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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 21h
Did anyone vote for the surveillance state? www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
wbur.org
Flock is just one part of the new surveillance state
"Flock and other companies are building an omnipresent digital dragnet without democratic consent, enabling law enforcement to track people across the country with the click of a mouse," writes Gideon...
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here come the 'Freedom Zones' on the Tech Bro's wishlist: www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
npr.org
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Okay, it is time to cancel my Prime subscription: jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...
jacobin.com
Amazon Is Perfecting Total Surveillance of Its Workforce
Amazon has long been synonymous with workplace surveillance. With the introduction of “smart delivery glasses,” the logistics giant may soon ensure that not a moment of its drivers’ time on the clock ...
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just like in Project 2025 - only send grant money to Red States: arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
So now the Tech Bros are building missiles: www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/d...
cnbc.com
Andreessen- and Thiel-backed defense startup opens U.S. missile factory as it exits stealth
Founded in 2024, Covenant is speeding up lower-cost missile manufacturing for the U.S. military.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.techradar.com/pro/is-bulld...
techradar.com
Is bulldozing homes, seizing land, harming the climate, and replacing workers really worth everyone having an AI agent?
AI agents will soon handle your work, and your personal life
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
nhjournal.com/doj-sending-...
nhjournal.com
DOJ Sending Election Monitors to Manchester, Nashua for 2026 Primaries - NH Journal
New Hampshire - DOJ Sending Election Monitors to Manchester, Nashua for 2026 Primaries - NH Journal - Politics
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Steve Earle concert last night: 'Libraries are like the internet but slower and mostly true'.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Mass produced nuclear reactors with minimal regulation? What could possibly go wrong? www.npr.org/2026/06/29/n...
npr.org
Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
More proof that we don't have enough water for data centers; www.bbc.com/future/artic...
bbc.com
Droughts are transforming the Turkish landscape with massive sinkholes
The "breadbasket" of Turkey, Konya's valleys are filled with the farms needed to feed a growing nation. But the available groundwater is drying up and causing fields to collapse.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Why isn't this front page news? www.npr.org/2026/05/04/n...
npr.org
In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Why are we calling them Nazis? www.npr.org/2026/04/29/n...
npr.org
How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Don't get old in America. Nursing home patients increasingly being dumped at homeless shelters: www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-s...
daytondailynews.com
Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Part of Project 2025 is punishing Blue States. www.boston.com/news/the-bos...
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
And why is this not getting more attention? www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
npr.org
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
So much winning! news.gallup.com/poll/702125/...
news.gallup.com
American Optimism Slumps to Record Low
The percentage of U.S. adults who anticipate high-quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025, the lowest level since measurement began in 2008.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
It is well below freezing in Boston today and a large crowd is protesting ICE www.boston.com/news/local-n...
boston.com
Photos from Boston's 'ICE Out Everywhere' protest
More than a thousand people braved the cold at Boston Common Saturday to demonstrate against Trump's immigration tactics.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
His wife is heir to the Estee Lauder fortune... why does that sound so familiar? Oh yeah, her brother wants to take Greenland. www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
npr.org
Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Where is The Clash now that we need them? youtu.be/WQhTEqporHs?...
youtu.be
Somebody got murdered - The Clash - Vienna 81
YouTube video by Hateful66
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Small bakery threatened by MAGA online angry mob: www.boston.com/food/food-ne...
boston.com
Mass. bakery says it keeps selling out of 'F— ICE' cookies, despite death threats
The cookies have led to threats of assault, rape, and death against the bakery’s employees and their families, but that hasn’t stopped them.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Just coming down from the roof, where I was wrapped in a flag and chanting USA, USA, USA at the top of my lungs. Any updates on the Trump/Epstein files while I was away?
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
So now congress needs to approve something? A political stunt to try and get democrats to vote against a cash giveaway: finance.yahoo.com/news/hassett...
finance.yahoo.com
Hassett says $2,000 tariff checks for Americans will depend on Congress
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue will "depend on what happens with Congress."
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
The Heritage Foundation, again: apnews.com/article/heri...
apnews.com
Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views
The president of a Republican-aligned think tank has defended Tucker Carlson after the conservative media personality offered a platform to a far-right activist known for pushing white nationalist and...
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
boston.com
Arlington man arrested, allegedly punched 77-year-old 'No Kings' protester in the face in Hyannis
An Arlington man is facing an assault charge after he allegedly attacked an older man participated in a 'No Kings' protest on Cape Cod.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Sold to a 'former' Republican election official: www.cpr.org/2025/10/16/e...
cpr.org
Colorado election officials say they don’t expect big changes after sudden sale of Dominion Voting Systems
Colorado clerks are trying to calm fears of a ‘MAGA takeover’ of state’s election equipment supplier.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Nothing unusual here: www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
cbsnews.com
In cell where Jeffrey Epstein died, a scene of disarray that never underwent thorough inspection, experts said
Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's cell show a scene of disarray that never underwent a proper inspection, according to experts.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
It's all just a little bit of history repeating: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
yahoo.com
Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs
A growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Trump is just a carnival barker to distract us. The Heritage Foundation is actually running the country. Russel Vought is the face of pure evil. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
nytimes.com
The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
So much winning... www.boston.com/news/food/20...
boston.com
Hamburger Helper sales rise as Americans try to stretch food dollars
In the 1970s, Hamburger Helper became a staple on American dinner tables as families, strained by inflation and soaring beef prices, looked to turn a pound of ground beef into an entire meal. These da...
