Lisa Ling

“Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?”

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How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

It's a global concern. This week, an annual report on the global state of democracy, the Varieties of Democracy project (V-Dem), told reporters, "the United States will not score as a democracy when we release [next year's] data."

www.wired.com/story/trump-...

The average amount already paid to the 338 who have received money is around $8,579 each

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I see you….

If monopoly was invented today the tokens would be like a labubu, a nice pair of crocs, a cybertruck, 150mg of Wellbutrin, a Stanley cup, and a mini goldendoodle, and the players would just go around the board paying rent until everybody loses

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

Democracy dies in darkness…

#USfascism

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

Obviously I’m not happy about anyone’s death, by the same token, I am not going to miss this guy either.
That being said, if this escalates and provides the impetus for federal emergency powers, we all lose. For that reason, DeEscalation is key right now.

Just dropping that here.

How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom

AI is coming for the AI startups! Another massive hit for SoftBank www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...

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New filing: "CENTER FOR TAXPAYER RIGHTS v. IRS (DOGE access to IRS records)"
Doc #29: Reply to opposition to motion

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The Deep State is now a bureaucrat in shorts hurling a sandwich at a fascist

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Our hearts are with everyone mourning the recent passing of #PattyBerne, the visionary Co-Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of #SinsInvalid — may she rest in power. #PattyLivesThroughUs

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On the left:

Washington Post report: Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
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On the right:

Background reading, Professor Jason Stanley's vital Sept 2024 book
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Erasin...

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Do not look away, a similar project could come to a neighborhood near you…

The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.

Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:

www.404media.co/the-medias-p...

JUST IN: Judge Breyer sets trial for Aug. 11-13 on whether Trump's deployment of military to Los Angeles violated Posse Comitatus. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is just the beginning - once this next bill is signed they will be the highest financed LEA in history.

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This happens regardless of political bent. I know because I’ve been there. Using soldiers as political pawns is just wrong. This fascist deployment is wrong period. Don’t be distracted. Quietly get their needs met, because it’s right. Our enemy is fascism, let’s focus there, not on logistics.

SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE Raid in Los Angeles Los Angeles - David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU- United Service Workers West was injured and detained at an ICE raid in Los Angeles today while exercising his First Amendment right to observe and document law enforcement activity. Tia Orr, Executive Director of SEIU California, made the following statement: "SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our President, David Huerta, who was injured and detained at the site of one of today's ICE raids in Los Angeles. He is now receiving medical attention while in custody. "We are proud of President Huerta's righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement: standing up to injustice, regardless of personal risk or the power of those perpetrating it. "We call for an end to the cruel, destructive, and indiscriminate ICE raids that are tearing apart our communities, disrupting our economy, and hurting all working people. Immigrant workers are essential to our society: feeding our nation, caring for our elders, cleaning our workplaces, and building our homes."

BREAKING

The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.

An American citizen and Los Angeles native, @seiucalifornia @seiuusww President David Huerta was injured and detained when ICE terrorized a working neighborhood. We demand his immediate release!

Redlining is now tech enabled, this is redlining 2.0.

Redlining is a discriminatory practice where loans and/or insurance, are denied to residents of certain neighborhoods based on their race or ethnicity. It is wrong, racist and completely uncalled for with or without tech‼️

*nodding my head up and down* Exactly‼️👇🏼

Folks, the way to read the NYT article about OpenAI and higher education is to recognize that the person OpenAI hired to lead their effort came from Coursera. Remember when Coursera and MOOCs were going to cause the reinvention of higher education?

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Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age" "They see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control."

So damaging:

“The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive attack on knowledge itself, a war against culture, history, and science. If this assault is successful, it will undermine Americans’ ability to comprehend the world around us."

www.publicnotice.co/p/adam-serwe...