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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 1d

the cloud atlas movie is a mess; the cloud atlas extended trailer is perfect www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnA...

Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the AI bubble is simply the biggest captured fandom of our moment

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 1d

Hey, watch it — captured fandoms and the A.I. bubble are all that's keeping the global economy afloat

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

I've been waffling about whether to look up what this is about. Thanks to @anthonyha.bsky.social for saving me work.

Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

techcrunch.com

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't fully get into all the issues involved, but I think that's essentially what I said at the end?

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 5d

You just hate Tilly Norwood because she’s uhhh. I mean it’s ummmmm. Uhhhhhhhhh

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 4d

Rule of thumb is always if they're actually out there getting the shit beat of them by government or by police then 99% of the criticism is from Do Nothing and Cry Anyway Award winners

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

“All of this feels ridiculous because that’s exactly what it is. But the larger goal is to inure you to the strangeness of it all so that when these products — be they movies, shows, or TikToks — finally come to market, your reaction is ‘Sure, why not?’”

Tilly Norwood is a gen AI psyop

The point is to normalize generative AI in your mind.

www.theverge.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

perhaps instead of cowering under a blanket labeled "health care," democrats should respond and advance on the issues that move people. this, of course, would require a foundation of conviction and principle, which may be asking too much of the party's leadership and strategists.

After Volatile Summer, Trump’s Approval Remains Low but Stable, Poll Finds

www.nytimes.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 9d

First time this guy has ever made me laugh

Comedian Tim Dillon said on his podcast last month that he signed up for financial reasons.
He said he had been offered "a large sum of money" - $375,000 for one performance - and said that other comedians had been offered as much as $1.6 million. He told his detractors to "get over it," adding, "So what if they have slaves, they're paying me enough to look the other way."
But in an episode of the Tim Dillon Podcast last week, the comedian announced he'd been removed from the lineup for the comments he made about the country's record on slavery.

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 11d

The AI boom is starting to look a lot like the internet’s early years. Not every investment will pay off, but even the “extra” servers usually find a purpose.

@anthonyha.bsky.socialand @mzeff.bsky.social unpack OpenAI’s $100B push, the tech talent shuffle, and more on @equity.bsky.social.

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 11d

it surveils you and your friends. friendship!

Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 11d

New York City, US capital of hating AI 😎
www.adweek.com/brand-market...

“I know people in New York hate AI, and things like AI companionship and wearables, probably more than anywhere else in the country,” Schiffmann said. “So I bought more ads than anyone has ever done with a lot of white space so that they would socially comment on the topic.”

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 11d

The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11d

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

www.nytimes.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12d

now having spent a few years learning to suss out "what kind of 'terrorism expert' is this?" in the course of my reporting, I appreciate this thread

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 12d

1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise

For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.

www.theatlantic.com

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 14d

absolute waste of an evil eyeball!!

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14d

What’s happening: Napoleon is master of Europe.

Go deeper: Only the British Fleet stands before him.

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 14d

the alien earth finale was ok, but boy they really should have killed more characters

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 15d

“'Free speech culture' means that you can call for censorship, disproportionately abuse other people for speech, chill and deter people for speech, even call for violence against others so long as you do it in certain ritualized and stylized ways ..." www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...

How "Free Speech Culture" Is Killing Free Speech: Part One

Blurring The Lines Between Official Censorship And Individual Criticism Built The Intellectual Foundation For Trump's Assault On Free Expression

www.popehat.com

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Zoe Drayson @zoedrayson.bsky.social · 16d

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 16d

Lots of people who would never otherwise have tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel will tune in on Tuesday. It will be the most listened-to monologue of his career. Good luck, man! Say something memorable. Celebrate your newly restored First Amendment rights by putting them to good use.

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 17d

Rewatched All the President's Men last night and man that movie is a showcase of great phone acting - Redford and Hoffman, of course, but also actors building offscreen characters from just a few lines like "how DARE you call and ask ME about a 25 thousand dollar check??"

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 17d

i've been thinking a lot about the historical record on this and how hard it will be to communicate that this guy was a fucking nobody

muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 19d

My militantly de-woked alma mater, which Charlie Kirk did not attend, might erect a statue to him, for the same reasons that Sinclair media will be airing a memorial for him tonight on local stations nationwide: Because fuck you, that's why.

Charlie Kirk’s Campus Memorial

Florida’s New College will seal its right-wing makeover with a statue of the slain influencer.

www.thenation.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17d

there is a point here i want to amplify. the free speech defenders of the mainstream seem to have no awareness that actual free speech is often more fractious and destabilizing than civil and respectful. a society where speech is genuinely free isn’t the deferential space they want it to be.

John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 17d

The round-up.—
www.unpopularfront.news/p/reflection...

Reflections on Free Speech; The Lost Art of Debate; Machiavelli on ‘Good’ Cruelty; When Hitchens was Great

Reading, Watching 09.21.25

www.unpopularfront.news

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Anthony Ha @anthonyha.bsky.social · 18d

otoh self-description as a “wordsmith” was a red flag even before chatgpt

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19d

one of the common threads you will frequently find among devoted adult readers & writers is that as kids the librarian let them get away with reading whatever the fuck they wanted. so much of the scifi and fantasy I fell in love with as a kid was very much Not For Kids, but it made my brain light up

Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 19d

every time we talk about parental permission in terms of book banning I'm like fuck man. kids have rights too. a 17-year-old should be able to check out books at the library without Mom and Dad stepping in. so should a 10-year-old or 7 or whatever. kids deserve SOME goddamn freedom and privacy

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