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Projektionsyta<p>The thought control that the Trump administration tries to impose makes the tendency exceed the authoritarian - it's totalitarian.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/thoughtcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/thoughtpolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtpolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/1984isNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1984isNOW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/USApol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USApol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>totalitarianism</span></a></p>
David Zappelli<p>"So instead of saying <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NonCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonCitizen</span></a> or <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrant</span></a>, they're supposed to say <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/alien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alien</span></a>. Instead of saying <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/integration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>integration</span></a>, they're supposed to say <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/assimilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assimilation</span></a>, things like that. And this particular worker described it as the most #1984 thing that they've ever gotten. And this is happening all across the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>" </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Orwellian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orwellian</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Fahrenheit451" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fahrenheit451</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dystopia</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RayBradbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RayBradbury</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NeoMarcarthyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoMarcarthyism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ideology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repression</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/newspeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspeak</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ThoughtControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtControl</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HUAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUAC</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GreatPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatPurge</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BookBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBurning</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Wiping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wiping</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digital</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NineteenEightyFour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NineteenEightyFour</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BrainRot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainRot</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WhatNext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatNext</span></a> | "Why <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DataPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPurge</span></a> is a Digital Book Burning"</p><p><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2025/02/donald-trump-is-changing-america-down-to-the-code" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/podcasts/what-next-t</span><span class="invisible">bd/2025/02/donald-trump-is-changing-america-down-to-the-code</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/markstein-george/74475/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>George Markstein</b></a></p><blockquote>Questions are a burden to others<br>Answers a prison for oneself</blockquote><p><b>George Markstein</b> (1926-1987) British journalist, author, screenwriter<br><i>The Prisoner</i>, 01×01 “Arrival” (1967-09-29) [with David Tomblin]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/markstein-george/74475/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/markstein-george/744…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acceptance</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=answers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>answers</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>control</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=questions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>questions</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=selfcensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfcensorship</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=thoughtcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtcontrol</span></a></p>
ReallyCanadianFly<p>"But just how far back does this policy of thinly-veiled thought control go?"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookburning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookburning</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/thoughtcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/politicalideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalideology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/modernpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modernpolitics</span></a> </p><p>What Was the First Banned Book in History? <a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-was-the-first-banned-book-in-history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getpocket.com/explore/item/wha</span><span class="invisible">t-was-the-first-banned-book-in-history</span></a></p>
Hugo 雨果<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> is just a precursor to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ThoughtControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtControl</span></a> </p><p>They even kept the names similar, on trying to pretend otherwise.</p>
mephisto<p>Signature Mix from the past days:</p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/jb303/thoughtcontrol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/jb303/thoughtco</span><span class="invisible">ntrol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/lephisto/thought-control/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mixcloud.com/lephisto/thought-</span><span class="invisible">control/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.netz.org/tags/techno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techno</span></a> <a href="https://social.netz.org/tags/djing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>djing</span></a> <a href="https://social.netz.org/tags/signature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signature</span></a> <a href="https://social.netz.org/tags/thoughtcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtcontrol</span></a></p>
Erik van Straten<p>From <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/19/1091505/companies-brain-computer-interfaces/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2024/04/1</span><span class="invisible">9/1091505/companies-brain-computer-interfaces/</span></a> :<br>——<br>There’s a drawback to all these high-bandwidth devices, though. They all require open brain surgery, [...]<br>——</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@patrickcmiller" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>patrickcmiller</span></a></span> , you probably would not have boosted this article on infosec.exchange if you don't see any other drawbacks (like I do), so for other readers:</p><p>Such implants may also replace Star Trek's holodeck, and let you have fun (the porn industry and their customers will *love* it).</p><p>OTOH, considering <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">24/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/</span></a> - what if your're arrested (for whatever reason) and you happen to have an RJ-45 connector in your head?</p><p>What if, during a job interview, your're told that a -one-way- "mind meld" is a non-negotiable requirement?</p><p>What if "correct" thoughts can be uploaded to your brain (or is "downloaded" more appropriate)? And/or "bad" thoughs can be deleted or overwritten?</p><p>I see advantages for disabled people, but this technology mostly scares the hell out of me.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BrainImplant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainImplant</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BrainImplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainImplants</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Holodeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holodeck</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MindMeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MindMeld</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fingerprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fingerprint</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BrainPeeking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainPeeking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BrainPoking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainPoking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PeekAndPoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeekAndPoke</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElectronicInfluencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicInfluencing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BrainControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainControl</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MindControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MindControl</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThoughtsControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtsControl</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThoughtControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtControl</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Truman, Harry S:</p><p>«<br>Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.<br>»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br><a href="https://wist.info/truman-harry-s/62469/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/truman-harry-s/62469</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/selfdestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdestruction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/thoughtcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CollegeBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeBoard</span></a> Says <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/APPsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APPsychology</span></a> Is ‘Effectively <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banned</span></a>’ in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a></p><p>“To be clear, any A.P. Psychology course taught in Florida will violate either <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FloridaLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloridaLaw</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CollegeRequirements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeRequirements</span></a>,” the College Board said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FLDOE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLDOE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Heterosexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heterosexism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThoughtControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtControl</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/florida-ap-psychology-courses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/flor</span><span class="invisible">ida-ap-psychology-courses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
ThePdog<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> wasn't just brilliant in physics. He also understood the market dynamics of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oligarchies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchies</span></a>. The full text is contained in the image content.</p><p>I believe we've reached the time he foresaw.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PolitcalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolitcalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PrivateCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThoughtControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtControl</span></a></p>
jergy<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@edri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edri</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openrightsgroup</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.superstork.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.superstork.org/tags/InformationControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationControl</span></a><br><a href="https://www.superstork.org/tags/ThoughtControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtControl</span></a></p>