Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 21hEvery goddamn story about whether or not Data was a person was about US. They were stories about prejudice or family or the mind or the soul or some other aspect of the human condition! None of them were ACTUALLY about artificial intelligence! But techbros don't do media literacy. 310928
Reposted by Alan RomeroPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’variety.comNicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.' 248134402668
Reposted by Alan RomeroGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 192242794
Reposted by Alan RomeroChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026*adds to the impeachment proceedings list* 161710401
Reposted by Alan RomeroRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I forget who posted it but the idea that Americans live inside a “casino run by murderers” has not left my brain since I saw it 4578128
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 07/10/20262008 vs 2026. What in the living fuck. 197214
Reposted by Alan RomeroBecca 🇵🇸 NYCC K34 @rfarrowster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026bringing her back 938331249
Reposted by Alan RomeroSuzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 03/10/2026FA is being pressured to remove adult content but they're holding the line. It's so important sites like this survive, please check out their post and help if you can 1419901288
Reposted by Alan RomeroGilamasan @gilamasan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The bill has been opened to feedback. Rather than dooming about the proposal, you can tell them exactly how you feel about the act here. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... With how much of an uphill battle Chat Control is having, you should never assume it's worthless to fight these draconian bills.ec.europa.euEuropean Commission - Have your sayEuropean Commission - Have your say 2837494199
Reposted by Alan RomeroMike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The religious right is steadily expanding its definition of what is sexual — and restricting what it deems acceptable in public spaces. Tech companies, in want of less oversight, are taking the hint. The deplatforming that started with sex workers / kink / trans has come for gay bars. 3358231
Reposted by Alan RomeroAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dear god, please don’t. In WA, you get a voter guide. Facts about each position and candidate. I literally would rather you find a publication you generally agree with and shortlist their endorsements. Do not use the fascist lie machine that chops up Wikipedia articles and spits out bullshit 610347
Reposted by Alan Romeroerin plasma @plasmasword.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026i once again stress that every time you blow claude tokens on some shit what you are actually doing is contributing to anthropic's "see, people do use this" inflated value - anthropic, who is still partnered with ICE. if your 'community' is willing to overlook that, then fuck your community, im out 120982
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 06/10/2026Fuck this man for swindling my mother out of a significant amount of our family finances at a time we couldn't afford it, using her faith against her. Fuck him forever, and I'm glad he's dead. 10457153
Reposted by Alan RomeroGretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think when we hem and haw about people going no-contact with their families and what it says about society, what we're often doing is revealing our own discomfort with seeing others starting to pull blocks out of the Jenga tower of Empire and refusing to suffer Just Because. 141185215
Reposted by Alan RomeroAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture. 751956769
Reposted by Alan RomeroRavenemore @ravenemore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As a non-binary person and with the big respect I have for my trans friends, I decided years ago to not draw HP characters anymore. I know it's tempting for artists to participate in trends but it's also important to be aware of the impact your art can have on people. Trans rights are human rights. 12689142
Reposted by Alan RomeroSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 05/10/2026Or we could hold you accountable for the harm you cause. Just because the Trump admin won't lift a finger doesn't mean big AI should get away with putting profits over people. www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 23548113
Reposted by Alan RomeroAlex Awoos @alex-awoos-backup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I feel like more people should be talking about this part 3850382099
Reposted by Alan RomeroAlex Awoos @alex-awoos-backup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026More people need to be talking about this part Rich CEO gays are not like us. Just like cops, they should not be welcome in queer spaces 645059
Reposted by Alan Romerogwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...chron.comHow Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay barAt least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business. 401801760
Reposted by Alan RomeroRTL3 @russelllatshaw.bsky.social · 30/10/2024Nobuhiko Obayashi on the special effects of House 102087725
Reposted by Alan RomeroMedia in my Downloads folder :steamhappy: @furry-hater.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 122179834
Reposted by Alan RomeroMaylee @lmaylee.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Velvet Room Attendants~🦋 #Persona 015652
Reposted by Alan RomeroClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026imagine telling the pope “you’re not even an AI influencer” like that’s a sick burn 21047154
Alan Romero @adromero97.bsky.social · 03/10/2026you ever take your meds and get kinda... rambly and sorta philosophical but at the same time it feels like what you're saying is bullshit that you also might be the one person that cares for it? 000
