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kestrel cravensworth (they/he)
@elvhenpanic.bsky.social
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32, pansexual, a goofy silly guy

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anildash.com
"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.

At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."

time.com/7338205/rage...
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."
time.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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kaoscryptid.asalwaysimani.com
They almost got me it was so fucking random and I was half sleep I was like I'll check in the morning but then I was like wait a second and sent @moplaysgames.bsky.social a DM here like ummmm then I saw their own post about it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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drkcat.bsky.social
taps the sign
jerma (?) edited to be pointing a gun at the viewer. the text says "unlearn fatphobia"
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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nyamakop.co.za
“Please enjoy the museum”:

Relooted is OUT NOW!

Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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maggietokudahall.bsky.social
Hey fun fact my husband posted this how to flyer to Reddit, he's a dreamboat and I love him and ALSO HE'S RIGHT FUCK THIS SHIT RETURN YOUR RING CAMERA

Stick it to ICE and Amazon at the same time 🥰💛
tristanl.ee Tristan Lee @tristanl.ee · 22h
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
Screenshot of Amazon customer support chat getting refund for a Ring Floodlight Cam https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/comments/1r0m509/comment/o4jc9xz/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Screenshot of chat with Amazon customer support getting refund for a Ring product bought in October 2020 https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/comments/1r0m509/comment/o4k6nqk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Infographic telling Ring customers they can get refunds for their purchases through Amazon
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
elvhenpanic.bsky.social
Age verification?

In the rules of nicktopia, they said to never answer that
imfromthe.net Athena, the Tireless One @imfromthe.net · 1d
age verification?

my icq number is 7 digits
sasuraiger.bsky.social Dave, Second Dude Under Heaven @sasuraiger.bsky.social · 1d
age verification?

my music player is foobar2000
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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fareedblackman.bsky.social
No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.
May 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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502eire.lol
sorry the song made me think of one of my all time fave tiktoks. I’ll miss this app once they ruin it
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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meggoart.bsky.social
TAX PSA: are YOU a freelancer who thinks you have no choice but to use Turbotax because you need to fill out a Schedule C form? WRONG ❌

FreeTaxUSA will do that for you! Federal taxes (including complicated forms like Schedule C) is free and state taxes only cost 15.99 !
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
elvhenpanic.bsky.social
there's a setting for it (thankfully)
A screenshot from Discord's user settings showing the overview for Notification settings. There are options for enabling desktop notifications (toggled on), then the following under "notify me when": "people I know start streaming in small servers (toggled off), closest friends join voice channels in servers with 200 or fewer members (toggled off), friends update their profile (toggled off), and someone reacts to my messages (set to never)
February 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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timprice.bsky.social
JD Vance Booed for Sleep (10 Hours, No Ads)
scoutprime.bsky.social Scoutprime @scoutprime.bsky.social · 4d
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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ceej.online
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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johtotimes.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to Mewtwo, born February 6th!

It's also Johto Times' 3rd birthday today!

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us, and those who read what we share, especially to our subscribers!

Our first post can be found here:

johtotimes.com/issues/2023-...
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
elvhenpanic.bsky.social
posts that have 10k likes in my heart
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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boardgamewire.bsky.social
Veteran Dice Tower reviewer Sam Healey resigns in wake of saying Alex Pretti, Renee Good were to blame for ICE killing them, after comments began impacting review giant’s annual pledge drive:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Upper body image of a bald man with a long grey beard sitting at a desk, wearing a green-grey t-shirt and counting off his fingers. He wears black-rimmed spectacles and has a black microphone attached to his front. Shelves full of board games are visible behind him, and a silver laptop with a Texas flag sticker is visible on the desk. Sam Healey from The Dice Tower, on his podcast Flipside Of Board Games. Header image from the Dice Tower Gamefound Pledge Drive 2026. An illustration of many Dice Tower characters are visible in an undersea scene on the left of the screen, while the right shows how much the campaign has raised - $281,678, with 12 hours to go.
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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monteiro.bsky.social
If you’ve been thinking to yourself “man, I really want to help people in Minneapolis, but I also some some cookies, AND I’d also like to help out trans, neurodiverse, and BIPOC youth“ boy oh boy do I have some good news for you!

digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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esqueer.net
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
“Screenshot of a promoted Reddit post by u/AYAGDOS. The post reads: ‘Navigating gender dysphoria? Join our confidential, cross-country study of 18–25 year olds to tell your story, challenge preconceptions, and have YOUR experience reflected in the science.’ Below is a banner graphic with the Northwestern University logo and the text ‘TRANS OR GENDERQUEER? SHARE YOUR STORY.’ The image shows a close-up of a hand with light pink nail polish, partially painted blue, held up against a blurred background. A link to ayagdos.org and a ‘Learn More’ button appear at the bottom, along with Reddit vote and share icons.”
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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washingtonpost.com
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.

She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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mcapriglioneart.bsky.social
Saw this posted on threads and wanted to spread this. This artist is a r*ght w*ng trash supporter. Make sure you check if you're following and block.

Posted on threads by user ostarart
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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elisecutts.bsky.social
New planet just dropped and it

1) is almost exactly Earth-sized

2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.

3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡

Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit
Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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annapurna.com
Meet The Velvet Gang.
I LOVE BOOSTERS.
A new film by Boots Riley starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie,
Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, with Don
Cheadle, and Demi Moore.
In theaters May 22
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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couts.bsky.social
NEW: The firm behind the Mobile Fortify app, which ICE and CBP use for running facial recognition scans on the public, was revealed today to be NEC, according to DHS docs reviewed by @wired.com. NEC makes its of face rec platform called Reveal. @regret.bsky.social & @dell.bsky.social with the scoop:
Here's the Company That Sold DHS ICE's Notorious Face Recognition App
Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
Me in 2005: Moore's Law means that computers will get super fast over a very short period of time!

Me in 2026: my computer freezes up if I leave my browser open for too long
January 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM