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Apparent & enthusiastic enemy of Robber Barons Hopefully poetic & prosaic in a rhetorical & mendacious media landscape Cat Butler Shutterbuggery Tilts at Windmills & Gish Gallop Skeptic E Pluribus Unum Sic Semper Tyrannis I block sales/porn/fund me accnts

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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 4h
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 5h
another in the lost list of reasons for hating ads
techtimes.co.uk
Researchers Say an Israeli Firm Used Online Ads To Spy on People, Turning Simple Browsing Into Surveillance
An investigation links Israeli ad-tech company Discover-Tech to spyware vendors that allegedly used targeted online advertising to profile devices and deliver malicious code without user interaction.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 5h
Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias
nbcnews.com
Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias
A judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.
newsweek.com
Kroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year history
The company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 5h
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...
theguardian.com
Jonathan Glazer says Israel’s retaliation over NAZA ‘more venal’ than anticipated
Film’s executive producer says he was ‘shocked into silence’ the first time he watched documentary that details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 21h
?? what?
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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MadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈 @janl99.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
crowd sourced surveillance, surveils on its own. "Some Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses reportedly recorded conversations without users saying the "Hey Meta" wake phrase, leaving owners surprised to find audio recordings and transcripts in the Meta AI app."
ibtimes.sg
Some Meta Smart Glasses Secretly Recorded Conversations: Owners Shocked To Find Audio and Transcripts
Meta smart-glasses owners reported recordings appearing without the "Hey Meta" wake phrase, prompting privacy concerns as the company says the issue has been resolved.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
nltimes.nl/2026/10/14/a...
nltimes.nl
Amsterdam server seized at request of U.S. authorities after antifa allegations
Police in Amsterdam seized a server from a data center in the city’s eastern district on Tuesday, following a request from U.S. authorities. The police confirmed the seizure after it was reported by t...
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Buuurn baby burn! .....
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
conditioning - get mad now, stay mad, do something about it now and later
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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
New: When the murderer's dead and his head's in a bag Will it help you forget the way that you got had Yeah, nothing pleases Jesus like a firing squad Something 'bout a public death is pleasing to God I know I shouldn't be surprised but now I should know Genius has limits, stupidity don't.
youtube.com
Death By Firing Squad
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This NYT headline describes rank bigotry as a “penchant for personal broadsides.” What an offensive and frankly ludicrous way to minimize JD Vance’s homophobic slurs. This is getting added to my pile of outrageous NYT headline failures, alongside “the bounds of propriety have been strained.”
nytimes.com
Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides
At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15/10/2026
"Faculty must maintain strict political neutrality at all times. Otherwise, we just risk becoming yet another frontline in the culture wars. We cannot pose yet another existential threat to the prevailing political order by discussing historical facts." buff.ly/hjUfwPr
buff.ly
Please Do Not Offend the Pro-Genocide Members of the College Board of Trustees
“We need to maintain an environment of fairness, collegiality, and blind deference to the state-appointed men and woman who somehow have unlimited leverage o...
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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is insanely dangerous. Memory is highly manipulable and inaccurate as is. In the hands of monsters (eg musk, oligarchs, the GOP)AI could and will be used to control thought through the all-too realistic creation of false memories of events and actions. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
washingtonpost.com
Scientists are finding AI may make us remember things that never happened
Studies show that artificial intelligence can distort memories, raising questions about what happens when machines become keepers of the past.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
🚨 72 retired senior military officers speak out "We ask the President, our Congressional representatives, and our fellow citizens to act to prevent this barbaric abuse of authority: Livestreaming an execution debases the... commitment to basic human dignity..." www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
a software platform called Controlium that allows its clients to “mass-profile and deanonymise” internet users then covertly hack targets with third-party spyware. ... the spyware requires no interaction from the victim to be installed, making it a new delivery technique, Citizen Lab says.
theguardian.com
Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say
Discover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of Toronto
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Students in France found a rather colorful way to confront the police.
