Chad Loder
@chadloder.bsky.social
Community activist, cybersecurity expert, citizen journalist based in Los Angeles. 🌴☀️ they/them
I opened my home to some unhoused homies who needed shelter
Reply or quote with something good you did for your friends or community this year! 😊👇
I've been saying this to @distributeaid.org's major donors in our end of year emails, but we all really aught to be highlighting the good that we do.
It's not a brag, it's an example to others and normalizes helping your community. 😊
It's not a brag, it's an example to others and normalizes helping your community. 😊
December 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I opened my home to some unhoused homies who needed shelter
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Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
Anyone have opsec (activist security / digital safety) questions?
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Anyone have opsec (activist security / digital safety) questions?
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Also, it got buried in the thread when I was hashing things out with @mishacopyninja.bsky.social deep in the comments so many people maybe didn't see it: I do think that there are ways the US can be uniquely repressive but it has less to do with what happens At the Protest Itself (which is average)
December 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Also, it got buried in the thread when I was hashing things out with @mishacopyninja.bsky.social deep in the comments so many people maybe didn't see it: I do think that there are ways the US can be uniquely repressive but it has less to do with what happens At the Protest Itself (which is average)
One of the many reasons "Abolish ICE" has been a popular refrain on the left — besides the fact that borders and border security means violence — is that ICE and CBP were always going to be the agencies that would become the SS.
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
One of the many reasons "Abolish ICE" has been a popular refrain on the left — besides the fact that borders and border security means violence — is that ICE and CBP were always going to be the agencies that would become the SS.
ICE is looking to spend more than $300 million under Trump for social-media monitoring tools, facial recognition software, license plate readers and services to find where people live and work.
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’
The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
ICE is looking to spend more than $300 million under Trump for social-media monitoring tools, facial recognition software, license plate readers and services to find where people live and work.
So, this is a good point and I fucked up and talked over @julieofthespirits.bsky.social instead of listening to them, then I responded out of ego. I'm sorry.
My intention wasn't to be US-centric, but my thread was exactly that.
My intention wasn't to be US-centric, but my thread was exactly that.
So the thing about "how bad are US cops" is that it really, really matters who you're comparing them to
Are you comparing them to Dutch cops? Are you comparing them to Brazilian cops?
Are you comparing them to Dutch cops? Are you comparing them to Brazilian cops?
I think these "US protestors are soft, look at what they're doing in ______" posts (especially by people in the US) only serve to demoralize and demotivate the movement.
The sentiment is not grounded in reality. It's a kind of propaganda that leftists seem to buy into for some reason. Stop it.
The sentiment is not grounded in reality. It's a kind of propaganda that leftists seem to buy into for some reason. Stop it.
December 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
So, this is a good point and I fucked up and talked over @julieofthespirits.bsky.social instead of listening to them, then I responded out of ego. I'm sorry.
My intention wasn't to be US-centric, but my thread was exactly that.
My intention wasn't to be US-centric, but my thread was exactly that.
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To claim that mass mobilizations "don't work" or "are useless" doesn't negate the fact that THEY HAPPENED and most people commenting on them DID NOT TAKE PART. LOL.
December 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
To claim that mass mobilizations "don't work" or "are useless" doesn't negate the fact that THEY HAPPENED and most people commenting on them DID NOT TAKE PART. LOL.
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This year produced the single largest mass mobilizations in the country's history. Its entire history. I think that there are people who would say that this isn't true EVEN AS THEY ARE LIVING THROUGH THOSE MOBILIZATIONS. It's something to see.
December 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This year produced the single largest mass mobilizations in the country's history. Its entire history. I think that there are people who would say that this isn't true EVEN AS THEY ARE LIVING THROUGH THOSE MOBILIZATIONS. It's something to see.
Does your chihuahua come to you to get picked up and burped like an infant after eating or drinking? Or is that just me
December 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Does your chihuahua come to you to get picked up and burped like an infant after eating or drinking? Or is that just me
One of the more annoying things on this app is the ability to quote skeet you and then make it impossible to reply to their thread and have a discussion.
