funkyquack
@funkyquack.bsky.social
Funky bird-enjoying nerd. Hobby artist, gamedev and bass player. Software gremlin.
Fuck AI and fascists
Fuck AI and fascists
Reposted by funkyquack
The Department of Homeland Security is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas demanding they unmask the people behind anti-ICE accounts.
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas demanding they unmask the people behind anti-ICE accounts.
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
Reposted by funkyquack
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by funkyquack
we need some way to get the harpers letter and entire “free speech” crowd cornered and on the record about this, i can’t deal with people being like “where are they now hmm” anymore, I need them cornered and on the record
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
we need some way to get the harpers letter and entire “free speech” crowd cornered and on the record about this, i can’t deal with people being like “where are they now hmm” anymore, I need them cornered and on the record
Reposted by funkyquack
Wonder how many more AI and Evo Psych dipshits are gonna be in here. What other fields are rife with pseudoscientific grift that needed money enough to run cover for Epsteins terrible beliefs?
Ben Goertzel, popularizer of the term AGI and creator of the Sophia robot, congratulating Jeffrey Epstein the day after Epstein was released from prison.
Goertzel is mentioned in the files nearly 800 times, including well after the Miami Herald investigation in 2018.
Goertzel is mentioned in the files nearly 800 times, including well after the Miami Herald investigation in 2018.
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Wonder how many more AI and Evo Psych dipshits are gonna be in here. What other fields are rife with pseudoscientific grift that needed money enough to run cover for Epsteins terrible beliefs?
Reposted by funkyquack
Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
Reposted by funkyquack
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
Reposted by funkyquack
In case you were wondering, yes we are still randomly blowing up boats and killing innocent people because a drunken Fox News anchor kissed Trump's ass.
#demsec #SOCOM
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
#demsec #SOCOM
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
US military kills 3 in latest attack on boat in the Caribbean
At least 133 people have been killed in US attacks on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since September.
www.aljazeera.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
In case you were wondering, yes we are still randomly blowing up boats and killing innocent people because a drunken Fox News anchor kissed Trump's ass.
#demsec #SOCOM
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
#demsec #SOCOM
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Reposted by funkyquack
Reposted by funkyquack
Great ad.
February 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Great ad.
Reposted by funkyquack
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
Reposted by funkyquack
According to a new study from a team of researchers in Europe, vibe coding is killing open-source software (OSS) and it’s happening faster than anyone predicted.
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
According to a new study from a team of researchers in Europe, vibe coding is killing open-source software (OSS) and it’s happening faster than anyone predicted.
Reposted by funkyquack
August 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Reposted by funkyquack
Missed this stream? Join us for the next one, we're live on Twitch & YouTube every week!
February 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Missed this stream? Join us for the next one, we're live on Twitch & YouTube every week!
Reposted by funkyquack
Reposted by funkyquack
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
Reposted by funkyquack
Reposted by funkyquack
The Epstein stuff is just the most obvious manifestation of the rot. It runs throughout our system now.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
February 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The Epstein stuff is just the most obvious manifestation of the rot. It runs throughout our system now.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Reposted by funkyquack
roses are red
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
roses are red
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
Reposted by funkyquack
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
Reposted by funkyquack
This is some serial killer shit.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
This is some serial killer shit.
Reposted by funkyquack
Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
Reposted by funkyquack
If one is looking for left-FP ideas from electeds in the US, could do worse than follow the lead of Ilhan Omar, who has repeatedly put forth a repeal of the Hague Invasion Act as a core necessity for international rule of law. US alignment should not function as a backstop against justice for crimes
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If one is looking for left-FP ideas from electeds in the US, could do worse than follow the lead of Ilhan Omar, who has repeatedly put forth a repeal of the Hague Invasion Act as a core necessity for international rule of law. US alignment should not function as a backstop against justice for crimes
Reposted by funkyquack
It is time for everyone to speak up. And that includes, by the way all of our ex-presidents and most of our ex-former military leaders and others who held top offices who are choosing to remain relatively quiet on the sidelines. Now is a time for all not just to speak out but to be true activists.
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It is time for everyone to speak up. And that includes, by the way all of our ex-presidents and most of our ex-former military leaders and others who held top offices who are choosing to remain relatively quiet on the sidelines. Now is a time for all not just to speak out but to be true activists.
Reposted by funkyquack
This style of light doesn't really appear in animation anymore. You know it when you see it -- it's bright, hot and almost dangerous.
Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...
Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...
February 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This style of light doesn't really appear in animation anymore. You know it when you see it -- it's bright, hot and almost dangerous.
Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...
Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...
Reposted by funkyquack
this same exact headline drops max three weeks after every platform integrates this shit. it all started being pushed at the same time too. i sort of just assumed this was already the case. i didn't know anyone needed to say it.
turns out the discord situation is worse! the company that will be doing the age verifications with IDs is Persona, a peter thiel aligned company
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
February 14, 2026 at 8:29 AM
this same exact headline drops max three weeks after every platform integrates this shit. it all started being pushed at the same time too. i sort of just assumed this was already the case. i didn't know anyone needed to say it.