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Family farms

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

Sanders sought support from farming states by proposing to stop corporations from taking over family farms.

Merely enforcing the existing antitrust laws will not be enough.

Electrical failure in Venezuela

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

Venezuela has been hit by a nationwide electrical failure due to a problem in a large hydroelectric dam.

Opponents of Maduro say it is his fault, but give no proof. Maduro says it is sabotage, but gives no proof.

I suspect both are partly at fault: that it was caused by US sanctions combined with Maduro's bad management.

US right-wingers are using fake news to push for intervention in Venezuela.

Note, though, that Venezuela's constitution does, however, authorize the head of the national assembly to declare perself interim president and hold elections. That aspect of what Guaidó has done is not the outrage they present it as.

Deepfake videos

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

Ideas for resisting the loss of trust that deepfake videos may cause.

Large internet platforms

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

Senator Warren's plan to break up large internet platforms into parts would address substantial parts of the problem of surveillance capitalism.

The part that it does not handle is the practice of collecting lots of personal data about lots of people. Companies can find ways to use that data together even if it is stored in different places. And the US government, under the PAT RIOT Act, can collect all the data and put it together even if the companies don't.

Urgent: FAMILY Act

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

US citizens: support the FAMILY Act which would give American workers paid family leave.

If you sign, please spread the word!