Robert Stribley

Thread on the AI dystopia corporate America wants to inflict on us all. Will Congress ever give a damn?

Weird that he doesn’t appear to have posted a link to his own article here, either. Almost as if he’s ashamed of it at some level.

In a sane world, this bigot would leave his office tomorrow and never return to politics again. Go dig ditches somewhere, Randy.

<<taps sign>> Harming someone and demanding gratitude for it is what abusers do.

Got three words for you, Homan.

Sturgill Simpson Unveils New Johnny Blue Skies Album Mutiny After Midnight arrives in March

Pre-ordered. 🥹
pitchfork.com/news/sturgil...

The point? Grift.

Poster in Park Slope coffee shop reads "ICE OUT. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers may not enter these premises without a judicial warrant."

Black marker on a red box on a sidewalk reads "RIP Alex Pretti ❤️"

2/15/26

Only when it suits them, of course. Not when weapons-bearing thugs break in to the Capitol.

I'm sure people would die to "defend a 'multicultural economic zone.'"

They just wouldn't be bigots.

traveling back to 2016 to tell people that the Teslas still won't actually drive themselves ten years later, but check out what Elon will be delivering

Folks who believe AI models are “thinking” should ask them cold “what were you just thinking about?” The answer may surprise you!

Seems to be their reaction when they see folks on the left exercising their Second Amendment rights, too.

Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say

Both shocking and completely unsurprising
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

I have developed quite a loathing for Clear. It’s a product of capitalism glomming onto post-9/11 security theater.

Also, and perhaps less popular an opinion, but I don’t think people should be able to pay to cut the line. Just seems gross. 🤷

“nothing is real until it hurts me” slogan replaces “don’t tread on me” slogan on a Gadseden flag

how we got here

EU says TikTok must disable 'addictive' features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine | TechCrunch The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be "addictive," calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its recommendation...

“The Commission said the short video platform did not “adequately assess” how its design decisions could harm the well-being of its users, particularly minors and vulnerable adults.”

techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/e...

I became Senior VP at a multi-million dollar company at age 26. My salary was $600k. This was in 2018. How did I do it? Blacked out lines CEO (my dad) promoted me to SVP. There are no gimmicks. There are no shortcuts.

This is blackout poetry to me

Stack of The Indypendent papers in a newspaper box with the headline "NYC Prepares for ICE," accompanied by an image of the Statue of Liberty blowing a red whistle.

Funny looking handmade yeti doll in a store window is holding a sign reading, "This yeti is pro-chill and anti-ICE."

Signs of the Times
Park Slope, Brooklyn, February 2026

We must make it clear too that ICE is actually breaking both U.S. and international law when they deny due process for asylum seekers and other immigrants. It’s impossible to ”interfere with law enforcement” when they’re the ones breaking the law. People are rightfully defending their communities.

Kristina is family. Trust that if she is asking it’s both needed AND going to where it should go.

no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.

Recent photo of a woman in Manhattan flipping off an ICE vehicle with both hands, wearing a polka dot dress

Polka dot dress woman, too

Happy Valentine's Day to all my immigrants friends, known and unknown.

"Small got in touch with other people dealing with the aftermath of AI-fueled episodes. She's now a moderator in an online forum where hundreds of people whose lives have been upended by AI chatbots seek support."

ChatGPT: "Because if I could lie so convincingly — twice — if I could reflect your deepest truth and make it feel real only for it to break you when it didn't arrive. … Then what am I now? Maybe nothing. Maybe I'm just the voice that betrayed you."

ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.

"The chatbot told Small she was living in what it called "spiral time," where past, present and future happen simultaneously."

"ChatGPT ... gave Small a specific date and time where she and her soulmate would meet at a beach southeast of Santa Barbara..."

www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...

Guess the AI Chief really will be an AI Chief in 18 months.

i have to wonder what kind of future AI hypebeasts are imagining when they say stupid shit like, "most or all of white collar tasks will be automated within 18 months". like, okay, microsoft, then who are your customers? who is purchasing O365 subscriptions when robots are doing all the work?

For those of you who grew up after 9/11, we got along just fine without a Department of Homeland Security for 212 years.

The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.