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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
      Replying to @stewart

      4/ (This seems like highest leverage area. Many federal judges will be eager to hear well-reasoned arguments against worst encroachments.)

      1 reply 20 retweets 90 likes
    2. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      5/ • Support/protection for both whistleblowers & investigative journalists in form of legal defense fund, grants/awards & regular funding.

      2 replies 35 retweets 141 likes
    3. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      6/ Many organizations to support here (e.g., @ProPublica) but less obvious single focus at program level.

      2 replies 21 retweets 83 likes
    4. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      7/ • Formation of a PAC with a focus on direct lobbying (e.g., whipping votes against the Muslim Registration Act of 2017).

      5 replies 28 retweets 121 likes
    5. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      8/ This would also bolster all efforts listed above. But, big effort requiring full time staff. Money seems easier than management here.

      3 replies 19 retweets 60 likes
    6. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      9/ • MoveOn + USDS + Counter-ALEC for state & local issues. There's big leverage to counter federal changes, but extremely low mobilization.

      5 replies 23 retweets 95 likes
    7. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      10/ Would love to hear what others have been thinking about. Seems like there are very many plans being formed & wheels in motion. ✌

      53 replies 21 retweets 138 likes
    8. Stewart Butterfield‏Verified account @stewart 20 Nov 2016
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      11/ To be clear, I'm only just beginning to orient/educate myself. But glad to know there are so many capable/determined people out there.

      8 replies 8 retweets 74 likes
    9. Phil Wolff 马爱狼  🐺‏ @evanwolf 20 Nov 2016
      Replying to @stewart

      Government Affairs pros are worth consulting. Start with Chris Libertelli of Netflix; smart about layered, complementary strategy

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    10. Phil Wolff 马爱狼  🐺‏ @evanwolf 20 Nov 2016
      Replying to @evanwolf @stewart

      And @lessig knows about financial architecture for advocacy spending

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 21 Nov 2016
      Replying to @evanwolf

      Please also add “Invest in convenient, decentralised, zero-knowledge platforms” so we can maintain agency. +@stewart @lessig

      12:38 PM - 21 Nov 2016
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      • Make Orwell Fiction Again⏳ Phil Wolff 马爱狼 🐺 Stewart Butterfield
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        2. Phil Wolff 马爱狼  🐺‏ @evanwolf 21 Nov 2016
          Replying to @aral

          There's a whole tech infrastructure needed for democratic societies to flourish, outside of politics @stewart @lessig

          3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 21 Nov 2016
          Replying to @evanwolf

          Today, in surveillance capitalism, we build centralised systems in a colonial manner that amplify inequality. +@stewart @lessig

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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