Abbie Richards
@abbierichards.bsky.social
I research and create educational videos about misinformation, propaganda, fascism, and sometimes (unfortunately) AI
NYT opinion section defends enslaving AI should it become conscious.
Maybe one day we can talk about real problems too!!! 🤞🏻
Maybe one day we can talk about real problems too!!! 🤞🏻
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NYT opinion section defends enslaving AI should it become conscious.
Maybe one day we can talk about real problems too!!! 🤞🏻
Maybe one day we can talk about real problems too!!! 🤞🏻
It's already so weird that the people obsessed with creating all-purpose AI to be their personal slave are also obsessed with said personal slave being conscious of its enslavement.
But explicitly arguing that it'll be conscious but that shouldn't affect how you treat it is actually evil.
But explicitly arguing that it'll be conscious but that shouldn't affect how you treat it is actually evil.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's already so weird that the people obsessed with creating all-purpose AI to be their personal slave are also obsessed with said personal slave being conscious of its enslavement.
But explicitly arguing that it'll be conscious but that shouldn't affect how you treat it is actually evil.
But explicitly arguing that it'll be conscious but that shouldn't affect how you treat it is actually evil.
i was curious what the search result would be and.... woof
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i was curious what the search result would be and.... woof
Is Taylor Swift selling Nazi merch? No. Is the rise of fascism making us more susceptible to rage bait? Definitely.
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Is Taylor Swift selling Nazi merch? No. Is the rise of fascism making us more susceptible to rage bait? Definitely.
since political correctness is all topical again, here’s a video I made deep diving into how conservatives manufactured the PC panic:
youtu.be/nD1nJ7g8j94?...
youtu.be/nD1nJ7g8j94?...
How billionaires created the DEI panic
YouTube video by Media Matters
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
since political correctness is all topical again, here’s a video I made deep diving into how conservatives manufactured the PC panic:
youtu.be/nD1nJ7g8j94?...
youtu.be/nD1nJ7g8j94?...
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hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
WHAT. ARE. WE. DOING.
September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
WHAT. ARE. WE. DOING.
Update: the Guardian has added two paragraphs addressing animal agriculture's role in driving soy production.
I can't find a note regarding the edit on the article. I like the guardian (and am a subscriber) but that was an interesting choice.
The original archived version: archive.ph/kR7GV
I can't find a note regarding the edit on the article. I like the guardian (and am a subscriber) but that was an interesting choice.
The original archived version: archive.ph/kR7GV
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Update: the Guardian has added two paragraphs addressing animal agriculture's role in driving soy production.
I can't find a note regarding the edit on the article. I like the guardian (and am a subscriber) but that was an interesting choice.
The original archived version: archive.ph/kR7GV
I can't find a note regarding the edit on the article. I like the guardian (and am a subscriber) but that was an interesting choice.
The original archived version: archive.ph/kR7GV
The fact that this article on soy causing deforestation doesn't cover how all that soy is being used is a wild media failure. The vast majority (70-80%) is being fed to animals.
It's not the "world's taste for soya" it's the world's taste for meat.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It's not the "world's taste for soya" it's the world's taste for meat.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon
Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wilderness
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The fact that this article on soy causing deforestation doesn't cover how all that soy is being used is a wild media failure. The vast majority (70-80%) is being fed to animals.
It's not the "world's taste for soya" it's the world's taste for meat.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It's not the "world's taste for soya" it's the world's taste for meat.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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New from @abbierichards.bsky.social, based in part on research I provided:
TikTok Shop is now selling supplements from a company co-founded by "Plandemic" conspiracy theorist Mikki Willis.
The company claims the supplements “bulletproof your immune system,” likely in violation of TikTok rules.
TikTok Shop is now selling supplements from a company co-founded by "Plandemic" conspiracy theorist Mikki Willis.
The company claims the supplements “bulletproof your immune system,” likely in violation of TikTok rules.
TikTok Shop is selling supplements made by Plandemic filmmaker
www.mediamatters.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New from @abbierichards.bsky.social, based in part on research I provided:
TikTok Shop is now selling supplements from a company co-founded by "Plandemic" conspiracy theorist Mikki Willis.
