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transgender britta perry (NY-69) @mangom1lk.bsky.social · 10m

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Lamia Yuri Nun @cottonmouthlamia.bsky.social · 4h

When I say "Is this real, chat?", this is who I'm talking to

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Kali, the Psycho Analyst & Part-time Alchemist @magickali.bsky.social · 1d

I will repost this forever.

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transgender britta perry (NY-69) @mangom1lk.bsky.social · 3h

in the next riders game we’re getting the sequel to free. it’s called “1 dollar” and its just the tokyo version of free but the vocalist is runblebee

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Basil 🌿 @basil-mage.bsky.social · 7h

Growth

Drawing of two puppies with the caption; "Grow into someone who would've protected you as a child"

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Plato @itsthatoneguy.bsky.social · 4h

Has it occurred to any of these rich fucks that if they keep making everything more and more unaffordable that they're going to start losing profits when we can't fucking buy any of their shit anymore?

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 19h

I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 4d

Part of the US leaning into fascism was kicking all of us artsy weirdos out of the rooms where decisions get made.

In the 90’s, even chain spots had design elements. Wendy’s was basically a greenhouse & houses didn’t look the same. Now everything is a gray box & quirks can be had for an upcharge.

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 4d

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 5d

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.

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Sam @very-simple.com · 19h

To be clear, these apartments have been sitting empty during the Adams administration, when there were NOT rent freezes, but somehow a potential future policy is the problem.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 19h

There are thousands of rent-stabilized apartments in New York currently sitting vacant. Some landlords argue that Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze would keep them empty.

Would Zohran Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Keep Rent-Stabilized Apartments Empty?

Thousands of apartments in New York are run-down and vacant. Some landlords argue that a rent freeze, paired with preëxisting housing laws, would keep them that way.

www.newyorker.com

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transgender britta perry (NY-69) @mangom1lk.bsky.social · 18h

Is that the shadow the hedgehog subtitle font in the first one there

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Lafiel ☕🏳️‍⚧️ [Drawing IsekaiPancreas] @starsumiaki.bsky.social · 1d

Such a big, exhausted mood....

I hate that persistent need to doubt when it's not somebody I know and trust.

I hate that persistent pit in my stomach when I just don't feel confident --a feeling that ultimately punishes genuine artists who have mastered certain styles.

I hate it.

lucy @lucydotdev.io · 21d

I'll never forgive generative a.i

Having to ask "is this real?" so often has really done a number on me

I miss being able to trust art.

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SHARE MY PINNED 📌 @pavlovforgoths.com · 1d

here's how you remove the AI from the latest Firefox update

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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 1d

Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 22h

youtube app: bart simpon

me: what

youtube: eat shorts

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

couldn’t be more representative of the current media landscape that the video trump posted of him dumping his own shit on people “appeared to be” ai generated. we have to hear out both sides of this, it could be real, who’s to say

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

President Trump posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media showing him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters. He shared the video on Saturday, the same day that protesters participated in mass “No Kings” demonstrations.

Trump Posts Fake A.I. Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters

President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.

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Novika🎃 (COMMISSIONS OPEN) @thenovika.bsky.social · 1d

sure

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Abram Buehner @abrambuehner.bsky.social · 1d

The PS2 truly is the best console ever because it is constantly becoming more powerful. Each time we say something "looks like a PS2 game" we're talking about a game of a higher fidelity than the last. What the PS2 is capable of in 2025 is so far beyond what it was capable of in 2003. That's amazing

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 1d

"appeared to be" is cracking me up. Like we can't say for sure whether or not Trump was really pooping on all those people, maybe it was real

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

President Trump posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media showing him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters. He shared the video on Saturday, the same day that protesters participated in mass “No Kings” demonstrations.

Trump Posts Fake A.I. Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters

President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

The entire "free speech on campus" moral panic was manufactured to blackmail us into making space in intellectual life for bigots and charlatans who couldn't get there on their own merits. Its a DEI scheme for fascism. Congratulations to everyone who took it at face value.

Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 1d

“Following his lecture, Yarvin will debate the legendary British historian David Starkey on history and the future of conservatism.” Everything about this is so cursed. Masks off at the University of Oxford.

Curtis Yarvin & David Starkey - The End of the End of History
By Oakeshott (formerly Scruton)
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The second Oakeshott Lecture of 2025 - with perennially viral tech philosopher Curtis Yarvin and eminent historian David Starkey

In the second Oakeshott (formerly Scruton) Lecture, Curtis Yarvin will address the End of the End of History in the Post-Cold War Era.

A former software developer, Curtis Yarvin came to international prominence under the pen-name Mencius Moldbug as a critic of contemporary democracy. An avid promoter of technocracy and critic of ‘the Cathedral’, Yarvin has become an influential figure on the American right - a reliably controversial voice and a confidante of JD Vance and Peter Thiel.

Following his lecture, Yarvin will debate the legendary British historian David Starkey on history and the future of conservatism.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, is another techno-fascist billionaire.

He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.

If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.

Spotify boycott: Artists leave 'garbage hole' platform after CEO invests in AI weapons

Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal."

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Dr. Nneka D. Dennie @nneka.bsky.social · 1d

part of why i find the idea that certain tech is inevitable (LMS, AI, etc) to be silly is we're not far removed from the before times. we have it in recent and living memory how we function without these things. i graduated from college in 2013. we had reading packets and printed our assignments

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Adrienne Massanari: I have so much grading to do, and Canvas is down because of the AWS outage.

Object lesson #1940273 that maybe forcing us all to use crappy LMS tools that are beholden to tech infrastructures controlled by Bezos et al wasn't the best idea. #acasky

Redacted: I noticed you didn't offer an alternative LMS you would rather use. I hate Besos also but unless you have a specific solution you've vetted that can scale like canvas and is impervious to downtime this comment seems like whining.

Dr. Nneka D. Dennie @nneka.bsky.social:

i wonder...how in the world did faculty teach or grade before the invention of the
LMS? i suppose there was simply no teaching or grading before the internet

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ratchel @ferret5557.bsky.social · 1d

i hate to say it but if u got big depression and big anxiety u gotta work on that internally b4 u bring it to the community or ur peers. Everyone else is also dealing with their depression and anxiety and if ur only saying like "i wish i could but im too depressed" ur bringing everyone down with u

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 1d

"Fresh", sealed copies of Super Mario RPG actually have a unique title screen. This screen is lost permanently on that cartridge after playing and saving just once, and can not be restored without tinkering with the cartridge or waiting decades for the save battery to run out.

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Tele-Piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · 2d

vivivictoria
hey gang im ordering 14 dollars worth of soda and nothing else from my local dominos
im thorsty
vivivictoria
He better not fucking have

YOUR ORDER IS IN THE OVEN - Majikiwis put your order in the oven at 247 PM.

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transgender britta perry (NY-69) @mangom1lk.bsky.social · 1d

current games). like dont start stupid fake fucking rumors but also dont pretend these games are anywhere near nintendo’s usual quality standard, even on the design front - afaik pretty much every switch-era pokemon game is less fleshed out than the 3ds era (when they were already struggling)

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