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Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists [link removed]

Job postings and interviews with senior security officials at Anthropic show that the frontier AI lab is building out an extensive monitoring system to keep tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

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Canada Strikes Back [link removed]

Ottawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy.

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Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power [link removed]

The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.

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Building Power, One Person at a Time [link removed]

It’s hard to miss the deep anger across the United States. Progressive political candidates in 2026 are doing more than just trying to win an election.

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Data Center of Attention [link removed]

Candidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech.

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