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From the foundsatan community on Reddit: Students in France found a rather colorful way to confront the police.
Explore this post and more from the foundsatan community
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com
Zelenskyy: US Threatened Ukrainian Generals With Intelligence Cutoff Without Informing Him
The US warned Ukraine's generals it would cut off intelligence sharing unless Kyiv stopped attacking Russian oil refineries, bypassing President Zelenskyy.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
ICE enforcement surge upends California's most contested congressional race
"They are trying to do anything they can to suppress the vote."
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
For local Democrats, the raids are an obvious attempt by the Trump administration to instill fear in the immigrant community and stop people from voting in this year's midterm elections. "They are trying to do anything they can to suppress the vote and rig the election," Soria said.
yahoo.com
ICE enforcement surge upends California's most contested congressional race
"They are trying to do anything they can to suppress the vote."
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Fucking savages
newsweek.com
Judge screams at Trump officials for abruptly cutting down 500 trees in DC
A federal judge blasted Trump officials over the removal of hundreds of trees from a historic Washington, D.C., golf course.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
There is no way this is only going to be used to track foreign nationals
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Contractors will then “evaluate the significance and reliability” of the relationships and “prepare link charts, network diagrams, timelines, analytical summaries, written assessments, or other related products” for ICE to use.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
areas of convergence; temporal or geographic connections; and other linkages relevant to the assigned intelligence requirement.”
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
to identify and assess relationships among individuals, organizations, locations, events, activities, data points, and other entities.” They will review information to identify “known, reported, or potential relationships; recurring patterns; organizational structures; associations; 1/
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
They're coming for us.... "Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country."
prospect.org
ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect
Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Keep 'em coming, Zelensky!.
united24media.com
Ukraine Hits Russia’s $1 Billion Sberbank Mega Data Center in New Drone Strike
Ukrainian drones struck Sberbank's $1 billion data center in Balakovo, part of a wave of attacks on Russian data infrastructure.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
kyivindependent.com/this-cannot-...
kyivindependent.com
'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says
Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Launch of Russian ballistic missiles on Ukraine, with no US warning, coincides with outage of Starlink managed by Musk’s SpaceX
theguardian.com
Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted
Launch of Russian ballistic missiles on Ukraine, with no US warning, coincides with outage of Starlink managed by Musk’s SpaceX
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
13 Northeastern power grid emergencies and this? "The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry Northeast"
canarymedia.com
Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running
The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry…
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 14/10/2026
In a surprising turn of events, President Donald Trump has appointed a new attorney, sparking significant public interest and bewilderment....
allchronology.com
Trumps Shocking Attorney Hire Sparks Outrage With Wild Law License Claim
In a surprising turn of events, President Donald Trump has appointed a new attorney, sparking significant public interest and bewilderment. The new hire, who has been dubbed the ‘Temu attorney’ due to her ties with the recently controversial app Temu, has raised eyebrows with her unexpected comments regarding her legal credentials. President Trump’s decision to bring this attorney on board comes amidst a backdrop of ongoing legal turbulence surrounding his presidency.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.
commondreams.org
Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams
"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally p
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
...than virtually any other AI app
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
In order for Muse to accomplish these tasks, it basically wants back door access to your entire life. In addition to storing logins and passwords and linking your bank account information, it wants to see your messages, personal calendar and contacts, requesting more sensitive information ...
sfgate.com
Mark Zuckerberg's new toy, Muse, is a parasite
Muse is an enemy of the state, Ariana Bindman writes.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump-intentional?
united24media.com
Russia Hit Kyiv With 5 Ballistic Missiles—Ukraine Says Allied Warning Never Came
Zelenskyy said no early warning came from partners before five Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv civilian infrastructure, causing casualties and damage.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
"When Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity & appointed her as his new press sec, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia describes herself. But Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that she was admitted to practice law anywhere — & found none."
popular.info
Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Brenny @pissedoffinnh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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