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.
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The video of this is KILLING and look at her face 😭😭😭
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The video of this is KILLING and look at her face 😭😭😭
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xAI is valued at $200 billion and burns through $1 billion/month in cash. The primary product development has been a chatbot that self-identified as "MechaHitler" then pivoted to production of nonconsensual porn, including of minors.
I do not consider this an optimal use of society's resources.
I do not consider this an optimal use of society's resources.
WaPo reports xAI deliberately loosened Grok's guardrails to boost popularity, sparking internal alarm. Employees had to pledge to work with "profane content." Even more disturbing, employees were listening to lurid audio conversations Tesla drivers had with Grok. Musk prioritized growth over safety.
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
xAI is valued at $200 billion and burns through $1 billion/month in cash. The primary product development has been a chatbot that self-identified as "MechaHitler" then pivoted to production of nonconsensual porn, including of minors.
I do not consider this an optimal use of society's resources.
I do not consider this an optimal use of society's resources.
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Gabbard actually doing all of the crimes Julia-Louis Dreyfus pretended to do
February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Gabbard actually doing all of the crimes Julia-Louis Dreyfus pretended to do
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bad news folks, our concentration camp for babies has a measles outbreak
February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
bad news folks, our concentration camp for babies has a measles outbreak
Who wants to help me start a rumor that Punxsutawney Phil has been secretly replaced with AI?
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Who wants to help me start a rumor that Punxsutawney Phil has been secretly replaced with AI?
Who wants some WAFFLES for breakfast?
And you wanna get ICE out of YOUR neighborhood but I haven't heard you get worked up once ever over the murder industry known as private health insurance
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Who wants some WAFFLES for breakfast?
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the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
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TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
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Most Chotiner interviews are like that scene in Saving Private Ryan where the German speaks soothingly to Mellish as he slides a bayonet into his heart.
Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Most Chotiner interviews are like that scene in Saving Private Ryan where the German speaks soothingly to Mellish as he slides a bayonet into his heart.
One of the most visually unsettling scenes in Alex Garland’s “Civil War” was when when the iconic DC monuments were demolished amidst the fighting.
Trump is doing all that on his own, just for funsies.
Trump is doing all that on his own, just for funsies.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
One of the most visually unsettling scenes in Alex Garland’s “Civil War” was when when the iconic DC monuments were demolished amidst the fighting.
Trump is doing all that on his own, just for funsies.
Trump is doing all that on his own, just for funsies.
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Do NOT make fun of this. Presidents only exhibit this behavior when they are in extreme distress.
Look, folks: President Trump shitting his pants live on camera is a DISTRACTION from the Epstein files, which are in turn a DISTRACTION from ICE’s gestapo tactics which are themselves a DISTRACTION from the affordability crisis…
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February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Do NOT make fun of this. Presidents only exhibit this behavior when they are in extreme distress.
To be fair and balanced for a moment:
if President Barack Obama had been in the habit of routinely shitting himself in the Oval Office, then the whole uproar over him wearing that tan suit would’ve been justified.
if President Barack Obama had been in the habit of routinely shitting himself in the Oval Office, then the whole uproar over him wearing that tan suit would’ve been justified.
February 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
To be fair and balanced for a moment:
if President Barack Obama had been in the habit of routinely shitting himself in the Oval Office, then the whole uproar over him wearing that tan suit would’ve been justified.
if President Barack Obama had been in the habit of routinely shitting himself in the Oval Office, then the whole uproar over him wearing that tan suit would’ve been justified.
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Release the Shitstain Files!
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Release the Shitstain Files!
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Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.
Look, folks: President Trump shitting his pants live on camera is a DISTRACTION from the Epstein files, which are in turn a DISTRACTION from ICE’s gestapo tactics which are themselves a DISTRACTION from the affordability crisis…
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February 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Look, folks: President Trump shitting his pants live on camera is a DISTRACTION from the Epstein files, which are in turn a DISTRACTION from ICE’s gestapo tactics which are themselves a DISTRACTION from the affordability crisis…
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February 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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He’s been through so much. They shouldn’t have made him fly the plane too.
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
He’s been through so much. They shouldn’t have made him fly the plane too.
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"tired of some of their admiration for [insert lefty or left-leaning political and cultural figure]" explains a solid three-quarters of the last decade of american politics
Larry Summers complaining to Epstein that his kids admire Bernie Sanders too much
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"tired of some of their admiration for [insert lefty or left-leaning political and cultural figure]" explains a solid three-quarters of the last decade of american politics
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the theater is screening DOS Boot
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
the theater is screening DOS Boot
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Just an amazing thing to randomly tweet out.
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Just an amazing thing to randomly tweet out.
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Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Saturday.
Again, every time someone says "Trump can't do that" the only serious response is "Yes, he can, until Congress removes him"
Again, every time someone says "Trump can't do that" the only serious response is "Yes, he can, until Congress removes him"
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Saturday.
Again, every time someone says "Trump can't do that" the only serious response is "Yes, he can, until Congress removes him"
Again, every time someone says "Trump can't do that" the only serious response is "Yes, he can, until Congress removes him"
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social I need you to know that I was just listening to your podcast in the airport and I ended up muttering “no, it’s Christina miloti” repeatedly and loudly enough to draw stares.
So, y’know, thanks for that I guess?
So, y’know, thanks for that I guess?
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social I need you to know that I was just listening to your podcast in the airport and I ended up muttering “no, it’s Christina miloti” repeatedly and loudly enough to draw stares.
So, y’know, thanks for that I guess?
So, y’know, thanks for that I guess?
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Again, when Bari Weiss said she wanted to do "the fucking news" she apparently meant something different than what we initially assumed
Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Again, when Bari Weiss said she wanted to do "the fucking news" she apparently meant something different than what we initially assumed
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Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible