Risum teneatis amici
Washington, DC
Joined May 2018
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In chaos there is opportunity. We need to take a principled stand on good government. The debate about cuts or increases is a trap. We can all agree that outcomes matter. That’s a basis for everyone to get off their talking points.
As technology has become more hyperactive, we, the people have become more laid back; as the deposits in its bank have become more fat, the deposits of man’s memory bank have become more lean.
Like Harold Pinter’s servant, the machine has assumed the responsibilities that were once the master’s. The latter has become the shell of a once thoughtful, though indolent, being. It is the Law of Diminishing Enlightenment at work.
Studs Terkel, “The Great Divide - Second thoughts on the American Dream.” 1980
I'm maintaining a database of executive order rescissions by @realDonaldTrump. Some have been in place since 1965 and have very real consequences. I'm looking for non-partisan contributors to turn this into a public resource. DM me. docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
I've created a spreadsheet tracking recessions of executive orders by Trump. I think the Johnson administration order of 1965, "Equal Opportunity Employment" is particularly curious. docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
This is outside the scope of CounterAction, but just to remind us all that the real world is out there, here are some photographs from our long suffering CEO Trevor Hugh Davis. trevorhughdavis.myportfolio.…
Why Keeping Government Domains Secure Matters More Than Ever link.medium.com/7ibL1XmAIQb
Dry your eyes, tech critics. Facebook and X are not going to destroy the world.
link.medium.com/WIJFQ1LLFQb
ChatGPT makes a great case that it shouldn't exist: #chatGPT
Friendster Was a Hot Mess — And Facebook (For All Its Sins) Actually Got It Right link.medium.com/ccKPevaECQb
Is there anything suspicious about this site? I just can't tell. disinformationnews.org/