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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: 'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes'; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/11/ugl…
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Inside: 'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes'; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/11/ugl…
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Tonight (May 11) at 7PM, I'm in #CALGARY for @WordfestTweets with my novel *Red Team Blues*; I'll be hosted by Peter Hemminger at the Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor.
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes': The pervasive, predatory sleaze of Homevestor, "the #1 homebuyer in the USA."
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Two principles to protect internet users from decaying platforms; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/10/sof…
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Inside: Two principles to protect internet users from decaying platforms; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/10/sof…
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Today (May 10), I'm in #VANCOUVER for a keynote at the #OSSummit:
events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event tonight at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
Tomorrow (May 11), I'm in #CALGARY for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event tonight at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
Tomorrow (May 11), I'm in #CALGARY for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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Two principles to protect internet users from decaying platforms: Don't just try to make platforms better - make them less important.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/09/din…
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Inside: KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/09/din…
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Tomorrow (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:
events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits: Too big to fail, too big to jail, and an existential risk to civilization.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: California to smash prison e-profiteers; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/08/cap…
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Inside: California to smash prison e-profiteers; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/08/cap…
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This Weds (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:
events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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California to smash prison e-profiteers: The Public Utility Commission to the rescue!
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America; On the Media on the enshittification (pt 1); and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/06/peo…
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Inside: Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America; On the Media on the enshittification (pt 1); and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/06/peo…
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Today (5/6), I'll be in #Berkeley with my book *Red Team Blues* at the #BABF2023 for a 3:30PM event with @glynnwashington:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
Tomorrow (5/7), it's an 11AM event with @dellsystem for my book *Chokepoint Capitalism*:
baybookfest.org/session/chokep…
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baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
Tomorrow (5/7), it's an 11AM event with @dellsystem for my book *Chokepoint Capitalism*:
baybookfest.org/session/chokep…
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Weds (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:
events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:
wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/05/wmd…
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Inside: Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/05/wmd…
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Tonight (5/5), I'm at @BooksIncStores #MountainView with @mkapor for *Red Team Blues*:
booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…
Sat, I'm in #Berkeley for #BABF2023 at 1530h with @glynnwashington:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
Sun, it's an 11h event with @dellsystem:
baybookfest.org/session/chokep…
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booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…
Sat, I'm in #Berkeley for #BABF2023 at 1530h with @glynnwashington:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
Sun, it's an 11h event with @dellsystem:
baybookfest.org/session/chokep…
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Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk: We swapped pandemic aid, new spending and minimum wage hikes for wage suppression and mass layoffs.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Ostromizing democracy; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/ana…
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Inside: Ostromizing democracy; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/ana…
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Tomorrow (May 5), I'll be at @BooksIncStores in #MountainView at 7PM with @mkapor for my new novel, *Red Team Blues*:
booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…
This weekend (May 6/7), I'll be in #Berkeley at the #BABF2023:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
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booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…
This weekend (May 6/7), I'll be in #Berkeley at the #BABF2023:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
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Ostromizing democracy: To counter antidemocratic libertarians, we need an analytical assessment of group problem-solving.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have A Point; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/03/par…
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Inside: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have A Point; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/03/par…
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This Friday (May 5), I'll be at @BooksIncStores in #MountainView with @mkapor for my new novel, *Red Team Blues*:
booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…
And on May 6/7, I'll be in #Berkeley at the #BABF2023:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
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booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…
And on May 6/7, I'll be in #Berkeley at the #BABF2023:
baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…
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The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have A Point: My *Locus* column about the justifiable suspicions of the medical industry, lockdowns, license-plate cameras, and beyond.
mamot.fr/@pluralistic/1…
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mamot.fr/@pluralistic/1…
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…
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Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…
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Tomorrow (May 2) at 7PM, I'll be at the Cedar Hills Crossing (#PDX) @Powells with @waxy:
powells.com/book/red-team-…
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powells.com/book/red-team-…
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When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank": "...with a computer."
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…
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Inside: The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…
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Tomorrow (Apr 30) at 2PM, I'll be at the #SanFrancisco Public Library with my new book, *Red Team Blues*, hosted by @annaleen@wandering.shop:
sfpl.org/events/2023/04…
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The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets: Maybe the map IS the territory?
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This week, @scalzi let me write a guest-editorial for his blog about the themes in my new crime thriller, *Red Team Blues*; specifically, about the ways that spreadsheets embody the power and the pitfalls of #ScienceFiction at its best *and* worst:
whatever.scalzi.com/2023/04/26/the…
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whatever.scalzi.com/2023/04/26/the…
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…
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Yes, *spreadsheets*. Marty Hench (the protagonist of *Red Team Blues*) is a 67-year-old forensic accountant who specializes in unwinding Silicon Valley financial frauds.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Private equity finally delivered Sarah Palin's death panels; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/dea…
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Inside: Private equity finally delivered Sarah Palin's death panels; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/dea…
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Tonight (Apr 26), I'll be in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM with my new book, *Red Team Blues*:
darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…
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darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…
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From Apr 26-28, @BNBuzz is offering a 25% discount on preorders for my upcoming novels (use discount code PREORDER25):
The Lost Cause (Nov 2023)
barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-cau…
The Bezzle (Red Team Blues #2) (Feb 2024)
barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bezzle-c…
#BNPreorder25
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The Lost Cause (Nov 2023)
barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-cau…
The Bezzle (Red Team Blues #2) (Feb 2024)
barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bezzle-c…
#BNPreorder25
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/gre…
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Inside: How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/gre…
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Tonight (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!
mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…
Tomorrow (Apr 26), you can catch me in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM:
darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…
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mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…
Tomorrow (Apr 26), you can catch me in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM:
darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…
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How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it: Most Favored Nation is my least favorite scam.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free; Happy Independent Bookstore Day; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…
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Inside: How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free; Happy Independent Bookstore Day; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…
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Tomorrow (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at 7PM at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!
mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…
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mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…
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How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free: "Generating a tax loss without a substantial change in the investment."
