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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that's what you prefer); and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/17/fre…

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Saturday (5/20), I'm at @GburgBookFest with *Red Team Blues*:

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5/22, I'm at @publicknowledge's Emerging Tech in #DC:

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5/23, it's #Toronto for #WEPFest, w/@hockeyesque @RonDeibert & @DrNancyOlivieri:

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The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that's what you prefer): After years of expensively purchased delay, Turbotax and its fellow tax-profiteers are losing the fight to make you pay them to tell the government what it already knows.

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/15/fin…

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Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher: Dublin is a made town.

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Revenge of the Linkdumps; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/13/fou…

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Revenge of the Linkdumps: Something for the weekend, sir?

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

If you've followed me a long time, you've seen my transition from a "#linkblogger" (5-15 short hits/day) to an "essay-#blogger" (5-7 articles/week). I'm loving the new mode but returning to linkblogging is also intensely, unexpectedly gratifying:

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2023/05/13/fou…

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My last #linkblogging foray was so great - and my link-backlog is so large - that I'm doing another one.

Link the first: "Siphon," @xkcd's delightful, whimsical "#physics-how-the-fuck-does-it-work" one-shot (visit the link, the tooltip is great):

xkcd.com/2775/

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R A W S A L E R T S

@rawsalerts

🚨#BREAKING: A group called the Patriot Front are currently marching towards U.S. Capitol

📌#Washington l #DC

Currently approximately 150-200 individuals, identified as the "Patriot Front" and recognized as a right-wing organization, is advancing towards the United States… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

🚨#UPDATE: The patriot front group is continuing to march as numerous metro DC police escorts them while some of the counter protesters a yell and say get at the job

🚨#UPDATE: Around 150-200 individuals affiliated with the Patriot Front group are now putting their shields and flags into white U-Haul vans after they Marched around Washington DC for about an hour. they are now making their way back into the metro

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: 'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes'; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/11/ugl…

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Tonight (May 11) at 7PM, I'm in #CALGARY for @WordfestTweets with my novel *Red Team Blues*; I'll be hosted by Peter Hemminger at the Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor.

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'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes': The pervasive, predatory sleaze of Homevestor, "the #1 homebuyer in the USA."

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Two principles to protect internet users from decaying platforms; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/10/sof…

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Today (May 10), I'm in #VANCOUVER for a keynote at the #OSSummit:

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And a book event tonight at #HeritageHall:

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Tomorrow (May 11), I'm in #CALGARY for @WordfestTweets:

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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Two principles to protect internet users from decaying platforms: Don't just try to make platforms better - make them less important.

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/09/din…

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Tomorrow (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:

events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…

And a book event at #HeritageHall:

eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…

On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits: Too big to fail, too big to jail, and an existential risk to civilization.

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John Downs - Mortgage Advisor

@AdvisorJohn

@LoganMohtashami has often talked about the structural decline in housing inventory that has been going on for quite some time. There are many arguments for why - too many landlords, STRs, population⬆️, etc.

🧵analyzing the DC Metro Real Estate using @AltosResearch Data.

The charts I will use mirror how @mikesimonsen shows national data. I call my report the "#Realtor and #LoanOfficer Misery Index" as I show new pending contracts compared to active inventory.

It is truly shocking the decrease in transactions on a weekly basis!

#MontgomeryCounty is a Maryland suburb just N of DC. I outline Active Inventory and New Pending Contracts using the same week in each measured year:

2023: 331/92
2021: 394/137
2020: 835/147
2019: 1,279/197
2018: 1,555/224

Inventory down 80%.
Contracts down 60%

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: California to smash prison e-profiteers; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/08/cap…

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This Weds (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:

events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…

And a book event at #HeritageHall:

eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…

On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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California to smash prison e-profiteers: The Public Utility Commission to the rescue!

