Nick Wehner
@nwehner.bsky.social
Software engineer in Pittsburgh. Probably the gayest thing since glitter 🏳️🌈
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Shaler PD was tracking a van into the city that reportedly kidnapped someone in their borough and sped off. Shaler PD tracked it to the parking lot of the South Side FBI building.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Shaler PD was tracking a van into the city that reportedly kidnapped someone in their borough and sped off. Shaler PD tracked it to the parking lot of the South Side FBI building.
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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Hahaha! Er. Someone has used AI to make analogue clocks with the live time.
Analogue clocks are really hard.
AI: spectacularly confident. Can be both subtly and spectacularly wrong. This is a lovely illustration of that.
clocks.brianmoore.com
Analogue clocks are really hard.
AI: spectacularly confident. Can be both subtly and spectacularly wrong. This is a lovely illustration of that.
clocks.brianmoore.com
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hahaha! Er. Someone has used AI to make analogue clocks with the live time.
Analogue clocks are really hard.
AI: spectacularly confident. Can be both subtly and spectacularly wrong. This is a lovely illustration of that.
clocks.brianmoore.com
Analogue clocks are really hard.
AI: spectacularly confident. Can be both subtly and spectacularly wrong. This is a lovely illustration of that.
clocks.brianmoore.com
Love the random things you find walking though the burgh
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Love the random things you find walking though the burgh
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Downtown. Fifth Ave. Caller says that they see out of towners. Caller says they're suspicious.
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Downtown. Fifth Ave. Caller says that they see out of towners. Caller says they're suspicious.
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a university building as a deportation office. The university is basically powerless. We got audio from a meeting between students and administrators about it. "We inherited those tenants, we didn’t invite them to be in that building."
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a University Building as a Deportation Office and the University Says It Can't Do Anything About It
The Milwaukee School of Engineering is largely powerless to kick ICE out of a building it wanted to turn into a new academic center, according to audio of a meeting obtained by 404 Media.
www.404media.co
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a university building as a deportation office. The university is basically powerless. We got audio from a meeting between students and administrators about it. "We inherited those tenants, we didn’t invite them to be in that building."
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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Big layoffs hitting Amazon as soon as tomorrow, including within the video-game division, sources tell Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Plans to Cut 30,000 Corporate Jobs, Reuters Reports
Amazon.com Inc. plans to cut corporate jobs in several key departments, including logistics, payments, video games and the cloud-computing unit, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Big layoffs hitting Amazon as soon as tomorrow, including within the video-game division, sources tell Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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People are opening up Meta AI Ray Ban glasses and modding out the LED recording light, then selling them on eBay. There is huge interest in disabling this functionality, which means basically you cannot trust anyone wearing these (i'm sure you already weren't)
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
People are opening up Meta AI Ray Ban glasses and modding out the LED recording light, then selling them on eBay. There is huge interest in disabling this functionality, which means basically you cannot trust anyone wearing these (i'm sure you already weren't)
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
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New from 404 Media: the same hackers who doxed hundreds of DHS, ICE, and FBI officials say they have personal data of tens of thousands more government officials, including thousands NSA, more in intel community. They sent me data from a dizzying list of agencies
www.404media.co/hackers-say-...
www.404media.co/hackers-say-...
Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials
The same hackers who doxed hundreds of DHS, ICE, and FBI officials now say they have the personal data of tens of thousands of officials from the NSA, Air Force, Defense Intelligence Agency, and many ...
www.404media.co
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New from 404 Media: the same hackers who doxed hundreds of DHS, ICE, and FBI officials say they have personal data of tens of thousands more government officials, including thousands NSA, more in intel community. They sent me data from a dizzying list of agencies
www.404media.co/hackers-say-...
www.404media.co/hackers-say-...
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show this to anyone else you know who also assumed DHH was just a normal conservative dude rather than a raging white supremacist lunatic
DHH Is Way Worse Than I Thought | jakelazaroff.com
DHH's politics are not normal. Maybe they used to be, I don't know, but as of right now the dude is_way outside of what most people would consider moral or acceptable.
jakelazaroff.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
show this to anyone else you know who also assumed DHH was just a normal conservative dude rather than a raging white supremacist lunatic
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Super Typhoon Ragasa, a T10 (highest possible typhoon warning) is wrecking Hong Kong at the moment. This is video from the Ocean Park Fullerton Hotel.
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Super Typhoon Ragasa, a T10 (highest possible typhoon warning) is wrecking Hong Kong at the moment. This is video from the Ocean Park Fullerton Hotel.
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One more reminder that Slack is a terrible choice for communities, and extorts even nonprofits. Even when it’s one teaching teens to code, for free.
Hack Club is moving to Mattermost. They really have no choice.
Just a poor taste how Slack demands $50K in a week, no real notice
Hack Club is moving to Mattermost. They really have no choice.
Just a poor taste how Slack demands $50K in a week, no real notice
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
One more reminder that Slack is a terrible choice for communities, and extorts even nonprofits. Even when it’s one teaching teens to code, for free.
Hack Club is moving to Mattermost. They really have no choice.
Just a poor taste how Slack demands $50K in a week, no real notice
Hack Club is moving to Mattermost. They really have no choice.
Just a poor taste how Slack demands $50K in a week, no real notice
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Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand, has stepped down from the company he started 47 years ago citing a retreat from its campaigning spirit under parent company Unilever.
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield resigns, claiming parent company Unilever 'silenced' its campaigning
Greenfield wrote in an open letter late Tuesday night that he could no longer "in good conscience" remain an employee of the company.
www.nbcnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand, has stepped down from the company he started 47 years ago citing a retreat from its campaigning spirit under parent company Unilever.
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ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A FREELANCER IN VIDEO GAME/TECH/CULTURE JOURNALISM?
I want to talk to you for a story! DM me, email me, or hit me up on Discord (AlyssaMerc/alyssamercante)
Please signal boost!
I want to talk to you for a story! DM me, email me, or hit me up on Discord (AlyssaMerc/alyssamercante)
Please signal boost!
September 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A FREELANCER IN VIDEO GAME/TECH/CULTURE JOURNALISM?
I want to talk to you for a story! DM me, email me, or hit me up on Discord (AlyssaMerc/alyssamercante)
Please signal boost!
I want to talk to you for a story! DM me, email me, or hit me up on Discord (AlyssaMerc/alyssamercante)
Please signal boost!
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Finally have an answer to a question I’ve had for a long time: What’s the deal with lofi girl? Great piece by @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social www.404media.co/how-lofi-gir...
How Lofi Girl Became a Chill Beats Empire
How the iconic looping video of a studying anime girl and stream of chill music became a big business.
www.404media.co
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Finally have an answer to a question I’ve had for a long time: What’s the deal with lofi girl? Great piece by @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social www.404media.co/how-lofi-gir...
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We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung: “I look forward to your meeting with the chairman Kim Jong-un and construction of a Trump Tower in North Korea and playing golf at that place.”
August 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung: “I look forward to your meeting with the chairman Kim Jong-un and construction of a Trump Tower in North Korea and playing golf at that place.”
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This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
August 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
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BREAKING: ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time
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ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time
The texts were sent to a group called “Mass Text” and show ICE using DMV and license plate reader data in an attempt to find their target, copies of the messages obtained by 404 Media show.
www.404media.co
August 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time
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The British government is asking people to delete their emails to reduce stress on data centers.
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UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought
As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.
www.404media.co
August 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The British government is asking people to delete their emails to reduce stress on data centers.
🔗 www.404media.co/uk-asks-peop...
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Multiple men have impersonated ICE agents to assault women & @demwomencaucus.bsky.social is demanding action.
“People cannot tell the difference between a real agent & a criminal & that makes everyone less safe – especially immigrant women who are the most vulnerable," @velazquez.house.gov told me.
“People cannot tell the difference between a real agent & a criminal & that makes everyone less safe – especially immigrant women who are the most vulnerable," @velazquez.house.gov told me.
Multiple Men Have Impersonated ICE Agents To Kidnap And Assault Women
In a letter shared with HuffPost, the Democratic Women’s Caucus urged DHS to mandate ICE agents to “visibly and clearly identify themselves" when making arrests.
www.huffpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Multiple men have impersonated ICE agents to assault women & @demwomencaucus.bsky.social is demanding action.
“People cannot tell the difference between a real agent & a criminal & that makes everyone less safe – especially immigrant women who are the most vulnerable," @velazquez.house.gov told me.
“People cannot tell the difference between a real agent & a criminal & that makes everyone less safe – especially immigrant women who are the most vulnerable," @velazquez.house.gov told me.
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can anyone formally ask them to do stuff or just people who fucking suck
BREAKING: Supreme Court has been formally asked to overturn same-sex marriage ruling, per ABC.
August 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
can anyone formally ask them to do stuff or just people who fucking suck
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multiple outlets now reporting people trapped under the rubble and ongoing rescue operations at the clairton coke works
CLAIRTON, Pa. — Emergency responders are on scene as heavy smoke rises from U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant. A source tells Pittsburgh's Action News 4 an explosion occurred at the plant. Dispatchers confirmed multiple people have been injured.
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Multiple injured after reported explosion at US Steel Clairton Coke Works plant
Emergency responders are on scene as heavy smoke rises from U.S. Clairton Coke Works plant. A source tells Pittsburgh's Action News 4 an explosion occurred at the plant.
www.wtae.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
multiple outlets now reporting people trapped under the rubble and ongoing rescue operations at the clairton coke works
Is it really _that difficult_ to remember that Puerto Ricans are US citizens, too?
A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency has been fatally shot at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown.
A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say
A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency has been fatally shot at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown.
bit.ly
August 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Is it really _that difficult_ to remember that Puerto Ricans are US citizens, too?
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"Agents stormed our restaurants in a show of force that went beyond anything reasonable or humane. They raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, and left behind a trail of fear, confusion, destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken."
Do they think they’re pirates? How long until they start the rape part of rape and pillage? Our military is charged with crimes if they do this to civilians abroad, so what about at home? www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
ICE takes 16 people into custody at 2 Pittsburgh-area Emiliano's restaurants
ICE confirmed they took 16 people into custody from Emiliano's restaurants in Richland and Cranberry townships.
www.cbsnews.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"Agents stormed our restaurants in a show of force that went beyond anything reasonable or humane. They raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, and left behind a trail of fear, confusion, destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken."