Kyle
@klwinters.bsky.social
Author, former indie-comics writer, game-designer, and specter haunting the internet. Publisher at @alienationpress.bsky.social. My work: linktr.ee/klwinters
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the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it
April 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it
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Subscribe to Mike's podcast Posting Through It, one of the best sources right now for keeping up with the far-right
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April 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Subscribe to Mike's podcast Posting Through It, one of the best sources right now for keeping up with the far-right
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When it comes to writing, the process is the purpose. You don’t have to always like or enjoy the process, but if you don’t respect it enough to do it yourself, there is no purpose.
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
April 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
When it comes to writing, the process is the purpose. You don’t have to always like or enjoy the process, but if you don’t respect it enough to do it yourself, there is no purpose.
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
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if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships
yes you fucking morons free preschool for everyone or it becomes just "free preschool for the poors" and then you call them leeches and ask for tax breaks when really we want free preschool for everyone because we want smart well adjusted kids why is this so hard?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...
They Pay $34 for Burgers. Should Their Child Care Be Free?
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships
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Don't buy any Ray-Ban products, even the non-creepy ones. They need to suffer some consequences, too, for profiting off of casualized surveillance.
We should shun and shame people who wear these things imo
New pervert glasses about to drop.
March 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Don't buy any Ray-Ban products, even the non-creepy ones. They need to suffer some consequences, too, for profiting off of casualized surveillance.
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New York legislators proposed requiring AI companies to warn if their chatbots might cause harm, but facing heavy lobbying, they backtracked.
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Following CA Lead, NY Says AI Firms Need Not Warn of Dangers
New York legislators proposed requiring AI companies to warn if their chatbots might cause harm, but facing heavy lobbying, they backtracked.
www.sfpublicpress.org
March 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New York legislators proposed requiring AI companies to warn if their chatbots might cause harm, but facing heavy lobbying, they backtracked.
www.sfpublicpress.org/following-ca...
www.sfpublicpress.org/following-ca...
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mayor jacob frey has vetoed the pause evictions, save lives bill the minneapolis city coucil approved that would've extended the eviction timeline from 30 days to 60 days temporarily to held families impacted by the ICE invasion catch up paying rent
March 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
mayor jacob frey has vetoed the pause evictions, save lives bill the minneapolis city coucil approved that would've extended the eviction timeline from 30 days to 60 days temporarily to held families impacted by the ICE invasion catch up paying rent
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1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.
An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.
It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.
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An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.
It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.
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4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans
They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.
An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.
It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.
It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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the truly wild thing is there's no way to know if you're in their little fucked machine. It's a dynamic system that suggests "experts" contextually. there's no list, there's no nothing. so if you don't know you're in it how do you know to opt out?
“Now, Grammarly has finally addressed the backlash — but not by apologizing, and not by walking the feature back. For now, it will graciously give us the chance to opt-out of something we didn’t know it was doing to begin with.”
Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt-out
[email protected].
www.theverge.com
March 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
the truly wild thing is there's no way to know if you're in their little fucked machine. It's a dynamic system that suggests "experts" contextually. there's no list, there's no nothing. so if you don't know you're in it how do you know to opt out?
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🚨 Trump offered a new justification for the war yesterday, claiming the U.S. had to strike Iran b/c “if we waited any longer – if we didn’t hit within two weeks – they would have had a nuclear weapon.”
▪️US intel. assessments in recent years have consistently said Iran is not currently building a...
▪️US intel. assessments in recent years have consistently said Iran is not currently building a...
March 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
🚨 Trump offered a new justification for the war yesterday, claiming the U.S. had to strike Iran b/c “if we waited any longer – if we didn’t hit within two weeks – they would have had a nuclear weapon.”
▪️US intel. assessments in recent years have consistently said Iran is not currently building a...
▪️US intel. assessments in recent years have consistently said Iran is not currently building a...
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🚨 Israeli strikes continue across Gaza - 4 killed Wed., including child & woman
Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire, & gunfire were reported across the Gaza Strip on Wed., in Israel’s ongoing violation of the ceasefire agreed on Oct. 10.
Palestine Today reported the following incidents:
▪️ In...
Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire, & gunfire were reported across the Gaza Strip on Wed., in Israel’s ongoing violation of the ceasefire agreed on Oct. 10.
Palestine Today reported the following incidents:
▪️ In...
March 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
🚨 Israeli strikes continue across Gaza - 4 killed Wed., including child & woman
Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire, & gunfire were reported across the Gaza Strip on Wed., in Israel’s ongoing violation of the ceasefire agreed on Oct. 10.
