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Editor-in-Chief of Futurism. Freelance: NYT, GQ, Best American Food Writing. Publisher of FOSTERTALK, your favorite newsletter’s favorite newsletter. foster.substack.com
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Feb 10
important editorial mandate from this morning's weekly @futurism.com meeting
a screengrab of a Google Meet chat that says, in all capital letters, "please no yeeting into void"
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d
This is absolutely the right response at this point. The ADL has abandoned its right to be taken seriously as a voice of the American Jewish community. Politicians should absolutely meet with a diverse array of Jewish constituents. But the ADL must be ignored and dismissed until it loses influence.
zeteo.com Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d
A ‘Mamdani Monitor’?? Zohran RESPONDS to the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt for vowing to “track” his admin for antisemitism.

“I have some doubts in Jonathan's ability to do so honestly, given that he previously said I had not visited any synagogues only to have to correct himself.”

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17d
Someone went there:

"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"

via @futurism.com

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It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19d
You are actually allowed to protect your peace.
darthbluesky.bsky.social darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 19d
people who earnestly try to argue that blocking certain accounts deprives u of important opposing viewpoints are assuming these certain accounts are posting in good faith
which is a dangerous assumption tbh
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · 27d
“A few small beers”
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joe a wilkins @joeonhere.bsky.social · Oct 1
Nvidia isn’t the only Western company worried about an increasingly independent PRC, but it is an important bellwether. In fact, the CEO’s lust for economic superiority and geopolitical dominance over China follows over 125 years of US meddling in the nation’s affairs.
Nvidia Is Quaking in Its Boots
In a recent podcast appearance, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agonized that China is now "nanoseconds behind" US chipmakers.
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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · Jul 7
The non-computer-generated Getty stock photo really makes this. futurism.com/companies-fi...
Companies That Tried to Save Money With AI Are Now Spending a Fortune Hiring People to Fix Its Mistakes
Companies that rushed to replace human labor with AI are now shelling out to have IRL workers to fix the technology's screwups.
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 10
This is the entire thing.
willoremus.com Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Jul 10
I would add to this that traditional newsrooms employ lots of people to do forms of journalism that have value but are unlikely to be profitable as standalone products.
annaleen.bsky.social Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Jul 10
As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 9
BIG MEDIA NEWS

MERCH GONNA BE SICK

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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 8
Reader: I may have wept.
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 8
Lord, I promised, and I delivered
foster.bsky.social Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 6
I’m gonna talk the absolute DUMBEST shit on here
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 8
Also, while you’re with me: How about that Nico Hulkenberg?
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 8
Truly, the golden rule of the internet: If you’re going to write something that’s going to give the frothiest insomniacs on the internet something to go wild over, best do it in a place you’re making a buck for it, like Substack. Or fostertoes.onlyfans.com.
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 8
I BROKE THE RULE: NEVER SKEET
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · Jul 8
For all of my new followers, welcome to FOSTER AT BLUESKY DOT COM. We’re mostly just travel advice for the Cyclades over here, with the occasional spicy Skeet to juice engagement. Lemme tell you, Hydra in the summer: It’s hot.
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aloof wife @jonchristian.net · Jun 25
what could possibly go wrong

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People Are Asking ChatGPT for Advice on Injecting Their Own Facial Filler, a Cosmetic Procedure That Should Only Be Carried Out by Licensed Medical Professionals
People are asking OpenAI's ChatGPT advice for how to perform cosmetic procedures at home that usually require medical professionals.
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · Jun 6
When I was canvassing for Zohran a woman walked right up to me and when I asked if she wanted go sign she said “I’m Jessica Ramos” and seemed SO pissed I didn’t recognize her and it’s like well whose fault is that?
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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · Jun 4
no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s
“he wrote: “I thought it was quite normal to take a break from writing at two in the morning, saunter down to the piers, and have sex with 20 men in a truck”
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aloof wife @jonchristian.net · Jun 4
proactively imagining all the ways this is going to be a disaster

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The Washington Post Is Secretly Planning to Start Publishing Articles Created Using AI
The Washington Post has quietly been building an AI tool that takes much of the work out of writing as it attempts to recoup readership.
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · May 29
how about why the fuck not
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · May 27
Omg, 😍.

“This is a site for pictures of owls… in towels.”

owlsintowels.org
https://owlsintowels.org/
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · May 15
BREAKING: This is unusual trading by a politican.

Representative Greg Landsman sold up to $50,000 of United Health, $UNH, on 03/26/2025.

Since, $UNH is down 53%, and it was disclosed that the DOJ was investigating $UNH for possible Medicare fraud.

He sits on the House Subcommittee of Health.
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Victor Tangermann @vtanger.bsky.social · May 14
utterly bizarre
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Elon Musk’s Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About “White Genocide” in Completely Unrelated Tweets
Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, Grok, is ranting about white genocide in South Africa in response to completely unrelated queries.
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · May 14
Team @futurism.com gets RESULTS! After @mharrisondupre.bsky.social was the first to report on Soundcloud's sketchy TOS change forcing users to condone AI, they've now reversed course, and changed their policies: futurism.com/soundcloud-a...
Tldr, journalism still matters.
SoundCloud Changes Policies on Training AI with Artists’ Music Following Furious Backlash
SoundCloud has once again updated its policies around AI training for clarity following widespread user anger and conern.
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Foster Kamer @foster.bsky.social · May 13
And now, I present: The Current State of Online Media, starring online publishers and Google Discover www.youtube.com/watch?v=d605...
Mad Max: Fury Road - Let There Be Water
YouTube video by Film Heaven
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · May 12
When we reached out, Gannett said the articles are produced by way of "natural language generation," confirming the use of AI (coupled with templates, which Gannett clarified were edited by regional editors after being first created by a singular Gannett employee.)

More on Gannett's response:
When we contacted Gannett for comment, the company confirmed through a spokesperson that it uses a "natural language generation" tool to produce the articles. Regarding the similarities between articles across regions, the spokesperson said that a singular Gannett journalist drafted an original template and distributed it across markets, where market editors edited the draft as they saw fit. The spokesperson also denied that bylining the automated articles with the names of editorial staffers might be misleading to readers, arguing that including the editorial bylines encourages transparency, and stated that all of the automated posts are double-checked by humans before publishing. Gannett also maintained that the articles are editorial — and not advertorial, as the links to Jackpocket might suggest. The spokesperson claimed that the lottery provider wasn't involved in the creation of any of the content we found, and affiliate links were only added in states where Jackpocket, which isn't available in all 50 states, legally operates. In a written statement, the spokesperson doubled down on Gannett's commitment to automation. "By leveraging automation in our newsroom, we are able to expand coverage and enable our journalists to focus on more in-depth reporting," the spokesperson told us in a statement. "With human oversight at every step, this reporting meets our high standards for quality and accuracy to provide our audiences more valuable content which they've always associated with Gannett and the USA TODAY Network." The disclosure that appears on the articles — "Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services" — seems to imply that not all gambling articles earn money when readers start gambling. A spokesperson didn't clarify.
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