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William Fitzgerald

@williamfitz.bsky.social
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Sylvia at Tono Latino @tonolatino.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Think oil companies are the only ones driving climate pollution? Think again. A new report reveals that 20 private equity firms back over 1,000 fossil fuel projects producing 1.5 billion tons of pollution every year.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Garvaghy Road. Stream of beloved ballads playing to keep spirits up. "Grace" by the Wolfe Tones 🎶 I think about these past few weeks, oh will they say we've failed? From our school days they have told us we must yearn for liberty Yet all I want in this dark place is to have you here with me 🎶
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I should also add that when the movie got to showing people burning Teslas and vandalizing dealerships, the theater of mostly older folks in Santa Monica started applauding. I think it is possible Trump and Musk turned libs over 50 into John Brown.
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Indybay @indybay.org · 26/09/2026
Wednesday 9/30: People vs. Palantir! SF Protest March Against A.I. Tech Fascism & ICE Violence
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Wednesday 9/30: People vs. Palantir! SF Protest March Against A.I. Tech Fascism & ICE Violence
March begins at Jessie Square (760 Mission St.) proceeding toward ICE building (630 Sansome Street).
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Keep an eye on this one Tuesday morning
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Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Early this morning, core members of the #BlocktheMerger coalition filed a motion with the court presiding over the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger suit. We're asking Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín to give us a chance to formally oppose the deal. Motion here: www.freepress.net/download/blo...
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
😂😂😂😂
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Most of us finally agree on something. AI’s pace of development and lack of regulatory structure is a breeding ground for an existential threat. Why is there no visible mass movement against it?” JJ Lansing for @hardresetmedia.com open.substack.com/pub/hardrese...
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Everyone Is Worried About AI. Where Is The Protest?
AI safety is dominating the news cycle and becoming a mainstream political issue. The concern is widespread; the resistance is not.
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ever wanted to protest a tech oligarch and didn't know where to start? Friend sent me this whereabouts.report
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Subscribe to @hardresetmedia.com www.hardresetmedia.com
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Hard Reset | Substack
A publication about tech, labor, and power by Ariella Steinhorn, JJ Lansing, and Alex Shultz, featuring exclusive reporting, interviews, and insights about holding corporate power accountable. Click t...
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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In front of the World Trade Center to protest the @newsweek.com AI Health Summit. The keynote speaker of this morning’s panel is Dr. Brendan Carr, CEO of Mount Sinai. #UnplugAI #PurgePalantir @nychange.bsky.social @climatedefiance.bsky.social
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people. apnews.com/article/warn...
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States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the mega merger.
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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Variety reports that a bunch of corporate lawyers are making "guilt donations" for working to seal the Paramount deal on Yom Kippur. I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger See the 🧵 below for links
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The deal handing Warner Bros. Discovery to Ellison is BAD for film, independent journalism & our democracy This battle may be over but our fight is not @democracydefendersaction.org & partners in the #BlockTheMerger Coalition will be watching the Ellisons, & you'll be hearing from us👇 -TN
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gavin Newsom caved to that pressure. So did Xavier Becerra. And eventually, so did Attorney General Rob Bonta, agreeing to a weak settlement that will be exceedingly difficult to enforce. People want champions who are not afraid of rich bullies. Newsom, Becerra, and Bonta did not meet that mark.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This did not have to happen. Thanks to an extraordinary outpouring of grassroots anger against the merger, a coalition of 12 state attorneys general sued to block it. They beat Paramount in court, winning a court-ordered pause on the merger.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Layoffs will follow. People from L.A. to Atlanta will lose their jobs, small businesses will lose their contracts, your cable bill and movie ticket will be even more expensive. Dissent against money and power will be even harder to find.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today, billionaires yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top. As a result, a billionaire media company closely allied with the president will soon own one of its closest rivals, including some of the nation’s critical news outlets. Saudi Arabia will co-own those outlets, too.
