Late last week, I became aware of the class action lawsuit against Anthropic in the United States over its harvesting of millions of books, more than a decade ago, without the permission of their authors or publishers.
There is one line that perfectly describes so many political parties in 2026, but it so exactly describes the devil's bargain made by elected Republicans (who've all turned into quisling Magas) as well as so many corporate Democrats (who've made their peace with fascism, believing they can control the status quo):
"They thought their moral code was like a light switch, it could be turned on or off without ever marking their soul."
There is one line that perfectly describes so many political parties in 2026, but it so exactly describes the devil's bargain made by elected Republicans (who've all turned into quisling Magas) as well as so many corporate Democrats (who've made their peace with fascism, believing they can control the status quo):
"They thought their moral code was like a light switch, it could be turned on or off without ever marking their soul."