Would ya look at that... www.businessinsider.com/brad-karp-st...

I repeat: full drive encryption with a hidden OS for plausible deniability. www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...

People who say "dang"

Yea I dunno maybe it isn't the best move for an organization founded to fight against fascism and support democratic ideals to appoint someone from Palantir—probably the company doing the most to enable a fascist surveillance state—as its new CEO. freedomhouse.org/article/free...

Yea, well *I* know the people who control the clouds!

Absolutely every behavior people offer as "proof" that their phones are listening to them 24/7 is 100% explainable by cross-site pixel tracking and location services! We have known for years that ad networks do this!

It's a really remarkable thing that this sentence could be written within the lifetime of people who can remember when the smallest computer took up a room and paper punch cards were the method of data storage and retrieval. Truly a wonderous time to be alive.

S.O. looked at me like I had completely lost my mind when I unpacked that 1500° salamander broiler, but I ask you this: How else are you getting this kind of sear when it's 15° and windy outside? Checkmate, loverboy.

Lol they did the meme

Chuck Schumer is, predicably, being such a Republican about things

Mamy people, including his boss, are saying this.

There's an easy way to abolish (probably most of) ICE coming right up: keep the government shut down until most of them have to quit because they can't live without paychecks.

Ship this asshole off to Nuremberg.

Every day makes clearer that ICE and CBP are the type of domestic enemy that every federal employee swears an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" against.

I expect every single law enforcement officer of any kind to be willing to die rather than risk killing a person unnecessarily. Anyone who does not like that tradeoff should not seek to carry a gun on behalf of the government. It's really that simple.

Now would be a good time for states to start repealing overly restrictive gun laws.

Those blaming failure to "reduce tensions" by telling protestors to stay home want you to be ok with/forget that masked federal thugs just murdered a man in broad daylight It's not a time to reduce tension. It's a time to stand up in overwhelming numbers They SHOULD be afraid of what happens next

This analysis by the New York Times paints a damning picture of ICE's decision to kill Alex Pretti after Pretti had attempted to help a woman who had been shoved (assaulted) by ICE. ICE had Pretti pinned on the ground when one agent appears to come across a gun. After taking the gun, they kill him.

Lmao I hope all that nothing you get for the $35 million bribe is worth it, Bezos www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-...

Actually I take it back a Sweaty Bongino is when you have no choice to take a dump in a blazing hot, unshaded porta potty at a music festival or other event.

"Sweaty Bongino" sounds like something you get sitting in a hot car for too long

This is cool and solid state is the future of batteries, but until these become waaaay more mainstream, I predict a raft of incidents where TSA steals these out of checked luggage (either because they genuinely don't know the difference or can plausibly claim as much). www.zdnet.com/article/bmx-...

He's right, just not for the reason he thinks.

Ya don't fucking say www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Basically every sentence of this article makes a good argument that people whose sole contribution the world is being a "social media personality" should be restricted TO the Internet and not allowed to participate in the physical world. people.com/judge-bans-i...

If you have to "pivot to subscriptions" you have built a shitty business and you deserve to fail.

Insurrection Act II: Back in the Babbit

Chunky was the real MVP and unsung hero of this episode

Holy forking shirtballs

People in Seattle need to identify and publicly name this cop. The public needs to know which miscreant--who they are paying to exercise the power to deprive people of life and liberty--is walking around with a "let's fuck people up" mindset.

A Faizon-St. Geegland ticket in 2028 would represent a dramatic increase in our seriousness as a country.

Donald Trump has as much authority to order such a thing as he has respect for the First Amendment. That is, none.

That...tracks

Real advanced reasoning skills on display here

ICE wants you dead. They are a clear and present danger to the lives and civil liberties of every single American. If you think you're unaffected, you are sorely mistaken. They are the enemy within.

She has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever...

Weird how all the people who tried to get everyone fired for saying anything about Charlie Kirk's murder that wasn't donning sackcloth and smearing ashes on their head have suddenly revisited their opposition to celebrating a murder, isn't it?

Iconic.

What's with straight people all of a sudden discovering the word "twink" and using it in baffling ways that make no sense? Stick to cargo pants. Leave twinks to us.

These people do not deserve your grace, nor a place in decent society. You don't need political power or legal authority to impose accountability. Make them unwelcome.

Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles. Absolutely vile.

Crusaders pushing social media censorship and banning teens online are admitting that “mental health” is a coverup for suppressing dissent and young people’s progressive politics.

As if on cue, braindeath personified replied.

Bluesky likes to think of itself as less toxic, but it truly is not. It's just that the people who view it like that think *they* have the right to be toxic for they are Righteous. Parker and I agree on some things, disagree on others. But she is a model of thoughtfulness and good-faith. For shame.

While it was necessitated for treatment/recovery from an injury, taking pretty much the final three weeks of the year off of work *and social media* was delightfully refreshing and I may just have to make that an annual tradition.