Luke Plunkett
@lukeplunkett.com
Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
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a fun thing to do if you want to try optimism out once in a while is imagining how much fun people are gonna have tearing all this shit down and throwing it in the bin. the gold, the fake certificates, the statues, everything
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
a fun thing to do if you want to try optimism out once in a while is imagining how much fun people are gonna have tearing all this shit down and throwing it in the bin. the gold, the fake certificates, the statues, everything
everyone gets to own one house. every house you try and own (or already own) after has you taxed into oblivion. this is a policy that would win every election in australia, but our political class is entirely compromised, so 🤷
Australia Institute research shows that there is clear evidence that property investors are driving the crisis in housing affordability.
Read the full factcheck on The Point: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Read the full factcheck on The Point: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
everyone gets to own one house. every house you try and own (or already own) after has you taxed into oblivion. this is a policy that would win every election in australia, but our political class is entirely compromised, so 🤷
hasnt been such loser energy coming from the leader of a superpower since george III, and he at least had multiple medical explanations for it
“It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed.”
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
hasnt been such loser energy coming from the leader of a superpower since george III, and he at least had multiple medical explanations for it
v nice seeing the NBA have an official account
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
v nice seeing the NBA have an official account
if I was 12 this would be the only poster on my bedroom wall for the next 5 years
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
if I was 12 this would be the only poster on my bedroom wall for the next 5 years
this is wild
Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know:
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
I'm Not That Nicole Carpenter
I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, and it pulled me down a journalism rabbit hole.
aftermath.site
January 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
this is wild
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I never thought I would walk away from Star Trek. I’ve written about it for a decade and I’ve eagerly shared it my entire life. But given who owns it now and who stands to profit from Trekkies’ loyalty, I can’t keep promoting it. The Trekkie in me won’t allow it.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
I Can Say Goodbye To Star Trek Because Star Trek Raised Me
Star Trek instilled in me many of the same values that are taught in houses of worship across the world, but in my faith, there is no God to judge or punish me—I learned how to rely on my own moral co...
aftermath.site
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I never thought I would walk away from Star Trek. I’ve written about it for a decade and I’ve eagerly shared it my entire life. But given who owns it now and who stands to profit from Trekkies’ loyalty, I can’t keep promoting it. The Trekkie in me won’t allow it.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
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We’re on aftermath this afternoon!!! Come say hi 💜
On today’s stream, we’re joined by @midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com to talk about @mothership.blog, their very exciting new site at the intersection of gender and games. We go live at 4 PM ET
twitch.tv/aftermathdot...
twitch.tv/aftermathdot...
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We’re on aftermath this afternoon!!! Come say hi 💜
aaahhhh it has the classic inputs on the back
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
aaahhhh it has the classic inputs on the back
my heart sings, bring him back
🚨🟣🔵 Tammy Abraham has opened doors to Aston Villa move as personal terms are not an issue. Villa, working on new striker after Malen left to join AS Roma — no agreement or deal done yet with Besiktas.
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
my heart sings, bring him back
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I have loved this site for many years and I am thrilled that Aftermath has covered it. one of the best examples of Old Good Internet still extant
Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot is a more secure method for tying your shoes, and the site responsible for it has been alive for literally decades. aftermath.site/ians-shoelace-...
January 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I have loved this site for many years and I am thrilled that Aftermath has covered it. one of the best examples of Old Good Internet still extant
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When a quote outperforms the post
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
When a quote outperforms the post
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former meta employees tell me that a fourth studio, camouflaj, was also hit hard by recent layoffs. unlike the other three, it remains open, but in-development game projects have been canceled, and studio heads have been let go. ex-employees characterized it as being "effectively" shut down
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
former meta employees tell me that a fourth studio, camouflaj, was also hit hard by recent layoffs. unlike the other three, it remains open, but in-development game projects have been canceled, and studio heads have been let go. ex-employees characterized it as being "effectively" shut down
i only just played gran turismo 7, and it fucking rules
"Luke nearly made it all the way through 2025 without playing a single console game", aka, a very late Gran Turismo 7 review:
aftermath.site/gran-turismo-7...
aftermath.site/gran-turismo-7...
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
i only just played gran turismo 7, and it fucking rules
i hadnt even heard of this until gita mentioned it now i want one really badly
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i hadnt even heard of this until gita mentioned it now i want one really badly
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I like pushing the boundary of what constitutes a product recommendation. Like is a shoelace knot a product recommendation? Probably not. Doesn't matter. The spirit of a good recommendation is something that changes your life a little bit every day for years.
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I like pushing the boundary of what constitutes a product recommendation. Like is a shoelace knot a product recommendation? Probably not. Doesn't matter. The spirit of a good recommendation is something that changes your life a little bit every day for years.
its a nice little intro to the site!
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January 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
its a nice little intro to the site!
the extent to which regular people are starting to rely on the glorified auto-correct for simple questions they could either be googling or asking other human beings is absolutely soul-crushing.
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
the extent to which regular people are starting to rely on the glorified auto-correct for simple questions they could either be googling or asking other human beings is absolutely soul-crushing.
i know this is about ice, but also, when this is all over this would be an extremely cool replacement flag
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
i know this is about ice, but also, when this is all over this would be an extremely cool replacement flag
the layoffs will continue until...well, they'll just continue, forever
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
the layoffs will continue until...well, they'll just continue, forever
it is absolutely wild to me that australian politicians were so up for banning access to social media for kids, but remain on the platform owned by a nazi and thats generating child and on-consensual porn at will
Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?
Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
it is absolutely wild to me that australian politicians were so up for banning access to social media for kids, but remain on the platform owned by a nazi and thats generating child and on-consensual porn at will