I noticed Google put out this article: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/09/lets-talk-security-answering-your-top.html it’s very current day Google, but the comments under the YouTube video are pretty on point and I saw a few familiar faces there. There is also, unexpectedly, ways to contact Google.

First a form for “teachers, students, and hobbyists”, that I filled politely, as someone who falls under their hobbyist category. It can be filled both anonymously, or with an e-mail attached, to be contacted by them (I chose the second option).

Also a general feedback and questions form, that I was not as polite in and used to send them the following message:

I have already provided some feedback, in the teacher, student and hobbyists form/questionaire, as well as an open letter I’ve recently sent to the European Commission digital markets act team, as I do believe your proposal might not even be legal, given the fact it puts privacy-focused alternative app stores at risk (https://f-droid.org/cs/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html) and it was proposed this early, after Google lost in court to Epic Games, over similar monopoly concerns. Why should we trust Google to be the only authority for all developer signatures, right after the European courts labeled it a gatekeeper?

Assuming this gets passed, despite justified developer backlash and at best questionable legality, can you give us any guarantees, this will not be used to target legal malware-free mods, or user privacy enhancing patchers, like the ones used for applying the ReVanced patches? I have made a few mods myself, but I am in no way associated with the ReVanced team. I just share many peoples concerns, Google Chrome has been conveniently stripped of its manifest v2 support, that made many privacy protecting extensions possible and now you’re conveniently asking for the government IDs, of all the developers, who maintain these kinds of privacy protections (be it patches, or alternative open-source apps) on Android.

@bender@twtxt.net To add some context, I’m not one to write open letters often, nor do I expect to become some kind of martyr, the European Union will unite over, to fight Google.

However Google did loose to Epic Games in European courts, that determined Google maintains a monopoly over its Play Store, restricting competition and developers choices. And pretty much right after courts determined this, Google gives them the middle finger and proposes changes, that would destroy F-droid - the biggest and really the only competing app store, that’s actually competing and not just taking the apps from Googles Play Store and passing them on.

There are many more qualified and likable parties, who already reached out to them, with these concerns, I just think it’s important everyone impacted by this, politely contacts them too, to convey this is not just some niche non-issue, a few IT nerds made up.

Live: Officials to be grilled over Optus outages in Senate estimates
Officials from two departments will be questioned today about the government’s handling of the Optus triple-0 outages. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Macron urged by his first PM to resign in escalating French crisis
Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister urges the cornered French head of state to resign in a shock call that compounded an escalating political crisis. ⌘ Read more

Why has France has gone through five prime ministers in two years?
The sudden resignation of France’s prime minister — the country’s fifth in two years — has put President Emmanuel Macron in a bind. ⌘ Read more

Pro-Hamas graffiti condemned as Australian Jewish community marks October 7
Political leaders have condemned the painting of a pro-Hamas slogan on a Melbourne billboard as Australia’s Jewish community commemorates the October 7 terrorist attack. ⌘ Read more

Anthony Albanese calls for calm after alleged death threat against him
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling for the political temperature to be “turned down” after a Queensland man was charged for allegedly threatening to kill him. ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net Shh yes 🤣 this is the problem with politics 😆 by that definition; I’m not conservative 🤣

@prologic@twtxt.net Hm, I don’t know. Over here, we have parties that we would call “left” or “right”, one of them even calls themselves “The Left”. No idea about your political landscape, but it still makes sense for us. 🤔 For me, at least.

Only plebeians and shabbos goyim care about politics, however. Naturally, the Jews would want you to sperg out about Trump in a hipster-protocol chat.

On my blog: Short Fiction — Transgender Athlete Bans https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/06/22/title-ix-hope.html #fiction #freeculture #lgbtpridemonth #politics

On my blog: Go Nowhere Fast https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/06/15/go-nowhere-fast.html #harm #rant #politics #harm

NT police boss faces political questioning over Kumanjayi White death probe
The Northern Territory’s acting police commissioner clarifies why police believe the investigation into Kumanjayi White’s death should not be outsourced to an external body. ⌘ Read more

Tasmanian speaker delivers parting shot at own party as she calls it quits
Speaker and long-serving Labor MP Michelle O’Byrne announces she will retire from politics at the next election — which is expected to be called later today. ⌘ Read more

Live: Albanese to outline his priorities for second term
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will outline his priorities for his second term in office in his first major speech since his emphatic election win. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

The PM might be a baby boomer but gen X rules Australia’s political class
Generation X is overwhelmingly in charge of government and increasingly holding the wealth. ⌘ Read more

The “interception, carried out outside Israeli territorial waters, constitutes a blatant violation of international law, including maritime and humanitarian law.”

