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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 13h

suddenly i am way more interested in finally getting into warhammer

Bionic Woman @batmansrobyn.bsky.social · 2d

Instagram has started feeding me videos of people bedazzling Warhammer figurines and I am obsessed with them all lmfao

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 1d

Nice! Cyberpunk Legends on the front page of Tech4Gamers today. Catch our interview here. @nightcrewgames.bsky.social tech4gamers.com/cyberpunk-le... #tabletop #ttrpg #cyberpunk #kickstarter #cardgames

Cyberpunk Legends: Into The Night Interview - Bringing Classic Cyberpunk World To The Tabletop Scene

Cyberpunk Legends: Into The Night brings players back to early Night City with fresh art, co-op card gameplay, and stories true to the original world.

tech4gamers.com

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 2d

Just left my message! This is really easy to do. If you're nervous, don't be, you can leave a voicemail.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3d

If you live in California, please call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign SB 79. Here's my post about why the bill is so important: publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...

Newsom's Fateful Choice

Why the governor needs to sign SB 79

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 3d

Remember when the Wirecutter was good 🫠

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 3d

What those example headlines in the screenshot underline is the insidious way advertisers exploit user desire for actual, unbiased, factual research to help them navigate the endless see of choices in the marketplace. "I found the best XYZ thing/deal/whatever." But it's not research, just more ads.

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 3d

"Sponsored content" on digital news/media sites has metastasized and reshaped how people interact with info on said sites; advertisers have every incentive + no barriers to portraying their ads as "native content." Any boundaries betw "real editorial" + "ads" now blurred or totally collapsed.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 4d

There it is folks.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 4d

You are here.

Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎 @grillnatty.bsky.social · 5d

Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 4d

They're not going to win, you know.

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 4d

"zip ties and blood stains on the floor next to baby shoes"

Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 4d

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s...

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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Night Crew Games - ➡️ Live on KS @nightcrewgames.bsky.social · 5d

Have any questions? Join us for our Q&A stream! It doesn’t have to be about the Kickstarter—ask about game design, art, or anything else you’re curious about in the replies.

We'll be going live at 5pm Pacific 👀

A man holds his head in despair as multiple monitors flash red warning signs and cybergribble, hacked by some unseen person. Text reads: twitch; Night Crew Q&A Livestream

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Night Crew Games - ➡️ Live on KS @nightcrewgames.bsky.social · 16d

Over 908% funded on Kickstarter! Unlock new stretch goals and help us go nova. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyb...

#cyberpunk

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 9d

OMG this has nothing to do with "harnessing your creativity" and everything to do with avoiding paying for the rights to existing literature/IPs. It's unequivocally gross and the outputs will be lower quality that actual books. Please stop this. www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 9d

That's one way to tell the world you don't prioritize AI ethics like, at all

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 10d

....reading about 'The World' Entire' sent me down the path of checking out Melissa Castrillon's work and it's also wonderful! www.melissacastrillon.co.uk

Colorful drawing of a girl in a hammock reading a book in a fantastical garden, by illustrator Melissa Castrillon

Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 10d

This looks wonderful

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Jun 26

★ Elizabeth Brown and illustrator Melissa Castrillón highlight “an extraordinary feat of moral courage” from Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes in their “sweeping” picture book THE WORLD ENTIRE: A TRUE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD WAR II RESCUE

The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue by Elizabeth Brown

Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954) performed an extraordinary feat of moral courage, here described as pe...

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 10d

I never thought the leopards would eat MY face! (Art by prettybadco.com)

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 10d

What tf did I just read

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 11d

Agreed, it's embarrassing and gross. Meanwhile my level of respect for David Cross only continues to rise officialdavidcross.com/blogs/press/...

My Thoughts on the Riyadh Comedy Festival

I’ve been asked for my opinion on the Riyadh Comedy Festival and rather than answer the same question 23 times, I’ll just put this out here. Oh, and I should preface this with the fact that I was not ...

officialdavidcross.com

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 11d

Cyberpunk Legends is number 1 on Kicktraq! 😍🙌 www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/

Screenshot of the Hot List on Kicktraq with Cyberpunk Legends at the top

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Irene Kaoru @irenekaoru.bsky.social · 12d

YIKES the disrespect to the local animals and people. The longer I live the more I see a lack of critical thinking and ethics in everyday life. I'd guess there was just no one in the room thoughtful or brave enough to say, Hey this is maybe not a good idea?

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12d

confused who thought consumers would buy an arc'teryx jacket after seeing a colorful explosion on a mountain. what type of brand identity or aspirational lifestyle are you trying to convey?

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie) @stinasdemons.com · 12d

History didn't "forget" about them. Men made a concentrated (perhaps unconscious) effort to erase them 🙄

"Yet museums established in Europe and the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries overwhelmingly collected works by male artists rather than female artists—a trend that persists today."

This 17th-Century Female Artist Was Once a Bigger Star Than Rembrandt. Why Did History Forget About Johanna Koerten and Her Peers?

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts spotlights 40 women who found fame in the Low Countries between 1600 and 1750, including Koerten, Judith Leyster and Clara Peeters

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 13d

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Utahns pour in for FanX, but A.I. is out in favor of human-created art and goods'
"Consumers should know if what they're buying is
A.I," says co-founder of Salt Lake City show.
TONY SANTIAGO ART
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tony Santiago, an artist from Chicago, talks about his work and the impact of A.l. at the Salt Palace Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.

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