Audrey talks with cloud-server DIYer Drew Lyton about what its like trying to rebuild the internet in your living room. Also: LASERLAKE–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch”–<ul>
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</ul>–It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate">Click here to donate to all your faves</a>!<a href="https://www.neverpo.st/cyber-monday-week-discount-extravaganza">$4 $7 Never Post Membership Tier </a><a href="https://www.neverpo.st/cyber-monday-week-discount-bonanza">$4 $12 Never Post Membership Tier</a>Intro Links<ul>
<li><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ursini-44net-ipv6-allocation/">Reservation of IPv6 Address Block 44::/16 for Amateur Radio Digital Communications (44Net)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/ham_radio_ipv6_ietf_draft/">Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/iheartradio-bans-ai-music-podcasts-radio-djs-new-program/">iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won’t ‘Play AI Music’ or Use ‘AI Generated Personalities’ in Staff Memo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solomon-ray-ai-christian-music-soul-singer/">The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRPzVIBgbZI/">Forrest Frank on IG</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/poems-can-trick-ai-into-helping-you-make-a-nuclear-weapon/">Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14614448241270542">Dating algorithms? Investigating the reciprocal relationships between partner choice FOMO, decision fatigue, excessive swiping, and trust in algorithms on dating apps</a></li>
</ul>–Don’t Do It Yourself <ul>
<li>Drew’s <a href="https://www.drewlyton.com/story/the-future-is-not-self-hosted/">blog</a>
</li>
<li>Drew’s <a href="https://www.drewlyton.com/">website</a>
</li>
</ul>–Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Tresspasser. A high stone wall. I continue to obsessively study ‘improving your hurdle technique’ online, the red curve of the track guiding from the right to the left of the image as drills, minidisciplines, are suggested. Over and over. I was young when I heard recounted to me the terror and excitement of being chased of farmland, thinking there was a gun, scaling over to escape with superhuman force. Even then, I wanted to be a part of the chase. Excerpt of The [blank] jumped over the [blank] (along a line a leap a landing) by Rowan PowellNever Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Audrey talks with cloud-server DIYer Drew Lyton about what its like trying to rebuild the internet in your living room. Also: LASERLAKE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a Never Post member at &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to donate to all your faves&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/cyber-monday-week-discount-extravaganza"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$4 $7 Never Post Membership Tier&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/cyber-monday-week-discount-bonanza"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$4 $12 Never Post Membership Tier&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intro Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ursini-44net-ipv6-allocation/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation of IPv6 Address Block 44::/16 for Amateur Radio Digital Communications (44Net)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/ham_radio_ipv6_ietf_draft/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/iheartradio-bans-ai-music-podcasts-radio-djs-new-program/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won’t ‘Play AI Music’ or Use ‘AI Generated Personalities’ in Staff Memo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solomon-ray-ai-christian-music-soul-singer/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRPzVIBgbZI/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forrest Frank on IG&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wired.com/story/poems-can-trick-ai-into-helping-you-make-a-nuclear-weapon/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14614448241270542"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dating algorithms? Investigating the reciprocal relationships between partner choice FOMO, decision fatigue, excessive swiping, and trust in algorithms on dating apps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don’t Do It Yourself &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drew’s &lt;a href="https://www.drewlyton.com/story/the-future-is-not-self-hosted/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;blog&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drew’s &lt;a href="https://www.drewlyton.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tresspasser. A high stone wall. I continue to obsessively study ‘improving your hurdle technique’ online, the red curve of the track guiding from the right to the left of the image as drills, minidisciplines, are suggested. Over and over. I was young when I heard recounted to me the terror and excitement of being chased of farmland, thinking there was a gun, scaling over to escape with superhuman force. Even then, I wanted to be a part of the chase.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excerpt of The [blank] jumped over the [blank] (along a line a leap a landing) by Rowan Powell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post is a production of Charts &amp;amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia&lt;/p&gt;
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Unless you know what you’re doing

