The tech oligarchs and their AI are taking over. Let's fight back.
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I've been writing BLOOD IN THE MACHINE for months, but I was on the fence about going all-in. Recent events have made the call easier.
Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley oligarchs and their AI are taking over. I want to do all I can to push back. I hope you'll join me, and I'm asking for your support.
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I find Brian to be the most informed, trenchant, fearless, and literate tech critic/journalist and have a paid subscription to BLOOD IN THE MACHINE and everyone should.
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A rabbi asked his pupils how they could tell when the night had ended and the day was on its way back.
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De acuerdísimo: caminar entre los árboles, comer chocolate, cantar (con regadera o sin ella...)
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What the hell just happened w/ tariffs? Trump put Mexico tariffs on hold after Sheinbaum promised to send 10K troops to crack down on fentanyl; FYI Mexican military has >400K members. Realistically, I think the bully backed down when his target wouldn’t roll over.
Let’s see what happens w/ Canada.
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1/ For the people who are asking: “Where are the protests?!” There have been many! Much of them organized by immigrants rights groups and leftists. Here’s a thread of some I have found, or know people who have attended. Feel free to add your own.
02.02.2025 16:27 — 👍 1371 🔁 686 💬 74 📌 260
EU al narcoestado lo arma, lo entrena, lo financia, le lava el dinero, lo usa como agente de inteligencia, lo condecora, cuando le conviene lo condena (García Luna) o lo suelta (Trump con Cienfuegos).
EU alimenta la corrupción en México y la usa para eludir la propia.
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Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit
But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks like
Sí. Un texto de Rebecca Solnit sobre las maneras de resistir, que no necesitan ser espectaculares ni dramáticas, pero permiten que otras se sumen, resistan, se defiendan: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Quise decir "desatar"
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Veo que comparten llamados a boicotear los productos norteamericanos. Desde mi corazoncito estoy de acuerdo, pero creo que en cuanto se implementen las tarifas anunciadas por Claudia Sheinbaum, el boicot va a ser la reacción instintiva al ver los nuevos precios.
02.02.2025 16:09 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sí, se va a desmayar una inflación tremenda, aquí y en EU
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Toda la ciencia que nos ayudo q construir un mundo más justo está hoy bajo amenaza insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Never again...
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Te lo robo, pero es lo primero que publico en esta red, espero que no haya ningún error.
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Te lo robé, pero todavía no conozco bien esta red, es lo primero que publico. Te lo digo por si hay algún error.
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Does it mention the purge of major media outlets from the military headquarters known as the Pentagon, which is a classic junta move
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Seeee, el panorama se ve color de hormiga.
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