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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 8d

this is the kind of episode that's horrifying to report on but a joy to write and even more fun to listen to lol.

wherever you get your podcasts!!

AI Prophets and Spiritual Delusions | KQED

AI delusions, chatbot psychosis, AI-induced religious mania… The phenomenon goes by many names, but the common thread is the same: someone starts talking to an AI chatbot, the conversation turns spiri...

www.kqed.org

morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 8d

in case you missed it @milesklee.bsky.social came on close all tabs to talk about ai & religion & why people keep falling into delusions after asking chatgpt if god is real

open.spotify.com/episode/664V...

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 14d

joined @morgansung.bsky.social on Close All Tabs at KQED to talk about the AI situation

AI Prophets and Spiritual Delusions | KQED

AI delusions, chatbot psychosis, AI-induced religious mania… The phenomenon goes by many names, but the common thread is the same: someone starts talking to an AI chatbot, the conversation turns spiri...

www.kqed.org

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 15d

didn't get raptured once today this is sooo embarrassing

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 16d

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

www.404media.co

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 16d

new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.

"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."

How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women

"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.

www.teenvogue.com

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 19d

and while you're at it, get the groypers & censorship breakdown here
www.kqed.org/news/1205620...

Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post | KQED

What is a “groyper?” The term began trending on Google in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirk, the right-wing podcaster and Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot last Wednesday during...

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 19d

listen here!!

aftermath.site/aftermath-ho...

What A Shock, The Government Is Scapegoating Video Games Again - Aftermath

"That nihilism isn’t really reflected or addressed in either political party"

aftermath.site

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 19d

me during my jersey shore rewatch whenever the smush room comes on screen :/

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 19d

before i went on @aftermath.site's stream yesterday, my mom insisted on hanging up her close all tabs tote lol

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 19d

every time i've liked a joke this week it's felt like this

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 19d

Following Charlie Kirk’s killing, the government is scapegoating video games again — and completely missing the mark. @nathangrayson.bsky.social and @morgansung.bsky.social explain:

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 20d

we go live in 30 minutes that's just enough time to catch up on our episode too
open.spotify.com/episode/1jrA...

Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post

open.spotify.com

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 20d

we're talking shitposts and censorship, come watch!!

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

we did a big deep dive with @aidanwalker.bsky.social explaining the meme references found on the bullet casings, the groyperfication of young people, and why this shooting was, ultimately, a shitpost: disruptive and incoherent

www.kqed.org/news/1205620...

Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post | KQED

What is a “groyper?” The term began trending on Google in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirk, the right-wing podcaster and Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot last Wednesday during...

www.kqed.org

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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 21d

This bit, that starts at 28:00 and wraps up the interview, is really well-stated and important.

Q: What is the current conversation missing by not understanding the deeply online context of this entire case?

A: I think the biggest thing "the current conversation" is missing is that it's really not the current conversation.

People who read newspapers or report for them, you know, follow this stuff from the kind of news-brained, normie side of twitter. I don't think they realize that they are just one niche of many niches on the internet. They are a pretty big niche and a pretty important niche, of course. But I don't think there's really an understanding that, you know, CNN is no longer a narrator of American life. And not just from a partisan kind of perspective, that really right-wing people or really left-wing people don't listen to CNN anymore. Totally normal people don't listen to CNN anymore, because it isn't legible to them, it doesn't make sense to them. It talks in a way that, you know, seems to not acknowledge them, or seems to treat them in a way that isn't that respectful or doesn't keep up with the times. I worry that the mainstream conversation, it isn't mainstream but it still thinks of itself as mainstream.

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Chris Egusa @goosenaut.bsky.social · 21d

Super proud of the team for pulling this together in just a few days. Always insightful to hear from @aidanwalker.bsky.social

morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

we did a big deep dive with @aidanwalker.bsky.social explaining the meme references found on the bullet casings, the groyperfication of young people, and why this shooting was, ultimately, a shitpost: disruptive and incoherent

www.kqed.org/news/1205620...

Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post | KQED

What is a “groyper?” The term began trending on Google in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirk, the right-wing podcaster and Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot last Wednesday during...

www.kqed.org

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

❤️❤️❤️

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

that's wild!! ty for this though, def gonna dive in!

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

ty!! in the rush to finish this ep i totally missed the streamer one! do you have more info about them?

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

we did it guys we explained the difference between OwO and uwu on the npr app

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

the close all tabs team hustled to get this episode out in two!! days! really really proud of us <3

www.kqed.org/news/1205620...

Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post | KQED

What is a “groyper?” The term began trending on Google in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirk, the right-wing podcaster and Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot last Wednesday during...

www.kqed.org

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 21d

we did a big deep dive with @aidanwalker.bsky.social explaining the meme references found on the bullet casings, the groyperfication of young people, and why this shooting was, ultimately, a shitpost: disruptive and incoherent

www.kqed.org/news/1205620...

Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post | KQED

What is a “groyper?” The term began trending on Google in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirk, the right-wing podcaster and Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot last Wednesday during...

www.kqed.org

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 26d

mentally preparing myself to explain groypers to my mother

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26d

Press conference announces that the shooter's bullets said:

Fired bullet:
"Notices bulges owo whats this?"

Other unfired cases:
"hey fascist! Catch! Uparrow, right arrow, three downarrow"
"O bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao"
"If you read this you are gay lmao"

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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 27d

so has anyone heard from the etsy witches lately

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