#Palantir places a full page ad in the New York Times to appreciate #Israel. Doing what fascists do; admiring other fascists. And the New York Times is also complicit (as always). I'm wondering how much money they received (or did the NYT it for free 🤔).
I think Hegseth quoting fake bible passages from Pulp Fiction, presumably because he doesn't know they're made up, perfectly illustrates the role of religion in right wing extremist politics. It's a tool to control the masses. Nothing more.
In that respect, I am in 100% agreement with the pope.
I'm an atheist, but I grew up in a Christian community. US and Israeli violence is not in line with the core message. (Although there are people in my old community who supports them.)
❝ Political power turns on a moral voice only when it has failed to contain it. If Leo were irrelevant, he would not be worth a sentence on Truth Social." ❞
"By targeting Pope Leo XIV, Trump exposes the limits of power when faced with a moral authority it cannot silence. ...
The first thing to say about this attack is what it is not. It is not a sign of strength. Political power turns on a moral voice only when it has failed to contain it. If Leo were irrelevant, he would not be worth a sentence on Truth Social."
Texas Observer: Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport
The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.
KCLU: Little boy who was sick and not eating in a notorious ICE detention center is back in Santa Barbara County
"...She said the boy is traumatized. And it's a trauma that he didn't have previously, because DHS agents forced him into a car seat and tied him up forcefully. Since then, he's had a terrible fear of car seats.
Mom and son were separated from his father and flown to Texas — the child still strapped in his car seat — and held at the notorious Dilley detention center, also known as South Texas Family Detention Center. ..."
The 2-year-old, who made international headlines last month when he fell ill in an ICE detention facility, is back home along with his mother as they await their asylum claim.
lest people forgot : the Axis, which i assume is a key reason why the story chose an axe over any other object or creature for its #fascism allegory en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_pow…
Tom Steyer is running as a democrat in California to sabotage the other Democratic Party candidates, especially Katie Porter.
she would veto this legislation.
DO NOT TRUST THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ESTABLISHMENT.
the #California primaries are a referendum on #billionaires #techbros and ultimately, the kind of corporatist #fascism that passes for centrism in this country.
BILLIONAIRES ARE THE ENEMY. don't let Steyer hand California to the fascists.
Compared to other 3D printer laws proposed this year, California’s is the most troubling. It criminalizes open source, reduces consumer choice, and creates a new bureaucratic burden. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dang… #opensource #3dprinting #AB2047
IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty IBM is first firm to pay penalty under Trump's "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
I am wondering, reading cory doctorovs newest article about #fascism as a result of austerity and missing public services. what role #feminism plays in this. Or more specifically: the decline in willingness to provide unpaid services, emotional support, security and psychological status/feelings of power and satisfaction to men. There seem to be a lot of similarity in the experience of someone who loses healthcare and a man whos emotional care and daily unpaid services provided by women is withdrawn from him. Pluralistic thinks it is" reasonable to assume, that people react that way. " ( with fascism) Well "people" is not a very sharp word to use here. Why are women not reacting that way to the many services, securities, comforts and support that have always been missing from their lives? I keep coming back to a realization, that any analysis of "people" and society, be it psychological, social, or political, must take the category of gender, must take t... show more
I am wondering, reading cory doctorovs newest article about #fascism as a result of austerity and missing public services. what role #feminism plays in this. Or more specifically: the decline in willingness to provide unpaid services, emotional support, security and psychological status/feelings of power and satisfaction to men. There seem to be a lot of similarity in the experience of someone who loses healthcare and a man whos emotional care and daily unpaid services provided by women is withdrawn from him. Pluralistic thinks it is" reasonable to assume, that people react that way. " ( with fascism) Well "people" is not a very sharp word to use here. Why are women not reacting that way to the many services, securities, comforts and support that have always been missing from their lives? I keep coming back to a realization, that any analysis of "people" and society, be it psychological, social, or political, must take the category of gender, must take the underlying patriarchy into account, in order to accurately describe reality He closes with "Socialism or barbarism" isn't just a cliche – it's actually a choice on the ballot. Is the way I assume roles of empathy, care and responsibility in relationships, the way I invest my energy towards someone elses needs, raise children, the "socialism" in this? And is "barbary" the way a deeply patriarchal male will lead his life, expecting to be served, not serving others, unless they are his overlords, promising reward? We will need new words for all of this, as our understanding becomes more holistic, as we integrate the invisible sphere of female experience into it.
