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So apparently I've had enough of talking directly to #tech people regarding #political problems.

I've had enough of people pretending to be #apolitical as well, or misrepresenting my point of view, only to lose their shit when I do the same thing.

I don't understand why it's so hard to get the idea across that foreign actors with a company inside your country can still funnel the data out, that you can never follow up on regulating them and why data farms (politically) was a mistake.

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“…It pains me to see these fine people being treated so unfairly &, for the first time in my career, to see dedicated, #apolitical #military professionals being removed w/o cause. I am worried about political #loyalty becoming a criterion…. For now, I have confidence that our professional military has nurtured dozens of highly qualified senior officers capable of holding positions of trust & responsibility,…who can provide leadership…& offer sound military advice to our civilian leaders.”

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It is a name that #Trump is allowing a favored donor & ally to use in a reckless campaign against various targets in the federal govt. The whole enterprise is an attack against #CivilServants & the very notion of #apolitical #expertise.

Trump allies make noises about expert failures—& yes, experts sometimes do fail. In particular, #MAGA world continues to demonize what its constituents believe was the medical establishment’s attempt to curtail civil rights during the pandemic…