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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Russian propagandist Solovyev:
"Putin gave us back our Motherland."

In reality,under Putin's regime:
◾️Russia started the bloodiest war on the European continent since WWII;
◾️Russia has been kicked out of G8;
◾️Putin is under a search warrant from the ICC for war crimes;

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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 20h

The thugs hired by ICE are currently practising abductions on immigrants before they move on to Mango Mussolini's political opponents. Which will start to happen soon.

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 1d

Men with guns wearing masks in civilian cars are abducting off the streets little girls walking home from school.

The United States is now a fascist police state. If you support this then you are the enemy of freedom and democracy. I will never stop resisting you or Trump.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2d

Up to 25,000 Cubans could soon be fighting for Russia.

It is reported that Cubans are promised about $2,000 per month - far more than they can earn at home. It is also possible that they are promised jobs in construction but then sent to the frontlines.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 3d

1/ Russian UAV specialists are being treated as "slaves" and transferred to extremely high-risk assault squads despite their expertise as engineers and programmers, even in the Russian army's most effective UAV unit, according to a bitterly critical Russian commentary. ⬇️

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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, the very rare T-15 Assmata.

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Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦 @ukrainianart.bsky.social · 2d

Handmade jewelry from Ukraine!💙💛
www.etsy.com/shop/NadiiaJ...

www.etsy.com

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 2d

1/ Russia's volunteer soldiers (known as kontraktniki) have evolved significantly since the start of the Ukraine war, with the quality of the soldiers steadily decreasing. A Russian commentary describes how the profile of the Russian contract soldier has changed over time. ⬇️

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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 3d

Robin Williams daughter has some choice words about this and AI in general.

A screenshot of her post with the text:

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 sound like them so that's enough", just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppetering 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 them shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they give you a little thumbs up and like it.

Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it "the future". AI 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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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 3d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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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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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 3d

I thought there would be corvids sitting at the tables.

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · 4d

What are your qualifications?
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Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I lived through the Black Plague. I've seen the EXORCIST 167 TIMES, & IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY TIME I SEE IT... NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified?

Beetlejuice talks to Barbara and Adam dressed in his tour guide outfit

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Inkwell @NYCC I15 @inkwell.bsky.social · 5d

Fun update on the James Mulligan situation, If you don't know he is the alleged AI/ Plagiarism Disney artist
I guess he didn't like my coverage of the topic. He is attempting to remove any trace of his alleged bad behavior from the internet. We of course will fight this as it falls under fair use

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · 4d

One year so today I posted this miniature 'The Thing' photo I created using real figures, lighting and miniature sets...

#horror #scifi #thething #photography #miniatures

The Thing mutating into a dog in the kennels

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3d

The "I Want to Live" project published Russian statistics on the losses of the Russian Armed Forces in 2025.
t.me/c/1616052141...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3d

A Russian war correspondent complains that due to Ukrainian drones, the chances of simply reaching the front lines are 50/50, and the life expectancy of a Russian assault soldier in the war in Ukraine is 12 days.

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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 4d

I also have that 3D model building! It was given away for free back in 2020 by kitbash3d.com

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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 5d

It's also insane that, despite all this value and dominance, the leaders of these companies kowtow to Mango Mussolini.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5d

⚡️Georgian police crack down on protesters as thousands march on presidential palace.

Some protesters attempted to break through the palace fences, prompting Georgia's Interior Ministry to declare the demonstration illegal and order the crowd dispersed.

Georgian police crack down on protesters as thousands march on presidential palace

Some protesters attempted to break through the palace fences, prompting Georgia's Interior Ministry to declare the demonstration illegal and order the crowd dispersed.

kyivindependent.com

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 7d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1663

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 7d

Ukraine — the bulwark against Russian tyranny.

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · 8d

One year ago today I posted this miniature Toy Story/Jurassic Park parody photo I created using real figures, lighting and miniature sets. The rain, flashlight beam and headlights I digitally added in the rest is all real.

#photography #miniatures #toyphotography

Jurassic Park parody of the famous Trex scene but instead of the Trex it's Rex from Toy Story

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 9d

1/ Ukrainian drones are making it very difficult to reach the front lines near Pokrovsk, and all but impossible to travel with any supplies, according to a Russian soldier fighting there. He describes Russia trying to push forward over a carpet of corpses. ⬇️

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 9d

I’ll say it again in case you missed it: there is a potential Chornobyl 2.0. in making thanks to Russia .

it’s 7th day nuclear plant that Russian army took from Ukraine has no electricity and is using its own diesel generators and it’s very very bad.

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Martti Ekstrand @marttiekstrand.bsky.social · 10d

a man in a suit and tie is pointing at something

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is pointing at something

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