This last week feels like the beginning of the microblogging platform hierarchy shuffle www.theguardian.com/technology/a...

‘Off-the-scale ignorance’: how Musk-Trump interview on X played out on social media

It started poorly with a 45-minute delay and rolling technical issues – and was lambasted on other platforms

It's the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which *would be an occasion to celebrate, but for the fact that the landmark legislation has been repeatedly sabotaged by the Supreme Court Voters of color are now less protected than they've been in decades ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Happy Birthday to the Voting Rights Act, Which the Supreme Court Has Systematically Destroyed

The Voting Rights Act is 59 years old this month. Thanks to the conservative justices, it is a shell of its former self.

"Once they explained that they weren’t just going to share their stories, but also press for policy changes the meeting was abruptly canceled." mondoweiss.net/2024/08/minn...

Minnesota activists criticize Tim Walz for refusing to meet with Palestinians

According to Minnesota activists, Governor Tim Walz canceled an agreed upon meeting with Palestinian families who have lost relatives in Gaza after learning they wanted to talk about state divestment ...

It is a console rooted in the American console (the Atari 2600)

"It is Trump’s shamelessness about his racism that appeals to white people." https://interc.pt/3M0tmvK

It's an interesting one because the protestors are clearly telling the truth and the worse the state of the earth gets, the more people will be motivated to join them. I'd also suggest that far from being a deterrent, harsh prison sentences might even be an incentive, due to increased media coverage

The IOC must release the Snyder cut of the closing ceremony at once www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...

Olympic closing ceremony revised ‘umpteen’ times after opening event furore

The executive director of the closing ceremony has admitted that he had to revise the script ‘for the umpteenth time’ following a backlash against the Seine event

Any American followers who are strongly committed to the absolutist free speech culture of the US, I'm curious to know what you think of this. Do you agree with the prosecution and would there be any chance of this happening over there? news.sky.com/story/jordan...

Jordan Parlour: Man jailed for riot-related social media posts

Jordan Parlour, who is believed to be the first person to be jailed for social media posts sent during the recent far-right unrest, is sentenced to 20 months in jail.

I've mostly recommitted to Bluesky for the cats tbh, there's only so much American politics I can handle and there's nothing else here except arcane trans discourse

Oh absolutely