Mark Kuznicki

Back online after a brief hiatus. Feeling like I can have a voice again now that my Green Card has been approved. I just need you US citizens who have actual free speech rights to hit the streets!

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
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I generally don't support violence as an answer to our problems. But I also know that sometimes it is the only language that a bully can understand.

So, if all else fails, be prepared to punch that Nazi.

#NaziPunching

Opinion: Canada’s biggest political comeback could well be in the making — The Globe and Mail With Trumpians signalling their support for Poilievre, the Liberals might be back on their way to victory

Opinion: Canada’s biggest political comeback could well be in the making - The Globe and Mail

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Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

See here's how to do a headline.

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So true

These optics! Trump appears to serve at the pleasure of the billionaires.

In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear Shrink government, control data and — according to one official closely watching the billionaire’s DOGE — replace “the human workforce with machines.”

The DOGE method is clear: with maximum speed, get control of key systems and data, then use that control to strip down entire departments back to the studs. The legal resistance is slow. I’m waiting to see if the new admin will follow judicial orders. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

This “darkest timeline” take was really sobering. Foresight says that the future unfolds through a “cone of possibility”. But when the darkest scenario starts to sound not only plausible but probable, it’s time to wake up. Watch, but have your self-care tools handy.

follow @mmasnick.bsky.social -- trust me, we have seen this entire playbook before, and nothing about it is new or novel

Signed

I’m trying very hard to not be triggered by every outrage. But I think it is already clear: they are 100% following the Project 2025 blueprint. Add in the Elon effect for additional chaotic energy and it pretty much is the worst case scenario.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Mark Carney - Canada Not Interested in Trump’s Offer & Liberal Leadership Prospects | The Daily Show

Does Mark Carney have the "it" factor to win the Liberal leadership and a federal election in Canada? Watch this clip from the Daily Show and let me know what you think.

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I'm a Canadian listening to Trump. Let's talk about 'the 51st state' If the U.S. President-elect is serious about a merger with Canada, here are some things to consider.

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For me it’s all about putting today’s chaotic extremism into historical perspective. If history rhymes or unfolds in cycles, then understanding how similar periods unfolded also points us to the responses that pulled us back from the brink.

YouTube video by The Bulwark An Unelected Tech Bro Has Taken Over America (w/ Heather Cox Richardson) | Bulwark Podcast

Since the election, I shifted my media habits, from echo chamber rage-baiting “fast media” to more thoughtful “slow media” that steps back from the brink. This episode of The Bulwark is a great example. Thanks @timmiller.bsky.social & @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/qMQSs45oXow?...

Bye-bye 2024, I won't miss you. Well, it's been one heck of a year. ::shaking head:: Although I love getting those end-of-year postcards from folks, I've never managed to make them. Instead of recounting my familial adventures and e...

Bye bye 2024, I won't miss you. But I am proud of or excited by some of what occurred this year, so I attempted to document that. made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io/bye-bye-2024...

Also wished Bluesky showed better link previews

Love a good Tiny Desk to discover new to me artists youtube.com/watch?v=-91v...

Two things can be true:

1) those seeking to shrink or destroy the administrative state are incompetent fools & grifters, and…

2) there is enormous waste of resources in how the public sector delivers value to the public

The resistance should not defend the latter while attacking the former.

Adding more all the time! bsky.app/starter-pack...

Hello snowy #Toronto. Good to be back for a few days to reconnect with the team in person. Say hi 👋

Very heartened by the response of South Koreans to protect their democracy.

The Hunter Biden Pardon Is a Strategic Mistake The blunder will haunt Democrats during the next Trump administration.

Enjoy. Or, not.

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One of the hallmarks of this era is the frequent appointment of people who could not get hired in any capacity to work *for* federal agencies to run them.

On the Coming Merger of Tech and State Power | TechPolicy.Press Taylor Owen writes that the merger of state and tech power is a fundamental challenge to democratic governance in the digital age.

“While Silicon Valley has always wielded influence in American politics, what's emerging now is different – a world where the interests of select technology companies become indistinguishable from US government policy.”

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8. What I have come to realize, however, is that the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democracy. These are related but fundamentally not the same struggles.

We need to get serious about environmental plastic.