Pluralistic: What the fediverse (does/n't) solve (23 Dec 2022)

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What the fediverse (does/n't) solve: We can protect our communities from commodification, but it takes work.
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This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
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Pluralistic: 27 Sep 2022 Federalist Society v Corporate Personhood

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Federalist Society v Corporate Personhood: Corporations don't have First Amendment rights except when they're making political donations, refusing to bake cakes, or blocking birth control.
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This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 10 Jan 2021

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Busting myths about the Night of the Short Fingers: Jillian C York's "ongoing list."
Impeachment and realignment: What the Dems should do to shatter the GOP.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2020
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Pluralistic: 09 Jan 2021

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Mashapedia: A third-party glossary of the technical concepts from Attack Surface.
The City We Became: Jemisin relitigates Jacobs v Moses, with Lovecraft refereeing.
Crowdsourcing a list of bad cops: Who's on the Brady List?
Censorship, Parler and antitrust: Just because it doesn't violate the First Amendment…
This day in history: 2006, 2016, 2020

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Pluralistic: 04 Dec 2020

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Student debt trap: Borrowed: $79,000. Paid: $190,000. Now Owes? $236,000.
Postmortem of the NYPD's murder of a Black man: How to write about individual stories of a structural crisis.
Section 230 is Good, Actually: It's not a "corporate giveaway," it's how you got the parts of the internet that you actually like.
This day in history: None
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Pluralistic: 12 Oct 2020

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Attack Surface in Wired: Toolsmith-user solidarity.
The herd immunity conspiracy: Follow the money.
How to cheat at Clock Simulator: I got rhythm.
Someone Comes to Town, part 18: This week's podcast comes with a content warning.
Facebook vs The Big Lebowski: The Zuck abides.
Papercraft Haunted Mansion Hallowe'en: Print, color, decorate!
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