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🍁Apes🍂 @apeslion.bsky.social · 8h

A #comic about boxes

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Yeet Kune Do @yeetkunedo.bsky.social · Jul 6

re: generative AI

I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.

And now, you can use it, too.

Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be.

The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with.

The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization.

In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape.

You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.

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Hourly Foxes @foxes.hourly.media · 10h

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 12h

Republicans: “Stop calling us Nazis just because you disagree with us.”

*Elon Musk Nazi salutes*

Young Republican group: “I love Hitler.”

This Congressman’s office:

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like you could only ever be shocked about that republican group chat leak if you were never on the receiving end of their hate. It's only a surprise if you didn't have them up in your replies, telling you the myriad ways they were going to execute you.

You don't get it unless you get it.

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Mark Hill @mehill.bsky.social · 11h

Animated Banshees of Inisherin remake starring Frog and Toad

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 12h

“Maybe you are right,” said Toad. “Maybe Frog does not want to see me. Maybe he does not want me to be his friend anymore.”

Frog sits off on the distance, an island unto himself.

From "Alone"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

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PMDShitpost @pmdshitpost.pmd.social · 12h

frankly insane that 20-ish years ago some devs in japan said "how do we adapt mystery dungeon for pokemon," someone said "why don't we have the player be a pokemon," and as a direct result i now wear a collar and have about 5 online friends that identify as the mythical pokemon mew

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Micah @rincewind.run · 20h

I think two things are true:

1. young republicans were always terrible and racist

2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to

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pont @softtummybitch.bsky.social · 21h

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pont @softtummybitch.bsky.social · 21h

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 13h

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a hand hobby, something that you love to do that you find fun and fulfilling that also requires use of your hands and attention so that you can’t multitask by doomscrolling at the same time

ALCA, Goddess of Lust 💜 @flailmorpho.bsky.social · 15h

it genuinely is important to still have hobbies during a fascist takeover

don't let nazis take your humanity from you

being a well rounded person is crucial for mental maintenance

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 21d

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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 1d

In case you missed it, here's the future of education. Not just legal education. All education.

It's not a pretty picture.

Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 1d

What's it like Teaching Law in a Red State? Find out here in my latest in @abovethelaw.com

abovethelaw.com/2025/10/teac...

Teaching Law In A Red State - Above the Law

With your help, we can ensure the campus has vibrant and open discourse about subjects that do not matter to anyone.

abovethelaw.com

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thestinkfoot.bsky.social @thestinkfoot.bsky.social · 20h

This is a scary chart, but Democrats need to respond in kind. If Louisiana is going to eliminate every Democrat in a R+20 state, California needs to eliminate every Republican in a D+20 state.

California should be 52D-0R
New York should be 26D-0R
Washington should be 10D-0R
Colorado should be 8D-0R

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18h

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 18h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15h

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 20h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 23h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 23h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 22h

A reminder that Ben Gvir was set to be sanctioned by the United States government in February 2024 but was personally taken off the list by President Biden.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 23h

Itamar Ben Gvir is a real monster www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 1d

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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natwell.bsky.social @natwell.bsky.social · 21h

If Republicans actually want to stop being called Nazis then they should stop working with literal Nazis.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 21h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Bullwark @bullwark.bsky.social · 21h

Really kind of incredible the media cycle of "can you belive these little nazi goblins talk like this?" Umm yea?

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 22h

History kinda glosses over that Hitler was a pedophile obsessed with his own niece Geli Raubal who he pretty much kept as a prisoner in his home until she took her own life, or for that matter how young Eva Braun was when they first met.

Nazis were always just like that it seems.

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

It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”

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