Alex Arrelia
@alexarrelia.bsky.social
genderqueer punk, anarchist court jester, writer | make Art, kill AI
I think Alex Garland’s assessment of the tech industry in Devs is exactly right:
These people think they’re building a digital Kwisatz Haderach that, by simultaneously containing all knowledge, transcends causality and attains machine godhood.
When I say Butlerian Jihad I mean that literally.
These people think they’re building a digital Kwisatz Haderach that, by simultaneously containing all knowledge, transcends causality and attains machine godhood.
When I say Butlerian Jihad I mean that literally.
January 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I think Alex Garland’s assessment of the tech industry in Devs is exactly right:
These people think they’re building a digital Kwisatz Haderach that, by simultaneously containing all knowledge, transcends causality and attains machine godhood.
When I say Butlerian Jihad I mean that literally.
These people think they’re building a digital Kwisatz Haderach that, by simultaneously containing all knowledge, transcends causality and attains machine godhood.
When I say Butlerian Jihad I mean that literally.
She’s hysterically funny.
What? What?
You’re deporting people to concentration camps right now as we speak, what do you mean it failed???
What? What?
You’re deporting people to concentration camps right now as we speak, what do you mean it failed???
But the attack failed because of the courage of public servants who gave proof through the night that our flag was still there by refusing to bend to pressure, threats, or intimidation. On that day, the Constitution held and we kept the Republic.
January 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
She’s hysterically funny.
What? What?
You’re deporting people to concentration camps right now as we speak, what do you mean it failed???
What? What?
You’re deporting people to concentration camps right now as we speak, what do you mean it failed???
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
January 6th was less of a “riot” and more of a putsch, but Americans don’t delineate because they prefer to downplay.
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
January 6th was less of a “riot” and more of a putsch, but Americans don’t delineate because they prefer to downplay.
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The Jan 6 riot was successful. Maybe this will put to bed the constant admonition that "riots don't work."
January 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The Jan 6 riot was successful. Maybe this will put to bed the constant admonition that "riots don't work."
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Multiple polls have found that a majority of Canadians support stronger ties with Europe, and reduced reliance on the US, e.g. cultmtl.com/2025/07/cana...
Canadians want closer military ties with Europe, less reliance on the United States
A new study has found that Canadians want Canada to have closer military ties with Europe through Readiness 2030, with less reliance on the United States.
cultmtl.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Multiple polls have found that a majority of Canadians support stronger ties with Europe, and reduced reliance on the US, e.g. cultmtl.com/2025/07/cana...
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Carney isn't just failing Canada, he's failing the world. If we don't stand for democracy and a rules-based international order, why would any other country come to Canada's defence when we need it?
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Carney isn't just failing Canada, he's failing the world. If we don't stand for democracy and a rules-based international order, why would any other country come to Canada's defence when we need it?
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I often wonder if Americans know that their country is unusually bloodthirsty
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I often wonder if Americans know that their country is unusually bloodthirsty
It is immediately obvious to me, as a professional branding consultant, that part of the reason the Mamdani campaign was so successful was the fact that he hired people who understand digital marketing. Even the graphic design was meant to appeal to voters, not to simply project legitimacy.
i just cant tell you how important it is for democrats to bring some people on who understand how political media works in 2026
the problem is that the dem consulting industrialization complex is more about giving your friends jobs than winning elections
the problem is that the dem consulting industrialization complex is more about giving your friends jobs than winning elections
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It is immediately obvious to me, as a professional branding consultant, that part of the reason the Mamdani campaign was so successful was the fact that he hired people who understand digital marketing. Even the graphic design was meant to appeal to voters, not to simply project legitimacy.
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i just cant tell you how important it is for democrats to bring some people on who understand how political media works in 2026
the problem is that the dem consulting industrialization complex is more about giving your friends jobs than winning elections
the problem is that the dem consulting industrialization complex is more about giving your friends jobs than winning elections
January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
i just cant tell you how important it is for democrats to bring some people on who understand how political media works in 2026
the problem is that the dem consulting industrialization complex is more about giving your friends jobs than winning elections
the problem is that the dem consulting industrialization complex is more about giving your friends jobs than winning elections
I need companies to understand that I will never download an app to track a package.
