Prestidigijustin (he/him)
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It's cool to know you an do an exacutive order to undo all prior executive orders... Just a thing I am thinking about
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
It's cool to know you an do an exacutive order to undo all prior executive orders... Just a thing I am thinking about
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I also wrote a lot about libraries last year, and will continue to this year, as they're needed more than ever and are also being flooded with AI slop. This story resulted in a ton of AI books being removed from online libraries: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Public Library
Librarians say that taxpayers are already paying for low quality AI-generated ebooks in public libraries.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I also wrote a lot about libraries last year, and will continue to this year, as they're needed more than ever and are also being flooded with AI slop. This story resulted in a ton of AI books being removed from online libraries: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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And lastly, just before the end of the year I covered another hack which revealed exactly how venture capital funding is flooding TikTok with AI-generated influencers www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
And lastly, just before the end of the year I covered another hack which revealed exactly how venture capital funding is flooding TikTok with AI-generated influencers www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
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Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
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Not only is this outstanding, but it reminds me of an excellent bit by @pattonoswalt.bsky.social on the right’s strategically deploying certain language to advance discriminatory policies, and the need to look at the broader message being advanced: youtu.be/AkKo1_RP_0c?...
January 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Not only is this outstanding, but it reminds me of an excellent bit by @pattonoswalt.bsky.social on the right’s strategically deploying certain language to advance discriminatory policies, and the need to look at the broader message being advanced: youtu.be/AkKo1_RP_0c?...
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The scam website that is trying to steal money from artists is back, new logo and... very hastily made website.
Be wary of them, block and report and warn other artists.
Be wary of them, block and report and warn other artists.
January 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The scam website that is trying to steal money from artists is back, new logo and... very hastily made website.
Be wary of them, block and report and warn other artists.
Be wary of them, block and report and warn other artists.
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Some poor soul from my country is facing criminal charges for writing gay fanfiction. Just so you understand why some artists outside of the west, even if queer themselves, may be hesistant to produce queer content.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Some poor soul from my country is facing criminal charges for writing gay fanfiction. Just so you understand why some artists outside of the west, even if queer themselves, may be hesistant to produce queer content.
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Genuinely powerful words to live by.
September 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Genuinely powerful words to live by.
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This was from 2022. It was always clear that the "free speech™️" crowd were using those arguments to advance hate speech so once they were in power, they could ban and censor their political opposition.
The reactionaries are openly advocating bringing Russian and Hungarian style "gay propaganda" laws to the United States. The same people who are celebrating Musk taking over Twitter b/c of "free speech" want the government to ban and censor speech and content about LGBTQ people.
September 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This was from 2022. It was always clear that the "free speech™️" crowd were using those arguments to advance hate speech so once they were in power, they could ban and censor their political opposition.
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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...
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
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
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Do you understand that a huge portion of the wellness podcaster and influencer community is now going to be paid to push folic acid as a treatment for autism despite no actual evidence for it. This is a windfall for the supplements industry. It's all a grift.
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Do you understand that a huge portion of the wellness podcaster and influencer community is now going to be paid to push folic acid as a treatment for autism despite no actual evidence for it. This is a windfall for the supplements industry. It's all a grift.
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Good morning Bluesky !
August 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Good morning Bluesky !
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James Baldwin’s message was simple: we’re afraid of love, because we’re afraid of exposing our true selves. To manage that fear, we “other” the groups we don’t belong to in order to avoid a reckoning with ourselves.
The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin
An older generation dismissed him as passé; a newer one has recast him as a secular saint. But Baldwin’s true message remains more unsettling than either camp recognizes.
www.newyorker.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
James Baldwin’s message was simple: we’re afraid of love, because we’re afraid of exposing our true selves. To manage that fear, we “other” the groups we don’t belong to in order to avoid a reckoning with ourselves.
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Mario Kart World Illustrations
August 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Mario Kart World Illustrations
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I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con
If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.
If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.
SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con
If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.
www.comicsbeat.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
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Hulk Hogan ratted out other wrestlers attempting to unionize to save his own position and paycheck above anyone else's & gladly accepted funding from Peter Thiel for his Gawker court case that paved frequently abused legal precedents for the rich to shut down any media outlets that embarrass them.
July 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hulk Hogan ratted out other wrestlers attempting to unionize to save his own position and paycheck above anyone else's & gladly accepted funding from Peter Thiel for his Gawker court case that paved frequently abused legal precedents for the rich to shut down any media outlets that embarrass them.
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Do you ever get frustrated with your art?
Heres my take: That's not only normal, it’s an essential part of the creative process. I believe that you can develop a positive relationship with it, and use it as a guide to solve problems in your art - leading to better art and a more enjoyable process!
Heres my take: That's not only normal, it’s an essential part of the creative process. I believe that you can develop a positive relationship with it, and use it as a guide to solve problems in your art - leading to better art and a more enjoyable process!
July 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Do you ever get frustrated with your art?
Heres my take: That's not only normal, it’s an essential part of the creative process. I believe that you can develop a positive relationship with it, and use it as a guide to solve problems in your art - leading to better art and a more enjoyable process!
Heres my take: That's not only normal, it’s an essential part of the creative process. I believe that you can develop a positive relationship with it, and use it as a guide to solve problems in your art - leading to better art and a more enjoyable process!
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Might be a good time to remind folks of the No ICE in California itch bundle raising funds for the immigrant defenders law center (or you can donate to them directly) itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Might be a good time to remind folks of the No ICE in California itch bundle raising funds for the immigrant defenders law center (or you can donate to them directly) itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...
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I think one underdiscussed reason that people are gravitating towards these games is because they ask so little of your life *going forward*, too.
Most of them don’t have XP, or battle passes.
For almost any larger multiplayer effort that’s coming out these days, who could claim the same?
Most of them don’t have XP, or battle passes.
For almost any larger multiplayer effort that’s coming out these days, who could claim the same?
Don't call 'em "friendslop": Just because low-budget games like Lethal Company and Peak are popular and played with friends doesn't mean they're slop, Bee Wertheimer writes. www.endlessmode.com/article/not-...
Not Every Co-Op Game is "Friendslop"
Just because low-budget games like Lethal Company and Peak are popular and played with friends doesn't mean they're slop,
www.endlessmode.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I think one underdiscussed reason that people are gravitating towards these games is because they ask so little of your life *going forward*, too.
Most of them don’t have XP, or battle passes.
For almost any larger multiplayer effort that’s coming out these days, who could claim the same?
Most of them don’t have XP, or battle passes.
For almost any larger multiplayer effort that’s coming out these days, who could claim the same?
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excellent thread. this shit is hard and people's money is limited.
that's not to say there's not a FUTURE where small/new sites grow big enough to hire staffs and in some small way replace what we've lost.
but for now? shit is hard.
that's not to say there's not a FUTURE where small/new sites grow big enough to hire staffs and in some small way replace what we've lost.
but for now? shit is hard.
As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)
July 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
excellent thread. this shit is hard and people's money is limited.
that's not to say there's not a FUTURE where small/new sites grow big enough to hire staffs and in some small way replace what we've lost.
but for now? shit is hard.
that's not to say there's not a FUTURE where small/new sites grow big enough to hire staffs and in some small way replace what we've lost.
but for now? shit is hard.
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Everyone should be making noise about this huge media scandal in the New York Times. While Trump makes money off of frivolous lawsuits against CBS, ABC, etc, the Times is getting away with an anti-Mamdani hit job fed to them by a far right ‘race science’ guy, who they kept anonymous!
New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece
New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece
The paper granted the source of the hacked documents anonymity. That person is a known enthusiast of race science.
The post New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
July 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Everyone should be making noise about this huge media scandal in the New York Times. While Trump makes money off of frivolous lawsuits against CBS, ABC, etc, the Times is getting away with an anti-Mamdani hit job fed to them by a far right ‘race science’ guy, who they kept anonymous!