Nitish Pahwa
@nitishpahwa.com
staff writer for business/tech @slate.com and online media council rep @wgaeast.bsky.social. words also in NYT, LARB, and POW Magazine. he/him. blurry visionary, blue-pill mercenary
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Nitish Pahwa
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His Cartoons Were Beloved. He Created a Gen X Icon. But His Controversies Tarnished It All.
While generations of fans may have loved “Dilbert,” its creator devolved into something unrecognizable as he embraced the MAGA age.
slate.com
wrote about Scott Adams, a once-brilliant and -incisive cartoonist whom I used to genuinely admire—and whose work and worldview, in retrospect, were always blinkered and constricted in ways that presaged his racist MAGA turn and second career: slate.com/business/202...
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Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
talk about cold lampin' amirite
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
talk about cold lampin' amirite
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The news is out in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am VERY excited to announce a new print comics publication - The Comics Staple, a monthly comics zine filled with reviews, recommendations, interviews and more.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The news is out in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am VERY excited to announce a new print comics publication - The Comics Staple, a monthly comics zine filled with reviews, recommendations, interviews and more.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
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lol talarico kind of got this guy's ass
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
February 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
lol talarico kind of got this guy's ass
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
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RIP Bud Cort.
Cort was not only the voice of Toyman throughout DCAU media, but he also provided the voice of Josiah Wormwood in "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" a masterful episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
Cort was not only the voice of Toyman throughout DCAU media, but he also provided the voice of Josiah Wormwood in "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" a masterful episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
RIP Bud Cort.
Cort was not only the voice of Toyman throughout DCAU media, but he also provided the voice of Josiah Wormwood in "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" a masterful episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
Cort was not only the voice of Toyman throughout DCAU media, but he also provided the voice of Josiah Wormwood in "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" a masterful episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
wrote about Discord's new age-verification rules, the resounding backlash to their implementation, and why the users who are (rightfully) angry about this change need to aim their ire at the real culprit: the bad social media laws getting passed worldwide that are *forcing* platforms to do this:
What’s Happening to Discord Is Going to Happen to All Your Favorite Websites
The platform says it’s about safety—but it might soon become the new default.
slate.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
wrote about Discord's new age-verification rules, the resounding backlash to their implementation, and why the users who are (rightfully) angry about this change need to aim their ire at the real culprit: the bad social media laws getting passed worldwide that are *forcing* platforms to do this:
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Reporting requires relationships and therefore it fundamentally can't be performed by LLMs. The reason why tech vultures and media CEOs talk about AI revolutionizing journalism is because they see journalism as a set of slop mills rather than newsrooms that produce new information
if we do, in some grim future, give up and decide to cede the entire practice of reporting to LLMs generating stories from their inherently out-of-date training models, we will miss huge amounts of often exceedingly important information. to an extent that I believe would rapidly turn deadly.
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Reporting requires relationships and therefore it fundamentally can't be performed by LLMs. The reason why tech vultures and media CEOs talk about AI revolutionizing journalism is because they see journalism as a set of slop mills rather than newsrooms that produce new information
a heart-flittering, poignant classic that has never left me. and you can watch it for free on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuEx...
February 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
a heart-flittering, poignant classic that has never left me. and you can watch it for free on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuEx...
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emergency by paramore
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
emergency by paramore
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Rewatching the premiere episodes of Superman: The Animated Series. The entire first episode is about climate change deniers trusting an AI over their top scientist
The AI knows the planet is doomed but prioritizes self-preservation. They're so desperate to be ok they believe it
This is 1996, btw
The AI knows the planet is doomed but prioritizes self-preservation. They're so desperate to be ok they believe it
This is 1996, btw
February 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Rewatching the premiere episodes of Superman: The Animated Series. The entire first episode is about climate change deniers trusting an AI over their top scientist
The AI knows the planet is doomed but prioritizes self-preservation. They're so desperate to be ok they believe it
This is 1996, btw
The AI knows the planet is doomed but prioritizes self-preservation. They're so desperate to be ok they believe it
This is 1996, btw
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today’s my birthday!
if you’d like to celebrate me, i would appreciate you looking at my work and perhaps sharing it with someone you know who may be charmed by my work
if you’d like to celebrate me, i would appreciate you looking at my work and perhaps sharing it with someone you know who may be charmed by my work
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
today’s my birthday!
if you’d like to celebrate me, i would appreciate you looking at my work and perhaps sharing it with someone you know who may be charmed by my work
if you’d like to celebrate me, i would appreciate you looking at my work and perhaps sharing it with someone you know who may be charmed by my work
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wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
Tell 'Em, Michael J. Fox
I'm going to make this about me, eventually, but not before we talk about how cool this was.
type-click-type.ghost.io
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
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Today, ICE engaged in a dangerous, high-speed chase in Saint Paul. Their recklessness and disdain for the safety of our residents led directly to a multi-car collision, even if ICE vehicles weren't the ones to hit other cars.
