Mike Castoro
mikecastoro.bsky.social
Mike Castoro
@mikecastoro.bsky.social
Actor , writer , musician, voice artist

-Music available on streaming too!-

www.mikecastoro.com
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Final Fantasy content claiming to be “not political” is essentially useless.
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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Chappell Roan effect. Brava
February 14, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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“This feature would pose a grave risk to privacy, safety, and civil liberties and would cause widespread harm to the public…It must not be allowed to reach the market.”
EPIC Urges FTC, States to Block Meta’s Facial Recognition Smart Glasses Plan
<p>EPIC has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General urging them to quickly investigate and prevent Meta’s plan to add facial recognition and surveillance capabilities...
epic.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!

The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social

Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social

We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.

www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
No crypto in Canton: Town blocks data centers and crypto mining operations
Canton’s makeshift town hall in a tiny trailer was bursting at the seams Wednesday night with citizens united against data centers and cryptocurrency mining.
www.themountaineer.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Been thinking about Highguard and the impermanence of games these days (which is to say, moreso that usual)
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.

The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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God, I love being a New Yorker
February 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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We need less fucking cameras connected to techno-fascists' databases.
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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When "we cannot have serious conversations about AI" is just a shorthand for "I want critics to overlook that none of the criticism has been answered and I need them to accept that AI is without alternative and forever" the problem lies not with the critics.
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.

The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.

AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"

Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Kudos for the way they ended the piece.

Bravo
What the hell are we even doing here:

aftermath.site/highguard-stud...
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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A group of Buddhist monks walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., in the name of peace. The 108-day pilgrimage captivated Americans. n.pr/4cnpTWb
These monks' walk for peace captivated Americans. It ends this week
A group of Buddhist monks walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., in the name of peace. The 108-day pilgrimage captivated Americans.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Will you be at VO Atlanta this year? Cause I will be! Join myself and some wildly talented folks for our Diversity Roundtable Panel Friday March 27th at 4 pm. Look forward to seeing y'all there!
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Indie game devs be like
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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I am starting a studio! We are small and scrappy and have no money. Why am I doing this? Because the only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it. Disney using AI? Yuck. Netflix buying WB? Also yuck. In 10 years what is even going to be left.
February 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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ICE has told people a Real ID is insufficient and then kidnapped them...we have it on video!

im so gd tired of these lying mfs
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM