Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.
Could Americans really create the first ever public aviation transport? Very much here for this socialism experiment 🔥 #spirit2.0 letsbuyspiritair.com
Julia Angwin says Meta, "one of the most powerful media organizations in the world and one of the most valuable members of the S&P 500 — is at the start of a long, slow decline that will trigger aftershocks to our economy and our society."
(Kudos to the graphic artist, very Monty Python.)
🚨🚨 #Bluesky is doing very well.
@ec.europa.eu has changed some of their policies in respect of interaction with social media & are now prioritising #Mastodon, Bluesky & #linkedin.
#X has been completely been removed from the "Follow" function (whilst FB & youtube is at the bottom of the page).
the government of zambia is announcing that it canceled RightsCon. this is a serious attack on civil society, the global & local ones. thousands of people - activists, academics, govt etc - are en route to lusaka. to cancel at this late stage is just horrible.
the dumbest feed idea I have ever had, please enjoy
wrote in 2024 already for @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social why Eurovision is so important for Israel and how it has weaponized the competition for information warfare purposes.
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"When political pressure determines whether people can gather, it doesn't just limit movement—it reshapes how we think, how we make decisions, and how we relate to one another. It isolates us, creates distance, and fuels tension, all while shrinking the already fragile space for civil society."
Our statement on the UK gov't's demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the UK be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification & content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.
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Spirit Airlines collapsed. Before private equity locks it up, the people can own it. Join the Spirit 2.0 founding coalition. One member, one vote. Profits shared by all.
an extremely funny thing about it is that it's a cluster of "stop fedposting, stop sephiroth-posting about violence, win political power and then make change" accounts, 95% of whom are on various "centrist coward shitlib" leftist bluesky lists
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The presence of Israel in the 2024 Eurovision song contest has generated a lot of protest, but Israel’s participation is an important part of its ‘Hasbara’ strategy to keep being …
going to be completely honest here this is not the first account cluster I would have guessed for a guy who just tried what this guy did and I’m not just saying that because I’m part of it
"Israel’s efforts to influence Eurovision’s vote were broader and started years earlier than previously known... Israel spent at least $1M on Eurovision marketing. Some of that money came from Mr. Netanyahu’s 'hasbara' office, a euphemism for overseas propaganda"
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To learn more about the demise of this year's RightsCon gathering, I spoke to the executive director of Access Now, Alejandro Mayoral Baños, and the director of RightsCon, Nikki Gladstone, about their experience, why this moment matters, and what's next for the community they convene.