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...
commondreams.org
'AI Death Panels': Trump Pilot Program Seeks to Bring 'Very Worst' For-Profit Insurance Practices to Medicare | Common Dreams
The Trump administration's AI pilot program for Medicare procedures raises concerns about private firms denying claims for profit.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I once had a unitarian universalist minister tell me that all social movements need music: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Zz...
open.spotify.com
Revolution Playlist #1
Playlist · Ed · 10 items
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | I Was Banished by My Country’s Dictator. What Happened to Me Is a Warning.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Hmmm, do these states have something in common? www.cnbc.com/2025/07/14/a...
cnbc.com
These states are America’s worst for quality of life in 2025
Quality of life considerations like crime rates, health and child care availability, and air quality dictate where people live, and where businesses locate.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Private Equity is fine, but not 'Shylocks' : www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
timesofisrael.com
After lambasting ‘shylocks’ in tax cuts speech, Trump says he didn’t know term was antisemitic
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Note that solar is providing more power than all New England nuclear plants combined: www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
wbur.org
How rooftop solar is helping New England stay cool during the heat wave
At peak hours during this week's heat wave, solar panels on homes, businesses, parking lots and alongside roads are helping relieve stress on the electric grid.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A sign of things to come in America: www.npr.org/2025/05/30/n...
npr.org
Hungary's Viktor Orbán chips away at the country's judiciary
Hungary's Viktor Orbán has chipped away at institutions that make a democracy healthy, including the judiciary, where he has stacked courts with loyalists, reduced judges' pay and limited expression.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Typical petty grievance - economy be damned: 9to5mac.com/2025/05/26/n...
9to5mac.com
Apple tax is Trump’s payback at Cook for skipping Middle East trip - 9to5Mac
The New York Times reports the new Apple tariff threat is likely payback for Tim Cook skipping Trump’s recent Middle East trip.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We need more of this- www.boston.com/culture/musi...
boston.com
'F*** that guy': Tom Morello’s Boston Calling set was one big middle finger to Donald Trump
Tom Morello's Boston Calling set was one big middle finger to President Donald Trump, featuring shoutouts to Bruce Springsteen and more.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
This all sounds so familiar: www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-53...
wbur.org
How to dismantle democracy: Lessons aspiring autocrats may take from Hungary's Orban
The<strong> </strong>dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Tesla Takedown is working: www.jalopnik.com/1829010/tesl...
jalopnik.com
Tesla Sitting On Thousands Of Unsold Cybertrucks As It Stops Accepting Its Own Cars As Trade-Ins - Jalopnik
Tesla can't find buyers for the current backlog of nearly 2,400, or $200 million worth of Cybertrucks, despite claiming over a million orders were received.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
www.boston.com/news/politic...
boston.com
Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff
The worsening problems come as Elon Musk’s DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the department that oversees the website.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
So much winning... www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/s...
cnbc.com
Dow futures tumble 1,000 points on fear Trump's tariffs will spark trade war: Live updates
Wednesday saw further volatility roil markets as tensions ran high ahead of Trump's announcement, but stocks ultimately ended the session in the green.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Boston favorites Guster www.boston.com/culture/musi...
boston.com
'They belong here': In defiance of Trump, Guster shares Kennedy Center stage with canceled children's musical
Guster shared the Kennedy Center stage with the cast of kid's musical "Finn" after its national tour was canceled by Donald Trump's board.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Rewriting history by claiming it was already rewritten incorectly www.yahoo.com/news/trump-o...
yahoo.com
Trump order targets 'improper ideology' at famed US museums
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to remove "improper ideology" from the famed Smithsonian Museums -- and the National Zoo -- expanding his conservative clampdown on cultura...
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“The only reason they'd need Starlink would be to bypass existing security controls that are in place from WHCA,” claims former NSA hacker Jake Williams. apple.news/AQGv5ZJ2_T56...
apple.news
Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT — WIRED
The ad hoc addition to the otherwise tightly controlled White House information environment could create blind spots and security exposures while setting potentially dangerous precedent.
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
3 packages were delivered by FedX today. One was crushed, one torn open and the contents of the 3rd one were broken in multiple pieces. This has never happened to me with USPS deliveries, ever. Is this what we can look forward to if the Post Office is privatized?
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It just occurred to me that my cat has more empathy than Elon Musk
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Folks, it was 40 degrees F with 45 mph wind gusts in Boston today. 1,500 people turned out to protest www.wcvb.com/article/thou...
wcvb.com
Thousands gather in Boston Common for 2025 Boston Women's March
Organizers of the march said they were "taking to the streets to fight back against the fascist takeover," as well as "defending their rights, bodies and future."
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ed-maloney.bsky.social @ed-maloney.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
www.boston.com/news/history...
boston.com
Here's what's up with those anti-tyranny messages projected on the Old State House
Under the pseudonym "Silence Dogood," a group of artists projected anti-tyranny messages onto the Old State House in Boston Tuesday.
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