Audrey talks with cloud-server DIYer Drew Lyton about what its like trying to rebuild the internet in your living room. Also: LASERLAKE

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Intro Links

<a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ursini-44net-ipv6-allocation/">Reservation of IPv6 Address Block 44::/16 for Amateur Radio Digital Communications (44Net)</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/ham_radio_ipv6_ietf_draft/">Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators</a>
<a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/iheartradio-bans-ai-music-podcasts-radio-djs-new-program/">iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won’t ‘Play AI Music’ or Use ‘AI Generated Personalities’ in Staff Memo</a>
<a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solomon-ray-ai-christian-music-soul-singer/">The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRPzVIBgbZI/">Forrest Frank on IG</a>
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/poems-can-trick-ai-into-helping-you-make-a-nuclear-weapon/">Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon</a>
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14614448241270542">Dating algorithms? Investigating the reciprocal relationships between partner choice FOMO, decision fatigue, excessive swiping, and trust in algorithms on dating apps</a>

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Don’t Do It Yourself 

Drew’s <a href="https://www.drewlyton.com/story/the-future-is-not-self-hosted/">blog</a>

Drew’s <a href="https://www.drewlyton.com/">website</a>

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Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.

Tresspasser. A high stone wall. I continue to obsessively study ‘improving your hurdle technique’ online, the red curve of the track guiding from the right to the left of the image as drills, minidisciplines, are suggested. Over and over. I was young when I heard recounted to me the terror and excitement of being chased of farmland, thinking there was a gun, scaling over to escape with superhuman force. Even then, I wanted to be a part of the chase.



Excerpt of The [blank] jumped over the [blank] (along a line a leap a landing) by Rowan Powell

Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Don’t Do It Yourself

Meghal! shares her journey trying to rebuild her attention span and then chats with Emily Mazo and Mohamed Ali, organizers of the conference “New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace” Also: MACHINES!–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> –It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate">Click here to donate to all your faves</a>!Intro Links<ul>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/">Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://andotherstuff.org/">https://andotherstuff.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e">https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/11/05/teen-vogue-vogue-tween-spaces/87104821007/">Why the closure of 'Teen Vogue' is a bigger deal than you realize</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releases/statement-roosevelt-institute-reacts-to-closure-of-teen-vogue-recipient-of-the-2025-freedom-of-speech-medal/">Roosevelt Institute on Closure of Teen Vogue</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kickstarterunited.org/">https://kickstarterunited.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/iheart-tiktok">iHeartMedia and TikTok Launch Partnership</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-shop-sales-global-ecommerce/?utm_brand=wired&amp;utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_110925&amp;bxid=67a1100fb54c1a2e5b07ca9b&amp;cndid=86095518&amp;hasha=42b8b12ab34e365924f3e70c75fdb85a&amp;hashc=71770f56b36bec112571b7fbe62cb043250a17b59f09bfeb9f4d3f708aa6e3f8&amp;esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM">TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay</a></li>
</ul>Fixing My Attention Span (*Deep Breath*)<ul><li>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/meghaljanardan">Meghal on IG</a> (which she is not checking as often)</li></ul>Man vs Machine: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-luddism-technology-and-resistance-modern-workplace">New Luddism</a> Conference
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://buttondown.com/nycofftech">NYC off Tech</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://collectiveaction.tech/">Collective Action in Tech</a></li>
<li>
<a href="https://techworkerscoalition.org/">Tech Workers Coalition</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="mailto:maa2382@columbia.edu">Mohamed Ali</a> (email link) </li>
<li>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xg7iix4jkdvc25uotazaie56">Emily Mazo</a> </li>
<li>Brian Merchant <a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/">Blood in the Machine</a>
</li>
<li>Gavin Mueller <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/688-breaking-things-at-work">Breaking Things at Work</a>
</li>
<li>Jathan Sadowski <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite/paper">The Mechanic and the Luddite</a>
</li>
</ul>–Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This weeks friend of the show is Meghal Janardan. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.This week's poem is an excerpt of Dalmation People by Jessica BetNever Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Meghal! shares her journey trying to rebuild her attention span and then chats with Emily Mazo and Mohamed Ali, organizers of the conference “New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace” Also: MACHINES!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a Never Post member at &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to donate to all your faves&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intro Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://andotherstuff.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://andotherstuff.org/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/11/05/teen-vogue-vogue-tween-spaces/87104821007/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why the closure of 'Teen Vogue' is a bigger deal than you realize&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releases/statement-roosevelt-institute-reacts-to-closure-of-teen-vogue-recipient-of-the-2025-freedom-of-speech-medal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roosevelt Institute on Closure of Teen Vogue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://kickstarterunited.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://kickstarterunited.org/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/iheart-tiktok"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;iHeartMedia and TikTok Launch Partnership&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-shop-sales-global-ecommerce/?utm_brand=wired&amp;amp;utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_110925&amp;amp;bxid=67a1100fb54c1a2e5b07ca9b&amp;amp;cndid=86095518&amp;amp;hasha=42b8b12ab34e365924f3e70c75fdb85a&amp;amp;hashc=71770f56b36bec112571b7fbe62cb043250a17b59f09bfeb9f4d3f708aa6e3f8&amp;amp;esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fixing My Attention Span (*Deep Breath*)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meghaljanardan"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meghal on IG&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which she is not checking as often)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Man vs Machine: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-luddism-technology-and-resistance-modern-workplace"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Luddism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Conference&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://buttondown.com/nycofftech"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NYC off Tech&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://collectiveaction.tech/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Collective Action in Tech&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://techworkerscoalition.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tech Workers Coalition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:maa2382@columbia.edu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mohamed Ali&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (email link) &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xg7iix4jkdvc25uotazaie56"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emily Mazo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Brian Merchant &lt;a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blood in the Machine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gavin Mueller &lt;a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/688-breaking-things-at-work"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Breaking Things at Work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Jathan Sadowski &lt;a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite/paper"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Mechanic and the Luddite&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This weeks friend of the show is Meghal Janardan. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's poem is an excerpt of Dalmation People by Jessica Bet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post is a production of Charts &amp;amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Choose life

