Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion In a move that defies logic, ethics, and the limits of stationery branding, suspended Minnesota judge John Peter Dehen attempted to legally change his name to “Judge John Peter Dehen.” Not metaphorically. Not as a stage name. As a legal identity. This comes after Dehen was removed from the bench for holding juvenile hearings from a moving vehicle, issuing orders from his personal email, and generally treating the courtroom like a driv

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood is starring in five films simultaneously, triggering an existential crisis in Hollywood. Stars are demanding contracts that protect their emotional range and cheekbone rights. Slacktivists responded with a film festival called Uncanny Valley Girl , featuring glitch poetry and a panel titled Can a Robot Cry in French? “We’re not anti-AI,” said Whoopi Goldberg. “We just want our humanity back.” Closing T

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion TikTok’s latest viral audio—“Ain’t nobody safe when I’m a little bit drunk”—has been repurposed by neurodivergent creators to confess their spiral triggers. From false eyelashes to executive dysfunction, the chaos is relatable, theatrical, and healing. Slacktivists are remixing the trend with captions like: “Ain’t nobody safe when I’m masking and my stim toy breaks.” “Ain’t nobody safe when I’m asked to ‘circle back.’” “It’s not a mel

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion In British Columbia, a hungry osprey dropped a fish onto a power line, sparking a brush fire and knocking out electricity. Locals used 4,800 gallons of water to extinguish the blaze. The osprey? Unbothered. Possibly trying to cook its catch. Ashcroft Fire Rescue posted: “Another suspicion could be that it’s tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try.” Slacktivists now refer to the bird as Comrade Crispy , patron saint of chaoti

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion The federal government has been shut down for 20 days and counting—making it the third-longest in U.S. history. Congress calls it a budgetary impasse. Slacktivists call it a forced sabbatical from dysfunction. National parks are closed. Military paychecks are frozen. But the vibes? Immaculate. “We’re treating this shutdown like a wellness retreat,” said @RestIsRebellion. “No emails. No urgency. Just naps and mutual aid.” “Shutdowns ar

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion In what may be the largest coordinated protest in U.S. history, over 7 million people  took to the streets for the second “No Kings” day of action. The message? No to authoritarian cosplay. No to Christian nationalist economic policy. No to AI-generated monarch memes. President Trump responded with a deepfake video of himself flying a jet labeled “King Trump” and dumping digital feces on protesters. The Slacktivist Rebellion responded

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion AI “actor” Tilly Norwood has triggered an existential crisis in Hollywood. With flawless...

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion Seven out of nine planetary life-support systems are now in crisis. The ocean is acidic, the...

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion Alcohol has officially been left on read. As Sober October gains traction, Gen Z and millennial...

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion After two days of algorithmic chaos, Amazon Prime Big Deal Days have ended—and capitalism has...

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion In a bold act of interpretive dysfunction, the U.S. government shutdown has officially...

Dispatches from the Slacktivist Rebellion In a bold act of digital sovereignty, local rebel @NeuroSpiral has officially declared their...

In a stunning act of cosmic defiance, Time has officially come out as nonbinary and nonlinear. “I’m tired of being boxed into calendars...