Never EVER let anyone figure out your Reddit username.
After WIRED contacted Kofsky for comment, some of PsychoticMammal’s posts about drugs were deleted, and their Poshmark avatar was changed to a picture of characters from the Star Wars movie Attack of the Clones.
This right here is the funniest goddamn thing I have ever read. Way to confirm it’s your account AND confirm your a huge unserious dork.
Trump is going to die in office and JD Vance will be the president. Jesus Christ could you even imagine a JD Vance presidency?
It was exactly the same with Bush and Cheney
I’m pretty sure it would be worse. Bush had morals and a heart, Cheney… ok fine. But could you imagine someone on the same level as Cheney running things in the public eye?
How are news organizations suddenly tieing people to their internet handles? They have to have proof I’d think.
Is this the new thing cause I’m sure a ton of people thought they could say whatever under a random name and noone would ever know.
It’s always just bad opsec like sharing names and emails across social media. Here, the dude linked to his own Instagram account. In the NC governor case, the dude used the same handle attached to the same email everywhere. It may seem obvious to us that this is creating an easily searchable permanent index of a person’s internet history, but lots of people legitimately do not understand how that works, and imagine that some obscure porn forum is relatively private.
Also, we are now in an era where most people actually have a decade or more of history on the internet which can be potentially dug up, so the media is putting more effort into pulling those threads.
From the article:
A WIRED investigation shows Kofsky is also the person posting as PsychoticMammal. The account has posted personal details that precisely match Kofsky’s résumé, and has linked to a little-followed Instagram account dedicated to photos of Kofsky wearing preppy outfits. A review of publicly available material from data breaches provided by Constella Intelligence shows that Kofsky’s personal email address was used to set up a “PsychoMammal” account on a photography site. Furthermore, the PsychoticMammal name was used on Poshmark by a user whose avatar is a photo of Kofsky. It was also used on Tumblr by someone who linked to—and claimed as his own—a Blogspot maintained by a user named Aaron Kofsky, who posted personal details that match details of Kofsky’s biography.
Apparently, this guy left a huge trail… Edit: plus data breaches…
Worth checking out the Search Engine podcast about Kratom & Tianeptine, “The Mystery of the Vape Shop Kratom”. It’s absolutely nuts that this stuff has zero oversight
Sounds like this could be right up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation
For a second, I thought you were thanking them for recommending drugs. Might need to get some sleep.
Same. I was like man what a polite fiend.
Oh, uh, yeah, definitely meant the podcast. Yup. Never drugs
Y’all are ragging on him for being a Vance guy, but this is all good advice.
Tianeptine was common in noot stacks sometime around 2013 (I don’t quite remember when I dropped that hobby) and it is weird. A little is good, more is better but it is moreish. I can see why people who are buying these little drinks by the case are ODing and sometimes dying. I’m not saying I think this stuff should be regulated but I think the lack of regulation overall leads people to think that it must be safe because it’s at a gas station. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. Phenazepam is one such example from my reckless days.
Mmmm panda.
So typical redittor?
One of JD Vance’s key policy advisers, Aaron Kofsky, has for years posted extensively on Reddit about using a variety of drugs, including cocaine and opiates, under the username PsychoticMammal. In the posts, which are as recent as three months ago, Kofsky wrote about experiencing withdrawal from and trying to “kick” tianeptine—also known as “gas station heroin”—and kratom; advised other users on how to transport drugs on domestic flights; and called Vance “a Trump boot licker.”
Lol these guys all know the guy directly above them is a piece of shit, but that doesn’t stop them from supporting them.
That’s called being evil.
A different user commented on the post, pointing out Kofsky and writing, “that dude on the right behind him looks high on something lol.”
PsychoticMammal then agreed with the user, writing, “Haha I didn’t notice that guy before. His eyes are def buggin. Maybe snorted some ole white girl beforehand? I’m sure half of congress rails lines.”
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That is exactly the kind of mustache I’d expect to dabble in gas station pills and research chemicals.