I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "Enshittifcation." Next book "Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI." Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3miohtfm5hk2uhttps://thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/81297375353552896004 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3miohtfm5hk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3minrxa73rc2zToday's threads (a thread) Inside: EU ready to cave to Trump on tech; and more! Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/04/digital-subjugation/ #Pluralistic 1/04 Apr 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3minrxa73rc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3minrdye3qk2zCrises precipitate change. That's no reason to induce a crisis, but you'd be a fool to let a crisis go to waste. Donald Trump is the greatest crisis of our young century, and the EU looks set to squander the opportunity, to its own terrible detriment. 1/04 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3minrdye3qk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3minqpl6ga22xFormer Sophia Ziekenhuis (1931) in Zwolle, the Netherlands, by Jan Wiebenga & Jan van der Linden https://germanpostwarmodern.tumblr.com/post/812948088713068544/former-sophia-ziekenhuis-1931-in-zwolle-the04 Apr 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3minqpl6ga22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3minkhy4nis2yTentacle ambush (Kevin Siembieda, from AD&D adventure Escape from Astigar's Lair by Allen V Pruehs and Ree Moorhead Pruehs, Judges Guild, 1980) https://www.tumblr.com/oldschoolfrp/812908629574500352/tentacle-ambush-kevin-siembieda-from-add04 Apr 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3minkhy4nis2y