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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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"Stop this nonsense. No one wants this."
Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft's Embrace of AI Slop
Huge numbers of Windows users are refusing to upgrade to Windows 11 -- and many of them are citing its AI features as the reason why.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Stop this nonsense. No one wants this."
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I teach bystander intervention for a living and trained nearly 30,000 people this year. This is absolutely a growing phenomenon and there's already some academic, peer reviewed research to back up how widespread incivility has become.
TLDR: People forget they live in a society.
TLDR: People forget they live in a society.
I encounter people who seem to have lost touch with the concept of being a physical presence in a three dimensional space. Their body being present in, say, a doorway, while they stare at their phone cannot occur to them. Everyone is now the only human who exists. Seems bad.
Can't remember if it was this bad before COVID but I'm seeing an alarming spreading of what I'll call Airport Behavior to other public places. Obliviousness to other people's existence, ineptitude at navigating the environment. "Is this your first time at the grocery store" type stuff
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I teach bystander intervention for a living and trained nearly 30,000 people this year. This is absolutely a growing phenomenon and there's already some academic, peer reviewed research to back up how widespread incivility has become.
TLDR: People forget they live in a society.
TLDR: People forget they live in a society.
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EA: Dragon Age could be a billion-dollar franchise!
Also EA: Fails to properly support the franchise, the studio, or the devs and shelves it because they dictated the terms trying to make a billion dollar game instead of just letting the devs to their thing. and wonders why they couldn't...
Also EA: Fails to properly support the franchise, the studio, or the devs and shelves it because they dictated the terms trying to make a billion dollar game instead of just letting the devs to their thing. and wonders why they couldn't...
“Gamers aren’t buying games anymore.”
says the triple A gaming studios who have started using AI, cut corners and various amounts of writers and illustrators who made their releases worth playing, and are just reusing and repackaging past titles…
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says the triple A gaming studios who have started using AI, cut corners and various amounts of writers and illustrators who made their releases worth playing, and are just reusing and repackaging past titles…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
EA: Dragon Age could be a billion-dollar franchise!
Also EA: Fails to properly support the franchise, the studio, or the devs and shelves it because they dictated the terms trying to make a billion dollar game instead of just letting the devs to their thing. and wonders why they couldn't...
Also EA: Fails to properly support the franchise, the studio, or the devs and shelves it because they dictated the terms trying to make a billion dollar game instead of just letting the devs to their thing. and wonders why they couldn't...
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i just want to indulge in my favourite trope (switching weapons) ok #rook #davrin #dragonage #veilguard
![image of davrin from the waist up. he is dressed in his standard armour and holding the dragon's war bow at full draw, the arrow pulled up to his cheek. there is a slight smile to his lips. [end id]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w7nfpkvcfx72mekd4h3kuwpi/bafkreig4endqwdykl5lkkua6hos45en6hmsdsvdswgej7zpmvvltt43of4@jpeg)
![image of endras "rook" mercar from the waist up and facing left, slightly in profile. they are dressed in scrapper's obscuring textiles, and are moving in a fighting stance. he is armed with davrin's standard shield and griffon's talon longsword. one hand has the shield raised up to block, while the other is holding the longsword up, preparing to strike. [end id]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w7nfpkvcfx72mekd4h3kuwpi/bafkreiesugtg5nawonft7fdmgssoguztqe2pib6wrwwmo4k5wvybwkugwy@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
i just want to indulge in my favourite trope (switching weapons) ok #rook #davrin #dragonage #veilguard
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I am the world’s biggest BlueSky lurker but I really wanted to share my Bellara cosplay because it makes me so happy! I should have posted yesterday on Dragon Age Day but WHOOPS! ((PC: marlo.louden)) #dragonage #bellaralutare
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am the world’s biggest BlueSky lurker but I really wanted to share my Bellara cosplay because it makes me so happy! I should have posted yesterday on Dragon Age Day but WHOOPS! ((PC: marlo.louden)) #dragonage #bellaralutare
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December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I didn’t realize it was Dragon Age day today till very late, but here’s a little something to celebrate a great series #dai #dragonage
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I didn’t realize it was Dragon Age day today till very late, but here’s a little something to celebrate a great series #dai #dragonage
Happy DADay25 or whatever
Here are my main children that I've definitely been obsessed with only a normal amount over the last decade+ I've played this series
#DragonAge
Here are my main children that I've definitely been obsessed with only a normal amount over the last decade+ I've played this series
#DragonAge
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy DADay25 or whatever
Here are my main children that I've definitely been obsessed with only a normal amount over the last decade+ I've played this series
#DragonAge
Here are my main children that I've definitely been obsessed with only a normal amount over the last decade+ I've played this series
#DragonAge
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Harding!
