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Casey Newton

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Wrote about this grim moment when the White House sees the deaths of innocent Americans as meme fodder and the faint silver lining that their lies aren't working this time www.platformer.news/minneapolis-...

Here, at last, was a case where Trump’s lies found few buyers. Pretti’s death, which anyone could see from multiple angles on social platforms, shocked the conscience of Democrats and Republicans alike. Even in a world where video can be fabricated, Pretti’s death had enough witnesses and enough documentary evidence that few were willing to disbelieve their eyes.

The question now is how long that state of affairs will hold. We only know what happened in the Good and Pretti cases because they happened in the open, in the full view of other protesters and journalists who were filming. In future cases the evidence may be more limited, or ambiguous. And among the many grim lessons of the past few weeks it is that the worse it looks for Trump, the more likely it is that we will be lied to.

January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM

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Imoogi Asana⁷

@btsnoonaarmy.bsky.social

Happy Jhope Day!
This is my lucky Hobi gif so if you see this he is sending you magic and good luck for ticket buying tomorrow and Friday!

January 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM

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Moony⁷🌌

@sparklemoony.bsky.social

You guys. An ARMY on twt (namu_bear) mentioned that the cover we got today reminds them of a painting by the korean artist Yoon Byung Woon. Look at it.

The more BTS reveals on Arirang, the more the depth and signifance of this release becomes evident.

A cover that was posted on https://2026bts.com/ that shows a picture with a greyish background and the BTS member's silhouettes in a suit - 4 on top and 3 at the bottom - with Arirang written in white at the bottom of the picture.

A painting by Yoon Byung Woon (Chorus) which shows about 120 ordinary ppl of all walks of life posing in suits and uniforms gathered together.

January 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM

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Men in Blazers Media Network

@meninblazers.bsky.social

After Celta Vigo's Borja Iglesias was subject to homophobic abuse, including shouts of "paint your nails", fans decided to paint their nails in support of the striker 🩵

Hundreds did so for the game vs. Rayo Vallecano, and well-manicured Celta won 3-0 💅

January 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM

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anything kpop and more ✅

@akpop.likes.earth

Kazuha covers "Standing Next to You" by Jung Kook at KBS Song Festival.

December 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM

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Casey Newton

@caseynewton.bsky.social

When OpenAI was founded, it was most afraid of causing catastrophe. Today it seems more afraid that users will churn. I wrote about the company at 10: www.platformer.news/openai-10-no...

The reason we still call OpenAI and a handful of rivals “labs” is because they were born as research organizations that were indifferent to commercial imperatives and more interested in the sci-fi possibilities, good and bad, that artificial intelligence could make possible. Ten years in, hundreds of millions of people now use tools every day that in 2015 would have qualified as sci-fi. And the company continues to flag new potential dangers along the way (its next models will carry a high risk of enabling cyber attacks, it said on Wednesday.)

Still, in aggregate the company’s actions suggest it has become more worried about user churn than it is most days about catastrophe. One of the best things about OpenAI’s weird era is how weirdly focused it was on preventing harm. Ten years in, though, OpenAI looks increasingly normal. And should the company stay that course, the consequences will be serious — and strange.

December 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM

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kdrama news

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TIME magazine announces through TikTok that #KpopDemonHunters is 2025’s Breakthrough of the Year.

Congratulations to the cast and crew!

December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM

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Anika⁷ ⟭⟬🐋💜

@abusra16.bsky.social

Yoongi rapping 117 syllables within 14 seconds is one of the hottest things he has done🔥

November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM

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Andy Kostrub

@andrewkostrub.bsky.social

Updating my LEGO White House

October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM

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Kara Swisher

@karaswisher.bsky.social

But facing this toxic nonsense, strong and measured statement by SF Mayor www.sf.gov/news-mayor-l...

Mayor Lurie's Statement on Federal Government Calling Off Potential Federal Deployment in San Francisco | SF.gov

www.sf.gov

October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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Casey Newton

@caseynewton.bsky.social

The bar for earning a free Waymo ride just keeps getting higher

October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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Matt Levine

@matt-levine.bsky.social

There needs to be enough control of this newsletter to give a strong influence, but not so much that I can’t be fired if I go insane. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

The FBI Found Some Insider Betting

Also Elon Musk’s robot army, prediction market volumes, snails and bees.

www.bloomberg.com

October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM

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Daily BTS⁷ 💜

@dailybts.bsky.social

SPAGHETTI MV Teaser

LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌) 'SPAGHETTI' MV TEASER🍅

YouTube video by HYBE LABELS

youtu.be

October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM

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Nhope

@nhope2025.bsky.social

Army spread this, global goals poster for Spaghetti

Global goals poster that looks like a menu with spaghetti with a fork with spaghetti

October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM

thelisap

@thelisap.bsky.social

Our fantastic Bay Area ARMY Cristina’s products were on the Today Show this morning! Love how creative ARMY are! 💜💜💜🦾🦾🦾🎉🎉🎉

centinelle on Instagram: "Yes! Centinelle is a woman owned small business, we just got featured at the @todayshow … check it out! #hairaccessories #silkscarf…"

Yes! Centinelle is a woman owned small business, we just got featured at the @todayshow … check it out! #hairaccessories #silkscarf #bandana #hairclip #smallbusiness #womenowned

www.instagram.com

October 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM

thelisap

@thelisap.bsky.social

A classic!

October 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM

thelisap

@thelisap.bsky.social

GUTTED . . .
D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51

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October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM

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anything kpop and more ✅

@akpop.likes.earth

Here's the full performance of "Golden".

October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM

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Casey Newton

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Wrote about fresh signs of an AI bubble (and why the industry says the worries are mostly overblown) www.platformer.news/ai-bubble-20...

We have entered the "weird financial tricks" phase of the bubble. A reliable indicator of bubbles is that companies concoct bizarre financial instruments and accounting measures to paper over their problems. In Fortune, Allie Garfinkel reports that venture capitalists are irked at some of the creative accounting going on in their portfolios. Some startups are reporting one-time sales as "recurring revenue." Others technically show "recurring revenue" for what are essentially trials.

And that's on the tame side. For crazy, you can look to Robinhood's suggestion that it might offer "tokenized" equity in OpenAI. By "tokenized," Business Insider reports, Robinhood means "blockchain-enabled representations of securities like stocks." In reality, they have no connection to OpenAI equity whatsoever. But that doesn't mean that consumers shouldn't be able to gamble on the mirage!

October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM

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The Women's Game

@womensgamemib.bsky.social

“If you are a parent of boys, make sure you bring them to watch women doing things and being incredible at something.”

Elizabeth Banks shares the importance of bringing her two boys to women’s sports games 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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Wajahat Ali

@wajali.bsky.social

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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BipolarChef⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ 💜 🐳

@bipolarchef.bsky.social

"Some artists don't just make music; they make universes you want to be pulled into. Their albums play on loop, not because they're catchy background noise, but because they demand to be heard again and again. Kim Namjoon, aka RM of BTS, is one of those rare creators."

💜🐨💜 #RM #BTS