Algorithmic Fracture and Care Sovereignty
May 9, 2026
Algorithmic authority is consolidating through AI-mediated epistemic architectures, streaming-influencer political surrogates, and state security frameworks that deliberately obscure material threats like far-right violence and ecological collapse. As centralized infrastructure buckles under heat extremes, pathogen mobility, and border enclosure, decentralized networks are scaling as the only viable survival mechanisms. Privacy encryption, feminist agrarian reform, and tactical boundary-setting are no longer niche practices but foundational care infrastructure resisting algorithmic enclosure and institutional decay.
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Protests in the Canary Islands as virus-stricken ship heads for port
Protesters in Tenerife are voicing opposition to the imminent arrival of a cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak
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- structural power
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A Confused ‘Animal Farm’ for a Confused Time
What the latest Orwell adaptation says about our politics.
- geopolitics
- structural power
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Pet loss is difficult for people – what about for other pets?
PBXStudio/Shutterstock I recently lost one of my cocker spaniels, Bobbi. She was fit, healthy and active, but had a catastrophic diagnosis of oral melanoma two months before I had to make the decision that anyone with deeply loved pets dreads. It is easy to presume that only humans have a true conce…
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What is the ‘grey rock’ method for dealing with narcissists or difficult family members?
Atahan Demir/Pexels If you’re dealing with a relationship marked by conflict, criticism or manipulation – be it with a parent, co-parent or colleague – chances are you’ve come across the “grey rock” method on social media or advice blogs. But what is it, and does it actually work? Often presented as…
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Free Signal Guide
EFF friend Guy Kawasaki* has written a book: Everybody Has Something to Hide: Why and How to Use Signal to Preserve Your Privacy, Security, and Well-Being. This guide is now available in Spanish and English as an ebook in the EPUB format that you can download here. Take a look and consider sharing i…
- AI governance
- structural power
- media and technology
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Hasan Piker Is the Democrats’ New Man on the Trail, Whether They Like It or Not
Insurgent candidates like Bush are tapping Piker as a campaign surrogate — but they still face an uphill battle to winning. The post Hasan Piker Is the Democrats’ New Man on the Trail, Whether They Like It or Not appeared first on The Intercept.
- structural power
- geopolitics
- OSINT methodology
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‘A calamity’: Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?
Countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have experienced temperatures soaring well above seasonal averages.
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- structural power
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Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to the Epstein files – and presenting their views as data analysis
Redacted documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files can fuel conspiracy thinking. Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein’s death on Aug. 10, 2019, sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories, and the release of Epstein’s purported suicide note on May 6, 2026, is a good bet to be fodder for mo…
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Feminist Agrarian Reform: Transforming Society and Relations for All Humanity
Perla Álvarez, from CLOC–La Via Campesina, and Raya Radwan, from the World March of Women Palestine, speak about the struggle for land and food sovereignty The post Feminist Agrarian Reform: Transforming Society and Relations for All Humanity appeared first on La Via Campesina - EN.
- food sovereignty
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What’s in Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy?
The White House ignores the threat of far-right groups.
- geopolitics
- structural power