Chris Kopcow
@opennoise.bsky.social
game dev / writer. Formerly: Vulture, Comedy Central, ClickHole, etc
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this is disgusting beyond what i or anyone should be able to stomach and shows what we already know: that ICE is completely unreformable and needs to be abolished. that is the moderate position
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
this is disgusting beyond what i or anyone should be able to stomach and shows what we already know: that ICE is completely unreformable and needs to be abolished. that is the moderate position
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Four of the eight Democrats who voted for DHS funding have since condemned the killing of Alex Pretti
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Four of the eight Democrats who voted for DHS funding have since condemned the killing of Alex Pretti
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"enshittification" is very "cromulent fuckcrustable" to me, but cory doctorow is a real one. he gets a pass. the rest of you however!
ok i hate the word enshittification being parroted to me when i complain online as much as the next hater but the guy was a director at the EFF and has been doing activism for decades
January 18, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"enshittification" is very "cromulent fuckcrustable" to me, but cory doctorow is a real one. he gets a pass. the rest of you however!
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If you read one thing today, it should be this
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
If you read one thing today, it should be this
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
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Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
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The developers of PEAK explain pricing
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The developers of PEAK explain pricing
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now listening to what is truly a stone cold masterpiece
January 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
now listening to what is truly a stone cold masterpiece
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Defaming a murdered woman and shrugging off her death with a lie is about as evil as it gets and no journalist who gets within shouting distance of this vicious troll should let him have a moment's peace about it.
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Defaming a murdered woman and shrugging off her death with a lie is about as evil as it gets and no journalist who gets within shouting distance of this vicious troll should let him have a moment's peace about it.
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this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
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i hope this era teaches a lot of guys that actually you don't want to live in a deregulatory paradise since such a thing must feed on marks, and fair chance that's you
Polymarket disputes capture of Maduro amounted to invasion ft.trib.al/qIkh84u
Polymarket disputes capture of Maduro amounted to invasion
More than $10.5mn has been wagered on contracts seeking to predict when the US will ‘invade’ Venezuela
ft.trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
i hope this era teaches a lot of guys that actually you don't want to live in a deregulatory paradise since such a thing must feed on marks, and fair chance that's you
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Beside the point, but it’s incredible the cultural reach the Critic crossover episode had for an episode that Matt Groening hated
My full statement on Trump’s unconstitutional military operations in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Beside the point, but it’s incredible the cultural reach the Critic crossover episode had for an episode that Matt Groening hated
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starting in six weeks or so, you will hear right wing and centrist commentators on cable news, podcasts etc start to refer to Mamdani as if it's obvious that he's failed, extremely unpopular etc. its very important in order for their plot to succeed that any left wing pol be discredited
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
starting in six weeks or so, you will hear right wing and centrist commentators on cable news, podcasts etc start to refer to Mamdani as if it's obvious that he's failed, extremely unpopular etc. its very important in order for their plot to succeed that any left wing pol be discredited
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Yet more evidence that the aesthetic of generative AI is the aesthetic of fascism
Exclusive: ICE officials plan to spend $100 million to recruit gun-rights supporters and military enthusiasts through online influencers and a geo-targeted ad campaign, part of what the agency called a “wartime recruitment” strategy to hire thousands of officers, according to an internal document.
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Yet more evidence that the aesthetic of generative AI is the aesthetic of fascism
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on arc raider some dickhead was taking pot shots at me for like 10 minutes so i hid and waited for him and when he came around i jumped out and murked his ass. he got on the voice chat and called me a bitch. he was like 12 and absolutely screaming in his house. im 41. gaming is fucking back baby
December 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
on arc raider some dickhead was taking pot shots at me for like 10 minutes so i hid and waited for him and when he came around i jumped out and murked his ass. he got on the voice chat and called me a bitch. he was like 12 and absolutely screaming in his house. im 41. gaming is fucking back baby
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The least useful people on this site, and for my profession, are those who feel compelled to point out / complain about paywalls. If you want some things you have to pay for them, And if you want to keep getting them you have to support those who create them.
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The least useful people on this site, and for my profession, are those who feel compelled to point out / complain about paywalls. If you want some things you have to pay for them, And if you want to keep getting them you have to support those who create them.
my niece is available to be an environment artist for a Spider-Man psychological horror game
December 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
my niece is available to be an environment artist for a Spider-Man psychological horror game
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Got a feeling this will be the year when the consensus on Wonderful Christmastime flips to “it’s good”
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Got a feeling this will be the year when the consensus on Wonderful Christmastime flips to “it’s good”
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NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Same way I found out about Epstein
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Same way I found out about Epstein
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Remember when people said it was crazy to think that we were in an AI bubble? When they would actively mock you for doubting the glory of the LLM era?
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Remember when people said it was crazy to think that we were in an AI bubble? When they would actively mock you for doubting the glory of the LLM era?
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
FYI this is an immediate block. You’re under no obligation to pay for my or anyone else’s work, but you won’t come onto my feed to complain about us earning a living.
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after all the republican group chats full of swastikas and gas chamber jokes, defenses of Hitler from popular right wing pundits, and American cities full of stormtroopers doing ethnic cleansing you're still doing this "lefties call everyone nazis" eye rolling shit? man, fuck you, get fucking real.
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
after all the republican group chats full of swastikas and gas chamber jokes, defenses of Hitler from popular right wing pundits, and American cities full of stormtroopers doing ethnic cleansing you're still doing this "lefties call everyone nazis" eye rolling shit? man, fuck you, get fucking real.