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Today, ICE engaged in a dangerous, high-speed chase in Saint Paul. Their recklessness and disdain for the safety of our residents led directly to a multi-car collision, even if ICE vehicles weren't the ones to hit other cars.
remember when we shot down that Chinese balloon that flew over Montana three years ago
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
remember when we shot down that Chinese balloon that flew over Montana three years ago
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Abby Wambach announces she fired the Wasserman Agency.
“Casey should resign. He should leave, so more people like me don’t have to.”
Wambach joins Chappell Roan, Orville Peck, and Weyes Blood as clients who fired Wasserman over his ties to Epstein this week.
“Casey should resign. He should leave, so more people like me don’t have to.”
Wambach joins Chappell Roan, Orville Peck, and Weyes Blood as clients who fired Wasserman over his ties to Epstein this week.
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Abby Wambach announces she fired the Wasserman Agency.
“Casey should resign. He should leave, so more people like me don’t have to.”
Wambach joins Chappell Roan, Orville Peck, and Weyes Blood as clients who fired Wasserman over his ties to Epstein this week.
“Casey should resign. He should leave, so more people like me don’t have to.”
Wambach joins Chappell Roan, Orville Peck, and Weyes Blood as clients who fired Wasserman over his ties to Epstein this week.
while this is funny, the amount of resistance folks who think BLS is *already* a mere propaganda machine—instead of a group of dedicated public servants still doing the best they can, with the support of an institutionalist interim chief—is really concerning!
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
while this is funny, the amount of resistance folks who think BLS is *already* a mere propaganda machine—instead of a group of dedicated public servants still doing the best they can, with the support of an institutionalist interim chief—is really concerning!
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Texas let oil companies dump literal tons of radioactive and PFAS laced toxic fracking waste on farmland and now they're building communities on top of it.
"Tarrant County—the home of Fort Worth—had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population."
"Tarrant County—the home of Fort Worth—had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population."
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Texas let oil companies dump literal tons of radioactive and PFAS laced toxic fracking waste on farmland and now they're building communities on top of it.
"Tarrant County—the home of Fort Worth—had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population."
"Tarrant County—the home of Fort Worth—had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population."
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You know what's a pretty forgotten NBA fight nowadays? The Knicks-Nuggets brawl from 2006. It's become obscure enough that when I searched "Knicks Nuggets" on YouTube the brawl didn't even show up in the auto-fill. But this was definitely the biggest NBA fight since the Pacers-Pistons one.
November 19, 2024 at 1:32 AM
You know what's a pretty forgotten NBA fight nowadays? The Knicks-Nuggets brawl from 2006. It's become obscure enough that when I searched "Knicks Nuggets" on YouTube the brawl didn't even show up in the auto-fill. But this was definitely the biggest NBA fight since the Pacers-Pistons one.
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“.. Virtually all the employment growth in America, once again, can be explained by healthcare and social assistance.”
- @weisenthal.bsky.social #NFP
- @weisenthal.bsky.social #NFP
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“.. Virtually all the employment growth in America, once again, can be explained by healthcare and social assistance.”
- @weisenthal.bsky.social #NFP
- @weisenthal.bsky.social #NFP
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Jennifer Hudson has joined the producing team for the upcoming Broadway revival of Dreamgirls!
Jennifer Hudson Joins Producing Team of DREAMGIRLS Broadway Revival
Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson will join the producing team for the upcoming Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls.
www.broadwayworld.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Jennifer Hudson has joined the producing team for the upcoming Broadway revival of Dreamgirls!
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hopefully in our lifetime Elon Musk's ketamine fueled musings will no longer generate headlines but rather a shoulder shrug
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
hopefully in our lifetime Elon Musk's ketamine fueled musings will no longer generate headlines but rather a shoulder shrug
Haha, You Clowns (2025)
Kurt Vonnegut once said Americans are “spoiled children who are begging for a frightening but just daddy to tell them exactly what to do.”
Denny Carter on the politics of the cool dad:
https://badfaithtimes.com/the-politics-of-the-cool-dad/
Denny Carter on the politics of the cool dad:
https://badfaithtimes.com/the-politics-of-the-cool-dad/
The Politics of The Cool Dad
A politics of criticism and shame is a nonstarter in the United States.
badfaithtimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Haha, You Clowns (2025)
thanks, Danny! I had the great privilege of speaking on the latest Decoder Ring ep, which dives into the Trump administration's horrific new "Coalie" mascot—and its surprising, unexpected origin story. thanks to @willa.bsky.social and @evanchung.bsky.social for having me: slate.com/podcasts/dec...
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
thanks, Danny! I had the great privilege of speaking on the latest Decoder Ring ep, which dives into the Trump administration's horrific new "Coalie" mascot—and its surprising, unexpected origin story. thanks to @willa.bsky.social and @evanchung.bsky.social for having me: slate.com/podcasts/dec...