I'll allow their use of AI.

Sadly they've got a Ricky Gervais video as the ai subtitling sample, but then again it is his anti Hollywood golden globes speech... which was essentially controlled opposition.

Nevertheless.

      • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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        1 day ago

        In addition to what Molotov said he's also openly talked about working with the feds training them to recognize online extremism, and I don't trust anyone who's willing to train cops

        Edit: he-admit-it

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        • ratboy [they/them]
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          20 hours ago

          Wah holy shit. So he was trying to harm reduction his CIA/Fed collaboration? Niiice

          • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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            20 hours ago

            Yea pretty much. He puts on this anarchist/leftist aesthetic/costume but anyone who works with the feds is no comrade of mine.

            I believe his "defence" is that he's training them to persecute right-wing extremists, but I can't believe he's so naive as to think they wouldn't use that knowledge to suppress leftists

            • ratboy [they/them]
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              18 hours ago

              Yeah that's super suspicious, and good to know. I was on a road trip and listened to one of his Behind the Bastards where Margaret Killjoy was the guest and he just flat out interrupted her constantly and kept finishing her sentences, it was so frustrating that even with that I decided I didn't like him but this is even more reason. Not just insufferable, but an insufferable opp

      • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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        1 day ago

        Works for Bellingcat. They're an OSINT (open source intelligence) org who receive most of their funding from US/UK governments and NED (National Endowment for Democracy - US propaganda arm & CIA cutout).

        Full of intelligence assets & aggressively manufacture consent (and sometimes faked 'evidence') in support of US foreign policy and to go after state enemies.

        • ratboy [they/them]
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          18 hours ago

          Yikes, that's real bad. Wonder why he would be so open about being employed by them considering his audience

          • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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            7 hours ago

            There's still an enormous pool of Americans who maintain their chauvinism via the facade of the two party system, where every admitted problem with America can be attributed to the far right - whether that's fash marching in the streets, republican politicians, or 'rightwing' billionaires. Any uniparty or foreign policy can simply be blamed on the other team in order to preserve the idea of America as a postive beacon of light in the world, and mroe importantly, their own heads.

            If your audience is only ever looking for you to prescribe blame to that group, you can completely wash any complicity of yourself or your audiences role and views in the problem.