Marshall Mayer
@authenticphoto.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I take notes with a camera. Besides my authentic photography (see https://take-note.com/about), I'm also interested in promoting the work of other […]
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Another #introduction: This is the top-line message of the /about page on my website, as viewed on a phone. It's my mission.
The fascist Trump regime is using generative AI to lie to us. There ought to be a law...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/beware-government-using-image-manipulation-propaganda
#authentic
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/beware-government-using-image-manipulation-propaganda
#authentic
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who also serves as acting field director of the St Paul Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office...
www.eff.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The fascist Trump regime is using generative AI to lie to us. There ought to be a law...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/beware-government-using-image-manipulation-propaganda
#authentic
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/beware-government-using-image-manipulation-propaganda
#authentic
Citizen-generated videos—not professional photojournalism—have driven the popular narrative against the fascists deployed by Trump to Minnesota. We still trust these videos at a time when it is trivial to use generative AI to fake photography (as fascists have become facile at doing).
It's only […]
It's only […]
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mastodon.social
January 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Citizen-generated videos—not professional photojournalism—have driven the popular narrative against the fascists deployed by Trump to Minnesota. We still trust these videos at a time when it is trivial to use generative AI to fake photography (as fascists have become facile at doing).
It's only […]
It's only […]
This post by Marc Cooper is from last weekend, but even more relevant given another murder by ICE in Minneapolis this morning. Apparently, the fascists didn't get the message yesterday, "Get the fuck out of here!"
https://journaloftheplagueyears.substack.com/p/the-ice-storm
https://journaloftheplagueyears.substack.com/p/the-ice-storm
The Ice Storm
Trump threatens the Insurrection Act and then goes TACO
journaloftheplagueyears.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This post by Marc Cooper is from last weekend, but even more relevant given another murder by ICE in Minneapolis this morning. Apparently, the fascists didn't get the message yesterday, "Get the fuck out of here!"
https://journaloftheplagueyears.substack.com/p/the-ice-storm
https://journaloftheplagueyears.substack.com/p/the-ice-storm
I was going to attend the @pluralistic lecture this week in Denver, but unfortunately can’t. Instead, this article by Cory appeared on Sunday in The Guardian. It’s what follows enshitiffication, well worth the read […]
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mastodon.social
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I was going to attend the @pluralistic lecture this week in Denver, but unfortunately can’t. Instead, this article by Cory appeared on Sunday in The Guardian. It’s what follows enshitiffication, well worth the read […]
Both photographers should get Pulitzers.
"Getty photographer [John Abernathy, john-abernathy@bsky.social, from Minneapolis] was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
"He threw his camera at another photographer [unknown, maybe Pierre Lavie] to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
"Getty photographer [John Abernathy, john-abernathy@bsky.social, from Minneapolis] was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
"He threw his camera at another photographer [unknown, maybe Pierre Lavie] to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Both photographers should get Pulitzers.
"Getty photographer [John Abernathy, john-abernathy@bsky.social, from Minneapolis] was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
"He threw his camera at another photographer [unknown, maybe Pierre Lavie] to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
"Getty photographer [John Abernathy, john-abernathy@bsky.social, from Minneapolis] was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
"He threw his camera at another photographer [unknown, maybe Pierre Lavie] to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Authenticity in photography takes on many meanings as outlined in this post by Fred Ritchin. It’s especially important now that Trump’s gaslighting tactics are metastasizing.
https://fredritchin.substack.com/p/melting-ice
https://fredritchin.substack.com/p/melting-ice
Melting ICE
Continuing to believe our eyes and ears.
fredritchin.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Authenticity in photography takes on many meanings as outlined in this post by Fred Ritchin. It’s especially important now that Trump’s gaslighting tactics are metastasizing.
https://fredritchin.substack.com/p/melting-ice
https://fredritchin.substack.com/p/melting-ice
“Get the fuck outta here!”
https://x.com/FordFischer/status/2010444145597509814/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2010444145597509814¤tTweetUser=FordFischer
https://x.com/FordFischer/status/2010444145597509814/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2010444145597509814¤tTweetUser=FordFischer
January 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Like this young man, I'm not sure what to make of his present situation (nor does he). I only know that with solidarity it will get better this year.
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Like this young man, I'm not sure what to make of his present situation (nor does he). I only know that with solidarity it will get better this year.
Enshittification (coined by @pluralistic) is applied to the financialization of AI in https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshittifinancial-crisis/. It’s a VERY long read but well worth it if you value a future worth looking forward to. Capitalism makes some people do very dumb and dangerous things.
The Enshittifinancial Crisis
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www.wheresyoured.at
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Enshittification (coined by @pluralistic) is applied to the financialization of AI in https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshittifinancial-crisis/. It’s a VERY long read but well worth it if you value a future worth looking forward to. Capitalism makes some people do very dumb and dangerous things.
It’s been this way from the beginning of photography, nothing new to see here. Readability is the mantra of computational photography (she calls it "machine learning”). There is still a relationship between what was in front of a lens and what is displayed digitally on a screen. The far more […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It’s been this way from the beginning of photography, nothing new to see here. Readability is the mantra of computational photography (she calls it "machine learning”). There is still a relationship between what was in front of a lens and what is displayed digitally on a screen. The far more […]
Reposted by Marshall Mayer
As others have remarked, this is exactly the line Andreessen Horowitz and others have been pushing.
There's a whole Silicon Valley movement toward military contracts (because that's where the money is).
These editorials read like a full-on ad campaign for tech's next big unicorn: war.
There's a whole Silicon Valley movement toward military contracts (because that's where the money is).