Not ever. Not in a million years.
Not ever. Not in a million years.
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I need companies to understand that I will never download an app to track a package.
Not ever. Not in a million years.
Not ever. Not in a million years.
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you can tell The Economy is doing Great when soup and tuna are under alarmed doors
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
you can tell The Economy is doing Great when soup and tuna are under alarmed doors
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Wishing all white supremacists a pleasant die in a ditch
January 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Wishing all white supremacists a pleasant die in a ditch
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Denmark is a NATO ally. Talking about annexing Greenland is insane.
Every pundit, think tanker, “professional”, etc. who whitewashes it should never be close to power again.
Every pundit, think tanker, “professional”, etc. who whitewashes it should never be close to power again.
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Denmark is a NATO ally. Talking about annexing Greenland is insane.
Every pundit, think tanker, “professional”, etc. who whitewashes it should never be close to power again.
Every pundit, think tanker, “professional”, etc. who whitewashes it should never be close to power again.
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This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
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In a few years we're all going to see one of the worst graphs we've ever seen
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
In a few years we're all going to see one of the worst graphs we've ever seen
The show y’all really need to reboot is “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” so at least someone can be on the front lines of teaching American kids geography…
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The show y’all really need to reboot is “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” so at least someone can be on the front lines of teaching American kids geography…
I think people who write “top 100” lists are energy vampires.
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people who write “top 100” lists are energy vampires.
My partner just texted me
”life’s too short not to get the cheese you want”
And I mean, he’s right.
”life’s too short not to get the cheese you want”
And I mean, he’s right.
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My partner just texted me
”life’s too short not to get the cheese you want”
And I mean, he’s right.
”life’s too short not to get the cheese you want”
And I mean, he’s right.
Tostitos have become objectively shit, right? It can’t just be me, stale is their default state now.
I don’t want to buy the expensive bougie tortilla chips, so help me, but nor do I want to eat tasteless garbage 🙃 everything is degrading around us…
I don’t want to buy the expensive bougie tortilla chips, so help me, but nor do I want to eat tasteless garbage 🙃 everything is degrading around us…
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Tostitos have become objectively shit, right? It can’t just be me, stale is their default state now.
I don’t want to buy the expensive bougie tortilla chips, so help me, but nor do I want to eat tasteless garbage 🙃 everything is degrading around us…
I don’t want to buy the expensive bougie tortilla chips, so help me, but nor do I want to eat tasteless garbage 🙃 everything is degrading around us…
A therapist I follow said “presenting as non threatening is not a personality trait, it is an ongoing task” and I felt that.
I’ve spent the last 40 fucking years trying to appear more femme, more agreeable, and more delicate because otherwise I was treated as unworthy of love. I’m done with that.
I’ve spent the last 40 fucking years trying to appear more femme, more agreeable, and more delicate because otherwise I was treated as unworthy of love. I’m done with that.
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A therapist I follow said “presenting as non threatening is not a personality trait, it is an ongoing task” and I felt that.
I’ve spent the last 40 fucking years trying to appear more femme, more agreeable, and more delicate because otherwise I was treated as unworthy of love. I’m done with that.
I’ve spent the last 40 fucking years trying to appear more femme, more agreeable, and more delicate because otherwise I was treated as unworthy of love. I’m done with that.
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When Elon changed the name of Twitter to X everyone was like "what the fuck, that sounds like the name of a website for extremely illegal pornography made by and for nazis"
And behold what it became.
Nominative determinism go ew
And behold what it became.
Nominative determinism go ew
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
When Elon changed the name of Twitter to X everyone was like "what the fuck, that sounds like the name of a website for extremely illegal pornography made by and for nazis"
And behold what it became.
Nominative determinism go ew
And behold what it became.
Nominative determinism go ew
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Hey it’s 2026 I’m told. So this thing is coming at your face soon.
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Hey it’s 2026 I’m told. So this thing is coming at your face soon.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations