bring the strangest objects you can find into public spaces.
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2025
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We are taking orders from machines? At whose behest?
finally an article whose text is just as oniony
Tortillas are as American as anything can be so it's normal that anti-American trump would flag them.
Its not trump that flags them but I wouldn't be surprised if its his support network of billionaire tech oligarchs
My post was a joke. In reality, identifying a bag of Doritos for a weapon sounds like the kind of mistake AI image recognition software can make. (and humans too - police have mistaken toys for actual weapons).
I was workshopping the joke. Imo its the media that's gone crazy about everything and trump is largely playing along; his most successful job is as a reality tv host/actor.
I faintly recall there was a news article about someone who was gunned down by cops mistaking a foil-wrapped sandwich for a gun.
Made me think of the beginning of the movie Brazil.
Is this ..... Harassment?
You guys don't understand, he was holding ninja stars! /s
... Why did dexerto file this under "Entertainment"
Arguably it is hilariously stupid.