By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026These corporate spooks aren't just spying on data center critics: they've got a whole portfolio of oligarchy-stabilizing surveillance services, targeting "antifa," immigrants' rights and anti-ICE groups. 78/ 11267
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026They're joined by hardware vendors who offer corporations, the wealthy, and enclaves where both are to be found on *literal* robocops, the ultimate in cheap guard labor (alas, the robots suck): www.404media.co/the-roboguar... 79/404media.coThe Roboguard Revolution is Short-CircuitingKnightscope and other robotics companies are rethinking automated security following canceled contracts. One pivot? Human guards. 31146
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026Trump and his orifice-winning army are caught in the same trap as the GDR leaders. Every gain in guard-labor efficiency creates space for more of them to stick more of their hands further into the cookie jar. Every time they do, American society grows more unstable, demanding more guard labor. 80/ 114014
DukeSkath @dukeskath.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Yeah they haven’t ironed out all the bugs in Directive 4 yet. 010