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
One of the more annoying things on this app is the ability to quote skeet you and then make it impossible to reply to their thread and have a discussion.
My most woke opinion is that it's lowkey racist that the guillotine is more of a modern symbol of uprising against tyranny than the machete
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
My most woke opinion is that it's lowkey racist that the guillotine is more of a modern symbol of uprising against tyranny than the machete
In 2019, the rate of fatal police shootings in the US was 3.1 per million residents. By contrast, the rate in France was 0.14 per million, and in Germany, it was lower.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In 2019, the rate of fatal police shootings in the US was 3.1 per million residents. By contrast, the rate in France was 0.14 per million, and in Germany, it was lower.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
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I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
These guys are all running federal agencies now
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
These guys are all running federal agencies now
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The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic...
Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025
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Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025
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aiforensics.org
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic...
Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025
1/
Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025
1/
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2023: Peter Thiel, who supposedly left Silicon Valley in 2018 for LA and then made a much-publicized exit from LA to Miami in 2020 while backing DeSantis, announces on his podcast that Miami is "too expensive" and he's not REALLY leaving Silicon Valley after all.
Peter Thiel would back Ron DeSantis — but he isn't ditching Silicon Valley for Miami anytime soon due to high home prices
"That kind of economic cost is probably not enough to offset all the wokeness in the world," Peter Thiel said on a recent podcast episode.
www.businessinsider.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
2023: Peter Thiel, who supposedly left Silicon Valley in 2018 for LA and then made a much-publicized exit from LA to Miami in 2020 while backing DeSantis, announces on his podcast that Miami is "too expensive" and he's not REALLY leaving Silicon Valley after all.
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2025: Elon Musk Comes Crawling Back to the Bay Area, Seeking New Office Space for Neuralink and xAI
Elon Musk Comes Crawling Back to the Bay Area, Seeking New Office Space for Neuralink and xAI
What do you know? It looks like Elon Musk wasn't completely done with the Bay Area after all.
sfist.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
2025: Elon Musk Comes Crawling Back to the Bay Area, Seeking New Office Space for Neuralink and xAI
The AI generated content on Bluesky seems to be growing in volume and sophistication.
Feels like there's some been some testing and iteration going on.
Feels like there's some been some testing and iteration going on.
December 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The AI generated content on Bluesky seems to be growing in volume and sophistication.
Feels like there's some been some testing and iteration going on.
Feels like there's some been some testing and iteration going on.
"The most fulfilled a woman will ever be is raising babies in a house full of love", said nobody who's ever had to care for babies
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"The most fulfilled a woman will ever be is raising babies in a house full of love", said nobody who's ever had to care for babies
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An interesting aspect of this is that in the lead up to the debate Buckley himself was dismissive of Baldwin and other Black theorists and thinkers at the time. It’s why he looked the fool, he was sure Baldwin was simply a bitter guy with hate for white people.
One of the lasting impacts of William Buckley getting dog walked by James Baldwin in the Cambridge debate in 1965 was that racial conservatism decided it was easier to dismiss Black ideas because they couldn't win the argument.
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
An interesting aspect of this is that in the lead up to the debate Buckley himself was dismissive of Baldwin and other Black theorists and thinkers at the time. It’s why he looked the fool, he was sure Baldwin was simply a bitter guy with hate for white people.
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Issue is people really want to pretend that racism is just color-swapped classism and it’s definitely an element but that ain’t it.
December 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Issue is people really want to pretend that racism is just color-swapped classism and it’s definitely an element but that ain’t it.
"Why Peter Thiel is leaving Silicon Valley" (2018)
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Why Peter Thiel is leaving Silicon Valley" (2018)
Please leave. Leave Earth altogether. The sooner the better.
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Please leave. Leave Earth altogether. The sooner the better.
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Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...