Yes. This is the prevailing philosophy among MAGA cultists. RE:
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Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social)
It looks to me like Trumpists have exactly reversed the meaning of the word "censorship". To them, it's NOT censorship when the government does it...
Marco Rubio literally had a student kidnapped off the street for co-authoring an oped criticizing her university. And now he's complaining about censorship? RE:
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The Guardian (@theguardian.com)
Marco Rubio announces visa restrictions for foreigners ‘complicit in censoring Americans’ – US politics live https://www.theguardian.com/us-n...
Somewhat amazed at the amount of vitriol Will is getting here. He has a valid point about automated surveillance, and people getting on his case aren't going to help shake the notion that too many people live to be the hall monitors of society. RE:
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Will Oremus (@willoremus.com)
As one of these 48,000, yes I was over the speed limit and I probably deserved the ticket but getting caught speeding by a robot still feels like a...
It was two years later when someone handed me a cassette tape (which for all I know may still exist in a box in my closet) that had the OpIvy album on one side, and Skankin Pickle's debut album on the flip side, telling me I was too into NYC ska & had to learn about west coast ska... Great album. RE:
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Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)
Released 36 years ago today Energy, the only studio album by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy, with this track Freezer Up Operation Ivy...
It's that time: time to play "guess which news room with huge multi-million dollar budgets actually posted the court docs, because every article I've read doesn't bother to do so..."
Literally a week ago, Musk claimed that Tesla sales had already recovered from reported declines. When the interviewer pointed to weak EU numbers he said all auto manufacturers were having weak sales in the EU. This report says... nope: just Tesla. RE:
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Good on [@npr.org](
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NPR (@npr.org)
This is NPR 🎙️
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After basically half the Supreme Court recused itself (nominally, a good thing) from a case involving the company that published many of their books, I wondered... can SCOTUS ever hear a case involving Penguin RandomHouse (a company involved in a number of important legal disputes)? RE:
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
When Half The Supreme Court Has Book Deals With The Same Publisher, Who Decides Its Cases? When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves fro...
Remembering the day when I was called both a communist and a right wing extremist (yes, by two very different people, but still...). But it is amazing how quickly people jump to labeling people they disagree with in an effort to "other" them and then dismiss everything they have to say. RE:
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