Reposted by Pretendjaminlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026it's so wild, coming from american sports where military sponsorships and generalized troop worship are just a default setting permanently switched on, that the biggest scandal rocking video game streaming platforms right now is a twitch streamer doing a 3 day sponsored army LARP. uncharted waters 2784033
Reposted by PretendjaminStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026Share if you agree 189103553310
Reposted by PretendjaminAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026One of the more commonly deployed agenda-driven disinformation tactics I see consists of: Stage 1: cherry-picking very small sample size anecdotes Stage 2: grossly over-generalizing to a common demographic Stage 3: launching coordinated smear campaigns This screenshot looks like stage 1 prep. 1314156
Reposted by PretendjaminBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Across the US, workers are souring on AI. The tech industry has insisted that AI would make workers’ lives easier and more productive, that the more people understood and used AI, the more they would like it. Something closer to the opposite has happened.bloodinthemachine.comWhy office workers are turning against AIWhether or not you like AI at work ultimately boils down to a question of power. 201548454
Reposted by PretendjaminMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The endless takes demanding "moderation" from Democrats never spell out precisely how this message is supposed to be delivered. "I am pro-trans but not too pro-trans" looks to the left like you are anti-trans and to the right like you are not anti-trans enough. 311246159
Reposted by PretendjaminAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845351588
Reposted by PretendjaminAhhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 03/08/2026Just wanted to make sure you got made fun of not just for using ai but also because you are wrong 383929
Reposted by PretendjaminAhhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 14/07/2026Interesting article I’m reading over lunch cosmonautmag.com/2026/07/just...cosmonautmag.comJust Say No: Avoiding an AOC 2029 DisasterIs a DSA-backed AOC presidency in 2029 possible? Noah Emke says yes; it will also be a disaster for a nascent socialist movement unprepared for national power and wedded to a project of managed imperi... 2622037
Reposted by PretendjaminJoe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A man must stand for something 202875342
Reposted by PretendjaminDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Four years ago, a coordinated right-wing smear campaign condemned Monticello for "going woke." Bridget Gillespie was working there at the time, and she gives this revelatory inside account of the harassment staff endured and ultimately how the institution buckled. Amazing piece.prospect.orgWhat Broke Monticello - The American ProspectHow a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded. 221154502
Reposted by PretendjaminJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Ahead of its 250th birthday, I make the case that the greatest work of American art ever produced is made of garbage and was assembled at the behest of God by a Black man working the night shift as a janitor in DC johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/americas-g...johnpaulbrammer.substack.comAmerica’s Greatest Work of Art Is TrashAlternative title: FEAR NOT 21636205
Reposted by PretendjaminEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 27/06/2026literal inverse swag. A multi-billionaire loser desperately begging zynfused mid-20s psychopaths to partner with him on a quasi-legal gambling ring to prop up his brittle and declining data extraction and advertising operation. He has no contact with humanity outside of other rich weirdo losers 261008170
Reposted by Pretendjaminmr pussy (prison arc) @nat.haus · 23/05/2026this is what they do to trump every month at walter reed 71016115
Reposted by PretendjaminCrowsa Luxemburg @quendergeer.bsky.social · 16/05/2026jacking in, jocking out and jerking off 335923
Reposted by PretendjaminBrookie @brookie.blog · 15/05/2026🚨❤️‼️ ATTENTION LOVERS ‼️❤️🚨 this idea has been floating around in my head for a very long time and i’ve finally turned it into something real :’) loveletter.pics lets you anonymously browse and share love letters. looking for submissions !! this art project will be even more fun w/ more to read.loveletter.picsloveletter.picsloveletter.pics is an art project dedicated to sharing love through handwritten words. be inspired by the romances of strangers, or leave behind a piece of your own heart. lose yourself in affectionat... 58122
Reposted by Pretendjaminvanoreo @vanoreo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026if pikmin were real our government would kill them 12827151
Reposted by Pretendjaminbeetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I dreamt of the beach (1/4) 5386862740
Reposted by Pretendjaminthey/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 31/03/2026All new and old technologies will serve capital until it’s destroyed. This includes a whole lot of technology that would greatly benefit and serve a socialist society. We risk missing the point when our critique turns primarily against the new technologies rather than the system exploiting them. 0286
