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dense scrub 𓅰 @waxwing.bsky.social · 2h

lmfao

How do you feel about becoming a political lightning rod?
People occasionally just flip [me] off or whatever, but nobody's come up to me and tried to make a statement about anything. Personally, it's kind of dumb. It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement, but nonetheless it is. [Editor’s note: Taylor was arrested and convicted of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was later pardoned by President Trump.]

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3h

people gotta treat this behavior the same as we treat shitting on the floor

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3h

www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

Say what, now?

A family member sent me an image of a baby dressed in an elf outfit. My baby. It was adorable—and unnerving.
My cousin took a photo from our group chat and uploaded it to Meta AI. While his heart was in the right place, my mind was spinning. What could Meta do with my son’s face? The privacy policy of Meta Platforms says the company can use these images to “improve AIs and related technology.”
In the age of AI, I can’t control where my—or my son’s—face ends up. Our likenesses are no longer our own.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 16h

Protect those tiny toe beans. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a light skinned woman in a light colored dress and apron and hair bonnet, standing outside and cradling a tiny shorthaired tabby kitten to her chest.

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undead transgender kai shiden 👻🦇 @cephalopistol.bsky.social · 3d

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Rose 🌱🏳️‍⚧️ @rosedelightful.com · 16h

recent rapture predictions, but there's several ongoing court cases involving people being arrested or threatened by cops for tarot & tea leaf readings.

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Rose 🌱🏳️‍⚧️ @rosedelightful.com · 16h

Reading through this wikipedia page is funny because you can see which minority religious groups were/are being targeted. In the us, even in states where fortune-telling is outright illegal, christian churches are noticeably exempt. I don't know of anyone being charged with a crime for the

depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 1d

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GKIDS Films @gkids.com · 1d

It's still there now. Still dreaming.

✨ ANGEL'S EGG 4K restoration ✨

Dolby Early Access Screenings November 12
In North American theatres November 19 & 20

Select tickets on sale now, additional locations coming soon.

🪶 brnw.ch/21wWApc

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hellish bagworm on a string @flamingorzed.bsky.social · 1d

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📖🎶dreams of a finale under fabricated lights @finitexs.bsky.social · 1d

"reblag to fuck me nasty" is so good

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LOON @lesbianbajeena.bsky.social · 1d

The char birb clock

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 26

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🟢RNGundam @rngundam.bsky.social · 1d

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Episode 26 - Char Returns
06:45.103

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▼▲ @13191v.bsky.social · 1d

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kins @ Z'goktober @zoldafitzgerald.bsky.social · 2d

I think we can all agree,

gqux challia bull labeled "designed with gamers in mind" and 0079 challia bull labeled "designed with activists in mind"

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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🟢RNGundam @rngundam.bsky.social · 2d

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986)
Episode 3 - The Knight of the Endra
05:53.650

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Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · 13d

it’s time

Photo of a vintage illustrated book cover, a naked woman mourns her naked boyfriend(?) who is lying on the ground unconscious, presumably dead, as many skeletons loom over him victorious. An award with a review are featured at the top of the cover:

INTERNATIONAL PISS AWARD
"Pee came out fast." - SIGRIN GROWTH

Book title and copy read:

SKELETONS FUCKED UP MY NAKED HUSBAND

AN EVENING OF LOVE-MAKING TURNS INTO GRAVE-DIGGING WHEN JEALOUS SKELETONS SHOW UP AND BEAT A MAN TO DEATH FOR TRYING TO NUT ON A FULL MOON

BY HERMAN FILTH

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 1d

As a reminder to people who think talking peacefully to these idiots is going to change them, this incident is what led to the beginning of the end of her career. She lost her cushy orange juice sponsorship contract due to the negative publicity surrounding her as well as her other endorsements

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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masha 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @esshemasha.bsky.social · 1d

char's ennui sketches :p

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masha 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @esshemasha.bsky.social · 1d

i would literally become chars mother for him id do it

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masha 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @esshemasha.bsky.social · 1d

clowning around

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · 14d

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Rose 🌱🏳️‍⚧️ @rosedelightful.com · 1d

Heavy metal contamination isn't taken seriously whatsoever by the us government, even if it affects products that are supposed to be regulated. The lead contamination in baby food & formula news story recirculates every few years because they're never going to hold those companies accountable.

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Rose 🌱🏳️‍⚧️ @rosedelightful.com · 1d

It's good that this is getting a lot of attention, but this has been a well-known issue for several years at this point.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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