“Co-Chair of The Left, Manon Aubry (La France Insoumise, France) said: “Netanyahu’s army has intercepted the Freedom Flotilla against a backdrop of deafening silence from political leaders in Europe and the world. History is watching them. Their inaction to end the genocide is nothing more than complicity. We demand immediate action from European authorities to guarantee the safety of the crew and allow humanitarian aid to enter.”

The Left calls upon states, the European Union, the United Nations, and the entire international community to strongly condemn this illegal detention, demand the immediate and unconditional release of all crew members, and urge Israeli authorities to allow immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, in full compliance with international law and the orders imposed on Israel by the International Court of Justice.

#Solidarity is not a crime, €genocide is. Free the #FreedomFlotilla crew.”

#madleen

https://left.eu/freedom-flotilla-intercepted-as-gaza-starves/

Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, criticises nationalism at Sunday mass
Pope Leo criticised the emergence of nationalist political movements around the globe on Sunday, calling them “unfortunate” — without naming a specific country or national leader. ⌘ Read more

Bridget Archer to attempt immediate return to politics as election looms
Well known for crossing the floor during her two terms in federal parliament, former Liberal Bass MP Bridget Archer will seek a return to politics. She says she will seek preselection to run for the Tasmanian Liberals in a state election, which is yet to be called. ⌘ Read more

‘Not giving it up for anything’: Tasmanian Labor leader firm on stadium
The leaders of both of Tasmania’s major political parties double down on their support for the proposed Macquarie Point stadium as an early election appears likely. ⌘ Read more

Victoria’s Liberals struggles with compromise as infighting continues
So much of politics is the art of compromise. It’s an art form the Victorian Liberals are unwilling to practice as the party once again rips itself apart over the fate of former leader John Pesutto. ⌘ Read more

After a wild few days, Tasmanian voters are now being held in suspense
If the past few days in Tasmanian politics were a horror movie, this weekend is a thriller — filled with suspense and the knowledge that something unknown is just around the corner. ⌘ Read more

‘Clown show’: Australia reacts to Tasmanian political mess
The toppling of Tasmania’s premier has drawn strong reactions from across Australia. Some are calling it a “fiasco” while others say the turmoil has turned the state into the nation’s “laughing stock”. ⌘ Read more

Live: Government reviews US beef policy in bid to secure tariff compromise
The federal government is reviewing strict biosecurity laws to allow US-slaughtered beef into Australia in an effort to secure the removal of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Liberal men still struggle to read the room when it comes to women
This week in politics the parliament has achieved gender parity despite tone-deaf commentary, an independent triumphed after a recount and Dorinda Cox changed her tune. ⌘ Read more

Live: Tasmanian premier’s future set to be decided
A no-confidence motion in Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff is threatening his political future as leader of the minority Liberal government. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Tasmania building strong case to join Super Netball as AFL team hangs in the balance
As a political stoush throws Tasmania’s dreams of joining the AFL into a state of flux, the state is quietly building a strong case to join the Super Netball competition in the coming years. ⌘ Read more

Devils AFL future in danger amidst Tasmanian political turmoil
The future of Tasmania’s AFL dream is on shaky ground, according to some watching with dismay the political drama unfolding in the state. ⌘ Read more

Live: ‘Can’t remember’: Waters brushes off reports of a heated exchange with Cox
Greens leader Larissa Waters says she “can’t remember” if Dorinda Cox told her to “grow a spine” during a heated exchange after the senator’s failed leadership bid. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Tasmanian Labor’s change of tune shows a month is a long time in politics
A month ago Labor said it wouldn’t support a motion of no confidence in Premier Jeremy Rockliff moved by the Greens. But now, leader Dean Winter says things have changed, and changed drastically. ⌘ Read more

