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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 4m

Mortuary morning!

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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 2h

Those fired include the staff of the MMWR, our major source of information on outbreaks and guidelines, EIS, our disease investigators, and many experts. We are not equipped AT ALL to handle another outbreak or at this rate, any infectious disease…

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 21m

I’m happy to see any statements against AI use at present and hoping it will lead the way for the film studios, although the latter decision will be purely financial and my hope wars with cynicism.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 1h

I'm pleased that they've done this.

(Although the cynic in me thinks they've seen the tea leaves about copyright and the bubble and basically that people think AI imagery and writing is shite. They could have declared this ages ago)

Mellow Lugosi’s Dead 🧛🏻‍♂️ @flyingtrilobite.com · 11h

Both DC and Marvel have expressed that gen AI has no place in their comic books.

That’s significant.

I hope they go further and enshroud that in contracts if they haven’t already. #CreateDontScrape

DC:
gizmodo.com/dc-comics-ji...

Marvel:
bleedingcool.com/comics/nycc-...

Jim Lee Says DC Comics Will Never Support Generative AI

So long as Lee is president of DC Studios, the company will not have its heroes drawn or written by AI.

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 1h

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Ellen Meister 💙 @ellenmeister.bsky.social · 1h

#TallulahBankhead

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 50m

The stupidity of this timeline…

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 6d

It was an absolute pleasure being on the @netjmc.bsky.social's Imaginize Podcast, discussing Sinopticon, #scifi, stories, contemporary society and the future. You can listen to it here. #podcast #society #culture #future #literature
youtu.be/N3CqsPVr7Co?...

43. Culture and Sci-fi in China with Xueting C. Ni

YouTube video by Imaginize World

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[LVL 35]Alsvid Wotansdottir🔵 @alsvid.bsky.social · 11h

Can we get this trending

Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 6d

It was an absolute pleasure being on the @netjmc.bsky.social's Imaginize Podcast, discussing Sinopticon, #scifi, stories, contemporary society and the future. You can listen to it here. #podcast #society #culture #future #literature
youtu.be/N3CqsPVr7Co?...

43. Culture and Sci-fi in China with Xueting C. Ni

YouTube video by Imaginize World

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 52m

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 12h

The Friday night pie!

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 14h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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The Scares That Shaped Us @scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 14h

NEXT WEEK:

@bobpastorella.com of @thisishorror.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel THE SMALL HOURS, and we dive into an indie vampire classic with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH!

Episode drops 10/15 at Noon Central!

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 12h

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 16h

I’m checking out all the candy to keep the kids of Brooklyn safe on Halloween.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 17h

I dig this clock!

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 19h

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h

Breaking news: MIT’s president turned down the Trump administration’s offer of priority access for federal funding, publicly releasing a letter that emphasized the elite university’s values.

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · 19h

157.- The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre, by @pfracassi.bsky.social (pub by RunForIt)

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 19h

It’s a helluva system.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 21h

They’re joining forces!

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