nice kick to the table.
The annotated timelines provided by the Unbreaking @unbreaking.org project are absolutely brilliant, documenting our descent into authoritarianism across key issues like data security, immigration, food safety, medical research.
The fight against authoritarianism has many fronts. At Unbreaking, we choose to work against information overload and for collective understanding. On our Immigration timeline, we track major and representative events from across the US—now filterable by legal case:
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The annotated timelines provided by the Unbreaking @unbreaking.org project are absolutely brilliant, documenting our descent into authoritarianism across key issues like data security, immigration, food safety, medical research.
Very smart.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former publisher) to stay with an ad model and not a data model.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former publisher) to stay with an ad model and not a data model.
The threats to digital civil liberties aren’t secret rooms in AT&T buildings anymore. They’re AI systems, data brokers, and privatized surveillance sold as products.
The EFF has spent 35 years fighting for rights and freedoms. Here’s my take on how it should evolve to fight back.
The EFF has spent 35 years fighting for rights and freedoms. Here’s my take on how it should evolve to fight back.
The EFF we need now
Why the next era of digital civil liberties requires a tighter mission, a bolder strategy, and a clearer view of how power works.
werd.io
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Very smart.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former publisher) to stay with an ad model and not a data model.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former publisher) to stay with an ad model and not a data model.
Worked just fine for Calley. He got off with serving 3 years of house arrest. Nixon at the time: "Most people don't give a shit whether he killed them or not."
An argument that didn’t work for Calley at My Lai, that didn’t work for the Nazis at Nuremberg
President insists his word is the one and only law in this land.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Worked just fine for Calley. He got off with serving 3 years of house arrest. Nixon at the time: "Most people don't give a shit whether he killed them or not."
Teacher friend points out that all those women- and minority-dominated professions that the Department of Education will no longer recognize as professions...
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Teacher friend points out that all those women- and minority-dominated professions that the Department of Education will no longer recognize as professions...
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
This is absolutely true. The American Marine Le Pen
A lot of the people lamenting Marjorie Taylor Greene’s departure from Congress—and celebrating her as some kind of principled maverick—are going to end up eating their words when she reemerges in 2028 to help lead a pro-groper, pro-Fuentes “America First” faction of the GOP.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is absolutely true. The American Marine Le Pen
"We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: if none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were."
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: if none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were."
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nativist nationalistic xenophobia has been a stain on American life since before the revolution--even Ben Franklin in 1751 wrote a broadside against admitting the "boors" from the German Palatinate into Pennsylvania --and whatever their form, as the Federalists (don't even get started on 1/
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Nativist nationalistic xenophobia has been a stain on American life since before the revolution--even Ben Franklin in 1751 wrote a broadside against admitting the "boors" from the German Palatinate into Pennsylvania --and whatever their form, as the Federalists (don't even get started on 1/