Eric Byler
@ericbyler.bsky.social
Filmmaker and journalist. Narrative films include Charlotte Sometimes & American Knees, both award winners at SxSW. Documentary films include 9500 Liberty & The Headless Klansman of Selma.
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Eric Byler
@ericbyler.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Age of the Fantasist: Wrestling Darkness 4
Watch now | As bots deploy addictive algorithms for the sake of mass marketing, they train humanity for the Age of the Fantasist.
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As #AI deploys hate-based algorithms to enrage and addict us, it trains humanity for the Age of the Fantasist.
@lessig.bsky.social
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“International humanitarian law prohibits collective punishment of prisoners of war or other protected persons for acts committed by individuals during an armed conflict. Collective punishment is considered a war crime.” - International Committee Of The Red Cross (ICRC)
Every news article about Trump’s response to the Guard shooting should include some background on the evils of collective punishment: thedemlabs.org/2023/10/16/w...
What is Collective Punishment?
It is really important that Israel, with all the anger and frustration... that exists, is that they operate by the rules of war
thedemlabs.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“International humanitarian law prohibits collective punishment of prisoners of war or other protected persons for acts committed by individuals during an armed conflict. Collective punishment is considered a war crime.” - International Committee Of The Red Cross (ICRC)
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Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
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Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
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Because of the Hyundai raid, Korean companies have frozen travel plans for staff.
"Korean workers are being treated like criminals for building factories that Washington, itself, lobbied for."
A company in Seoul says if this continues, their investments in the U.S. will be reconsidered.
"Korean workers are being treated like criminals for building factories that Washington, itself, lobbied for."
A company in Seoul says if this continues, their investments in the U.S. will be reconsidered.
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Because of the Hyundai raid, Korean companies have frozen travel plans for staff.
"Korean workers are being treated like criminals for building factories that Washington, itself, lobbied for."
A company in Seoul says if this continues, their investments in the U.S. will be reconsidered.
"Korean workers are being treated like criminals for building factories that Washington, itself, lobbied for."
A company in Seoul says if this continues, their investments in the U.S. will be reconsidered.
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Because of the bufoonery of white supremacist ICE, South Korea is halting 22 investment projects in the U.S.
In Coastal Georgia, this project was a $4.3 billion dollar investment from Korean conglomerates set to create 8,500 jobs.
DC lobbied them for this!
www.kedglobal.com/business-pol...
In Coastal Georgia, this project was a $4.3 billion dollar investment from Korean conglomerates set to create 8,500 jobs.
DC lobbied them for this!
www.kedglobal.com/business-pol...
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Because of the bufoonery of white supremacist ICE, South Korea is halting 22 investment projects in the U.S.
In Coastal Georgia, this project was a $4.3 billion dollar investment from Korean conglomerates set to create 8,500 jobs.
DC lobbied them for this!
www.kedglobal.com/business-pol...
In Coastal Georgia, this project was a $4.3 billion dollar investment from Korean conglomerates set to create 8,500 jobs.
DC lobbied them for this!
www.kedglobal.com/business-pol...
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FLASHBACK: Jeffrey Epstein pleaded the Fifth when asked if he and Trump ever socialized with girls under 18.
That speaks volumes.
That speaks volumes.
August 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
FLASHBACK: Jeffrey Epstein pleaded the Fifth when asked if he and Trump ever socialized with girls under 18.
That speaks volumes.
That speaks volumes.
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We have had stable, professional, vouchsafed information about the physical & economic world for so long that we entirely take it for granted. It's going to be truly wild to operate in a world where quite literally no one knows for sure what is happening, where there is no fact of the matter.
August 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We have had stable, professional, vouchsafed information about the physical & economic world for so long that we entirely take it for granted. It's going to be truly wild to operate in a world where quite literally no one knows for sure what is happening, where there is no fact of the matter.
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Rifts created by race and class, she finds, should not supersede our moral responsibility to one another as human beings. She writes that “decisions I make, even the small ones, like extending a hand in friendship, will make a difference in the long run.”
Arguing about racism is fruitless unless it leads to healing — Ep.10
If your goal is to encourage your loved ones to embrace racial justice, South African author Sisonke Msimang is your messenger. ...I found her thanks to Donald Trump!
ericbyler.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Rifts created by race and class, she finds, should not supersede our moral responsibility to one another as human beings. She writes that “decisions I make, even the small ones, like extending a hand in friendship, will make a difference in the long run.”
