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  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Should Humanity Continue? Glenn Reacts to Thiel Interview [20:56 | JUL 05 2025 | Glenn Greenwald]English
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    16 hours ago

    Do you see Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel as part of the oligarchy?

    Is calling them out on what they do being a shill? I think it would be the opposite of a shill.

    Glenn has already proven himself with his record and investigative journalism, especially his work with Edward Snowden.

    fascist oligarch shill

    I am not sure these words have any meaning when they continue to be used so loosely.

    We may not agree with him 100% on all topics, but I don’t think there are people you can agree with 100%, unless you are an apologetic or celebrity worshipper and you just blindly follow people.

    I see the topic he discusses here as important, and it is directly tied into technology, with Mark and Thiel being the direct tie.

    I am interested in learning about the criticism of the analysis and arguments Glenn has made that you disagree with.

    Feel free to post people that have brought these topics up as well.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Should Humanity Continue? Glenn Reacts to Thiel Interview [20:56 | JUL 05 2025 | Glenn Greenwald]English
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    17 hours ago

    Topics discussed are “transhumanism, AI, and the potential dangers of unchecked billionaire influence.”

    A generated summary is included so people understand the basics of what the video is about.

    I am not sure how to make it easier for people to understand, sorry.

    The people Glenn discusses are part of the oligarchy of the United States; they have great power and influence.

    Meta and Palantir are a big part of the United States and companies that collect private data on the populace.

    Here you go:

    Peter Thiel | German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)

    Peter Andreas Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Thiel’s estimated net worth stood at US$20.8 billion, making him the 103rd-richest individual in the world. After graduating from Stanford, Thiel began his career as a clerk for Judge James Larry Edmondson, worked as a securities lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, a speechwriter for former U.S. secretary of education William Bennett, and a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse. He founded Thiel Capital Management in 1996 and co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and Luke Nosek in 1998. He was the chief executive officer of PayPal until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Following PayPal, Thiel founded Clarium Capital, a global macro hedge fund based in San Francisco.

    Mark Zuckerberg | American Internet entrepreneur

    Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. Zuckerberg has been the subject of multiple lawsuits regarding the creation and ownership of the website as well as issues such as user privacy. Born in White Plains, New York, Zuckerberg briefly attended Harvard College, where he launched Facebook in February 2004 with his roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Zuckerberg took the company public in May 2012 with majority shares. He became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire in 2008, at age 23, and has consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest individuals. According to Forbes, Zuckerberg’s estimated net worth stood at US$221.2 billion as of May 2025, making him the second-richest individual in the world.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldtoMusic@lemmy.world•The Fumes - AutomobileEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    All is well; no need to force ourselves unless we want to, hahaha.

    Camping is cool, but it is a hassle, and you need to prep and plan ahead to have an enjoyable experience if it has been a while since you have gone camping.

    Vacations need planning, or it can also be just a last-minute thing, but be prepared to go with the flow of an adventure, hahaha.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldtoMusic@lemmy.ml•The 3rd World
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    2 days ago

    [Hook]

    1. Lock and load your gun where I’m from, the Third World, son
    2. Been to many places, but I’m Third World born
    3. Guerrillas hit and run where I’m from, the Third World, son
    4. You polluted everything and now the Third World’s gone
    5. The water is poison where I’m from, the Third World, son
    6. 700 children died by the end of this song
    7. Revolution’ll come where I’m from, the Third World, son
    8. Constant occupation leaves the Third World torn

    Immortal Technique is Peruvian. He is talking about Africa and Peru in this song

    Tech’s “I’m from where … ” concept is modeled off of Jay-Z’s song “Where I’m From”. Tech removes any reasonable doubt that this is just a coincidence with at least two additional Jay-Z references.[1]

    1. [1] https://genius.com/Immortal-technique-the-3rd-world-lyrics ↩︎

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPtoMusic@lemmy.world•Black Sabbath - War Pigs (Lyrics) [07:58 | Rock, Protest Song, In English, England, Progressive Rock, Metal,Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, British Rock, UK]English
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    2 days ago

    Awesome cover, first time I hear it!

    Thanks for sharing it with us!

