jon christian
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Editor at Futurism, horror/pinball enthusiast, lover of weird stuff, as previously seen in the Boston Globe, Vice, Slate, Wired etc. Please DM with tips and/or memes
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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A few thoughts on this important NYT analysis:
First, the officer who killed Good is shown running up the *passenger* side of the car seconds before he killed her. He shot her first from the front, then the driver's side. This means he *put himself* in the path of the vehicle when he shot her.
First, the officer who killed Good is shown running up the *passenger* side of the car seconds before he killed her. He shot her first from the front, then the driver's side. This means he *put himself* in the path of the vehicle when he shot her.
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A few thoughts on this important NYT analysis:
First, the officer who killed Good is shown running up the *passenger* side of the car seconds before he killed her. He shot her first from the front, then the driver's side. This means he *put himself* in the path of the vehicle when he shot her.
First, the officer who killed Good is shown running up the *passenger* side of the car seconds before he killed her. He shot her first from the front, then the driver's side. This means he *put himself* in the path of the vehicle when he shot her.
they should make the subway turnstiles "pay what you want" like a special on an indie video game
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
they should make the subway turnstiles "pay what you want" like a special on an indie video game
cropped that photo like you asked, boss
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
cropped that photo like you asked, boss
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Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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This is what people on Fox are like. People watch Fox because they like this.
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
This is what people on Fox are like. People watch Fox because they like this.
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This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
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NEW: I asked Joe Lonsdale what he meant by this endorsement of blowing up "commies." www.inc.com/sam-blum/pal...
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
NEW: I asked Joe Lonsdale what he meant by this endorsement of blowing up "commies." www.inc.com/sam-blum/pal...
went from "huh, that looks fun" to "get it away from me" for this movie simply due to its nonstop deluge of marketing materials
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
went from "huh, that looks fun" to "get it away from me" for this movie simply due to its nonstop deluge of marketing materials
our new device is retro and has no features, to connect with a simpler era. it costs $3,000
January 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
our new device is retro and has no features, to connect with a simpler era. it costs $3,000
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Light rail confirms the existence of a more sinister mode of transportation, Dark rail.
It is a stone cold *privilege* to take light rail to work this morning.
January 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Light rail confirms the existence of a more sinister mode of transportation, Dark rail.
happy birthday lauren
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
happy birthday lauren
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NEW: X/Twitters continue to freely use xAI's Grok to generate and disseminate nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of real women and underage girls.
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
NEW: X/Twitters continue to freely use xAI's Grok to generate and disseminate nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of real women and underage girls.
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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...Characters With Moustaches
January 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
...Characters With Moustaches
strikes me that Tesla's massive miscalculation isn't that a "good enough" self-driving car is impossible -- it's that AI tech has little to no scarcity, so as soon as it has a good-enough self-driving car, so do all its competitors... and killing its actual car-making business will have doomed it
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
strikes me that Tesla's massive miscalculation isn't that a "good enough" self-driving car is impossible -- it's that AI tech has little to no scarcity, so as soon as it has a good-enough self-driving car, so do all its competitors... and killing its actual car-making business will have doomed it
my context? collapsed
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
my context? collapsed
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Have to say I really admire the guy seeing all the bullets flying off Superman who is like “gonna try the flail”
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Have to say I really admire the guy seeing all the bullets flying off Superman who is like “gonna try the flail”
what am i supposed to do with this information
For those with a male perineum, there’s MOR, a device that can gently zap the area to either delay or intensify ejaculation.
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
what am i supposed to do with this information
new drag persona... Mother Sauce, a nun with a preoccupation with french cooking who wears a habit and one of those large chef hats
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
new drag persona... Mother Sauce, a nun with a preoccupation with french cooking who wears a habit and one of those large chef hats
guy who has only read "The Silmarillion" observing current events: "hmmm getting real Downfall of Númenor vibes from this"
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
guy who has only read "The Silmarillion" observing current events: "hmmm getting real Downfall of Númenor vibes from this"
break glass for emergency chocolate
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
break glass for emergency chocolate