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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins reelection in Brazil, securing his fourth term in office.

This interview has almost 1 million views in four days and has generated a big new wave of interest in "The Nerd Reich." Here's how I explained tech fascism to DW News (German public media) on a windy beach near the Golden Gate Bridge. 🌉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2176...

If X silences Saudi dissidents, what will it do to 'European traitors'? https://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/2261072/if-x-silences-saudi-dissidents-what-will-it-do-to-european-traitors "If tomorrow Elon Musk would start a platform for information sharing and political debate, no one in […]

“Freedom and democracy are no longer compatible,” said billionaire Peter Thiel. As Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures draw closer to Trump, that vision is taking on new significance. Gil Durán on what happens when tech wealth and political power converge: thewalrus.ca/billionaire-nerd...

Techbro misogynists. Peter Thiel: “the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women—two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians—have rendered the notion of ‘capitalist democracy’ into an oxymoron." (h/t to @gilduran.com, Nerd Reich)

Carrying on communicating on X to reach the people there is one thing. But continuing to promote X with logos and mentions in the headers and footers of your websites and newsletters, and referring to X as a source for VIP statements whilst they also communicate elsewhere, is next level stupidity.

If today Musk would start a platform for (dis)information sharing & political debate, no one in their right mind would join. And yet, that is what our politicians, parties, governments companies and media do every day 🤡🤦🏻‍♂️ cc @leavex.eu @takedowntwitterx.bsky.social @everyonehateselon.bsky.social

Can open protocol communities learn from each other? For sure! I`m happy to be speaking at #Matrixconf in 🇸🇪 #Malmo this week with @matrix.org I will talk about political demands from a perspective of advocating for open protocols based social networks in 🇪🇺 Let`s build community bridges✨️

"Decarbonisation-ready" fossil fuel infrastructure to power data centres 🤥 Great article from @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com revealing AI data centres as a "golden goose" for the gas industry, and carbon capture as a "fossil-fuelled delusion". Learn more about the Big Tech-Big Oil bromance ⬇️

When you really piss them off, they ban you (take it from me!) So, folks, are we all trying hard enough?

Now with English subtitles: @annaluehrmann asks Digital Minister Wildberger in the Bundestag how the government will support the Open Social Web. His answer: Europe's platforms are being examined, "among them, Mastodon", and scaling them will be "a focus of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This is a good headline

Democracy or Big Tech? Will the EU act now to defend its democracy and sovereignty, or wait until the tech billionaires undermine the very foundations of our Union? Via @davidchavalarias #LeaveX #Democracy #EU #FarRight #BigTech #SocialMedia

The Trump administration is threatening Europe with economic retaliation for trying to reduce its dependence on Musk's Starlink. Europe wants technological sovereignty, and Washington responds with threats. From satellite communications to cloud services […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

🇺🇦 Looking for a native Ukrainian speaker! I've written an open letter urging Zelenskyy to reduce his dependence on X: leavex.eu/letters/zele... The auto translation is a DeepL draft and needs review before publication. Corrections via reply, DM or GitHub PR welcome! 🙏 github.com/everton137/l...

EN: Sure, give one billionaire control of military-grade satellite communications, and another the platforms where political opinion-forming takes place... and then wonder why democracy isn't working. It'll be those migrants. #LeaveX

#WSocial state of the network - September 22, 2026 There is a lot of misinformation regarding W Social and how active the network is. So, from time to time, I'd love to share some numbers. This is the beauty of #OpenData 💫 sources: pdsls.dev, clearsky.app, ATproto.at #WSocialPics #WSocialFacts

Fantastic! The Open Social Web is making its way into the German Bundestag (@bundestag)! MP **Anna Lührmann** (@annaluehrmann) speaks about the Open Social Web Alliance, Mastodon and Eurosky in the German parliament, and invites the federal government to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given...individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do." @timothysnyder.bsky.social

🎉 Here it is: eu.boell.org/en/2026/10/0... English version of our Open Social Web Alliance paper is finally out. As mentioned to many of #Disinfo2026 folks. Feedback very welcome! #oswa

A Chrome and Firefox extensions has been released that "turns off" the noise and bias on X. It works simply: once enabled, it prevents X from opening. Via @thatgiga.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu would you consider "bridging" ? Easy, just follow @ap.brid.gy — the "bridge" — and it's done ✅ Your Bluesky posts automatically become available on Mastodon, and you can interact with people there. You extend your reach, and public utility, in one click.

