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Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2024 04:20:11 JST Cory Doctorow

"When you're famous, they let you do it": eight words that encapsulate the terrifying rot at the heart of our lived experience, a world where impunity for the powerful trumps the pain of their victims.
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https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/13/last-gasp/#i-cant-breathe
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