Ludosphère

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not) <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/</a>" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> have... seen how <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> can be wielded to consolidate <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a>... and how smoke & mirrors claims about <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#innovation</a> can mask old-fashioned power grabs. It’s a playbook we watched <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> perfect at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a>, and now we’re seeing it deployed on a national scale."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"While establishment <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> & politicians struggle to explain to what’s happening, Robb makes it clear that we are in the middle of an advanced struggle. It's about imposing a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NetworkState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetworkState</a> model on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> and using a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> takeover to seal the deal.The good news: Robb believes the current project will likely fail" <a href="https://www.thenerdreich.com/network-state-government-ai-tech-takeover-united-states/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thenerdreich.com/network-state-government-ai-tech-takeover-united-states/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resistance</a>

VEGAJérusalem : l’armée israélienne tire délibérément sur des journalistes<a href="https://europalestine.com/2025/03/06/jerusalem-larmee-israelienne-tire-deliberement-sur-des-journalistes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://europalestine.com/2025/03/06/jerusalem-larmee-israelienne-tire-deliberement-sur-des-journalistes/</a>> Le journaliste palestinien Yusuf Shhadeh a été blessé après que les forces d’occupation israéliennes ont ouvert le feu sur des journalistes alors qu’ils couvraient les opérations de démolition menées par les forces dans la ville de Rafat, au nord-ouest de Jérusalem occupée. ARRESTATIONS DE JOURNALISTES Les forces d'occupation arrêtent le journaliste palestinien Ahmad Jalajel après avoir [...] <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/freePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freePalestine</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/stopKillingJournalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stopKillingJournalists</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/netanyahuWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netanyahuWarCriminal</a>

Hard Left NewsUpdate: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JJSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JJSmith</a> is collaborating with fascists connected to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SFPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SFPD</a> to harass and attack <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trans</a> folks, and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unhoused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unhoused</a> community.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGw6hsHxEFI/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/DGw6hsHxEFI/</a>

Nonilex[Pausing Severance]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a>] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> Face Investigations for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> CommentsThe broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial *independence*.VOA, the federally funded [for 83 yrs] broadcaster to the world, has long prided itself on serving as an accurate & fair source of news & on being <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#independent</a>….Since the election of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#independence</a> is increasingly being tested.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autocracy</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/voice-of-america-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=8FA80296-FE81-4FC8-A21A-21ABD4F40B3B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/voice-of-america-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=8FA80296-FE81-4FC8-A21A-21ABD4F40B3B</a>

Nonilex“I will always be thankful for the opportunity I was given to work alongside a team of opinion <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> whose commitment to strong, innovative, reported commentary inspired me every day,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DavidShipley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DavidShipley</a> wrote.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonPost</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JeffBezos</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#press</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broligarchy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViewPointDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ViewPointDiscrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocracyDiesInDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DemocracyDiesInDarkness</a>

NonilexThe White House press sec, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin would start handpicking which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> outlets were allowed to participate in the presidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#press</a> pool, the small, rotating group of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> who relay the president’s day-to-day activities to the public.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transparency</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B9514BE3-AF72-47B9-9A01-5BC446D2C865" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B9514BE3-AF72-47B9-9A01-5BC446D2C865</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1864331/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1864331/</a> The future of journalism in the age of artificial intelligence – Academia <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#content</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JournalisticCodeEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JournalisticCodeEthics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MediaIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MediaIndustry</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opinion</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PressCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PressCouncil</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Why is Elon Musk Throttling the Signal App?Links to a popular encrypted messaging app used by federal workers are being blocked on X. <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191601/elon-musk-anti-trump-whistleblowers-x-twitter-signal-federal-workers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/191601/elon-musk-anti-trump-whistleblowers-x-twitter-signal-federal-workers</a>"Self-professed free speech crusader <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> seems to be trying to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censor</a> users on his own platform...“Signal, the encrypted messaging <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#app</a>, has recently become a major tool for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> workers looking to blow the whistle on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> also using <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> to solicit tips from unhappy federal workers."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Elon Musk Threatens to Imprison Entire News AgencyPresident Elon Musk has set his sights on a new target. <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191591/elon-musk-imprison-news-agency-60-minutes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/191591/elon-musk-imprison-news-agency-60-minutes</a>" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> is pushing for a massive crackdown on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>...“...They deserve a long prison sentence.”Musk’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascist</a> threat to imprison <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> was a deflection written in response to a post from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#60Minutes</a> that criticized his efforts to gut <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAID</a>."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Press</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Breaking Things Faster Than You Can Read About It <a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-things-faster-than-you-can" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-things-faster-than-you-can</a>"Elon Musk, who reliable sources inform us is still not technically the president, wants to see reporters whose coverage he doesn’t like thrown in jail... he posted last night. “They deserve a long prison sentence.”"<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Press</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

NonilexThe episode illustrates how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>’s unparalleled online reach has given him a powerful tool to attack individuals who criticize <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>, w/1 post able to spark hundreds of blistering responses from his followers.Last wk, he amplified baseless claims about the judge who overturned <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s funding freeze on federal grants that named his govt employee daughter. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> has called for the dismissal of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> who have written about DOGE, calling their actions “possibly criminal.”

Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏2/ It’s common for people to mistakenly assume e-bikes and e-motorcycles are much the same.We appreciate those who recognize the important distinctions between these electric vehicles. See our post above for the Monterey Police Department press release correctly identifying the vehicle involved as an e-motorcycle. (Page 3 of that press release also includes a photo of that impounded vehicle.)We also appreciate media professionals who are committed to accurate reporting—including that when these humans do make an error (thankfully MCN/MCW isn’t written by AI bots!), the best media pros promptly acknowledge and correct it. That’s what <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCountyNow</a> / <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCountyWeekly</a> staff writer David Schmalz did today with his Feb 14 story originally titled "Wild e-bike [sic] chase in downtown Monterey ends in major firearms arrest.” <a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/wild-e-bike-chase-in-downtown-monterey-ends-in-major-firearms-arrest/article_491b11ce-eb1b-11ef-b4fd-cff75c185ee6.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/wild-e-bike-chase-in-downtown-monterey-ends-in-major-firearms-arrest/article_491b11ce-eb1b-11ef-b4fd-cff75c185ee6.html</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eMotorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eMotorcycle</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ElectricMotorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricMotorcycles</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eBike</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eBikes</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/accuracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accuracy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AccurateReporting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AccurateReporting</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a>

Flyover Project<a href="https://mastodon.social/@crdfilm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crdfilm</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GottaLaff</a> I think that the point of <a href="https://c.im/@msbellows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@msbellows</a> was that <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> that he worked with were careerists who settled for content instead of asking for answers.

Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏We’ve mentioned previously the widespread confusion about e-motorcycles, which are often inaccurately marketed as e-bikes. See <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html</a>Early this morning we published the latest issue of Bike Buzz, which mentions that and more about bikes at unsafe speeds. (See "On a multiuse trail, anytime we’re near pedestrians and others” in red box at <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html</a>.) Coincidentally, a Feb 14 afternoon story from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCountyNow</a> / <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCountyWeekly</a> staff writer David Schmalz includes a speeding e-motorcycle rider: "Wild e-bike [sic] chase in downtown Monterey ends in major firearms arrest.”<a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/wild-e-bike-chase-in-downtown-monterey-ends-in-major-firearms-arrest/article_491b11ce-eb1b-11ef-b4fd-cff75c185ee6.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/wild-e-bike-chase-in-downtown-monterey-ends-in-major-firearms-arrest/article_491b11ce-eb1b-11ef-b4fd-cff75c185ee6.html</a>Although David’s story refers to that vehicle as an “e-bike,” the Monterey Police Dept press release identified it as an e-motorcycle. <a href="https://files.monterey.gov/News-Releases/2025/25_0214-MPD-Media-Release-Firearms-Arrest.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://files.monterey.gov/News-Releases/2025/25_0214-MPD-Media-Release-Firearms-Arrest.pdf</a>This is another example of why we and many other <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CalBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalBike</a> partners issued this stmt: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eMotorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eMotorcycle</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eBike</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WordsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordsMatter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveWynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteveWynn</a>, the fmr CEO of Wynn Resorts & fmr finance chair of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RNC</a>, is appealing a decision by Nevada's top court to dismiss his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defamation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defamation</a> suit against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AssociatedPress</a> & one of its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>. The court found Wynn failed to show a disputed 2018 news report containing allegations of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexualAssault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SexualAssault</a> had been published w/ "actual malice."<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYTvSullivan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYTvSullivan</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourteenthAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourteenthAmendment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpCoup</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a>

NonilexCasino mogul <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveWynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteveWynn</a> [& <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> ally] has asked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> to hear an appeal that, if granted, could give the justices a chance to revisit libel <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protections</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> enshrined in a landmark 1964 ruling that has been questioned by 2 conservative justices [one guess] & Trump.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYTvSullivan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYTvSullivan</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/casino-mogul-wynn-asks-us-supreme-court-revisit-times-v-sullivan-defamation-rule-2025-02-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/legal/casino-mogul-wynn-asks-us-supreme-court-revisit-times-v-sullivan-defamation-rule-2025-02-07/</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA <a href="https://www.404media.co/doge-employees-ordered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/doge-employees-ordered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/</a>"The messages indicate that, under Elon Musk’s leadership, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> is actively taking steps to make sure its communications & records are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, a records transparency <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> commonly used by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> & lawyers to hold <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> accountable."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateCapture</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

Vox Ohmnia<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guide</a> to Pro <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> voices for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coup</a> : <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commentators</a>. Many are both. 1/?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a>: Mike Masnick: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mmasnick</a> / <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mmasnick.bsky.social</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techcrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#techcrunch</a> Jay Kuo <a href="https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jaykuo</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HRC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@radleybalko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@radleybalko</a> / <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/radleybalko.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@radleybalko.bsky.social</a> who has covered abuse of power for *years*Timothy Snyder of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yale</a>: <a href="https://substack.com/@snyder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@snyder</a> and historian of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a>, among other thing

⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯apropos of absolutely nothing here's the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSA</a>'s official best practices on mobile device security. some top tips:1. restart your device regularly (it's very hard for spyware to survive a restart, especially on an iPhone) 2. avoid public wifi 3. do not use public charging stations 4. disable bluetooth 5. don't install appsto which i would add:1. if you have an iPhone consider using apple's "Lockdown Mode" which prevents most pegasus style 0-click attacks 2. consider using a hardware USB key for securing your most important accounts. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/yubico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yubico</a>'s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/yubikey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yubikey</a> is a good option.<a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21018353/nsa-mobile-device-best-practices.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21018353/nsa-mobile-device-best-practices.pdf</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

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