Musk buying twitter, Bezos buying WaPo, Ellison buying CBS—all are less profitable now. But they’re political investments that increase the value of the new owners’ portfolios
Wealth concentration makes this possible, and that’s one mechanism by which inequality destroys democracy
Important piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Playing a World Cup in college football country threatens to create heretofore unimaginable of levels of sports fandom
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In 2025 Meta relaxed its rules around abusive content on its platforms. The reaction was instant.
In the six months after the rules came into force violent threats and harrassment against US lawmakers—including Trump—TRIPLED, research from @counterhate.com shows
www.wired.com/story/threat...
The raw milk thing is proof that you can trick conservatives into literally eating shit and liking it bsky.app/profile/prop...
The secretary of defense is sending the message that Black service members are not welcome.
www.theatlantic.com
New research finds that in the six months after Meta relaxed rules in the name of free speech, violent threats against lawmakers—including President Donald Trump—surged on Facebook.
This sucks! Time to vote in the guy behind it! bsky.app/profile/samf...
A problem with authoritarianism and media conglomeration is that the owners of these media companies don't care if they are profitable so they use them rather to send signals to the authoritarian who wields control over their profit-making businesses.
NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill.
“I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