Labor’s big numbers leave enough room for defectors and disagreements
In the wake of a huge victory few saw coming, Labor’s enormous majority comes with a downside for the prime minister. ⌘ Read more

Bare-knuckle ‘boxing’ in parliament is a spectacle, but with more at stake
Bare-knuckle boxing is a fitting metaphor for politics — adults whacking each other for sport — the difference is boxers volunteer to punch and get punched, while the public bear the consequences of politicians brandishing their knuckles in parliament. ⌘ Read more

Live: Cox defects from Greens to boost Labor Senate majority
The senator’s defection from the Greens to Labor will increase the government’s numbers in the Upper House. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

How LWN is faring in 2025
Just over six years ago, The Economist described the US economy as “ the envy of the\
world”. That headline would be unlikely to appear now. The economic
boom referenced in that article feels like a distant memory, markets are
falling, and uncertainty is at an all-time high. Like everybody else, LWN
is affected by the current turbulence in the political and economic
spheres; we expect to get through this period, but there will be some
challenges. ⌘ Read more

LOL Amazon displaying tariff prices “hostile and political,” White House say is this the kettle calling the pot black? 🤣 Trump, pfft, what a fucking idiot. No clue how economies work, let alone countries.

ABC Australia is reporting of a potential market manipulation in the US. Potential? I would call it almost certain. For as much as I would like not to be dragged into politics, it is rather impossible these days.

On my blog: Hegemon and the Masters of… 🚫 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/30/patriarchy.html #womenshistorymonth #harm #politics #rant

@prologic@twtxt.net oops, I’m sorry to see disagreement leading to draining emotions.

It remind me a bit of the Conclave movie where every part wanted to defend their vision and there is only a winner. If one wins the other loses. Like the political side of many leaders and volunteers representing a broad community. I don’t think that’s the case here. Most of us (in not all) should ‘win’.

I can only add that isn’t nice to listen that ‘my idea and effort’ is not what the rest of the people expect. I personally have a kind of issue with public rejection, but I also like to argue, discuss and even fight a bit. “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials,” they say.
This exercise and belonging to this community also brings me good feelings of smart people trying to solve a human and technical problem, which is insanely difficult to get ‘right’.

I genuinely hope we can understand each other, and even with our different and respectful thoughts on the same thing, we might reach an agreement on what’s the best for most people.

Good vibes to everyone!

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[ANN] MT #342: Appeal and Pardon Efforts for Roman Sterlingov with Mike Hassard & Tor Ekeland

In this episode Douglas Tuman speaks with legal experts Tor Ekeland and Mike Hassard about various cryptocurrency-related legal cases and the changing political landscape.

Links:

• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=L7aC6cs6idw
  
• https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-342
  

monerotalk.live ⌘ Read more

Short summary of Project2025 and Trump’s plans for the US:

• Abolish the Federal Reserve
  Why? To end what is seen as an unelected, centralized body that exerts too much influence over the economy and monetary policy, replacing it with a more transparent, market-driven approach.

• Implement a national consumption tax
  Why? To replace the current federal income tax system, simplify taxation, and increase government revenue through a broader base that includes all consumers.

• Lower corporate tax rates
  Why? To promote business growth, increase investment, and stimulate job creation by reducing the financial burden on companies.

• Deregulate environmental policies
  Why? To reduce government intervention in the economy, particularly in energy and natural resources sectors, and to foster a more business-friendly environment.

• Restrict abortion access
  Why? To align with conservative pro-life values and overturn or limit abortion rights, seeking to restrict the practice at a federal level.

• Dismantle LGBTQ+ protections
  Why? To roll back protections viewed as promoting LGBTQ+ rights in areas like employment and education, in line with traditional family values.

• Eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs
  Why? To end policies that are seen as divisive and to promote a merit-based system that prioritizes individual achievements over group identity.

• Enforce stricter immigration policies, including mass deportations and detentions
  Why? To prioritize border security, reduce illegal immigration, and enforce existing laws more aggressively, as part of a broader strategy to safeguard U.S. sovereignty.