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Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Last minute protest outside AG Bonta’s Oakland office tonight when folks caught wind that he’s wavering on his promise to protect consumers and workers. #BlocktheMerger #NoConcessions
Protesters outside AG Bonta’s Oakland office holding signs calling on the AG to block the merger.Protesters outside AG Bonta’s Oakland office holding signs calling on the AG to block the merger.Protesters outside AG Bonta’s Oakland office holding signs calling on the AG to block the merger.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To my friends in the Bay Area: I'm hearing Rob Bonta is about to cave and hand Warner Bros over to the Ellisons. We can't let him do that. Can you show up outside his AG office in Oakland tomorrow at 5pm to reject this backroom deal? Reject the deal. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law
Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...
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Jimmy Darnell @hawkeyearrow25.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
3 rallies in 3 days,That's the energy & motivation we need. #BlockTheMerger #NoConcessions
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bay area, mount up! Word on the street is that @robbonta.bsky.social is getting ready to cave and let super creep Larry Ellison take over Warner Bros. Join the emergency action to block the merger. Can't make it? Tag Bonta in a reply and tell him NO MERGER! www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law
Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oakland: show up for this tomorrow at 5pm outside Bonta's AG office downtown.
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wow there's now 3 rallys in 3 days in Oakland, New York, and Los Angeles so that the various AGs hear it clearly: Don't cave to the oligarchy. A backroom shady deal is only a winner for Ellison the Nepobaby. If you are in any of these cities over the next few days, show up.
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Are you in the Bay Area tomorrow? Join the #BlockTheMerger coalition outside @AGRobBonta's office in Oakland at 5pm to say: "No concessions. Block the Merger. Don't cave to the oligarchs, Rob. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law
Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks. Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount. noparamountconcessions.com
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is do or die moment for Cal Dems like @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov and @rokhanna.bsky.social - are they in the pocket of the Ellisons or are they with democracy, free and diverse media, etc.? So far .... crickets.
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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨Press reports state AGs are negotiating to settle their suit against the Paramount-WBD merger.🚨 "Here’s what every politician negotiating in backrooms should understand: People won’t forget who stood up for them and who capitulated" @jgo4justice.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...
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Free Press Calls on Attorney Generals Not to Cave to Ellison’s Extortion
The reported deal would abandon the thousands of creatives and workers who risked speaking out and the tens of millions of consumers the attorneys general should be fighting for.
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
God if AG Rob Bonta caves on this, what a let down. for months he's led the effort to #BlockTheMerger and now we're hearing he's about to cave. What's changed here? What do they have on him?
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Martha Dark @marthadark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great to speak to @novaramedia.com about Tom Watson joining Palantir last night. Palantir is desperate to cling on to the NHS FDP contract in the face of mounting legitimate criticism and committees considering whether to exercise the break clause.
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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 12/09/2026
New polling in #CA34 has Angela Gonzales-Torres statistically tied with AIPAC's Rep. Jimmy Gomez: Angela Gonzales-Torres: 41% Jimmy Gomez: 38% Undecided: 20% The two Democrats will face off in the November general election. - via Guardrails Alliance/Upswing Research and Strategy
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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute is canceling Palantir Technologies' sponsorship of Thursday’s 49th Annual Awards Gala and returning the company’s money. Rep. @velazquez.house.gov went 'ballistic' on learning that Palantir would be sponsoring the event where she is being honored."
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UPDATE: CHCI Cancels Palantir Sponsorship, Will Return the Money
Soto tells colleagues the deal is off after Migrant Insider asked him to explain it
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
(1/5) Pentagon leadership has said that by the end of this month, Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become a line item with stable, long-term funding in the defense budget (a "program of record"). #News #Palantir #AI
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Lol how is Politico gonna run this shit without noting that Joe Lonsdale is one of the top funders of a $125 million Super PAC that's explicitly working to block federal regulation and preempt state regulation? JFC.
Lonsdale, the Palantir co-founder and venture capitalist, blamed well-funded AI companies and advocacy groups for fueling public fears in pursuit of tighter regulation. “I think laws are better than agencies because agencies are much easier to capture,” Lonsdale said, adding he “100%” supports Congress passing laws to protect children, strengthen liability for harmful AI outcomes and establish privacy and transparency rules.
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
so good
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Africa's solar boom is progressing much faster than official statistics are capturing. Ember estimates that solar deployment in 2025 and 2026 is more than double what other statistics suggest. 2026 could hit 17 GW of solar deployment.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta posted this on multiple social platforms today, but he doesn't have a personal account on Bluesky so I'm putting it here for a slightly different audience. Quite the gauntlet thrown at Paramount over the attempted Warner Bros. Discovery merger ...
Parody of a Monopoly board with a card saying "Paramount, stop playing games" and a corner square saying "go directly to court!" after a series of places saying words like: leaks, delays, lies, threats.Paramount wants to play games in the court of public opinion, but we’re here to enforce the rules in the court of law.

Instead of engaging in confidential, good-faith negotiations, they chose to roll the dice with the truth through leaks, lies, delays, and threats. Those tactics won’t derail our case.

Until Paramount stops playing games and takes the allegations in our complaint seriously, the board says: GO DIRECTLY TO COURT. 🎲⚖️
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Hard Reset @hardresetmedia.com · 25/08/2026
What are you doing Sept. 10? Join Lush Cosmetics and Hard Reset for Safer Socials, a FREE event on how to take power back from Big Tech, build safer socials and create more interpersonal connection. Check out our speakers and agenda + RSVP: luma.com/kwvbjh25 Hope to see you there!
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Seth Stern @seth-stern.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Larry Ellison said he wants to surveil everyone, Jewish, Palestinian or neither, to keep us on our best behavior. It's not antisemitic to talk about how his gov subsidized surveillance, war and "scary technology" businesses may impact his family's media outlets www.ms.now/opinion/davi...
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wonder why backers of the Paramount merger are resorting to shady astroturf operations like "Neighbors for Strong Communities," a fake organization with an address in Washington, DC that's a nondescript black door next to an Italian restaurant texting ppl in California about "Hollywood jobs"? Oh.
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California AG Rob Bonta Says David Ellison Is “Desperate” and “Grasping at Straws”
In an expansive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bonta laid out his strategy and took aim at the Paramount chief and emerging legal rival. “He cannot flee accountability.”
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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"'The Trump administration has not only been granting record amounts in new contracts to #Palantir but is running a global protection racket to help it—along with larger US tech giants—avoid paying tax both in the US and globally,’ @cictar.bsky.social & @epsu.bsky.social's report contends."
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Troublemakers @troublemakers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Sooo good. “This is where the decisions are made,” said Christina. “We are living in a place where we have influence, & it’s our responsibility to show up here & to fight in solidarity with all those places where people are fighting data centers on the ground every single day.” With rogue agents!
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...
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There’s a Blue-Collar Hollywood—and the Paramount Merger Will Kill It
Hollywood isn’t all glamour. It’s thousands of line workers. And a Paramount takeover of Warner will make their lives even more precarious.
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Has anyone seen these posters in D.C. and recognize who's featured? I recognize Chris Lehane but not the other two.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 22/07/2026
New piece from our very own Natalia Renta, AFR's associate director for corporate governance & power!
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Hard Reset @hardresetmedia.com · 21/07/2026
@alexshultz.bsky.social talks to Aron D’Souza, a founder of the Enhanced Games and a friend of Peter Thiel’s, about what happened to his media “AI tribunal” Objection and about his new venture Primary, an IMDb for journalists. Watch the full interview here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/an-intervi...
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
can't believe @alexshultz.bsky.social landed interview with one of the guys behind shutting down gawker. and yes the interview is exactly as you'd expect it to be www.hardresetmedia.com/p/an-intervi...
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An Interview With the Billionaire Whisperer Who Wants to Rank and Score Journalists
Businessman Aron D’Souza, a founder of the Enhanced Games and a friend of Peter Thiel’s, spoke about his recent media-centric ventures: Objection and Primary.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Two weeks ago today, after Nasdaq willingly rigged the rules, somewhere btw $7-10 bil of passive money was forced to buy SpaceX at $160.42 Today, 10 trading days later, it closed at $119.85 It’s an unprecedented forced loss (at least $2b) for passive investors and our financial media is 🦗
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