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a one-man murdertwunk @adspexi.bsky.social · 12h

if you've never made a genuine attempt to write a sex scene or translate a piece (even a couple paragraphs) I don't want to hear your opinions on how bad a translation or a sex scene is

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

In her life, Marilyn Monroe was exploited and abused by so many men.
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 11h

This is about Kiera Knightley but can be about so very many people.

Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 16h

She knew. She’s lying. And on top of that she had the opportunity to create a much better canned response and instead went with the oppressed must learn to get along with their oppressors.

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 9h

Here's an in-depth exploration of information you might wish to include in your Accessibility info for your venue or event, written by a disabled man!

Free to read.

johannestevans.co.uk/2025/10/15/d...

Some things to consider adding to your Accessibility section for your event and/or your venue, from a disabled man.

"The venue is semi-wheelchair accessible" is a good place to start, but then planning a night out, more information is better than less! Accessibility is the most basic thing I look for in a venue, especially for events.

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🍯 honeyedsea 🌊 @honeyedsea.bsky.social · 2h

Soobin is so. Soobin. Of course he's doing this show 😂

TXT_official tweets @txtofficialtweets.bsky.social · 11h

#SOOBIN will join the MC lineup for KBS's new reality show "Noona Is a Woman to Me," alongside Han Hye-jin, Hwang Woo Seul Hye, and Jang Woo-young.

The show is set to premiere on October 27th at 9:50 PM KST.

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TXT_official tweets @txtofficialtweets.bsky.social · 11h

#SOOBIN will join the MC lineup for KBS's new reality show "Noona Is a Woman to Me," alongside Han Hye-jin, Hwang Woo Seul Hye, and Jang Woo-young.

The show is set to premiere on October 27th at 9:50 PM KST.

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 15h

Read what you want to read and don't worry about what you "should" read. Your time is finite, books are awesome and there millions more than you can possibly read in a lifetime, there is no reason to self inflict literary suffering.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 21h

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

Thread (read all the posts) and quite true. Just ASK animal-related groups that are local: "I'm struggling, do you know of any pet food banks/options around?" because they usually have contacts and might run one themselves.

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 1d

Gentle reminder: I am seeing more "I cannot afford pet food" posts & if you might face this in the near future/now, I recommend checking your local area's subreddit and posting if anyone knows of local programs for pet food. Many areas have small under-the-radar charities that give out pet food.

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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 1d

Sex scenes are almost never "gratuitous" or "unnecessary." You learn things about characters and relationships during sex that you can't really learn any other way, such as whether they're into fisting.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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🍯 honeyedsea 🌊 @honeyedsea.bsky.social · 16h

I used Tune My Music to transfer my playlists to Deezer. I considered Tidal but Deezer lets me upload my own mp3s so I can add files from my own library to it to listen to.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 17h

these people know how extreme they are

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 19h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 19h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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🍯 honeyedsea 🌊 @honeyedsea.bsky.social · 17h

Another fav! I love the inspiration taken from Greek mythology in this fic and the worldbuilding is fantastic. If you're looking for a true enemies-to-lovers fic and want your heart to hurt a little, this is the fic for you.

archiveofourown.org/works/24666688

White waves crash against the rocks on a shore. Black text over the waves reads:

Come Home To My Heart
memeingfully_slytherin
M, 315k, BTS, Jungkook/Taehyung

“You’ve gone mad,” Yoongi hisses, face flushed pink as he shakes with both rage and fear. “Absolutely fucking mad.”

Jungkook knows. His curiosity is madness, and his love for the sea makes him reckless. He doesn’t care either way.

“I’m going to be the first one to find the Siren and vanquish it once and for all,” Jungkook says, arms crossed. Smiles, the challenge echoed by his heart. “I’m going to be the first one to come back home alive.”

On his nineteenth Name Day, Jungkook becomes an apprentice under the traveller trade to be closer to the seas he loves. A year later, he learns of the Siren at the Sea that terrorises the sea routes of all travellers. Mystified by the myth and grappling with his thirst for adventure, he sets to find the mythical monster and do what no one else has ever done: find it, survive its wrath and come back home– alive.

🍯 honeyedsea 🌊 @honeyedsea.bsky.social · 17h

Two recs today, since I was ill yesterday. This first fic is an all-time fav, featuring a slightly unsettling version of witchy Jungkook and a beautiful, thoughtful portrayal of chronic illness and the journey to acceptance.

archiveofourown.org/works/35682514

Lit only by candlelight, a table filled with flowers and a woven basket. White text over the image reads:

Request
rkiveink
E, 63k, BTS, Jimin/Jungkook

Jimin has spent his whole life being told that he is useless. That he is sick, weak and nothing but a burden.