Meghal! shares her journey trying to rebuild her attention span and then chats with Emily Mazo and Mohamed Ali, organizers of the conference “New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace” Also: MACHINES!

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Intro Links

<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/">Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive</a>
<a href="https://andotherstuff.org/">https://andotherstuff.org/</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e">https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e</a>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/11/05/teen-vogue-vogue-tween-spaces/87104821007/">Why the closure of 'Teen Vogue' is a bigger deal than you realize</a>
<a href="https://rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releases/statement-roosevelt-institute-reacts-to-closure-of-teen-vogue-recipient-of-the-2025-freedom-of-speech-medal/">Roosevelt Institute on Closure of Teen Vogue</a>
<a href="https://kickstarterunited.org/">https://kickstarterunited.org/</a>
<a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/iheart-tiktok">iHeartMedia and TikTok Launch Partnership</a>
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-shop-sales-global-ecommerce/?utm_brand=wired&amp;utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_110925&amp;bxid=67a1100fb54c1a2e5b07ca9b&amp;cndid=86095518&amp;hasha=42b8b12ab34e365924f3e70c75fdb85a&amp;hashc=71770f56b36bec112571b7fbe62cb043250a17b59f09bfeb9f4d3f708aa6e3f8&amp;esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM">TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay</a>

Fixing My Attention Span (*Deep Breath*)

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/meghaljanardan">Meghal on IG</a> (which she is not checking as often)
Man vs Machine: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace

<a href="https://iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-luddism-technology-and-resistance-modern-workplace">New Luddism</a> Conference

<a href="https://buttondown.com/nycofftech">NYC off Tech</a> 
<a href="https://collectiveaction.tech/">Collective Action in Tech</a>

