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/2 Anyway, America was never about everyone loving liberty; America was always about enough people loving liberty and being willing to defend it to keep down the people with totalitarian souls.
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
/2 Anyway, America was never about everyone loving liberty; America was always about enough people loving liberty and being willing to defend it to keep down the people with totalitarian souls.
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Great read
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Great read
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Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord.
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
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discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord.
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
Very good write up on the mess that is macOS 26 menus: “if you can’t find a good metaphor, using no icon is better than using a bad, confusing, or nonsensical icon.”
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Very good write up on the mess that is macOS 26 menus: “if you can’t find a good metaphor, using no icon is better than using a bad, confusing, or nonsensical icon.”
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
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The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
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what if--hear me out--Venezuelans run Venezuela?
Trump: We're running Venezuela
Rubio: We're not running Venezuela
Miller: Maybe I'll run Venezuela
Rubio: We're not running Venezuela
Miller: Maybe I'll run Venezuela
U.S. plan to ‘run’ Venezuela clouded in confusion
In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
what if--hear me out--Venezuelans run Venezuela?
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
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It’s that time again.
![Two panels from Twin peaks: the return
Top panel: What year is it?
Bottom panel: [screaming]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3jfzwj56qsjgwkjmtf7scagx/bafkreibvrdck6fgxpjey5brda43bxb6w7trpj43oipoxrjikcl6atjs6qa@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
It’s that time again.
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anyone else feeling deeply discouraged and quintessentially bilbo baggins-ish, like butter scraped over too much bread?
December 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
anyone else feeling deeply discouraged and quintessentially bilbo baggins-ish, like butter scraped over too much bread?
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I bet the following year’s Nakatomi Corporation office Christmas party had a way different vibe.
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I bet the following year’s Nakatomi Corporation office Christmas party had a way different vibe.
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Do you remember the famous #Earthrise photo from #Apollo8? On Christmas Eve in 1968, William Anders turned his camera toward Earth and captured the legendary photo. It showed humans a new perspective, with the moon in the foreground and Earth floating in distant space. 🌎🚀🔭📸
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📸 NASA.
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📸 NASA.
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Do you remember the famous #Earthrise photo from #Apollo8? On Christmas Eve in 1968, William Anders turned his camera toward Earth and captured the legendary photo. It showed humans a new perspective, with the moon in the foreground and Earth floating in distant space. 🌎🚀🔭📸
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📸 NASA.
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📸 NASA.
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
You can’t stop the signal.
Garry Newman of Garry's Mod is letting me host a mirror to the original video here:
cdn.sbox.game/asset/814e5f...
cdn.sbox.game/asset/814e5f...
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
You can’t stop the signal.
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the kids on my block take pictures with 2000's digital cameras and polaroids because they "look more real." I thought it was sort of a philosophical problem until i started to think about the fast that these devices aren't just passive lenses.
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
the kids on my block take pictures with 2000's digital cameras and polaroids because they "look more real." I thought it was sort of a philosophical problem until i started to think about the fast that these devices aren't just passive lenses.
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going