In my experience, the best way to help a country succeed is to not invade it.

In case you wondered, this is why I say “blue maga.” It’s a world view in which Democrats should never be criticized, only praised, even if their actions are clearly aiding and abetting fascisms rise and spread. The only posts allowed are “Republicans bad!!” instead of asking Dems to do their jobs.

If you’re trying to explain to friends & fam who Charlie Angus is, and why MeidasCanada is so important, here’s a good intro to the shit disturbing resistance of @charlieangus104.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"Donald Trump is demanding American chlorinated chicken be sold in British supermarkets. The White House is pushing Sir Keir Starmer to make concessions on food standards in order to revive a transatlantic tech partnership that drastically collapsed on Tuesday." archive.ph/jqe7a #WATO 1/2

Uniter My New Year’s Timeline Cleanser is Rachel Maddow’s Solstice Message 👶🏽 👶🏻 ❄️ 👶🏻 ❄️ ❄️ 👶🏼 👶🏾 👶🏼 ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ 👶🏻 ❄️ 👶🏾 👶🏽 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited via @msnow.com and @maddow.bsky.social

AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt. Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt."

Netanyahu is pure poison Israelis have already built an advanced military facility at Berbera Airport in Somaliland, with 12 underground hangars for jets & drones

[Adds a new line to the list of LED failure types]

Kim urges 'unlimited and sustained' development of nuclear combat forces as North Korea gears up for key party congress.

Still unreported, should be investigated: ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”

The thing here is that he stole $39,000,000 from Medicaid and only got 3 years in the first place. Trump pardoned him anyway. www.mcknights.com/news/skyline...

Mohammed and his daughter face the emotional fallout of his political activism in Gaza and imprisonment in Israel, that left her to grow up without him. Watch the film, Letters From A Palestinian Prisoner: aje.news/mai

"Impacts of fake news cost the economy an estimated 78 Billion a year" #Disinformation #Misinformation #FactsMatter youtu.be/Q9b7ZQh28GY?...

The whitewashing of white supremacists by the NYT extends beyond the politics desk: Brigitte Bardot, a star-& virulent racist-dies: NYT vs Le Monde. Headline “renounced stardom” vs “sympathy for far right” Subhed: “devote her life to animal welfare” vs “ Convicted 5 x for racist remarks” 1/

#palestine #hunger-striker One of the prisoners on hunger strike in support of Palestine Action has lost the ability to speak and another is unable to stand without passing out, campaigners have said as the protest entered its 56th day.

I’ve had a lot of people reach out over the last few weeks and ask if Gabby and I are ok. I’m good, and Gabby’s even better. She’s the toughest person I know.

How to Get Rid of “Citizens United” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

China conducts large-scale Taiwan drills amid rising tensions

X has spent years fighting scrutiny and suing researchers, writes CCDH's Imran Ahmed, arguing the EU’s fine isn’t censorship but enforcement of the public’s right to understand how platforms shape the online world.

Ireland has one of the world's highest concentrations of data centers. The expansion has reshaped the grid & deepened fossil fuel use. As the EU pushes to triple data center capacity, Ireland offers a warning, writes Louis Boyd-Madsen. Read our investigation with AlgorithmWatch:

Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.

Free trade agreements have the potential to become active sites of experimentation wherein countries can pilot enforceable AI norms, write Shweta Kushe and Shivangi Mugdha. If negotiated with clarity and actionable intent, these agreements can lay the groundwork for a future multilateral framework.

In 2025, Tech Policy Press published over 1,100 posts, including articles, analyses, perspectives, transcripts, trackers, podcasts, and more. Our volunteer community of contributors, our fellows, and our staff covered a wide range of tech policy matters. We’re grateful to everyone who contributed.

My personal pick is Karen Hao’s ‘Empire of AI’. Incredibly documented, accurately researched and extremely well-written, it has everything you need to appreciate the delusions and extremism of wannabe AGI creators

From Dublin to Spain and the UK, far-right mobilization is outpacing politics, policing, and policy, writes Tech Policy Press fellow William Burns. As online hate escalates into street violence, Europe is still reacting without a plan.

Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.

Who consents when an AI agent clicks? Who steers the choice? Who is accountable when things go wrong? And can European rules discipline AI agents without smothering innovation? AI agents are neither a new contracting party nor the new yardstick for the “average consumer," writes Camillia Rida.

Americans are fed up with AIPAC and its bought-and-paid-for politicians. The once untouchable lobby of apartheid is now a badge of dishonor The lobby’s legacy will be a footnote in the history of how the U.S. enabled genocide 😢💔🤬

'Free Them All': One Year After Dr. Abu Safiya Abducted, Israel Urged to Release Gaza Health Workers www.commondreams.org/news/free-dr...

British Activist Blasts 'Sociopathic Greed' of Big Tech After US Judge Blocks His Detention www.commondreams.org/news/imran-a...

Khanna Hits Back as Silicon Valley Oligarchs Threaten Primary Challenge Over California Billionaires Tax www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-...

Netanyahu to Press for 'Another Round of War With Iran' in Meeting With Trump This Week www.commondreams.org/news/trump-n...

Autopsy Says Corporate Capture, Support for Genocide Were Key Factors in Democrats' 2024 Disaster www.commondreams.org/news/democra...

Netanyahu's Government is Falling Apart Another weekend of people in Israel protesting Netanyahu and his policies. They are also demanding an independent investigation into October 7th. Time to LOCK HIM UP

Finally, Straight Talk About the Dems.

Marblehead, Massachusetts Saturdays thru February 14 Weekly Saturday 3PM-4PM Pro Democracy Rally

"[I]n Khan Younis alone, there are 75 destroyed buildings with hundreds of bodies buried under the rubble that need to be recovered. ... [E]ven in the areas that [Palestinian crews] can access, the rescue mission is slow moving."

#STOPCUTS #HANDSOFF #Indiana West Lafayette Indiana No Kings Workshop: Skills for Fighting Fascism Saturday, January 10, 2026 1 – 5pm EST First United Methodist Church 1700 Mitch Daniels Blvd West Lafayette, IN 47906 www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

#CommunityPower #WETHEPEOPLE #Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania Citizens Bank: Stop Funding ICE Saturday, January 10, 2026 10 – 11am EST Citizens Bank Branch 733 W Lancaster Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

#PERSIST #SpeakOut #Florida Jacksonville Florida Turn Up the Vote! A Celebration of Voting & Community Saturday, January 10, 2026 12 – 2pm EST Families of Slain Children 2212 Myrtle Ave N Jacksonville, FL 32209 www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

#PERSIST #SpeakOut #Washington Salkum Washington Sign-Making for Signs of Fascism Saturday, January 3, 2026 11am – 12:30pm PST Sign up for more details. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Bernie calls for a moratorium on A.I. data centers

He has zero f's to give for Americans. 🅾️

This 👇 is normal.

Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?