Seriously, the author is a digital humanities prof at Dartmouth. If there is any hope, it’s going to come from people like her:

https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/roopika-risam

Risam received the Massachusetts Library Association Civil Liberties Champion Award (2018) for her work promoting equity and justice in the digital cultural record and the 2023 International Association for Research in Service Learning and Community Engagement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award for her work on anti-racist community engagement.

Honestly have to wonder sometimes is it all well meaning but misinformed knee jerk reactions? Or is some of it targeted propaganda/misinformation aimed at undermining people who are the most dangerous to the future plans of oligarchs

what do you mean false? the idea of people taking control of data?

This isn’t saying sit back and let it happen, it’s saying it doesn’t have to be an either or Luddite rejection of technology or dystopian skynet, but it requires people demand control instead of allowing giant tech companies to just take it while making us believe we’re powerless and have no say in our own data

I’m head over heels in love with the idea of communities taking back control of their data and using it to leverage power.

But I also think we should be thinking in terms of how do we achieve this before 2126 bc we need to establish and gain control before it can be used to train anymore shitty oligarchy controlled AI that keeps failing to perform in the real world.

Even if this is just step one of a marathon, it seems like something most cities should be aiming to catch up with sooner rather than later:

https://debeaumont.org/programs/made-for-health-justice/

About MADE for Health Justice Modernized Anti-racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice partners with communities who are creating, using, and governing civic data on their own terms to advance health equity and more just decision making.

It’s not really seceding but a lot of blue cities in red states have had to consider legal action against overbearing state authority trying to encroach on local government in recent years

Nashville has actually had to do something similar a few times now

https://fox17.com/news/local/2024-nashville-tennessee-metro-wins-lawsuit-against-governor-lee-challenging-council-size-state-davidson-county-middle-tn

https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/10/metro-sues-state-again-to-block-airport-board-takeover/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/lawsuits-mounting-against-tn-taxpayers-footing-the-bill/

So since the state can’t just stay out of their business, Nashville keeps suing the state, and state tax payers keep having to pay for it.

He was a populist but hated by most of Louisiana for authoritarian strong arming.

He had a vendetta against New Orleans in particular, and actually had the idea to try and take over a city run by his political enemies by deploying the national guard, a little under a century before Trump and Landry came up with the same idea.

https://www.nola.com/news/politics/the-1934-standoff-between-huey-long-new-orleans-in-never-before-seen-photos/article_38f76c80-3c6a-5759-abd5-f8480262749f.html

And he is the only person to ever hold the office of both governor and senator, which some people have suggested is also the reason Landry (and Trump) have such a strong interest in making sure Landry’s candidate wins the Louisiana Senate seat this fall.

Her main Republican opponent said he believed Landry’s plan is to have her step down as soon as she’s elected

https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/05/13/louisiana-treasurer-accuses-governor-jeff-landry-of-senate-election-scheme-involving-julia-letlow/83598273007/

Fleming said he believes Landry wants Letlow to win the Senate seat, only to give it up late in her first term so Landry can appoint himself to the Senate with a promise to appoint Letlow to a plum job in higher education.

Moreno, a Democrat, asked to meet one-on-one with Landry, but the governor has shunned the mayor so far. On Monday, he said he would only meet with Moreno once “she understands that they have to get their fiscal house in order.”

🙄 omg the audacity of Cajun Yosemite sam and his little man syndrome

Moreno responded in her written statement by saying: “We’re stronger together. My door remains open.”

Damn, I’m sure he doesn’t see it this way but that’s some genuine class which kinda translates into low key shade.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue tax collection report for the 2024-2025 state fiscal year, the latest data available, shows the New Orleans region was still the powerhouse generator of tax revenue that year.

Money talks bullshit walks. So get to stepping bb Huey

I must confess to this not being in my wheelhouse at all. I just started reading about the. esterday and I’m very interested in them as a people empowerment middle finger to the oligarchy

No idea how realistic this is but I find the idea of people eventually using these to achieve complete data sovereignty very interesting.

https://www.coalitioncommunitiescolor.org/ccc-news/2025/9/17/coming-soon-portlands-newest-digital-community-garden

I do appreciate hearing from people who actually understand what it’s saying though

Ah, so that explains it