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Izandra 🦆 🦆🪿
@izandra.bsky.social
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💍@nidokorn. Yonsei. ADHD. NorCal girl in SoCal. Cis. She/her. Eat the billionaires. ACAB. Grey/ace. Letterboxd: izandra. Owned by Aggie. I block hard and block often.
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Izandra 🦆 🦆🪿 @izandra.bsky.social · Jan 13
Birdscrolling >>>> Doomscrolling
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mellzah.bsky.social
"you'll be left behind"
Oh no, I'm missing the slop train to garbage town?!
February 18, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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billcorbett.bsky.social
“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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billcorbett.bsky.social
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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jongreen.bsky.social
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: The political effects of X’s feed algorithm Abstract: Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects1. Here we present results from a 2023 field experiment on Elon Musk’s platform X shedding light on this puzzle. We assigned active US-based users randomly to either an algorithmic or a chronological feed for 7 weeks, measuring political attitudes and online behaviour. Switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed increased engagement and shifted political opinion towards more conservative positions, particularly regarding policy priorities, perceptions of criminal investigations into Donald Trump and views on the war in Ukraine. In contrast, switching from the algorithmic to the chronological feed had no comparable effects. Neither switching the algorithm on nor switching it off significantly affected affective polarization or self-reported partisanship. To investigate the mechanism, we analysed users’ feed content and behaviour. We found that the algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media. Exposure to algorithmic content leads users to follow conservative political activist accounts, which they continue to follow even after switching off the algorithm, helping explain the asymmetry in effects. These results suggest that initial exposure to X’s algorithm has persistent effects on users’ current political attitudes and account-following behaviour, even in the absence of a detectable effect on partisanship. Figure 2. ITT estimates of feed-setting changes on engagement and political attitudes. ITT effect estimates of switching the algorithm on and off (in s.d.). Left, effect of moving from the chronological to the algorithmic feed for users initially on the chronological feed. Right, effect of moving in the opposite direction for users initially on the algorithmic feed. For each outcome, the results of two specifications are reported. Blue, unconditional estimates with robust s.e., controlling only for the initial feed setting and, where applicable, pre-treatment outcome levels. Orange: conditional estimates, controlling for pre-treatment covariates using GRFs; 90% and 95% CIs are reported. Numerical effect sizes and P values correspond to the conditional estimates (all tests are two-sided). The unit of observation is respondent. From top to bottom, sample sizes are n = 4,965, n = 3,337, n = 4,965, n = 4,965, n = 4,596, n = 4,596 and n = 4,850. Tests are described in Methods. Supplementary Information Table 2.16 reports the exact numerical point estimates, s.e., CIs and sample sizes for every specification. All outcomes are standardized. Additional results are presented in Supplementary Information section 2. PCA, first principal component from principal component analysis.
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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troydeclan.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #PeacefulSolitude

Nothing says solitude like a snowy mountainside where a Willow Ptarmigan can escape everything else going on in the world. Well, unless a Gyrfalcon happens to be patrolling the area (not this day). Chugach State Park #Aaska 🪶
February 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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1035intheheartland.bsky.social
Today's ##BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitude. A single bird in a Peaceful setting. I've chosen this Great Blue Heron at Walborn Reservoir near Alliamce, Ohio, USA, Sept, 2023.
February 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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jon5cents.bsky.social
🪶 Alan @alan678.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitude. This barred owl seems to be peaceful enough, perhaps meditating or praying. #birds #photography
A barred owl is on the end of a limb, head down as if in deep thought. Autumn leaves are in the background.
February 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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bobful.bsky.social
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #PeacefulSolitide.
A Canadian Goose preens her breast feathers on a still pond with emerging water lilies.

#photography #birds #pond
February 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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hawaiianimages.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitude , and what could be more peaceful than an 'iwa (great frigatebird) alone in the sky beside the moon? #birds 🦉📷🌿
A distance shot of a great frigatebird with those ridiculously long wings at full soar and the moon at just-past half full. The rest is blue sky.
February 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #PeacefulSolitude - I dug through the archives for this peaceful pelican because it immediately came to mind (from 2019).

