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I was going to college in SF when Gavin Newsom was mayor and it was an entire known THING that he'd cruise around in a limo to pick up 18-19 y/o girls to party with. It was a running joke amongst everyone I knew that "If we look hot enough tonight, the mayor might give us free coke"
Just saying
Just saying
February 19, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I was going to college in SF when Gavin Newsom was mayor and it was an entire known THING that he'd cruise around in a limo to pick up 18-19 y/o girls to party with. It was a running joke amongst everyone I knew that "If we look hot enough tonight, the mayor might give us free coke"
Just saying
Just saying
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The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is calling out Hershey for "quietly replacing" the candy's chocolate and peanut butter ingredients
Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of "quietly replacing" ingredients
Brad Reese claims Hershey is cutting costs by relying on cheaper ingredients, risking the Reese's brand.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is calling out Hershey for "quietly replacing" the candy's chocolate and peanut butter ingredients
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Blue Owl? The one that’s backing all the AI data centers? That Blue Owl?
About that redemption halt? Yeah, it’s back — and it’s permanent.
@financialtimes.com #$OWL
www.ft.com/content/b2f2...
@financialtimes.com #$OWL
www.ft.com/content/b2f2...
February 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Blue Owl? The one that’s backing all the AI data centers? That Blue Owl?
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A reminder that when I worked on the Hill, I heard, unprompted, from three different, unrelated people, including reporters and other staff, that Mike Tracey smelled fucking terrible. Like notably bad.
It was so notable, multiple people said this to me without being asked.
It was so notable, multiple people said this to me without being asked.
Michael Tracey has been publicly smearing and attacking Epstein victims
Tara Palmeri asks him: “Are you being paid by someone powerful to attack sex-crime victims?”
He then fakes audio issues and claims he can’t hear her question
Tara Palmeri asks him: “Are you being paid by someone powerful to attack sex-crime victims?”
He then fakes audio issues and claims he can’t hear her question
February 19, 2026 at 2:06 AM
A reminder that when I worked on the Hill, I heard, unprompted, from three different, unrelated people, including reporters and other staff, that Mike Tracey smelled fucking terrible. Like notably bad.
It was so notable, multiple people said this to me without being asked.
It was so notable, multiple people said this to me without being asked.
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Whole Foods AI stores were entirely Indians watching on video feeds and ringing you up. Waymos have live human support partially driving them. And the AI that has “Hollywood shaking in its boots” is…stock footage. With face replacement.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
From the above piece: “I hopped over to Seedance’s website and it only took 10 seconds to find green screen footage of two stuntmen performing the same fight choreography we see in the Cruise vs Pitt scene.” youtu.be/AKDWuFSy9DA
The Seedance Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt fight scene - how was it really made?
YouTube video by Shokunin Studio
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Whole Foods AI stores were entirely Indians watching on video feeds and ringing you up. Waymos have live human support partially driving them. And the AI that has “Hollywood shaking in its boots” is…stock footage. With face replacement.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
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And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
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They saw France bust down the doors of X for being pedophiles and immediately started developing the national sex crime VPN.
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They saw France bust down the doors of X for being pedophiles and immediately started developing the national sex crime VPN.
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Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
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Cops in places with policies against coordinating with ICE are pretending to call ICE for "translation services" which of course prompts the feds to drive over & kidnap the non-english-speaking person without being explicitly tipped off that they might be undocumented www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
Detroit police chief plans to "terminate" two officers who contacted Border Patrol amid traffic stops
Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison says the two incidents happened in the last few months, on Dec. 16, 2025, and Feb. 9, 2026.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Cops in places with policies against coordinating with ICE are pretending to call ICE for "translation services" which of course prompts the feds to drive over & kidnap the non-english-speaking person without being explicitly tipped off that they might be undocumented www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
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Just saw an ad that started out "your kids won't remember their best day of screen time" and while I of course broadly agree with the sentiment that you should do activities with your children, don't tell me i don't remember beating zelda a link to the past
February 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Just saw an ad that started out "your kids won't remember their best day of screen time" and while I of course broadly agree with the sentiment that you should do activities with your children, don't tell me i don't remember beating zelda a link to the past
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These virtual assistants that doctors are using are annoying as fuck. “Do you need surgery.” I don’t fucking know. I was hoping one of the humans who works there might be able to tell me. Jesus Christ
February 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
These virtual assistants that doctors are using are annoying as fuck. “Do you need surgery.” I don’t fucking know. I was hoping one of the humans who works there might be able to tell me. Jesus Christ
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Your regular reminder that Palantir started out as a way to expose sex workers to police violence, then expanded to allow cops to spy on anyone they pointed at while barfing out the word "gang".
Fascists *created* Palantir, but useful idiots approved of everything done to grow it.
Fascists *created* Palantir, but useful idiots approved of everything done to grow it.
Any Republican or Democrat who continues to support Palantir, takes money from them, or refuses to hold them accountable is not your friend and should not be supported.
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Your regular reminder that Palantir started out as a way to expose sex workers to police violence, then expanded to allow cops to spy on anyone they pointed at while barfing out the word "gang".
