S Peter Davis
@speterdavis.com
Columnist at large, former Cracked staff from its golden age. Now at speterdavis.substack.com and https://plato-was-a-dick.ghost.io/. Too weird to live, too rare to die.
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S Peter Davis
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· Sep 8
How Geeks Ate the World - Plato Was a Dick
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I'm writing a book about the rise of reactionary movements in Western geek culture, particularly since the beginning of the internet until now, and how we got stuck in this shitty alt-white meme-fash tech-dystopia within a mere 25 years: Article thread! 1/🧵
Thought Freddie was smarter than this "Trump is better on free speech" grift.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Thought Freddie was smarter than this "Trump is better on free speech" grift.
Trump has pardoned around 1600 people and I'm going out on a limb and suggesting he didn't do them all by hand
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Trump has pardoned around 1600 people and I'm going out on a limb and suggesting he didn't do them all by hand
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“No,” said Frog.
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“No,” said Frog.
This was the violence the Trump admin wanted. Took them more work than they probably expected but it happened.
So now they’re going to be doing individualized re-review of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees’ cases on TOP of the re-review of 200,000+ refugees who entered under Biden?
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This was the violence the Trump admin wanted. Took them more work than they probably expected but it happened.
So over the Nuzzi/Lizza discourse that news about Lizzo gave me a jump scare
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
So over the Nuzzi/Lizza discourse that news about Lizzo gave me a jump scare
Weighing in as an Australian, the correct term is "seppo"
yeah this is exactly why USians continues to irritate me
Like it’s one thing for a group of people to say “I prefer to be called this” it’s another to TELL another whole country of diverse ethnicities and heritage that you will now be calling them something else.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Weighing in as an Australian, the correct term is "seppo"
Pretty uppity for a guy who shits in the woods
look, polyamory is extremely not for me but I have a ton of friends who it works great for, so obviously I disagree with him here
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Pretty uppity for a guy who shits in the woods
I have triple and quadruple checked this and I still don't believe it, this is belated April Fools or something
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I have triple and quadruple checked this and I still don't believe it, this is belated April Fools or something
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I think it's kind of hilarious that the case against James Comey was thrown out because Pam Bondi basically declared Halligan was a prosecutor in the same way Michael Scott declares bankruptcy
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I think it's kind of hilarious that the case against James Comey was thrown out because Pam Bondi basically declared Halligan was a prosecutor in the same way Michael Scott declares bankruptcy
I miss when US Government social media accounts having a sense of humor meant they would post stuff like this instead of just posting spinning sonnenrads and Stormfront memes
Sorry I cropped the original poster’s name out. I took this screen shot ages ago
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I miss when US Government social media accounts having a sense of humor meant they would post stuff like this instead of just posting spinning sonnenrads and Stormfront memes
Watching #Frankenstein, an incredible adaptation, makes me think it's a cultural tragedy that @realgdt.bsky.social never got to make the Lovecraft Mountains of Madness movie he wanted.
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Watching #Frankenstein, an incredible adaptation, makes me think it's a cultural tragedy that @realgdt.bsky.social never got to make the Lovecraft Mountains of Madness movie he wanted.
Hey remember that time Obama used a fancy mustard and people mused on whether that was impeachable? ANyway, the president threatened to kill several sitting members of congress today.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Hey remember that time Obama used a fancy mustard and people mused on whether that was impeachable? ANyway, the president threatened to kill several sitting members of congress today.
Local Trump-humping hack predictably joins the Epstein war on the side of Epstein
Ok Matt Taibbi has posted.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Local Trump-humping hack predictably joins the Epstein war on the side of Epstein
On the first day of Epstein the DOJ sent to me;
A heavily redacted testimony
A heavily redacted testimony
ah, seems like its within 30 days. so more like the 12 days of epstein. happy holidays!
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
On the first day of Epstein the DOJ sent to me;
A heavily redacted testimony
A heavily redacted testimony
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you what
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
you what
In case anyone’s excited about the congressional vote on the Epstein files, just remember the wording of the bill is that they don’t have to release anything that is either classified or part of an ongoing investigation. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
In case anyone’s excited about the congressional vote on the Epstein files, just remember the wording of the bill is that they don’t have to release anything that is either classified or part of an ongoing investigation. 1/
When I filled out my return this year, under "tax deductible donations" I put my entire year's salary, and under "recipient" I put "also me," but the government told me I was "committing a crime"
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
When I filled out my return this year, under "tax deductible donations" I put my entire year's salary, and under "recipient" I put "also me," but the government told me I was "committing a crime"
This is legitimately the only photo I've ever seen of Trump laughing. Must have been a damn good joke. I wonder if it was about bone saws.
“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
Trump meets business partner In the Oval Office
From “bad situation” to “things happen”: How Saudi money changed Trump’s tune on Khashoggi's murder.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is legitimately the only photo I've ever seen of Trump laughing. Must have been a damn good joke. I wonder if it was about bone saws.
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I wrote about how the Trump-right actively courted Nazis, but now they have Nazis, which they are complaining about. Also the tide seems to be turning against MAGA because of the Nazis and, like, what exactly did they think was going to happen here?
The Political Gulf is Widening. The Right Will Suffer For It.
In an eye-rolling turnaround, Republicans are suddenly whinging that there are a whole bunch of Actual Nazis in their movement.
The left, of course, have been warning them about this for years, but ...
plato-was-a-dick.ghost.io
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I wrote about how the Trump-right actively courted Nazis, but now they have Nazis, which they are complaining about. Also the tide seems to be turning against MAGA because of the Nazis and, like, what exactly did they think was going to happen here?
I wrote about how the Trump-right actively courted Nazis, but now they have Nazis, which they are complaining about. Also the tide seems to be turning against MAGA because of the Nazis and, like, what exactly did they think was going to happen here?
The Political Gulf is Widening. The Right Will Suffer For It.
In an eye-rolling turnaround, Republicans are suddenly whinging that there are a whole bunch of Actual Nazis in their movement.
The left, of course, have been warning them about this for years, but ...
plato-was-a-dick.ghost.io
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I wrote about how the Trump-right actively courted Nazis, but now they have Nazis, which they are complaining about. Also the tide seems to be turning against MAGA because of the Nazis and, like, what exactly did they think was going to happen here?
Considering "antifa" is now a terrorist organization even though it's not an organization, I wonder whether the DOJ are running word searches on Bluesky for anti-fascist rhetoric
The newsworthy thing here isn't at all "Bluesky complied with a subpoena" (all internet companies do) but what exactly the DOJ is investigating here and why it wanted Bluesky user data
Getting subpoenaed by the US government over bluesky posts
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Considering "antifa" is now a terrorist organization even though it's not an organization, I wonder whether the DOJ are running word searches on Bluesky for anti-fascist rhetoric
You were supposed to destroy the Dark Side, not join them!!!
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
You were supposed to destroy the Dark Side, not join them!!!
JUST ONE SMALL PROBLEM
THEY'RE BUYING ALL THE HOUSES WITH WHAT MONEY, JD?
THEY'RE BUYING ALL THE HOUSES WITH WHAT MONEY, JD?
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
JUST ONE SMALL PROBLEM
THEY'RE BUYING ALL THE HOUSES WITH WHAT MONEY, JD?
THEY'RE BUYING ALL THE HOUSES WITH WHAT MONEY, JD?