Dexter Thomas
@dexdigi.bsky.social
ex-vice news, occasional japanese media studies professor, top 1000 super mario bros player (soon)
whatupdex.com
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NEW for the Ten Four:
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center and its conditions inside are the subject of dozens of concerning stories, but rarely is there an opportunity to actually talk to those inside the facility. I was able to get inside (kind of).
latenfour.com/2025/11/06/i...
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center and its conditions inside are the subject of dozens of concerning stories, but rarely is there an opportunity to actually talk to those inside the facility. I was able to get inside (kind of).
latenfour.com/2025/11/06/i...
Inside Adelanto: A Visit To Adelanto ICE Processing Facility
ADELANTO — Visitors pass through layers of security and silence to see those inside. Many haven’t seen their loved ones since they were detained by immigration authorities in Southern Califor…
latenfour.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
NEW for the Ten Four:
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center and its conditions inside are the subject of dozens of concerning stories, but rarely is there an opportunity to actually talk to those inside the facility. I was able to get inside (kind of).
latenfour.com/2025/11/06/i...
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center and its conditions inside are the subject of dozens of concerning stories, but rarely is there an opportunity to actually talk to those inside the facility. I was able to get inside (kind of).
latenfour.com/2025/11/06/i...
very proud of this title right here lol
(also, the conversation is good. @ccs.bsky.social was brilliant on this one. I will never call DNS a 'phonebook' again)
(also, the conversation is good. @ccs.bsky.social was brilliant on this one. I will never call DNS a 'phonebook' again)
In the latest episode of kill switch @ccs.bsky.social and @dexdigi.bsky.social discuss the recent AWS outage: what it tells us about the state of our internet, what the concentration of power in cloud means for democracy + what can we do to address it
open.spotify.com/episode/1cjn...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cjn...
‘my internet bed is broken’ is just the start
open.spotify.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
very proud of this title right here lol
(also, the conversation is good. @ccs.bsky.social was brilliant on this one. I will never call DNS a 'phonebook' again)
(also, the conversation is good. @ccs.bsky.social was brilliant on this one. I will never call DNS a 'phonebook' again)
shout out @johnfugelsang.bsky.social , this was fun
Last night on TME, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist @dexdigi.bsky.social joined @johnfugelsang.bsky.social to break down the secrecy behind the carbon footprint of AI tools.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
shout out @johnfugelsang.bsky.social , this was fun
gotta be one of my favorite recent conversations. i recommend it (not because i'm in it, but because @micahflee.com broke this down so anyone could understand both the 'technical' side and the political side of why this means so much to people.)
I was interviewed on the Kill Switch podcast about @iceblock.app, the mutual aid group @norcalresist.bsky.social, and the insane situation we’re in where Apple and Google are collaborating with Trump to censor apps at will podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
maybe ICEBlock was 'activism theater,' but is banning it protecting us?
Podcast Episode · kill switch · 10/22/2025 · 35m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
gotta be one of my favorite recent conversations. i recommend it (not because i'm in it, but because @micahflee.com broke this down so anyone could understand both the 'technical' side and the political side of why this means so much to people.)
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
actual champion right here. salute 🫡
hi some news: here’s what im being for halloween and also this is my last day at @wired.com. thank u to everyone from the ed assistants to ops to the entire dogged editorial team for letting infiltrate and be a social maniac to make crucial information accessible to everyone. a mini thread:
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
actual champion right here. salute 🫡
Yeah I cant think of a good reason for this
LAPD now shooting 40mm foam rounds at people, some narrowly missing photographers who were stuck in between the line and protesters. Just absolutely evil shit.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Yeah I cant think of a good reason for this
Jimmy Bonner. A black pitcher who played in Japan, for Dai Tokyo, in 1936 (eleven years before Jackie Robinson broke the color line). I wrote about him a while back: www.npr.org/sections/cod...
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Jimmy Bonner. A black pitcher who played in Japan, for Dai Tokyo, in 1936 (eleven years before Jackie Robinson broke the color line). I wrote about him a while back: www.npr.org/sections/cod...
ayyo, kill switch just got another award. thank you everyone who listens to us every week!
www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
Signal Award Winner - Signal Awards
The Signal Awards seeks to honor and celebrate the people and content that raise the bar for podcasting.Luminaries and leaders within the industry will judge Shows, Limited Series & Specials, Individu...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
ayyo, kill switch just got another award. thank you everyone who listens to us every week!
www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
Big appreciation to @rossminor.bsky.social for being on the show! Even if you've already read the article, this is a whole different experience (because you hear his voice!)
Incredibly honored to have been a guest on the Kill Switch podcast, hosted by my good friend Dexter Thomas. He wrote an article about me for @WIRED and now there's a podcast to go with it!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4lS2...
#Blind #Gamedev
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4lS2...
#Blind #Gamedev
kill switch
Technology Podcast · Updated Weekly · Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our super char...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Big appreciation to @rossminor.bsky.social for being on the show! Even if you've already read the article, this is a whole different experience (because you hear his voice!)
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yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket
Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.
Fuck Columbus.
Fuck Columbus.
October 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket
the 'disability tax' applies to videogames, of course. more good work from @supercrip1994.bsky.social
With the continuous rise of prices for games, systems, and tech, and as companies like Xbox announce further increases for services like Game Pass, some disabled individuals are choosing to forgo AAA gaming altogether. Read my latest Access Granted report here:
accessgranted.ghost.io/as-prices-in...
accessgranted.ghost.io/as-prices-in...
As Prices Increase, Disabled Players Feel Left Behind
Rising costs of games, systems, and tech forces some disabled players to leave behind their favorite accessible hobby.
accessgranted.ghost.io
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
the 'disability tax' applies to videogames, of course. more good work from @supercrip1994.bsky.social
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My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.
This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.
Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...
This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.
Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...
LA Times union votes to authorize strike for first time ever
The L.A. Times Guild has been negotiating over their contract with management for three years.
laist.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.
This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.
Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...
This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.
Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...
'...a Black bystander in the viral video of the feds placing a Black man in a chokehold in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood: “Y’all supposed to be out here choking Mexicans,” he said.'
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE
Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.
thetriibe.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
'...a Black bystander in the viral video of the feds placing a Black man in a chokehold in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood: “Y’all supposed to be out here choking Mexicans,” he said.'
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
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Rod Johnson, a 67-year-old military vet, said he never thought the presence of federal agents in Chicago would impact him.
When asked why, he said, “Because I’m a Black man.”
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
When asked why, he said, “Because I’m a Black man.”
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE
Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.
thetriibe.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Rod Johnson, a 67-year-old military vet, said he never thought the presence of federal agents in Chicago would impact him.
When asked why, he said, “Because I’m a Black man.”
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
When asked why, he said, “Because I’m a Black man.”
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
bless all of us
October 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
bless all of us
'I'm drinking Minute Maid, watching Al Jazeera /
debit card choppin up the grams in the mirror'
hall of fame verse opener right here www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKE...
debit card choppin up the grams in the mirror'
hall of fame verse opener right here www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKE...
LIL UGLY MANE & ANTWON - UNDERWATER TANK (OG VERSION)
YouTube video by karma archives
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October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
'I'm drinking Minute Maid, watching Al Jazeera /
debit card choppin up the grams in the mirror'
hall of fame verse opener right here www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKE...
debit card choppin up the grams in the mirror'
hall of fame verse opener right here www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKE...
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I've really been enjoying the kill switch podcast with @dexdigi.bsky.social
It's about tech, but not full of VC inside baseball, press release hype, or featurespeak.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
It's about tech, but not full of VC inside baseball, press release hype, or featurespeak.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
kill switch | iHeart
Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our super charged technological lives. New host Dext...
www.iheart.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I've really been enjoying the kill switch podcast with @dexdigi.bsky.social
It's about tech, but not full of VC inside baseball, press release hype, or featurespeak.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
It's about tech, but not full of VC inside baseball, press release hype, or featurespeak.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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Hi, just a note—
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hi, just a note—
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
shout out non-substack newsletters.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
shout out non-substack newsletters.
truly an honor to be mentioned next to names like this!!
Got a new piece in @goodtape.com on some of the best journos & podcasters covering AI right now: like @bcmerchant.bsky.social @parismarx.com @404media.co @edzitron.com & more. Check it ouuuut....
Nobody Wants the Future Anymore
As AI comes for podcasting (and everything else), humans are equipping listeners with research, nuance, and ways to fight back.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
truly an honor to be mentioned next to names like this!!
may it ever be so
September 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
may it ever be so
pull up
I’m talking to the GOAT @dexdigi.bsky.social live on stream today about leaking my music directly to y’all in exchange for discourse!!
paul chin leaked his own music
YouTube video by dexdigi
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September 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
pull up
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Charlie Kirk Sept 27 2024: "Just so we're clear, the Haitians that are in Huntsville that are raping your women and hunting you down at night - it's only gonna get worse - unless Donald Trump wins
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
September 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Charlie Kirk Sept 27 2024: "Just so we're clear, the Haitians that are in Huntsville that are raping your women and hunting you down at night - it's only gonna get worse - unless Donald Trump wins
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"