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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026

He let the bank executives who created the Great Financial Crisis off the hook and encouraged them to foreclose on the homes of millions of Americans, the very same public that had bailed them out: theweek.com/articles/624...

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This is Obama's biggest failure

He could have used law enforcement to protect homeowners from bank fraud. He didn't.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026

He shielded the CIA's torturers from scrutiny and prosecution: journals.law.harvard.edu/ilj/2009/04/... He reneged on his promise to shut down Gitmo: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

journals.law.harvard.edu

Obama Publishes ‘Torture’ Memos, Immunizes CIA Staff

The Obama Justice Department has released four memos detailing the harsh techniques used on some detainees during the Bush administration. The memos – three written in 2005 and another in 20…

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026

And his promise to hold the phone companies to account for their complicity in the NSA's mass domestic surveillance: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli... He stepped up secret drone warfare: www.cfr.org/articles/oba... And unconstitutional domestic surveillance: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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MathiasTCK.bsky.social @mathiastck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I would say failed more than reneged I recall repeated attempts

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