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Steve Bannon is urging Trump to cancel all of Musk's contracts, launch investigations into him, and deport him.
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Steve Bannon is urging Trump to cancel all of Musk's contracts, launch investigations into him, and deport him.
"If we don't speak up, the Senate will kill my child."
A mother and military veteran invokes her 5-year-old, and hundreds of thousands of children like her, in asking the U.S. Senate to prevent #Medicaid cuts in the "big, beautiful bill" that passed the House.
More: tinyurl.com/mw4329fj
A mother and military veteran invokes her 5-year-old, and hundreds of thousands of children like her, in asking the U.S. Senate to prevent #Medicaid cuts in the "big, beautiful bill" that passed the House.
More: tinyurl.com/mw4329fj
June 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"If we don't speak up, the Senate will kill my child."
A mother and military veteran invokes her 5-year-old, and hundreds of thousands of children like her, in asking the U.S. Senate to prevent #Medicaid cuts in the "big, beautiful bill" that passed the House.
More: tinyurl.com/mw4329fj
A mother and military veteran invokes her 5-year-old, and hundreds of thousands of children like her, in asking the U.S. Senate to prevent #Medicaid cuts in the "big, beautiful bill" that passed the House.
More: tinyurl.com/mw4329fj
He speaks to Christians for whom Trumpism has not yet drowned out the word of God, and to all persons of moral upbringing, integrity, and compassion.
Moments later, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber was arrested in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for praying.
ericbyler.substack.com/p/remarks-pr...
Moments later, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber was arrested in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for praying.
ericbyler.substack.com/p/remarks-pr...
Remarks prior to arrest at the U.S. Capitol by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber
The leader of Repairers of the Breach was arrested along with 8 others for praying in opposition to the Trump budget bill
ericbyler.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
He speaks to Christians for whom Trumpism has not yet drowned out the word of God, and to all persons of moral upbringing, integrity, and compassion.
Moments later, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber was arrested in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for praying.
ericbyler.substack.com/p/remarks-pr...
Moments later, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber was arrested in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for praying.
ericbyler.substack.com/p/remarks-pr...
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The ~700k people of DC:
—Pay more fed tax per capita than people of any state;
—Are more numerous than pop of WY or VT;
—Have zero votes in US House or Senate;
—Now being told by House GOP that we can't spend *OUR OWN* tax money, which we've already paid
Cut the BS Thanks @vanhollen.senate.gov
—Pay more fed tax per capita than people of any state;
—Are more numerous than pop of WY or VT;
—Have zero votes in US House or Senate;
—Now being told by House GOP that we can't spend *OUR OWN* tax money, which we've already paid
Cut the BS Thanks @vanhollen.senate.gov
House Republicans created a disaster for D.C. with the CR — restricting the District's ability to use its OWN money to fund its OWN schools, public safety and more.
My bill with Senator Collins to fix this passed unanimously in the Senate. House Republicans need to pass it NOW.
My bill with Senator Collins to fix this passed unanimously in the Senate. House Republicans need to pass it NOW.
May 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The ~700k people of DC:
—Pay more fed tax per capita than people of any state;
—Are more numerous than pop of WY or VT;
—Have zero votes in US House or Senate;
—Now being told by House GOP that we can't spend *OUR OWN* tax money, which we've already paid
Cut the BS Thanks @vanhollen.senate.gov
—Pay more fed tax per capita than people of any state;
—Are more numerous than pop of WY or VT;
—Have zero votes in US House or Senate;
—Now being told by House GOP that we can't spend *OUR OWN* tax money, which we've already paid
Cut the BS Thanks @vanhollen.senate.gov
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Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison
Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
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New from me: in the First 100 Days we gutted America’s capacity to respond to foreign interference. Rubio, whose own campaign was targeted by Russia, chose fealty to the fiction of a “stolen” election & the myth of a “censorship complex” over 🇺🇸 interests.
thenextmove.substack.com/p/americas-i...
thenextmove.substack.com/p/americas-i...
America’s Information War Self-Own
How paranoia about “censorship” undermined US strategy to combat authoritarian propaganda.
thenextmove.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New from me: in the First 100 Days we gutted America’s capacity to respond to foreign interference. Rubio, whose own campaign was targeted by Russia, chose fealty to the fiction of a “stolen” election & the myth of a “censorship complex” over 🇺🇸 interests.
thenextmove.substack.com/p/americas-i...
thenextmove.substack.com/p/americas-i...