The company claims the supplements “bulletproof your immune system,” likely in violation of TikTok rules.
TikTok Shop is now selling supplements from a company co-founded by "Plandemic" conspiracy theorist Mikki Willis.
The company claims the supplements “bulletproof your immune system,” likely in violation of TikTok rules.
New from me: a deep dive into the grifty world of measles misinformation. If you sow enough doubt and fear and confusion, you can sell more supplements to "bulletproof" your followers immune systems against measles.
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
TikTok Shop is selling supplements made by Plandemic filmmaker
www.mediamatters.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New from me: a deep dive into the grifty world of measles misinformation. If you sow enough doubt and fear and confusion, you can sell more supplements to "bulletproof" your followers immune systems against measles.
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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"fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" = well, that's the internet won for the day; logging off, ttyt
September 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" = well, that's the internet won for the day; logging off, ttyt
what can i say? i’m good at what i do
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
what can i say? i’m good at what i do
THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!
September 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!
hey i know morbid curiosity is a thing but like…. you don’t need to watch a video that you know will be gross and disturbing
September 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
hey i know morbid curiosity is a thing but like…. you don’t need to watch a video that you know will be gross and disturbing
Trump is deploying the National Guard to DC by using a classic fascist propaganda tactic: attacking homeless people
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump is deploying the National Guard to DC by using a classic fascist propaganda tactic: attacking homeless people
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Abbie is an incredibly talented scholar with a great eye for public impact.
NEW from me: TikTokers have been using tools like Google’s Veo 3 to AI-generate racist videos. The videos are garnering millions of views by bringing centuries-old racist tropes to life. It’s an actual dystopian nightmare!
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
August 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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so i’m doing some research into the ideologies driving the race for AI (especially AGI) and uhhhh wtf?!
i’ve only scraped the surface but i fear the bottom of this rabbit hole is eugenics
i’ve only scraped the surface but i fear the bottom of this rabbit hole is eugenics
August 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
so i’m doing some research into the ideologies driving the race for AI (especially AGI) and uhhhh wtf?!
i’ve only scraped the surface but i fear the bottom of this rabbit hole is eugenics
i’ve only scraped the surface but i fear the bottom of this rabbit hole is eugenics
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Reposted by Abbie Richards
My friend Chris was kidnapped by Israel for trying to bring food into Gaza and we just learnt he was beaten by Israeli police.
We demand Chris' release ASAP
We demand Chris' release ASAP
July 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My friend Chris was kidnapped by Israel for trying to bring food into Gaza and we just learnt he was beaten by Israeli police.
We demand Chris' release ASAP
We demand Chris' release ASAP
Bring Chris Smalls home SAFELY!!!! 🍉
July 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Bring Chris Smalls home SAFELY!!!! 🍉
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Racist AI videos are going viral on TikTok. Here's just a handful from the past few weeks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16o...
Racist AI Videos Are Going Viral On TikTok
YouTube video by Media Matters
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Racist AI videos are going viral on TikTok. Here's just a handful from the past few weeks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16o...
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I’ve been thinking about it a solid 24 hours or so and cannot come up with a single positive purpose for Veo and its ability to generate hyperrealistic video with a few sentences. None, nada, zilch
NEW from me: TikTokers have been using tools like Google’s Veo 3 to AI-generate racist videos. The videos are garnering millions of views by bringing centuries-old racist tropes to life. It’s an actual dystopian nightmare!
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok
www.mediamatters.org
July 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’ve been thinking about it a solid 24 hours or so and cannot come up with a single positive purpose for Veo and its ability to generate hyperrealistic video with a few sentences. None, nada, zilch
NEW from me: TikTokers have been using tools like Google’s Veo 3 to AI-generate racist videos. The videos are garnering millions of views by bringing centuries-old racist tropes to life. It’s an actual dystopian nightmare!
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok
www.mediamatters.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NEW from me: TikTokers have been using tools like Google’s Veo 3 to AI-generate racist videos. The videos are garnering millions of views by bringing centuries-old racist tropes to life. It’s an actual dystopian nightmare!
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...