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Thursday, August 15th, 2024

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    11:17a
    Drone-delivery gig fail, Bonython, AUS

    One of Big Tech's favorite tools for persuading the public to yield to a system that causes problems for people is the claim that "progress is inevitable, so give up and get used to it." Change is not necessarily progress, and many "inevitable" changes can be blocked if people are determined.

    That argument is really just a variant of "You can't stop us because we are too strong, so just give up."

    11:17a
    The algorithm price-fixing rents, SF

    *How an algorithm is helping landlords collude to fix rents.*

    11:17a
    The rules in force in the Free Market

    Every free market is based on a set of rules, and different rules make different results. Plutocracy has brought about changing the rules so that the rules make the rich richer, and give them more power to change the rules further.

    If the corrupter grabs the presidency again, which he can now do only by crooked methods or dishonesty, it will destroy our democracy and encourage global heating disaster. Almost anything we might do to stop this will be less bad than permitting it to occur.

    11:17a
    Violent-distress depiction-exposures up

    Antisocial media platforms preferentially recommend videos that show violence, and/or signs of bigotry and hatred.

    This can give those that lean towards bigotry and hatred the impression that "everyone is doing it", even though most are not. For some, that is normal and acceptable.

    11:17a
    2024 election rigged in GA

    Another analysis of the danger of a Republican coup by arbitrarily rejecting vote count results.

    See also Greg Palast's warning.

    11:17a
    Urgent: Stop Israeli-escalation supply

    US citizens: call on Biden to end funding and weapons shipments to Israel, in order to save Palestinian lives, stop an all out war in the Middle East, and broker a ceasefire.

    If you phone, please spread the word! White House: +1-202-456-1111 and (TTY/TDD) +1-202-456-6213

    2:54p
    Orbán in D.C. for ... Heritage Fdn.

    *How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation. Once the redoubt of Reaganism, the think tank has taken to promoting [the wrecker]'s favorite strongman.*

    Both the wrecker and Orbán have acted to promote Putin. Each one is the enemy of his own country.

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