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Neil Carpenter

@neilcar.bsky.social

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Technologist, street photographer, anti-fascist

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Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 55m

In 2025, 'unbelievable' and 'believable' are practically the same thing.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1h

The writer explicitly says it's not journalism, though. I guess it's just softball propaganda.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1h

I don't think that's the case -- the article that Politico published never asks the question of whether the staffer might've felt empowered to add Nazi paraphernalia to their cubicle. Instead, they appear to uncritically accept the assertion that somebody else snuck into the office and pinned it up

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 3h

The key difference is that all of the Prime Day 'coverage' involves affiliate links that get the outlets directly paid by Amazon.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 23h

Instagram: Hey, Neil, you should totally pay to promote this post about why you've stopped posting to Instagram!

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

A message from the frog resistance
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

At one point, Cybereason's Mac EDR had a persistent memory leak that would routinely take down my work laptop. Cybereason's solution was to have my security team turn off all of the actual detections in their client so it ran but did nothing.

I have a hard time taking them seriously.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

I probably should've Randomly capitalized words For no apparent Reason. That seems to be a pretty accurate precursor of getting blocked.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

a small frog is sitting on a marble surface .

Alt: a small frog is sitting on a marble surface, wearing a top hat

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Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

I was honestly worried about that but committed to the bit anyway.

In 2025, it's really difficult to tell parody from reality.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

Don't you realize that They must release the Epstein files before more beans are spilled?

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

Something to think about as the regime denies (or, perhaps, embraces) the impact of America's structural racism.

More on the stunning exhibit here: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The exhibition features over 100 artworks made over the course of Wilson’s career, many of which have not been shown before.

www.metmuseum.org

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

Nazi officials studied American legal structures promoting white supremacy-specifically anti-miscegenation laws and genocidal policies toward Indigenous people-to develop their own heinous platform.

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Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

He portrayed the pain of Black soldiers as they prepared to fight-and perhaps die-abroad for freedom and rights they did not possess in their own country. By linking these moral atrocities, Wilson illuminated a historical fact:

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Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

Saw this text in the John Wilson exhibit at the Met and it really resonated in 2025:

During the 1940s, Wilson explored parallels between fascism and genocide overseas and the racial discrimination and violence Black people experienced in the United States.

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Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't even know how much I wanted this.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 1d

"What if we remade John Cougar Mellencamp's good album but made it boring?"

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 2d

Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time •

YouTube video by kelsman59

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I thought this was lovely.

"A few years ago I received a DM from Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a very unusual DM—especially coming from a local assemblyman who would soon be running for higher office. He had very little name recognition at the time, and could have benefited from publicity. But unlike the thousands of messages I’ve received from people with something to promote, Zohran did not ask to be featured on Humans of New York. Instead he asked if he could introduce me to taxi drivers that were struggling beneath the burden of debt. Coming from a man with political ambitions, this self-denying request was so strange as to be almost singular. I don’t endorse politicians on Humans of New York. But I’ll endorse a good man. And it was a good man who cleared 30 minutes from his schedule yesterday to swing by Grand Central and visit Dear New York’s Vanderbilt Hall Exhibition. Nearly fifty-student artists were visiting that day with their families, and I thought a surprise visit from this widely-loved future mayor would be a special memory for all of them. Before Zohran’s arrival I was convinced I’d made a terrible mistake. The exhibit was filled to capacity with adult visitors. Dear New York is self-funded so there was very little staff and security for crowd control. In the crush of people I was almost certain this special day for the kids would devolve into thirty minutes of selfie requests. But everyone rose to the occasion."

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"Hundreds of adults quickly cleared the room and stood outside the exhibit. Eleven very notable adult photographers are also featured in the show, but even they took a step back, so that these students could briefly have the stage to themselves. Each child stood by their work and Zohran was able to meet all of them, one at a time, and honor their contributions to the most-visited art show in New York City. Thanks to everyone who ceded the stage yesterday to make this moment possible. Thank you Zohran for literally sitting down on the floor so that these young artists could feel so tall. Thanks for continually centering other people in your life and work. And thank you, for being such an important part of Dear New York."

A large group of children and adults pose together indoors in front of a sign reading "DEAR." A man in a suit sits cross-legged in front, surrounded by smiling kids. The background features an ornate architectural detail.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe Trump just doesn't know what the word 'hoax' means.

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 2d

This is expected but, still, likely to be incredibly damaging to actual national security.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 2d

Sources: the Trump administration cut 176 CISA jobs last week as part of laying off 4,000+ US federal workers, and is likely to make further mass CISA layoffs (Cynthia B Brumfield/Metacurity)

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

Neil Carpenter @neilcar.bsky.social · 3d

Hopefully, you'll be asking if they've been able to find a job after they served time for war crimes.