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police state



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If Times employees sincerely believe that Times management is using AI to run the newspaper like a dystopian police state, can we really expect staff to file perfectly balanced copy on the potential of AI?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Here, it justifies the creation of a dystopian, paranoid police state because it will make it easier to find someone’s lost dog.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026

He’s also enlisted local police, state troopers and private security for the events.

From Salon ● May 5, 2025

Stone & Son, which then called the driver and told him to pull over and wait for police, state police said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

To maintain his power, Hitler quickly turned Germany into a police state.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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