C.J. Anderson
@cjanderson.bsky.social
Writer, musician, music-obsessed, father, husband, chocolatier, writing professor, soccer dad in New England. Texas ex-Pat. Against fascism. Music: Shagnastys, Transona Five, A Tandem Bike.
And it’s all trash.
A.I.-generated artists topping iTunes and Billboard charts. Podcast hosts speaking fluently for hours in languages they do not know. Dead celebrities brought back to life and filling up social-media feeds. Here are a few examples of how A.I. intersected with pop culture in 2025.
8 Ways A.I. Affected Pop Culture in 2025
No longer something off in the distance, the new technology was all over our screens this past year.
nyti.ms
December 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
And it’s all trash.
One of the most depressing things you’ll read today.
America is closing its doors to the world, sealing the border, squeezing the legal avenues to entry and sending new arrivals and longtime residents to the exits.
What a loss for us all! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
What a loss for us all! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
One of the most depressing things you’ll read today.
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More festive neighborhood decorations!
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
More festive neighborhood decorations!
Great question.
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Great question.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
FTW
Opinion | The grandchildren of immigrants are just as repugnant as the immigrants themselves. Some end up dedicating their lives to separating parents from children and sending innocent people to torture prisons.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
FTW
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Agree 100% with this.
Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Agree 100% with this.
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No
Could AI relationships actually be good for us?
Could AI relationships actually be good for us?
From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs – but it needs to be handled responsibly
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
No
A.I. is a scam.
The tech industry overpromised and underdelivered on general-purpose A.I. www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
Why A.I. Didn’t Transform Our Lives in 2025
This was supposed to be the year when autonomous agents took over everyday tasks. The tech industry overpromised and underdelivered.
www.newyorker.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A.I. is a scam.
Gross.
ICYMI — “Jared’s the INVESTOR here”
J.D. Vance referred to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as “the investor” in Gaza, as he and Witkoff cook up a scheme to enrich their families on the backs of the horrors there
And the Hunter hunters are silent🤔
J.D. Vance referred to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as “the investor” in Gaza, as he and Witkoff cook up a scheme to enrich their families on the backs of the horrors there
And the Hunter hunters are silent🤔
December 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Gross.
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Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
Massachusetts has around 6,000. While Florida has 3 times the total population, 89,000 is still a shocking number.
Florida has one of the country’s largest prison populations, with the Florida Department of Corrections incarcerating more than 89,000 individuals.
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Massachusetts has around 6,000. While Florida has 3 times the total population, 89,000 is still a shocking number.
A.I. is B.S.
Investors in the A.I.-fueled stock market have largely shrugged off warnings about a bubble, pushing share prices to repeated new highs this year. But some say the debt market is telling a different story.
As A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary
Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A.I. is B.S.
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In case you missed it: very cool interview with @katmabu.bsky.social & @drewsof.bsky.social about inspirations from Octavia Butler, Jean Auel, Pierce Brown & more:
lithub.com/kat-abughaza...
lithub.com/kat-abughaza...
Kat Abughazaleh Swears by Octavia Butler on The Lit Hub Podcast
A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Br…
lithub.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In case you missed it: very cool interview with @katmabu.bsky.social & @drewsof.bsky.social about inspirations from Octavia Butler, Jean Auel, Pierce Brown & more:
lithub.com/kat-abughaza...
lithub.com/kat-abughaza...
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“Merry Christmas to all, including the many sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein [and] attended his parties.”
–Donald J. Trump
–Donald J. Trump
December 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Merry Christmas to all, including the many sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein [and] attended his parties.”
–Donald J. Trump
–Donald J. Trump
Rage inducing BS.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Rage inducing BS.
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Nature is crazy.
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Nature is crazy.
The visiting ghosts only drove him further into madness.
Yesterday, Trump posted nearly 200 times, relentlessly pushing conspiracy theories. That’s not the behavior of someone who had a good Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The visiting ghosts only drove him further into madness.
A Mystery
Remember a few months ago, when Trump tried to tell you the Epstein saga was over? Seems it has only just begun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzwEQVJ4gOA&list=PLmHDGpDOjacoTxbrY068uPDU6lYhubjg4&index=18
The List
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A Mystery
Yeesh.
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Yeesh.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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What the holy hell is this
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What the holy hell is this
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Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/
Nope.
The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year destroyed nearly all of the Voice of America, tells the agency's few remaining journalists the White House National Security Strategy will "guide our interview subjects, story selection, and coverage going forward."
December 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Nope.