• Eliminate the Department of Education
  Why? To reduce federal control over education and shift responsibilities back to local governments and private sectors, arguing that education decisions should be made closer to the community level.

• Restructure the Department of Justice
  Why? To ensure the department aligns more closely with the administration’s priorities, potentially reducing its scope or focus on areas like civil rights in favor of law-and-order policies.

• Appoint political loyalists to key federal positions
  Why? To ensure that government agencies are headed by individuals who are committed to advancing the administration’s policies, and to reduce the influence of career bureaucrats.

• Develop training programs for appointees to execute reforms effectively
  Why? To ensure that political appointees are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the proposed changes quickly and effectively.

• Provide a 180-day transition plan with immediate executive orders
  Why? To ensure that the incoming administration can swiftly implement its agenda and make major changes early in its term without delay.

Do y’all agree with any/all/some of these poliices? Hmmm 🤔

#Project2025 #US #Trump

My GF’s Very Polite Cat ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Who Belongs https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/16/dei.html #blackhistorymonth #harm #politics #rant

It would appear that Google’s web crawlers are ignoring the robots.txt that I have on https://git.mills.io/robots.txt with content:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /

Evidence attached (see screenshots): – I think its the the Small Web community band together and file a class action suit(s) against Microsoft.com Google.com and any other assholes out there (OpenAI?) that violate our rights and ignore requests to be “polite” on the web. Thoughts? 💭

[ANN] MoneroTalk #339: Monero’s Place in Policy & Regulation in 2025

This episode is a recording of an X Spaces discussion with Douglas Tuman, John Bush, Stoic.XMR, BawdyAnarchist, and others about whether or not the Monero community should engage in political activism to push for pro-privacy, pro-Monero policies in the U.S. The participants debated the merits of lobbying for regulatory clarity versus focusing purely on grassroots, opt-out strategies that avoid government intervention altogether.

Links:

• [https://redirect.i … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Stop Doing Their Work for Them https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/09/resist.html #harm #politics #rant

** In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck **
In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck

A devastating perfect blog post.

The core concept of digital accessibility is that everyone, including people with disabilities, should be able to access information and accomplish tasks via computer independently.

Continuing later,

This is an intensely political statement, backed by decades of protests and lobbying and litigation. … ⌘ Read more

@johanbove@johanbove.info But which one(s)? 🤔🤔 Serious question; my neighbor next door swears by the BBC and ABC (I’m Australian); but honestly even those news sources are full of political rhetoric and non-facts (opinions, etc) – I have yet to see a single news source of actual facts and nothing more.

TikTok Still On Track for January Ban as Appeals Court Upholds Ruling
Popular social network TikTok did not receive a reprieve from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and it is still facing a ban that is set to be enacted in January, reports The Wall Street Journal.

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Btw about social: found very interesting thing about twitter:

The legal basis that X asserts in the filing is not terribly interesting. But what is interesting is that X has decided to involve itself at all, and it highlights that you do not own your followers or your account or anything at all on corporate social media, and it also highlights the fact that Elon Musk’s X is primarily a political project he is using to boost, or stifle, specific viewpoints and help his friends. In the filing, X’s lawyers essentially say—like many other software companies, and, increasingly, device manufacturers as well—that the company’s terms of service grant X’s users a “license” to use the platform but that, ultimately, X owns all accounts on the social network and can do anything that it wants with them.

On my blog: Some (US) Election Comments https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/10/27/project-2025.html #politics #rant

On my blog: Holding Universal Access to All Knowledge Hostage https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/08/internet-archive.html #politics #rant

On my blog: Weird Enough? https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/01/weird.html #harm #politics #rant

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tories_(British_political_party%29

Asked ChatGPT 3 yesterday to tone down an angry message I had to send, as in make it still polite, but make sure to get the message across, and it succeeded pretty well.

in the matter of political voice in the US money is speech and therefore companies use their “free speech” to donate and gain access to politicians. Therefore companies are people. Thanks a lot “citizens united”

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained?ref=foreverwars.ghost.io

@bender@twtxt.net It is the new “politically correct”. Something that was used to describe acting in a more civilized way with one another. Turned into a scapegoat for the other side to label, demonize, and attack.