“The Southern Rape complex” fueled a century of hate crimes & white dominance of our political process.
This racist lie and covenant was gradually vacated by white women, and its simmering rage now targets women in general, as well as nonwhite men. @ninajankowicz.com @noupside.bsky.social
This racist lie and covenant was gradually vacated by white women, and its simmering rage now targets women in general, as well as nonwhite men. @ninajankowicz.com @noupside.bsky.social
This molten thing about interracial sex
Historian and author Tim Tyson explains how a racist lie, gradually vacated by white women, continues to deform our national psyche at the insistence of white men.
ericbyler.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
“The Southern Rape complex” fueled a century of hate crimes & white dominance of our political process.
This racist lie and covenant was gradually vacated by white women, and its simmering rage now targets women in general, as well as nonwhite men. @ninajankowicz.com @noupside.bsky.social
This racist lie and covenant was gradually vacated by white women, and its simmering rage now targets women in general, as well as nonwhite men. @ninajankowicz.com @noupside.bsky.social
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New from me: an essay on the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, and its remarkable 30 year history of witch hunts & blacklists.
It chronicles the progression of how industries & academia went from capitulation to defiance,& what we can take from that today
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
It chronicles the progression of how industries & academia went from capitulation to defiance,& what we can take from that today
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
New from me: an essay on the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, and its remarkable 30 year history of witch hunts & blacklists.
It chronicles the progression of how industries & academia went from capitulation to defiance,& what we can take from that today
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
It chronicles the progression of how industries & academia went from capitulation to defiance,& what we can take from that today
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
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Yes — her most recent death threat postponed our interview by more than a week which gave me extra time to research and prepare. As disgusted and horrified as I am by the notion of deep fake porn, the other tactics that have been used to silence her are even worse.
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yes — her most recent death threat postponed our interview by more than a week which gave me extra time to research and prepare. As disgusted and horrified as I am by the notion of deep fake porn, the other tactics that have been used to silence her are even worse.
Without hiding her pain, @ninajankowicz.com describes how endless sexual & violent online assaults have impacted her.
"We must fight for a world where our rights as women to free expression online are just as valuable as our abusers,” she writes.
And fight she does, effectively & ferociously.
"We must fight for a world where our rights as women to free expression online are just as valuable as our abusers,” she writes.
And fight she does, effectively & ferociously.
Rape threats, death threats, fake porn and... why she fights on
Nina Jankowicz has received hundreds of rape/death threats intended to silence her. Instead, she's fighting for legislation to protect women from sexualized, online abuse.
ericbyler.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Without hiding her pain, @ninajankowicz.com describes how endless sexual & violent online assaults have impacted her.
"We must fight for a world where our rights as women to free expression online are just as valuable as our abusers,” she writes.
And fight she does, effectively & ferociously.
"We must fight for a world where our rights as women to free expression online are just as valuable as our abusers,” she writes.
And fight she does, effectively & ferociously.
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As #AI deploys hate-based algorithms to enrage and addict us, it trains humanity for the Age of the Fantasist.
@lessig.bsky.social
Age of the Fantasist: Wrestling Darkness 4
Watch now | As bots deploy addictive algorithms for the sake of mass marketing, they train humanity for the Age of the Fantasist.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:05 PM
As #AI deploys hate-based algorithms to enrage and addict us, it trains humanity for the Age of the Fantasist.
@lessig.bsky.social
Renée DiResta's era-defining book "Invisible Rulers" explains why America went crazy.
Sins of the Algorithmic Curator
Watch now (34 mins) | Hate, conflict, and conspiracy theory didn’t always dominate the Internet. Something changed us, and it wasn't in the air. Wrestling Darkness, Season 2 | Episode 2
ericbyler.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Renée DiResta's era-defining book "Invisible Rulers" explains why America went crazy.
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Remember: politicians work for YOU.
Don’t let them forget that.
Don’t let them forget that.
Holy crap. At his town hall last night, Rep. Rich McCormick compared *his own constituents* who asked him tough and fair questions to January 6 insurrectionists
February 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Remember: politicians work for YOU.
Don’t let them forget that.
Don’t let them forget that.
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Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...