after seeing the gloomy landscapes of late November and early winter I want something colorful and warm
#dragonage #dragonageveilguard #laceharding
after seeing the gloomy landscapes of late November and early winter I want something colorful and warm
#dragonage #dragonageveilguard #laceharding
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Harding!
after seeing the gloomy landscapes of late November and early winter I want something colorful and warm
#dragonage #dragonageveilguard #laceharding
after seeing the gloomy landscapes of late November and early winter I want something colorful and warm
#dragonage #dragonageveilguard #laceharding
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December 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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Part of the 30% cut that Valve takes is the implicit agreement that they'll protect developers from the hassle of dealing with individual payment providers, and if they're not actually willing to go to bat for us, why are we paying them so much again
Saw someone cite the Collective Shout thing and payment processors in regards to the Horse situation and say "Valve can't fight them by itself", and I think we maybe shouldn't be defending multi-billion dollar companies for arbitrary takedowns of artistic works and acting like they're the little guy
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Part of the 30% cut that Valve takes is the implicit agreement that they'll protect developers from the hassle of dealing with individual payment providers, and if they're not actually willing to go to bat for us, why are we paying them so much again
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I have had it with the justifications. The weaponization of poverty, neurodiversity, mental illness, all of it.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I have had it with the justifications. The weaponization of poverty, neurodiversity, mental illness, all of it.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
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I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
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So they steal from me then sell those stolen goods to a company who repackages those stolen goods and resells them again. Fuck all the way off. This isn't like ye olden days of pirating off Napster. This is entitlement and greed from AI companies and readers.
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They also sell everything to companies building LLMs, there's a link offering their "datasets" (books, papers, etc) for tens of thousands of dollars USD. They also auto-scrape everything scanned and uploaded to Internet Archive's Open Library. So. Yeah. 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
So they steal from me then sell those stolen goods to a company who repackages those stolen goods and resells them again. Fuck all the way off. This isn't like ye olden days of pirating off Napster. This is entitlement and greed from AI companies and readers.
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I'd never heard of this site until tonight. Both my books are on there. Did you know my publisher offers one of three lowest royalty rates in the entire industry? And that I didn't get an advance? Literally all I make is from royalties. Royalties I don't earn when you pirate my book.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
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Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I'd never heard of this site until tonight. Both my books are on there. Did you know my publisher offers one of three lowest royalty rates in the entire industry? And that I didn't get an advance? Literally all I make is from royalties. Royalties I don't earn when you pirate my book.
...enjoying the replies to this, lmao
My Inquisitor though likes to play the lute when he's alone and chilling out. When he's struggling to relax he smokes; I think he spends a big part of act 1 desperate for a smoke and too prideful to ask for one with how weird people at haven are about him lol
My Inquisitor though likes to play the lute when he's alone and chilling out. When he's struggling to relax he smokes; I think he spends a big part of act 1 desperate for a smoke and too prideful to ask for one with how weird people at haven are about him lol
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
...enjoying the replies to this, lmao
My Inquisitor though likes to play the lute when he's alone and chilling out. When he's struggling to relax he smokes; I think he spends a big part of act 1 desperate for a smoke and too prideful to ask for one with how weird people at haven are about him lol
My Inquisitor though likes to play the lute when he's alone and chilling out. When he's struggling to relax he smokes; I think he spends a big part of act 1 desperate for a smoke and too prideful to ask for one with how weird people at haven are about him lol
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November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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"Five California tribes have established an intertribal commission to co-manage Chuckwalla National Monument, marking a historic step toward tribal sovereignty over sacred desert lands." #goodnews
Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape
A coalition of five California desert tribes will co-manage the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument.
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Five California tribes have established an intertribal commission to co-manage Chuckwalla National Monument, marking a historic step toward tribal sovereignty over sacred desert lands." #goodnews