By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/06/2026But what we're *actually* doing is defunding cancer research (especially any research into "systemic" cancer because studying systemic things is "woke") to free up fiscal space so we can build data-centers and make Musk into a trillionaire. 21/ 437772
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/06/2026That's not just a *dead* economy - it's one that'll kill everyone you love and everything that matters. 22/ 527540
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/06/2026These are the LAST DAYS to get *Canny Valley*, the extremely limited edition, signed, numbered book collecting my collages. I'm not selling 'em - they're exclusively available to people who donate to @creativecommons.bsky.social for their 25th anniversary: giving.gofundme.com/campaign/778... eof/ 59412
Manel Bertrand @manelbertrand.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The French government official in charge of universities and research (and space 🤪) explained that we shall stop investing in social services but focus on "future technologies" ‐ or technologies for the future, who knows ? www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/e...publicsenat.frIA : « Si on continue à investir dans notre modèle social en réduisant les dépenses d’avenir, on va dans le mur », estime Philippe BaptisteLe ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la recherche et de l’espace a défendu l’action du gouvernement et la place de la France dans la course aux nouvelles technologies, notamment dans l’IA et le... 183
Eugene Hetzel @eugenehetzel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Yes. A host of cannibals running the world's largest suicide machine. 031
notayakk.bsky.social @notayakk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026So the US has been hoarding capital for decades, since the 80s. And this money has been chasing returns. With an unending capital bubble the best ROI is not making stuff, it is ponzi: your business product is stocks, not goods. Sadly, popping it looks like a depression. 063
🇨🇦 Imagine Ozymandias Happy @ozymandiphus.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Zombie economy. It's dead, it's dangerous, it's going to eat your braaaiiins. 0192
