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Jenni Coutts (she/her) @jennicoutts.bsky.social · 1d

Keeping up with Drawtober, my latest #art was for the prompt ‘mushroom fairy’, and tbh I’m pretty proud of this one! It’s my first time drawing mushrooms and fungi, and it took absolutely forever…

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 1d

A Mari watching the autumn leaves fly past while sitting on an arch.

A mari sits on a lesge watching the autumn leaves blow past under the moonlight

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · May 16

No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.

Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.

"She probably doesn't mean me"

I do.

sephirAmy @sephiramy.bsky.social · May 15

I've seen some vocally anti-AI people recently make an anti-AI post and be surprised there are still pro-AI people following them, and I can explain this;

most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!

well, we do. so fuck off.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 6d

"Move fast and break things" and "better to ask forgiveness than permission" get us a whole suite of "AI" literally built out of consent violation and coerced control, where human consent is not meaningful a possibility, and uses that suit to try to coerce or replace anyone who might tell them "no."

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 6d

The moment you concede some lives are acceptable losses--I'm speaking specifically about trans people rn--you're adding a gray area to who deserves bodily autonomy and safety in a society.

Once you concede some people are acceptable losses, you've established other lives are ALSO negotiable.

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 8d

Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.

This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 8d

This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.

Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 8d

When I started medically transitioning back in 2019, I was **lucky** that I only had to wait 1 year for my first appointment in Glasgow. Things were going downhill even then, but this is absurd.

Emma □ feet @scary-lil-emma.bsky.social · 8d

This unfortunately is not exaggeration.

Extract from the report detailing each of the UK's gender clinics current waiting times before first appointments.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 9d

The Starmer government is REALLY running scared of this petition, now at 2.75 million, to the extent that it has responded 3 months early, in a transparent attempt to spike it.

So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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FRUITBLUSH @fruitblush.bsky.social · 21d

Oilspill
Prints in bio

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Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 26d

Happy Tuesday, have a kitten

A white and beige ragdoll cat lying on a dark green sofa

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · Sep 2

Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life.

And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · Sep 1

This glass bottle dates from the 1870s. The label on it reads "Glass vessel for holding carbolic acid solution 1 in 20 of a Lister's antiseptic spray."

A cylindrical clear glass bottle with a small chip around the rim. There is a large label attached to the bottles neck which reads "Glass vessel for holding carbolic acid solution 1 of 20 of a Lister's antiseptic spray

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Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 31

Why is querying agents so incredibly scary? I feel like I'm being hunted for sport

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · Aug 28

This medicine chest dates from the 18th century. The chest includes 2 pewter containers & 10 glass bottles, 9 of which have pewter tops and one that has a glass top. The design of this bottle is slightly different and may be a replacement, it would have contained peppermint oil.

A relatively small wooden chest. The lid opens up to reveal spaces for 8 glass bottles. There are also two doors on the front of the chest which have spaces for 2 bottles each. The open doors reveal 2 small drawers in the body of the chest.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

arstechnica.com

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Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 26

She's over a year old now and she's still TINY. At home we affectionately call her 'the mould spore'

Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy Tuesday, have a kitten

A fluffy white and beige ragdoll cat perched on the end of a wooden bedframe, looking towards the camera. The room behind her is dark, but the cat is brightly lit.

The same cat in the same location, now looking away from the camera.

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Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 21

@bechillcomedian.bsky.social Hello! I'm the fella with the mesiodens. Just finished listening to the latest episode, love the podcast, blah blah blah, just wanted to let you know I'll be seeing your show this Saturday and will be bringing the tooth with me 🦷

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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · Aug 17

Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models

Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost

www.theguardian.com

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Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 18

Happy monday, have a kitten (with bonus Julie)

A white and grey ragdoll kitten peers out from beneath a red rug. In the background, mostly hidden by the lighting, a fluffy black cat sits on top of the same rug

Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 18

Anyone else ever disgust themselves with how stunningly corporate their work emails are?

Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · Aug 16

More custom endpapers for more wonderful books! This time, The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li! I was so happy when I dug into my paper stash (okay, collection of wrapping papers) and found I already had the perfect one!

A half-open hardback copy of The Manor Of Dreams by Christina Li. The cover is black with bold, dark-pink text and a pattern of pink roses and green leaves. Beneath the cover, the books endpapers can be seen. The endpapers are a pattern of pink roses and pale green leaves on an off-white background.

The same book, fully open to the same endpapers.

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy Werewolf Wednesday, heathens.

My art, digital. Comic page style, human and wolf shapeshifting

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

Amazon review of Pride and Prejudice, left by carlton p morgan on 30 July 2010: "Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses"

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