Demetrios
@dco.st
Lurching from one tech oligarch’s playground to another. Grizzled old UX/product designer who’s worked in telephony, ed tech, and now network security. NYC resident.
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He is not wrong.
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
September 21, 2026 at 12:36 AM
He is not wrong.
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Guys, I think @theonion.com has solved the whole “who’s really an American” culture war.
![Photo of a physical copy of an Onion article. Headline “My Great-Grandparents Immigrated The Right Way By Killing 2 Americans And Assuming Their Identity”
It might surprise you given my politics, but I have no problem with immigrants. Personally, I think America should welcome anyone who crosses our borders to make a better life for them-selves. However, people who enter this country should do so through the proper channels. It's that simple. If you want to come here, do it the way my great-grandpar-ents did: by murdering a pair of American citizens and assuming their identities.
The problem today is that everybody wants to skip the line. They don't want to put in the hard work of picking the perfect, fully legal citizen whom they can poison or bludgeon to death before pretending to be that person for the purpose of entering the United States. But they should. There are established procedures, and if you want to come here, but can't even be bothered to memorize the name, birth dates, and Social Security numbers of two innocent Americans before brutally strangling them and disposing of their bodies, then, frankly, you haven't earned a place in this majestic country of ours.
Like millions before and since, my great-grandparents wanted their piece of the American dream.
But they did it the right way. They befriended John and Dorothy Reed, a wealthy and unsuspecting couple from Iowa who were vacationing in Germany, and they slit their throats, buried them in the Black Forest, took their passports, and boarded the next steamship to New York.
No shortcuts. No excuses. No
looking back.
My ancestors-Oskar and Inge Grünewald as they were known before they they were Grandpa Jack and Grandma Dotty to us-arrived in America cold and hungry, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and the identities of the two Americans they had snuffed out. They knew their path to citizenship would be hard.
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September 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Guys, I think @theonion.com has solved the whole “who’s really an American” culture war.
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Corporations are not people.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
September 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Corporations are not people.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
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Some folks will claim that this is hyperbolic, but what I wish people would understand is that tech initiatives like this serve as a means of eroding consent and lower the barrier for the persistent capture of people’s image, voice, data, or whatever else a gadget can glean.
Apple's New Siri Recap Turns Every Apple Watch Into a Mass Surveillance Nightmare
Apple's always-listening AI feature promises neat summaries of your daily conversations, but it forces everyone around you into a nonconsensual recording experiment.
www.pcmag.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Some folks will claim that this is hyperbolic, but what I wish people would understand is that tech initiatives like this serve as a means of eroding consent and lower the barrier for the persistent capture of people’s image, voice, data, or whatever else a gadget can glean.
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🚨NEW from @propublica.org: over "the strongest possible" objection from the Minnesota federal prosecutor in charge of the case, senior Trump officials reportedly rejected civil rights charges against the ICE officer who shot a man and then lied about it. He'll be charged with false statements only.
September 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
🚨NEW from @propublica.org: over "the strongest possible" objection from the Minnesota federal prosecutor in charge of the case, senior Trump officials reportedly rejected civil rights charges against the ICE officer who shot a man and then lied about it. He'll be charged with false statements only.
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I'm so tired of consumer software applications being an obfuscated channel for fascist financial support.
August 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I'm so tired of consumer software applications being an obfuscated channel for fascist financial support.
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These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families.
Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out.
This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out.
This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
August 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families.
Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out.
This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out.
This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
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I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
bit.ly
August 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936
August 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936
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Good. Meta still sucks. Remember that they tried this, and will probably try something similar soon.
BREAKING NEWS: Meta rolls back controversial feature that let anyone tag public Instagram accounts and generate images using their likeness—without their knowledge or active consent. @wired.com
July 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Good. Meta still sucks. Remember that they tried this, and will probably try something similar soon.
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ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent.
There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off.
Renee Good all over again.
There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off.
Renee Good all over again.
July 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent.
There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off.
Renee Good all over again.
There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off.
Renee Good all over again.
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The Supreme Court just effectively gutted two key laws for suing tech over human rights abuses, says Tech Justice Law's Madeline Batt. The result in Doe v. Cisco leaves companies and executives "less constrained by liability fears"—and victims with fewer pathways to redress.
Supreme Court Decimates Key Remedies for Tech Complicity in Human Rights Abuse
Following the ruling in Doe v. Cisco, victims are left searching for new pathways to redress, writes Tech Justice Law legal fellow Madeline Batt.
techpolicy.press
July 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The Supreme Court just effectively gutted two key laws for suing tech over human rights abuses, says Tech Justice Law's Madeline Batt. The result in Doe v. Cisco leaves companies and executives "less constrained by liability fears"—and victims with fewer pathways to redress.
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So many people who can reasonably be described as “that little shit” are in charge of so much of society.
June 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
So many people who can reasonably be described as “that little shit” are in charge of so much of society.
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To add insult to injury, the water grab came at a time when nearby drought-stricken residents were warned to restrict their personal water consumption.
Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
arstechnica.com
May 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
To add insult to injury, the water grab came at a time when nearby drought-stricken residents were warned to restrict their personal water consumption.
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Leaving my stuff behind during an emergency procedure as directed and telling someone it's their fault for leaving their items on a plane? You would never the last of me
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May 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Leaving my stuff behind during an emergency procedure as directed and telling someone it's their fault for leaving their items on a plane? You would never the last of me
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You know you guys fired the photographer who took this photo.
The White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect will appear in court Monday and ‘many’ charges are expected, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said.
Interim D.C. police chief Jeffery Carroll said that law enforcement believes the suspect was a guest at the hotel.
Interim D.C. police chief Jeffery Carroll said that law enforcement believes the suspect was a guest at the hotel.
Live updates: Trump calls White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect a ‘lone wolf’
The suspect will be charged with three counts and will be arraigned Monday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
wapo.st
April 26, 2026 at 4:07 AM
You know you guys fired the photographer who took this photo.
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In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
April 19, 2026 at 11:49 PM
In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
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April 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Masked gunman who menaced students at anti-ICE school protest was a cop boingboing.net/2026/04/13/m...
Masked gunman who menaced students at anti-ICE school protest was a cop
When high school kids in Phoenix staged an anti-ICE walkout in January, a masked man with a handgun approached the students and refused to leave. Police were summoned, but for…
boingboing.net
April 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Masked gunman who menaced students at anti-ICE school protest was a cop boingboing.net/2026/04/13/m...
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"for unknown reasons, my mortal enemies appear to be concerned with the core essence of humanity in a way that my allies are not. oh well, better not think about it too hard."
April 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"for unknown reasons, my mortal enemies appear to be concerned with the core essence of humanity in a way that my allies are not. oh well, better not think about it too hard."
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An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death
Kennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA research and announced no new mRNA projects will ever be initiated—killing the technology that produced the fastest vaccine rollout in human history.
RFK Jr. Lied His Way Into Office and American Health Is the Victim
He is pushing quackery as science as health secretary
www.theunpopulist.net
April 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM
An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death
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right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
April 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
If they get away with forcing onerous proof of citizenship doc requirements for voting, and also succeed in this assault on birthright, the disenfranchisement levels will be huge. In NY you can’t even request your parents’ birth certificates without a court order— and that’s the simplest case!
April 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
If they get away with forcing onerous proof of citizenship doc requirements for voting, and also succeed in this assault on birthright, the disenfranchisement levels will be huge. In NY you can’t even request your parents’ birth certificates without a court order— and that’s the simplest case!
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Is it any wonder people feel the system is rigged?
March 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Is it any wonder people feel the system is rigged?