An Existential Lil Guy
@existentiallilguy.bsky.social
He/Him * Lover of Movies 🎬, Games 🎮, Music 🎶 , and Art 🎨. Staunchly anti-AI 🚫🤖.
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You’ve held your action for the right moment: Now is the time to act.
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You’ve held your action for the right moment: Now is the time to act.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket joins the pod to talk about indie journalism, the industry, and what's going on in the federal government
Podcast: Marisa Kabas on Landing Big Scoops as an Independent Journalist
Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket joins the pod to talk about indie journalism, the industry, and what's going on in the federal government
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket joins the pod to talk about indie journalism, the industry, and what's going on in the federal government
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we are making a print zine (!!!) about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology.
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
we are making a print zine (!!!) about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology.
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Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
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Interesting 180° difference in how the Illinois AG handles wage theft versus, say, “organized retail theft,” which includes a multi-agency “task force,” $5 million per year to cops for spy tools, a PR machine, & tons of low-level arrests for property crimes, while biz owners stiff workers & walk.
We observed lawyers from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office who showed up to wage theft court hearings unprepared. Since 1993, more than 300 cases were initially dismissed because no one from the Attorney General’s Office showed up at all. (with @crainschicago.bsky.social) buff.ly/WJHXcax
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Interesting 180° difference in how the Illinois AG handles wage theft versus, say, “organized retail theft,” which includes a multi-agency “task force,” $5 million per year to cops for spy tools, a PR machine, & tons of low-level arrests for property crimes, while biz owners stiff workers & walk.
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Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Throwing another group under the bus to try and appease fascists has never worked
NYT: Ramaswamy Challenges Surging Bigotry on the Right
the actual speech: unamerican transgenders murdered charlie kirk and we all love to hate them don't we folks
the actual speech: unamerican transgenders murdered charlie kirk and we all love to hate them don't we folks
December 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Throwing another group under the bus to try and appease fascists has never worked
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"...you’d often hear whispers of 'La Migra,' but never too loud for fear it would show up in your home. La Migra was a first-generation immigrant child’s version of the bogeyman. La Migra didn’t lurk in dark corners — it showed up at your house and took your parents away."
via @cindylu7.bsky.social
via @cindylu7.bsky.social
How I reported on immigration as a daughter of immigrants
Life experiences shape personal opinions that journalists set aside as they seek facts. But those experiences also help them connect with people with similar backgrounds.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"...you’d often hear whispers of 'La Migra,' but never too loud for fear it would show up in your home. La Migra was a first-generation immigrant child’s version of the bogeyman. La Migra didn’t lurk in dark corners — it showed up at your house and took your parents away."
via @cindylu7.bsky.social
via @cindylu7.bsky.social
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The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to denaturalize 100 to 200 U.S. citizens per month.
“Terror & Fear”: Trump Moves to Denaturalize Citizens, End Birthright Citizenship, Halt Visa Lottery
The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to strip more naturalized immigrants of their U.S. citizenship, with The New York Times reporting that officials are seeking 100 to 200 cases per month. ...
www.democracynow.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to denaturalize 100 to 200 U.S. citizens per month.
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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We get an update on the extraordinary case of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland father who first made headlines in March when he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family, But Trump Admin Threatens to Jail & Deport Him Again
We get an update on the extraordinary case of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland father who first made headlines in March when he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and held in the notorious CECOT...
www.democracynow.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We get an update on the extraordinary case of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland father who first made headlines in March when he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
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It was almost as if they never left. But Chicago has remained alert, even as Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and his agents sweep in and out of town. Story with @aliceyin.bsky.social
and @taliasoglin.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/c...
and @taliasoglin.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/c...
Chicago remains alert, even as Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and his agents sweep in and out of town
When Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a throng of masked federal agents returned to Chicago in a flash Tuesday, city residents were ready.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It was almost as if they never left. But Chicago has remained alert, even as Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and his agents sweep in and out of town. Story with @aliceyin.bsky.social
and @taliasoglin.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/c...
and @taliasoglin.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/c...
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icymi: cook county is making modern, humane jails for young people
3/ chief judge charles beach announced the addition of a new senior-level role in his office that will oversee the county's youth legal system.
the plan to create a new director of juvenile services, he says, will "modernize and humanize" youth jailing in cook county.
the plan to create a new director of juvenile services, he says, will "modernize and humanize" youth jailing in cook county.
Make It Make Sense: Greg Bovino is back
Plus: city budget negotiations come down to the wire and the chief judge’s plan to ”humanize” Cook County’s youth jail.
chicagoreader.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
icymi: cook county is making modern, humane jails for young people
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Chile's next president José Antonio Kast will be the most right-wing leader since U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose bloody rule he has praised.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/17/chile_election
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/17/chile_election
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Chile's next president José Antonio Kast will be the most right-wing leader since U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose bloody rule he has praised.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/17/chile_election
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/17/chile_election
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Still blown away by how blatantly Trump says the quiet part loud about U.S. imperialism. No spin, no appeal to protecting democracy or freedom or whatever, just straight up, "yes we want their oil and land and we're going to attack them until they give it to us."
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Still blown away by how blatantly Trump says the quiet part loud about U.S. imperialism. No spin, no appeal to protecting democracy or freedom or whatever, just straight up, "yes we want their oil and land and we're going to attack them until they give it to us."
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literally your government making hit lists
ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
ICE Accidentally Publishes A 'Watch List' Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do - Above the Law
This is... disturbing.
abovethelaw.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
literally your government making hit lists
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Fears of losing federal funding or visas, being fired, and other retaliation are silencing sources and reshaping journalism.
Watch our latest event about how reporters are keeping whistleblowers and vulnerable sources safe in today’s climate of fear.
Watch our latest event about how reporters are keeping whistleblowers and vulnerable sources safe in today’s climate of fear.
Journalists warn of silenced sources
From federal agencies to college campuses, fear is reshaping sources’ willingness to talk to the press
freedom.press
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Fears of losing federal funding or visas, being fired, and other retaliation are silencing sources and reshaping journalism.
Watch our latest event about how reporters are keeping whistleblowers and vulnerable sources safe in today’s climate of fear.
Watch our latest event about how reporters are keeping whistleblowers and vulnerable sources safe in today’s climate of fear.
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If you told me a year ago this might be a thing, I would have laughed it off as an ludicrous Orwelian nightmare.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you told me a year ago this might be a thing, I would have laughed it off as an ludicrous Orwelian nightmare.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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With OpenAI investment, Disney will officially begin putting AI slop into its flagship streaming product.
Disney Invests $1 Billion in the AI Slopification of Its Brand
With OpenAI investment, Disney will officially begin putting AI slop into its flagship streaming product.
www.404media.co
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
With OpenAI investment, Disney will officially begin putting AI slop into its flagship streaming product.