aloof wife
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Editor at Futurism, horror/pinball enthusiast, lover of weird stuff, as previously seen in the Boston Globe, Vice, Slate, Wired etc. Please DM with tips and/or memes
[reading the epstein emails] "ah, memories of a time gone by"
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
[reading the epstein emails] "ah, memories of a time gone by"
just saw bugonia and all i can say is PLEASE cast this man to play Sam Bankman-Fried in the inevitable biopic
November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
just saw bugonia and all i can say is PLEASE cast this man to play Sam Bankman-Fried in the inevitable biopic
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AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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x the everything site plumbing new depths of brain rot engagement bait
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
x the everything site plumbing new depths of brain rot engagement bait
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I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
he's trying to find the guy who did this
President Trump says he's asking the Justice Department to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's ties to high-profile figures, including political foes https://cnn.it/3M1ebp3
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
he's trying to find the guy who did this
kinda wild to watch everyone on here lose their minds that making direct threats of violence against specific people will result in a *checks notes* temporary suspension
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
kinda wild to watch everyone on here lose their minds that making direct threats of violence against specific people will result in a *checks notes* temporary suspension
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what's wild is we're not even really seeing the impact of the complete and total evisceration of corporate oversight, consumer protection, and the social safety net yet
our regulators genuinely no longer function and the press, politicians, and even policy people also haven't noticed yet
our regulators genuinely no longer function and the press, politicians, and even policy people also haven't noticed yet
Americans know the truth about Trump’s economy.
Grocery bills and health insurance premiums don’t lie.
Grocery bills and health insurance premiums don’t lie.
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
what's wild is we're not even really seeing the impact of the complete and total evisceration of corporate oversight, consumer protection, and the social safety net yet
our regulators genuinely no longer function and the press, politicians, and even policy people also haven't noticed yet
our regulators genuinely no longer function and the press, politicians, and even policy people also haven't noticed yet
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Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
you okay babe? you've barely... uh... actually i give up
Part 4 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
One of Stalin’s pipes, depicting him and FDR playing chess. It was given to him in 1945 by the visiting US chess team
One of Stalin’s pipes, depicting him and FDR playing chess. It was given to him in 1945 by the visiting US chess team
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
you okay babe? you've barely... uh... actually i give up
it's honestly so freeing to see someone post a horrendous take and just unfollow them instead of engaging
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
it's honestly so freeing to see someone post a horrendous take and just unfollow them instead of engaging
starting a podcast about bread called Crumb Town
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
starting a podcast about bread called Crumb Town
people dogpiling a specific *former* NYT reporter who *did* aggressively investigate epstein's links to powerful figures need to take a hard look in the mirror
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
people dogpiling a specific *former* NYT reporter who *did* aggressively investigate epstein's links to powerful figures need to take a hard look in the mirror
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sts researchers: :spend decades tracing the way well-intentioned design choices constrained by culture, capital, and the material environment can have negative outcomes in aggregate:
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
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ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
sts researchers: :spend decades tracing the way well-intentioned design choices constrained by culture, capital, and the material environment can have negative outcomes in aggregate:
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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For those who wished M3GAN was an aspirational, feel-good story of capitalism done right, well...
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For those who wished M3GAN was an aspirational, feel-good story of capitalism done right, well...
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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One of my favorite headlines of the month so far
"They're calling it the most divorced post of all time."
Elon Boasts That His AI Can Generate a Beautiful Woman Saying "I Will Always Love You"
Elon Musk is not beating the lonely loser allegations with his latest post of an AI woman declaring her love for him.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of my favorite headlines of the month so far
i'm sorry but was epstein brain dead
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
i'm sorry but was epstein brain dead
apparently controversial opinion: calling for mortal violence against your enemies on social media just makes everything nastier for everybody, and there's no magical exception if your death threat was a cutesy reference to something
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
apparently controversial opinion: calling for mortal violence against your enemies on social media just makes everything nastier for everybody, and there's no magical exception if your death threat was a cutesy reference to something
not trying to be a hater but has one of these "iconic character lapses out of copyright so someone makes a cheapo splatter horror movie about them" things ever been remotely good
A Betty Boop horror film adaptation ‘BOOP’ is in the works.
The film is being introduced to buyers at the American Film Market by VMI Worldwide.
The film is being introduced to buyers at the American Film Market by VMI Worldwide.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
not trying to be a hater but has one of these "iconic character lapses out of copyright so someone makes a cheapo splatter horror movie about them" things ever been remotely good
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the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product