Karl Bode
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lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
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Is the Washington Post’s editorial board intentionally infuriating WaPo readers? If so, it’s working. https://presswatchers.org/2025/12/washington-post-readers-revolt-against-bezoss-editorial-board/
Washington Post readers revolt against Bezos’s editorial board | Press Watch
The AI summaries of reader comments have become a must read
presswatchers.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Is the Washington Post’s editorial board intentionally infuriating WaPo readers? If so, it’s working. https://presswatchers.org/2025/12/washington-post-readers-revolt-against-bezoss-editorial-board/
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It is hard to overstate how shallow and embarrassing the Washington Post Editorial Board's analysis is whenver it tries to write about the law. They don't make arguments so much as they crank out half-assed jumbles of buzzwords that they hope will make Jeff Bezos happy. Don't care for it at all!
The Washington Post Editorial Board Is Spectacularly Awful at Legal Analysis
Since Bezos overhauled the board earlier this year, it has been very good at cranking out billionaire-friendly propaganda. It is quite bad at everything else.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It is hard to overstate how shallow and embarrassing the Washington Post Editorial Board's analysis is whenver it tries to write about the law. They don't make arguments so much as they crank out half-assed jumbles of buzzwords that they hope will make Jeff Bezos happy. Don't care for it at all!
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To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
hey yeah what's the status on this hot take
Any comment? @eliotacohen.bsky.social
again, the press' failure in this moment is so severe, profound, and widespread that it almost doesn't feel real
December 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
hey yeah what's the status on this hot take
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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“The work was emotionally exhausting, with chat users confiding intimate details about their real-life relationships, as well as their own emotional trauma, falsely believing they were talking to an unfeeling AI chatbot.”
AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.
futurism.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The work was emotionally exhausting, with chat users confiding intimate details about their real-life relationships, as well as their own emotional trauma, falsely believing they were talking to an unfeeling AI chatbot.”
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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I wrote this at the beginning of the year, and U.S. media (CBS, CNN) has gotten dramatically worse since then
America’s Right-Wing Propaganda Problem Might Be Terminal - Dame Magazine
America’s descent into mass delusion isn’t happenstance. The demise of courageous journalism isn’t a happy accident. Its replacement with engagement-chasing infotainment and propaganda isn’t an error....
www.damemagazine.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I wrote this at the beginning of the year, and U.S. media (CBS, CNN) has gotten dramatically worse since then
the brunchlord editors at outlets like the NYT and Atlantic prioritize lazy contrarian trolling to goose engagement, and it's tiring how much attention and mindshare oxygen it sucks out of the room
ah yes, all workers should have the right to hurl racial slurs at black customers
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
the brunchlord editors at outlets like the NYT and Atlantic prioritize lazy contrarian trolling to goose engagement, and it's tiring how much attention and mindshare oxygen it sucks out of the room
you could dig through thousands of stories from this "affordability" news cycle and not find a SINGLE ONE that lays any of the blame at the feet of consolidated corporate power or its relentless quest to completely defang regulatory oversight
not one!
It's utterly pathological
not one!
It's utterly pathological
affordability - Google Search
www.google.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
you could dig through thousands of stories from this "affordability" news cycle and not find a SINGLE ONE that lays any of the blame at the feet of consolidated corporate power or its relentless quest to completely defang regulatory oversight
not one!
It's utterly pathological
not one!
It's utterly pathological
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Sorry, but working class solidarity is not compatible with, nor should it be tolerant of, screaming racial slurs
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Sorry, but working class solidarity is not compatible with, nor should it be tolerant of, screaming racial slurs
The U.S. political press has spent this entire "affordability" news cycle comically trying to avoid having any real conversation about unchecked corporate power or its corrupt defanging of the regulatory state
Democrats think they’ve found their 2026 message — and Miami just backed it up
In races across the country, Democrats focused on promises to make life more affordable — even as they offered contrasting approaches.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The U.S. political press has spent this entire "affordability" news cycle comically trying to avoid having any real conversation about unchecked corporate power or its corrupt defanging of the regulatory state
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"no keyword suppression or manual downranking" is the least compelling offer imaginable... oh so you won't be paying people to manually perform targeted suppression behind the scenes, I guess that means X, The Everything App really is a fair and balanced public town square now
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"no keyword suppression or manual downranking" is the least compelling offer imaginable... oh so you won't be paying people to manually perform targeted suppression behind the scenes, I guess that means X, The Everything App really is a fair and balanced public town square now
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
and we haven't really even BEGUN to see the real-world impact of lobotomizing the entirety of regulatory autonomy yet
NEW POLL: Trump at an all-time low on the economy.
Instead of waking up and doing the right thing for Americans, he’s bellyaching about why we aren’t grateful for the stock market that we’ve watched him manipulate for his rich buddies with his on-and-off tariffs.
The disconnect in one graphic.
Instead of waking up and doing the right thing for Americans, he’s bellyaching about why we aren’t grateful for the stock market that we’ve watched him manipulate for his rich buddies with his on-and-off tariffs.
The disconnect in one graphic.
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
and we haven't really even BEGUN to see the real-world impact of lobotomizing the entirety of regulatory autonomy yet
but your website is owned by, and swarming with, white supremacists and fascist propagandists
how about you eat shit
how about you eat shit
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking (Alex Heath/Sources)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
but your website is owned by, and swarming with, white supremacists and fascist propagandists
how about you eat shit
how about you eat shit
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Trump's F.D.A. just withdrew a rule to require testing cosmetics made with talc for asbestos, a known carcinogen. That people will be putting on their bodies.
Where are the MAHA moms now?
Where are the MAHA moms now?
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump's F.D.A. just withdrew a rule to require testing cosmetics made with talc for asbestos, a known carcinogen. That people will be putting on their bodies.
Where are the MAHA moms now?
Where are the MAHA moms now?
the president of the United States has no idea how anything (except sexual harassment and real estate fraud) actually works, episode 7,000
Donald Trump reminds the entire world he has no idea what 6G means
He thinks it’s… video quality?
www.theverge.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
the president of the United States has no idea how anything (except sexual harassment and real estate fraud) actually works, episode 7,000
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there’s a lot of irony around how writing a genuinely good prompt for LLMs requires the exact kind of clarity and precision in communication that is taught by good (human) writing instructors - who have now almost all been laid off by college admins
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
there’s a lot of irony around how writing a genuinely good prompt for LLMs requires the exact kind of clarity and precision in communication that is taught by good (human) writing instructors - who have now almost all been laid off by college admins
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
we did it
we're great again
we're great again
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
we did it
we're great again
we're great again
I like how Zuck gets to be included in this despite the fact his contribution has largely involved setting billions of dollars on fire so that Facebook can put incorrect synopses below clickbait garbage
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I like how Zuck gets to be included in this despite the fact his contribution has largely involved setting billions of dollars on fire so that Facebook can put incorrect synopses below clickbait garbage