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Forge Ahead

Vanessa Lemen

When I start to write these articles here on Muddy Colors, I am often stricken with this strange dichotomy of being vulnerable in the sharing of something meaningful to the world and wondering if anyone even reads these anyway. Sometimes, my anxiety is so strong that I just need to post something that will not allow these feelings to bubble up. These types of articles are usually the ones that become the sharing of a…

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Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian

Arnie Fenner

June 16, 2025 - Recently Jon Stewart spoke with journalist Carole Cadwalladr on The Daily Show about the dangers AI pose's to individual privacy, freedom, and financial livelihoods. (Yes, artists, including ours.) Since the courts always move at a glacial pace and since the administration of the U.S. has included language in its "Big Beautiful Bill" (currently in the Senate) that protects and exempts AI companies from any liability or lawsuits for infringing on copyrights in the creation of their software for at least 10 years ... watch and listen. And after, if you're alarmed or worried, write or call your Senator or Congressperson and express those concerns. (Some of the representatives in Congress have admitted that they hadn't actually read the bill before they signed it and were surprised to learn of the AI clause: they had one…

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