Dave Karpf
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens.
Davekarpf.substack.com
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If you had said to me two days ago “Bari Weiss is in the Epstein files,” I would’ve politely smiled before backing away.
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If you had said to me two days ago “Bari Weiss is in the Epstein files,” I would’ve politely smiled before backing away.
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It feels weird to have dedicated a large portion of my career to criticizing these people and keep realizing that I have been going way too easy on them
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It feels weird to have dedicated a large portion of my career to criticizing these people and keep realizing that I have been going way too easy on them
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love to see the literal DOJ doing business the way i used to when id ‘have a few chardonnays’ and start bleating on twitter for editors to give me assignments
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
love to see the literal DOJ doing business the way i used to when id ‘have a few chardonnays’ and start bleating on twitter for editors to give me assignments
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If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
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Wake up, workers of the world, a new second-person plural pronoun dropped.
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Wake up, workers of the world, a new second-person plural pronoun dropped.
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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All the media ever created is wrong. There’s no cabal of evil genius billionaires pulling strings to control the world.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 AM
All the media ever created is wrong. There’s no cabal of evil genius billionaires pulling strings to control the world.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
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So if I’m understanding this sequence correctly, from Thanksgiving to Christmas 2012, Elon Musk was essentially pestering registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to throw him a wild party on the island.
January 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
So if I’m understanding this sequence correctly, from Thanksgiving to Christmas 2012, Elon Musk was essentially pestering registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to throw him a wild party on the island.
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i am happy to fight for freedom with the libertarians but also, we don’t really need to *talk*
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
i am happy to fight for freedom with the libertarians but also, we don’t really need to *talk*
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A funny thing is Jeff Bezos not realizing he was already sitting on an effective propaganda outlet for the interests of capital and he is destroying it
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
A funny thing is Jeff Bezos not realizing he was already sitting on an effective propaganda outlet for the interests of capital and he is destroying it
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I have never in my life been more confident in a product prediction than I am that Optimus robots will be a huge flop and I remember the NFT craze
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I have never in my life been more confident in a product prediction than I am that Optimus robots will be a huge flop and I remember the NFT craze
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It won't surprise any of you to find out who exactly joined the Republican pedophile army newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It won't surprise any of you to find out who exactly joined the Republican pedophile army newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
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when they tell you to go back to writing about gadgets www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
when they tell you to go back to writing about gadgets www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
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It's not without reason that Signal remains the gold standard amongst infosec professionals around the world. It's what CULT OF THE DEAD COW uses for all of our own internal secure communications, as well.
We trust it.
We trust it.
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
It's not without reason that Signal remains the gold standard amongst infosec professionals around the world. It's what CULT OF THE DEAD COW uses for all of our own internal secure communications, as well.
We trust it.
We trust it.
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This is an excellent @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social podcast with @himself.bsky.social. Chock full of political science theory providing a very useful framework to understand contemporary events www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
Opinion | The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
This is an excellent @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social podcast with @himself.bsky.social. Chock full of political science theory providing a very useful framework to understand contemporary events www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
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Jesus Christ you freak, they’re just my neighbors
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Jesus Christ you freak, they’re just my neighbors
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Y'all, his AI girlfriend is a feminist and broke up with him
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Y'all, his AI girlfriend is a feminist and broke up with him
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Never, in a million kabillion years, when I decided to say "screw it" to mainstream philosophy and started writing about the philosophy of games, could I have imagined that this road would take me down to having the goddamn NY Times profile me and my new book.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Why Keeping Score Isn’t Fun Anymore
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Never, in a million kabillion years, when I decided to say "screw it" to mainstream philosophy and started writing about the philosophy of games, could I have imagined that this road would take me down to having the goddamn NY Times profile me and my new book.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
I think it’s cool how all of Elon Musk’s companies keep investing in each other.
It’s like Human Centipede: Accounting Version.
It’s like Human Centipede: Accounting Version.
Tesla announces in its earning report today that it invested $2 billion into Elon Musk's XAI.
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I think it’s cool how all of Elon Musk’s companies keep investing in each other.
It’s like Human Centipede: Accounting Version.
It’s like Human Centipede: Accounting Version.
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the Democrats should announce that they will not renew any contracts with XAI, Palantir, Tesla, or SpaceX and bankrupt the fucking tech right. announce that you have the votes to ban crypto too.
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
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the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
the Democrats should announce that they will not renew any contracts with XAI, Palantir, Tesla, or SpaceX and bankrupt the fucking tech right. announce that you have the votes to ban crypto too.
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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🧵 The people of Minnesota, especially Renee Good and Alex Pretti, have shown that American democracy still has a lot of strength left within it.
But the battle is far from over. The US is in a liminal moment, a time of transition. We can do this, but there's much to know and to do.
But the battle is far from over. The US is in a liminal moment, a time of transition. We can do this, but there's much to know and to do.
The Liminal States of America
The people are fighting back—and winning—but this is far from over
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January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
🧵 The people of Minnesota, especially Renee Good and Alex Pretti, have shown that American democracy still has a lot of strength left within it.
But the battle is far from over. The US is in a liminal moment, a time of transition. We can do this, but there's much to know and to do.
But the battle is far from over. The US is in a liminal moment, a time of transition. We can do this, but there's much to know and to do.
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Candace Owens released leaked audio from Turning Point USA in which Erika Kirk is heard giggling and cheerfully discussing attendance figures, merchandise sales, and performance metrics from Charlie Kirk’s memorial event just 11 days after his death...
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Candace Owens released leaked audio from Turning Point USA in which Erika Kirk is heard giggling and cheerfully discussing attendance figures, merchandise sales, and performance metrics from Charlie Kirk’s memorial event just 11 days after his death...
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JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong