Pluralistic: Trump can't do ANYTHING for his base (12 May 2025)

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Trump can't do ANYTHING for his base: No oxen available for goring.
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Pluralistic: Who broke the internet? (08 May 2025)

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Who broke the internet?: My new podcast series from the CBC.
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Pluralistic: Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again) (07 May 2025)

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Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again): The business model for AI is the same as the business model for Big Data – bilking credulous advertisers.
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Pluralistic: The Adventures of Mary Darling (06 May 2025)

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The Adventures of Mary Darling: A cracking read, a virtuoso act of gender jiu-jitsu, a Sherlock story like no other, a rough trip to fairyland, and the real, true story of Peter Pan. What a book!
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Pluralistic: Bridget Read's 'Little Bosses Everywhere' (05 May 2025)

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Bridget Read's 'Little Bosses Everywhere': America is a Ponzi scheme.
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Pluralistic: AI and the fatfinger economy (02 May 2025)

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AI and the fatfinger economy: Every slip of the finger is money in the bank.
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Pluralistic: Apple faces criminal sanctions for defying App Store antitrust order (01 May 2025)

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Apple faces criminal sanctions for defying App Store antitrust order: They lied to the judge, then covered it up, and now she's PISSED.
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Pluralistic: Republicans want to force students to pay off scam college loans (30 Apr 2025)

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Republicans want to force students to pay off scam college loans: Incredibly, they've found a way to make student debt WORSE.
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Pluralistic: Mike Lee and Jim Jordan want to kill the law that bans companies from cheating you (29 Apr 2025)

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Mike Lee and Jim Jordan want to kill the law that bans companies from cheating you: Section 5 of the FTC Act is a century-old Swiss Army Knife for fighting corruption.
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Pluralistic: The enshittification of tech jobs (27 Apr 2025)

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The enshittification of tech jobs: Our last line of defense has fallen.
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