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GlassShards セラ

@sharpshard.bsky.social

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On Awabakal land, east coast Australia, but currently dropping out of life in 東京. Lots of thoughts & frequently furious. Musician studying history and Japanese at UON. 🐶🌊❄️She/her/hey there!

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · Apr 15

Absolutely this. Thinking. Expanding. Revising. Rewriting. Giving up yet keeping going. The essay is a torment and a learning necessity.

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 5h

I hadn’t considered that, but yes, you can cram a lot of characters on a Japanese language page.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 5h

When’s he heading off?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Eric Trump: "If he wasn't heaven-bound, he wouldn't have been alive after Butler. If he wasn't heaven-bound, that flag wouldn't have folded up like a perfect angel right above his head. If he wasn't heaven-bound, if he wasn't meant for this purpose, he wouldn't have beaten Hillary."

GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 6h

In Japan and noting the voraciously reading train commuters All the books are small novel size (like a penguin vintage) but made of beautiful fine paper. Can be read held in one hand either open or cover bent back on itself to save space. Text books, manga, novels. Uniform. Spectacular.

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 9h

The gaslight is strong in that one

GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 14h

Kimba always made me cry. Saturday morning special.

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 14h

I am a student resistor. Told my professor in no uncertain terms how appalling LLM use is for learning & teaching. Won’t use. The pain is part of the process. Universities & academics demean themselves & devalue degrees by allowing/endorsing/promoting use.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

‘Wait, this is happening to ME so we need to do something about it.’ -ancient Republican mantra

onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

just found out that about a week ago, while george santos has been in solitary confinement, that he wrote that due to the inhuman conditions he is facing he is now pro prison reform. just unreal stuff honestly

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, I paced in circles like a restless ghost.
The windows were frosted, allowing only a faint suggestion of daylight and nightfall, enough to remind me that time was passing, though I had little sense of how.
The shower water was always cold, and my only amenities were the steel toilet and sink fused together in the corner. It was a miserable existence. Yet, as I soon learned, misery can always be deepened
On September 7th, the warden's office saw fit to move me into something far worse, an even smaller cell, no more than seven by nine feet, coated in filth, reeking of neglect, and utterly devoid of natural light or ventilation.
In that suffocating shoebox, there is no room to walk, no hint of the sun, no trace of humanity. The silence is crushing.
The air feels stale. The walls themselves seem to close in. I keep asking myself: will this barbaric confinement ever end? Is this legal under our Constitution, or have I simply been erased from the protections of due process?
Most haunting of all, will I survive it? With no access to my family, no calls, no emails, and with letters that may never leave this building, I live in total darkness, cut off from the world I once fought to serve.
Let me be blunt: I find Warden Kelly's so-called "protection" not only unpalatable, but cruel and unjustifiable. My time here has opened my eyes to a truth far too many ignore: America desperately needs prison reform.

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

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 4d

New Antifa Halloween uniform just dropped.

Robert Hernandez @webjournalist.bsky.social · 4d

It’s tradition that when you see the frogs, you show them respect 🫡

(Someone should do the Creed cut with the footage)

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 2d

Is it just a product to sell for them? Are we the product? Is it possible they consider the ramifications or have they a plan?

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 2d

"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?

[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"

Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot

I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos.....

slashdot.org

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent recommendation thanks. Just skimmed the first few posts. Measured & researched. Love it.

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 17d

ChatGPT Edu is built for conning education executives into subsidising and edu-washing planet-burning slop machines via non-consensual access to young people’s creativity AND DATA while attacking their ability to learn. At a university.

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 25d

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 2d

Kanazawa was so beautiful. A few snippets of today.

The garden of samurai Terashima’s house. Looking out ftom
Inside there are stepping stones amongst moss and low planting and ancient trees. A stone monument is at front right. Maybe a lantern?

A long wall stretches into the distance. It is capped with black decorative tiles. A small wooden door is in the foreground. The street is paved with stone. The samurai district of Kanazawa.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 4d

Portland isn't burning, it's lit

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 4d

This is awesome.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 3d

This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so dangerous- they’re dressed like they’re in a combat zone whilst their enemies wear animal costumes. The world is laughing at the American government, and looking at this picture, so is Portland.
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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3d

The person in this costume has been doxed by Andy Ngo and should be protected at all costs.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 3d

A peaceful moment in Kanazawa to start the day. The climb to the Hosenji temple in Higashiyama was the commencement of 16.2 km’s of walking.

The corner of the Hosenji temple in Higashiyama, Kanazawa, Japan. A raised wooden structure with a traditional curved cornered roof and sliding doors with glass panes above wood panels. Beyond are large pine trees.

Red tori gates preceed the shrine. 5 are visible. They are taller than head height, have a crossbeam and define the path. Japanese characters are inscribed on the uprights.

GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 6d

Everytime this appears I’m listening. Every. Time. Thank you for your service.

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 8d

Are you using human editors ABC? The man had “no history of mental health”. Mental health what? Illness? Admissions to hospital? Or has he been mentally unwell his entire life and therefore has no history of mental good health? I spy AI.

GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 8d

Listening to Common People on the morning commute in Japan. Wooooo @double.jplays.au

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Ciaránavirus @sarklor.bsky.social · 9d

I'm almost always thinking of that leGuin line about how as you grow in strength and wisdom your options become limited because what you *must* do increasingly takes over.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 9d

I have so much respect for Greta Thunberg because she easily could have coasted on speaking gigs and Davos appearances for the rest of her life

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GlassShards セラ @sharpshard.bsky.social · 9d

Goodness me she was an impressive human. Beautiful words. Listen & take hope. Stunning.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.