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• @kunktation Benjamin Kunkel on x

  Also cool that the US is now handing out O-1 visas—for “extraordinary” aliens—not to artists & scientists but to OnlyFans models & TikTok influencers, whose activities are of course exceptionally valuable from any humanistic viewpoint but don't need to be performed on US soil [im…

• @philsustainable Phil BuildTheFutureNow on x

  @sreemoytalukdar “This means traditionally trained artists, whose work is central to America's cultural ecosystem but who do not necessarily benefit from social media algorithms, will find it harder to make their case.” https://www.ft.com/...

• @eihtbeezy @eihtbeezy on x

  Influencers are the new social engineers

• @karenho Karen K. Ho on bluesky

  I got my O-1 visa in 2019 the boring way, writing articles in prestigious media outlets, cataloging my career, and submitting twelve reference letters from notable people: www.ft.com/content/8816...

• @caseym.org Casey Morell on bluesky

  huh.  this is super interesting

• @poppyhaze Rev. Poppy Haze on bluesky

  Oh cool we legalized sex trafficking under the Epstein/Vance Presidency  —  www.ft.com/content/8816...  [image]

• @danhon.com Dan Hon on bluesky

  Huh  —  www.ft.com/content/8816...

• @helenbarrett Helen Barrett on bluesky

  “Landing a contract to promote a brand can qualify as an endorsement of talent and being featured at a store opening could be considered starring in a distinguished production.”  —  www.ft.com/content/8816...

• @anadarkocapital @anadarkocapital on bluesky

  Lmaoooooooook  —  “they're not sending us their best” [embedded post]