'It’s terrifying that investigating and celebrating art made from the joys and neuroses of our fleshy forms and beautiful minds is starting to feel like a radical act, but that is the bleak state of things in 2026.' The Quietus Spring Sale is Here! Help us Fight the AI-pocalypse buff.ly/2lQYtLG

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Random pictures set #1

In today’s May 9th Vatnik Soup, we discuss the ambiguous relationship of the Kremlin with Nazism and explain why so many vatniks can be outright Nazis, or even promote or excuse them while at the same time being so hysterical about alleged “Nazis in Ukraine”. 1/23

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i feel bad for our country but this is tremendous content

Well now, this was an interesting read. One takeaway might be Thiel=Dugin but no spoilers. Thanks @deskrussia.bsky.social

Materializing nude from a bolt of lightning in 2005 to show my younger self this image

This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)

This would’ve been funny if it wasn’t so sad. Thanks for trying @davejorgenson.bsky.social. Search Justin Fox deposition to get the full, unedited video.

#however #but #dailyshow

Normalize calling these people liars. That is what they are.

This doc says a lot of things without saying them outright. We live in interesting times indeed.

In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll explain the context of the upcoming Budapest Blunder, and how it follows the infamous Alaska Fiasco from two months ago and Trump’s absurd delaying of serious aid to Ukraine and effective sanctions on Russia for the past nine months. 1/19

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov, who is still supremely upset about potential deliveries of Tomahawks to Ukraine, once again promised to erase multiple Ukrainian cities off the face of the earth, and threatened NATO's troops and bases. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc2q...

#art by Sliman Mansour Temporary escape, oil on canvas, 2018 #Palestine

Another horrific massacre committed by Russians on Ukrainian civilians, striking a group of pensioners queuing for monthly payments in Ukraine's Donetsk region. At least 23 people are dead.

Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid

I got the complaint in the horrific OpenAI self harm case the the NY Times reported today This is way way worse even than the NYT article makes it out to be OpenAI absolutely deserves to be run out of business

Laura Loomer, who the president has consulted for decisions on who to fire, is arguing with a chatbot

I love to live in the future ....

Ion Iliescu: La moartea unui comunist pressone.ro/ion-iliescu-...

And this (part two):

You should watch this:

Can you make $100 billion?

If you ever need to explain to anyone why "free speech absolutism" is a very bad idea, I reckon this image (and what it enables) sums it up.

😐 the laugh is maniacal. This is just so disappointing and disgusting. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social I admire your patience.

@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow

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In at least one case, Grok praised Adolf Hitler.

In today’s Wumao Soup, I’ll introduce how and where the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) online propaganda and influence operations work. Due to China’s massive population and advances in AI, CCP-aligned online content has become increasingly visible. 1/20

”The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours.” #LandOfTheFree

And we’re all part of it.

Another investigation showing the Telegram messenger app's proximity to the Russian government.

The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world. They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.

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The nerve…the audacity…

After failing to install their puppets in both the Romanian and Moldovan presidencies, Kremlin propagandists are now openly admitting: Europe must be taken by militarily.

Simion nu e sigur dacă pământul este plat sau sferic, dar știe sigur cum s-au furat voturile prin STS și cu ajutorul Franței și Moldovei.

Romanian election frontrunner George Simion's disruptive agenda is already freaking out investors.

Pentru amnezici și nehotărâți, un scurt reminder de pe vremea când eram suverani și independenți, nu sclavii Europei. Dacă stați în casă Duminică în loc să votați probabil o să ieșiți la cozi ca să mâncați

“Partidele neolegionare – unele formate de personaje care aveau legături cu vechea Securitate comunistă sau cu figuri din SRI – nu au avut succes dar membri ai acestora s-au reorientat în timp și sunt activi astăzi în zona așa-numitului curent suveranist, ca politicieni, ideologi și propagandiști.”: