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Herr Wozzeck @herrwozzeck.bsky.social · 9h

What, and I cannot stress this enough, the *fuck* is this!?

Snowden St. @snowden.st · May 14

Yeah, this was in Dallas in the late 90s, but we had 4 armed men come in with real unloaded guns, and take a few of us aside. Said they were here to kill believers, and asked if we were believers. After we all said "Yes", they unmasked themselves as dads from church.

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Nyhgault @nyhgault.bsky.social · 16h

Card commission I drew for @pietrotheotter.bsky.social :) Thank you a lot for your support 🦦🧡

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 7d

Paypros are still throwing their weight around. Now's a good time to pick up yelling at them again!

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Cartoon Nickname @cartoonnickname.bsky.social · 1d

CALL TO ALL CANADIANS! A PETTITION TO PUSH BACK ON VISA AND MASTERCARD IS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OPEN FOR SIGNATURES RIGHT NOW!
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

There is also a really dangerous bill being proposed called Bill S-209. More below...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

ourcommons.ca

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natasha @natasharedmane.bsky.social · 1d

impossible to have productive conversations when someone is always bringing "but nothing will work because we already lost" to the table. If you're that committed to being damned – if there's nothing else to lose – then fucking die for it, give all you can

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RJAIN // seinobyte 🔞 @rjain.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a Canadian NSFW artist, please keep an eye on your account after Oct 15 and contact me if any of your media/account is censored with the new ToS.

I may have a follow-up meeting with the federal government in the coming months to address this.

Save my info: linktr.ee/rjainxiv

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

#SaveSpeech
heads up!

RJAIN // seinobyte 🔞 @rjain.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a Canadian NSFW artist, please keep an eye on your account after Oct 15 and contact me if any of your media/account is censored with the new ToS.

I may have a follow-up meeting with the federal government in the coming months to address this.

Save my info: linktr.ee/rjainxiv

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 2d

The firehose is public, any jackass with an AI to train already has access to every single image. This is intentional, same reason why your list of people you block is public, built right into the system.

It's the "we have no input" part that's the problem.

Your images are already stolen.

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 2d

The thing with bluesky using AI to moderate images isn't that it's training on them, think for 10 fucking seconds about it, but that they are saying "yeah we outsourced that shit entirely, we got no control over it. It says label, we label" etc

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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 1d

We're now finding out that as many as 70,000 people had their government IDs provided to prove their ages leaked by Discord. Like I wrote last week, this is an inherent risk (and made greater by a rushed process) of getting platforms to do age checks

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

www.theverge.com

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PlasticGeek @plasticgeek.bsky.social · 23h

Some fucking good news for once

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Dee Double You See @dwpeen.bsky.social · Jul 28

'Til the room stinks of fox

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Eddy 🐁 @eddyratt.bsky.social · 21h

Being in your 30's is so weird. You're like the oldest person in a 20-something's friend group, while being the youngest person your 60-something friend knows.

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LemonySol @lemonysol.bsky.social · Aug 28

The dragon getting some shower gel refill~

For @chronoeternae.bsky.social !

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Dee Double You See @dwpeen.bsky.social · 1d

Dawg bole

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Morsof 🔜 BLFC @rhetoricterms.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, haven’t put this here yet #nsfw

Ferret dude autofellating, beverage in hand.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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artdecade @artdecade.bsky.social · 1d

Prehistory Willy & the Dino Crew
www.artdecademonthly.com

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reywolfe.art 🎃👻⚰️ @kr00bs.com · 8d

[email protected] 💌

Illustrative graphic showing a grey wolf snarling with a letter in its mouth, around it is hand lettered text, puffs of smoke, stars, and lines. Reads: “FIGHT BACK, take time to send an email! Email Bsky: moderation@blueskyweb.xyz, it will make a difference! Speak for you(rself) and for those with no voice”

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

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Nawka @nawka.bsky.social · 3d

Colored sketch comm for @awaterreptile.bsky.social of Keras and Flamedramon!

www.furaffinity.net/view/62543033/
www.furaffinity.net/view/62543054/

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Mawful (yes that one) @mawfulme.bsky.social · 4d

and now for something completely different

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HET @hetlaursa.bsky.social · 7d

Beasttober 02/24 - Javaporco (Boar-pig hybrid)

#drawtober #furryart

Illustration of a anthropomorphic Boar-pig hybrid wearing a brown parka with fur trim, black shirt and jeans with a belt with golden buckle. He have 2 earings on his left ear and have his right hand holding his left shoulder.

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Sol_The_Fox 🔞 @solthefox.bsky.social · Oct 29

Look at how hot this is like damn who knew my boy could be stretched like this~

Characters:
Sol
Skoll

🎨: x.com/Toastedfox?s...

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Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 1d

Germany's Minister of Justice today: "Suspicionless #ChatControl must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law." Private communication cannot be placed under general suspicion. "Germany will not agree to such proposals at the EU level."

Source: www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Z...

Zitat

Anlasslose Chatkontrolle muss in einem Rechtsstaat tabu sein. Private Kommunikation darf nie unter Generalverdacht stehen.“

www.bmjv.de

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