‘Don’t give a stuff’: People ‘not engaged’ in politics
Sky News host Rita Panahi says people currently aren’t “engaged” in politics.

“I took out some A4 pictures of the premier of Victoria, the prime minister, the opposition leader, the federal treasurer,” Ms Panahi said.

“Just to see if people recognised these people.”

Ms Panahi said “barely anybody” recognised Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan.

“That just shows you that people are not politicall … ⌘ Read more

‘Outsider’s wet dream’: Donald Trump embraces Javier Milei
The meeting of former US president Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Javier Milei is an “outsider’s wet dream”, says Sky News host Paul Murray.

The two greeted each other at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland on Saturday.

Milei could not contain his excitement while meeting the former US president for the first time.

During the encounter, Trump tol … ⌘ Read more

The Final 5: February 26, 2024
The Final 5 is a daily recap of the roller coaster that is American politics. It’s not your regular newscast and that’s something we’re proud of. ⌘ Read more

GOP laments 2021 ‘failed coup’, vows to ‘continue pushing to end democracy’, with Trump at forefront
Former President Donald Trump cast November’s presidential election as “judgment day” and declared himself a “proud political dissident” during a speech before conservative activists outside of Washington Saturday as he again cloaked his campaign in religious imagery. Speaking at the Conservative Political … ⌘ Read more

Meet Zander: Our Pet of the Day
Zander is a polite gentleman with a quiet demeanor. He can be shy at first, so he’d love a home with a calm and relaxed vibe. ⌘ Read more

Trump-Biden rematch looks more likely after Nikki Haley loses SC primary
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley took a big hit in her home state over the weekend, losing the primary by double digits to former President Donald Trump. Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball joins On The Hill to discuss the latest in the run up to the 2024 general election. ⌘ Read more

Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh submits resignation
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday he was resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel’s war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. ⌘ Read more

Politics daily briefing: February 26
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak faces calls to publicly address the fallout from remarks made by MP Lee Anderson after an Islamophobia row deepened on Sunday. ⌘ Read more

Chris Kenny calls for national leadership on ‘anti-Jew hatred’ and ‘Islamist extremism’
Sky News host Chris Kenny has called for national political leadership on “anti-Jew hatred” and “virulent Islamist extremism” running amok in Australia.

Mr Kenny said shocking vision has come to light showing pro-Palestinian protesters in Melbourne celebrating the fighters in Gaza.

“In other words, the Islamist extremist terro … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, …Victims of Political Repressions https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/10/30/repression.html #programming #project #devjournal

Political speech is something I shy away from. But, of course, that is political.

Sometimes there are things that you can’t ignore. There are, perhaps, many such things…right now there is one that I’m particularly close to, close enough that I am made to look because I am in some way directly implicated in it.

I am Jewish. I was raised so, and live so today.

Being raised a Jew I was constantly taught to“never forget.”

There seems to have been a forgetting.

A genocide is being perpetrated against Palestinians. I r … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Affirmative Action in Gentle Terms https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/07/09/affirmative.html #harm #politics #quora #rant

Russia blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam is an incomprehensible war crime. Among other things, it drains water from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, water that is needed for cooling. They are trying to generate a widespread disaster.

They must be stopped, immediately, without hesitation. This is unacceptable behavior, crossing every red line we have no matter our politics, without any doubt.

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This guy is just such an idiot lol.

• There’s no such mass migration to “the south”. Tons of people are leaving Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, and New Mexico for instance. I don’t know enough about the states with net influxes like Texas and Florida but I suspect they have policies that make it attractive for people to move there
  
• Not everybody is able to take account of long-term trends when they make housing decisions. There are financial reasons, family reasons, educational reasons, etc that impact such decisions
  
• But of course, most laughably, cheap energy is fast becoming a thing of the past, and so the problem isn’t “solved” by cheap energy, it’s just kicked down the road. And ffs, cheap energy is literally causing the very heating that he pretends air conditioning will “solve”–like “solving” your drinking problem by staying drunk all the time
  

This oversimplification to drive some kind of political point is so embarrassing coming from someone who pretends to be a university professor. It sounds like a teenage doofus from a 1980s movie talking. He well knows all these things, but he decides to present these views anyway.

On my blog: Fiction — Bank on It https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/19/banks.html #freeculture #politics #scifi #fiction

comparing politics to constrained optimization: taxes are equivalent to the penalty method, while regulations are equivalent to barrier functions.

lw karma political compass

to fend off possible accusations of bias: good leftist humor was /r/liftcommunism, /leftypol/ was great too sometimes, and I liked the political catgirl comics. Existential Comics is not funny (except the Beetle in the Box comic), although some of the old comics were indeed existenital. I don’t have a strong opinion on /r/COMPLETEANARCHY and /r/FULLCOMMUNISM.

@adi@twtxt.net Also, I noticed you followed me on Twitter, but you might enjoy @anths if you want techie stuff instead of Oregon politics. 🤣

Conservative leadership race turns nasty between Poilievre and Brown

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»In an apparently non-political case of imitation of Quảng Đức, the young son of an American officer based at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire. He was seriously burned before the fire was extinguished and later could only offer the explanation that “I wanted to see what it was like.”« lmao

‘Trump filed a lawsuit Monday in DC District Court against the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and the National Archives in an effort to keep records from his presidency secret by claiming executive privilege.’ — CNN Politics

That only increases one’s curiosity about what’s in them.

Traffic Jam’s on Highway’s and Roads emerge from users, not highway or roads infrastructure. #sarcasm href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23disinfo”>#disinfo** ⌘ Read more

Germany’s Far-Right Political Party, the AfD, Is Dominating Facebook This Election – The Markup ⌘ Read more

I was on a call this evening discussing various redistricting proposals. Some dude seriously asserted that over-representation by Multnomah county in regional politics might lead to… genocide. 😳

On the blog: Age Cohorts, Ruining Things, and Apocalypses https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/15/generations.html #rant #politics

On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Typhoon, Part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/14/typhoon2.html Generations in a Nutshell https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/15/generations.html #rant #politics

identity politics defection from class warfare, maybe?

@niplav@niplav.github.io “Markov” sounds more like meaningless babble (maybe from a political opponent). See also: “duckspeak”.

Reading : Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter ⌘ Read more…

On the blog: Winning the Twenty-First Century https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/05/30/winning.html #rant #politics

The Problems with Utilitarianism
I originally wrote this essay in 2014 or 2015 in a Chinese buffet in Athens, Georgia. I’ve changed some of it and am re-adding it here. I talk about the issues with Utilitarianism and a bad book by Sam Harris.

At a dumb intuitive level, the “ethical” idea of Utilitarianism in principle gets pretty close to what most people reflexively want from social-political affairs: the greatest good for the greatest number of people—who … ⌘ Read more

Yay! Biden admin drops IP protection on Covid-19 vaccine patents. #TRIPSwaiver ⌘ Read more…

On the blog: Asian Women in Fiction https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/03/21/asian.html #politics #harm #media

On the blog: Explaining Gender to the Biased https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/02/28/genders.html #quora #rant #politics

Acting as if one is Already Free: David Graeber’s Political Economy and the Strategic Impasse of the Left ⌘ Read more…

On the blog: An Unexpected Case for Reparations https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/02/14/reparations.html #politics #rant #community

Ad Watch by Persuasion Lab - Political ad spending Belgium Dashboard ⌘ https://ad.watch/country/belgium.html

On the blog: Loving It and/or Leaving It and What “It” Might Be https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/11/15/love-leave.html #rant #politics #media

I’m not particularly interested in foreign politics, never have been, but this is fucking gold https://imgur.com/uFQx4Ca

On the blog: Post-Election Reconciliation https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/11/08/reconciliation.html #politics #rant

My Neighbor Joined NXIVM Sex Cult; It Explains a Lot About Trump’s America ⌘ https://medium.com/politically-speaking/my-neighbor-joined-a-sex-cult-it-explains-a-lot-about-trumps-america-6b53697ddf41?_branch_match_id=850021123196509299

On the blog: Politics in Art and Technology https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/18/stories.html #politics #art #software #rant