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we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds
Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds
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The post-Me Too era has really taught me that the underlying issue with the persistence of sexual violence isn’t exactly women’s credibility, as the “believe women” slogan suggested, but rather with rape’s moral status. It’s not that people think it doesn’t happen. They think it doesn’t matter.
It's disturbing to see many of the the major figures in moral cognition all over the Epstein files
He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein
He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov
January 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The post-Me Too era has really taught me that the underlying issue with the persistence of sexual violence isn’t exactly women’s credibility, as the “believe women” slogan suggested, but rather with rape’s moral status. It’s not that people think it doesn’t happen. They think it doesn’t matter.
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Gaiman's case is so bad. He isn't a Mr-Nobody, people, like me, used to love him. To respect him. I really looked forward his stuff.
The betrayal is only the shit cherry on top of the shit cake of his horrible behaviour.
The betrayal is only the shit cherry on top of the shit cake of his horrible behaviour.
At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Gaiman's case is so bad. He isn't a Mr-Nobody, people, like me, used to love him. To respect him. I really looked forward his stuff.
The betrayal is only the shit cherry on top of the shit cake of his horrible behaviour.
The betrayal is only the shit cherry on top of the shit cake of his horrible behaviour.
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At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.
February 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.
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at bare minimum I feel like you gotta at least know who the shaw brothers and yuen woo ping are
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
at bare minimum I feel like you gotta at least know who the shaw brothers and yuen woo ping are
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if you havent seen a single John Woo film you're especially lost
January 30, 2026 at 8:16 PM
if you havent seen a single John Woo film you're especially lost
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what im saying if you're a character action dev and you havent seen Blade what are you even doing
January 30, 2026 at 8:12 PM
what im saying if you're a character action dev and you havent seen Blade what are you even doing
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“Notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein played a role in convincing Bobby Kotick to embrace loot boxes, essentially gambling for children” what is this sentence, what is this world
February 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
“Notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein played a role in convincing Bobby Kotick to embrace loot boxes, essentially gambling for children” what is this sentence, what is this world
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something something china is so dangerous something
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
something something china is so dangerous something
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CHINA
I NEED YOU TO HUMILIATE AMERICA FOR THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS
DO SO AND MY LOYALTY TO YOU SHALL NEVER DIE
I NEED YOU TO HUMILIATE AMERICA FOR THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS
DO SO AND MY LOYALTY TO YOU SHALL NEVER DIE
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 PM
CHINA
I NEED YOU TO HUMILIATE AMERICA FOR THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS
DO SO AND MY LOYALTY TO YOU SHALL NEVER DIE
I NEED YOU TO HUMILIATE AMERICA FOR THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS
DO SO AND MY LOYALTY TO YOU SHALL NEVER DIE
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I almost view the boomer shooter revival (so named because it’s meant to bring the genre back to its arcadey roots) as an indirect response to how CoD effectively became the video game version of a hoo-rah jingoistic action blockbuster, complete with direct involvement with the Pentagon
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I almost view the boomer shooter revival (so named because it’s meant to bring the genre back to its arcadey roots) as an indirect response to how CoD effectively became the video game version of a hoo-rah jingoistic action blockbuster, complete with direct involvement with the Pentagon
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the point isn't that fiction can control you, it's that if you turn your brain off at every opportunity, you make yourself complacent with shit that might have some really fucking bad consequences if you ignore it.
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
the point isn't that fiction can control you, it's that if you turn your brain off at every opportunity, you make yourself complacent with shit that might have some really fucking bad consequences if you ignore it.
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it's my opinion that a direct consequence of this rhetoric was the thought-terminating cliche of "fiction vs reality" dominating conversations about how fiction is used as a tool of influence, predisposing people to ignoring the effects of propaganda and poisonous discourse completely.
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
it's my opinion that a direct consequence of this rhetoric was the thought-terminating cliche of "fiction vs reality" dominating conversations about how fiction is used as a tool of influence, predisposing people to ignoring the effects of propaganda and poisonous discourse completely.
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so in short
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM
so in short
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
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The “CoD Campaign” just isn’t the cultural zeitgeist it used to be. Black Ops 7’s campaign was universally mocked then promptly forgotten after a week.
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 27, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The “CoD Campaign” just isn’t the cultural zeitgeist it used to be. Black Ops 7’s campaign was universally mocked then promptly forgotten after a week.
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
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Lynch was right: the medium itself is intrinsically evil
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Lynch was right: the medium itself is intrinsically evil
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I kind of worry that there's a whole ton of really strong writing, art, and design talent in Chinese game development that's getting wasted on live service gacha games that will all eventually disappear into the aether
June 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I kind of worry that there's a whole ton of really strong writing, art, and design talent in Chinese game development that's getting wasted on live service gacha games that will all eventually disappear into the aether
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i really thought this was popular knowledge about k pop. i’ve known this a long time .. the level of imitation and cultrual appropriation is insane
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i really thought this was popular knowledge about k pop. i’ve known this a long time .. the level of imitation and cultrual appropriation is insane
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
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I need more people to understand this because whenever *I* say it, people look at me like I'm insane.
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I need more people to understand this because whenever *I* say it, people look at me like I'm insane.
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This has been my frustration with K-Pop's popularity in the US past like Gen 2. Up until recently ive had no problem with the music itself. But there are too many K-Pop fans in the US who live and die for K-Pop but don't fuck with the exact same type of music when it comes from Black Artists.
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This has been my frustration with K-Pop's popularity in the US past like Gen 2. Up until recently ive had no problem with the music itself. But there are too many K-Pop fans in the US who live and die for K-Pop but don't fuck with the exact same type of music when it comes from Black Artists.
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I'd love to have this conversation. Been wanting to have it for YEEEEAAAAAAARS! At this point we're ripping the band-aid off. Ya'll need to find out TODAY!
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'd love to have this conversation. Been wanting to have it for YEEEEAAAAAAARS! At this point we're ripping the band-aid off. Ya'll need to find out TODAY!
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I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
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ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
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I know this may shock and offend some people but I think Sinners had a better soundtrack than K-Pop Demon Hunters
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I know this may shock and offend some people but I think Sinners had a better soundtrack than K-Pop Demon Hunters