Pluralistic: It's extremely good that Claude's source-code leaked (02 Apr 2026)

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It's extremely good that Claude's source-code leaked: Careful what you wish for.
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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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Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case: A folder on his desktop called "mens rea."
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Precaritize bosses: When the ruling class tells you what motivates them, believe them the first time.
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Linkty Dumpty: Things I thought about when I was supposed to be on holidays.
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The "religious liberty" angle for overturning the overturning of Dobbs: Paging the Satanic Temple to the white courtesy stirrups.
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