Jen Golbeck
@jengolbeck.bsky.social
Computer scientist, psychologist, journalist. Professor at UMD
On the dystopia beat- AI, social media, extremism, radicalization, privacy, information warfare, and bad stuff people do on the internet
she/her
On the dystopia beat- AI, social media, extremism, radicalization, privacy, information warfare, and bad stuff people do on the internet
she/her
Their goal is to hold as many plane tickets as possible from India to the US today to prevent H1-B visa holders who are out of the country from returning. They aren't buying the tickets - they are going to airline websites, searching for seats triggering a 15-minute hold, blocking other bookings
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Their goal is to hold as many plane tickets as possible from India to the US today to prevent H1-B visa holders who are out of the country from returning. They aren't buying the tickets - they are going to airline websites, searching for seats triggering a 15-minute hold, blocking other bookings
The project, dubbed “Operation CLOG THE TOILET" began on 4Chan’s /pol board, a mostly unmoderated discussion board that is known for its racist, far-right, white supremacist, and otherwise unsavory content. It was picked up on patriots dot win, a hard core MAGA board.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The project, dubbed “Operation CLOG THE TOILET" began on 4Chan’s /pol board, a mostly unmoderated discussion board that is known for its racist, far-right, white supremacist, and otherwise unsavory content. It was picked up on patriots dot win, a hard core MAGA board.
I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
I asked for more detail and more labels
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I asked for more detail and more labels
Me to ChatGPT: give me a diagram of my body when i have a kidney stone and am pregnant. in the style of a school textbook
(NB: I am neither pregnant nor do I have a kidney stone)
(NB: I am neither pregnant nor do I have a kidney stone)
August 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Me to ChatGPT: give me a diagram of my body when i have a kidney stone and am pregnant. in the style of a school textbook
(NB: I am neither pregnant nor do I have a kidney stone)
(NB: I am neither pregnant nor do I have a kidney stone)
Today's MAGAReport is about how the hard core MAGAs are so so mad about tweets like this from Gov. Newsom's office
open.substack.com/pub/jengolbe...
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August 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today's MAGAReport is about how the hard core MAGAs are so so mad about tweets like this from Gov. Newsom's office
open.substack.com/pub/jengolbe...
open.substack.com/pub/jengolbe...
I was reading a patent years back and fell in love with its illustrations of men looking anguished at computers. Now, I share them with you
July 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I was reading a patent years back and fell in love with its illustrations of men looking anguished at computers. Now, I share them with you
I have had like 15 exchanges with ChatGPT trying to get it to change the labels on the axis of a chart and I'm pretty sure it's trying to gaslight me. It absolutely cannot show whole numbers (or no numbers) on that axis, but it says it has!
June 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I have had like 15 exchanges with ChatGPT trying to get it to change the labels on the axis of a chart and I'm pretty sure it's trying to gaslight me. It absolutely cannot show whole numbers (or no numbers) on that axis, but it says it has!
First time I've seen the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church version of the Proud Boys shirt in the wild since they won the lawsuit that awarded them the trademark. Note the Black Lives Matter at the bottom www.npr.org/2025/02/06/n...
June 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
First time I've seen the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church version of the Proud Boys shirt in the wild since they won the lawsuit that awarded them the trademark. Note the Black Lives Matter at the bottom www.npr.org/2025/02/06/n...
There were so many police and NG, and they all ended up waiting around for 8pm so they could arrest 6-ish protesters who were waiting to be arrested. It was much more calm than yesterday
June 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
There were so many police and NG, and they all ended up waiting around for 8pm so they could arrest 6-ish protesters who were waiting to be arrested. It was much more calm than yesterday
I was out doing some photojournalism again today (Thursday) in LA 1/
June 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I was out doing some photojournalism again today (Thursday) in LA 1/
It's just before 5 PM in Los Angeles and this is the scene in front of City Hall where the downtown protests have been taking place. Send it to anyone who thinks LA is on fire lip
June 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It's just before 5 PM in Los Angeles and this is the scene in front of City Hall where the downtown protests have been taking place. Send it to anyone who thinks LA is on fire lip
I filled out this form and it said it sent me a six-digit code, but it did not. It would have been funny if it went to spam, but it didn't even go there. Just doesn't work at all
June 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I filled out this form and it said it sent me a six-digit code, but it did not. It would have been funny if it went to spam, but it didn't even go there. Just doesn't work at all
That all sounds very dramatic, but everything was over by like 9pm. There were a ton of cops but it was a pretty typical protest
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
That all sounds very dramatic, but everything was over by like 9pm. There were a ton of cops but it was a pretty typical protest
They also shot me and a group of photographers with those pepper balls, which was weird because they had not given us orders and we weren't by any demonstrators🤷♀️
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
They also shot me and a group of photographers with those pepper balls, which was weird because they had not given us orders and we weren't by any demonstrators🤷♀️
There was an incident where a man threw a can at the cops and they shot him with what I think were pepper balls
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
There was an incident where a man threw a can at the cops and they shot him with what I think were pepper balls
Eventually - and I do not know why - the police declared the gathering unlawful and tried to make everyone leave. They fired flash bangs in the air and came in with horses. A few people threw water bottles, but that was it from the demonstrators
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Eventually - and I do not know why - the police declared the gathering unlawful and tried to make everyone leave. They fired flash bangs in the air and came in with horses. A few people threw water bottles, but that was it from the demonstrators
This drove the crowd into a park that they also eventually cleared with horses
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This drove the crowd into a park that they also eventually cleared with horses
I went to LA to photograph the demonstrations today. Here are some scenes from the day. There were a LOT of police, but the demonstration was peaceful. If a person got too confrontational or loud, the crowd would make them back-off. "Peaceful Protest" was one of the common chants
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I went to LA to photograph the demonstrations today. Here are some scenes from the day. There were a LOT of police, but the demonstration was peaceful. If a person got too confrontational or loud, the crowd would make them back-off. "Peaceful Protest" was one of the common chants
The calls for the government to use violence against protesters is ramping up on the MAGA forums. I give a glimpse into it in today's MAGAReport.
I'm heading to LA tomorrow to cover the protests, so keep an eye out for updates starting Wednesday afternoon.
magareport.news/p/appetite-f...
I'm heading to LA tomorrow to cover the protests, so keep an eye out for updates starting Wednesday afternoon.
magareport.news/p/appetite-f...
June 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The calls for the government to use violence against protesters is ramping up on the MAGA forums. I give a glimpse into it in today's MAGAReport.
I'm heading to LA tomorrow to cover the protests, so keep an eye out for updates starting Wednesday afternoon.
magareport.news/p/appetite-f...
I'm heading to LA tomorrow to cover the protests, so keep an eye out for updates starting Wednesday afternoon.
magareport.news/p/appetite-f...
The @apnews.com just put a photo of the White House Tesla on the wire 👀
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June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The @apnews.com just put a photo of the White House Tesla on the wire 👀
newsroom.ap.org/detail/Trump...
newsroom.ap.org/detail/Trump...
Elon says Trump should be impeached
June 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Elon says Trump should be impeached
Ooh he's not letting it go...
June 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ooh he's not letting it go...
The people on the MAGA forums are just as engaged as the reset of us. Some of them are trying to make the psyop narrative happen, but it's not sticking.
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The people on the MAGA forums are just as engaged as the reset of us. Some of them are trying to make the psyop narrative happen, but it's not sticking.