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The Facebook oligarchy erased the weekend No Kings rallies
The image at the top is of the No Kings rallies held across the U.S. this past weekend. If you were on Instagram, you didn’t get to see it because Meta, Instagram’s and Facebook’s owner, shut down its coverage. Reuters reports: Meta … apologized for suspending the Instagram account of the “No Kings” protest movement…
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The evil of Apple updates
For more than a year now, I’ve been using a wireless Logi keyboard and mouse on my Mac mini. They weren’t overly expensive and had more options than my Apple keyboard and mouse. Yesterday, I downloaded the most recent Mac update. Today, the Logi keyboard and mouse did absolutely nothing. I changed batteries. I powered…
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10 reasons why tech companies control us
Can we do anything for ourselves anymore? This video shows why the goal of corporate America, particularly tech companies, is to enslave us (we type on a computer that literally is watching us): People can’t fix things anymore and are slaves to customer service when things go wrong, which in itself is transforming into AI…
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Evil billionaire is an apologist for evil
Peter Thiel, who bought and paid for pretend hick J.D. Vance’s post as vice president of the United States (photo above), is both-sidezing evil: From Snopes: Billionaire Peter Thiel once said, “If you’re evil, you’re at least competent. And if you’re evil, you’re not bad. And therefore, maybe you’re actually kind of good because you’re…
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The state of U.S. journalism
The image at the top comes from the Intellectualist Substack, but the numbers are from France-based Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders (RWB) is an international non-profit organisation governed by principles of democratic governance. We are neither a trade union nor a representative of media companies. Founded in 1985 in Montpellier by four journalists, RSF…
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I want this bobblehead of Schrödinger’s senator
It’s been months since anyone heard a word from Kentucky’s Schrödinger’s senator, Mitch McConnell. He was carted in an ambulance in mid-June, and his constituents haven’t heard a word from him since. But since I keep referencing Schrödinger, I should at least provide a simple explanation of its significance. But if I write it all…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 32
Driving from Paradise Found to Paradise Lost; MAGA politicians think (and say) their constituents are idiots; Democrat faces a DINO in the Louisville mayor’s race; racism behind a local data center; a Bluegrass philosopher’s take on technology; how citizens can get involved in coming elections, and finding entertainment in bugs and sports. We make references…
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Data center plan reflects Louisville racism
There’s a lot to unpack on the rush by Louisville Mayor (and Trump quisling) Craig Greenberg and his developer-political funders to build a data center in the western part of Louisville. (That’s the planned site in the above photo.) But first, let’s listen to an expert on the strategy by tech bros and their developer…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 31
Where our hiatuses took us; Kentucky politicians making national news; the state’s economy worsens (while MAGA politicians focus on the irrelevant); the Commonwealth ranks at the top in bottom-feeding statistics, and updates on Louisville’s Community Defense Network. NOTE: The street holding the political fundraiser reopened after an earlier closure. Our statistical references are:
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This is the opponent to our quisling mayor
Shameka Parrish Wright is running for mayor of Louisville, facing the quisling incumbent Craig Greenberg. We’ve continually pointed out how Greenberg has threatened the lives of our immigrant neighbors by bending the knee to the Orange Menace in the White House and letting ICE agents run rampant across the city. Competent mayors don’t intentionally let…
