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Trumps tariffs and the opportunities they present

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

I don’t buy all of Cory Doctarow’s argument about the golden opportunities, but he makes some very good points about the threat from US tech and its vulnerabilities

#Technology #IT #Trump #Tariffs #Opportunities #Enshitification

Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again #Technology #DonaldTrump #Tariffs #UsNews #Business #Internet #WorldNews

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Cory Doctorow argues that Donald Trump’s tariffs may unintentionally weaken U.S. tech dominance and open a rare opportunity to reverse the “enshittification” of technology, where user-hostile practices prevail.

He urges reforming anti-circumvention laws, especially in the UK post-Brexit, to boost innovation, user control and digital sovereignty, turning economic disruption into a chance to build a better tech ecosystem.

#OpenSource #Enshitification #DigitalSovereignty

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Cory Doctorow argues that Donald Trump’s tariffs may unintentionally weaken U.S. tech dominance and open a rare opportunity to reverse the “enshittification” of technology, where user-hostile practices prevail.

He urges reforming anti-circumvention laws, especially in the UK post-Brexit, to boost innovation, user control and digital sovereignty, turning economic disruption into a chance to build a better tech ecosystem.

#OpenSource #Enshitification #DigitalSovereignty

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Cory Doctorow argues that Donald Trump’s tariffs may unintentionally weaken U.S. tech dominance and open a rare opportunity to reverse the “enshittification” of technology, where user-hostile practices prevail.

He urges reforming anti-circumvention laws, especially in the UK post-Brexit, to boost innovation, user control and digital sovereignty, turning economic disruption into a chance to build a better tech ecosystem.

#OpenSource #Enshitification #DigitalSovereignty

Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again
— Cory Doctorow ( @pluralistic)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Better than the average Guardian piece on tech.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Cory Doctorow argues that Donald Trump’s tariffs may unintentionally weaken U.S. tech dominance and open a rare opportunity to reverse the “enshittification” of technology, where user-hostile practices prevail.

He urges reforming anti-circumvention laws, especially in the UK post-Brexit, to boost innovation, user control and digital sovereignty, turning economic disruption into a chance to build a better tech ecosystem.

#OpenSource #Enshitification #DigitalSovereignty

'Until we repeal the anti-circumvention law, we can’t reverse-engineer the US’s cloud software, whether it’s a database, a word processor or a tractor, in order to swap out proprietary, American code for robust, open, auditable alternatives that will safeguard our digital sovereignty.' @doctorow https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again #trade #tariffs #technology #TPMs #copyright #uslaw #uspol

It bears repeating, Trump and by extension the US (as he ‘owns’ it) is a threat to us all, dictatorships and democracies alike. For personal enrichment and possibly US enrichment (trickle down anyone?) he will not be stopped unless we hang together. The alternative is being hung individually.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

#USPol #WorldPol #Democracy #Threat #Trump

Guardian: Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46566465

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

#linux #opensource

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great

Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46566465

#linux

https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

#HackerNews #Linux #Transition #Gaming #Desktop #Windows #Replacement

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great: https://www.theverge.com/tech/858910/linux-diary-gaming-desktop

Discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46566465

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

In a deadly start to the year, ICE announced the agency’s THIRD detention death of 2026 late Friday night. People are dying in detention at a rate of one every three days right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/3-deaths-in-ice-custody-in-the-1st?r=cg7zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

It's not hard to see right now.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

How Bellingcat is training people to take a critical eye to photos and videos, finding information buried beneath the surface.
This week's newsletter:
https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

How Bellingcat is training people to take a critical eye to photos and videos, finding information buried beneath the surface.
This week's newsletter:
https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

How Bellingcat is training people to take a critical eye to photos and videos, finding information buried beneath the surface.
This week's newsletter:
https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

"The rationalization of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis is that she was using her vehicle to try to kill ICE agents, a claim belied by available video footage and by analysis from Bellingcat and others.

But there's probably a reason that, according to analysis from the New York Times, all nine of the ICE agents who fired their weapons from September through Wednesday were firing at people in vehicles:"

~ Philip Bump

#ICE #ReneeGood #race #gender #fascism
/19

https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

How Bellingcat is training people to take a critical eye to photos and videos, finding information buried beneath the surface.
This week's newsletter:
https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

How Bellingcat is training people to take a critical eye to photos and videos, finding information buried beneath the surface.
This week's newsletter:
https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

How Bellingcat is training people to take a critical eye to photos and videos, finding information buried beneath the surface.
This week's newsletter:
https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

"The rationalization of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis is that she was using her vehicle to try to kill ICE agents, a claim belied by available video footage and by analysis from Bellingcat and others.

But there's probably a reason that, according to analysis from the New York Times, all nine of the ICE agents who fired their weapons from September through Wednesday were firing at people in vehicles:"

~ Philip Bump

#ICE #ReneeGood #race #gender #fascism
/19

https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

"The rationalization of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis is that she was using her vehicle to try to kill ICE agents, a claim belied by available video footage and by analysis from Bellingcat and others.

But there's probably a reason that, according to analysis from the New York Times, all nine of the ICE agents who fired their weapons from September through Wednesday were firing at people in vehicles:"

~ Philip Bump

#ICE #ReneeGood #race #gender #fascism
/19

https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

"The rationalization of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis is that she was using her vehicle to try to kill ICE agents, a claim belied by available video footage and by analysis from Bellingcat and others.

But there's probably a reason that, according to analysis from the New York Times, all nine of the ICE agents who fired their weapons from September through Wednesday were firing at people in vehicles:"

~ Philip Bump

#ICE #ReneeGood #race #gender #fascism
/19

https://www.howtoreadthisch.art/unlocking-the-mundane-mysteries-of-the-world/

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

Every democracy slides the same way: abuse of power, denial of facts, and a public asked to look away. This moment demands attention — and accountability.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

https://andrewweinstein.substack.com/p/a-killing-a-coverup-and-the-country

Every democracy slides the same way: abuse of power, denial of facts, and a public asked to look away. This moment demands attention — and accountability.

A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the...

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

#induceddemand
“building multimodal #infrastructure like #bikelanes and rail lines will — surprise! — get more people #cycling, taking #transit, and leaving their cars at home”
“This is complementary to #electrification of cars and other passenger #transport; this is complementary to fuel switching”
“one of the main levers that we have to try and influence mode shift is through #infrastructure. And so then the question is: what #infrastructure do we need?" https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times.
https://america2.news/what-to-do-when-there-is-nothing-to-be-done/