Skynet. They’re building Skynet. It’s like the never even heard of ”The Terminator”. www.semafor.com/article/11/0...

There’s too much telegenecism. Telegenics, how things “play” and considerations of how things may play are more than costly preoccupations. They’re not distractions, they’re the central thing. Because catharsis theater and other polemic theatrics keep consultants in power and in the chips.

Note how eager they sound eager to invent any pretext to detain this citizen. And then at the end, to not only “cover my ass” - because the *entire* process is fucking illegal, but to provide a path to retribution if the citizen decides to bring a case. It’s not a phase. youtu.be/MQxw9fhmBv4?...

Much like his previous impeachments, the J6 hearings and indictments not bringing anyone in power to justice, this smells like more catharsis theater.

..and grounds for malicious prosecution.. These crooks love lawyering people to death so much, let em play on a less tilted field and see how their shit rolls then. How’s about another metaphor: When the deck’s not stacked in their favor, they’ve got nothing but a weak hand and a mouthful of lies

ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it. The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.

Klepto 101

Authoritarian regimes in other countries have continued the practice of political elections, but the people can’t actually have any impact at the ballot box. Citizens in many US states regularly have their will dismissed by the ruling party. substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

Rs will fatally wound you, and make sport of watching you writhe knowing you can’t possibly survive their policies, Ds will cluck at them for delighting in the death throes, and both raise money off of the spectacle, sharing popcorn all the way to the bank. Or so I’m told.

Direct giving to specific people and legitimate causes. In the cause front, do some homework. It’s worth it. For instance a PAC labeling itself as a “.. taxpayer association” only boosts policies that benefit wealthy tax dodgers and those aspiring to become wealthy tax dodgers. Horrible policies.

This is not petty. It’s powerful. And all the consultants, with their communications platforms and funding funnels are so terrified of this they’re doing everything the can to lock people in, discourage defection, and punish dissent rather than lead the change we seek, just like their counterparts.

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And finally finally, here's a resources you can share and reference with more about how to detect, and protect yourself from scammers and abusers. support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art... 7/

Finally, to help you determine the fake and malicious from the genuine, we have signposts (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) in the application that can aid you in identifying fakers and phishing attempts. We also have tools like Registration Lock to help protect against account takeovers. 6/

Contact with Signal (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) or any Signal representative will ONLY come from an @signal.org email address, not from within the app. And again, we will never ask for your PIN or verification code. And we do not reach out proactively, only in response to your requests.4/

To be crystal clear: Signal will NEVER message you this way. Ever. And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/

Right now we're hearing about increased phishing attempts that go like this: Attackers pretend to be Signal or Signal Support, then message people and try to get them to hand over their verification code or Signal PIN. Information that can let the attacker take over the victim's Signal account. 2/

PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal. Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly. Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/

See, @cliffhorman.bsky.social! I *knew* something was out there, or soon would be! I know it’s not native to the official bsky app, but still, pretty decent!

Cool thing about @bsky.app is the @atproto.com AT Protocol which means somebody could make a bsky client for this use case. Copy n paste or upload your recipe and bam ! zooom ! done ! soup’s on!

Which now gives these crooks even more footing to get civil judgements against them overturned.

Worth a swim back upstream.

Imagine if your idea of supremacy is so mediocre, it’s predicated on eradicating all evidence of anyone else do anything similar or, god forbid, better. Imagine excelling at being so meh, even your ideas are weak.

Feels like another dodge. They’re just slow rolling this, suckering the Dems with simulations of doing the business of government while they continue accelerating rot, crime, and destruction. Not sure reopening the government actually fits the burn it all down agenda. youtube.com/shorts/tLvDv...

I don’t know why it’s such a timely metaphor but it is. That’s why. youtube.com/shorts/tpzto...

California Democrats had a good election. They’re terrified about the next one www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

“.. we’ll likely experience significant turbulence on our approach over Washington.. buckle up, if it makes you feel better..”

Arpaio’s abhorrences in Arizona are more than a template for today’s aberrant behavior. They’re the tolerance tests for public officials defying the courts while escalating their criminality, and the proving ground for expanding the civil and human rights violations needed to extend power.

How can anyone who cares about this country justify sticking with Spotify at this point?

This is exactly who this administration is: Slash budgets to line the pockets of their benefactors and then treat themselves with his n hers matching luxury jets for over $170M. Perks of unearned and dishonored privilege. www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-k...

2016 was not a dress rehearsal. It was a tolerance test.

On strikes, boycotts, and rethinking leverage when the government WANTS the economy to collapse: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

One of the wealthiest men on the planet is peeved that he’d have to pay for extra security for his annual event. So he’d call for federal intervention to usurp the sovereignty of his state and use the National Guard to secure his own city. abc7news.com/post/salesfo...

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote. zohranfornyc.com/register

What’s going on right now here and globally isn’t unprecedented. It’s just (currently) unpunished. There are more wonderfully skilled experts and authors we can learn from than at any other time in history. Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior.bsky.social) is my go to. substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

tfw you feel like you’ve sufficiently cloned yourself with ai, and are being super productive, and then the ai crashes and your digital simulacrum self ghosts you and leaves the project in a weird state with no explanation and it’s too on the nose for comfort

Lolz Jay Spice. Burns, but later. Way later for so many.

An honest, “here, you’re free to build your own” gets *immediately* twisted into, ‘if you don’t like it here fuck you, here go build whatever you want someplace else” by the people bitching about all the things no matter where they go. For reals, tho, try building more and bitching less.

We’re the soup, and the ruling class keeps telling us it’s a spa.

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Twice. Slowly.

In all fairness, he was also opening up for the Confunkshun revival tour later.

“Poised to..” should be read as, “Intentionally designed to..” Because just as soon as enough top wealth hoarders and their aspirational subclass of supporters are more fully insulated, they will not only crash the economy, they’ll ruin it for generations. www.thedailybeast.com/wall-street-...

1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links 2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands 3. The whole app is open source This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site. We 💙 the open web.

Epic.

I know we gotta keep on keeping on, but the business as usual vide and the end of democracy as a framework for civil society feels fucking weird.