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[?]Philosophics » 🌐
@microglyphics@mastodon.social

Le Guin and Zamyatin follow Foucault in my exploration of the parable of the two valleys with Claude, part 8 of 13.

👉philosophics.blog/2026/02/27/c

We explore how speculative fiction often anticipates complex philosophical theories and the prescience of 'We'.

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    [?]OCTADE » 🌐
    @octade@soc.octade.net

    The elitists plan to eliminate cash. The elimination of the penny is just one baby step in the gradual plan. The end goal is a central bank digital currency that is tied to the AI monitoring system and your social credit enforcement profile. This profile is a bludgeon to control and punish dissenters who won't bend the knee.

    The world rulers are playing a game of drones. Either you will serve the masters of the hive or you will be fed to their digital dragons.


      [?]kriykat » 🌐
      @kriykat@gs.leftic.club

      Civil Disobedience: Preventing Tyranny
      consortiumnews.com/2025/11/12/
      Mick Hall looks into the justification, precedence, thinking and tactical logic behind a longstanding means of confronting unjust systems and laws. By Mick Hall Mick Hall In Context CN at 30 Australian psychiatrist and author Dr. Niall McLaren believes…
      .s. .NiallMclaren . ’

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        [?]OCTADE » 🌐
        @octade@soc.octade.net

        This is gold. The police who arrested him would have to wear his name on their uniforms.

        Arrested for Telling a Cop to Shut UP-James Freeman is Suing to Rename This Texas City

        https://youtu.be/zyLnHzg4Xrg


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          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          Sent Men to in , Report Confirms

          Human Rights Watch () found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the were beaten almost every day.


          motherjones.com/politics/2025/

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            ‘’ finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by

            Known for praising the city with “big shoulders,” the beloved 1914 composition recently was recited in a ruling addressing federal agents’ . Literary scholars say they were “astounded” & “amazed.”


            chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              Here is ’s local coverage of the event:

              youtube.com/watch?v=DjJb7LCEwv

              POS was there. The ass that lied in court & then admitted he lied about protesters throwing a rock at him.

                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                Why I Am Resigning

                A explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

                By Mark L. Wolf


                theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  In June, University leaders warned that they anticipated & had begun what they described as “a comprehensive review of programs & head count across the university,” where the work force had climbed by more than 15% in about 4 years.

                  The suspension of federal turned that into a .

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    Under the terms of the agreement, is expected to pay a $30 million to the govt & to invest another $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency & lower costs in & [they already have a world renowned Ag School]. A land-grant institution, Cornell is known for its agricultural programs.

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      Shot a Trying to Help

                      According to his lawyer, officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.


                      motherjones.com/politics/2025/

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        His ouster also came about as he was preparing to send a letter to , of which Pulte was aware, notifying lawmakers that the was not cooperating with the 's office, 3 of the sources said.

                        …Pulte has circumvented the agency's Office of Inspector General in pursuing those three cases, Reuters previously reported.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          Allen received notice of his termination from the White House after he made efforts to provide key information to prosecutors in that office, acc/to 4 sources. The information he turned over was constitutionally required, 2 of them said, while a third described it as being potentially relevant in discovery.

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            , the interim for the Eastern District of Virginia who was hand-picked for the job by , subsequently indicted after her predecessor declined to do so, citing a lack of evidence.

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              Created after the 2008 financial crisis, the is typically a low-profile regulatory office, but Pulte has launched a new hotline targeting mortgage fraud & made public criminal referrals against a series of foes including , as well as Board Governor & California Democratic Senator .

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                The ouster of Joe Allen, 's acting , follows the agency's director, Bill Pulte, becoming an outspoken voice in support of the admin. Across the government, the Trump admin has so far fired or reassigned close to two dozen agency , who police , & . It has also defunded the group that supervises those offices.

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  Exclusive: ousts  of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of his foes, sources say

                                  The internal watchdog for the US Federal Housing Finance Agency [] is being removed from his role, four people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the housing regulator is playing a role in Trump's targeting of perceived enemies.


                                  reuters.com/world/us/watchdog-

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    In Facebook groups & on Signal chats, tens of thousands of residents regularly information on agents’ last-known locations, neighborhoods being targeted that day & — importantly — the license plates, makes & models of the rental cars used by agents, which can change daily.

                                    Some -spotting Facebook pages in have up to 50,000 members.

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      That hyperlocal effort, spun off into dozens of chats on social platforms, has helped create a type of zone defense that - activists say - has slowed down agents & in some cases forced them to withdraw without making an arrest.

                                      …Over 3,000 people have been detained in since early September, acc/to .

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                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                        Mad with power

                                        threatens action in over treatment of

                                        Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."


                                        reuters.com/world/africa/trump

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                          A 60-day clock started ticking after the admin informed on Sept 4 that it had conducted a strike on an alleged drug boat in the 2 days earlier. It has followed that with a series of other strikes & has killed dozens of people so far.

                                          The 60-day window closes Monday, & up to now it’s been unclear what the admin would do.

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                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                            A reporter spotted one agent without a . Another agent used a GoPro camera in addition to a body camera. Some agents had numbered identifiers on patches on their uniforms. Others had identifying numbers written on tape.

                                            The Sun-Times reported Friday that several federal agents have not worn identifying information, against a judge’s order.


                                            chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              About 5 neighbors stood nearby, shouting at the agents [] who gave verbal warnings they would deploy . They never did.

                                              Klim & the other man had been working on the house for a couple weeks, acc/to Brendan Ek, a neighbor across the street. “It seemed a little ridiculous, honestly. Big waste of ’ money, if you ask me,” Ek, 30, said.