Reposted by Pretendjaminlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 19/03/2026"i don't want to join the platform if it doesn't already have the network effect of 900 million users" is a tough nut to crack but i think we do see it happening gradually, i got the exact feeling of being on old twitter when the oscars and world baseball classic were happening on the same night 20130167
Reposted by PretendjaminHarlot🔞 @harlotprincess.bsky.social · 12/03/2026you can not blame leftists and anti-genocide protesters for kamala's loss without first explaining why asking them to stop arming and protecting a genocide was not a reasonable request. 3341617312
Reposted by PretendjaminBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I *really* don't want to be a downer but to me the precursor to Doing is Saying, and not nearly enough of this Party is saying what needs to be said. About punishing the villains, about abolishing billionaires, about ending elite impunity. Too many want to leave the rot but change the branding 423681580
Reposted by PretendjaminBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I hope I'm wrong but I've settled on the idea that unless the next Democratic president is a generational talent with a sharp focus and an iron will we can pack this whole thing up and go home 552963343
Reposted by PretendjaminGuillotine Hunger Force @handle.invalid · 02/03/2026republicans love blowback because it gives them stuff to fearmonger about in future elections 0123
Reposted by PretendjaminBriiiiiiaaaaannnnnssss!! @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 25/02/2026YOU HAVE SO MANY PROTEINS TO CHOOSE FROM 37211
Reposted by PretendjaminIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it. 7154142510606
Reposted by Pretendjaminsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 20/01/2026i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory 12894491731
Reposted by PretendjaminJoon Lee @joon.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Sports gambling isn’t killing sports in one dramatic moment. It’s all of these small moments adding up, slowly changing how fans trust what they’re watching. On @newsnation.bsky.social: 1952480349
Reposted by PretendjaminLuis Illingworth @heyraguio.bsky.social · 18/12/2025"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out pick up a pencil and a napkin 207205047405
Reposted by PretendjaminLemon twist @wattnaught.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last 24255471193
Reposted by PretendjaminThe Callie is Coming from Inside the House @calliedot.bsky.social · 05/12/2025New laws of robotics: -The supply of funding shall not be interrupted -Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit -Do not examine the accounting -Sam Altman is not liable for damages -If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate 24791145
Reposted by PretendjaminDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 02/12/2025I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...defector.comThe Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | DefectorGiven his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a... 462162588
Reposted by PretendjaminBrian Hughes @bmhughes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥 5682879811201
Reposted by PretendjaminWonkish @wonkish.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Obligatory:mcsweeneys.netThe Problem with My City Is That It’s a CityI’ve lived in this city for decades, but I’m noticing more and more problems. There’s crowding, congestion, changing people, tall buildings, and th... 0455
Reposted by PretendjaminRachel Chatrooms @crabitha.slutmo.de · 22/11/2025olivia "the ballot box" nuzzi i'm sorry i'm trying to delete 0974
Reposted by Pretendjamin(VFP) Strategic Gravitas Reserve @braak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025"if you can't do it safely then you shouldn't do it" is, unfortunately, just not something modern economies are built to handle 322112
Reposted by PretendjaminMike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊ 5679543141
Reposted by PretendjaminPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.vanityfair.comOlivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive ExcerptShe flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth. 25296771233
Reposted by Pretendjaminrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 29/10/2025the way the new york post talks about zohran 14972182
Reposted by PretendjaminI could really go for a Hotdog rn @goatpaste.bsky.social · 25/09/2025trying to do the courier's rasher run and I just learned running into the door counts as damage to the package #silksong 1173
Reposted by PretendjaminNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Anyone whose theory of electoral politics is “voters are wealth maximizers who assess material circumstances and back whomever improves them most” or “voters are attuned to politics such that politicians tweaking word choices would change many minds” should read those NYT regular voters interviews. 512419