davidpham5
@davidpham5.bsky.social
Self taught in many things. Slightly above average software engineer. Work for the local paper. Privacy and data protection is my racket. Studied history. Gen 1 American. 99.99.99hrs+ on FF7 on PS1. My new years' resolution is to eat more homemade carbs.
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davidpham5
@davidpham5.bsky.social
· Sep 25
We dream in the dark. Darkness everywhere we see. Blind to what is to come next. Fear and dread make our bed. Gentle heads slumber in the dead of night.
Do not wake me. I need to sleep deeply. I want to see what could be — dreams of democracy.
Do not wake me. I need to sleep deeply. I want to see what could be — dreams of democracy.
"A really good video that goes into some important questions. Even if AI does become effective at truly convincing images, that isn't the most important thing, the important thing is what we do with ourselves, how we create, and how we maintain our humanity."
the real problem with AI Art isn't what you think
Microblog and feed from Aram Zucker-Scharff.
aramzs.xyz
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"A really good video that goes into some important questions. Even if AI does become effective at truly convincing images, that isn't the most important thing, the important thing is what we do with ourselves, how we create, and how we maintain our humanity."
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“Lowest rank on the corruption index…so far” - Homer Simpson
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“Lowest rank on the corruption index…so far” - Homer Simpson
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I made a thing! A hat for the periodistas who love el perreo. More to come. Get yours at www.perreodistas.com
Perreodistas
Some merch for the periodistas that love el perreo.
www.perreodistas.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I made a thing! A hat for the periodistas who love el perreo. More to come. Get yours at www.perreodistas.com
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“What we’re witnessing is the express repetition of a project on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps in the People’s Republic of China.”
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
“What we’re witnessing is the express repetition of a project on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps in the People’s Republic of China.”
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Rep. Jamie Raskin tells Axios that when he searched Trump's name in the unredacted Epstein files, it came up "more than a million times." www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Rep. Jamie Raskin tells Axios that when he searched Trump's name in the unredacted Epstein files, it came up "more than a million times." www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
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"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."
time.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
As a history major, and self taught software engineer, learning to learn is the one thing I am good at.
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As a history major, and self taught software engineer, learning to learn is the one thing I am good at.
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I will admit I'm hot-headed about tech worker issues, so I'l try to be more even-handed in articulating this: Think of the genuine, real grief we feel because of the decimation our good, valued friends in journalism have been enduring over recent years. We know they're victims of heartless tycoons.
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I will admit I'm hot-headed about tech worker issues, so I'l try to be more even-handed in articulating this: Think of the genuine, real grief we feel because of the decimation our good, valued friends in journalism have been enduring over recent years. We know they're victims of heartless tycoons.
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Check out @repstansbury.bsky.social latest post. She saw the unredacted Epstein Files this morning. You can tell she is traumatized. Depraved conversations with Kremlin officials...saw some of that, myself, even with the redactions.
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Check out @repstansbury.bsky.social latest post. She saw the unredacted Epstein Files this morning. You can tell she is traumatized. Depraved conversations with Kremlin officials...saw some of that, myself, even with the redactions.
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Karoline Leavitt doesn't rule out that Trump made this call about Epstein in 2006:
"Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened in 2006. I don't know the answer to that question."
"Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened in 2006. I don't know the answer to that question."
Julie K. Brown: In July 2006, just as Jeffrey Epstein's criminal sex charge became public, Trump called then-Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter to tell him that Epstein's activities with teenaged girls were well known in both New York and Palm Beach.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Karoline Leavitt doesn't rule out that Trump made this call about Epstein in 2006:
"Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened in 2006. I don't know the answer to that question."
"Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened in 2006. I don't know the answer to that question."
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I’ll miss working with all the brilliant folks at @postsports.bsky.social: we published bangers, reached millions of readers, made a real impact. Jeff Bezos killed the world’s best sports section. Here are some stories I’m proud of:
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I’ll miss working with all the brilliant folks at @postsports.bsky.social: we published bangers, reached millions of readers, made a real impact. Jeff Bezos killed the world’s best sports section. Here are some stories I’m proud of:
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The monks in DC for the March for Peace, a few blocks shy of National Cathedral. Such a moving and unexpected scene here on a residential corner
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The monks in DC for the March for Peace, a few blocks shy of National Cathedral. Such a moving and unexpected scene here on a residential corner
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American political and economic elites continue to pal around with a guy who killed 750,000 kids.
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
American political and economic elites continue to pal around with a guy who killed 750,000 kids.
Be best by Melania Trump is really funny
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Be best by Melania Trump is really funny
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In this week's newsletter, I visualized The Washington Post's 2024 losses as stacks of $100 bills, each stack containing $10 million.
An anonymous 5'7" gentleman is shown for the sake of comparison.
1/3
www.howtoreadthisch.art/lets-conside...
An anonymous 5'7" gentleman is shown for the sake of comparison.
1/3
www.howtoreadthisch.art/lets-conside...
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
In this week's newsletter, I visualized The Washington Post's 2024 losses as stacks of $100 bills, each stack containing $10 million.
An anonymous 5'7" gentleman is shown for the sake of comparison.
1/3
www.howtoreadthisch.art/lets-conside...
An anonymous 5'7" gentleman is shown for the sake of comparison.
1/3
www.howtoreadthisch.art/lets-conside...
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it's so weird living in the Trump/Biff alternate timeline from Back to the Future
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
it's so weird living in the Trump/Biff alternate timeline from Back to the Future
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racist loser tries to backpedal obviously racist tweet
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
racist loser tries to backpedal obviously racist tweet
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I finally have a newsletter!
It's called The Fine Print* and I'll be writing about tech, media, politics, consumer rights (and whatever else I damn-well please).
It's free, but if you have disposable income, you can support independent reporting for just $50/year or $4/month.
It's called The Fine Print* and I'll be writing about tech, media, politics, consumer rights (and whatever else I damn-well please).
It's free, but if you have disposable income, you can support independent reporting for just $50/year or $4/month.
The Fine Print*
A newsletter by Karl Bode covering tech, media, politics, and consumer rights.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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Letters from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Letters from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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It’s funny, I used to wonder about students who use ChatGPT to cheat because if ChatGPT can do the work then why do they need you?
Now I realize that question applies to the entire workforce from CEO down to intern.
Now I realize that question applies to the entire workforce from CEO down to intern.
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
It’s funny, I used to wonder about students who use ChatGPT to cheat because if ChatGPT can do the work then why do they need you?
Now I realize that question applies to the entire workforce from CEO down to intern.
Now I realize that question applies to the entire workforce from CEO down to intern.
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"I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...