The most insane part is that The Right™️ that people turn to when the social contract crumbles not only have no solutions to it; what they want/propose will only make matters 1000 times worse.
This is well-documented fact, but nobody learns it in school, no news outlets or politicians tell it & when people experience it for themselves they're gaslit with extreme prejudice.
Fascism thrives on this engineered blind spot as much as anger.
The most insane part is that The Right™️ that people turn to when the social contract crumbles not only have no solutions to it; what they want/propose will only make matters 1000 times worse.
This is well-documented fact, but nobody learns it in school, no news outlets or politicians tell it & when people experience it for themselves they're gaslit with extreme prejudice.
Fascism thrives on this engineered blind spot as much as anger.
I'm worried about AI psychosis. Specifically, I'm worried about the psychosis that makes "capital allocators" spend *$1.4T* on the money-losingest technology in human history, in pursuit of a bizarre fantasy that if we teach the word-guessing program enough words, it will take all the jobs.
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Fascism – what Hannah Arendt called 'organized loneliness' – can only take root when people stop believing that their society will reward their lawfulness with an orderly and humane existence.
"Good public services are the basis for 'the social contract between rulers and the ruled'" "[...] so when public services fail, people stop trusting the state, and that social contract starts to fray."
Once again, Cory puts words to something I’ve been trying to express for a while.
„When public services go wrong, people don't always know who to blame, but they definitely notice that something is going wrong, so when public services fail, people stop trusting the state, and that social contract starts to fray. They start to suspect that elites are lining their pockets rather than managing the system, and they "withdraw their support" for the system.“
Once again, Cory puts words to something I’ve been trying to express for a while.
„When public services go wrong, people don't always know who to blame, but they definitely notice that something is going wrong, so when public services fail, people stop trusting the state, and that social contract starts to fray. They start to suspect that elites are lining their pockets rather than managing the system, and they "withdraw their support" for the system.“
I'm worried about AI psychosis. Specifically, I'm worried about the psychosis that makes "capital allocators" spend *$1.4T* on the money-losingest technology in human history, in pursuit of a bizarre fantasy that if we teach the word-guessing program enough words, it will take all the jobs.
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Yay! Orbán, corrupt fascist asshole, was VOTED OUT despite long and intense efforts on his part to rig the election system in his favour. Excellent news! Well done, Hungarians!
Watch this like a hawk. The result of this battle is going to be massively telling. Not just about Reddit (I personally don’t trust/use it), but about how this fascist regime reacts to resistance from big tech in general. And it will have a far-reaching impact.
Watch this like a hawk. The result of this battle is going to be massively telling. Not just about Reddit (I personally don’t trust/use it), but about how this fascist regime reacts to resistance from big tech in general. And it will have a far-reaching impact.
The Trump administration has stepped up an effort to unmask a Reddit user who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After failing to obtain information through a summons issued to Reddit, the government reportedly issued a subpoena demanding that Reddit provide the information and appear before a grand jury in Washington, DC.
The Intercept described the subpoena today. “According to a subpoena obtained by The Intercept, Reddit has until April 14 to provide a wide range of personal data on one of its users, whom US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been trying unsuccessfully to identify for more than a month,” the article said arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
A Washington federal judge found the Pentagon violated a court order by reinstating restrictions on #press #access in an opinion that sharply criticized #Defense Sec Pete Hegseth for curtailing #FreeSpeech rights with the nation at #war.
A Washington federal judge found the Pentagon violated a court order by reinstating restrictions on press access in an opinion that sharply criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for curtailing free speech rights with the nation at war.
An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration & hypothermia after #BorderPatrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo. Gov #KathyHochul condemned their actions as #cruel & #inhumane.
