https://susiemadrak.com Keeping a watchful eye on the corporate elite Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:21:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/susiemadrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-Susie3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://susiemadrak.com 32 32 162772818 A stupid vandal of a man https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/16/a-stupid-vandal-of-a-man/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/16/a-stupid-vandal-of-a-man/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=178061

Shocking: tRump just signed away protections for Hawaii's marine monuments, allowing commercial fishing in once-pristine Pacific waters. Fragile ecosystems and cultural treasures now at risk. tRump chooses greed over guardianship of our shared oceans.mcsp.short.gy/Wb9h

— McSpocky™ (@mcspockyofficial.bsky.social) 2026-06-16T01:36:38.394Z
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"What do you rebuild in its place?" I don't know, fucking flowers? Wild grass? The overwhelming beauty of literally anything else? It's not just a metaphor, you have to destroy the surveillance palace that doubles as a fascist bunker if you don't want disconnection to be part of American governance.

— Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T17:51:43.263Z
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NEW LAW IN OKLAHOMAData Centers Can't Pass Their Energy Costs to ConsumersThe law requires large-load customers adding 75 megawatts or more of demand to sign long-term agreements covering infrastructure costs tied to their projects, rather than spreading those costs across the general rate base.

— Thaddeus Howze (@ebonstorm.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T16:56:31.883Z
]]> https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/16/thats-how-you-do-it/feed/ 0 178055 Trumpty scared? https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/16/trumpty-scared/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/16/trumpty-scared/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=178052
]]> https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/16/trumpty-scared/feed/ 0 178052 Killing me softly https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/killing-me-softly-7/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/killing-me-softly-7/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=177947 The artist who wrote it:

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]]> https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/bad-time-8/feed/ 0 178027 The only thing on my mind https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/the-only-thing-on-my-mind/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/the-only-thing-on-my-mind/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=178050
]]> https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/the-only-thing-on-my-mind/feed/ 0 178050 Who’s the real enemy of the people? https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/whos-the-real-enemy-of-the-people/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/whos-the-real-enemy-of-the-people/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=178036

“The goals here appear to be to muddy the narrative, run up opponents’ legal bills and send a message to journalists that if you cover us critically, it’s going to cost you a lot of time and money.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/b…

— Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” (@ryanjreilly.com) 2026-06-14T14:40:56.603Z
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I have been working on societal impacts of language technology since late 2016, and my nightmare example since pretty early on has been using automatic transcription in emergency services systems.And today I learn it's happening *in my own city*www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…Short 🧵>>

— Emily M. Bender (@emilymbender.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T20:48:03.641Z
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A coalition of states has opened a wide-ranging investigation into the artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, the company said on Saturday.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2026-06-14T20:41:02.423135Z
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