Bill Buster
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Adulthood is overrated. Artist, Actor, Home Rehabber. Out there.
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“His directorial debut, ‘Titicut Follies’ (1967), a harrowing portrait of the Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane in Massachusetts, remains the only film ever banned in the US for reasons other than obscenity, immorality or national security.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
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February 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“His directorial debut, ‘Titicut Follies’ (1967), a harrowing portrait of the Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane in Massachusetts, remains the only film ever banned in the US for reasons other than obscenity, immorality or national security.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
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Good thing Fox doesn’t do this.
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Good thing Fox doesn’t do this.
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all the worst companies are pushing ai on us. you can judge just how fucked up their business model is against you by how hard they're pushing it.
facebook, adobe, google, amazon, apple... the list is growing fast because billionaires are getting more and more desperate to earn from it.
facebook, adobe, google, amazon, apple... the list is growing fast because billionaires are getting more and more desperate to earn from it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
all the worst companies are pushing ai on us. you can judge just how fucked up their business model is against you by how hard they're pushing it.
facebook, adobe, google, amazon, apple... the list is growing fast because billionaires are getting more and more desperate to earn from it.
facebook, adobe, google, amazon, apple... the list is growing fast because billionaires are getting more and more desperate to earn from it.
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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NEW: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the slavery exhibits removed from the President's House in Philadelphia.
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
www.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
NEW: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the slavery exhibits removed from the President's House in Philadelphia.
Bow down before these adorable murder mittens! 🐈⬛
February 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Bow down before these adorable murder mittens! 🐈⬛
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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Agreed. And not just AOC, our political press learned over two presidential cycles that going after women every day while giving an unqualified dude a full pass is good for business. This is not a reason a woman shouldn’t run in 2028, just to say that the playing field will be staggeringly uneven.
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Agreed. And not just AOC, our political press learned over two presidential cycles that going after women every day while giving an unqualified dude a full pass is good for business. This is not a reason a woman shouldn’t run in 2028, just to say that the playing field will be staggeringly uneven.
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After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States.
“It’s too late for preventative antifascism,” he said. “I think we’re in a new era.”
“It’s too late for preventative antifascism,” he said. “I think we’re in a new era.”
He studies fascism. Is he now living through it?
After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States. "It's too late for preventative antifascism," he said. "I think we're in a new era."
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States.
“It’s too late for preventative antifascism,” he said. “I think we’re in a new era.”
“It’s too late for preventative antifascism,” he said. “I think we’re in a new era.”
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I don’t think Waymos know what to do in floods. This one appears to have just stopped in the middle of Melrose 😞
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I don’t think Waymos know what to do in floods. This one appears to have just stopped in the middle of Melrose 😞
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This is why the phrase comes up in so many of the things I've written about AI.
AI does three main things:
1) dismantle the institutions necessary for democratic society to thrive
2) transfer wealth upwards
3) create the permission structure for (1) and (2)
AI does three main things:
1) dismantle the institutions necessary for democratic society to thrive
2) transfer wealth upwards
3) create the permission structure for (1) and (2)
February 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This is why the phrase comes up in so many of the things I've written about AI.
AI does three main things:
1) dismantle the institutions necessary for democratic society to thrive
2) transfer wealth upwards
3) create the permission structure for (1) and (2)
AI does three main things:
1) dismantle the institutions necessary for democratic society to thrive
2) transfer wealth upwards
3) create the permission structure for (1) and (2)
JFC
A simple ? from Wajahat Ali pushes Hakeem Jeffries into a crashout:
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
JFC
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Friends: for the last four years, my friend Adam has been helping a family evacuated from Kabul. The dad served alongside US military. Their green cards stalled and they now face deportation. We’re raising funds for legal help to file asylum and keep them safe.
Please consider giving and sharing:
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Donate to Support Legal Aid for Afghan Family's Asylum, organized by Adam Goldstein
The Afghan family of five I have been working with since 2021 needs help. … Adam Goldstein needs your support for Support Legal Aid for Afghan Family's Asylum
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February 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Friends: for the last four years, my friend Adam has been helping a family evacuated from Kabul. The dad served alongside US military. Their green cards stalled and they now face deportation. We’re raising funds for legal help to file asylum and keep them safe.
Please consider giving and sharing:
Please consider giving and sharing:
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When I say the GOP can survive or the Republic can survive but not both, what I mean is that if the GOP remains in power your life will become unrecognizable to you.
I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
February 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
When I say the GOP can survive or the Republic can survive but not both, what I mean is that if the GOP remains in power your life will become unrecognizable to you.
Agreed! His easy charisma was also a huge asset.
I don't know anything technical about drumming, or almost anything. But what I'll say about Ringo is that there are few to no Beatles songs where he doesn't make the song better. So there may be better drummers, but none that have done better drumming.
What if The Beatles never had Ringo? 😢 #thebeatles #ringostarr #drummer #drums #fyp
TikTok video by Will Brooks 🥁
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February 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Agreed! His easy charisma was also a huge asset.
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"The earths forest fire. potentially a good thing for the species."
Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve "Overpopulation"
Recently spotted emails from 2016 show Jeffrey Epstein suggesting that climate change could be the answer to "overpopulation."
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February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"The earths forest fire. potentially a good thing for the species."
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This is Lil Cat.
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
This is Lil Cat.
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
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Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
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Here’s a petition open to anyone in Ohio who wants to see Les Wexner’s name removed from Ohio State University buildings and organizations.
www.change.org/p/open-lette...
www.change.org/p/open-lette...
Sign the Petition
OPEN LETTER: Ohioans Demand OSU Remove Les Wexner's Name from all Buildings and Orgs
www.change.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Here’s a petition open to anyone in Ohio who wants to see Les Wexner’s name removed from Ohio State University buildings and organizations.
www.change.org/p/open-lette...
www.change.org/p/open-lette...
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February 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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I have promised Toots Shor menu pics. The date was Thursday, August 26, 1943. Enjoy a sauerkraut juice cocktail while you read. #VintageMenu #TootsShor
February 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I have promised Toots Shor menu pics. The date was Thursday, August 26, 1943. Enjoy a sauerkraut juice cocktail while you read. #VintageMenu #TootsShor
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Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?
A female ICE thug posing as a distressed motorist in neighborhoods of Brooklyn Park (63% non-white), MN, to entrap good samaritans. This is the same MO Ted Bundy used to lure his victims to their demise.
February 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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It's also worth remembering that this narrative is Nazi in a way that actually pre-dates the Holocaust.
Hitler rose to power telling a story of a Germany shackled by guilt and shame (and of course the material concessions fallout) from WWI
Hitler rose to power telling a story of a Germany shackled by guilt and shame (and of course the material concessions fallout) from WWI
This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It's also worth remembering that this narrative is Nazi in a way that actually pre-dates the Holocaust.
Hitler rose to power telling a story of a Germany shackled by guilt and shame (and of course the material concessions fallout) from WWI
Hitler rose to power telling a story of a Germany shackled by guilt and shame (and of course the material concessions fallout) from WWI