These editorials read like a full-on ad campaign for tech's next big unicorn: war.
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As others have remarked, this is exactly the line Andreessen Horowitz and others have been pushing.
There's a whole Silicon Valley movement toward military contracts (because that's where the money is).
These editorials read like a full-on ad campaign for tech's next big unicorn: war.
There's a whole Silicon Valley movement toward military contracts (because that's where the money is).
These editorials read like a full-on ad campaign for tech's next big unicorn: war.
I am a founding and lifetime member of DSA, and was on the national board for a few years in the late '80s. This article explains why I am no longer active (or even a donor) because of the current sectarian character of the national board. OTOH, many local chapters, which are autonomous, are […]
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mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I am a founding and lifetime member of DSA, and was on the national board for a few years in the late '80s. This article explains why I am no longer active (or even a donor) because of the current sectarian character of the national board. OTOH, many local chapters, which are autonomous, are […]
@pluralistic does it again: brilliance. "To pop the [AI] bubble, we have to hammer on the forces that created the bubble: the myth that AI can do your job, especially if you get high wages that your boss can claw back; the understanding that growth companies need a succession of […]
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mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@pluralistic does it again: brilliance. "To pop the [AI] bubble, we have to hammer on the forces that created the bubble: the myth that AI can do your job, especially if you get high wages that your boss can claw back; the understanding that growth companies need a succession of […]
Nine years ago I was at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest near Fort Rice in North Dakota. On Thanksgiving Day, I was privileged to participate in the traditional Native meal preparation by The Sioux Chef. Starting at dishwasher, I was eventually able to help […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nine years ago I was at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest near Fort Rice in North Dakota. On Thanksgiving Day, I was privileged to participate in the traditional Native meal preparation by The Sioux Chef. Starting at dishwasher, I was eventually able to help […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The sooner we tax the rich, the better (the article is paywalled, by a billionaire).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/top-20-billionaires-american-elections/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/top-20-billionaires-american-elections/
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The sooner we tax the rich, the better (the article is paywalled, by a billionaire).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/top-20-billionaires-american-elections/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/top-20-billionaires-american-elections/
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The democratic socialist beats the republican on Staten Island. What a day 🌹
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The democratic socialist beats the republican on Staten Island. What a day 🌹
Ed Zitron has given you fair warning. rebalance your portfolio, either soon or when it's too late: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/
The Case Against Generative AI
**Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age -****_First It Giveth_**
**Before we go any further:** This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 words. I've written it specifically to be read at your leisure
www.wheresyoured.at
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Ed Zitron has given you fair warning. rebalance your portfolio, either soon or when it's too late: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/
Fred Ritchin posts today about the fact that many major social media companies strip out content credentials from video uploads, credentials that could warn viewers that the videos are not real (i.e., they are generated by AI).
The money quote: Participation in the Content Credentials […]
The money quote: Participation in the Content Credentials […]
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mastodon.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Fred Ritchin posts today about the fact that many major social media companies strip out content credentials from video uploads, credentials that could warn viewers that the videos are not real (i.e., they are generated by AI).
The money quote: Participation in the Content Credentials […]
The money quote: Participation in the Content Credentials […]
Reposted by Marshall Mayer
Eight years ago today, while in the Trump motorcade, I saw a bicyclist give the bird to the president’s vehicle. I tweeted an AFP photographer’s picture of Juli Briskman. It went viral. She got fired. Then she got elected […]
[Original post on journa.host]
[Original post on journa.host]
October 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Eight years ago today, while in the Trump motorcade, I saw a bicyclist give the bird to the president’s vehicle. I tweeted an AFP photographer’s picture of Juli Briskman. It went viral. She got fired. Then she got elected […]
[Original post on journa.host]
[Original post on journa.host]
@parismarx "How many people need to be disconnected from reality, siphoned into dependence on chatbots, and put at risk of losing their minds before governments take action against these agents of chaos? The time is running out to wake up to the real threats posed by generative AI, and recognize […]
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mastodon.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
@parismarx "How many people need to be disconnected from reality, siphoned into dependence on chatbots, and put at risk of losing their minds before governments take action against these agents of chaos? The time is running out to wake up to the real threats posed by generative AI, and recognize […]
"Polka Dot Lady" has become a meme. From Jeff Tiedrich today:
"a couple of days ago, masked ICE thugs showed up in lower Manhattan to round up Chinese street vendors who were guilty of the dastardly crime of selling cheap knock-offs — and our anonymous hero […]
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"a couple of days ago, masked ICE thugs showed up in lower Manhattan to round up Chinese street vendors who were guilty of the dastardly crime of selling cheap knock-offs — and our anonymous hero […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Polka Dot Lady" has become a meme. From Jeff Tiedrich today:
"a couple of days ago, masked ICE thugs showed up in lower Manhattan to round up Chinese street vendors who were guilty of the dastardly crime of selling cheap knock-offs — and our anonymous hero […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
"a couple of days ago, masked ICE thugs showed up in lower Manhattan to round up Chinese street vendors who were guilty of the dastardly crime of selling cheap knock-offs — and our anonymous hero […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
@pluralistic The enshittification of of politics, American style, by Rebecca Solnit.
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-wreckage-courtesy-of-the-enshittification-administration-notes-on-late-state-trumpism/
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-wreckage-courtesy-of-the-enshittification-administration-notes-on-late-state-trumpism/
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@pluralistic The enshittification of of politics, American style, by Rebecca Solnit.
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-wreckage-courtesy-of-the-enshittification-administration-notes-on-late-state-trumpism/
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-wreckage-courtesy-of-the-enshittification-administration-notes-on-late-state-trumpism/