Grim Flandango
@grimflandango.bsky.social
Writer of stuff, mostly weird, sometimes dirty. Chronic oversharer. He/him, 40+ Find my writing on Medium https://medium.com/@flannigan479 or Patreon https://patreon.com/GrimFlandango?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creat
This bullshit has to stop. Anyone in Hollywood feeling fear after watching that clip is a pure chowderhead. The only people impressed are the media pundits trying to please their billionaire masters.
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.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This bullshit has to stop. Anyone in Hollywood feeling fear after watching that clip is a pure chowderhead. The only people impressed are the media pundits trying to please their billionaire masters.
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online arguments aren’t about convincing the other party. they’re about establishing a psychosexual dominance over them that will burden them every time they see your posts from that point forward.
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
online arguments aren’t about convincing the other party. they’re about establishing a psychosexual dominance over them that will burden them every time they see your posts from that point forward.
Seriously, bring on the glorious “dystopia!”
Kind’a weird that the primary emotion evoked in cyberpunk media is “jealousy of the living arrangements.”
V has a soundproof apartment, gym, gun shop, public relaxation areas, and plenty of food stalls and vending machines within “half-awake in a bath robe” range.
V has a soundproof apartment, gym, gun shop, public relaxation areas, and plenty of food stalls and vending machines within “half-awake in a bath robe” range.
February 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Seriously, bring on the glorious “dystopia!”
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Any day is a good day to quit substack, which profits from hosting nazis.
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Any day is a good day to quit substack, which profits from hosting nazis.
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
There is no bottom to what these people will do…
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
There is no bottom to what these people will do…
Ready to either accomplish something or take a much needed nap when I stumble upon a critical third option- In the Mouth of Madness streaming…
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Ready to either accomplish something or take a much needed nap when I stumble upon a critical third option- In the Mouth of Madness streaming…
Legitimate points but god the whole fucking thing is so exhausting this far out.
from the perspective of someone who might want to be president, the best time to run for the white house is now, not later. so if AOC is thinking about it — if the white house is her ambition — then her best bet is to throw her hat in the ring
You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid
She’s only 36, and there’s a good argument that she should run for Senate and bide her time. But she also could be a formidable White House candidate.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Legitimate points but god the whole fucking thing is so exhausting this far out.
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the entire premise of these videos is beautiful and wholesome and the execution is great but also I really just enjoy the fact that they enjoy every single thing they eat and can’t stop talking about how good it all tastes
these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
the entire premise of these videos is beautiful and wholesome and the execution is great but also I really just enjoy the fact that they enjoy every single thing they eat and can’t stop talking about how good it all tastes
At this point, gambling represents possibly the only faint hope of escaping the crushing weight of modern society. You cannot hustle or grind your way out of poverty, especially not now. And it just keeps getting worse. So, fuck it, why not put a week’s salary on the Jets? This is the dark promise.
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
At this point, gambling represents possibly the only faint hope of escaping the crushing weight of modern society. You cannot hustle or grind your way out of poverty, especially not now. And it just keeps getting worse. So, fuck it, why not put a week’s salary on the Jets? This is the dark promise.
I don’t care how competently AI can mimic an art or writing style. Everything good and real about art is in the little nuances that come from a person’s unique experience of the world. At first glance, AI might look like it’s doing the trick, but it’s all so fucking hollow.
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I don’t care how competently AI can mimic an art or writing style. Everything good and real about art is in the little nuances that come from a person’s unique experience of the world. At first glance, AI might look like it’s doing the trick, but it’s all so fucking hollow.
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Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
I need a website solely dedicated to screenshots of people crying about losing all their crypto.
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I need a website solely dedicated to screenshots of people crying about losing all their crypto.
Natalie Portman in The Professional should have been a much bigger red flag in retrospect…
A reminder for everyone excited about that new Dracula movie that Luc Besson has been accused of rape and sexual harassment by at least five women.
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Natalie Portman in The Professional should have been a much bigger red flag in retrospect…
Oh, I see…I don’t understand how color works, is all. That’s probably fine for my art.
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Oh, I see…I don’t understand how color works, is all. That’s probably fine for my art.
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I love how AI slopmeisters refer to themselves by bullshit titles like “Hybrid Artist” like they’re the next stage of human evolution and not, you know, frauds.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I love how AI slopmeisters refer to themselves by bullshit titles like “Hybrid Artist” like they’re the next stage of human evolution and not, you know, frauds.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
That ghost is gonna kill the shit outta Mickey (who is actually not a human, by the way. Stupid, psychotic ghost)
February 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
That ghost is gonna kill the shit outta Mickey (who is actually not a human, by the way. Stupid, psychotic ghost)
The key is that they can pay an “AI rewrite specialist” poverty wages.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The key is that they can pay an “AI rewrite specialist” poverty wages.
So…a tool that objectively puts women at serious risk? If you don’t want to die horribly maybe take up a new career? This is what we’re going with?
The site, camgirlfinder, is explicitly built as a tool to let people find a model's presence on other streaming platforms. The creator says “If that is a problem for you then the sad reality is this job is not for you.”
Underground Facial Recognition Tool Unmasks Camgirls
The site, camgirlfinder, is explicitly built as a tool to let people find a model's presence on other streaming platforms. The creator says “If that is a problem for you then the sad reality is this...
www.404media.co
February 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
So…a tool that objectively puts women at serious risk? If you don’t want to die horribly maybe take up a new career? This is what we’re going with?
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If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
Something to consider. No one who would refuse to vote for a candidate who supports trans rights was gonna vote dem anyway. Meanwhile, an army of people would be energized by that support and do anything to help that candidate.
February 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Something to consider. No one who would refuse to vote for a candidate who supports trans rights was gonna vote dem anyway. Meanwhile, an army of people would be energized by that support and do anything to help that candidate.
Really, I just want to ignore the whole Newsom thing because it’s way too early and fuck this guy, but they keep dragging him into the conversation. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a candidate so primed and ready to fail to meet the moment in my life.
February 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Really, I just want to ignore the whole Newsom thing because it’s way too early and fuck this guy, but they keep dragging him into the conversation. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a candidate so primed and ready to fail to meet the moment in my life.
One former Pelosi aide had the balls to say she’s hardly ever wrong. That should be a headline all by itself…
"Newsom is like the guy who is all sweet and nerdy but holds you down and makes you cum until your calves cramp." -Nancy Pelosi
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
One former Pelosi aide had the balls to say she’s hardly ever wrong. That should be a headline all by itself…
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This is happening because OpenAI - a company that does not have anything even approaching a viable business model and is setting money on fire - used borrowed money to advance buy all of the raw materials for RAM production so competitors couldn’t get it
this RAM crisis feels like it’s going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This is happening because OpenAI - a company that does not have anything even approaching a viable business model and is setting money on fire - used borrowed money to advance buy all of the raw materials for RAM production so competitors couldn’t get it