Protection racket.
November 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Protection racket.
sadly, “protection racket phase” is a great way to explain it
Generative AI is entering its protection racket phase as companies destabilize the open internet, try and sell us a fix, and in so doing threaten the whole ecosystem that built the open internet. I talk about it here for Fast Company.
AI's new business model: Break the internet, then sell the fix
The companies helping unleash a new era of cybersecurity threats are also positioning themselves to profit from the response.
www.fastcompany.com
November 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
sadly, “protection racket phase” is a great way to explain it
The grifter pockets $500 grand, while a million people signed up to get spammed.
What a racket.
What a racket.
November 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The grifter pockets $500 grand, while a million people signed up to get spammed.
What a racket.
What a racket.
What a racket to be able to sell a company's IP back to them after you stole it.
November 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
What a racket to be able to sell a company's IP back to them after you stole it.
Yeah they're used interchangeably in the intelligence racket
November 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Yeah they're used interchangeably in the intelligence racket
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
This is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats.
📸: @balram_v_panikkaserry
This is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats.
📸: @balram_v_panikkaserry
November 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
This is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats.
📸: @balram_v_panikkaserry
This is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats.
📸: @balram_v_panikkaserry
#filmsky #moviesky #filmnoir #NoirNeckties
Robert Ryan #BOTD
as a mobster with a bribery scheme
and a swinging necktie.
THE RACKET (1951)
Robert Ryan #BOTD
as a mobster with a bribery scheme
and a swinging necktie.
THE RACKET (1951)
November 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
#filmsky #moviesky #filmnoir #NoirNeckties
Robert Ryan #BOTD
as a mobster with a bribery scheme
and a swinging necktie.
THE RACKET (1951)
Robert Ryan #BOTD
as a mobster with a bribery scheme
and a swinging necktie.
THE RACKET (1951)
When they say “protecting women and girls” they mean it in the sense “protection racket”
There is a price.
There is a price.
November 11, 2026 at 11:44 AM
When they say “protecting women and girls” they mean it in the sense “protection racket”
There is a price.
There is a price.
Omg. Guilfoyle is just the tip of the corruption racket. Kushner and Witkoff’s actions are not troubling to you nor come to mind. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
November 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Omg. Guilfoyle is just the tip of the corruption racket. Kushner and Witkoff’s actions are not troubling to you nor come to mind. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
So I’ve learned a lot about IGF judges and IGF juries but who are the IGF executioners? Can I get in on that racket?
November 11, 2026 at 7:06 AM
So I’ve learned a lot about IGF judges and IGF juries but who are the IGF executioners? Can I get in on that racket?
i;m thinking about thos beans
St. Paul’s Bewick is the Cadillac of All-Day Cafes - Racket
Here's what makes it special.
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November 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
i;m thinking about thos beans
Because THEY'RE ALL CORRUPT, Scotland produces MORE RENEWABLE CHEAP ENERGY for every home ten times over,we have to ADD that to the grid,THEN PAY A FORTUNE TO BUY IT BACK, SCOTLAND HAS THE HIGHEST BILLS IN EU,STOP THIS CORRUPT RACKET,AND EVERY GOVT IS IN THIS RACKET UP TO THEIR CORRUPT NECKS
November 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Because THEY'RE ALL CORRUPT, Scotland produces MORE RENEWABLE CHEAP ENERGY for every home ten times over,we have to ADD that to the grid,THEN PAY A FORTUNE TO BUY IT BACK, SCOTLAND HAS THE HIGHEST BILLS IN EU,STOP THIS CORRUPT RACKET,AND EVERY GOVT IS IN THIS RACKET UP TO THEIR CORRUPT NECKS
A 'like' in the Racket comment section is worth 2.8 likes on Bluesky
November 10, 2026 at 3:06 AM
A 'like' in the Racket comment section is worth 2.8 likes on Bluesky
Right and I'm just saying the fact that Nvidia's lawyers found a way to pay the President's extortion racket doesn't make it not an extortion racket.
November 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Right and I'm just saying the fact that Nvidia's lawyers found a way to pay the President's extortion racket doesn't make it not an extortion racket.
Not everyone has an extortion racket, orchestrates insider trading, demands bribery and runs corruption scams from the Oval Office.
November 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Not everyone has an extortion racket, orchestrates insider trading, demands bribery and runs corruption scams from the Oval Office.
Classic protection racket for the modern age. Worth a read.
Generative AI is entering its protection racket phase as companies destabilize the open internet, try and sell us a fix, and in so doing threaten the whole ecosystem that built the open internet. I talk about it here for Fast Company.
AI's new business model: Break the internet, then sell the fix
The companies helping unleash a new era of cybersecurity threats are also positioning themselves to profit from the response.
www.fastcompany.com
November 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Classic protection racket for the modern age. Worth a read.
It’s like the whole party is a sexual abuser protection racket first and a governing body way down the list of priorities
November 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It’s like the whole party is a sexual abuser protection racket first and a governing body way down the list of priorities
Great racket-tailed Drongo
Master of mimicry replicating over 40 different sounds
Male and Female are identical each with the long tail
*They smooth the bark of the tree so that predators can not reach their nest as shown on the video
A second post has information on this fascinating bird
Master of mimicry replicating over 40 different sounds
Male and Female are identical each with the long tail
*They smooth the bark of the tree so that predators can not reach their nest as shown on the video
A second post has information on this fascinating bird
November 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Great racket-tailed Drongo
Master of mimicry replicating over 40 different sounds
Male and Female are identical each with the long tail
*They smooth the bark of the tree so that predators can not reach their nest as shown on the video
A second post has information on this fascinating bird
Master of mimicry replicating over 40 different sounds
Male and Female are identical each with the long tail
*They smooth the bark of the tree so that predators can not reach their nest as shown on the video
A second post has information on this fascinating bird
It's not healthcare: it's a legalized extortion racket.
November 10, 2026 at 4:42 AM
It's not healthcare: it's a legalized extortion racket.
I don't want to actually play tennis but I DO wanna go hit some tennis balls with a racket.
November 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I don't want to actually play tennis but I DO wanna go hit some tennis balls with a racket.
November 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Shonen Racket Chapter 17 – The Male and Female Aces is now live on Omoi!
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November 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Shonen Racket Chapter 17 – The Male and Female Aces is now live on Omoi!
📖 Read now: www.omoi.com/series/shone...
📖 Read now: www.omoi.com/series/shone...