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America; On the Media on the enshittification (pt 1); and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/06/peo…

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Today (5/6), I'll be in #Berkeley with my book *Red Team Blues* at the #BABF2023 for a 3:30PM event with @glynnwashington:

baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…

Tomorrow (5/7), it's an 11AM event with @dellsystem for my book *Chokepoint Capitalism*:

baybookfest.org/session/chokep…

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Weds (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:

events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…

And a book event at #HeritageHall:

eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…

On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/05/wmd…

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Tonight (5/5), I'm at @BooksIncStores #MountainView with @mkapor for *Red Team Blues*:

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Sat, I'm in #Berkeley for #BABF2023 at 1530h with @glynnwashington:

baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…

Sun, it's an 11h event with @dellsystem:

baybookfest.org/session/chokep…

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Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk: We swapped pandemic aid, new spending and minimum wage hikes for wage suppression and mass layoffs.

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Ostromizing democracy; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/ana…

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Tomorrow (May 5), I'll be at @BooksIncStores in #MountainView at 7PM with @mkapor for my new novel, *Red Team Blues*:

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This weekend (May 6/7), I'll be in #Berkeley at the #BABF2023:

baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…

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Ostromizing democracy: To counter antidemocratic libertarians, we need an analytical assessment of group problem-solving.

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have A Point; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/03/par…

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This Friday (May 5), I'll be at @BooksIncStores in #MountainView with @mkapor for my new novel, *Red Team Blues*:

booksinc.net/event/cory-doc…

And on May 6/7, I'll be in #Berkeley at the #BABF2023:

baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…

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The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have A Point: My *Locus* column about the justifiable suspicions of the medical industry, lockdowns, license-plate cameras, and beyond.

mamot.fr/@pluralistic/1…

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…

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Tomorrow (May 2) at 7PM, I'll be at the Cedar Hills Crossing (#PDX) @Powells with @waxy:

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When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank": "...with a computer."

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…

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Tomorrow (Apr 30) at 2PM, I'll be at the #SanFrancisco Public Library with my new book, *Red Team Blues*, hosted by @[email protected]:

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The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets: Maybe the map IS the territory?

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

This week, @scalzi let me write a guest-editorial for his blog about the themes in my new crime thriller, *Red Team Blues*; specifically, about the ways that spreadsheets embody the power and the pitfalls of #ScienceFiction at its best *and* worst:

whatever.scalzi.com/2023/04/26/the…

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Yes, *spreadsheets*. Marty Hench (the protagonist of *Red Team Blues*) is a 67-year-old forensic accountant who specializes in unwinding Silicon Valley financial frauds.

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Private equity finally delivered Sarah Palin's death panels; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/dea…

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Tonight (Apr 26), I'll be in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM with my new book, *Red Team Blues*:

darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…

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From Apr 26-28, @BNBuzz is offering a 25% discount on preorders for my upcoming novels (use discount code PREORDER25):

The Lost Cause (Nov 2023)

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The Bezzle (Red Team Blues #2) (Feb 2024)

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#BNPreorder25

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/gre…

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Tonight (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!

mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…

Tomorrow (Apr 26), you can catch me in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM:

darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…

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How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it: Most Favored Nation is my least favorite scam.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1650937557201588224

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free; Happy Independent Bookstore Day; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…

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Tomorrow (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at 7PM at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!

mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…

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How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free: "Generating a tax loss without a substantial change in the investment."

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1650522189941321735

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Cory Doctorow @[email protected] Red Team Blues

@doctorow

It's #IndependentBookstoreDay! I *love* bookstores, especially indies. I'm a recovering bookseller (love you, @BakkaPhoenix!) and an inveterate, absurdly optimistic book buyer - this weekend, I bought 3 books at the @latimes #BookFest, from @PagesMB and Octavia's Bookshelf!

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Supporting indie bookstores doesn't mean foregoing the convenience of buying online. @librofm pioneered a model where you nominate your favorite local bookstore, which receives part of the proceeds from every audiobook you buy at Libro (where all the audiobooks are DRM-free).

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