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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
If you enjoyed the AI rant I published last week, this killer blog from @janus.bsky.social hits on similar notes but is like, way, way more thoughtful and well-put: aftermath.site/ai-is-the-ul...
AI Is The Ultimate "Forced Meme"
There are few things in this world more insufferable than a rich person trying to force their shitty ideas on everyone else. And in 2025, there are very few things that feel more forced than “Generati...
aftermath.site
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you enjoyed the AI rant I published last week, this killer blog from @janus.bsky.social hits on similar notes but is like, way, way more thoughtful and well-put: aftermath.site/ai-is-the-ul...
If anyone overheard me explaining the differences between Cumtown and Chapo Trap House to my girlfriend on the subway, please know that she asked
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If anyone overheard me explaining the differences between Cumtown and Chapo Trap House to my girlfriend on the subway, please know that she asked
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OpenAI's Sora 2 is flooding social media with videos of women being strangled. Yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
OpenAI's Sora 2 is flooding social media with videos of women being strangled. Yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
I used to think I’d be the 80-year-old at a rally, sobbing because I lived long enough to see universal healthcare, but now all I want is the Butlerian Jihad
Tesla chatbot Grok asks her 12 yo son for nudes www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpvfSkr/
A Toronto mom says her 12-year-old son asked Tesla’s AI chatbot, Grok, which soccer player is better: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. After some back and forth, she says the chatbot asked her son, ...
TikTok video by CBC News
www.tiktok.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I used to think I’d be the 80-year-old at a rally, sobbing because I lived long enough to see universal healthcare, but now all I want is the Butlerian Jihad
I can’t believe we got another GTA VI delay before we got GTA VI
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed to Nov 19, 2026 www.rockstargames.com/newswire/art...
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I can’t believe we got another GTA VI delay before we got GTA VI
Between this and Zohran having attended AEW shows, I'm excited to replace our wrestling fan government (derogatory) with a wrestling fan government (complimentary)
Happy to be of service!
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Between this and Zohran having attended AEW shows, I'm excited to replace our wrestling fan government (derogatory) with a wrestling fan government (complimentary)
The previous luddite tribunal was a blast. Come out!
NEW YORK CITY: I hear you're in a celebratory mood over there. Well how would you like to use some of that energy to help dismantle big tech?
Join me, @parismarx.com, @edwardongwesojr.com, @jathansadowski.com, @veenadubal.bsky.social, and special guests for the Second NYC Luddite Tribunal.
Join me, @parismarx.com, @edwardongwesojr.com, @jathansadowski.com, @veenadubal.bsky.social, and special guests for the Second NYC Luddite Tribunal.
RSVP to THE LUDDITE TRIBUNAL | Partiful
It's time to put technology on trial, and to smash it if necessary. Join Paris Marx, Jathan Sadowski, Ed Ongweso Jr, Veena Dubal, Brian Merchant, and special guests for an evening of booze, discussion...
partiful.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The previous luddite tribunal was a blast. Come out!
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Dispatch from one of the @hellgatenyc.com parties: so many people here I might die. Seems like a good omen
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Dispatch from one of the @hellgatenyc.com parties: so many people here I might die. Seems like a good omen
Slam dunk platform would be to campaign on banning this junk
the mainstream taking betting and gambling companies as seriously as journalism is one of the greatest evils of modern society
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Slam dunk platform would be to campaign on banning this junk
I’d love to be more specific about why working in the tech industry during this AI bubble is driving me crazy, but dissent isn’t exactly safe these days. Anyway, I blogged. www.aaron.mn/ideology-1-1
Aaron Shapiro
Aaron Shapiro is a product designer living in Brooklyn, New York.
www.aaron.mn
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’d love to be more specific about why working in the tech industry during this AI bubble is driving me crazy, but dissent isn’t exactly safe these days. Anyway, I blogged. www.aaron.mn/ideology-1-1
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Shout out to everyone who scolded me for even suggesting I wasn’t thrilled to vote for Biden or Harris. This race should be the easiest layup in history.
CNN: Mamdani, are you going to vote for him?
CHUCK SCHUMER: We're continuing to talk.
CNN: The vote is on Tuesday; what are you gonna do?
CHUCK SCHUMER: [walks away]
CHUCK SCHUMER: We're continuing to talk.
CNN: The vote is on Tuesday; what are you gonna do?
CHUCK SCHUMER: [walks away]
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Shout out to everyone who scolded me for even suggesting I wasn’t thrilled to vote for Biden or Harris. This race should be the easiest layup in history.
I talk to developers every day and it’s not exactly a secret that AI is as inaccurate with programming as it is with anything else. I’m begging journalists to talk to workers instead of the lowlifes evangelizing this junk.
"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
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October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I talk to developers every day and it’s not exactly a secret that AI is as inaccurate with programming as it is with anything else. I’m begging journalists to talk to workers instead of the lowlifes evangelizing this junk.
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ai is a fascist tool. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
October 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
ai is a fascist tool. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
You have agency! All you have to do is see that you’re being harassed, experience the harassment, and request that it be removed! Hopefully nobody saw it or saved it before that! It’s fine, actually!
“…that Sora is being used for stalking and harassment will likely not be an edge case, because deepfaking yourself and others into videos is one of its core selling points.”
Far from an edge case, it’s the primary use case.
Far from an edge case, it’s the primary use case.
Stalker Already Using OpenAI's Sora 2 to Harass Victim
A journalist claims that her stalker used Sora 2, the latest video app from OpenAI, to churn out videos of her.
futurism.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
You have agency! All you have to do is see that you’re being harassed, experience the harassment, and request that it be removed! Hopefully nobody saw it or saved it before that! It’s fine, actually!
What’s Sora supposed to be for, even? ChatGPT being a plain-language search engine makes conceptual sense, at least. Sora is an endless feed of zero-value misinformation, IP theft, and harassment-fodder. I feel insane!
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What’s Sora supposed to be for, even? ChatGPT being a plain-language search engine makes conceptual sense, at least. Sora is an endless feed of zero-value misinformation, IP theft, and harassment-fodder. I feel insane!
Everyone's focusing on copyright, but I wish there were more conversation about how vapid Sora is. It's the lifeless conclusion of tech companies pounding our brains to pudding. Evil, evil, evil software in the most literal sense.
October 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Everyone's focusing on copyright, but I wish there were more conversation about how vapid Sora is. It's the lifeless conclusion of tech companies pounding our brains to pudding. Evil, evil, evil software in the most literal sense.