    TIL:

    B-Sides and Rarities | 2007 compilation album by Cake

    B-Sides and Rarities is a rarities compilation album by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. It features several cover songs from the 2004 bonus disc Extra Value and the 2005 Wheels EP, including Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” and Barry White’s “Never, Never Gonna Give You Up.” Originally, Columbia Records requested the band to release a greatest hits compilation, but the band promptly refused. During the legal fall-out, Cake formed its own record label, Upbeat Records, and released B-Sides and Rarities A limited edition version of the album features a bonus track, a live version of “War Pigs” featuring Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips. It also features a scratch and sniff cover with “five different CD cover/scent variations.”[1]

    1. [1] Wiki ↩︎

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldtoMusic@lemmy.world•The Fumes - AutomobileEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Just out of curiosity, what’s the preferred place to link to with songs on here?

    YT links, but post what you prefer!

    The Fumes were playing their first gig in years earlier in the year, but it was in Northern NSW at a local pub and about 250km each way for me. I regret not going to the gig, but I don’t regret not driving that far for it.

    Wow. You might have to plan it as a mini-vacation trip so as to enjoy the event if the occasion arises or until they have a gig closer to your area.

    Some bands are very limited in their tours, so if possible, we have to go to their closest gig.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldtoProgressive Politics@lemmy.world•So this was a few days ago but there is a greater discussion here
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    3 days ago

    “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” – Malcolm X

    “To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.” – Frederick Douglass

    “If we don’t believe in free expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” – Noam Chomsky

    “The ultimate test of a society’s freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it’s how it treats its dissidents.” – Glenn Greenwald

    “Free speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear.” – George Orwell

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldtoHipHopHeads@sopuli.xyz•De La Soul - "Rock Co. Kane Flow" featuring MF DOOMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Nicely done, thanks for sharing it with us!

    Video Description:

    “Rock Co.Kane Flow,” featuring MF DOOM, is a highlight from De La Soul’s 2004 album, The Grind Date. The track showcases the group’s signature clever lyrics and innovative production, alongside MF DOOM’s inimitable style.

    Produced by Jake One, the song is a sharp critique of mainstream hip-hop, emphasizing De La Soul and DOOM’s commitment to lyrical integrity over industry trends.

    The Grind Date itself is celebrated for its lean sound, featuring production from J Dilla, Madlib, and 9th Wonder, and guest appearances from artists like Ghostface Killah, Carl Thomas, and Common.

    Lyrics:

    1. Up in them five-star tellies and two mic rhymes
    2. Be them average MC’s of the times
    3. Unlike them, we craft gems
    4. So systematically inclined to pen lines
    5. Without sayin a producer’s name, all over the track
    6. Yeah I said it! What you need to do is get back
    7. To reading credits, we them medics
    8. Alphabetically stuck on that English
    9. And knock it out before we pour
    10. That sure shot more rock co.kane flow

    –

    1. From the top of the key, the 3 Villain
    2. Been on in the game as long as you can wheelie your Schwinn
    3. Turn the corner spinnin’, bust that ass and get up
    4. Dust off the mask, whoever laugh give him a head up
    5. He got jumped, it pumped his adrenaline
    6. He said it made him tougher than a bump of raw medicine
    7. To write all night long, the hourglass is still slow
    8. Flow from Hellborn to Free Power like Wilco
    9. And still owe bills, pay dues forever
    10. Slay huge when it comes to who’s more cleverer
    11. Use to wore a leather goose ski with a fur collar
    12. Hand charged a fee for loose leaf words for dollar
    13. Ya heard? Holla, broad or dude, we leave food
    14. Eat your team for sure, the streets sure seem rude
    15. For fam like the Partridges, pardon me for the mix-up
    16. Battle for your Atari cartridges or put your kicks up
    17. It’s a stick up

    –

    1. Now put your blix up, these Riddick Bowe cuts
    2. Is swole like penile flicks, give 'em 20
    3. The danger in his eyes’ll let you know he’s a brawler
    4. Bring your tallest champs like that much taller
    5. Ten pounds heavier, one step ahead of it
    6. Vocab, stamina, style’s all irrelevant 34 Camps and cliques, units, squad crews and clans
    7. Even your tongues’ll fuck around and leave your mouth

