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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

The steady march of digital technology, dominated by a cartel of global firms who collude with Trump's political repression in exchange for tax breaks, antitrust forbearance and federal contracts yielded more surveillance productivity gains than the previous 25 years: apnews.com/article/trum... 64

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Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration

Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

The Trump administration is the most unpopular in more than a century. Trump has stolen more money in office than any president in history. Trump presides over spiraling greedflation and collapsing buying power. 65/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

The Trump administration has also presided over a *titanic* increase in state-aligned, privatized surveillance. The Trump years are the Flock years: newrepublic.com/article/2069... The Trump years are the Palantir years: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t... 65/

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The Nationwide Revolt Against Flock Safety Cameras

From New York to Alabama to Arizona, everyday people are mounting a local resistance to the company’s mass surveillance. And sometimes, they take matters into their own hands.

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