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The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 19h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 5h

SOUND ON to hear this adorable lion cub making cute squeaks and nom nom sounds

#caturday

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 6h

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 9h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 6h

a man in a hooded robe is kneeling in the grass

ALT: a man in a hooded robe is kneeling in the grass

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 11h

After attacking the Vaccines...

Trump Receives COVID and Flu Vaccines at Health Check-Up www.today.com/video/trump-...

Trump Receives COVID and Flu Vaccines at Health Check-Up

President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday for his second check-up in the last six months. His doctor said Trump underwent some tests and got a COVID vaccine booster and ...

www.today.com

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 13h

While you're out & about running errands, keep in mind what these folks had to say about FIEND @titanbooks.bsky.social @putnambooks.bsky.social

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Neil Hegarty @neilhegarty.bsky.social · 16h

'In Fermanagh, the almost total disappearance of greys and re-emergence of red squirrels is being largely put down to pine martens.' This is a great story.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pine martens on the move in Northern Ireland

One of Northern Ireland's rarest native mammals have been turning up in some unusual places.

www.bbc.com

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 14h

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Armand Chats With... John C. Foster

YouTube video by Armand's Opinion

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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 1d

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 15h

Mortuary morning!

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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 17h

Those fired include the staff of the MMWR, our major source of information on outbreaks and guidelines, EIS, our disease investigators, and many experts. We are not equipped AT ALL to handle another outbreak or at this rate, any infectious disease…

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 15h

I’m happy to see any statements against AI use at present and hoping it will lead the way for the film studios, although the latter decision will be purely financial and my hope wars with cynicism.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 16h

I'm pleased that they've done this.

(Although the cynic in me thinks they've seen the tea leaves about copyright and the bubble and basically that people think AI imagery and writing is shite. They could have declared this ages ago)

Mellow Lugosi’s Dead 🧛🏻‍♂️ @flyingtrilobite.com · 1d

Both DC and Marvel have expressed that gen AI has no place in their comic books.

That’s significant.

I hope they go further and enshroud that in contracts if they haven’t already. #CreateDontScrape

DC:
gizmodo.com/dc-comics-ji...

Marvel:
bleedingcool.com/comics/nycc-...

Jim Lee Says DC Comics Will Never Support Generative AI

So long as Lee is president of DC Studios, the company will not have its heroes drawn or written by AI.

gizmodo.com

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 16h

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Ellen Meister 💙 @ellenmeister.bsky.social · 16h

#TallulahBankhead

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 15h

The stupidity of this timeline…

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 6d

It was an absolute pleasure being on the @netjmc.bsky.social's Imaginize Podcast, discussing Sinopticon, #scifi, stories, contemporary society and the future. You can listen to it here. #podcast #society #culture #future #literature
youtu.be/N3CqsPVr7Co?...

43. Culture and Sci-fi in China with Xueting C. Ni

YouTube video by Imaginize World

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[LVL 35]Alsvid Wotansdottir🔵 @alsvid.bsky.social · 1d

Can we get this trending

Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 6d

It was an absolute pleasure being on the @netjmc.bsky.social's Imaginize Podcast, discussing Sinopticon, #scifi, stories, contemporary society and the future. You can listen to it here. #podcast #society #culture #future #literature
youtu.be/N3CqsPVr7Co?...

43. Culture and Sci-fi in China with Xueting C. Ni

YouTube video by Imaginize World

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 15h

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