Desperate, he seeks out a witch, known for curing the incurable.

But he ends up finding more than a cure - and a lot of other things he wasn't looking for at all.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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shaydh 🩸FLEDGLING MANOR OUT NOW🩸 @shaydh.bsky.social · Jan 16

Everyone saying "make weird art!" you better fucking mean it. There better not be an unspoken "but not too weird" tacked on at the end.

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · Oct 10

Frontispiece of notorious witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins’s "Discovery of Witches" (1645), showing witches with their adorable familiars: Holt, Jarmara, Vinegar Tom, Sacke and Sugar, Newes, Pyewackett, Newes, Ilemauzer, Pecke in the Crowne, and Griezzel Greedigutt (a name "no mortall could invent”) 🎃 🧹

A woodcut showing Matthew Hopkins "Witch Finder Generall" and two witches sitting in chairs. Above one witch is a banderole reading, "My Imps names are" and numbered names: 1. Ilemauzer 2. Pyewackett 3. Pecke in the Crowne, 4. Griezzel Greedigutt. The other says, "Holt," and a number of fantastical creatures are labeled Jarmara, Sacke and Sugar, Newes, and Vinegar Tom

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 8d

The man, the myth, the legend: Mothman

An illustration of a flying Mothman. He is airborne and has a dark body with red webbing in his wings and red antenna. His face is pale with his mouth twisted in an open scream, his eyes are wide and are red. The background is a pale pink

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 5d

The DWP's latest plan with GP surgeries isn't new

The DWP is hell-bent on forcing sick and disabled people into work - but it's latest plan was actually already announced, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

The DWP's latest plan with GP surgeries isn't new

The DWP is hell-bent on forcing sick and disabled people into work - but it's latest plan was actually already announced

www.thecanary.co

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Slava Greenberg 🩼🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇺🇦 in 🇳🇱 for 🍉 @slavagreenberg.bsky.social · 4d

A show to be missed and important background history to be read and share:

Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 4d

apparently the new Netflix show Monster: The Ed Gein Story invented an "autogynephilia" backstory for their serial killer (because of course they did!). so time to re-up my collection of writings on this pseudoscientific zombie theory...
juliaserano.medium.com/autogynephil...

Autogynephilia, Junk Science, and Pseudoscience

plus links to my academic articles, online essays, and explainers on the topic

juliaserano.medium.com

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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 2d

We had Angela Davis speak at my university a couple of years back. One of the many insightful things she said - protest in the way that aligns with your passion. If that’s poetry do poetry or music etc. Because then you will be able to sustain it. If naked bike rides are your passion, 100% do that.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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⟢ Avilone ‹𝟹 ₊˚.⋆ @faeriegasm.bsky.social · 2d

This will be the hill I die on, “porn addiction” is not real, that phrase specifically is used as a dog whistle and is backed only by pseudoscience which has been created by right wing fascist organisations with the intention to demonise minorities. It is not real, actual science proves it isn’t.

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🍯 honeyedsea 🌊 @honeyedsea.bsky.social · 2d

"I can't stand my mouth feeling bored while watching a movie"

Why is he me? Except this me with TV and books and fic... I just like to sit down with a snack or a meal to enjoy while I do recreational stuff!

TXT_official tweets @txtofficialtweets.bsky.social · 2d

#SOOBIN WEVERSE DM

🐰 i watched a movie with kai yesterday
🐰 i ordered things to eat and
🐰 kai saw that and went
🐰 “hyung, are you very hungry??”
🐰 that’s how much i ordered
🐰 i can’t stand my mouth feeling bored while watching a movie

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🍯 honeyedsea 🌊 @honeyedsea.bsky.social · 2d

A slowly unfolding tale of psychological horror, told in an epistolary manner via historical tapestry remnants. This fic is a really innovative form of media fic that is well-researched and deftly woven.

archiveofourown.org/works/27322342

A Chinese kesi silk tapestry depicting a Chinese dragon and clouds in shades of blue, green, white, and gold. A piece of cream coloured parchment with burnt edges is shown above, with dark blue text on it which reads:

Dragon's Gall
ritualist
M, 5.3k, The Untamed, Madam Lan/Qingheng-jun

Recovered from the excavation of the Cloud Recesses in 34 Chongjian, the tapestries of Shui Jiuzai are one of the only surviving examples of the fibrecrafts of the Yangyan era.

(Or, the marriage of Madam Lan, in her own words.)

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TXT_official tweets @txtofficialtweets.bsky.social · 2d

INSTAGRAM UPDATE 💡 #SOOBIN

💨 zerobaseone

“nom nom 🍉🥭🍊🍇”

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