Fascists *created* Palantir, but useful idiots approved of everything done to grow it.
Fascists *created* Palantir, but useful idiots approved of everything done to grow it.
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A live example of @smoothdunk2.bsky.social's always relevant comic about journalists, Twitter and Bluesky
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A live example of @smoothdunk2.bsky.social's always relevant comic about journalists, Twitter and Bluesky
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line of duty injury -- smart!!
Three ICE agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year.
ICE Agents Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves
www.newsweek.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
line of duty injury -- smart!!
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This is genocide as defined by the Geneva Convention. It has been
Abuse isn’t enough, they have to silence kids too:
“They threw away all my drawings,” said 15-year-old Cariexis Quintero… . Her mother, displaying a pile of colorful paper scraps, detailed how the guards “stormed into her room looking for drawings and letters” & then “destroyed what they found”
“They threw away all my drawings,” said 15-year-old Cariexis Quintero… . Her mother, displaying a pile of colorful paper scraps, detailed how the guards “stormed into her room looking for drawings and letters” & then “destroyed what they found”
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is genocide as defined by the Geneva Convention. It has been
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It's always kind of fascinating when someone brings up the least universal thing imaginable like it's something we all know, just casually going "ladies, you know how your disgusting ghoul husband be poisoning your very womb with his epigenetic slime?"
Katie Miller claims Stephen Miller's genes are making her sick:
"Why have I been more nauseous this pregnancy, had more eczema? It's because it's more of my husband's genetic makeup than mine in this baby."
"Why have I been more nauseous this pregnancy, had more eczema? It's because it's more of my husband's genetic makeup than mine in this baby."
February 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
It's always kind of fascinating when someone brings up the least universal thing imaginable like it's something we all know, just casually going "ladies, you know how your disgusting ghoul husband be poisoning your very womb with his epigenetic slime?"
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Basically, the right-wing wants you to think that being racist is the most dangerous (and cool) thing you can do right now. Films like The People's Joker and Nirvanna The Band The Movie prove the most dangerous thing for algorithmic streaming platforms is actually copyright infringement.
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Basically, the right-wing wants you to think that being racist is the most dangerous (and cool) thing you can do right now. Films like The People's Joker and Nirvanna The Band The Movie prove the most dangerous thing for algorithmic streaming platforms is actually copyright infringement.
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It’s so funny that there are still people claiming Epstein wasn’t an Israeli asset given all the concrete evidence such as emails where he blatantly operates on behalf of the Israeli state and uhhhhh this
The Israeli Government Installed and Maintained Security System at Epstein Apartment
Security equipment and alarms were installed by the Israeli government at a notorious Manhattan residence frequented by former PM Ehud Barak.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
It’s so funny that there are still people claiming Epstein wasn’t an Israeli asset given all the concrete evidence such as emails where he blatantly operates on behalf of the Israeli state and uhhhhh this
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The US position, the premise of the White House's statements, is that Ukraine doesn't have agency, Ukrainians are wrong to do a version of "give me liberty or give me death," Ukraine's president doesn't speak for them, and America's goal is make them surrender.
Which is basically Russia's position.
Which is basically Russia's position.
Q: Zelenskyy said he doesn't think it's fair Trump is saying Ukraine has to make concessions & not Russia. What's Trump's response?
LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war
LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war
February 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The US position, the premise of the White House's statements, is that Ukraine doesn't have agency, Ukrainians are wrong to do a version of "give me liberty or give me death," Ukraine's president doesn't speak for them, and America's goal is make them surrender.
Which is basically Russia's position.
Which is basically Russia's position.
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AI FAN: now, you can finally imagine anything you want!
ME: I could already do that
AI FAN: no this different
ME: I'm imagining running you over with a steamroller
AI FAN: don't do that
ME: now I'm imagining consoling your girlfriend after
AI FAN: I don't have a girlfriend
ME: I know
ME: I could already do that
AI FAN: no this different
ME: I'm imagining running you over with a steamroller
AI FAN: don't do that
ME: now I'm imagining consoling your girlfriend after
AI FAN: I don't have a girlfriend
ME: I know
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
AI FAN: now, you can finally imagine anything you want!
ME: I could already do that
AI FAN: no this different
ME: I'm imagining running you over with a steamroller
AI FAN: don't do that
ME: now I'm imagining consoling your girlfriend after
AI FAN: I don't have a girlfriend
ME: I know
ME: I could already do that
AI FAN: no this different
ME: I'm imagining running you over with a steamroller
AI FAN: don't do that
ME: now I'm imagining consoling your girlfriend after
AI FAN: I don't have a girlfriend
ME: I know
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further proof the nfl rigged the season to inflate the seahawks purchase price
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
further proof the nfl rigged the season to inflate the seahawks purchase price
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If you post your journalism on Twitter and it actually shows it to people you’re on the right whether you admit it or not.
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If you post your journalism on Twitter and it actually shows it to people you’re on the right whether you admit it or not.