One day I will lead a revolution in copyright law and it will be to resurrect scenes a faire analysis.
Katharine Trendacosta
@ktrendacosta.bsky.social
Activist at EFF, journalist, nerd. All posts mine and do not represent EFF.
The final scene of every Christopher Nolan movie:
I love how the last two Christopher Nolan movies feel like book reports from a kid desperate to prove he read and understood the material
I have been discussing odyssey translations all week, like a true nerd.
Odysseus is peak “high intelligence, low wisdom.”
As foretold. www.wired.com/story/for-ta...
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.
wired.com
She may be the one person who could make MSG turn off its panopticon facial recognition surveillance.
This is my favorite delivery of any line in television. I dream about it. youtu.be/2WZ9epECifo?...
You don't deserve to live!
YouTube video by fords42
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Don't Take Advice From Your Enemies
The most useless genre on earth.
hamiltonnolan.com
“Democrats appear slow to recognize that ideologues on the left are attempting a hostile takeover of the party,” James Kirchick writes. In looking for a way to reclaim control, he argues, they could find inspiration in British history:
here’s my offer, The Atlantic magazine, I will read the next “reactionary pretends to give honest advice to Democrats” take if you let me write a piece where I, a DSA member, pretend to give honest advice to Republicans
“Democrats appear slow to recognize that ideologues on the left are attempting a hostile takeover of the party,” James Kirchick writes. In looking for a way to reclaim control, he argues, they could find inspiration in British history:
I found out that Lindsey Graham died exactly the way he would’ve wanted: from TikTok.
I can’t tell if Lindsey Graham was jealous of the attention Mitch McConnell was getting or if he was doing him a solid by distracting us.
I am making fun of this primary but it is very important to me that after this gubernatorial election, I never have to see Gavin Newsom again. I need the rest of the country to get on board with that goal.
when we californians tell you that none of us can stand Newsom just believe us
California’s motto shouldn’t be “Eureka” it should be “what if democracy, but too much?”
California, I love you, but what the fuck is this jungle primary system.
I’m pet sitting for my parents, which means my mom sends me texts like this from Europe every day
I love scrolling TikTok only to see @annamerlan.bsky.social’s byline in the green screen behind someone talking about Alex Jones.
The natural conclusion of making writers turn themselves into brands is then stealing their identity as a commodity.
yiiiikes
My tiny neighborhood pottery studio is load bearing for my mental health.
and now the end is near and so i face the loss of website
alex jones is live right now with what may very well be his final (or almost) broadcast on InfoWars and things are totally normal
All I want is what I deserve: another great Catholic schism
Love to be so off of Twitter I miss that they’ve decided to attack me over there.
This quote about the VF Oscars party is the most LA thing I’ve ever seen, and I went to private school in the valley.
Killing a bunch of elementary school girls to distract from having raped a bunch of middle- and high-school girls is pretty fucking grim.
Tyra Banks and Ken Mok should be in The Hague.
With minor tweaks, Amazon Ring’s tool to search for lost dogs could be used to track people www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.
eff.org
I have literally never laughed harder at a football game and I went to every single Columbia game in college. Jesus Christ