Akela Cooper
@akelacooper.bsky.social
Hollywood writer whose stuff you may have seen: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, Luke Cage. Malignant. M3GAN. The Nun 2. It's a pleasure scaring the shit outta you.
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
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It is 100% a culture war. There is no value in this dogshit. None. Look, the WORST people want you to use AI. Corporate America. CEOs. Management types. Republicans. Trump. No one you respect or admire is saying it's good.
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It is 100% a culture war. There is no value in this dogshit. None. Look, the WORST people want you to use AI. Corporate America. CEOs. Management types. Republicans. Trump. No one you respect or admire is saying it's good.
Once again, @johnrogers.bsky.social proves to be correct. In summation: the biggest marks are the ones who never think they’ll be marks. And they can never admit they were marks.
The most delightful flavor of this is rich people outside the tech industry who got conned on AI by rich people inside the tech industry and now can't admit they were marks
This is a culture of people who cannot and will not admit they're wrong so they double and triple down. This is the asshole who's posting through it. The entire argument is rich dumb people saying "I CAN'T BE WRONG AND YOU WON'T TELL ME I'M WRONG"
January 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Once again, @johnrogers.bsky.social proves to be correct. In summation: the biggest marks are the ones who never think they’ll be marks. And they can never admit they were marks.
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If Congress can’t agree to impeach for all this, why even bother to pretend impeachment exists anymore?
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If Congress can’t agree to impeach for all this, why even bother to pretend impeachment exists anymore?
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The Cancellation of 'Boots' Explains Hollywood Right Now
The Cancellation of 'Boots' Explains Hollywood Right Now
Netflix released its viewership rankings for the final six months of 2025, and among scripted series, the highest-ranking canceled show was Boots, the excellent Miles Heizer coming-of-age dramedy about a closeted gay Marine. It landed at No. 23 -- outperforming...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The Cancellation of 'Boots' Explains Hollywood Right Now
Staring longingly with deep green envy
A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
Top ally of South Korea's Yoon given 23 years in prison for rebellion over martial law crisis
A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Staring longingly with deep green envy
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New Oxfam report finds that billionaire wealth increased 3x faster last year than in previous years. A clear reminder that right-wing populism is fake populism.
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality | Oxfam International
www.oxfam.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New Oxfam report finds that billionaire wealth increased 3x faster last year than in previous years. A clear reminder that right-wing populism is fake populism.
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
Black Americans would certainly like to be left out of this bullshit narrative. WE TRIED TO WARN EVERYONE. NO ONE LISTENED TO US. NO ONE *EVER* LISTENS TO US
Interesting Davos reaction dynamic on my timeline this morning:
Europeans/Brits/Canadians: Americans, the world will never forgive you people for what you've done.
White Americans: *sheepishly hanging heads*
Non-white Americans: Who the fuck is "you people," asshole?
Europeans/Brits/Canadians: Americans, the world will never forgive you people for what you've done.
White Americans: *sheepishly hanging heads*
Non-white Americans: Who the fuck is "you people," asshole?
January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Black Americans would certainly like to be left out of this bullshit narrative. WE TRIED TO WARN EVERYONE. NO ONE LISTENED TO US. NO ONE *EVER* LISTENS TO US
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That asshole opened up his demented mouth in Davos,
and Europe immediately cut off the trade deal.
This is what it looks like to have a Russian asset hold the U.S. presidency.
Fuck everyone who voted for this.
and Europe immediately cut off the trade deal.
This is what it looks like to have a Russian asset hold the U.S. presidency.
Fuck everyone who voted for this.
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM
That asshole opened up his demented mouth in Davos,
and Europe immediately cut off the trade deal.
This is what it looks like to have a Russian asset hold the U.S. presidency.
Fuck everyone who voted for this.
and Europe immediately cut off the trade deal.
This is what it looks like to have a Russian asset hold the U.S. presidency.
Fuck everyone who voted for this.
So It didn’t happen. Booooo. Fate continues to be a tease.
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
So It didn’t happen. Booooo. Fate continues to be a tease.
I’m gonna get ready for bed. I have two friends I know will call me if It Happens, or, I’ll wake up to the joyous shouts of my neighbors. Either way, I’m going to dream of a world without him.
January 21, 2026 at 6:05 AM
I’m gonna get ready for bed. I have two friends I know will call me if It Happens, or, I’ll wake up to the joyous shouts of my neighbors. Either way, I’m going to dream of a world without him.
Well, I guess now is as good as any to post this
January 21, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Well, I guess now is as good as any to post this
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i thought the president would do something that would distract people from the virality of Bus Thread but somehow he managed to do the exact opposite
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 AM
i thought the president would do something that would distract people from the virality of Bus Thread but somehow he managed to do the exact opposite
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Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
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“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
For all the “BlueSky is dying” haters it sure has the juice tonight. The memes and jokes are flying fast and furious and I’m here for all of it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:35 AM
For all the “BlueSky is dying” haters it sure has the juice tonight. The memes and jokes are flying fast and furious and I’m here for all of it.
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wow just woke up from a nap, i guess everyone else on Air Force One realized we aren't going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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live your life such that millions of people don’t drop everything they’re doing to collectively hope that It Happened at the slimmest of signs
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 AM
live your life such that millions of people don’t drop everything they’re doing to collectively hope that It Happened at the slimmest of signs
I know it’s tempting but this is another example of why we shoudln’t get our hopes up. Even it’s it not something “mechanical” with Air Force One, if they can move him he’s fine. He has the best doctors in the world. When It happens it’ll probably be quick and definitive (and hopefully painful)
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I know it’s tempting but this is another example of why we shoudln’t get our hopes up. Even it’s it not something “mechanical” with Air Force One, if they can move him he’s fine. He has the best doctors in the world. When It happens it’ll probably be quick and definitive (and hopefully painful)
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Los Angeles, if you see a group of people with a map and a phone and bright yellow vests walking around, they are doing the Greater LA Homeless Count, where we spot the unhoused and add them to our statistics so we can accurately distribute resources.
January 21, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Los Angeles, if you see a group of people with a map and a phone and bright yellow vests walking around, they are doing the Greater LA Homeless Count, where we spot the unhoused and add them to our statistics so we can accurately distribute resources.
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this is what I come back to as well
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM
this is what I come back to as well
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
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Tesla Cybertruck Sales Fell Faster Than Any Other EV in 2025
Tesla Cybertruck sales fell from 38,965 in 2024 to 20,237 in 2025, a 48.1 percent drop.
The slide steepened at the end of the year, with fourth quarter sales falling from 12,991 in 2024 to 4,140 in 2025, down 68.1 percent.
Tesla Cybertruck sales fell from 38,965 in 2024 to 20,237 in 2025, a 48.1 percent drop.
The slide steepened at the end of the year, with fourth quarter sales falling from 12,991 in 2024 to 4,140 in 2025, down 68.1 percent.
Tesla Cybertruck Sales Fell Faster Than Any Other EV in 2025
Cox Automotive data shows Tesla Cybertruck sales fell 48.1 percent in 2025, the biggest volume decline among EV nameplates.
www.autoblog.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
You love to see it
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
It’s not Caturday but things are awful so to break up the doom scrolling I’m gonna bless y’all with a blep and a booty
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 AM
It’s not Caturday but things are awful so to break up the doom scrolling I’m gonna bless y’all with a blep and a booty