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My “not a book review” of Careless People – the book Facebook doesn’t want you to read.
With highlights on Ireland’s complicity and the lengths people farmers (as I call them) will go to to appease authoritarian regimes like China.
ar.al/2025/03/21/careless-peop…
It’s clear from this that Ireland should be stripped of the authority to enforce GDPR and, really, people farmers – and the business model of people farming in general – should be banned in the EU.
(Don’t hold your breaths.)
#carelessPeople #facebook #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #SiliconValley #ventureCapital #USA #fascism #technofascism #EU #Ireland #tax #GDPR #tech #humanRights #democracy
Careless people
Notes from “Careless People: A story of where I used to work: Power. Greed. Madness.” by Sarah-Wynn WilliamsAral Balkan
“They basically want to kill me” – Elon Musk
So, anyway…
salon.com/2025/03/20/they-basi…
#ElonMusk #USA #fascism #veryFuckingTinyViolin
"They basically want to kill me": GOP efforts to turn Musk into a MAGA martyr are backfiring
Even conservatives can't muster pity for a whining billionaire coming for Granny's Social SecuritySalon.com
The relevant personal risk assessment being “is it worth potentially getting disappeared by a fascist regime for attending a Python conference?”
#pyconUS #USA #fascism #travelWarning fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/11419484…
Python Software Foundation (@ThePSF@fosstodon.org)
@hpk@chaos.social thank you for the suggestion. We have been receiving similar questions through other channels and have developed a refund policy for international attendees to help our community plan for PyCon US 2025 more confidently.Fosstodon
"What’s clear is that autocrats everywhere are becoming more emboldened because they know that they will encounter no real consequences from the Trump-Musk administration for their aggressions. They know that the #UnitedStates government is trying to destroy #democracy at home and around the #world."👀 😢
-Ruth Ben-Ghiat
lucid.substack.com/p/erdogan-a…
#Trump #Coup #Corruption #Fascism #Authoritarianism #GOP #Republicans #Politics #USPol #News #RuthBenGhiat #US #USA
Erdogan Arrests Top Opposition Politician
On CNN Int at 2:30pmET to talk about Turkey; My WIRED Video on DictatorsRuth Ben-Ghiat (Lucid)
*DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE US!*
“‘I learned with concern that a French researcher,’ on a mission for the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), ‘who was going to a conference near Houston was banned from entering American territory before being expelled,’ said the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Philippe Baptiste, in a statement sent to Agence France-Presse (AFP). ‘This measure was allegedly taken by the American authorities because this researcher's phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friendly relationships in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy,’ he added.”
lemonde.fr/international/artic…
#USA #fascism #EU #France #science #freedomOfSpeech #privacy #travelWarning
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines.Le Monde avec AFP (Le Monde)
For those of you not paying attention (because Middle Eastern country, amirite?), Turkey followed the neoliberalism to fascism pipeline (in this case Islamofascism) almost a quarter of a century before the US (with Christofascism/technofascism… Christo-techno fascism?)
Lots to learn here and a glimpse into your future in the US unless you can do something about it. (Hint: appeasement and compliance do not work.)
Here’s a talk I gave at an event in Berlin eight years ago against Erdoğan’s representative and regime. I also haven’t been back to Turkey for eight years. This is not a coincidence.
ar.al/notes/my-speech-at-gener…
(İmamoğlu’s people actually invited me to give a talk a few years ago and I asked them if they could guarantee my safety if I flew into Istanbul. Needless to say, the answer was no.)
And now they’ve arrested him.
Erdoğan, the dictator, doing what dictators do.
irishtimes.com/world/middle-ea…
#turkey #erdogan #imamoglu #turkiye #fascism #dictatorship
Mayor of Istanbul arrested as part of crackdown on opposition to Turkish president
Ekrem Imamoglu is considered the chief challenger to leader Recep Tayyip ErdoganMichael Jansen (The Irish Times)
Look, is everyone who drives a Tesla a fascist?
No.
(They’re more than likely neoliberal and probably more ashamed than anything else right now.)
Similarly, is everyone who drives a Cybertruck a fascist?
You bet your sweet ass, they are.
