Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.

The last few weeks have really highlighted just how fragile corporate social media is, and just how beholden to political power it is. To build any sort of ground-up power we must continue to invest in decentralized alternatives that are resistant to intervention

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The disastrous Oval Office ambush of Zelenskyy was never about reaffirming our ally status with Ukraine. It was to normalize and affirm our alignment with Russia. The event was coordinated to please Putin. In this context it was hugely successful.

Got to hear Shankar Vedantam speak the first ever Hidden Brain tour. Sage advise for these times.

INBOX: Washington Governor Bob Ferguson’s office says that the state Employment Security Department is helping affected federal employees who have been laid off apply for unemployment benefits and seek new work, and is reporting numbers on affected federal workers.

DOGE Is Hacking America The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history.

The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role, Bruce Schneier and Davi Ottenheimer write.

WEIMAR+STATEMENT FRANCE, GERMANY, POLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine. We commit to its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's war of aggression. We share the goal to keep supporting Ukraine until a just, comprehensive and lasting peace is reached. A peace that guarantees the interest of Ukraine and our own. We are looking forward to discussing the way ahead together with our American allies. Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations. Ukraine should be provided with strong security guarantees. A just and lasting peace in Ukraine is a necessary condition for a strong transatlantic security. We recall that the security of the European continent is our common responsibility. We are therefore working together to strengthen our collective defense capabilities.

BREAKING: France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain & UK sign a joint statement vowing to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty & demanding a role in the peace talks.

This is leadership.

It’s also unprecedented.

A western alliance is having to form against a new, twin & united threat: Trump & Putin.

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Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab. Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.

They watched their democracy die. They have a warning for Americans. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/aXFtPi

How the Nazis Used Jim Crow Laws as the Model for Their Race Laws Not only did Nazi lawyers reveal a deep interest in American race policies, the most radical of them were eager advocates of using American law as a model.

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Trump Really Could Find a Way to Seize Third Term: Experts Not only is it not impossible, there are actually several routes he could take.

Not only is it not impossible, there are actually several troubling routes Donald Trump could take if he's serious about clinging to power.

The bigger problem I see here is that he clearly still thinks his job is to be a talking head on Fox.

67 Americans were killed last night in the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. since 9/11, yet the Vice President of the U.S. is busy trolling and name-calling a former British Conservative MP. Priorities.

What a nasty POS

Washington superintendent issues guidance on ICE agents at schools State superintendent Chris Reykdal has provided school districts with guidelines following new executive orders allowing immigration enforcement in schools.

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“Our state constitution says that every child residing in our borders shall have access to basic education; it doesn’t say every citizen.”

US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data Federal prosecutors have dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patient...

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Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how | Flipboard Associated Press - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media. The Socialist leader wants the European ...

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If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.

Watching cabinet appointments getting announced like…

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.