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The worst part of cryptocurrency transforming into dragon-level wealth is witnessing good people emotionally devolve into dragons themselves: so intellectually paralyzed by the fear that everyone they see threatens their hoard that they lose sight of the world beyond their cave. twitter.com/gladstein/stat…
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Zuckerberg responds to a global outage and national scandal by claiming @facebook is the real victim here, and modestly proposing Congress consider:
A) legally restricting teen use of internet services
B) identify verification mandates
C) limiting teen privacy
On-brand, really.
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I used to believe that while the media does make mistakes from time to time, "most" things you read in the news could be relied on.
Nothing robs you of that innocence like becoming yourself the subject of news. When they write on what you 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, errors—and lies—are clear.
604
Wow. Unintended? twitter.com/Kevinliptakcnn…
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@MojoJosho oh for sure, man. nobody loves kamala harris more than putin. it's in the bible.
606
It would be funny if it weren't so sad. He doesn't need ridicule—he needs help. twitter.com/cobie/status/1…
607
The government is establishing a precedent for prosecuting news organizations—anywhere on Earth—who report on an activity they would rather keep locked away in the classified dark.
Do you feel safer?
edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/assange01
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replies like "how dare you shame this magnificent creature" as the most iconic figure in american comic history tries once again to pick their pocket
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_cat
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Overlooked news items this week: the US Postal Service running a covert operation to spy on protestors, Congress proposing a (surprisingly good) "The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act," and more.
For more information, source links are in the reply to this tweet:
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You go to hell with the army you have, not the army you wish you had. twitter.com/jeremyscahill/…
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@gainzy222 i am sorry to hear that you lost all of your money placing all those sports bets
the ones i specifically warned you not to place
twice
but i hope you can still afford to go to the library and read the book i wrote that answers precisely your question
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A CBDC is a perversion of cryptocurrency, or at least the founding principles and protocols of it—a cryptofascist currency, expressly designed to deny you the basic ownership of your money by installing the State at the center of every transaction. edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/cbdcs
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Within a monoculture, there is tremendous pressure to participate in the enforcement of consensus as if it were truth, which alienates members from the possibility that truth can often stand in opposition to consensus.
edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/culturalrevo…
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Child with a face covered in crumbs: "A poor internal labeling of cookie-related jars meant that I was substantially off on my sense of my parents' margin." twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status…
615
The founder of Visa's tweets are so incredibly dark I have trouble believing it's a real account. twitter.com/deewhock/statu…
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some days it feels like the future of social media is every word you type being autocorrected by ronald mcdonald
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The consequences of a failure to pardon Assange mean he'll remain in prison indefinitely while the DOJ endlessly files meritless appeals out of spite. twitter.com/benlewismedia/…
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"You cannot travel into the area unless you have proof of exclusion." twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
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Apple’s new system, regardless of how anyone tries to justify it, will permanently redefine what belongs to you, and what belongs to them. edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/all-seeing-i
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Singling out @tiktok_us just because it's linked to China is entirely the wrong move.
Don't ban a company.
Don't ban a country.
Ban the *practice.*
Make the systematic and exploitative collection of people's private details unlawful. Under *any* flag.
blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-2/2022…
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how dare you twitter.com/Variety/status…
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If you're curious about the pardon controversy but haven't followed all the arguments being made for (and against!), @ggreenwald just wrote a comprehensive summary. greenwald.substack.com/p/the-case-for…
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NSO's claim that it is "technologically impossible” to spy on American phone numbers is a bald-faced lie: a exploit that works against Macron's iPhone will work the same on Biden's iPhone.
Any code written to prohibit targeting a country can also be unwritten. It's a fig leaf. twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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This can't possibly be right, can it? Is it a mistranslation? This sounds an awful lot like Macron's priority when the Taliban are in the midst of door-to-door reprisals is covering his flank for some election, not saving lives. twitter.com/AFP/status/142…
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Quinnipiac national poll on the job Biden is doing:
Independents: Only 29% approve, 56% disapprove.
Democrats: 87% approve, and just 7% disapprove.
Fairly astonishing disconnect. What explains it?
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