https://susiemadrak.com Keeping a watchful eye on the corporate elite Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:33:28 +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 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/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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My colleague sent me this photo she took yesterday of Trump’s “blue” Reflecting Pool. She wrote: “I walked down there and took that photo (no filters). And they have loud machines and tubes trying to filter it/get rid of the algae — it is not working. “Your tax dollars at work.

— Geoff Garin (@geoffgarin.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T00:23:44.227Z
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Important: New internal polling by Dems finds majorities of working class in some pretty red House districts blame Trump/GOP for their economic struggles. This is why Dems are contesting tough seats. Good to see they're expanding the map.Details in my new piece:newrepublic.com/article/2116…

— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) 2026-06-11T11:30:03.393Z
]]> https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/inch-by-inch-3/feed/ 0 178031 No just war https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/no-just-war/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/no-just-war/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=178038 Vance is a superficially educated Catholic, also a liar:

One of my favorite genres is trad caths discovering papal supremacy and getting really mad about it

— Elise Wang (@elisewang.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T15:48:55.397Z
]]> https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/no-just-war/feed/ 0 178038 Breathing room https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/breathing-room/ https://susiemadrak.com/2026/06/15/breathing-room/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://susiemadrak.com/?p=178029 Continue reading Breathing room]]> On Saturday morning, a friendly volunteer from a local cancer support foundation showed up at my front door with a backpack full of snacks for chemo, an Uber gift card, and a warm blanket to accompany me to the hospital. I can’t tell you how touched I was. The volunteer told me he’d been doing this for 25 years.

You meet a lot of nice people in Cancer World. So many of them are people touched by cancer who are looking to give whatever support they can. Cancer is a very isolating experience, it helps.

And then, on Saturday afternoon, an old friend showed up to take me to lunch. We sat outside under an umbrella and talked politics and books. (Like me, he reads a lot.)

I thanked him. Being outside helped me feel human again, not just a sick person.

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