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Jathan Sadowski <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite/paper">The Mechanic and the Luddite</a>

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This week's poem is an excerpt of Dalmation People by Jessica Bet

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The Year I Learned to Pay Attention

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<li><a href="https://washingtonian.com/2014/02/03/paul-levy-the-web-bullys-worst-enemy/">Paul Levy, the Web Bully’s Worst Enemy</a></li>
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.globalbrandsmagazine.com/china-influencer-policy-sends-message/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not Verified? Not Welcome. China’s Influencer Policy Sends a Message&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Paul’s &lt;a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/prepared-food-photos-finally-pays-for-its-misconduct/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blog&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://washingtonian.com/2014/02/03/paul-levy-the-web-bullys-worst-enemy/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paul Levy, the Web Bully’s Worst Enemy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://poolworld.biz/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pool World&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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On © trolls and cheating boyfriends

Hans talks with Paul Levy about the case of Pool World vs Prepared Food Photos; A WIGOH for the broken hearted; Tokyo!

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<a href="https://www.globalbrandsmagazine.com/china-influencer-policy-sends-message/">Not Verified? Not Welcome. China’s Influencer Policy Sends a Message</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/paid-armies-of-clippers-boost-internet-stars-like-mrbeast">Paid Armies of 'Clippers' Boost Internet Stars Like MrBeast</a>
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Making Trolls Pay Their Own Tolls



Paul at <a href="https://www.citizen.org/about/person/paul-alan-levy/">Public Citizen</a>

Paul’s <a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/prepared-food-photos-finally-pays-for-its-misconduct/">Blog</a>

<a href="https://washingtonian.com/2014/02/03/paul-levy-the-web-bullys-worst-enemy/">Paul Levy, the Web Bully’s Worst Enemy</a>
<a href="https://poolworld.biz/">Pool World</a>
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.waed.103244/gov.uscourts.waed.103244.7.0.pdf">The Complaint and letter</a>



WiGOH
“<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DD2Xe3/">i don’t even know how to process this #cheater  #toxic  #betrayl</a>”
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When We Fight We Win

Georgia talks with Mahigan St. Pierre about witches Etsy-and-not, and Ph.D candidate in forensic psychology Alex Frampton about the image of witches today. –Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows–<ul>
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</ul>Interstitial Music from the <a href="https://archive.org/details/retro-game-champion-trick-or-beep">Trick or Beep Collection</a><ul>
<li>Elvira II - Jaws of Cerberus (Amiga version)</li>
<li>Beetlejuice (NES version)</li>
<li>Pinball Jam - Elvira and the Party Monsters</li>
<li>Sweet Home</li>
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<li>Chakan - The Forever Man (Sega Genesis Version)</li>
<li>Castlevania II - Simon’s Quest</li>
<li>Gauntlet Dark Legacy  (Arcade Version)</li>
</ul>The Business of Digitized Witchcraft<ul>
<li>Find Mahigan  <ul><li><a href="https://www.kitchentoad.com/">Kitchen Toad</a></li></ul>
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<a href="https://www.patreon.com/kitchentoad">Their Patreon</a> (where you can also find their podcast)</li></ul>
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</ul> <ul><li>Find Alex<ul><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03441-z">“In The Broom Closet”</a></li></ul>
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 &lt;p&gt;Georgia talks with Mahigan St. Pierre about witches Etsy-and-not, and Ph.D candidate in forensic psychology Alex Frampton about the image of witches today. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a Never Post member at &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.notus.org/immigration/2025-among-deadliest-death-ice-immigration-customs-migrant-detention"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2025 Fiscal Year Among the Deadliest in ICE History for Detained Migrants&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DP30WhbDfvO/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nearly two years after the “Chicago Rat Hole” became a viral sensation, scientists have weighed in on the debate over what type of critter made the splat.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/10/15/chicago-rat-hole-squirrel-research"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Chicago Rat Hole' was not made by a rat, say rodent researchers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interstitial Music &lt;/strong&gt;from the &lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/retro-game-champion-trick-or-beep"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trick or Beep Collection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elvira II - Jaws of Cerberus (Amiga version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Beetlejuice (NES version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pinball Jam - Elvira and the Party Monsters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sweet Home&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Noctropolis (MS-DOS version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Spear of Destiny&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rise of the Dragon (MS-DOS version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monster Bash (MS-DOS version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thrill Kill&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castlevania&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Chakan - The Forever Man (Sega Genesis Version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castlevania II - Simon’s Quest&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gauntlet Dark Legacy  (Arcade Version)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Business of Digitized Witchcraft&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Find Mahigan&lt;br&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kitchentoad.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kitchen Toad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/kitchentoad"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Their Patreon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (where you can also find their podcast)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Find Alex&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03441-z"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“In The Broom Closet”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post is a production of Charts &amp;amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia&lt;/p&gt;
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Eye of newt, episode of podcast…