#tesla #fascism #ElonMusk #cybertruck mastodon.social/@mattotcha/114…
Matt Willemsen (@mattotcha@mastodon.social)
Violent Attacks On Teslas Surge Amid Musk's Controversial Role In Trump White House https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tesla-vandalism-spike_n_67daa557e4b0e3967487c74dMastodon
"You don’t fight fascism because you are going to win, you fight fascism because it is fascism."
Jean-Paul Sartre(?)
“Land of the free.”
#USA #fascism #palestine #israel #genocide tech.lgbt/@ronaldtootall/11418…
A Florida Cinema Showed a Documentary About Palestine. Now, The Mayor Could Shut It Downmotherjones.com/politics/2025/…
#Palestine #Israel #Gaza #Politics #Censorship #Florida #MiamiBeach #DiscriminationThis Florida cinema showed a documentary about Palestine. Now, the mayor could shut it down.
“I never expected our local government to enact retribution against an arts organization for extending and fulfilling their artistic license and freedom to show films.”Mother Jones
The case for boycotting the United States
If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump’s America with your tourist dollars?Robert Reich (The Guardian)
“It’s not a revolution; it is a nightmare of twisted monopolistic privatisation and the idiotic inefficiency that comes alongside that.”
Written about SpaceX’s Starship but could have easily been written about capitalism in general.
#ElonMusk #fascist #piece #of #shit #SpaceX #USA #fascism #capitalism wandering.shop/@CliftonR/11417…
"Over 50 years ago, NASA was able to get its Saturn V, a rocket nearly as large as Starship, to fly without ever having a failed launch over its 13-launch, six-year operational lifespan. This was a rocket designed with computers less powerful than a Casio watch, built with far less accurate techniques and materials, with check systems and procedures infinitely less sophisticated than anything today. Yet, engineers were able to ensure it never had a launch failure [...]"
planetearthandbeyond.co/p/spac…SpaceX Has Finally Figured Out Why Starship Exploded, And The Reason Is Utterly Embarrassing
This should never have happened.Will Lockett (Planet Earth & Beyond)
“I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the Left thinks. We're coming”
– No, not some historic Nazi, just White House border czar Tom Homan
goodmorningamerica.com/Politic…
Via @Bssr4
Trump administration live updates: Trump takes attacks judge amid court battle over deportation flights
President Donald Trump is ramping up criticism of U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg.Kevin Shalvey (Good Morning America)
Please boost.
"....other countries keep asking why Americans aren't protesting, but we are & have been - the media isn't covering it...."
Protesters! Keep posting everything to social media. Over and over. Everyone, on every platform should be boosting it to help. Hopefully media from other countries will pick it up and we'll hear about it.
#protest #USA #imperialism #fascism #elon #tesla #uspolitics
“How long was a day? It was as long as the Party deemed it to be.” – 2025
ntu.org/publications/detail/wh…
When Is a Calendar Day Not a Calendar Day? (And Why Does It Matter?)
National Taxpayers Union (NTU) recently endorsed the continuing resolution that would fund the government until the end of Fiscal Year 2025, congressional disapproval of the IRS digital asset sales rule, and the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcemen…National Taxpayers Union
Can Donald Trump Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account?
The Trump administration debited $80.5 million from New York City’s bank account, raising alarms about the reliability of the U.S. dollar.Nathan Tankus (Rolling Stone)
The anti-Elon Musk protest outside the Tesla dealership in San Francisco today and every Saturday. Slow the video down to read the signs.
#sanfrancisco #ElonMusk #protest #fascism #california #usa
This is an extremely good article of all the ways Trump is bringing authoritarianism to the United States of America. With multiple experts drawing multiple parallels to past fascist regimes and also, how it is different this time, particularly with information warfare.
Wake up America.
For the love of god.
WAKE UP AND FIGHT
HE IS TRANSFORMING YOU INTO EVERYTHING YOU SAID YOU WOULD NEVER BE.
france24.com/en/americas/20250…
#trump #usa #fascism
What parallels do historians see between the Trump administration and the Nazi regime?
Elon Musk appeared to make a Nazi salute as he celebrated the start of Donald Trump's second term as US president.Stéphanie TROUILLARD (FRANCE 24)
Report: "Federal agents raid Columbia dorm rooms as university expels students"
"The university has suspended or expelled multiple students this week...
"while the Justice Department says it’s now examining if the protests have violated US terrorism laws."
See video:
#Columbia #Trump #StudentProtests #Racism #Fascism #USPol .
LIVE: Israel attack kills 9 in north Gaza as humanitarian conditions worsen
Nine people have been killed and several wounded in Israeli drone attack in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza.Nils Adler (Al Jazeera)
Who needs libraries when the only book any good Christian needs is the Bible, amirite? hcommons.social/@kfitz/1141665…
Kathleen Fitzpatrick (@kfitz@hcommons.social)
This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. https://www.whitehouse.hcommons.social
PART II: USA Corporate Governed "Freedom Cities"
Watch On #Peertube
#privacy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #freedomcities #USA #dictatorship #monarchy #bigtech #surveillance #massSurveillance #publicPrivatePartnership #fascism
Tell me Ireland is America’s bitch without telling me…
Micheál Martin: Can’t I just show you on live television instead?
m.independent.ie/opinion/comme…
#MicheálMartin #Ireland #EU #Trump #OvalOffice #USA #fascism
Fionnán Sheahan: Micheál Martin ducked, weaved and didn’t defend Donald Trump’s victims in Oval Office octagon
There were cringe moments, there were awkward instances, there were times when the Taoiseach could have said more and couldn’t get a word in edgeways.Fionnán Sheahan (Irish Independent)
I could only bear to watch so much of this cringeworthy, spineless, groveling performance. I hope Irish me holes come pre-lubed because he’s going to be very sore in the morning otherwise.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C8t1Ovuc…
#MicheálMartin #MeHole #yesSir #ofCourseSir #thankYouSir #whateverYouSaySir #howWouldYouLikeMeSir #Ireland #USA #Trump #fascism
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At this point every other country in the world should be working together to figure out exactly how catastrophically we can fuck the United States over by banding together because the only way this malodorous playground bully is going to learn his lesson is if he gets a beating he doesn’t soon forget. Anything less and we’ll all be living under the yoke of this douchebag and his cronies before we know it.
#USA #trump #fascism #EU mastodon.social/@ErikJonker/11…
Erik Jonker (@ErikJonker@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images Trump is getting more insane every week. With regard to the EU, it was actually formed with support from the US, to create peace and prosperity in Europe. As well as a trading partner for the US.Mastodon
US TRAVEL SALE NOW ON: Get free mystery accommodation and newspaper article about your trip with every visit.
America® – We do fascism right™
10news.com/news/local-news/nev…
#USA #fascism #travelWarning #Canada #EU
Canadian woman put in chains, detained by ICE after entering San Diego border
A Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE is speaking out after she got arrested while trying to enter the San Diego border to obtain a visa last Monday.Austin Grabish (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)
Welp, I just closed my #Amazon account.
My first order with that service was on the 22nd of October 1999. I ordered a copy of the User Friendly comic book. At the time, I was living in a student home.
If you think it's because Jeff Bezos supports #fascism in the #USA, directly and indirectly with the #WashingtonPost, you'd be wrong.
I mean, those are great reasons for sure! But whatever moral strength I may possess, I am also a creature of convenience. I managed to get away from #Google ...
A ten year old girl recovering from brain cancer was deported to Mexico and prevented from attending her necessary follow up appointment
She was a U.S. citizen, but it didn’t matter.
The cruelty is the point.
I hope this sweet kiddo can access the care she needs to make a full recovery, and shame on those ICE agents who thought this was “ok”
This is why we speak out. Unspeakable horrors are happening all around us and if we stay silent, it will change us.
Don’t stay silent. Resist.
nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-cit…
#uspoli #ice #immigration #fascism #resist
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.Nicole Acevedo (NBC News)
“In Canada, a slew of apps has emerged with names such as “buy beaver”, “maple scan” and “is this Canadian” to allow shoppers to scan QR barcodes and reject US produce from alcohol to pizza toppings.”
#trump #fascism #elonmusk #tariffs #TrumpRecession
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US itemsPeter Beaumont (The Guardian)
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "the #liberty of a #democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is #Fascism..."www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/me...
“Trump upped the ante on his annexation taunts saying the only way for Canada to avoid his attempts to torpedo the economy is for the country to ‘become our cherished Fifty-First State.’”
I’m sorry but what does a president have to do these days for it to be perceived as a declaration of war?
