Nick Jackson
@nickjackson.bsky.social
While everyone deserves a voice, not everyone has earned a microphone.
US news junkie from SA🇿🇦. I also (re)skeet about advertising, film & TV, HIV, WWW, comedy & Lady Gaga. Agency guy in Digital\Strat\Prod\etc
US news junkie from SA🇿🇦. I also (re)skeet about advertising, film & TV, HIV, WWW, comedy & Lady Gaga. Agency guy in Digital\Strat\Prod\etc
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December 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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PSA: Do not leave your Christmas biscuits out if you have a bad cat. Our cat sliced the plastic and licked out the whole centre of a Jolly Jammer, the best biscuits in the whole box.
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
PSA: Do not leave your Christmas biscuits out if you have a bad cat. Our cat sliced the plastic and licked out the whole centre of a Jolly Jammer, the best biscuits in the whole box.
Will OpenAI be the Yahoo! of LLM companies?
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Will OpenAI be the Yahoo! of LLM companies?
Lando winning by just 2 points means that if the second Red Bull car had been there to finish in-between Max and Lando in almost any race, Max would be champion.
And that's on Christian Horner.
And that's on Christian Horner.
December 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Lando winning by just 2 points means that if the second Red Bull car had been there to finish in-between Max and Lando in almost any race, Max would be champion.
And that's on Christian Horner.
And that's on Christian Horner.
ICE's raids this year have been less effective at apprehending immigrants with a criminal record than more routine operations elsewhere. Last year, under President Biden, 63% of those arrested by ICE had a criminal conviction. A majority of the people detained by ICE this year had no criminal record
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
ICE's raids this year have been less effective at apprehending immigrants with a criminal record than more routine operations elsewhere. Last year, under President Biden, 63% of those arrested by ICE had a criminal conviction. A majority of the people detained by ICE this year had no criminal record
Got a new* fridge today, retiring our old one after 31 years of service, which means moving that jar of something from the back of one fridge to the back of another.
*great deal on a second-hand "new" fridge. I rarely buy new new.
*great deal on a second-hand "new" fridge. I rarely buy new new.
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Got a new* fridge today, retiring our old one after 31 years of service, which means moving that jar of something from the back of one fridge to the back of another.
*great deal on a second-hand "new" fridge. I rarely buy new new.
*great deal on a second-hand "new" fridge. I rarely buy new new.
Trump blamed the Democrats for creating a hoax that supposedly implicates Democrats.
One of the main tenets of fascism is that the enemy is simultaneously too strong and too weak, and are the root cause of all evil.
"It was their final, most essential command."
One of the main tenets of fascism is that the enemy is simultaneously too strong and too weak, and are the root cause of all evil.
"It was their final, most essential command."
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Trump blamed the Democrats for creating a hoax that supposedly implicates Democrats.
One of the main tenets of fascism is that the enemy is simultaneously too strong and too weak, and are the root cause of all evil.
"It was their final, most essential command."
One of the main tenets of fascism is that the enemy is simultaneously too strong and too weak, and are the root cause of all evil.
"It was their final, most essential command."
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techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/e...
Leaving this here with no comment.
“It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to track and better understand,” she told TechCrunch
Leaving this here with no comment.
“It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to track and better understand,” she told TechCrunch
Emm raises $9M seed to create one of the world's first 'smart' menstrual cups | TechCrunch
On Wednesday, Emm, based in the UK, announced a $9 million seed (£6.8 million) round led by Lunar Ventures as it prepares to officially launch the smart menstrual cup in 2026.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/e...
Leaving this here with no comment.
“It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to track and better understand,” she told TechCrunch
Leaving this here with no comment.
“It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to track and better understand,” she told TechCrunch
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Pacific Nations aim to go 100% Renewables, saving 25% of GDP
Pacific Nations aim to go 100% Renewables, saving 25% of GDP
In Papua New Guinea’s highlands, solar kits bring electric light to homes for the first time
dlvr.it
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Pacific Nations aim to go 100% Renewables, saving 25% of GDP
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Tech Capitalists Don’t Care About Humans. Literally.
jacobin.com/2025/11/musk...
"with their billions and trillions of dollars, they are trying to create a new world run by post-humans without ever having inquired about the opinions and preferences of the rest of humanity." #TESCREAL
Scary read.
jacobin.com/2025/11/musk...
"with their billions and trillions of dollars, they are trying to create a new world run by post-humans without ever having inquired about the opinions and preferences of the rest of humanity." #TESCREAL
Scary read.
Tech Capitalists Don’t Care About Humans. Literally.
It’s not just a figure of speech to say tech titans are indifferent to humanity. From Peter Thiel to Elon Musk, many are adherents of a worldview that envisions humans being replaced by digital post-h...
jacobin.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Tech Capitalists Don’t Care About Humans. Literally.
jacobin.com/2025/11/musk...
"with their billions and trillions of dollars, they are trying to create a new world run by post-humans without ever having inquired about the opinions and preferences of the rest of humanity." #TESCREAL
Scary read.
jacobin.com/2025/11/musk...
"with their billions and trillions of dollars, they are trying to create a new world run by post-humans without ever having inquired about the opinions and preferences of the rest of humanity." #TESCREAL
Scary read.
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Dem leadership,
Please run three types of ads, now until midterms:
1. Masked ICE abduction videos, “Trump’s America” (urban)
2. Farmers going bankrupt en mass, “Trump Tariffs Killed US Farms” (rural)
3. Epstein with Trump pics, “Republicans Protect Pedophiles” (everywhere)
Do this, you win.
