RetroSpectacle
@retrospectacle.bsky.social
Here we go again.
Researching StyleGAN, scams, ragebait, and all the things that make the internet less fun.
Researching StyleGAN, scams, ragebait, and all the things that make the internet less fun.
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Scammers just out here scamming.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Scammers just out here scamming.
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(This isn't how security notifications work)
I can't say I'm that knowledgeable about WW2 but this looks eerily familiar.
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I can't say I'm that knowledgeable about WW2 but this looks eerily familiar.
Lots of good news all around yesterday but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tiny bit bummed that Dick Cheney wasn't alive to see a Muslim immigrant become mayor of NYC.
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Lots of good news all around yesterday but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tiny bit bummed that Dick Cheney wasn't alive to see a Muslim immigrant become mayor of NYC.
It's just interesting how different outlets report the news is all I'm saying.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It's just interesting how different outlets report the news is all I'm saying.
Two weeks ago, I identified a TikTok sympathy scam using racial slurs and false claims of “handmade” products from “family-owned” businesses. Thanks to @craigsilverman.bsky.social, nearly 200 connected scam accounts have since been removed.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Two weeks ago, I identified a TikTok sympathy scam using racial slurs and false claims of “handmade” products from “family-owned” businesses. Thanks to @craigsilverman.bsky.social, nearly 200 connected scam accounts have since been removed.
indicator.media/p/tiktok-sym...
indicator.media/p/tiktok-sym...
Imagine using racial and homophobic slurs to garner sympathy buys for dropshipped products. It's happening now on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Facebook. I'm in the process of uncovering dozens of accounts, recycling canned videos with wildly offensive fake comments directing viewers to their store.
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Imagine using racial and homophobic slurs to garner sympathy buys for dropshipped products. It's happening now on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Facebook. I'm in the process of uncovering dozens of accounts, recycling canned videos with wildly offensive fake comments directing viewers to their store.
If Antifa means anti-fascist and you're anti-Antifa... then you're pro-fascism.
Also, Antifa isn't an organization, it's an ideological position.
Also, Antifa isn't an organization, it's an ideological position.
September 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If Antifa means anti-fascist and you're anti-Antifa... then you're pro-fascism.
Also, Antifa isn't an organization, it's an ideological position.
Also, Antifa isn't an organization, it's an ideological position.
Lately, I've seen A LOT of inauthentic activity on TikTok with the video description "Chelsea defeated PSG 3-0 to win the Club World Cup Final"
I feel like there's a treasure trove of data here but I don't have the time or resources to see it through. How much are these faceless accounts earning?
I feel like there's a treasure trove of data here but I don't have the time or resources to see it through. How much are these faceless accounts earning?
July 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Lately, I've seen A LOT of inauthentic activity on TikTok with the video description "Chelsea defeated PSG 3-0 to win the Club World Cup Final"
I feel like there's a treasure trove of data here but I don't have the time or resources to see it through. How much are these faceless accounts earning?
I feel like there's a treasure trove of data here but I don't have the time or resources to see it through. How much are these faceless accounts earning?
The one-two punch of an impending mass casualty even and a brand changing its branding.
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The one-two punch of an impending mass casualty even and a brand changing its branding.
Glad the courts finally agree with what's been established for years.
April 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Glad the courts finally agree with what's been established for years.
It took 77 days to cause an economic recession.
April 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It took 77 days to cause an economic recession.
This is probably fine.
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The top 25 political and news accounts on X in the past 30 days.
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This is probably fine.
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Infrastructure Week 2.0
March 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Infrastructure Week 2.0
Come to think of it, with all of the wild "zone flooding" that's been going on in the past month and a half, it feels like it would be pretty easy for members of Congress to do some light fraud without getting caught.
March 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Come to think of it, with all of the wild "zone flooding" that's been going on in the past month and a half, it feels like it would be pretty easy for members of Congress to do some light fraud without getting caught.
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico go into effect March 4th.
The State of the Union is March 4th.
He thinks it'll be a win for him to brag about the tariffs before the *real* effect is felt and because everything he says is a tire fire, it'll be forgotten when the next insane thing happens.
The State of the Union is March 4th.
He thinks it'll be a win for him to brag about the tariffs before the *real* effect is felt and because everything he says is a tire fire, it'll be forgotten when the next insane thing happens.
March 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico go into effect March 4th.
The State of the Union is March 4th.
He thinks it'll be a win for him to brag about the tariffs before the *real* effect is felt and because everything he says is a tire fire, it'll be forgotten when the next insane thing happens.
The State of the Union is March 4th.
He thinks it'll be a win for him to brag about the tariffs before the *real* effect is felt and because everything he says is a tire fire, it'll be forgotten when the next insane thing happens.
February 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Steve Bannon ran a website that had a "black crime" section.
Steve Bannon consulted white supremacists for ideas on how to popularize the "Alt-Right" movement.
Steve Bannon is actively trying to create a fascist "school for men" in Italy.
Steve Bannon is a white nationalist.
This is who he is.
Steve Bannon consulted white supremacists for ideas on how to popularize the "Alt-Right" movement.
Steve Bannon is actively trying to create a fascist "school for men" in Italy.
Steve Bannon is a white nationalist.
This is who he is.
February 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Steve Bannon ran a website that had a "black crime" section.
Steve Bannon consulted white supremacists for ideas on how to popularize the "Alt-Right" movement.
Steve Bannon is actively trying to create a fascist "school for men" in Italy.
Steve Bannon is a white nationalist.
This is who he is.
Steve Bannon consulted white supremacists for ideas on how to popularize the "Alt-Right" movement.
Steve Bannon is actively trying to create a fascist "school for men" in Italy.
Steve Bannon is a white nationalist.
This is who he is.
"Worst halftime show of all time"
February 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Worst halftime show of all time"
Tom Brady commentating at the Super Bowl wouldn't stop talking about Tom Brady being in the Super Bowl.
February 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Tom Brady commentating at the Super Bowl wouldn't stop talking about Tom Brady being in the Super Bowl.
Reminder that the worst people this world need to yell the loudest for their ideas to spread. Attention is their currency. Don't listen. Turn it off. It's okay to ignore for a bit.
January 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reminder that the worst people this world need to yell the loudest for their ideas to spread. Attention is their currency. Don't listen. Turn it off. It's okay to ignore for a bit.
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@conspirator0.bsky.social I thought you'd find this interesting. A "True Crime" YouTube channel that almost exclusively uses StyleGAN faces for its thumbnails.
www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeMy...
They've received hundreds of thousands of views from some salacious (yet fictional) AI-written stories.
www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeMy...
They've received hundreds of thousands of views from some salacious (yet fictional) AI-written stories.
January 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@conspirator0.bsky.social I thought you'd find this interesting. A "True Crime" YouTube channel that almost exclusively uses StyleGAN faces for its thumbnails.
www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeMy...
They've received hundreds of thousands of views from some salacious (yet fictional) AI-written stories.
www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeMy...
They've received hundreds of thousands of views from some salacious (yet fictional) AI-written stories.
Surreal and dumb.
January 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Surreal and dumb.
Outrage bait and engagement farming.
BREAKING NEWS:
Donald Trump is said to be considering Marjorie Taylor Greene for a top cabinet position in the Trump administration.
Probably the worst idea?
Thoughts?
Donald Trump is said to be considering Marjorie Taylor Greene for a top cabinet position in the Trump administration.
Probably the worst idea?
Thoughts?
January 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Outrage bait and engagement farming.