Tootfinder

"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions."
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/being-hu

Being Human in the Age of AI
being human is big, bigger than we usually think it is

🔓 A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea’s digital defenses
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/a-breach-every-month-raises-doubts-about-south-koreas-digital-defenses/

A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea's digital defenses | TechCrunch
Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world’s biggest tech giants, South Korea has also faced a string of data breaches and cybersecurity lapses that has struggled to match the pace of its digital ambitions.

"The Civil War still turned states to ash, and killed hundreds of thousands of Andrew Jackson’s generation’s kids and grand-kids. Bad compromises are bad because they don’t meaningfully or persistently solve anything."
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/tyrants-fall/

Tyrants Fall
it is their defining characteristic How many enemies dreamed of destroying the White House. How many soldiers wished they could flatten it. How many generals fantasized about razing the American People’s house. This one man beat them all. Same man brought the confederate flag into the Capitol, same man

US progressives are embracing debate shows long used by conservatives, seeing the format as a more authentic alternative to "spoon-fed" political talking points (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/bus…

Debate Shows Are Having a Moment. Here Come the Democrats.
As millions tune in to hyperpartisan face-offs on YouTube or TikTok, can the left find its own Charlie Kirk?

Debate Shows Are Having a Moment. Here Come the Democrats. (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/business/media/online-debates-democrats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU8.Ere4.EuNpTzvP8dth&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251026/p4#a251026p4

Stell dir vor, du bist FDP-NR und stellst eine unnötige Frage an den BR, nur um die Antwort nachher in einem Instagram-Reel zu verwenden 🤦‍♂️
https://www.instagram.com/feller.olivier/reel/DPEO2EtCc7X/

Der Gehwegparkerin haben sie es hier aber mal richtig gezeigt.

Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority (Stephen Gruber-Miller/Des Moines Register)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/26/democrat-catelin-drey-wins-iowa-senate-special-election-defeats-republican-christopher-prosch/85819325007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250826/p165#a250826p165

$13 Tees Through September 29, 2025: #design

“‘We had to destroy the village to save it’ is not a new American rationalization, and the imperial boomerang can and will, if we don’t stop it, bring it to bear on the American populace.”
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-enforceme…

Local Law Enforcement's Challenge: Uphold the Law, Even Against the Feds
in the absence of action, civilians will fill the void I do want to write something not so serious, maybe even funny, here soon. But today, I think the police have to do a very hard and necessary thing: defend Americans against their federal government. If any other group arrived