Reposted by Alan RomeroJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled for the first time that a Flock search was unconstitutional and violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Oklahoma cop pulled over a woman and searched her in Flock "because he saw her license plate was from California" www.404media.co/federal-judg...404media.coFederal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and UnconstitutionalFlock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. 141523487
Reposted by Alan RomeroAlioth Fox @aliothfox.ursamajorartworks.com · 02/10/2026TLDR: Fur Affinity's advertising partners are demanding that they ban adult content. Sciggles and FA want to firmly tell them to go fuck themselves. If they're going to be able to afford to do that, they need the community's help. Pitch in. Keep furry weird. www.furaffinity.net/journal/1143...furaffinity.netSupport Fur Affinity’s Community Funding -- Fender's JournalHey there Fuzzies!. . Recently, there has been a lot of conversation about censorship of the internet and third parties forcing sites to ... 432892865
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 03/10/2026FYI: One of Tara's cats, Peggy, was diagnosed with inoperable cancer. That diagnosis was expensive. She's now going to be in palliative care for the next few weeks. Tara could use a hand. 2134157
Reposted by Alan RomeroDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 261185494906
Reposted by Alan RomeroPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026At a really fundamental level Leo XIV is just a person with sound, well-reasoned, moral stances on the world and how life should be lived who isn't afraid to say those things in public. That kind of person simply does not make sense to business leaders and politicians for whom speech is convenience. 311422260
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 02/10/2026static.klipy.comGeorge Lucas: It's Like Poetry, It RhymesALT: George Lucas: It's Like Poetry, It Rhymes 28022
Reposted by Alan RomeroThe Golden Bolt @thegoldenbolt.com · 02/10/2026I'm not linking it, but I've learned of an AI slopcoded Ratchet & Clank 1-3 decompilation project, that: * Lists my videos in their credits??? * Scraped the entirety of the R&C modding Discord w/o consent, leading to that server being locked down. Let me plainly state: Fuck you. 8831227
Reposted by Alan RomeroAysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Bringing back this banger youtu.be/ign_vZupjno?...youtu.beTrump vs. Ramp - Songify 2020YouTube video by schmoyoho 0398
Reposted by Alan Romeroari velazquez 🌯 @ari.velazquez.fyi · 01/10/2026steam: this game you've had installed for two years but never played has an update. we'll download it next week me: no you'll download it right now motherfucker. and i will sit here and watch it download. steam: so you're gonna play it? me: fuck you 141693533
Reposted by Alan RomeroChris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 02/10/2026Just picturing one of these cute felt puppets telling you how sorry it is that it deleted your production database and it really shouldn't have done that 513422
Reposted by Alan RomeroJ. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So grateful I get to include this comic in my book as a way of saying thanks ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun 2096921424
Reposted by Alan RomeroParkscope Joe @parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is insane. 1763639903
Reposted by Alan RomeroCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 30/09/2026I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them. 202664486
Reposted by Alan RomeroTie, Rapidly Approaching @tietuesday.bsky.social · 29/09/2026screaming "trans rights free Palestine fuck all recruiters tricking the young gambling is a blight and i think we will look back at it the same way we do cigarettes now" at the start of every stream to give everyone an ad-free experience 1834971194
Reposted by Alan RomeroThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Every time a discourse kicks off over whether AI music, literature or art will be "as good as" the real thing, I'm always amazed more people don't cite that **there already are** creative pursuits where human-free spectacles have been available for decades, and nobody has ever wanted to watch them. 441723335
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 01/10/2026Not that the family isn't entitled to be compensated (because they absolutely are), but these kind of suits are how fascists get us coming and going. They break the law, they escape justice, and when the time comes to pay anything at all to their victims they shift the bill to the taxpayer.lemonde.frRenee Good's family sues US government over her killing in MinneapolisThe 37-year-old woman was killed by an immigration official during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis in January. 313643
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 02/10/2026Law enforcement nationwide at every level remains one of the biggest drains on public resources, and one of the major components of that drain is settling and losing lawsuits with the families of people they've victimized. One officer can lose a city tens of millions and never get fired. 110423
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 02/10/2026Don't get fooled by the "cheaper and more efficient models" here. When you're in a gigantic debt hole, switching from roast beef to bologna sandwiches isn't going to suddenly fix your budget. 510835
Reposted by Alan RomeroNash @radiodeadair.com · 30/09/2026This is so pathetic. "Training." Like they're just trying so hard to help us but can't because they don't know the right way. Policing is a malicious institution, and pretending otherwise won't change anyone's mind. 310745
Alan Romero @adromero97.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I survived the visitors. something tells me not for long 100