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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Seems like a dam is (finally) breaking; here's just a small set of the "wow, Apple...really?" posts from the past week:
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
https://om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
https://spyglass.org/tim-cook-captured/
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-5Liz Lopatto, Anil Dash, and Charlie Warzel were far ahead on all of this.
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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:
Incredible interview with Minneapolis city councilman Soren Stevenson who lost an eye to a "rubber" bullet shot at him by MPD during the Goerge Floyd protests.
"Truly, I see this as a moment when we are deciding right here in Minneapolis—in this country—are we going to have a democracy going forward, or are we not? The stakes are no greater and no smaller than that."
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carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:
Every other day, I read a new essay by someone disillusioned with Apple.
The themes are consistent. The sycophantic support of the Trump administration. UI design now violates principles they invented. Anti-competitive and predatory actions in the pursuit of revenue.
The rebels have become the empire.
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
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slyborg@vmst.io wrote:
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talvayas ("Talia Vayas") wrote:
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JenLucPiquant@universeodon.com ("Jennifer Ouellette") wrote:
A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/a-century-of-hair-samples-proves-leaded-gas-ban-worked/
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evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:
Sometimes I get a really good quote in.
“Pointing out that AI is prone to giving ICE bad information is missing the entire point of ICE,” EFF’s Eva Galperin told Rolling Stone. “They don’t care if the information they have is good.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/ice-ai-mistakes-1235507183/
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Where we are in 2026
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iuculano@masto.ai ("joe•iuculano :mastodon:") wrote:
If Italy doesn't block ICE agents from entering, perhaps people wishing to protest that decision should cancel flights and reservations to Milan for the entire period of the Winter Olympics. That would surely get someone's attention.
Giorgia, are you listening?
#Italy #Italia #ICE #protest #Milan #Milano #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics #WinterOlympics #GiorgiaMeloni 🇮🇹
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in.mashable.com@web.brid.gy ("Mashable India") wrote:
Epstein Files: Someone Made A Gmail Clone Of Millions Of Docs Including Emails, Photos & More; Here's How To Access
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gryffud@theforkiverse.com wrote:
It's time for a new Patented Piper Look of Concern ™️: whereas before she was concerned because I was away from home for a few days, now she can return to the important business of being concerned that I am home. #CatsOfMastodon
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lilPWA@tech.lgbt ("Lil PWA") wrote:
I've been working (well, whenever I have the time between work and my child) on a Mastodon client called Coho (https://coho.place)! This is based on an old client I built a few years back, but completely rebuilt with a new name, etc. Coho is still early and you will encounter bugs, but if you're looking for a fast, cross-platform, fully featured Mastodon app that just works anywhere and everywhere, even when offline or on a slow network, Coho is what you're looking for! And, it's open source: https://github.com/jgw96/Coho
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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:
Cory Doctorow: "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets."
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart
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AnnieBuddy@mstdn.ca wrote:
“The two sides are too busy insulting each other,” he added.”
No, one side is speaking truthfully about the law in Canada and the other is playing partisan divisive games as an agent of a foreign government that has already threatened our sovereignty.
Enough tolerating the fascists’ tools. Have we not learned anything from the US? They don’t respect the law or constitution so how about we teach them a little law and order?
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jason@pnw.zone ("Jason Rehmus📚") wrote:
“From 2005 to 2024, nearly 5,000 CBP and Border Patrol officers were arrested, according to the journalist Garrett Graff … ’The crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States,’ Graff writes. Statistically speaking, ‘worst of the worst’ seems to describe CBP and the Border Patrol as law-enforcement agencies better than it does the people they’re rounding up.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/masks-ice-immigration/685834/
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mattsheffield ("Matthew Sheffield") wrote:
The Trump regime's medical scam point man, Mehmet Oz, announced the new plan for rural Americans' healthcare:
"There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
Yes, they are cutting your Medicaid and making you use a chatbot.
Every low-information Trump voter should see this video. More details here: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/report-dr-oz-suggests-ai-avatars-can-replace-frontline-physicians-in-first-cms-town-hall
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dougiec3@libretooth.gr ("Wokebloke for Democracy") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Good. Hopefully it sticks.
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Cyanocitta@sfba.social wrote:
Sunday morning in the yard, the Whiteleaf Manzanita (I believe Arctostaphylos viscida viscida) is blooming and the resident Anna's Hummingbird is taking advantage.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
"As of July 2024, at least 108 Palestinian journalists have been killed according to the committee to protect journalists."
I can already tell this is going to be one of those books I read intently once then never again.
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realGulDukat ("Gul Dukat") wrote:
After review, I have decided to close the Dukat Sisko restaurant in New Orleans for renovation. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
-President Gul Dukat
#StarTrek #Sisko197
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Zitron (who I love btw) seems to believe that Ellison's chances for a bailout is based on his relationship with the current administration. Maybe to an extent. But, billionaire bailouts are baked into the American economic system.
The process for printing new money and cutting that check is damn near autonomous.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The Hater’s Guide to Oracle:
"We are setting up for a very funny and chaotic situation where Oracle simply runs out of money, and in the process blows up Larry Ellison’s fortune."
Oh, my sweet summer child. American billionaires don’t lose their fortunes. Our wealthy citizens enjoy a socialist system where their losses are subsidized by the rest of us. https://www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide-oracle/
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Rudy saying things I like again.
If this isn't your platform or ecosystem or whatever's mission, I don't want it.
Kill the ad-tech industry. That and healthy community is why I'm here. Everything else literally does not matter to me.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
*I mean me. I gots some reading to do. I'm not demanding you read it 🫡😬
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Got some reading to do.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Red tractor. Red tractor was a popular meme in Russia in late 2000s. I still feel a compulsion to shoot one whenever I see it.
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HisVirusness wrote:
@fromjason I'm also unsure if I've used it correctly. However, that hasn't stopped me a single time; the semicolon is a great device that I have a habit of using very liberally.
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SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe ("Sally Strange") wrote:
Blows my mind that there are still people who think it should be illegal for anyone, anywhere, to move to a new place and get a job there.
#BordersAreBullshit #Borders #BordersAreMurders #BordersAreViolence #MovementIsAHumanRight
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newsthump@mastodon.online ("NewsThump") wrote:
'Melania' defies critics by winning FIFA Oscar for Best Movie
