S Peter Davis
@speterdavis.com
Columnist at large, former Cracked staff from its golden age. Now at speterdavis.substack.com and https://plato-was-a-dick.ghost.io/. Too weird to live, too rare to die.
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· Sep 8
How Geeks Ate the World - Plato Was a Dick
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I'm writing a book about the rise of reactionary movements in Western geek culture, particularly since the beginning of the internet until now, and how we got stuck in this shitty alt-white meme-fash tech-dystopia within a mere 25 years: Article thread! 1/🧵
It would be funny if Trump "proved" the 2020 election was fraudulent, and that he was legally the president between 2021-2024, instantly voiding his current unconstitutional third term and handing it over to Kamala Harris
So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections.
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
Trump Starts the Steal
open.spotify.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
It would be funny if Trump "proved" the 2020 election was fraudulent, and that he was legally the president between 2021-2024, instantly voiding his current unconstitutional third term and handing it over to Kamala Harris
Bad Bunny was 4 years old when this occurred, younger than the child in question
The incredible content we’re getting in reaction to the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show is helping me deal with my feelings about the situation in Iran.
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Bad Bunny was 4 years old when this occurred, younger than the child in question
He's really starved for content under a Republican administration. Leaning into Covid/anti-vax stuff again feels desperate.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
He's really starved for content under a Republican administration. Leaning into Covid/anti-vax stuff again feels desperate.
When Moon hit eye like pizza, insanely cool
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
When Moon hit eye like pizza, insanely cool
Ah, the classic Dune Sandwich
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Ah, the classic Dune Sandwich
Kid has too much going on in that name, gonna need him to dial it back
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Kid has too much going on in that name, gonna need him to dial it back
That's also the reason they suspect it was political
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
That's also the reason they suspect it was political
Punching Nazis isn't as effective as I'd hoped
i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Punching Nazis isn't as effective as I'd hoped
lol the MAGA halftime show was a powerpoint presentation
It's over. He played 2 songs and then they played this Charlie Kirk montage
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
lol the MAGA halftime show was a powerpoint presentation
Mirror universe alternative opening line from Rob Thomas' 1999 smash hit "Smooth"
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Mirror universe alternative opening line from Rob Thomas' 1999 smash hit "Smooth"
The director choice is baffling to me, not his usual kind of thing at all. As weird as if they got Wes Anderson
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The director choice is baffling to me, not his usual kind of thing at all. As weird as if they got Wes Anderson
My favorite is when it cuts to all the middle aged Christian conservative politicians trying to pretend they're enjoying this
guys. the kid rock performance is uh. well it’s exactly what you’d expect
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 AM
My favorite is when it cuts to all the middle aged Christian conservative politicians trying to pretend they're enjoying this
Completely forgot she was married to Tom Arnold briefly
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Completely forgot she was married to Tom Arnold briefly
Cute catfish, and fuck ICE
February 7, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Cute catfish, and fuck ICE
What I think about the picture or just generally?
February 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
What I think about the picture or just generally?
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Reddit is amazing sometimes.
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Reddit is amazing sometimes.
With other caps on them
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 AM
With other caps on them
I hope you muted this before it was too late
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 AM
I hope you muted this before it was too late
Reposted by S Peter Davis
Every damn day he does something crazy and the entire MAGA leadership bends over backwards to pretend it wasn't crazy and to explain it away.
And then a few hours go by and he comes out and says "no, I did the crazy thing on purpose."
And repeat.
And the media never seems to remember that.
And then a few hours go by and he comes out and says "no, I did the crazy thing on purpose."
And repeat.
And the media never seems to remember that.
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Every damn day he does something crazy and the entire MAGA leadership bends over backwards to pretend it wasn't crazy and to explain it away.
And then a few hours go by and he comes out and says "no, I did the crazy thing on purpose."
And repeat.
And the media never seems to remember that.
And then a few hours go by and he comes out and says "no, I did the crazy thing on purpose."
And repeat.
And the media never seems to remember that.
Like Pepsi trying to get Coke drinkers by tasting a little bit more like Coke. The Coke drinkers just keep drinking Coke, while the people who liked how Pepsi used to taste stop drinking soda.
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Like Pepsi trying to get Coke drinkers by tasting a little bit more like Coke. The Coke drinkers just keep drinking Coke, while the people who liked how Pepsi used to taste stop drinking soda.
ICE: No, we have Will Stancil at home.
The Will Stancil at home:
The Will Stancil at home:
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE: No, we have Will Stancil at home.
The Will Stancil at home:
The Will Stancil at home:
Quite a unified narrative emerging from the right in the aftermath of the Epstein emails huh
Over on X, the Everything App, serious conservative thinker Dinesh D'Souza shared a video of an AI-generated woman on a fake podcast he seemingly thought was real, telling the audience that young women should get with older men. Dude, wtf?
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Quite a unified narrative emerging from the right in the aftermath of the Epstein emails huh
What makes this even stupider is that this basically subsidizes an $80 million bribe to the president in the form of a movie about his wife that was 100% guaranteed to bomb from the outset
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
What makes this even stupider is that this basically subsidizes an $80 million bribe to the president in the form of a movie about his wife that was 100% guaranteed to bomb from the outset