Andrew Afram
@andrewafram.bsky.social
Innovation, Justice & Cats
Endlessly curious, full of ideas
NYC-based, globally-minded
Endlessly curious, full of ideas
NYC-based, globally-minded
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Cops are putting gibberish, jokes, or other nonsense into Flock’s “reason” box, highlighting the casualness and lack of care some cops have when searching an incredibly powerful surveillance system. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Cops are putting gibberish, jokes, or other nonsense into Flock’s “reason” box, highlighting the casualness and lack of care some cops have when searching an incredibly powerful surveillance system. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Read now: www.404media.co/cops-search-...
Read now: www.404media.co/cops-search-...
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‘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...
“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...
Lilly 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.
variety.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
‘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...
“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...
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Even the crickets were embarrassed.
September 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Even the crickets were embarrassed.
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This seems really bad! When all the key people in charge of safety have all quit, often forgoing tens of hundreds of millions in equity payout if OAI goes public is a huge red flag. These companies are playing with fire right now and it could lead to disaster.
September 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
This seems really bad! When all the key people in charge of safety have all quit, often forgoing tens of hundreds of millions in equity payout if OAI goes public is a huge red flag. These companies are playing with fire right now and it could lead to disaster.
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“The era of looking to tech CEOs or tech luminaries to give us answers for what are fundamentally social and political questions, I think, is gone.”
As Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement, Now Is the Time to Regulate AI Before It’s Too Late: Amba Kak
Prosecutors across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories have announced a groundbreaking legal settlement with technology giant Meta over accusations that the social media company delibera...
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August 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
“The era of looking to tech CEOs or tech luminaries to give us answers for what are fundamentally social and political questions, I think, is gone.”
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“Flock protects property, not people or parks. People should be free to recreate in ways that are respectful to the ecosystem — but the surveillance is a disrespectful invasion of privacy,” a current NPS ranger told 404 Media.
The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed
“I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.”
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August 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“Flock protects property, not people or parks. People should be free to recreate in ways that are respectful to the ecosystem — but the surveillance is a disrespectful invasion of privacy,” a current NPS ranger told 404 Media.
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Thinking of colleagues who work in the academy depite racism, transphobia, ableism, etc and all of the extra scrutiny put on them---and all of the extra work these scholars do to be perceived as "good at their jobs".
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August 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Thinking of colleagues who work in the academy depite racism, transphobia, ableism, etc and all of the extra scrutiny put on them---and all of the extra work these scholars do to be perceived as "good at their jobs".
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Shopping for health insurance is such a terrible experience: you guess what kinds of health care you’re going to need in the upcoming year, pay at least a few hundred dollars each month for insurance--and then get charged even more based on how well you guessed.
We need Medicare for All.
We need Medicare for All.
August 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Shopping for health insurance is such a terrible experience: you guess what kinds of health care you’re going to need in the upcoming year, pay at least a few hundred dollars each month for insurance--and then get charged even more based on how well you guessed.
We need Medicare for All.
We need Medicare for All.
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This is not hypothetical. A Texas officer used Flock cameras to track a woman across state lines, suspected of self-managing an abortion. Officers around the country have abused their access to track romantic partners. Some were disciplined or fired.
August 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is not hypothetical. A Texas officer used Flock cameras to track a woman across state lines, suspected of self-managing an abortion. Officers around the country have abused their access to track romantic partners. Some were disciplined or fired.
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But "Would you read my slop" is presumptuos to even ask. I'm debating between ignoring it (probably the best course of action) and writing back "Absoultely the fuck not."
August 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
But "Would you read my slop" is presumptuos to even ask. I'm debating between ignoring it (probably the best course of action) and writing back "Absoultely the fuck not."
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Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
August 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
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Absolutely stunning motel signage, Raton, New Mexico
July 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Absolutely stunning motel signage, Raton, New Mexico
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A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:
July 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:
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I'm on the budget plan with ads and this is still outrageous.
July 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I'm on the budget plan with ads and this is still outrageous.
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Life should be so much better given how expensive it is.
July 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Life should be so much better given how expensive it is.
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It seems somewhat bad that the richest man in the world can use his money to bankrupt individuals or organizations -- including officials who are tasked with holding him accountable -- that accurately point out that his actions plausibly facilitated the deaths of millions.
Elon Musk promises to sue lawmaker who suggested DOGE cuts led to the deaths of 4.5 million kids
Elon Musk threatens to sue lawmaker who suggested DOGE cuts led to death of 4.5M kids
Democrat Ro Khanna cited a 2025 study that estimated more than 14 million people could die without USAID resources by 2030
trib.al
June 23, 2026 at 12:03 AM
It seems somewhat bad that the richest man in the world can use his money to bankrupt individuals or organizations -- including officials who are tasked with holding him accountable -- that accurately point out that his actions plausibly facilitated the deaths of millions.
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This is an incredible victory for the local communities, researchers, litigators, and longstanding anti-detention organizers in these states that have been working tirelessly to stop these sites from going online. But warehouse expansion continues in AZ, TX, and elsewhere. The fight is far from over
SCOOP: ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
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ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This is an incredible victory for the local communities, researchers, litigators, and longstanding anti-detention organizers in these states that have been working tirelessly to stop these sites from going online. But warehouse expansion continues in AZ, TX, and elsewhere. The fight is far from over
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Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...
Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry
Mamdani, who praised the importance of libraries, faced criticism for slashing library funding earlier this year.
gothamist.com
May 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...
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I wrote about being inundated with AI writing at every turn, unwittingly turning my brain into the AI police, and how shitty AI writing is randomly showing up in my real life outside of the internet
www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...
www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...
Your AI Use Is Breaking My Brain
AI writing is impossible to avoid, is making everything sound the same, and is driving us crazy.
www.404media.co
May 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I wrote about being inundated with AI writing at every turn, unwittingly turning my brain into the AI police, and how shitty AI writing is randomly showing up in my real life outside of the internet
www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...
www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...
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Rising numbers of Britain’s landlords are putting their properties up for sale as a result of increasing regulatory and tax pressures, new research suggests. ft.trib.al/M4RRsvV
May 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Rising numbers of Britain’s landlords are putting their properties up for sale as a result of increasing regulatory and tax pressures, new research suggests. ft.trib.al/M4RRsvV
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Forbes launched ForbesPredict in January as part of an effort to reverse declining traffic from search engines and keep users on its website longer.
Now, on a story about about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children, they’re asking you to predict if Congress will do anything about it.
Now, on a story about about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children, they’re asking you to predict if Congress will do anything about it.
Forbes Prediction Market Gamifies Story About Mass Shooting of 8 Children
Forbes launched ForbesPredict in January as part of an effort to reverse declining traffic from search engines and keep users on its website longer.
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April 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Forbes launched ForbesPredict in January as part of an effort to reverse declining traffic from search engines and keep users on its website longer.
Now, on a story about about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children, they’re asking you to predict if Congress will do anything about it.
Now, on a story about about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children, they’re asking you to predict if Congress will do anything about it.
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"This idea that some people don’t deserve mercy is completely against the Christian message.”
President vs. Pope: Trump Posts Pic of Self as Jesus, Pope Says Warmakers Have “Hands Full of Blood”
The first-ever pope from the United States is clashing with the White House. Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, which counts more than a billion people in the world as its members, has spoken ...
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April 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"This idea that some people don’t deserve mercy is completely against the Christian message.”
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Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
April 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: