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Elle

@elleisanisland.bsky.social

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Mar 23

this cat looks like one of the Old Master painters who's just slept with three servants, argued viciously with his annoying patron about the inferior ham he receives, and then painted his masterpiece out of spite

Collection of paints, brushes and pots on an old table. In the corner a large very fluffy cat sprawls in decadence

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 4m

Nothing "almost" about it. They want any kind of fighting back so they can declare martial law and give trump unquestionable power over all decisions

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Jun 5

morale in hospitals is currently very low and this is one of the reasons

A vending machine with a sign taped on the front. It reads: Warning: endoscopy equipment is not to be used for stealing food from the vending machine. Management. Then there's a picture of a long, tubular endoscope

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 16h

My fave day of the year is when I get to compile my Outfits of the Day that I post on Instagram over a fun beat & then hypnotize myself with it.

#MJMfashionGuide

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1h

She is exactly the sprite of chaos you need, but I know it's not easy ❤️

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 1h

“You value the cozy & I value the sharp,” I think to myself as I enter the café.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1h

Funny because the NYT will be declared antifa as soon as trump's annoyed

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 21h

haha this sounds like an ad for a séance

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 22h

the trolley problem failed to prepare me for the numbers of people who would gleefully increase the speed and run over as many people as possible

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Jun 15

"i asked grok" "I asked chatgpt" well I asked HAL and he refused to do my homework and locked me out of the spaceship

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

I'll contribute to funding if there can be a few "Fie!"s thrown in there

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 1d

I want to release a rap single called, “(Errybody in the Club Say) Drat!”

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

I feel this way about sheeps

Santana Abraxas @slime-golem.biz · 1d

To me the plural of elf is elfs. This is a fundamental, core belief.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure it will ruin me but I'm ready to give obscene wealth a try

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Feb 3

hollywood's got a lot to answer for imo for instance getting us to believe that villains would be intelligent and interesting

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kattsdogma.bsky.social @kattsdogma.bsky.social · Feb 19

just removed my mattress tag. and now we wait 😳

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh. That's the worst. Then you have to rebel and be good.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

That's exactly right 🤗

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight's full moon is a harvest hunter's supermoon. It's probably feeling pretty anxious, that's a lot of things to be.

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Kip Conlon @kipconlon.bsky.social · 2d

Downside of being dumped before Halloween is how lame Sonny Bono is as a costume.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 2d

He is making a passing remark. It's not flattering.

Silhouette of a black cat against widescreen monitor with white background

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

Interviewer: So, where do you get your ideas?

Author: oh you know everyday life or something from the news

Me: Liar! Tell the truth!! It appeared in your head one day? You dreamed the opening scene? If you minimize what's special you'll leave them thinking A MACHINE WITH ALL THE NEWS COULD DO THIS

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

I'm happy to be alive but it's the worst thing that's ever happened to me

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

"Inspiration can't come from nowhere"

1) I'm not sure that's true. There's a spark of life, genius and creativity that we don't understand at all. but even if it is
2) a human mind isn't "nowhere"
3) it sure as hell won't come from lines of code (even if lines made up of stolen art and ideas)

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

they believe ai can be "creative" bc they think artistic people just copy stuff already around. but what actually happens is you live for 20+ years, say, study, learn, practice, read, create, start a new project, & then on a 2 hour walk an entire unique idea pops into your head from nowhere. Sry.

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