An Honest Duck 🖖🏼
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Hopeful Merry wanderer of the night.
She/Her.
Header pic from: ace-geographer @ tumblr
She/Her.
Header pic from: ace-geographer @ tumblr
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Good on him.
That said, we also need to break the monopoly of Apple and Google so that authoritarian governments can't censor any app they want with two phone calls.
That said, we also need to break the monopoly of Apple and Google so that authoritarian governments can't censor any app they want with two phone calls.
New from 404 Media: the creator of ICEBlock just sued the U.S. government over it pressuring Apple to remove the app earlier this year. Says it violated his First Amendment rights. www.404media.co/iceblock-cre...
ICEBlock Creator Sues U.S. Government Over App’s Removal
The Department of Justice demanded Apple remove ICEBlock, which reports sightings of ICE officials, from its App Store. Now the creator is suing, saying the demand violated his First Amendment rights.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good on him.
That said, we also need to break the monopoly of Apple and Google so that authoritarian governments can't censor any app they want with two phone calls.
That said, we also need to break the monopoly of Apple and Google so that authoritarian governments can't censor any app they want with two phone calls.
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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“…the notion that there might be false labels could give any bad actor the ability to claim they’ve been mislabeled…the final post-truthification of a platform that long ago pivoted [to what] journalist Peter Pomerantsev [describes in] post-Soviet Russia: Nothing is true and everything is possible.”
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“…the notion that there might be false labels could give any bad actor the ability to claim they’ve been mislabeled…the final post-truthification of a platform that long ago pivoted [to what] journalist Peter Pomerantsev [describes in] post-Soviet Russia: Nothing is true and everything is possible.”
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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I think if you have to clarify that you're *not* Enron you might already be pretty fuckin cooked
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I think if you have to clarify that you're *not* Enron you might already be pretty fuckin cooked
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I think it’s so weird how people are like “but what if someone you support is in the files?!”
Yeah, we still want to know??? Because some of us actually don’t want to support folks if we find out they were actually pieces of shit!
Yeah, we still want to know??? Because some of us actually don’t want to support folks if we find out they were actually pieces of shit!
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I think it’s so weird how people are like “but what if someone you support is in the files?!”
Yeah, we still want to know??? Because some of us actually don’t want to support folks if we find out they were actually pieces of shit!
Yeah, we still want to know??? Because some of us actually don’t want to support folks if we find out they were actually pieces of shit!
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Mixtapes given to one's romantic interests or received from suitors had strange titles like (as pictured here) "Psychomorph," "Andrea's Hostage Tape," "The Moo Tape," and "Don't Lose Your Temper," because everyone had to act somewhat disinterested.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Mixtapes given to one's romantic interests or received from suitors had strange titles like (as pictured here) "Psychomorph," "Andrea's Hostage Tape," "The Moo Tape," and "Don't Lose Your Temper," because everyone had to act somewhat disinterested.
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Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Zero hyperbole here
And now, breaking news from r/SubredditDrama that reveals what looks very much like a concerted "protesters against ICE & cops kidnapping, beating, shooting, gassing & trampling their neighbors are the REAL violent ones" disinfo opp by Palantir
www.reddit.com/r/SubredditD...
And now, breaking news from r/SubredditDrama that reveals what looks very much like a concerted "protesters against ICE & cops kidnapping, beating, shooting, gassing & trampling their neighbors are the REAL violent ones" disinfo opp by Palantir
www.reddit.com/r/SubredditD...
June 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Zero hyperbole here
And now, breaking news from r/SubredditDrama that reveals what looks very much like a concerted "protesters against ICE & cops kidnapping, beating, shooting, gassing & trampling their neighbors are the REAL violent ones" disinfo opp by Palantir
www.reddit.com/r/SubredditD...
And now, breaking news from r/SubredditDrama that reveals what looks very much like a concerted "protesters against ICE & cops kidnapping, beating, shooting, gassing & trampling their neighbors are the REAL violent ones" disinfo opp by Palantir
www.reddit.com/r/SubredditD...
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If someone advocates for "protecting women's sports" from trans athletes, but they haven't mentioned the settlement — which is going to have an infinitely larger impact on women's sports — that's a pretty good sign that they don't actually give an F about women's sports. www.espn.com/college-spor...
Judge signs settlement; colleges to pay athletes
Schools are now free to begin paying their athletes directly, marking the dawn of a new era in college sports brought about by a multibillion-dollar legal settlement that was formally approved Friday.
www.espn.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If someone advocates for "protecting women's sports" from trans athletes, but they haven't mentioned the settlement — which is going to have an infinitely larger impact on women's sports — that's a pretty good sign that they don't actually give an F about women's sports. www.espn.com/college-spor...
@tamoshan70.bsky.social hope you have an amazing day🎂🎉💜
May 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
@tamoshan70.bsky.social hope you have an amazing day🎂🎉💜
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If you have a minute to spare today ⬇️
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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April 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you have a minute to spare today ⬇️
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strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government
April 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government
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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
Still unpacking from my move (I am so so so so exhausted, but also very much feel myself already healing) and... I'm never allowed to buy another notebook/journal until I've filled a bunch of these half full ones up. 🤣🙃
April 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Still unpacking from my move (I am so so so so exhausted, but also very much feel myself already healing) and... I'm never allowed to buy another notebook/journal until I've filled a bunch of these half full ones up. 🤣🙃
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"This isn’t just bad journalism. It’s a deliberate editorial choice that speaks volumes about how establishment media downplays collective action challenging power."
On Saturday, April 5, it's estimated millions of Americans took to the streets for “Hands Off!” demonstrations. Even with conservative estimates, we’re talking one of the largest mobilizations in recent American history.
But you’d barely know it happened.
But you’d barely know it happened.
Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”
Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power.
newrepublic.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"This isn’t just bad journalism. It’s a deliberate editorial choice that speaks volumes about how establishment media downplays collective action challenging power."
Alright which one of you new yorkians bought a $4k bike on my credit card?! 😒🙃
In other news, I have moved.
Fascinating how I can move from socal to midcal and it be cheaper than a bicycle.
In other news, I have moved.
Fascinating how I can move from socal to midcal and it be cheaper than a bicycle.
April 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Alright which one of you new yorkians bought a $4k bike on my credit card?! 😒🙃
In other news, I have moved.
Fascinating how I can move from socal to midcal and it be cheaper than a bicycle.
In other news, I have moved.
Fascinating how I can move from socal to midcal and it be cheaper than a bicycle.
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David Duchovny will explore real-life X-Files on his new History Channel show → cons.lv/FPKknL
March 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
David Duchovny will explore real-life X-Files on his new History Channel show → cons.lv/FPKknL
Massive Attack + Rain = perfect vibes.
March 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Massive Attack + Rain = perfect vibes.
Reminder: don't buy anything today.
February 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Reminder: don't buy anything today.
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Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place
advait.org/files/lee_20...
advait.org/files/lee_20...
advait.org
February 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place
advait.org/files/lee_20...
advait.org/files/lee_20...
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Easily the most self-consciously political performance of pop culture I’ve ever seen. Whoever directed that knew *exactly* what they were doing.
February 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Easily the most self-consciously political performance of pop culture I’ve ever seen. Whoever directed that knew *exactly* what they were doing.
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That “HE GETS US” ad is funded by an extreme right wing org. Using Johnny Cash’s cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” - a scathing critique of right-wing televangelists preying on the unwary - is a spectacular self-own.
February 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
That “HE GETS US” ad is funded by an extreme right wing org. Using Johnny Cash’s cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” - a scathing critique of right-wing televangelists preying on the unwary - is a spectacular self-own.