Please run three types of ads, now until midterms:
1. Masked ICE abduction videos, “Trump’s America” (urban)
2. Farmers going bankrupt en mass, “Trump Tariffs Killed US Farms” (rural)
3. Epstein with Trump pics, “Republicans Protect Pedophiles” (everywhere)
Do this, you win.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dem leadership,
Please run three types of ads, now until midterms:
1. Masked ICE abduction videos, “Trump’s America” (urban)
2. Farmers going bankrupt en mass, “Trump Tariffs Killed US Farms” (rural)
3. Epstein with Trump pics, “Republicans Protect Pedophiles” (everywhere)
Do this, you win.
Please run three types of ads, now until midterms:
1. Masked ICE abduction videos, “Trump’s America” (urban)
2. Farmers going bankrupt en mass, “Trump Tariffs Killed US Farms” (rural)
3. Epstein with Trump pics, “Republicans Protect Pedophiles” (everywhere)
Do this, you win.
Nobody loves Siya more than Eben. Get yourself a friend who shouts your name like that.
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Nobody loves Siya more than Eben. Get yourself a friend who shouts your name like that.
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New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.
purpose.film/2019/08/28/r...
"There’s not going to be a single thing that replaces GDP. But if you ask Katherine which single measure she would pick ... to analyse if a society is doing better year after year, she’ll say:
Why not get countries to measure the number of girls who bicycle to school?"
"There’s not going to be a single thing that replaces GDP. But if you ask Katherine which single measure she would pick ... to analyse if a society is doing better year after year, she’ll say:
Why not get countries to measure the number of girls who bicycle to school?"
Replacing GDP with “Girls on Bikes”. – Purpose
purpose.film
October 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
purpose.film/2019/08/28/r...
"There’s not going to be a single thing that replaces GDP. But if you ask Katherine which single measure she would pick ... to analyse if a society is doing better year after year, she’ll say:
Why not get countries to measure the number of girls who bicycle to school?"
"There’s not going to be a single thing that replaces GDP. But if you ask Katherine which single measure she would pick ... to analyse if a society is doing better year after year, she’ll say:
Why not get countries to measure the number of girls who bicycle to school?"
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The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny
OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi
OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December
OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.
reut.rs
October 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny
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The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"This is how democracies erode—not in one dramatic moment, but slowly, deliberately, and often quietly, by design."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"This is how democracies erode—not in one dramatic moment, but slowly, deliberately, and often quietly, by design."
The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop
On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.
slate.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"This is how democracies erode—not in one dramatic moment, but slowly, deliberately, and often quietly, by design."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"This is how democracies erode—not in one dramatic moment, but slowly, deliberately, and often quietly, by design."
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That @JoeBiden put out this magnanimous & gracious statement AFTER all the horrible, dishonest things Trump said about Biden today, says so much about who Joe Biden is as a person. And reminds us all once again of what an utterly horrible, small, bad, & insecure person Trump is.
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
That @JoeBiden put out this magnanimous & gracious statement AFTER all the horrible, dishonest things Trump said about Biden today, says so much about who Joe Biden is as a person. And reminds us all once again of what an utterly horrible, small, bad, & insecure person Trump is.
Okay important update here: You don't actually have to see and "catch" the airplane.
This makes this game like 99% easier.
This makes this game like 99% easier.
I saw the TikToks about the "Pokemon Go for airplanes" app, SkyCards, over the weekend, and installed it cos it looked like it could be fun.
FFS ON GOD I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SINGLE AIRPLANE IN THE SKY SINCE!!
At this point I'm relieved to be going to the airport on Thursday to get on one myself.
FFS ON GOD I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SINGLE AIRPLANE IN THE SKY SINCE!!
At this point I'm relieved to be going to the airport on Thursday to get on one myself.
October 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Okay important update here: You don't actually have to see and "catch" the airplane.
This makes this game like 99% easier.
This makes this game like 99% easier.
Feed, there was an ice-cream truck outside my office today!
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Feed, there was an ice-cream truck outside my office today!
I saw the TikToks about the "Pokemon Go for airplanes" app, SkyCards, over the weekend, and installed it cos it looked like it could be fun.
FFS ON GOD I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SINGLE AIRPLANE IN THE SKY SINCE!!
At this point I'm relieved to be going to the airport on Thursday to get on one myself.
FFS ON GOD I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SINGLE AIRPLANE IN THE SKY SINCE!!
At this point I'm relieved to be going to the airport on Thursday to get on one myself.
October 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I saw the TikToks about the "Pokemon Go for airplanes" app, SkyCards, over the weekend, and installed it cos it looked like it could be fun.
FFS ON GOD I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SINGLE AIRPLANE IN THE SKY SINCE!!
At this point I'm relieved to be going to the airport on Thursday to get on one myself.
FFS ON GOD I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SINGLE AIRPLANE IN THE SKY SINCE!!
At this point I'm relieved to be going to the airport on Thursday to get on one myself.
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You're not allowed to quote what he really said, and now they're making up shit and pretending he said it.
Orwell didn't know the half of it.
Orwell didn't know the half of it.
So, not one but *three* churches used an AI-generated audio clip of Charlie Kirk in services this weekend.
It's part of surge of AI-generated remembrances of Kirk, as MAGA-world's embrace of the technology supercharges a new kind of public memorialization. religionnews.com/2025/09/17/c...
It's part of surge of AI-generated remembrances of Kirk, as MAGA-world's embrace of the technology supercharges a new kind of public memorialization. religionnews.com/2025/09/17/c...
Charlie Kirk's AI resurrection reveals new era of digital grief
(RNS) — AI-generated versions of the conservative Christian activist are popping up online after his killing — as well as in church services.
religionnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You're not allowed to quote what he really said, and now they're making up shit and pretending he said it.
Orwell didn't know the half of it.
Orwell didn't know the half of it.