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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 16h

The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 19h

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

www.stereogum.com

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 2d

!!! i love to hear it

james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 2d

that's the good stuff!! they haven't made it down to most of michigan yet, and not likely in SE MI near me any time soon. would be great to see some down here this winter tho

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 2d

tfw a spruce budworm outbreak spreads eastward from manitoba and provides ample nutrition for boreal birds during the breeding season 🪶

a baby is sitting in a crowd with a woman holding him and screaming yes .

Alt: a baby is sitting in a crowd with a woman holding him and screaming yes with a remarkably fierce expression on his face

media.tenor.com

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 2d

if you're feeling down about the increasing cold and shortened days may i suggest the cone report for a bit of seasonal cheer: "With mostly very poor crops in the boreal forest from central Quebec westward to Manitoba, this has the potential of being the biggest flight year since 2020-2021." 🪶

Winter Finch Forecast 2025-2026 - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK

By Tyler Hoar Featured Post Photo: ©David Turgeon GENERAL FORECAST It looks to be a flight year for many species in Eastern Canada. With mostly very poor crops in the boreal forest from central Quebec...

finchnetwork.org

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 10d

i love @theonion.com revival and i'm an enthusiastic subscriber, but i don't like this. the ire is directed at the rubes who believe absurd conspiracy theories instead of the sex criminals, the powerful who abet their lies and abuses, and the social environment that leads those rubes to the trough

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 10d

it's wild over there. i broke Poster's Law (full text of the statute is Never Post) and was sentenced to Temporary Over-Engagement on nextdoor, which is always a losing proposition. (i did appreciate you doing some of the labor in the comments tho!)

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 10d

god it's good to read about something good happening for a goddamn change

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 16d

not sure where you're located but my completely wild guess is tennessee or orange crowned warbler?!??

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 16d

my question is did they use the pine warbler vs yellow-throated vireo comparison as an example of a confusing ID because they didn't know about something like female/juv male cape may OR because they wanted the opportunity to showcase a different family of birds 🧐

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 18d

impossible to describe how heartbreaking this story is. these chatbots are fundamentally inhuman, and will cause incalculable damage until they are stopped by regulations or social recognition of the foundational lies re: their actual capabilities and the very real societal and environmental costs

performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 18d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 21d

heck yea! i love to hear it

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 21d

what plants are these, maybe new england aster and some goldenrod species?? great to see a healthy habitat

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 22d

this match is a great demonstration of how the average WTA match is considerably more entertaining than the average ATP match. that was an extremely entertaining first set!

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · 26d

was this one from that day at cherry hill where there were four hopping around and eating cats all morning?? same day as the perched nighthawk

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 26d

Irruption.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, two people are standing outside, facing each other; one is wearing an orange tshirt and one is wearing a green tshirt and a pair of binoculars. The first person says "I heard there's going to be a Red-breasted Nuthatch eruption. Should I be worried?" In panel 2, the second person says "No, it's an irruption - an unusual movement of birds into areas where they aren't usually found. It's great for birders." The first person says "No, I think they said-" In panel 3, both people look alarmed as the ground beneath them begins to rumble. in panel 4, the ground erupts and hundreds of Red-breasted Nuthatches shoot into the sky, lifting the two people into the air.

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 20

turned on the laver cup and the first point i saw was fonseca hitting a second serve return up set point that was easily fifteen feet wide. he did believe in himself, which i do genuinely respect

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 18

insane that these losers think you need AI glasses to cook dinner. historically embarrassing dorks that should be laughed out of every room they enter for the rest of their lives

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 18

disheartening to discover the execs didn't bother to watch and/or learn from andor. but i appreciate the reminder to practice regular digital hygiene (delete the sub if you're not actively watching)

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slop enjoyer @slop.guru · Sep 18

ladies and gentlemen, we got him

the saddam’s hiding place meme except it’s the formless concept of antifa which is not a thing or a group or a person or a thing

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 18

haters might suggest that i am a loser because i am not a billionaire. that is a fair line of inquiry!! i do not object to being called a loser. BUT!! i promise not to ruin your life by radicalizing your neighbors with lies and destroying global democracy. i'm not so sure that zuck can say the same!

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 18

it is difficult to describe, using words, how much of a loser mark zuckerburg is. so it is helpful that he is occasionally forced to speak in public and reveal that he easily more unpleasant, by a significant margin, than the worst person you have ever met in your entire life

David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · Sep 18

“A lot of the time you’re around other people, so it’s good to just be able to type without anyone seeing.”

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 18

god these people are so pathetic. have they considered living their lives as normal human beings instead of participating in the downfall of civilization

Shacknews @shacknews.com · Sep 18

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

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james @jamesweir.bsky.social · Sep 18

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