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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 9h

The fact that the governor didn't clearly state where these people are going and what services are being provided is a huge red flag.

Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 9h

Gov. Greg Abbott has launched an operation in Austin to remove people experiencing homelessness and dismantle homeless encampments.

It’s unclear where the state is taking people to and what services are being provided to them.

Greg Abbott orders sweep of Austin homeless camps

Homelessness has been a perennial problem in Texas’ capital city. Local officials are asking voters to raise taxes to ease the problem.

www.texastribune.org

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 1d

A retrial in the landmark French abuse case of Gisèle Pelicot is a lesson in how rape survivors are retraumatised in court, writes @diane2v.bsky.social.

Gisèle Pelicot’s pedagogy of justice

A retrial in the landmark French abuse case is a lesson in how rape survivors are retraumatised in court

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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True Blue Sea @truebluesea.bsky.social · 1d

This is what Trump is currently doing to the White House East Wing. Look at the broken and unusable windows destroyed and just hanging off their hinges. no attempt to save anything for re-use or history. Such respect for the People's house, eh?

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Kelly McKernan is launching an oracle deck 10/31 🔮 @kellymckernan.bsky.social · 2d

Keep shaming every company you see using AI “art” to market themselves. Tell them it looks bad, shows they lack integrity, and tell them you don’t support stolen labor. Be relentless about it, remind them it’s unacceptable, get yourself blocked.

Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 1d

Don't be gauche: that's clearly reserved for the reception playlist!

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 1d

All the World In One Girl by The Wingless! It was especially fitting because our wedding was classy-Metroid-at-a-Vineyard themed, since those are my favorite games and he worked on Prime💕

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 2d

I literally walked down the aisle to a Super Metroid OCRemix track during my wedding.

OverClocked ReMix (We ♥ video game music!) 🎮🎵 @ocremix.org · Nov 20

PLEASE SHARE!
Video game music fan???
PASS THIS ON! :-D
Every OC ReMix in one big RAR!
drive.google.com/open?id=1gEW...

• 26 GB
• 310+ hours of music
• 1,100+ games represented
• 1,600+ artists
• 4,500+ tracks

Keep what you like, toss what you don't, but TRY EVERYTHING.
Enjoy! :-)

OverClocked ReMix (ocremix.org) album cover - headphones surrounding 16-bit game controller

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 3d

Me: I don't want to hear evangelizing from sex pests
Some Dude on Nextdoor: JESUS WENT TO THE MOUNT—
Me: Did I fucking stutter

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Euronews @euronews.com · 5d

Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'

"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.

l.euronews.com

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🔞Althea Dread, Orc Apologist 🔞 @quintialmondi.bsky.social · 5d

Now's the time to call up Visa/MC to ask 'hey, how come you guys will pay for ChatGPT and Twitter subs but I can't buy certain games off of Steam?' Because I frankly would LOVE an answer to that...

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 6d

Sam Altman suggests ChatGPT is cannibalizing your fanfic and erotica to make its own clanker porn, rolling out this December.

ChatGPT just got filthy after new update lets it talk dirty to you

'You won't get it unless you ask for it.'

metro.co.uk

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 5d

Sana and I were subjected to some really awful stuff online in the early days of Ms Marvel and as a result I have neverrrrrrr posted a single photo of either of my kids on social media, even in friends-only contexts. I don't even use their real names. And I never will.

Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 5d

Please watch and share...
#AI #Deepfakes #DigitalIdentity #OnlineSafety #ProtectYourIdentity

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 6d

Jellybean howls at the playground to find her girl-pack. They howled back until she reached them. Love it

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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 8d

The Trump administration’s immigration policies have made it much harder to find agricultural labor in the state—but that’s just the latest blow in a deepening, industry-wide crisis. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/is-this-the-end-of-texas-farming/

Are We Living Through the End of Texas Farming?

The Trump administration’s immigration policies have made it much harder to find agricultural labor in the state—but that’s just the latest blow in a deepening, industry-wide crisis.

www.texasmonthly.com

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OverClocked ReMix (We ♥ video game music!) 🎮🎵 @ocremix.org · 9d

25 years in, we are NOT allowing genAI music onto OC ReMix, full stop.

We're 100% against genAI music and are a community geared toward authentic creativity and artistic development. You don't get that by doing text prompts.

ocremix.org/remix/OCR04918
youtube.com/watch?v=fUsg...

Recent comment: "This A.I. music is as fake as 🏈 🦇."

In this case, this is human-made. (3 of our judges panel are also involved as collaborators on it: jnWake, pixelseph, and paradiddlesjosh.)

We explicitly do NOT accept any music made with generative A.I. There are tools out there that help identify genAI music. If music involving genAI is ever unknowingly let on, it will be removed if it's discovered.

We're 100% against genAI music and are a community geared toward authentic creativity and artistic development. You don't get that by doing text prompts.

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 9d

I stand corrected. Apparently, Airforce Bases do maintain facilities for foreign allies to train, separate from our own pilots?
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

Which countries have military training presence in the US? Qatar joins list with new Idaho facility

The US and Qatar have finalized an agreement allowing the Qatari Emiri Air Force to establish a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. This move will host Qatari F-15s and pilots for enhan...

m.economictimes.com

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 9d

The Estonian officers I went through training with at Fort Leonard Wood, MO did not have their own dedicated facilities. They used the same motor pool we did ane they attended our classes and field exercises. Is this something that is unique to the Airforce? Which bases have these similar systems?

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 9d

"Ali Al-Ansari, the Media Attaché appointed to the Qatari Embassy in Washington, D.C., wanted to make clear that the facility is not a base but a “dedicated facility within an existing U.S. air base.”"

We don't do this shit for our allies in Ukraine or Estonia. I cannot fit my rage into a text box

Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 9d

www.newsweek.com/qatari-air-f...

Qatari Air Force facility update: Official clarifies status and plans

Plans for the facility date back to 2017 when the U.S. agreed to train Qatari pilots to use new F-15 fighter jets.

www.newsweek.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 12d

Independent comics as an industry would barely exist these days without the tireless efforts of Kickstarter's staff behind the scenes. As they advise, keep supporting all the amazing projects you already are, but have their back in the process.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 19d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 12d

The Geoffrey Hinton interview from the @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social this morning was a very enlightening read! I was struck by the implication that AI *could* be given guardrails, via RLHF, but tech bros can't stand the word "no" and want to torch the socio-economic ladder of the Arts

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 12d

Literally all I've heard from The Democratic Party since they lost is their real-time autopsying of their strategy, their candidates, and their rhetoric. Perhaps less navel-gazing and more action is what is needed.

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 13d

Anyone know if the Guard is gonna get pay and benefits this time? I seem to remember that being an issue during Operation Lonestar...

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BJ Colangelo @bjcolangelo.bsky.social · 15d

Zelda has been sounding the alarm on the dangers of AI for YEARS, long before the technology got to where it is now, because she's:

1) brilliant (go watch Lisa Frankenstein).
2) ridiculously smart.
3) experienced first-hand how fucking WEIRD people are about her Dad.

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 15d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 15d

It is, however, the most challenged book, according the ALA. I misspoke.

Samantha Harris @labellaharris.bsky.social · 15d

Happy Banned Book Week, y'all! 💙📚 I'm going to The Secret Lanterns Read-In in support, and getting a copy of Not All Boys Are Blue, since it's been the most or second most banned book in America every year since it was published in 2020😘
#booksky

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