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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Adequate Blue Heron @matingplumage.bsky.social · 3d

“It’s fun to think critically about art you like”

Is genuinely something more people need to hear.

ART APPRECIATION MOTHERFUCKERS.

Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe kill the part of yourself that takes it personally when someone is critical of art you love? Because A) they really are just considering the art thru their specific viewpoint and expectations, B) their experience doesn't take away from yours and C) it's fun to think critically about art u like

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 3d

honestly at this point it might be easier to list the groups who aren't calling for this evil freak's resignation

NPR @npr.org · 3d

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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4:13 🌒 @lunarbreeclipse.blacksky.app · 7d

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 7d

For anyone who needs to hear it, the advice to "always do your best" does not necessarily mean "always be the best."

Our "best" can change from day to day. Every day is different.

Doing your best just means being kind with yourself—knowing what you want and having the courage to go after it.

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 8d

“Sure”

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 9d

I'm sorry but this is an absolutely terrible take.

The difference between fanfiction and AI is that fanfiction is a labor of craft and love by amateur writers that explicitly does not attempt to profit off the art.

AI slop exists for the singular purpose of generating capital without paid labor.

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 8d

Bionicle fans be like @greg is this true

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 9d

Ultimately it’s a standard if not pretty bloated ordeal that manages to put itself above the rest purely on the novelty of its creator bothering to have a surprisingly well done plot twist that had proper setup

It really suffers from its title character barely doing anything in it in the end

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Ari'sArtAccount (Comms CLOSED) @ariartaccount.bsky.social · 10d

Old Kane-Ra sketch
#BIONICLE #ariartaccount

Sketch of a Kane-Ra from LEGO BIONICLE franchise

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 10d

The girlfriend made this joke when Pyra first appeared during our binge of The Hydros Chronicles

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 10d

lol

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 10d

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

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👻Captain SLAY-os🎃 @captainchaos.myatproto.social · 10d

Also don't be put off if your reps are all GOP. Do it anyways make noise

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 10d

Don’t automatically assume that your elected officials will do the right thing because we know that half of them won’t and may try to capitulate under pressure. Call your elected officials and be a constant, unceasing pain in their ass. You elected them to work for you not the other way around.

Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 10d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 10d

Trump is asking us to start choosing groups we're willing to abandon, and the only way to make him stop is to be clear we're not fucking abandoning ANYONE.

Call your reps. Call your fucking reps. Especially in red states. Use the @5calls.org app, it's easy and free.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 10d

CALL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. Seriously, all hands on deck, this is going nowhere good and is going to be a stain on our country forever. Call, please!

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 10d

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Angelos Arnis 🏴‍☠️ @arn.is · 12d

Here's a hypothesis: AI exists to make your job obsolete because the alternative is that AI makes managers obsolete.

AI could easily replace most management tasks: engagement metrics, OKRs, performance reviews, agile methods, innovation labs... You get it. Bullshit jobs as Graeber would say.

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Daniel Hansen @danrhan.bsky.social · 16d

ICE vehicle with "Fuck ICE" bumper sticker, leaving the gate at Broadview detention facility. They're luring people with a false sense of security. Don't fall for it. Stay vigilant and warn your neighbors.

ICE vehicle (black Dodge SUV) leaving the gate at Broadview detention facility.

Rear of ICE vehicle with "Fuck ICE" bumper sticker and plate GF 3568, leaving the gate at Broadview detention facility.

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 13d

If I controlled an animation studio- any animation studio- I would jump both feet forth. Alas- for good or bd- I do not.

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 13d

Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.

After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 13d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13d

As Netanyahu addresses the United Nations in New York City this morning, the world recoils in horror at the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

This morning, Benjamin Netanyahu will address the United Nations — an institution which has concluded his government is committing a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. He arrived in New York after a flight that added hours to its path to circumvent the airspace of countries which might enforce the International Criminal Court's warrant for his arrest. During the course of his speech, another Palestinian child will undoubtedly be killed by the Israeli military in Gaza, as they have been every single hour for nearly two years.

Eric Adams will greet Netanyahu as a friend. Andrew Cuomo proudly served on his legal defense team. Both have jockeyed for the approval of Donald Trump, who has sent billions of our taxpayer dollars to support these war crimes.

A Mayor cannot end these atrocities. But they can speak for the values of this city: a commitment to human rights for all people, including Palestinians, and a yearning for peace and justice. Even if those values are anathema to those in power now, they will endure.

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Be sCary @bonklechicken.bsky.social · 13d

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