Georgia talks with Mahigan St. Pierre about witches Etsy-and-not, and Ph.D candidate in forensic psychology Alex Frampton about the image of witches today. 

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<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/too-burned-out-to-travel-this-new-app-fakes-your-summer-vacation-photos-for-you/">Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you</a>
<a href="https://baudrillard-scijournal.com/photography-or-the-writing-of-light-by-jean-baudrillard/">Photography, Or The Writing Of Light by Jean Baudrillard</a>
<a href="https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-selling-inactive-handles-usernames">X will start selling inactive usernames to paid users</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks">A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks</a>
<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/14/facebook-suspends-popular-ice-sightings-group-at-trump-administrations-request">Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request</a>
<a href="https://www.notus.org/immigration/2025-among-deadliest-death-ice-immigration-customs-migrant-detention">2025 Fiscal Year Among the Deadliest in ICE History for Detained Migrants</a>
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Interstitial Music from the <a href="https://archive.org/details/retro-game-champion-trick-or-beep">Trick or Beep Collection</a>

Elvira II - Jaws of Cerberus (Amiga version)
Beetlejuice (NES version)
Pinball Jam - Elvira and the Party Monsters
Sweet Home
Noctropolis (MS-DOS version)
Spear of Destiny
Rise of the Dragon (MS-DOS version)
Monster Bash (MS-DOS version)
Thrill Kill
Castlevania
Chakan - The Forever Man (Sega Genesis Version)
Castlevania II - Simon’s Quest
Gauntlet Dark Legacy  (Arcade Version)

The Business of Digitized Witchcraft

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Find Alex<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03441-z">“In The Broom Closet”</a>

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Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.

Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Practical Magic: A Witch’s Guide to Etsy Witches

