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Rev. Magdalen @revmagdalen.bsky.social · 10h

No. Zionism is a moot ideology, because it already achieved its goal. Israel, the refuge state for the vulnerable ethnic group, exists. The only reason it's still being discussed is that some people have a sick, racist idea that they could UNMAKE the refuge for this vulnerable population.

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9h

*piece

Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 1d

Each time I need to refine the beginning (and thus the end) of a story, I always rewatch this pieace from @maryrobinettekowal.com

It's a short vid, I could just memorize it, but listening to this helps me thinking outside of the box.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=brI_...

How to Write STRONG Openings: Action-Driven vs. Voice-Driven

YouTube video by Mary Robinette Kowal

www.youtube.com

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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.

gizmodo.com

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 2d

Replies full of antisemitism

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 3d

My statement on Middle East peace

Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 2d

So how do you throw? It's basically a spiral movement, like almost every other thing that we do in sports. The power comes from the legs. And instead of trying to be strong, you should focus on being fast and being loose.

Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 2d

"Dad, thanks for teaching me how to throw" - said my daughter.

I'm so happy, I learned how to throw in my mid 30s, and it wasn't just a fun project.

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 3d

Even though I find Trumps policies repellent, this is his second achievement in the Middle East. The first was the Abraham Accords.

So I think the right question to ask is "What did Trump (or Witkoff) understand about Middle East that leftist didn't?".

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 4d

Criticism also points out that the following would help more & help everyone:
- better public infrastructure like nurseries, kindergartens, schools, Healthcare
- financial support for those in need

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 4d

If you flip the point of view, it also means that high-income parents will have to pay less tax.

This is what Orbán does in Hungary, and it has been criticized for helping high-income parents while not doing much for poor parents.
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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 4d

*Vonneguts

Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 4d

Something like half of Vinneguts writing is about this.

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 4d

Did anyone see a sign at yesterday’s Free Palestine protests demanding Hamas accept the Trump deal?

Israel, Qatar, and the US already did. Only Hamas hasn’t.

How silly of me to think that a “peaceful” movement would actually want… peace.

— New York, October 7, 2025.

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 5d

Wednesday - how to skip worldbuilding and still make it magical and make it work: if a superpower will be important at some point in the series, just introduce it at least two episodes earlier.

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 5d

"It's the weirdest job market in my 15 years in tech" -- from a Big Tech recruiter. But why is the job market so weird?

Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.

My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 7d

Not really surprising given that their entire business model is basically copyright infringement as a service

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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 9d

In case you are wondering, we are here
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

We're here to take the blame!

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 9d

I'm not convinced that repeatedly asking Jewish people "How do you define antisemitism?" is the best course of action but what do I know?

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

You are antisemitic and you deny it. Let me press the block button...

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

Wtf that was my 1st post in this thread 🤣
I propose that we stop here.

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

The call for violence against Jews vs Palestinians not standing up for their rights.

I think you should practice reading comprehension.

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

Anyway, once there is a nonviolent Palestinian intifada, and it lasts at least a year, I'll happily change my mind.

Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

That's a false dichotomy and you know that.

You probably also know that, on the one hand, intifada can be translated to whatever is convenient. On the other hand, the Palestinian intifada in Israel is practically deadly violence against Jews.

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Tamas Rev @tamasrev.bsky.social · 9d

If you hear anyone shouting "globalize the intifada", that's a call for violence against Jews in the diaspora.

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