    –

    1. Doom brung that bum, there goes that news van again
    2. Act like you knew like Toucan Sam and 'em
    3. He eat rappers like part of a complete breakfast
    4. Your rhymes ain’t worth the weight of they cheap necklace
    5. String 'em up, bring 'em up under whack junk snack
    6. And get that out your hand, punk, jump and get your dunk smacked
    7. Foul, we all know the rules bro
    8. You slow, you blow the soup on your fools, his Impulse like Yugo

    –

    1. You go lights, camera, action with no makeup
    2. We De La to the death, or at least until we break up
    3. Here’s a couple of nice guys who finished first
    4. So nice try, but the prize is ours dispersed
    5. They say the good die young, so I added some
    6. Bad-ass to my flavor to prolong my life over the drum
    7. Everyone cools off from bein’ hot
    8. It’s about if you can handle bein cold or not!
    9. And we was told to hop for no one, it’s what I dig bout Prince Paul
    10. We stayed original ever since y’all
    11. First to do a lot of things in the game, but the last to say it
    12. No need to place it on a scale to weigh it
    13. And don’t do it for the plays or to raise the bar
    14. Yet it’s raised anyway, it’s so amazing, are
    15. The three L.I. brothers from a other way of thinkin’
    16. Hey your lady’s winkin’, I think you need to control that aura
    17. Or I can hold her

    –

    1. The elements are airborne, I smell the success
    2. (Yo let’s cookie cut the shit and get the gingerbread, man)
    3. Sacrifice mics and push drugs to these rappers
    4. Puff ponies 'til I turn blue in the lips
    5. Sippin broads like 7-Up (ah) so refreshing
    6. I think I’ll pop these verse like first dates to birthdates
    7. September 2-1, 1-9, 6-8
    8. Too old, should I? Too bad, too late

    #DeLaSoul #MFDOOM #RockCoKaneFlow #TheGrindDate #HipHop #MusicVideo

    De La Soul Get Animated Foir ‘Rock Co.Kane Flow’ Video [07-03-2025 | antimusic.com]

    (Jensen) Platinum-selling, GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop icons De La Soul today release the brand-new visual for “Rock Co.Kane Flow” catapulting viewers into a bold, otherworldly universe where lyrical warfare meets sci-fi action.

    In this reimagined, animated world, created by Matt Hutchings of Matt Hutchings Films, De La Soul members Posdnuos, Maseo, Trugoy The Dove and MF DOOM take on the roles of unstoppable superheroes, rising up to battle an alien invasion that symbolizes other MCs-those who lack the lyrical depth, authenticity, resilience, originality, and creative chemistry that De La and DOOM embody.

    What unfolds is a visually striking battle of worlds: iconic hip-hop artistry versus hollow imitation. The superheroes repel the invasion with skill and spirit, ultimately emerging victorious and reaffirming their place in hip-hop’s pantheon.

    Just like the track itself, which can be found on the 20th anniversary re-release of the group’s seminal album The Grind Date (BMG), the video is a powerful statement-celebrating collaboration, creative integrity, and unmatched lyrical mastery. It’s not just a fight scene-it’s a declaration: these superheroes of sound can’t be touched.

    “With this project, we knew we wanted to create something special. Posdnuos had a clear vision of the vibe and comedic tone of the video, looking to recreate the group’s look during The Grind Date’s release back in 2004 (with a wrestling superhero twist),” says Hutchings. “We knew we didn’t want to go down the road of AI and Deepfaking, instead opting to create fully animated versions of all the characters, no small undertaking. We took influence from various superhero films and media, and drew upon hours of classic wrestling footage for reference. After months of animating, rendering and complex visual effects work, we were finally able to bring De La Soul & MF DOOM to the big screen just as they were in 2004.”

    To commemorate the 20th anniversary of De La Soul’s seventh studio album, The Grind Date, BMG released a special package of the original album on vinyl and CD including bonus tracks and instrumental versions.

    The Grind Date, originally released in 2004, showcases the groups signature blend of clever lyrics, innovative production, and a mix of playful and introspective themes including a plethora of featured artists such as MF DOOM, Ghostface Killah, Carl Thomas and Common.[1]

    Edit:

    1. Lyrics Spacing, format

    1. [1] https://www.antimusic.com/p/25/0703de_la_soul_get_animated_foir_rock_cokane_flow_video.shtml ↩︎

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