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The Government Just Told You What It Used to Deny. What Does That Change?

Disclosure is not the same operation as correction. Most systems perform the first and skip the second.
Boondock Rebel 24 Jul 2026
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The Algorithm Doesn't Hate You, It's Just Not Built to Love You

Engagement is not affection. It only looks that way from inside the feed.
Boondock Rebel 23 Jul 2026
Glass-walled tech company boardroom, empty, a lone document on the conference table

When a Tech Company Said No to the Pentagon, and a Judge Agreed (For Now)

A refusal was tested against pressure from the largest military in the world, and the refusal held. Observe what that actually required.
Boondock Rebel 22 Jul 2026
Laptop open in a home office, screen reflected in a window behind it, cursor blinking

70% of Remote Workers Are Now Monitored in Real Time. Nobody Voted on That.

A practice that affected three in ten employers in 2019 now affects more than seven in ten. Observe how a shift this large occurred without a single visible decision point.
Boondock Rebel 21 Jul 2026
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Tarot Stopped Promising Your Future and Started Explaining Your Present. That's the Upgrade.

The fortune-telling version was always going to disappoint somebody. The self-understanding version actually works.
Boondock Rebel 20 Jul 2026
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We Used to Call It Snake Oil. Now It Has 4 Million Subscribers and a Supplement Line.

Same con. Better lighting.
Boondock Rebel 19 Jul 2026
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Reading for Skeptics: What 10,000 Readings Taught Me About People Who Don't Believe

You don't have to believe in tarot. You just have to be honest about what's actually happening in the room.
Boondock Rebel 18 Jul 2026

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