You can read more about the 28th Regime in our publication 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/s...

Axel Springer Award: Thiel attacks media as a "left-sting hate factory" and praises Axel Springer At the presentation of the Axel Springer Award, tech billionaire Peter Thiel describes the media landscape as "one-sided". The Springer Group is a "counter voice". 1/

Revealed: Tech industry now spending record €151 million on lobbying the EU - corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/r...

Let’s organise and resist against Big Tech ✊️ Join us at Nodes of Resistance, an event series in Berlin organised by Structural Integrity and Capulcu, co-hosted with @digiges.bsky.social, Datenpunks and AiAiSi. noderesist.de

A dangerous person.

IMPORTANTE. Um documento interno do Rosewood, hotel de luxo em São Paulo, revela que uma comitiva ligada a Peter Thiel desembarcou em peso no Brasil neste ano. Está no ar uma nova investigação da minha newsletter em parceria com a CTRL+Z. Leia a íntegra: newsletter.ctrlz.org.br/cp/216966137

He is more dangerous than Musk. Just saying. #PeterThiel #Musk #TechOligarchy #Berlin

Peter #Thiel today gets the Axel Springer Award for Palantir being a company „that is crucial to the resilience of democracies“. So Berlin protests this bullshit and Thiel with a bunge of Gandalfs.

Right-wing German-US tech billionaire Peter Thiel sharply criticized sections of the media in a speech as he received an award in Berlin app.ekkow.com/147593877459...

The fringe right-wing Axel Springer Concern is giving its major journalism award to Peter Thiel in recognition of his anti-Christ campaign. The problem: actual journalists who work there think this is a farce. www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...

Peter Thiel: Power, Palantir, and the antichrist www.dw.com/en/peter-thi...

Kreativer Protest gegen den Tech-Faschisten Peter Thiel, der den Axel-Springer-Award bekommt. Donnerstag, den 24. September, um 17:30 Uhr vor dem Verlagsgebäude Axel-Springer Str.65 thielshallnotpass.org weitere Infos: netzpolitik.org/2026/protest...

Interesting event: Three days before Peter Thiel receives the Axel Springer Award, CCC Berlin is hosting a talk + discussion on Thiel, Palantir, his political networks and worldview, and the relationship between tech power, surveillance and democracy. Tonight, 19:00 berlin.ccc.de/post/2026/08...

EN: Russian disinformation networks are once again gleefully spreading the fairy tale about alleged election fraud targeting the #AfD (fake, of course). Just in case anyone still has any doubts about which parties are Putin’s parties. You’d have to really hate Germany to vote for the AfD.

Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.

AfD is a Russian party. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfD_pro...

Sorry, I’m not sure I fully understand what you mean. Personally, I prefer Mastodon, but I don’t condemn people for using Bluesky. I also think people on both platforms should work together where possible, especially when it comes to protecting democracy.

“X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” www.404media.co/xs-algorithm...

@sabrinkmann mit einer sehr guten Forderung heute auf dem @berlinfediday: Public Money - Public Social Media #PublicMoneyPublicSocialMedia #BerlinFediday

@douwe at #FediDay

Yesterday there where echoes of @getdweb.net camp at @berlinfediday.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy by @cypherhippie.bsky.social Awesome to see AT Protocol and ActivityPub getting closer together and join the fight against centralisation instead of wasting energy with infighting - this is the way!

I hate to sound like a Luddite, but I agree with this.

Takeaways from #eurosky: big tech social media displaced journalism, a core pillar of democracy, and has been bad for society. EU lawmakers want European, privacy-centered tech. There are still questions of whether the internet is worth building on and what to build. But they are talking about it

Save the date! #atmosphereconf 2027 will be in Europe. Either late april or 1st week of May. Vancouver was great this year but this makes special things possible and more easy.