megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 6honce purchased an anne carson book + a bunch of boring household things, and someone ripped open the box in my building lobby and took everything except the anne carson book. I’m still sort of offended they didn’t just steal everything 0160
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1335721331
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshgwen 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. 401800761
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 05/10/2026Sam Altman: Bad things will have to happen to other people for us to succeed www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 2623269
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026another day at the machine learning factory. everyone keeps asking me if the machine is intelligent. buddy, they won’t even let me fuck it 211324164
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026these people care more about a computer program than the humans their work is actually exploiting 1266
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026they’re gonna freak when they find out what people have been up to in the sims 17310
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The way the Cornell victim is being publicly disbelieved by a lot of journalists, officials, and online posters is also a warning shot to every other victim not to dare to actually pursue a case against your rapist lest you suffer the same fate. It’s a means of protecting the status quo 221973378
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshChris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 28/09/2026 "You can take away everything else, but if you start taking away our intelligence, our selfness -- that's the horrifying part of what's happening [with A.I.]." ~ @paultremblay.bsky.socialpostgame.substack.comGame Controls Corpse with A.I. from HellA new horror novel stars the scariest thing of all: a gamer. 0305
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026*bravely* i think breaking bad is Fine (halt and catch fire amazing show put it higher) 0170
Reposted by megan farokhmanesh404 Media @404media.co · 25/09/2026Meta announced that its new AI agent, Muse could call businesses for you to do things like make reservations. But in reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers, 404 Media @jasonkoebler.bsky.social learned. www.404media.co/meta-tests-m... 53818317
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshMel Woods @melwoods.me · 24/09/2026This is fantastically reported story, but I really don't know why we're still out here doing this 17118
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026lol lol lol lol lol lol lol 913446930
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshVittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So excited to pay for one bot to scream at another bot instead of having a system that most other wealthy nations seem to think is pretty okay. 03210
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026every year on bi visibility day i celebrate by texting all my male friends from college to remind them about me making out with their girlfriends "as a joke" 5644
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshKate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I've been covering prediction markets intensively for just over six months now and felt like it was the right time to unleash this take... to understand them, you need to understand that they are a type of media company: www.wired.com/story/predic...wired.comPolymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media CompanyThe legal battle over whether prediction markets are a form of gambling has overshadowed something else entirely: They’re already a new form of media. 27525
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshSam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 14/09/2026this is so fucking crazy. huge huge huge scoop www.404media.co/inside-proje... 271651512
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshSam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I only want to read @beckyferreira.bsky.social about the fly brain www.404media.co/a-digital-fl...404media.coA Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the InternetHow to make a fly play Doom, Minecraft, Beat Saber, parallel park, trade bitcoin, cut doner kebab, and more. 0216
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel... 6749161110
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026*for white people. not my middle eastern family or friends, ever 515619
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshThe Paul of the House of Usher @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 11/09/202625 years 43136322801
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshMarlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...variety.comLilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk. 100115234263
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I've argued with people who say they separate the art from the artist (not possible while she's using actively her money to hurt the trans community). or that they don't like "not being allowed" to watch something. but I think this really comes down to what you want to stand for 1621727
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 01/09/2026i cut my scrolling/screentime massively this year and started reading more books and the amount it's helped my focus, burnout, and mental health has been significant defector.com/what-do-book... 2616
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshKate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Anyone else start getting pelted with ads for perimenopause startups recently? (Doesn't help I'm closer to 40 than 30.) I journeyed into this new world of internet hormones and came back with this tale: www.wired.com/story/inside...wired.comInside the Perimenopause Industrial ComplexHow an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy. 218217
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshRiley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Every time outlets publish the chat logs of people who committed violence or suicide after talking to AI I am, like, so consumed with rage and disgust I feel physically sick. The people making these things should never get a good night's sleep again in their lives 2316110
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 29/08/2026just watched a child buy a copy of the communist manifesto the dream of mamdanistan is real 1864
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026in honor of tim curry Consider watching his best performance as an uncomfortably hot satan in ridley scott’s 1985 classic Legend 1332
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshEmanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I talked to one of the people who works at the facility where Amazon destructively scans books for AI training data www.404media.co/inside-the-w...404media.coInside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI TrainingAn interview with one of the Amazon employees at Amazon’s AI training facility VGT3. 24119
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshCaroline Haskins @carolinehaskins.bsky.social · 24/08/2026You've probably heard about the horrifying phenomenon of students making AI-generated nudes + sexual content of their underage peers. Unfortunately, there's a whole other set of victims of this harassment: Teachers. Several of them told me their stories: www.wired.com/story/teache...wired.comThey Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes StartedThe deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability. 616079
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 21/08/2026this is the only journalism I care about 0192
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 20/08/2026Who could have predicted that AI would increase inequality? wapo.st/4gqu980wapo.stA new force is increasing inequality in AmericaEvidence is mounting that artificial intelligence is helping the richest people and cities pull further ahead. 56324
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 19/08/202660 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:theguardian.comThe fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractorCompton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site 2833336
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” www.404media.co/xs-algorithm...404media.coX's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study FindsX is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies. 1052139902
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026guy on the train with a trick bike blasting the linkin park song from transformers…I just know he’s happier than all of us 1340
Reposted by megan farokhmanesh404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162283922
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 15/08/2026unfortunately accursed gender goes hard 114314
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Night School’s Afterparty is still one of the funniest games I’ve ever played. this is a real shame and loss of great creative talent 2314
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I have created several new, permanent wrinkles from the raw power of the faces I made reading this story 0231
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 12/08/2026this is such an interesting topic and I’m very excited to read a deep dive 1100
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshElizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I have never posted on Nextdoor but it remains my favorite social network because of the out-of-pocket shit people are willing to say under their government names. here's one woman's story of the real-world consequences of pissing off all your neighbors www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/the-villain-...oaklandreviewofbooks.orgHow I became the villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor“I had a panic attack. Then I wrote an apology letter.” 4516
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 07/08/2026I mean they're being babies about this, but "dodging a loophole" by moving someone into the property/renting it out long term/establishing residency here is kind of the point?? 21345153
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Journalism is a public good. It needs to be publicly funded, for the same reasons that health care needs to be publicly funded. The privatization of public information has created a true crisis. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/paying-for...hamiltonnolan.comPaying for News Is Cheaper Than Not Having ItThe consequences of privatizing public information. 7498145
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshMike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“Unlike KOSA and many of the other age verification laws that have spread across the country, the SCREEN Act does not have bipartisan support. It’s the latest in Lee’s repeated attempts to criminalize content he and his co-sponsors personally consider immoral.”404media.coThe SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist NightmareMike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the arc... 4230154
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshCaroline Haskins @carolinehaskins.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Steve Eimers, aka The Guardrail Guy, is known for his videos that about faulty guardrails & the risk they pose to drivers He recently began posting about Flock cameras & ALPRs. He’s not anymore. Why? Someone began destroying cameras he’d recently posted about: www.wired.com/story/flock-...wired.comHe Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed ThemSteve Elmers, also known as the “Guardrail Guy,” is done calling out license plate readers after two that appeared in his videos were vandalized. 25113
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026ok I’ve been in europe for two weeks is it safe to eat salads yet 2110
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshmegan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 28/07/2026for Mothership, I talked to @qdork.bsky.social about the link between modern glow-up culture and Consume Me...plus her recent introduction to looksmaxxer Clavicular www.mothership.blog/consume-me-d...mothership.blog 1242
Reposted by megan farokhmaneshmegan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I really love what Maddy and Zoë have built with Mothership and it was such a pleasure to write for them 18815