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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different. twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398...

Opening text of a thread by Palantir from X
Because we get asked a lot.

The Technological Republic, in brief.

1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.

2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible.

3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

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Indivisible Tacoma @indivisibletacoma.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Puyallup action tomorrow, 1/9 at 5 pm. Details: www.facebook.com/share/p/17wc...

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Indivisible Tacoma @indivisibletacoma.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Emergency vigil to grieve and demand justice for the 37 y/o woman ICE murdered today. ICE shot at her three times while she was sitting in her car, killing her. Tacoma City Hall, 1/7, 6pm. #tacomawa

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 29/10/2025

BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown. Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.

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Lynne Dodson @lynnedd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

That was a really good game!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

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Lynne Dodson @lynnedd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tacoma Stewart Park 4500 estimated (Pt Defiance, Lakewood, and Gig Harbor also had rallies but I didn’t get pics)

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Lynne Dodson @lynnedd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

No dictators! No Kings Rally in Tacoma Stewart Heights Park check out this video by Phen Pelletier youtu.be/X8H0-d_PDTY

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 13/10/2025

Why doesn't Donald Trump remember that he was President on January 6th, 2021?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties. Hello? Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party. Enough of the false equivalence.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 09/10/2025

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. I am not fearful — I am fearless. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Donald Trump’s baseless and politicized indictment of Attorney General Letitia James is a direct attack on the rule of law and our democracy. My full statement:

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 02/10/2025

30 boats still sailing strong on their way to Gaza. On board: unarmed activists, journalists, doctors, and humanitarians. They carry aid for the people of Gaza, deliberately starved, bombed, and maimed by Israel.

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🇺🇸 These dedicated public servants risked their careers to deliver an urgent message. 🚨 While the 1st amendment grants them the right to speak on matters of public concern, their protection is not guaranteed under an administration hostile to free speech. Please take the time to listen and boost 🔥

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Despite illegal Israeli attacks, we continue to challenge the illegal blockade of #Gaza.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 30/09/2025

This is totally unacceptable. An actual elected official called for the execution of a U.S. Congresswoman. That is sick and wrong. Republican leaders need to condemn this heinous call for violence, and there needs to be real accountability. I stand with @jayapal.house.gov.

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2025

Sure. Left wing terrorism is at an all time high, going from 3% of domestic terror fatalities to 4%. Right wing terrorism on the other hand has dipped to an all time low of 95% So technically, yeah.

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Lynne Dodson @lynnedd.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The WiSER plan is absolutely an effort to cut Medicare benefits

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

If you attend, work for, once went to, or plan to send your kids to a University of California school, write to the presidents and board of regents and demand UC stand up to Trump's attempts to bribe and cower the greatest public unvierstiy system in the world: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...

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Give In or Fight Back? Colleges Are Torn on How to Respond to Trump.

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 27/09/2025

This is 100% correct. If you don’t have documents proving legal status, we don’t issue an SSN. No SSN, no benefits. And we don’t just assume the documents are valid. Every applicant’s status is verified with immigration. Every. Single. Time. Period. Don’t believe their lies. Tell your friends.

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Bill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

100 children. US Citizens. The International Criminal Court needs to indict Stephen Miller for crimes against humanity.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

miamiherald.com

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 23/09/2025

Results matter. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued "cables to U.S. embassies and consulates around the world in June and this month to discourage attendance at France’s meetings and publicly slamming the effort as a “gift to Hamas.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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France defies Trump, recognizes Palestinian statehood despite U.S. pressure

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to kill France’s recognition of Palestinian statehood, publicly lambasting it as a “gift to Hamas” ahead of the U.N. summit in New York.

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Lynne Dodson @lynnedd.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This is clearly just another way to try to control women’s bodies. Ridiculous and stupid.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, our healthcare, and the information we receive. Many are now currying favor with Trump to avoid accountability and maintain their power. This is what oligarchy looks like.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 22/09/2025

A UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and has such called on governments worldwide to stop sending weapons to Israel. mondoweiss.net/2025/09/un-i...

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UN inquiry finds Israel is committing genocide, calls for arms embargo

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

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The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

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