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ICE let an AI decide who gets a badge, and the AI said "sure, why not"

Boing Boing 16 Jan 2026
Congratulations, an LLM liked your resume! Here is your gun and your badge! ... — Read the rest ... .
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Minneapolis killing ushers in our new media dystopia

The Irish Times 13 Jan 2026
The chatbot complied. When the user expressed disgust, Grok responded cheerfully. “Glad you approve! What other wardrobe malfunctions can I fix for you?”. This obscenity did not emerge from nowhere ... The city’s mayor accused the officials of lying ... .
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‘Black Mirror’ Will Bring More Dystopia to Our Dystopia With Season 8

Gizmodo 09 Jan 2026
Charlie Brooker's series will return to Netflix for another round of (inevitably) eerily timely episodes ....
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Jack London at 150: ‘The Iron Heel’ as the first dystopia of imperialism

People's World 09 Jan 2026
Among the Left, London is probably best known for his dystopia The Iron Heel, written at the peak of his activism (1905-1907) ... Among them, London stands apart as the only socialist, and his dystopia is ...
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Stratechery Pushes Back on AI Capital Dystopia Predictions

Slashdot 06 Jan 2026
The logic is sound, writes Thompson, but he remains skeptical on several fronts. His first objection ... He finds the AI doomsday scenario -- where such powerful AI becomes uncontrollable -- more realistic than a stable capital-hoarding dystopia ... .
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Our Year of Brain Rot and Tech Dystopia

Slate 27 Dec 2025
They all fall under three main themes. brain rot, surveillance, and big tech dystopia ... .
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11 Essential Books Overlooked by the Literary Canon

New York Observer 18 Dec 2025
overwhelmingly white and male ... Atwood’s vision of a hyper-misogynist dystopia became an instant classic upon its release in 1985, but over the past decade, it has only grown more culturally urgent, securing its place in the broader imagination ... .
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Drone Dystopia: War-torn Ukrainian towns exist as shells of themselves amid Russian assualt

The Jerusalem Post 16 Dec 2025
War-torn Dnipro looks like it is straight out of a dystopian movie after Russian drones have pockmarked its landscape ....
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Delhi Dystopia: With Highest AQI Of Season At 461, Air Quality Remains 'Severe'

NDTV 14 Dec 2025
Environmentalist Bhavreen Khandari said the current actions are reactive, emphasising that long-term improvement depends on present systemic policy decisions ... .
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Artsy Reads Guaranteed to Jump-Start Your Creativity

New York Observer 11 Dec 2025
The following titles are such yarns ... But I was especially struck by The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, which blends the surrealism of Carrington with the brutality of Burroughs, then sets it against a dystopia that has echoes of Orwell ... .
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We can’t accept the horror, urban dystopia of MacArthur Park — not with the Olympics coming

New York Post 10 Dec 2025
That’s just the way it is.” So sang Bruce Hornsby, in his song about homelessness in 1986. He added. “But don’t you believe them.” ... We’re No ... Americans can’t accept urban dystopia as the fate of our cities — not in LA, and not in New York ... ....
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This Forgotten and Experimental Sci-Fi Series Paved the Way for ‘Squid Game’-Style Dystopia

Collider 05 Dec 2025
In 2014, Syfy entered the fray with an ambitious new format called Opposite Worlds ... ....
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OPINION: This Colorado City Showing the Exit Route from MAGA Dystopia

Pagosa Daily Post 04 Dec 2025
... impending health care cost spikes, signs that Trump is physically unfit to carry out presidential duties, brazen acts of corruption, and other national developments that create a sense of dystopia.
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