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Would Elon Pull ExTwitter Out Of The EU To Avoid The DSA Overreach? by Mike Masnick

This course of events was all too predictable. In May of 2022, while Elon was still in the “trying to buy Twitter” stage, we pointed out the absolute ridiculousness of him meeting with the EU’s Thierry Breton and saying that he fully endorsed the EU’s DSA approach. As we noted at the time, the whole […]

We’re watching one of the best foreign policy responses by a U.S. president in a generation. We ought to recognize it.

In part 1, I discussed why you might want to bridge your Indieweb site to the Fediverse. In this follow up post, I’ll describe one way of doing it that I’ve been tinkering with recently. The tl;dr: using WordPress Indieweb plugins and Bridgy Fed; it works pretty smoothly; still a few quirks at p...

Over the past few days, I’ve been covering Jim Jordan’s quest to become Speaker, which now looks in serious doubt. Over the weekend, in order to secure more votes, Jordan’s allies, as well as some notable online and right-wing influencers, began a pressure campaign to get holdouts, numbering 55 at the time, to switch their votes and support him.

Members of the Squad dodge questions.

We're seeing numerous examples even in the speakership fiasco.

Morning news roundup!

President Joe Biden's comments warning Israel not to make the same mistakes that the US made after 9/11 was a stunning critique of US policy.

David Remnick on Joe Biden’s expected visit to Israel, where he will express support for a traumatized nation while cautioning it against the blindness of rage.

The straightforward explanation that the experts missed

On Marc Andreessen's "techno-optimist manifesto"

The American surveillance state is a public-private partnership

Editor’s note: This interview was held on Oct. 4, before the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the now ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel. This war gives new context to the concept of the golem and reaffirms many themes of the book. The Free Press contacted Adam Mansbach for a follow-...

Cooper Hewitt may be shifting their language around disability and accessibility, but everything else remains the same.

Right now, they are in the minority, but they offer hope for the future