Pluralistic: How cable monopolists tricked conservatives into shooting themselves in the face (15 Dec 2022)

Today's links

How cable monopolists tricked conservatives into shooting themselves in the face: Blocking Gigi Sohn's FCC confirmation is really bad for all of us, but especially Red State America.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Scammers recycled covid nose-swabs: Indonesia had 1.6m infections and these supervillains helped export them.
Ed-tech apps spy on kids: Disciplinary Technology, SDKs, censorware, and education.
NY AG attributes Net Neutrality fraud to telcos: 18 million fraudulent comments filed in the FCC docket.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

The FCC wants your broadband measurements: Big Cable doesn't want us to confuse the issue with relevant facts.
Murder Offsets: Greenwashing will kill us all.
This day in history: 2006, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Solar futures and futuristic fellowships: What's happening at ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination.
FCC wants broadband complaints: Your chance to sound off about a shithole country.
Tories pass Grenfell costs onto tenants: A Parliament of Landlords, doing its job.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Aaron Epstein got fiber: All it took was an ad in the WSJ.
Ajit Pai, plague villain: Killing rural broadband just before a plague.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Scarfolk on Cumgate: Government Employee Eye-Test Slide (1970s).
Texas profiteers make bank from NYC's homeless: Crewfacilities.com LLC is gouging the city while finding hotel beds for homeless people.
FCC's willful broadband blindness in a pandemic: You can't fix broadband if you don't know what's wrong with it.
Uber is scrapping thousands of Jump bikes: Bikes are essential during lockdowns.
White Americans are increasingly opposed to democracy: Turkeys, Christmas, etc.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading