Akilah Hughes
@akilahhughes.com
It’s no neopets, but…
Comedy, writing, podcasts
Collab: [email protected]
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Comedy, writing, podcasts
Collab: [email protected]
Listen to How is This Better
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-is-this-better/id1815792142
Listen to REBEL SPIRIT rebelspiritpodcast.com
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republicans: we are nazis
media: do democrats have a Hasan Piker Bin Laden problem?
media: do democrats have a Hasan Piker Bin Laden problem?
new wolfenstein looks like shit
October 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
republicans: we are nazis
media: do democrats have a Hasan Piker Bin Laden problem?
media: do democrats have a Hasan Piker Bin Laden problem?
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Country rube stuff 101: if they talk fast, they got their hands in your pocket.
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
October 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Country rube stuff 101: if they talk fast, they got their hands in your pocket.
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You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.
Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.
US appeals court blocks Minnesota's AI 'nudification' law for now in XAI lawsuit
Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.
reut.rs
October 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.
Logging off to enjoy a creative and family weekend in Chicago.
October 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Logging off to enjoy a creative and family weekend in Chicago.
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Public judgement isn't prison. Judgement isn't laid out by the state. People are free to feel however they want about anybody. You cannot force other people to feel a certain way about someone else.
October 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Public judgement isn't prison. Judgement isn't laid out by the state. People are free to feel however they want about anybody. You cannot force other people to feel a certain way about someone else.
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great day for the moral fiber of people who I suppose thought writing one essay to make up for sexual assault was too little just days ago but now that it's SEVERAL essays and theyre uploaded to YOUTUBE it's fine (?). bizarre to have these back to back in less than 72h
October 2, 2026 at 5:30 AM
great day for the moral fiber of people who I suppose thought writing one essay to make up for sexual assault was too little just days ago but now that it's SEVERAL essays and theyre uploaded to YOUTUBE it's fine (?). bizarre to have these back to back in less than 72h
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CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways one month after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
CBS announces Tony Romo's permanent exit following arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated
CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways one month after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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October 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways one month after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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What's wild is seeing people finally engage the philosophy of restorative justice...for this guy. Not in the context of prison abolition or the incarceration of Black men, of the Black Lives Matter movement or defunding the military police state
Nope let's talk about it for a rapist YouTuber
Nope let's talk about it for a rapist YouTuber
Gotta say, it's pretty discouraging to see how quickly the calls for "forgiveness" and questions about "well does it really mean someone is bad FOREVER" start in
October 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
What's wild is seeing people finally engage the philosophy of restorative justice...for this guy. Not in the context of prison abolition or the incarceration of Black men, of the Black Lives Matter movement or defunding the military police state
Nope let's talk about it for a rapist YouTuber
Nope let's talk about it for a rapist YouTuber
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trump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end”
October 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
trump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end”
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It’s simply not true that “no one has a good answer on what to do with rapists.” In fact, there is a depth of feminist scholarship on exactly this subject. It’s just that people won’t engage with it seriously since none of it says “nah you gotta be nice to the rapist cause that’s your buddy.”
October 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It’s simply not true that “no one has a good answer on what to do with rapists.” In fact, there is a depth of feminist scholarship on exactly this subject. It’s just that people won’t engage with it seriously since none of it says “nah you gotta be nice to the rapist cause that’s your buddy.”
I wrote about Jacob Geller yesterday and now you know that’s who I was talking about. www.patreon.com/thespitestac...
So I'm pretty mad rn, ngl | The Spite Stack
Lemme just go ahead and say allegedly at the top of this post for everything I'm saying below. I did a show that I've been preparing for fo
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October 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I wrote about Jacob Geller yesterday and now you know that’s who I was talking about. www.patreon.com/thespitestac...
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how much rounder can the earth get
Breaking news: The Earth is getting rounder
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Earth’s poles are rising by 0.5 to 1 millimeters per year, slowly un-squashing our planet’s slightly flattened, jelly-donut-like shape, according to a new study. Linking satellite measurements of changing altitude across Earth’s surface from 1997 to 2015 to the planet’s shape, researchers found that the rounding effect also seems to be accelerating over time, with the poles rising an extra 0.4 millimeters per year faster every decade. Though our planet seems solid, the Earth’s interior acts more like an extremely slow-flowing liquid, warping over time under forces like the weight of ice sheets and oceans. Currently, our planet bulges out a little around the equator. But as ice sheets melt and reduce the force acting on the Earth at the poles, the equator is gradually cinching in as the poles push upwards, molding our planet into a more spherical shape. [JGR Solid Earth study]
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2026JB034224](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4txx6cwpxn5wbtalgjnkpu4w/bafkreib2npq3yvdm5e2eu35edj566ldyizubt2sw2jmctduxwcnvwb5y6i)
October 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
how much rounder can the earth get
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Thursday, October 8 at 7p: GLTS returns to Littlefield in BK with guests @michaelkosta.bsky.social (The Daily Show), @akilahhughes.com (Comedy Central, Crooked Media, Rebel Spirit) and Academy Award Winner Jim Rash (Community, The Descendants). Grab those tickets now!
October 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Thursday, October 8 at 7p: GLTS returns to Littlefield in BK with guests @michaelkosta.bsky.social (The Daily Show), @akilahhughes.com (Comedy Central, Crooked Media, Rebel Spirit) and Academy Award Winner Jim Rash (Community, The Descendants). Grab those tickets now!