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                In , residents & local journalists have captured footage showing clouds of drifting toward , & . Some residents said the tear gas has aggravated their . Others said they’ve experienced severe emotional distress [].

                                                Alt...Aerial footage of federal agents deploying multiple rounds of tear gas into a residential Chicago neighborhood, it is clear there is no violence or threat. The agents simple shoot off the canisters then get in their SUVs.

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  “Generally, these kinds of crowd control devices are reserved for truly dangerous situations,” said Kevin Fee, legal director of the of , which is part of a legal coalition representing & in a lawsuit. “I cannot think of a good parallel for what the administration is doing right now.”

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                    experts said the administration’s moves hearken back to an earlier era when troops were frequently deployed to *quell* & *disturbances*, such as the 1970 shooting in which 4 unarmed college students were killed by the Ohio national guard.

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      Among other things, the are to be trained how to “form Squad-sized Riot Control Formation”, how to “employ a Riot Baton as a Member of a Riot Control Formation”, & how to “Supervise a Riot/Crowd Control Operation”. members are also to be trained in de-escalation of force techniques.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        As authority, Burkett cited Trump’s August executive order that deployed the guard to fight *crime* in . The same order required the secretary of to create “a standing National Guard quick reaction force … available for rapid nationwide deployment” in “quelling civil disturbances”.

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                          The memo, signed on 8 October by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, the director of operations for the ’s bureau, sets thresholds for the size of the quick reaction force to be trained in each state, with most states required to train 500 national guard members, for a total of 23,500 troops nationwide.

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                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                            A top US official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, DC & US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers & pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              As reported in August (see boosted thread)

                                                              orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

                                                              Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 members across the US to carry out ’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*


                                                              theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                After 12 days of silence about the deployment of troops in , justices are now asking “whether the term ‘regular forces’ refers to the regular forces of the , &, if so, how that interpretation affects the operation” of the .


                                                                chicago.suntimes.com/2025/10/2

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                  No ruling imminent as asks for more briefs in deployment case

                                                                  on Wednesday asked for more briefing in the ongoing fight over Trump’s ability to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, signaling that the court’s highly anticipated ruling is still weeks away.


                                                                  chicagotribune.com/2025/10/29/

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    “This is a political prosecution & a gross attempt to silence , a right protected under the . This case is a major push by the administration to criminalize & punish anyone who speaks out against them,” Abughazaleh said in a video posted to BlueSky.

                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                      has increasingly used speeches to the to air his grievances & bolster his accomplishments. Still, the scene was striking: a president defending & military deployments on US soil, & employing talking points on the global stage.

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                        also defended the military’s strikes against what the admin claims are suspected drug smugglers. The tactics have drawn widespread rebuke from experts who have said it is illegal to use the to target civilians — including criminal suspects — who are not directly participating in hostilities.

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                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                          Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the ’ Into US

                                                                          In a speech to American assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the if he decides it is appropriate.


                                                                          nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/poli

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                            We Americans are by nature good people who believe in the inherent goodness of others, especially those we elect to represent us in the highest office in the land. But we ignore such statements & other expressions of ’s intent at our peril. The 47th president is a vain man, & nothing would flatter his vanity more than seizing another term. Doing so would signify the ultimate triumph over his political enemies.

                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                              In September, after meeting with congressional leaders about the looming government shutdown, posted photographs on Truth Social in which trump 2028 hats rested prominently on his Oval Office desk. In October, when discussing the possibility of a third term, Trump said, “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.”

                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                Writing to James Madison from Paris in 1787, Thomas Jefferson warned that such an incumbent, if narrowly defeated, would “pretend false votes, foul play, hold possession of the reins of government.” Were that moment ever to come, the believed, it would mark the of the nation that they had conceived, bringing to a calamitous end the greatest experiment in self-government ever attempted by man.

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                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                  Since his second inauguration, has seized control over the & demanded the of the other powerful institutions of American society — , , companies [& more]. The question weighing heavily on the minds of many Americans is whether Trump will subvert next year’s or the 2028 presidential to extend his reign.

                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                    But the admin has taken other aggressive steps to assert more sway over .

                                                                                    , for instance, is compiling the largest set of national roll data it has ever collected, an effort to try to prove unsubstantiated claims that large numbers of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally, The Times previously reported.


                                                                                    nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/poli

                                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                      McCarthy’s appointment comes as nearly all of the experts at have been placed on administrative leave or reassigned this year amid a large-scale *downsizing* of the agency, which had played a leading role in deterring attacks on elections systems & combating about voting.

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                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                        Another activist, , who spread debunked claims about voting machines in Georgia when she was the chairwoman of the DeKalb County Party, was named in May to be the director of public affairs at the & Infrastructure Security Agency, or , which is housed in .

                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                          “And therefore, we [would] have some additional powers that don’t exist right now,” Honey said in March, according to a recording reviewed by The New York Times from someone who joined the call, “and therefore, we can take these other steps without & we can mandate that states do things & so on.”

                                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                            In the past few months, has elevated multiple proponents of his false fraud claims into high-level admin jobs. Now, as government insiders, these activists could wield their newfound power to discredit future results or rekindle old claims to argue for a federal intrusion into locally administered voting systems.

                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                              The remark parroted a widespread view on the right that had sought to silence supporters of ’s false fraud claims. Honey also repeatedly mentioned a false report often cited by conspiracists to support their claims that voting machines were rigged to favor Democrats, acc/to the people familiar with the call.

                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                                Heather Honey, a leader in that movement until her appointment in August as deputy assistant secretary for *election integrity*, complained that her department’s experts tasked with combating about had “strayed from their mission.”

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