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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

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

Author Cory DoctorowPosted on December 15, 2022December 15, 2022Tags 1a, alec, culture wars, dark money, fcc, first amendment, frontier, geofenced warrants, gigi sohn, january 6, monopoly, municipal fiber, net neutrality, ripoffs, self-owning, starlink, turkeys voting for christmas, useful idiots

Pluralistic: 23 Jan 2021


Today's links

  • Stop saying "it's not censorship if it's not the government": I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.
  • Trump's swamp gators find corporate refuge: The Swamped project.
  • This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
  • Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 23 Jan 2021"

Author Cory DoctorowPosted on January 24, 2021Tags corruption, first amendment, free speech, monopoly, revolving door, swamp gators, trumpism

Previous editions

  • Pluralistic: To save the news, ban surveillance ads (31 May 2023)
  • Pluralistic: Ian McDonald's "Hopeland" (30 May 2023)
  • Monopolizing turds
  • Pluralistic: Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth" (27 May 2023)
  • Pluralistic: How (and why) Biden should overcome the Supreme Court to end the debt showdown (26 May 2023)
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