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"I realized something recently, and so did you. So did everyone. Posting is not fun anymore. It's formulaic. It's butter yellow text on an image with whatever the week's buzz word is."
Truth from @akilahhughes.com and I couldn't agree more.
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Truth from @akilahhughes.com and I couldn't agree more.
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Posting is Embarrassing | The Spite Stack
The algorithm's influence on internet dread. I realized something recently, and so did you. So did everyone. Posting is not fun anymore. It'
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October 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
"I realized something recently, and so did you. So did everyone. Posting is not fun anymore. It's formulaic. It's butter yellow text on an image with whatever the week's buzz word is."
Truth from @akilahhughes.com and I couldn't agree more.
www.patreon.com/thespitestac...
Truth from @akilahhughes.com and I couldn't agree more.
www.patreon.com/thespitestac...
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Jacob Geller is no longer a part of Nebula. Ongoing projects have been terminated effective immediately, and his content has been removed from our catalog.
October 1, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Jacob Geller is no longer a part of Nebula. Ongoing projects have been terminated effective immediately, and his content has been removed from our catalog.
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Rebel Spirit Season 2 is up for a Signal award in the "Activism, Public Service, & Social Impact" category and I would LOVE if you would vote for @akilahhughes.com and me! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU
I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
vote.signalaward.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Rebel Spirit Season 2 is up for a Signal award in the "Activism, Public Service, & Social Impact" category and I would LOVE if you would vote for @akilahhughes.com and me! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
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So good that Biscuits should probably replace any leftover confederate team names!
(that’s the premise of a podcast I loved, Rebel Spirit by @akilahhughes.com 👇)
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(that’s the premise of a podcast I loved, Rebel Spirit by @akilahhughes.com 👇)
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September 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
So good that Biscuits should probably replace any leftover confederate team names!
(that’s the premise of a podcast I loved, Rebel Spirit by @akilahhughes.com 👇)
rebelspiritpodcast.com
(that’s the premise of a podcast I loved, Rebel Spirit by @akilahhughes.com 👇)
rebelspiritpodcast.com
Hey hey! Rebel Spirit season 2 was nominated for a Signal Award. If you’re a voter go ahead and give us a vote! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU
I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
vote.signalaward.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Hey hey! Rebel Spirit season 2 was nominated for a Signal Award. If you’re a voter go ahead and give us a vote! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
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I swear I could hear @akilahhughes.com sighing in "I tried to warn you fuckers..." as I read this.
"Yes, during Homecoming, he did erect a Confederate statue on the field while shouting a full-throated defense of eugenics into the loudspeaker. But what are we supposed to do? Buy entirely new sweatshirts? We cannot replace tradition. We cannot replace Sir Racist Von Genocide."
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In Defense of Our College’s Mascot, Sir Racist Von Genocide
“We cannot replace tradition. We cannot replace Sir Racist Von Genocide.” Nov 10 2021 Sept 8 2022 9/16/23 9/6/24 9/2/25 9/13/26
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September 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I swear I could hear @akilahhughes.com sighing in "I tried to warn you fuckers..." as I read this.
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One year after his death, Charlie Kirk has become the Harambe for Gen Alpha. A meme so strange and hideous that no brand or government can ever co-opt it. And MAGA has never felt older and weaker and more out of touch.
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Charlie Kirk is the Harambe of Gen Alpha
12 months later, MAGA has never felt older and weaker and more out of touch
www.garbageday.email
September 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
One year after his death, Charlie Kirk has become the Harambe for Gen Alpha. A meme so strange and hideous that no brand or government can ever co-opt it. And MAGA has never felt older and weaker and more out of touch.
www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
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Solid piece from @akilahhughes.com, really nailed the key aspects of the current discourse on bodies and fatness.
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Ariana Grande, Ozempic, and the End of Body Positivity
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
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August 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Solid piece from @akilahhughes.com, really nailed the key aspects of the current discourse on bodies and fatness.
youtu.be/n2f-QgVIbqY?...
youtu.be/n2f-QgVIbqY?...
I think we actually *do* need to talk about Ariana Grande. youtu.be/n2f-QgVIbqY?...
Ariana Grande, Ozempic, and the End of Body Positivity
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
youtu.be
August 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I think we actually *do* need to talk about Ariana Grande. youtu.be/n2f-QgVIbqY?...
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In an episode coming out soon (recorded at the start of this week), my guest and I talk about how the British press has been hounding people to death since at least the 19th century, and it doesn’t appear that they plan on stopping any time soon. Really disgraceful.
August 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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NEW via Politico: Members of Trump's political team asked Ohio Republicans to NOT wage a public pressure campaign against GOP Rep. Max Miller, despite the serious domestic abuse allegations against him. tinyurl.com/4dw9pwwt
It's official. Republican Rep. Max Miller is staying in his race in Ohio's 7th — missing all deadlines by which he could drop out in the wake of severe domestic abuse allegations.
August 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
NEW via Politico: Members of Trump's political team asked Ohio Republicans to NOT wage a public pressure campaign against GOP Rep. Max Miller, despite the serious domestic abuse allegations against him. tinyurl.com/4dw9pwwt
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@akilahhughes.com doing the Good Work
Doing a personal victory lap for Rebel Spirit against the Confederacy as the NAACP just trounced them in Virginia. 🥂 www.patreon.com/posts/166408...
The Confederacy's Latest L | The Spite Stack
This season on Rebel Spirit, we broadened the scope of our quest to change one high school's shitty mascot to Confederate monuments, imagery
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August 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
@akilahhughes.com doing the Good Work