#birds #becurious 🪶
photo of a lone pelican sitting on a rock in a marshy waterway. there are tulles in the background.
February 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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stopit-and-tidyup.bsky.social
Coot #BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitide
#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #nature
February 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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stopit-and-tidyup.bsky.social
Feral Pigeon enjoying some sunshine. #BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitide
#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #nature
February 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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foxfeather.bsky.social
February is usually our coldest month, but a string of extremely warm days mean the birds have been thoroughly enjoying the winter reprieve. Here is Minerva the turkey vulture in her best toasty loaf form, soaking up the sun. 🪶
A turkey vulture laying like a cat loaf on a wide astroturf-covered perch in a snowy outdoor aviary space. (Minerva is an unreleasable education ambassador held under proper state and federal permits, not a rehabilitation patient or a pet.)
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
izandra.bsky.social
ummmmmmmmm who is this blatantly fake journalist.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Q: As Trump's popularity rises around the world, do you think we might be watching the emergence of a global MAGA movement?

LEAVITT: I sure hope so
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
izandra.bsky.social
Take out the goddamn touchscreens in cars so my mom can get a new car. All she wants a screen for is a backup camera.
kendrawrites.com Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 6h
This is correct but also nobody wants this. We are putting computers and touch screens in things nobody asked for.
hilaryagro.com Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 9h
Maybe I'm not talking to the right leftists but nobody has been able to explain to me how it's possible to continue on this path of putting computers in fucking everything—toothbrushes, washing machines, books—without irreparably ravaging and polluting our environment.

@parismarx.com, help?
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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jnotj.bsky.social
Yeah I'm not aware of a significant number of leftists asking for more tech – we admire the technologies that improve health, cure the environment, foster community, celebrate creativity. Nobody is asking for a fridge with a social media account
February 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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amandamarcotte.bsky.social
The marketing behind AI is basically all threats. It's interesting to see who this works on. I tend to rebel like "fuck you, I won't be scared just because you say so."
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, warns former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm The former chancellor George Osborne has warned that countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risked “Fomo” and could be left weaker and poorer. Osborne, who is two months into a job as head of the $500bn San Francisco AI company’s “for countries” programme, told leaders gathered for the AI Impact summit in Delhi: “Don’t be left behind.” He warned that without AI rollouts they could end up with a workforce “less willing to stay put” because they might want to seek AI-enabled fortunes elsewhere. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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telekitnetic.bsky.social
👿🐉 Jabberwocky, an original piece. #telekitneticart #formline #indigenousart

Made with a thrifted cutting board and posca markers
A wooden cutting board with a formline design of a crouching jabberwocky. The main body is black, and the wings and highlights are red.
February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
izandra.bsky.social
goddamn, the storms did a number on the botanical garden 😬
February 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
izandra.bsky.social
@nidokorn.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
izandra.bsky.social
Countries, please do not embrace AI and become as dumb as the US now is
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
February 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, warns former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm The former chancellor George Osborne has warned that countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risked “Fomo” and could be left weaker and poorer. Osborne, who is two months into a job as head of the $500bn San Francisco AI company’s “for countries” programme, told leaders gathered for the AI Impact summit in Delhi: “Don’t be left behind.” He warned that without AI rollouts they could end up with a workforce “less willing to stay put” because they might want to seek AI-enabled fortunes elsewhere. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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criterionchannl.bsky.social
WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. A hallucinatory coming-of-age nightmare unfolds as an isolated teenager loses herself in the disturbing digital void of an online role-playing game.
February 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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criterionchannl.bsky.social
ANIME ❤️ Coming to the Criterion Channel in March!
ANIME Gunbuster: The Movie* Two young women forge a bond while battling alien insects in this exhilarating—and disarmingly poignant—space opera from the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
February 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
We're splitting hairs over pedophilia. We're normalizing having lunch with the world's most famous pedophile
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?

LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM