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Politics that are fact-based and technically researched. Progressive information about how US laws, government actions or companys may affect technology that we use. Our dependence on technology has a great affect on our daily lives. Take control!

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 09/12/2024
Eisenhower was right in 1961. And that message is right today. A handful of huge defense contractors and their many lobbyists wield enormous power over the Pentagon’s budget and our foreign and military policies. It’s time to take a hard look at the Department of Defense.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/12/2024
Amazon and Google have publicly promised to protect human rights. That’s why we’re demanding they be transparent about Project Nimbus.
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Amazon and Google Must Keep Their Promises on Project Nimbus
When a company makes a promise, the public should be able to rely on it. Today, nearly every person in the U.S. is a customer of either Amazon or Google—and many of us are customers of both technology...
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deck.blue @deck.blue · 06/12/2024
just reached 800 paid members over on patreon, this is so surreal to me thank you all very much for helping deck.blue reach this point! since i was laid off, this money has been really helping me and it's one of the reasons i've been focusing more on catching up with the features thank you, truly
a graph showing deck.blue's paid member count curve up until now, there's a sharp rise starting in september then it reaches 800 today, december 6th 2024
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 05/12/2024
They should connect their accounts to the .gov domain, this would verify the account
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 05/12/2024
Help lessen your tension when looking at your feeds by using Skywatch Blue bsky.app/profile/skyw...
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 05/12/2024
Green is good, it indicates that it is connected to a RCS server and verified.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 05/12/2024
To enable RCS on your iPhone, go to Settings, then Apps, select Messages, and toggle on RCS Messaging under Text Messaging. Make sure your carrier supports RCS and that your iPhone is updated to iOS 18 or later.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 05/12/2024
The expectation is to use some form of encrypted communication such as RCS. They are pointing to the fact that the China-backed hack into the different telecom networks is the reason for this
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 04/12/2024
1/2 A growing number of conservatives have been joining Bluesky, the microblogging website being touted as an alternative to Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter), where several say they have either faced censorship from the platform or widespread abuse.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 03/12/2024
2/2 One prominent conservative social media user said their Bluesky account was shut down after they posted "there are only two genders," whilst another was slapped with a content warning after labelling Rachel Levine, a transgender woman in the Biden administration, as "man of the year."
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 03/12/2024
So they say that Bluesky is what Twitter/X is actually? This is truly the upsidedown www.newsweek.com/conservative...
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Conservatives join Bluesky, face abuse and censorship
One conservative commentator claimed they were blocked from Bluesky for posting "there are only two genders."
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 02/12/2024
Please support ‪Gildásio‬, Bluesky can band together and support our tech that provides us so much freedom
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 01/12/2024
The problem will be when Trump takes over, this stuff will be blocked.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 30/11/2024
As an organization we just ask our support teams to implement verification. I still don't understand why people believe that an organization is incapable of filling out three lines in DNS. I do understand that a normal person not being able to do this.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
I have watched TYT for years, and I am unable to watch many of the shows lately due to this change
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
Trumps pick for is Brendan Carr: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Trump’s FCC chair is Brendan Carr, who wants to regulate everyone except ISPs
Carr says he wants to punish broadcast media and dismantle “censorship cartel.”…
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
Who is Lina Khan:
Lina Khan, as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since 2021, has focused on enforcing antitrust laws, promoting consumer protection, and challenging monopolistic practices, particularly in the tech industry. She has led efforts to block significant mergers, proposed bans on non-compete agreements, and emphasized competition in healthcare markets.