Mike asks if there’s anything in the connection between fascism and the aesthetics of A.I.. And if they are connected, how are they? Is there something inherently fascistic about these technologies? Also: OPEIU Local 153 is union PROUD!–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch”–<ul>
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</ul>–Intro Links<ul>
<li><a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/technology">Vote for us in the Signal Awards!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/style/friend-ai-subway-ads-new-york.html">Friend.com ads backlash</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ice-social-media-surveillance-24-7-contract/">ICE looking to create social media surveillance team</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-and-google-pull-ice-tracking-apps-bowing-to-doj-pressure/">Apple and Google remove ICE tracking apps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221">The bots come for Cracker Barrel</a></li>
</ul>–AI and New American Fascism<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-deportation-ai-ghibli-animation-cartoon_n_67e5b4ace4b0455df70b41c2">White House Posts Ghoulish AI Cartoon Showing Woman's Deportation</a> (Huffpost)</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-26/dhs-manifest-destiny-american-progress-painting">With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on ‘white makes right’</a> (LA Times)</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.e-flux.com/architecture/intensification/6782975/eating-the-future-the-metabolic-logic-of-ai-slop">Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop</a> (e-flux)</li>
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<a href="https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-other-side-of-the-canvas">The Other Side of the Canvas</a> (Unpopular Front)</li>
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<a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism">Ur-Fascism</a> (The Anarchist Library)</li>
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<a href="https://www.404media.co/in-unhinged-speech-pete-hegseth-says-hes-tired-of-fat-troops-says-military-needs-to-go-full-ai/">In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI</a> (404 Media)</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.neverpo.st/everything-old-embeds-again/">Antiquity to Alt-Right Pipeline</a> from Ep. 13</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.neverpo.st/dont-panic/">Generated-ish</a> from Ep. 22</li>
</ul>–Thank you to Dannel Jurado for recording the <a href="http://kickstarterunited.org/">Kickstarter picket</a>.Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/technology"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vote for us in the Signal Awards!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/style/friend-ai-subway-ads-new-york.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friend.com ads backlash&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ice-social-media-surveillance-24-7-contract/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ICE looking to create social media surveillance team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-and-google-pull-ice-tracking-apps-bowing-to-doj-pressure/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apple and Google remove ICE tracking apps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The bots come for Cracker Barrel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-deportation-ai-ghibli-animation-cartoon_n_67e5b4ace4b0455df70b41c2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;White House Posts Ghoulish AI Cartoon Showing Woman's Deportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Huffpost)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-26/dhs-manifest-destiny-american-progress-painting"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on ‘white makes right’&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (LA Times)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.e-flux.com/architecture/intensification/6782975/eating-the-future-the-metabolic-logic-of-ai-slop"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (e-flux)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-other-side-of-the-canvas"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Other Side of the Canvas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Unpopular Front)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ur-Fascism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (The Anarchist Library)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.404media.co/in-unhinged-speech-pete-hegseth-says-hes-tired-of-fat-troops-says-military-needs-to-go-full-ai/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (404 Media)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/everything-old-embeds-again/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Antiquity to Alt-Right Pipeline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from Ep. 13&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/dont-panic/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generated-ish&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from Ep. 22&lt;/li&gt;
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Is a generated aesthetic the look of our times?

Mike asks if there’s anything in the connection between fascism and the aesthetics of A.I.. And if they are connected, how are they? Is there something inherently fascistic about these technologies? Also: OPEIU Local 153 is union PROUD!

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Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch”

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Intro Links

<a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/technology">Vote for us in the Signal Awards!</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/style/friend-ai-subway-ads-new-york.html">Friend.com ads backlash</a>
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ice-social-media-surveillance-24-7-contract/">ICE looking to create social media surveillance team</a>
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-and-google-pull-ice-tracking-apps-bowing-to-doj-pressure/">Apple and Google remove ICE tracking apps</a>
<a href="https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221">The bots come for Cracker Barrel</a>

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AI and New American Fascism

<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-deportation-ai-ghibli-animation-cartoon_n_67e5b4ace4b0455df70b41c2">White House Posts Ghoulish AI Cartoon Showing Woman's Deportation</a> (Huffpost)

<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-26/dhs-manifest-destiny-american-progress-painting">With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on ‘white makes right’</a> (LA Times)

<a href="https://www.e-flux.com/architecture/intensification/6782975/eating-the-future-the-metabolic-logic-of-ai-slop">Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop</a> (e-flux)

<a href="https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-other-side-of-the-canvas">The Other Side of the Canvas</a> (Unpopular Front)

<a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism">Ur-Fascism</a> (The Anarchist Library)

<a href="https://www.404media.co/in-unhinged-speech-pete-hegseth-says-hes-tired-of-fat-troops-says-military-needs-to-go-full-ai/">In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI</a> (404 Media)

<a href="https://www.neverpo.st/everything-old-embeds-again/">Antiquity to Alt-Right Pipeline</a> from Ep. 13

<a href="https://www.neverpo.st/dont-panic/">Generated-ish</a> from Ep. 22

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Thank you to Dannel Jurado for recording the <a href="http://kickstarterunited.org/">Kickstarter picket</a>.

Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.

Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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