Mike E
@phegan.dev
Socialism, urbanism, basketball and video games.
Software engineer who desperately wants to be an artist.
Like a real artist, not AI bullshit.
Software engineer who desperately wants to be an artist.
Like a real artist, not AI bullshit.
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Mike E
@phegan.dev
· Jun 19
There has been of talk of the right coming here and how they are attempting to co-opt or destroy it so they control communication. The solution is truly distributed platforms like Mastodon. I know its nerdy and hard, but join if your truly value the ability to say whatever you want.
Stop platforming liars.
CNN’s decision to platform Stephen Miller’s wife normalizes an ideology rooted in ethno-nationalism & erasure. Democracies don’t survive by giving fascists a dais & a microphone that offers institutional legitimacy. These voices aren’t contributors to public discourse. They are a threat to it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Stop platforming liars.
Reposted by Mike E
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
Last Epoch doing paid DLC classes is the largest fumble in ARPG gaming since whatever the last thing Blizzard did with Diablo 4
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Last Epoch doing paid DLC classes is the largest fumble in ARPG gaming since whatever the last thing Blizzard did with Diablo 4
Stop platforming liars.
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Stop platforming liars.
I feel like we often treat athletes like children, not professionals. Ohh something bad happened to them, how will they ever recover!!
But also, it was fucking windy as shit in PHI today. Kicking was not a sure thing.
But also, it was fucking windy as shit in PHI today. Kicking was not a sure thing.
this one’s also great because the “vibes” for the Eagles have been off all season regardless of analytics. also, the “vibes” also are good after a successful conversion.
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I feel like we often treat athletes like children, not professionals. Ohh something bad happened to them, how will they ever recover!!
But also, it was fucking windy as shit in PHI today. Kicking was not a sure thing.
But also, it was fucking windy as shit in PHI today. Kicking was not a sure thing.
Reposted by Mike E
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
I will never understand people like this. For me, learning to create art is the fun part. I have so many unfinished loops, unedited photos and articles written that are bad or incomplete. It's more fun to take the journey. These assholes want to skip to the destination.
I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I will never understand people like this. For me, learning to create art is the fun part. I have so many unfinished loops, unedited photos and articles written that are bad or incomplete. It's more fun to take the journey. These assholes want to skip to the destination.
Love to see @kofie.bsky.social and @ashtynbutuso.bsky.social on here!
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Love to see @kofie.bsky.social and @ashtynbutuso.bsky.social on here!
I don't understand how people think chatGPT is intelligent, let alone conscious.
It consistently gives me the dumbest fucking answers ever.
It consistently gives me the dumbest fucking answers ever.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I don't understand how people think chatGPT is intelligent, let alone conscious.
It consistently gives me the dumbest fucking answers ever.
It consistently gives me the dumbest fucking answers ever.
I feel bad for everyone whose jobs are impacted by the AI bubble, but AI will make the Internet so useless and full of garbage that either AI or the Internet will die.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I feel bad for everyone whose jobs are impacted by the AI bubble, but AI will make the Internet so useless and full of garbage that either AI or the Internet will die.
They are going to turn the TSA into the fashion police, aren't they?
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
They are going to turn the TSA into the fashion police, aren't they?
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She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
share.google
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
Alternative assessment. Trump is a fucking coward with no actual political beliefs and gravitates to powerful men.
Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Alternative assessment. Trump is a fucking coward with no actual political beliefs and gravitates to powerful men.
I manage a team of software engineers, and I give this advice all the time. Tell me when you don't know something so we can teach you. (Or we don't operate under false pretenses when making choices. )
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I manage a team of software engineers, and I give this advice all the time. Tell me when you don't know something so we can teach you. (Or we don't operate under false pretenses when making choices. )
Good. But also, stop platforming liars.
CNN’s Abby Phillip shut down the MAGA commentator, accusing him of distorting a video released by Democrats reminding service members they must refuse unlawful commands.
CNN Host Cuts Off MAGA Pundit: ‘You Cannot Sit Here and Lie!’
The GOP podcaster accused Democratic lawmakers of urging American troops to defy the president.
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Good. But also, stop platforming liars.
Reposted by Mike E
Starbucks' CEO is paid $95.8 MILLION.
The median worker at Starbucks makes $14,674 a year.
Instead of recognizing its worker union, Starbucks writes off its union-busting expenses on its taxes.
That's why Starbucks workers are striking today.
I won't cross the picket line.
The median worker at Starbucks makes $14,674 a year.
Instead of recognizing its worker union, Starbucks writes off its union-busting expenses on its taxes.
That's why Starbucks workers are striking today.
I won't cross the picket line.
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Starbucks' CEO is paid $95.8 MILLION.
The median worker at Starbucks makes $14,674 a year.
Instead of recognizing its worker union, Starbucks writes off its union-busting expenses on its taxes.
That's why Starbucks workers are striking today.
I won't cross the picket line.
The median worker at Starbucks makes $14,674 a year.
Instead of recognizing its worker union, Starbucks writes off its union-busting expenses on its taxes.
That's why Starbucks workers are striking today.
I won't cross the picket line.
Every time the seams start to crack in the GOP I have been sorely disappointed. I hope I am wrong, but they always seem to pull through and turmoil.
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Every time the seams start to crack in the GOP I have been sorely disappointed. I hope I am wrong, but they always seem to pull through and turmoil.
Example 213: Democrats have learned zero lessons from 2016 and 2024.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Example 213: Democrats have learned zero lessons from 2016 and 2024.
Reposted by Mike E
💪AYO AYO! the Oregon AFL-CIO in solidarity w/ players of the #wnba link a #paythemwhatyouowethem petition to sign ✍😚💭
#wnbpa
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
#wnbpa
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
💪AYO AYO! the Oregon AFL-CIO in solidarity w/ players of the #wnba link a #paythemwhatyouowethem petition to sign ✍😚💭
#wnbpa
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
#wnbpa
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
Anytime someone blames immigrants for a problem, it's a problem they don't actually want to solve.
Their 50-year mortgage plan bombed & they won’t build housing or touch Wall Street landlords, so they’re hoping you blame your high rent on immigrants.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Anytime someone blames immigrants for a problem, it's a problem they don't actually want to solve.
This guy is a fucking meathead who has no reason to have any presence in sports media, but alas.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This guy is a fucking meathead who has no reason to have any presence in sports media, but alas.
Remember when republicans freaked out when NY wanted to tag sugary sodas.
Gov. Tate Reeves aims to ban Mississippi SNAP recipients from buying unhealthy foods in a bid to woo U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the State seeks federal funding for a rural health-care program.
Reeves Seeks to Ban SNAP Recipients From Sugary Foods
Gov. Tate Reeves aims to ban Mississippi SNAP recipients from buying unhealthy foods as part of a bid to woo Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Remember when republicans freaked out when NY wanted to tag sugary sodas.
Does it?
CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Does it?
This era is American politics will be remembered for the evil of Republicans and the incompetence of Democrats.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This era is American politics will be remembered for the evil of Republicans and the incompetence of Democrats.