Nic Pereira
@rivernic.bsky.social
Veteran of the Internet Flame Wars of the ‘90s🔥. Long-term AIDS survivor🏳️🌈, ACT-UP alumni✊🏼, Small Business owner💪🏼 Happily married Pug Dad👨❤️👨
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💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥
Must See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net
"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo...
www.firstshowing.net
September 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM
💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥
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day after day after day of this asshole it’s exhausting
September 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
day after day after day of this asshole it’s exhausting
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Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
September 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free urinal, studying composition rates of buried cotton underwear, and the aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
arstechnica.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free urinal, studying composition rates of buried cotton underwear, and the aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
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"No way you use to write a 5 page essay without AI"?
Bro, we wrote them without even reading the book.
Bro, we wrote them without even reading the book.
August 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"No way you use to write a 5 page essay without AI"?
Bro, we wrote them without even reading the book.
Bro, we wrote them without even reading the book.
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I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
August 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
futurism.com
August 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
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Judge Eddins: "The [Supreme] Court that now defines federal due process does not honor the work of 1954. It revives the work of 1857."
“The Roberts Court sees only white. It refuses to
acknowledge who the Equal Protection Clause was written to
protect. The freed people, their descendants, and all others
denied equal citizenship. The 14th
Amend. is not colorblind. It never was.”
Me? No a judge www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
acknowledge who the Equal Protection Clause was written to
protect. The freed people, their descendants, and all others
denied equal citizenship. The 14th
Amend. is not colorblind. It never was.”
Me? No a judge www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
www.courts.state.hi.us
July 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Judge Eddins: "The [Supreme] Court that now defines federal due process does not honor the work of 1954. It revives the work of 1857."
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One of the many women the media ignore while claiming that women are ignored...
Bless her. I'm hoping my final form will be Toksvig-esque
July 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
One of the many women the media ignore while claiming that women are ignored...
From Cleve Jones: “Memo to all the breathless commentators on a politician being harassed at the SF Trans March: Politicians are not welcome at the Trans March and never have been. If they show up they are booed. Like it or not, agree with it or not, that is the fact of the matter”
over the last three years, many american jews have moved to the right on israel and many have moved to the left. wiener is one who moved to the left. as far as the pro-israel establishment is concerned, he's now a problem to be dealt with. so why is he being treated like he's part of the problem?
We need to recognize what happened to Scott Wiener at the San Francisco Trans Pride March as antisemitism, and finally purge this poison from left wing movements. A new opinion piece by Evan Urquhart, @evanurquhart.bsky.social, only on Assigned Media.
assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
June 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
From Cleve Jones: “Memo to all the breathless commentators on a politician being harassed at the SF Trans March: Politicians are not welcome at the Trans March and never have been. If they show up they are booed. Like it or not, agree with it or not, that is the fact of the matter”
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Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
June 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.
June 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.
We told you corporatizing Pride was a mistake 25 years ago but did you listen?
Public support for the LGBTQ+ community by corporations has become politically risky, public relations expert says. n.pr/4fKOBBG
Pride celebrations struggle as corporate sponsorships dry up
Public support for the LGBTQ+ community by corporations has become politically risky, public relations expert says.
n.pr
May 30, 2026 at 4:14 PM
We told you corporatizing Pride was a mistake 25 years ago but did you listen?
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Being an American during the 250th Aniversary of the United States feels a lot like if the terrorists in Die Hard demanded that the hostages continue having their Christmas party.
May 29, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Being an American during the 250th Aniversary of the United States feels a lot like if the terrorists in Die Hard demanded that the hostages continue having their Christmas party.
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This is monstrous, evil shit
"Cemetery officials confirmed to Task & Purpose that the pages were unpublished” to meet recent orders by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth targeting race and gender-related language and policies in the military."
"Cemetery officials confirmed to Task & Purpose that the pages were unpublished” to meet recent orders by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth targeting race and gender-related language and policies in the military."
May 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
This is monstrous, evil shit
"Cemetery officials confirmed to Task & Purpose that the pages were unpublished” to meet recent orders by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth targeting race and gender-related language and policies in the military."
"Cemetery officials confirmed to Task & Purpose that the pages were unpublished” to meet recent orders by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth targeting race and gender-related language and policies in the military."
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Controversially... I have made peace with the fact that I will never have a party in power that ideologically matches me. I am, believe it or not, a grown up: I expect to be constantly pushing for 'more' the rest of my life.
But please. Something better than this.
But please. Something better than this.
May 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Controversially... I have made peace with the fact that I will never have a party in power that ideologically matches me. I am, believe it or not, a grown up: I expect to be constantly pushing for 'more' the rest of my life.
But please. Something better than this.
But please. Something better than this.
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this would fix the website
April 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
this would fix the website
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I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses
April 11, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses
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"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
Frank Herbert, Dune (Dune #1)
Frank Herbert, Dune (Dune #1)
Sam Altman has a new plan to make money from generative AI: he wants intelligence to be treated like water or electricity — and we’ll all have to pay him for it.
His chatbots are degrading people’s ability to retain information and think critically. Now he wants to sell smarts back to us.
His chatbots are degrading people’s ability to retain information and think critically. Now he wants to sell smarts back to us.
Make ‘em dumb, sell ‘em smarts
Sam Altman wants intelligence to be a utility that you pay him for
disconnect.blog
April 10, 2026 at 6:56 AM
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
Frank Herbert, Dune (Dune #1)
Frank Herbert, Dune (Dune #1)
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Genuinely, one of the best insights anyone has given me on the US is that the rest of the world does not understand it is actually two countries. The first is a Western advanced liberal democracy. The other a theocratic, impoverished, violent and corrupt third world country.
I think people are allowed to draw conclusions about the American people based on their decision to put this man in office bsky.app/profile/pear...
Gibberish closely related to war crimes
April 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Genuinely, one of the best insights anyone has given me on the US is that the rest of the world does not understand it is actually two countries. The first is a Western advanced liberal democracy. The other a theocratic, impoverished, violent and corrupt third world country.
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
buff.ly
March 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series