1. People who get sad at this story, do nothing, and then speak about how worse is sure to happen while offering no #resistance
2. People who get mad at this story, show up, agitate, make their voices heard. And punish those responsible with a #vote. And demand their new reps put in safeguards
Rutherford County’s top librarian is out of a job after refusing to remove more than a hundred books the library board deemed inappropriate. Luanne James
Joy-Ann Reid looks at the long history of the right's red-pilling of men in the US and the economic forces funding this:
"What these men of right wing media were selling was consistent: resentment against racial minorities, particularly Black people; anger against poor people; venomous rage against liberated women; anger against secular Americans and liberal Democrats;" (continued in /2).
Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.
You want to understand who liberals are and why they’re not an alternative to fascism? Here’s them giving this son of a bitch a standing ovation after inviting him to present at one of their most sacred events.
(Yes, that’s Palmer Luckey getting a standing ovation after his TED talk.)
“[With Oculus] I was just trying to build toys that delighted people. There was no vengeance, there was no malice, there was no killer instinct involved. I think I didn’t develop that obsession or framing until I felt I was stabbed in the back by a lot of people who should have treated me better.”
If the most successful people in your system are out there writing their own supervillain origin stories maybe your system is a stinking pile of shit.
Folks to me a decade ago: Aral, what’s all this tinfoil-hat stuff about Silicon Valley? You’re being alarmist! What’s the worst that could happen? Etc., etc.
Meanwhile, a Silicon Valley billionaire:
> Some people are like “oh, but isn’t it terrible to celebrate the power of weapons?” and I say, you know what, societies have always needed a warrior class that is enthused and excited about enacting violence on others in pursuit of good aims. I think that it’s reasonable for philosophers to degrade those people and whine about how they’re sick in the head. But society needs them. Even if I’m sick in the head. We need people who are willing to fight for our country—and I’m not doing that directly, my life’s not on the line. But you need people like me who are sick in that way and don’t lose any sleep making tools of violence
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Folks to me a decade ago: Aral, what’s all this tinfoil-hat stuff about Silicon Valley? You’re being alarmist! What’s the worst that could happen? Etc., etc.
Meanwhile, a Silicon Valley billionaire:
> Some people are like “oh, but isn’t it terrible to celebrate the power of weapons?” and I say, you know what, societies have always needed a warrior class that is enthused and excited about enacting violence on others in pursuit of good aims. I think that it’s reasonable for philosophers to degrade those people and whine about how they’re sick in the head. But society needs them. Even if I’m sick in the head. We need people who are willing to fight for our country—and I’m not doing that directly, my life’s not on the line. But you need people like me who are sick in that way and don’t lose any sleep making tools of violence
A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump admin from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National #PublicRadio & the #PublicBroadcasting Service.
Exclusive: US “counterterror” officials plan #antifa summit, sources say
The #Trump admin is organizing an international summit focused on countering the #LeftWing movement antifa & other groups, 3 sources familiar with the matter said, an effort that highlights the shift in the US government's counterterrorism priorities over the past year.
you know how people have traditionally created custom feeds of information from the web? using apps that parse RSS & ATOM files.
🗣YOU DO NOT NEED TO CODE TO USE RSS
Bluesky is the one supposed to do the coding, not users.
there is absolutely no justification nor rationalization for using #Bluesky. NONE WHATSOEVER. Bluesky is the “gentler, kindler” #nazi bar that will burn down whole forests, dry up all rivers instead of using open web standards.
Popes Francis’ #Beatitudes papacy makes him one of the most important #antifa politicians of our era because,
THE BEATITUDES ARE THE OPPOSITE OF FASCISM
have said numerous times USA’s #1 export is #fascism. Bergolio survived #OperationCondor and understood that, to fight fascism inside the #RCC, he needed a vanguard of bishops like Prevost.
Pope Leo’s homily is a complete rebuke of evangelicals’ supply-side Jesus. USA warmongering #christofascism is not only an oxymoron. it’s #heresy.
In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV declares that Jesus, as the King of Peace, “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/20…
Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war.
That traitor conservstives don't lose their seat for breaking their oath of office is an example of how Canada's legal system is biased for the perps.
That traitor conservatives aren't charged with espionage or treason for colluding with a hostile fascist foreign power that has verbally stated the objective of "annexing" Canada is an example of how Canada's legal system is biased for the perps.
It was weaknesses like this that allowed the successful fascist coup of the USA.
These are existential weaknesses. The courts won't fix it. The politicians won't fix it. Fascism leverages democratic weakness into authoritarian power.
