The Soyjakkers Who Hacked 4chanMay 22
the far-reaching story of soyjak.party, a deranged and meme-obsessed imageboard with outsized influence
G. B. RangoShowing the latest 12 posts.
The Soyjakkers Who Hacked 4chan
Smoke SignalsMay 20
pirate wires #140 // last week’s unreported mid-atlantic air paralysis, air traffic control in shambles (union members highly paid!), and preparing for my life of peasantry in 2036
Mike Solana
I'm a Harvard Student. Here's How the Culture War is Playing Out on Our Private Social App.May 19
on sidechat, a social app for college students, activists organize protests and stoke intense political division on campus
Jay Gupta
The AI Legislation Moratorium is a Test for the Startup CoalitionMay 16
a new measure from a house committee would prevent states like california from regulating ai for the entire country. it’s a moment of truth for startup influence in d.c.
Brian Chau
Hasan Piker’s Mass Media HysteriaMay 16
a simple look at the publicly available timeline shows it was not possible for piker to have been detained for “hours.” the media breathlessly repeated his lie in unison regardless.
Ashley Rindsberg
To Revitalize American Shipbuilding, We Must DOGE the Jones ActMay 13
a 1920s law cannot solve a 2020s crisis, which is why american shipbuilding needs a liberation day
Timothy Sekerak
Why is the Tesla Takedown Movement Doing Pro-War Ukraine Activism?May 12
why is the anti-musk movement intensely preoccupied with the ukraine, but no other progressive causes? and why did the movement’s founder delete all his posts about it?
Ashley Rindsberg
Wikipedia Editors are in Open Revolt over the American PopeMay 9
the pontiff’s entry is roiling with woke debate over what it means to be american, whether he’s american, and if he may be black — and we are here for it
Ashley Rindsberg
What I Saw, as a Former Blob Media Journalist Who Is a Girl, at the Hill & Valley ForumMay 9
a story about me bumming zyns from christ-loving manufacturing founders who want to build the future
Blake Dodge
Freedom of LeechMay 7
pirate wires #139 // NPR and PBS are stripped of federal funding, and trump’s unprecedented (!) authoritarian (?) assault on “free speech” (public $$$ for bureaucrats)
Mike Solana
Exclusive: US House Committee Urges Investigation into Chinese Robotics firm UnitreeMay 5
the robots — now able to operate in U.S. institutions like prisons, police forces, and military sites — are developed for the PLA, support remote surveillance and streaming, and store data in china
Ashley Rindsberg
My Descent Into the Horny World of Aggressively Gay 'Sus Rap'May 2
a group of x-rated gay artists are returning rap to its politically incorrect roots — and amassing millions of (mostly straight) fans in the process
Alex Petrov