More in  Lina M. Khan from Federal Trade Commission and  FTC Chair Lina Khan ’17 Speaks about Competition P... from Yale University.Lina M. Khan is a British-born American legal scholar who has served as chair of the Federal Trade Commission since 2021. She is also an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School. Wikipedia
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social Sam Sedar @samseder.bsky.social Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social Farron Cousins @farronbalanced.bsky.social
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
David Doel @daviddoel.bsky.social Majority Report @majorityreport.bsky.social Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social Rebecca Azor @beccasvoice.bsky.social Emma Vigland @emmavigeland.bsky.social
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
We must remember that most of the voting blocks' retention of history is about 5 minutes long. In seventy million peoples' minds, this never happened.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
It is not that having voter ID is good or bad. The issue is how you are able to get that ID. Simple, free, open access to ID without artificial bars to the ID. Those "countries" in some ways provide IDs without restrictions that the US has been putting on voters to get IDs
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
Once the new administration comes into power, the site: www.whitehouse.gov will change dramatically Let us help archive the site web.archive.org/web/*/https:...
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The White House
President Biden and Vice President Harris promised to move quickly to deliver results for working families. That’s what they’ve done.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
Not exactly Swanson's business, but: www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
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Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan's, going out of business; 79 Wisconsin workers losing jobs
The Minnesota-based frozen food delivery business is closing after 72 years in November.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
I will just repost @democracydocket.com own page that will give you enough education as to the issues. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how...
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How ID Requirements Harm Marginalized Communities and Their Right to Vote
A report from last fall highlights how ID requirements, often which are unnecessary, create serious burdens in everyday life — especially for minority communities.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024
Isreal is an apartheid state.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 27/11/2024
How many local elections did you vote in over the years?
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
NEW: USPS letter carriers tell us they’re sleeping in their vehicles and bathing at union halls because they get paid poverty wages. They were promised a historic new contract this year. Instead, they were offered 1.3% raises. Now they’re revolting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S61...
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From Middle Class to Homeless: Why Mailmen Are Rising Up
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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RikuDawnHero @rikudawnhero.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I agree. If you are looking for an unbiased figure who has a decently progressive view in favor of the American people over the corporate overlords or horrible extremist groups, then I highly recommend that you check out both @ringoffiremedia.bsky.social and @farronbalanced.bsky.social on YouTube!
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 26/11/2024
go.bsky.app/9UjtXQs
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 26/11/2024
Tariffs, Tariffs on all Tech companies' minds. The plans will be just like the previous tariffs, even though the businesses get the cuts, they still will increase prices. This is all under the guise of other companies seeing the hikes, so let's do greedflation. www.techspot.com/news/105702-...
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Tech CEOs look to Apple's Tim Cook approach for building ties with President-elect Trump
In the complicated world where US politics and business intersect, Apple CEO Tim Cook has managed to forge a unique and influential relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 26/11/2024
The Bluesky social network is not yet big enough to be considered "Very Large Online Platform" subject to special obligations under Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA) – but it's already having trouble complying with the law.

Twitter rival Bluesky has been flouting EU rules since February, according to European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier, and EU member states have been asked to look into the matter and enforce applicable compliance.

"Bluesky is not designated as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act, as they do not meet the quantitative threshold for designation (45 million monthly active users in the EU)," said Regnier in a statement to The Register. "It does therefore not fall under the direct supervision of the Commission."

The biz, founded in 2021, hasn't publicly said how many monthly active users it has in the EU, which is part of the issue.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 26/11/2024
When will Bluesky reach parity with other sites like Facebook and Twitter that are considered "Very Large Online Platform", thus requiring submitting data to the EU? www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/b...
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Bluesky under EU scrutiny for missing user data
X rival also under fire for failing to designate legal representative
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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
New video up on Nebula! This one has a massive — and I mean MASSIVE — plot twist about a minute in, and I urge you Nebuloids not to spoil it for folks who tune in on YouTube tomorrow nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
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CityNerd — The Future of US Passenger Rail (WITH MYSTERY GUEST!)
The Biden Administration put massive political energy into expanding and improving passenger rail in the US. Can we keep the momentum going with a change in federal leadership? A special guest joins t...
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 25/11/2024
Here is our list of Progressive Commentators, if you have others, please share. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 25/11/2024
Because Donald Trump removed us from the original Iran Nuclear Deal, these are the results. "Iran will activate “a noticeable number of new and advanced centrifuges of different types" www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/w...
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Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog | CNN
Iran announced Friday it was activating new advanced centrifuges – which enrich uranium for the country’s nuclear program – after the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog criticized the country for not co...
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 24/11/2024
Thank you
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 22/11/2024
"Toyota Motor Corp, and Volkswagen urged President-elect Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric vehicle purchases and take steps to speed deployment of self-driving cars." Do we think that Trump along with Musk will continue this credit? money.usnews.com/investing/ne...
The letter, signed by the group's CEO John Bozzella, said automakers face unfair competition "from heavily subsidized electric vehicles and technologies exported from China" and also noted that China was implementing a regulatory framework to support deployment of self-driving vehicles.

The group also asked Trump to reconsider rules finalized in April requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The group earlier said the rules are "practically impossible with available technologies."
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 22/11/2024
I have been following you, @glennkirschner.bsky.social, @marcelias.bsky.social and @briantylercohen.bsky.social #JusticeMatters for years. This team has been wonderful and I appreciate all your efforts.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 20/11/2024
If you're a celebrity and you have somebody else controlling your domain, they should be able to pay that person controlling their domain to configure this. Is being tech savvy is the problem or is it just being lazy?
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 20/11/2024
AI companies must have defined rules for what forms of "art" are allowed. The conversation needs to revolve around who owns an image and verify, in some way, that the photos being manipulated are permissible. In what way could this be technically be done?
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 20/11/2024
Images that depict the faces of girls with nude bodies have led to the departure of leaders from a private school in Pennsylvania, prompted a student protest and triggered a criminal investigation. We must ensure AI companies are held accountable. www.regionalmedianews.com/news/nationa...
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AI photos showing girl students with nude bodies roil private school in Pennsylvania - Regional Media News
Images that depict the faces of girls with nude bodies have led to the departure of leaders from a private school in Pennsylvania, prompted a student protest and triggered a criminal investigation. A ...
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
At this moment BlueSky has 19.5 Million users. The splintering of places like Twitter/X and BlueSky, what will this tech affect on politics? #BlueSky www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/18/1...
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The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social
Welcome to The Debrief with Mat Honan, your weekly take on the tech news that really matters, links to stories we love, and the occasional recommendation.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
Trump team is seeking to ease US rules for self-driving cars, Bloomberg reports Considering that Elon's self-driving car support is dangerous at best, do we want self-driving cars on the road in full force? www.firstpost.com/tech/the-mus...
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The Musk Effect: Trump 2.0 is looking for ways to ease rules for self-driving cars
Musk, a key Trump donor and a growing influence within the president-elect’s circle, stands to benefit enormously from a lax autonomous vehicle policy. The Tesla CEO has heavily invested in self-drivi...
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
Trump could end most of the upgrades to the Electric Grid and EV charging rollouts. 66,000 projects have started under the Infrastructure Law. Questions whether there will be any acceleration in getting the funds out before the Trump administration takes power. www.fastcompany.com/91229752/the...
fastcompany.com
The Biden administration launched 66,000 infrastructure projects. Pete Buttigieg talks about what's next
'There's nothing like it in my lifetime.'
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
Yes, and for anyone who needs help doing this: bsky.social/about/blog/4... It is not difficult to do. If anyone needs support in doing this, I can guide you. It comes down to adding a DNS TXT record with the info from your account page.
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How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
Reforms that prohibit discrimination against core political viewpoints are one way to do this and would track the approach taken in a social media law passed in Texas, which was upheld on appeal in late 2022 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
As part of those reforms, the FCC should work with Congress to ensure that antidiscrimination provisions are applied to Big Tech—including “back-end” companies that provide hosting services and DDoS protection.
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
Congress should do so by ensuring that Internet companies no longer have carte blanche to censor protected speech while maintaining their Section 230 protections
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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 18/11/2024
Support legislation that scraps Section 230’s current approach. The FCC should work with Congress on more fundamental Section 230 reforms that go beyond interpreting its current terms.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 15/06/2023
Star Trek has always been a show of deep political and social commentary, both in its content and production. It featured the first interracial kiss on TV. Uhura was one of the most progressive black characters on TV at the time. When she wanted to leave, MLK wrote to her to convince her to stay
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