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It's #IndependentBookstoreDay! I *love* bookstores, especially indies. I'm a recovering bookseller (love you, @BakkaPhoenix!) and an inveterate, absurdly optimistic book buyer - this weekend, I bought 3 books at the @latimes #BookFest, from @PagesMB and Octavia's Bookshelf!
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…
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Supporting indie bookstores doesn't mean foregoing the convenience of buying online. @librofm pioneered a model where you nominate your favorite local bookstore, which receives part of the proceeds from every audiobook you buy at Libro (where all the audiobooks are DRM-free).
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: How workers get trapped by "bondage fees"; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/21/bon…
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Inside: How workers get trapped by "bondage fees"; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/21/bon…
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I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest this weekend:
events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…
Apr 23 at 12, I'm on a panel called "Covering Silicon Valley."
Apr 24 at 11, I'm signing for @CalBookClub at booth 111. At 12:30, I'm on a panel called "The Accidental Detective."
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events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…
Apr 23 at 12, I'm on a panel called "Covering Silicon Valley."
Apr 24 at 11, I'm signing for @CalBookClub at booth 111. At 12:30, I'm on a panel called "The Accidental Detective."
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How workers get trapped by "bondage fees": Two-sided markets always lead to enshittification.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part four; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/lin…
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Inside: Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part four; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/lin…
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Today (Apr 21), I'm speaking in #Chicago at the @StiglerCenter's #Antitrust and #Competition Conference:
chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…
This weekend (Apr 23/24), I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest:
events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…
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chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…
This weekend (Apr 23/24), I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest:
events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…
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Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower: The BC Appeals Court drops a *terrible* decision in Ian Linkletter's anti-SLAPP against Proctorio.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Iowa's starvation strategy; The Red Team Blues tour; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part three; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/19/wha…
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Inside: Iowa's starvation strategy; The Red Team Blues tour; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part three; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/19/wha…
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Tomorrow (Apr 21), I'm speaking in #Chicago at the @StiglerCenter's #Antitrust and #Competition Conference:
chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…
This weekend (Apr 22/23), I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest:
events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…
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chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…
This weekend (Apr 22/23), I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest:
events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…
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Iowa's starvation strategy: Maybe the cruelty IS the point?
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: SVB bailouts for everyone - except affordable housing projects; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/15/soc…
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Inside: SVB bailouts for everyone - except affordable housing projects; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/15/soc…
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There's just TWO DAYS left in the @Kickstarter for the audiobook of my anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams, *Red Team Blues*. #Audible won't carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free. Crowdfunding makes them possible!
redteamblues.com
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SVB bailouts for everyone - except affordable housing projects: Even the shareholders got billions.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Is antitrust anti-labor? and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/14/aim…
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Inside: Is antitrust anti-labor? and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/14/aim…
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There's 3 days left in the @Kickstarter for the audiobook of my upcoming anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams, *Red Team Blues*. #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free. Crowdfunding makes them possible!
redteamblues.com
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Is antitrust anti-labor? tl;dr: no.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Gig apps trap reverse centaurs in wage-stealing Skinner boxes; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/12/alg…
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Inside: Gig apps trap reverse centaurs in wage-stealing Skinner boxes; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/12/alg…
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There's 5 days left in the @Kickstarter for the audiobook of my upcoming anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams, *Red Team Blues*. #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free. Crowdfunding makes them possible!
redteamblues.com
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Gig apps trap reverse centaurs in wage-stealing Skinner boxes: Twiddled to death through algorithmic wage discrimination.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The problem with economic models; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/03/all…
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Inside: The problem with economic models; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/03/all…
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I'm kickstarting the #audiobook for my next novel, an anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams called *Red Team Blues*. #Amazon's #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free, but crowdfunding makes them possible:
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The problem with economic models: Ideology disguised as math.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Flickr to copyleft trolls: drop dead;; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/01/pix…
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Inside: Flickr to copyleft trolls: drop dead;; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/01/pix…
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I'm kickstarting the #audiobook for my next novel, an anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams called *Red Team Blues*. #Amazon's #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free, but crowdfunding makes them possible:
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Flickr to copyleft trolls: drop dead. Pixsy's predators no longer welcome.
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: We should ban TikTok('s surveillance); and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/30/tik…
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Inside: We should ban TikTok('s surveillance); and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/30/tik…
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I'm kickstarting the #audiobook for my next novel, an anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams called *Red Team Blues*. #Amazon's #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free, but crowdfunding makes them possible:
redteamblues.com 2/
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We should ban TikTok('s surveillance): And Google's, Apple's, and Facebook's surveillance, too.
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