Palestine Today reported the following incidents:
▪️ In...
Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire, & gunfire were reported across the Gaza Strip on Wed., in Israel’s ongoing violation of the ceasefire agreed on Oct. 10.
Palestine Today reported the following incidents:
▪️ In...
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FOIA offices are being decimated across federal agencies, leaving the government unable to fulfill public records requests. Don’t let this blatant attack on transparency fly under the radar.
Tell your representatives to safeguard FOIA.
Tell your representatives to safeguard FOIA.
Strengthen the Freedom of Information Act
Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
March 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
FOIA offices are being decimated across federal agencies, leaving the government unable to fulfill public records requests. Don’t let this blatant attack on transparency fly under the radar.
Tell your representatives to safeguard FOIA.
Tell your representatives to safeguard FOIA.
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It's not what Casey was wanting but there is a browser extension to detect AI usage in Steam games. You'll get a pop up informing you of it, especially if they didn't disclose it.
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addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
March 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
It's not what Casey was wanting but there is a browser extension to detect AI usage in Steam games. You'll get a pop up informing you of it, especially if they didn't disclose it.
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
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The agents who murdered Good and Pretti have had lengthy careers.
ICE (and CBP) are rotten to the core. The agents who murdered people less than a mile from my house have trained others and harmed others.
Abolish ICE. Break up DHS. The agency isn’t even old enough to rent a car. End it.
ICE (and CBP) are rotten to the core. The agents who murdered people less than a mile from my house have trained others and harmed others.
Abolish ICE. Break up DHS. The agency isn’t even old enough to rent a car. End it.
ICE has spent the past two months racially profiling Minnesotans. During my oversight visit to Whipple yesterday, I demanded they make a change and get their untrained agents off our streets. Kristi Noem’s DHS has inflicted lasting trauma on our community. I won’t stop pushing for accountability.
February 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The agents who murdered Good and Pretti have had lengthy careers.
ICE (and CBP) are rotten to the core. The agents who murdered people less than a mile from my house have trained others and harmed others.
Abolish ICE. Break up DHS. The agency isn’t even old enough to rent a car. End it.
ICE (and CBP) are rotten to the core. The agents who murdered people less than a mile from my house have trained others and harmed others.
Abolish ICE. Break up DHS. The agency isn’t even old enough to rent a car. End it.
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A must-read report from @pressfreedom.bsky.social: "We returned from hell": Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons
"58 Palestinian journalists reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence in Israeli detention facilities."
"58 Palestinian journalists reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence in Israeli detention facilities."
‘We returned from hell’: Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons - Committee to Protect Journalists
Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of physical, psychological, and sexual violence. Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abdel Aal remembers the moment the ear-splitting music started...
cpj.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:39 PM
A must-read report from @pressfreedom.bsky.social: "We returned from hell": Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons
"58 Palestinian journalists reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence in Israeli detention facilities."
"58 Palestinian journalists reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence in Israeli detention facilities."
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Meta Wants to Scan Every Face You Walk Past 👓🔴
Meta plans to add facial recognition to Ray-Ban smart glasses. An internal document says they timed launch during political crisis so civil society wouldn't notice.
blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/14/m...
Meta plans to add facial recognition to Ray-Ban smart glasses. An internal document says they timed launch during political crisis so civil society wouldn't notice.
blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/14/m...
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Meta Wants to Scan Every Face You Walk Past 👓🔴
Meta plans to add facial recognition to Ray-Ban smart glasses. An internal document says they timed launch during political crisis so civil society wouldn't notice.
blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/14/m...
Meta plans to add facial recognition to Ray-Ban smart glasses. An internal document says they timed launch during political crisis so civil society wouldn't notice.
blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/14/m...
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February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
With @reedsy.bsky.social pushing AI "tools" in their marketing newsletter, it's a good bet that they won't be ethical in their treatment and use of your work uploaded to their services. Encouraging the use of AI of any kind is a harm to their customers and the writing community, so why not divest?
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
With @reedsy.bsky.social pushing AI "tools" in their marketing newsletter, it's a good bet that they won't be ethical in their treatment and use of your work uploaded to their services. Encouraging the use of AI of any kind is a harm to their customers and the writing community, so why not divest?
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The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
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New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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i can't believe the latin name for the great horned owl is bubo virginianus. that feels like a fake latin insult someone would come up with to tease someone in middle school. "boob-o virgin-anus"
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
i can't believe the latin name for the great horned owl is bubo virginianus. that feels like a fake latin insult someone would come up with to tease someone in middle school. "boob-o virgin-anus"