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Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
·theatlantic.com·
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
·theatlantic.com·
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook
In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO”
·thenerdreich.com·
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook
Jakob Nielsen about IQ and usability
Jakob Nielsen about IQ and usability
Attempts to classify people into intelligence categories has been going on for many hundreds of years, but none have perhaps proven as prevalent as the intelligence quotient (IQ). The origins of IQ can be traced back to a 1905 test designed by French psychologists Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon to
·axbom.com·
Jakob Nielsen about IQ and usability
The General Strike
The General Strike
The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.
·generalstrikeus.com·
The General Strike
No More Fake Strikes
No More Fake Strikes
Joe Burns takes a critical look back at the many “general strikes” called in recent years.
·organizing.work·
No More Fake Strikes
Another Food Recall? More Than 2 Million Donuts Just Got Pulled
Another Food Recall? More Than 2 Million Donuts Just Got Pulled
More than 2 million donuts have been recalled due to Listeria risk—but many were sold under private-label brands like Dunkin'. Here’s what consumers need to know.
·forbes.com·
Another Food Recall? More Than 2 Million Donuts Just Got Pulled
Ephemeralization - Wikipedia
Ephemeralization - Wikipedia
Ephemeralization, a term coined by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1938, is the ability of technological advancement to do "more and more with less and less until eventually you can do everything with nothing," that is, an accelerating increase in the efficiency of achieving the same or more output (products, services, information, etc.) while requiring less input (effort, time, materials, resources, etc.).[1] The application of materials and technology in modern cell phones, compared to older computers and phones, exemplify the concepts of ephemeralization whereby technological advancement can drive efficiency in the form of fewer materials being used to provide greater utility (more functionality with less resource use). Fuller's vision was that ephemeralization, through technological progress,[2] could result in ever-increasing standards of living for an ever-growing population. The concept has been embraced by those who argue against Malthusian philosophy.[1]
·en.wikipedia.org·
Ephemeralization - Wikipedia
Deleuze and Guattari - Wikipedia
Deleuze and Guattari - Wikipedia
Gilles Deleuze, a French philosopher, and Félix Guattari, a French psychoanalyst and political activist, wrote a number of works together (besides both having distinguished independent careers).
·en.wikipedia.org·
Deleuze and Guattari - Wikipedia
Gustavo Gutiérrez - Wikipedia
Gustavo Gutiérrez - Wikipedia
Gustavo Gutiérrez-Merino Díaz was a Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest who was one of the founders of liberation theology in Latin America. His 1971 book A Theology of Liberation is considered pivotal to the formation of liberation theology. He held the John Cardinal O'Hara Professorship of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and was a visiting professor at universities in North America and Europe.
·en.wikipedia.org·
Gustavo Gutiérrez - Wikipedia
Economy of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia
Economy of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia
Like many other nations at the time, Germany suffered the economic effects of the Great Depression, with unemployment soaring after the Wall Street crash of 1929. When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he introduced policies aimed at improving the economy. The changes included privatization of state-owned industries, import tariffs, and an attempt to achieve autarky. Weekly earnings increased by 19% in real terms from 1933 to 1939, but this was largely due to employees working longer hours, while the hourly wage rates remained close to the lowest levels reached during the Great Depression. In addition, reduced foreign trade meant rationing of consumer goods like poultry, fruit, and clothing for many Germans.
·en.m.wikipedia.org·
Economy of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia
A Fork in the Road
A Fork in the Road
AI is an excuse that allows those with power to operate at a distance from those whom their power touches.
·mail.cyberneticforests.com·
A Fork in the Road
Spam Emails, Spam Lawsuit: The GOP Tries To Break Gmail By Court Order
Spam Emails, Spam Lawsuit: The GOP Tries To Break Gmail By Court Order
In 1872 California enacted a law declaring that “every one who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages, excepting only telegraphic messages, is a common carrier of whatever he …
·techdirt.com·
Spam Emails, Spam Lawsuit: The GOP Tries To Break Gmail By Court Order
How To See Through Musk’s Truth Distortions: A Mirror Doesn’t Lie
How To See Through Musk’s Truth Distortions: A Mirror Doesn’t Lie
A mirror returns exactly what stands before it. No amount of wealth can bribe it, no volume of threats can intimidate it, no technological innovation can reprogram it. A billionaire’s reflect…
·techdirt.com·
How To See Through Musk’s Truth Distortions: A Mirror Doesn’t Lie
Good-bye, Pamela Paul
Good-bye, Pamela Paul
The contrarian columnist showed us the intolerable side of liberalism.
·nymag.com·
Good-bye, Pamela Paul
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
This fantastic two-minute video, from a guy named Rich, neatly explains why the anger and frustration of Trump’s supporters has been growing over time — why the pushback on things like diversity, equity, inclusion, trans rights, and LGBTQ+ issues
·kottke.org·
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
The Crypto Grifters Of DOGE
The Crypto Grifters Of DOGE
How many crypto grifters does it take to screw up the machinery of state?
·cryptadamus.substack.com·
The Crypto Grifters Of DOGE