Gary Dauphin
@ebogjonson.bsky.social
museum digital, speculative fiction, occasional writing
LA-based / Hecho en South Queens / 🇭🇹
opinions very VERY much my own //
varied interests
LA-based / Hecho en South Queens / 🇭🇹
opinions very VERY much my own //
varied interests
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Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
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It's all here—Trump, crypto, emoluments, hideous excess. Some crypto guys spent $300,000 on a two-story sculpture of our leader. It's going to be installed on a Trump golf course in Florida. They launched a coin off it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
It's all here—Trump, crypto, emoluments, hideous excess. Some crypto guys spent $300,000 on a two-story sculpture of our leader. It's going to be installed on a Trump golf course in Florida. They launched a coin off it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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1970s/80s fantasy black light posters, artists uncredited
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
1970s/80s fantasy black light posters, artists uncredited
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This interview is astonishing and brave in its candor and vulnerability.
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This interview is astonishing and brave in its candor and vulnerability.
HOWEVER
Leavitt: "The president believes in the United States Constitution, however ... "
February 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
HOWEVER
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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"Trump Accounts are political fool’s gold: shiny and celebrity-studded on the surface, structurally designed to leave most Black children with crumbs while channeling real gains to families who already have wealth," Joint Center experts say.
wordinblack.com/2026/02/trut...
wordinblack.com/2026/02/trut...
The Truth About Trump Accounts and Black Wealth
A $1,000 promise and celebrity hype won't close the racial wealth gap.
wordinblack.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Trump Accounts are political fool’s gold: shiny and celebrity-studded on the surface, structurally designed to leave most Black children with crumbs while channeling real gains to families who already have wealth," Joint Center experts say.
wordinblack.com/2026/02/trut...
wordinblack.com/2026/02/trut...
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The government is claiming the right to compel organizations like Google to provide this sort of personal information without asking a judge for permission.
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The government is claiming the right to compel organizations like Google to provide this sort of personal information without asking a judge for permission.
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This is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
This is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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my grandma’s rural AI doctor diagnosed her with missing fingers
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 AM
my grandma’s rural AI doctor diagnosed her with missing fingers
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The funny thing is even if you go to the point of cracking open the CIA handbook, the people replacing you will almost certainly be more incompetent than you could ever pretend to be
On the question of whether to quit over principles or stay and try to resist from within, the answer seems clear as far as lawyers who are needed to file cases is concerned: quit
Hard to overstate the degree to which DOJ's simple manpower bandwidth has totally collapsed, at a time when the government is being overwhelmed with litigation against its crime spree, because attorneys are quitting en masse and willing new hires are both few in number and wildly unqualified.
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The funny thing is even if you go to the point of cracking open the CIA handbook, the people replacing you will almost certainly be more incompetent than you could ever pretend to be
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On the question of whether to quit over principles or stay and try to resist from within, the answer seems clear as far as lawyers who are needed to file cases is concerned: quit
Hard to overstate the degree to which DOJ's simple manpower bandwidth has totally collapsed, at a time when the government is being overwhelmed with litigation against its crime spree, because attorneys are quitting en masse and willing new hires are both few in number and wildly unqualified.
February 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
On the question of whether to quit over principles or stay and try to resist from within, the answer seems clear as far as lawyers who are needed to file cases is concerned: quit
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"When we ignore the abuse of incarcerated women, we establish that certain populations are outside the realm of human rights."
This is so so important. When you pick and choose who has rights, who's human enough to protect, you open the door to fascism. We *all* deserve to be safe.
This is so so important. When you pick and choose who has rights, who's human enough to protect, you open the door to fascism. We *all* deserve to be safe.
Today's post is urgent: @kwanetaharris.bsky.social writes about her abuser as an incarcerated woman: the state. Isn't she, as a woman, worthy of being defended and protected?
www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
Ain't We Women, Too?
For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"When we ignore the abuse of incarcerated women, we establish that certain populations are outside the realm of human rights."
This is so so important. When you pick and choose who has rights, who's human enough to protect, you open the door to fascism. We *all* deserve to be safe.
This is so so important. When you pick and choose who has rights, who's human enough to protect, you open the door to fascism. We *all* deserve to be safe.
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In honor of the twentieth anniversary of the publication New Black Man, I joined Mickell Carter on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to discuss the book's impact.
newbooksnetwork.com/new-black-man
newbooksnetwork.com/new-black-man
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In honor of the twentieth anniversary of the publication New Black Man, I joined Mickell Carter on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to discuss the book's impact.
newbooksnetwork.com/new-black-man
newbooksnetwork.com/new-black-man
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Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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4. I’ve spent some time tracking and attending local populist responses to ai data centers. Despite some critiques from left that it’s all repackaged “nimby bullshit” (as I’ve been told), I have seen organic multiracial coalitions on this issue. Esp. in places with strong environmental racism orgs
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
4. I’ve spent some time tracking and attending local populist responses to ai data centers. Despite some critiques from left that it’s all repackaged “nimby bullshit” (as I’ve been told), I have seen organic multiracial coalitions on this issue. Esp. in places with strong environmental racism orgs
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3. Some of the superpac organization around Ai is just about having too much money to burn.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Meta drops $65 million into super PACs to boost tech-friendly state candidates
The efforts launched last fall to counter what the company cast as a flood of overly burdensome AI bills from state governments.
www.politico.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
3. Some of the superpac organization around Ai is just about having too much money to burn.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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2. You aren’t crazy. Your local and state elections do seem even more supercharged than usual. Speculative finance means donor class has more money to spend while their national voter suppression means there are fewer races to influence.
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
Get ready for most expensive Senate race ever
Contest to replace retiring US Sen. Thom Tillis in NC is predicted to draw more money than any Senate race in history.
carolinapublicpress.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
2. You aren’t crazy. Your local and state elections do seem even more supercharged than usual. Speculative finance means donor class has more money to spend while their national voter suppression means there are fewer races to influence.
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
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And what will museums be receiving in return for handing over decades' (and even centuries') worth of cataloguing and curation to a handful of unaccountable tech firms?
News | Museums to take part in AI marketplace pilot
Creative Content Exchange aims to provide access to public data and cultural assets
Creative Content Exchange aims to provide access to public data and cultural assets
Museums to take part in AI marketplace pilot - Museums Association
Creative Content Exchange aims to provide access to public data and cultural assets
www.museumsassociation.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
And what will museums be receiving in return for handing over decades' (and even centuries') worth of cataloguing and curation to a handful of unaccountable tech firms?
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"Epstein’s network is an MRI of the establishment."
"Epstein’s most stupendous feat was to become a powerful New York insider after being registered as a sex offender."
"America’s deeper question is whether it can restore a culture of shame."
Always essential @edwardluce.bsky.social
"Epstein’s most stupendous feat was to become a powerful New York insider after being registered as a sex offender."
"America’s deeper question is whether it can restore a culture of shame."
Always essential @edwardluce.bsky.social
The Epstein rot goes deep
America must now ask itself if it can restore a culture of shame
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"Epstein’s network is an MRI of the establishment."
"Epstein’s most stupendous feat was to become a powerful New York insider after being registered as a sex offender."
"America’s deeper question is whether it can restore a culture of shame."
Always essential @edwardluce.bsky.social
"Epstein’s most stupendous feat was to become a powerful New York insider after being registered as a sex offender."
"America’s deeper question is whether it can restore a culture of shame."
Always essential @edwardluce.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...