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LearnedHand

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7. I know about it but haven't read it yet

Reply to ancianita (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:59 PM

Apr 2025

For the past couple of decades it's been very hard for me to read political thinkers. I tried reading Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival a while back and more or less ended up tossing it across the room. Frankly, it was too scary to have him validate my deepest fears about where this country was headed. And also as I feared, he was right.

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Techdirt: Federal Consumer Protection Is Dead. The Fate Of Net Neutrality Warned You It Was Coming. [View all] ancianita Apr 2025 OP

What about if we started a kickstarter account for enough money to purchase property next to in2herbs Apr 2025 #1

Assuming you're serious, have you ever seen a kickstarter raise millions? ancianita Apr 2025 #4

I read TechDirt frequently and really appreciate their tech snarkiness LearnedHand Apr 2025 #2

Thanks for this. I read it, and they clearly adhere to democratic principles for the net, as early ancianita Apr 2025 #3

Oh yeah, those days LearnedHand Apr 2025 #5

Yep, the good ones.... ancianita Apr 2025 #6

I know about it but haven't read it yet LearnedHand Apr 2025 #7

I hear you. It's worth your valuable time. (I studied, read, and loved ancianita Apr 2025 #8