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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · Sep 6

back in january, i got an old 35mm dslr body from ebay so i could get back into taking photos and have a more tangible relationship with creative hobbies

an ongoing thread 🎞️

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 11h

computer… enhance

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 5d

new: elon musk and libs of tiktok are having a meltdown over a trans character in an animated show from three years ago

Why is Elon Musk raging against a Netflix cartoon? | Xtra Magazine

Elon Musk and Libs of TikTok are calling for a Netflix boycott because of a trans character in “Dead End: Paranormal Park”

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 5d

"We live in this world, where queer women are cannon fodder on The Real Housewives and a growing national backlash against their identities only deepens the tragedy of that longstanding wartime strategy."

'The Real Housewives' Can't Stop Outing Each Other

Now why are lesbians in it?

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · 5d

i wrote about the case for taking the rock seriously as an actor and the parallels between his character in the smashing machine + the trappings of his own massive fame 🥊🤼🏆
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

With 'The Smashing Machine,' Dwayne Johnson makes a prestige pivot. Can 'The Rock' be taken seriously?

In "The Smashing Machine," the guy we're all used to seeing save the day in action movies shows a different side of himself.

www.yahoo.com

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 7d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 6d

important to note that Canadian officials reportedly discussed issuing a travel advisory for trans folks going to the U.S. back in january, but didn’t publish anything until now

Canada reportedly considered advisory for trans travellers to the U.S. | Xtra Magazine

A new report from Reuters shows that Canadian officials struggled to advise travellers on Trump’s trans policies following his January executive order

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 6d

new from me: the Canadian government is officially warning travelers with "x" gender markers that they could face problems entering the U.S.

Canada warns travellers with ‘X’ gender markers about going to the U.S. | Xtra Magazine

The updated advisory states that citizens with an “X” gender marker on their passport could face restrictions when entering the U.S.

xtramagazine.com

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 8d

📸 - nikon n75
🎞️ - ilford hp5+
🧪 - dev + scan by darkslide film lab

A black and white selfie of me in a large circular mirror

A black and white selfie of me in a small makeup mirror while getting ready

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 9d

The anti-trans movement in the U.S. is being funded by fossil fuel companies and billionaires, according to a report from HEATED and Atmos

How fossil fuel billionaires are funding the anti-trans movement | Xtra Magazine

A report from “HEATED” and Atmos found sizable donations from fossil fuel companies and billionaires to anti-trans organizations

xtramagazine.com

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 10d

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 10d

The Haters won. But the Table of Success is forever. tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

Home - Table of Success

Eric Adams has said that “all my haters become my waiters when I sit down at the table of success.” The haters are no longer waiters—on Wednesday, September 25, amidst widening investigations into his...

tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 10d

recorded a commentary track for the movie of all time

Into the Twilight 🍎 @intothetwilight.xyz · 10d

🧛🏻 NEW BONUS EPISODE 🧛🏻‍♀️

Folks, it’s an episode many moons in the making: our unofficial commentary track of Twilight (Extended Edition)!

Grab some popcorn and watch along with us 🍿🎬

a woman in a baseball uniform is saying it 's time

Alt: Alice in the baseball scene of Twilight saying “It’s time”

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 11d

📸 - nikon n75
🎞️ - kodak gold 200
🧪 - dev + scan by darkslide film lab

A photo of Theodore Roosevelt High School at golden hour.

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 11d

📸 - nikon n75
🎞️ - kodak gold 200
🧪 - dev + scan by darkslide film lab

A moody, greenish photo of a Village Discount thrift store.

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 11d

📸 - nikon n75
🎞️ - ilford hp5+
🧪 - dev + scan by darkslide film lab

A black and white photo of Nicole and her mom after a wedding.

A black and white photo of Nicole on the South Shore.

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 14d

everyone say hello to the extremely goofy looking camera i just thrifted

A front view of the Olympus Superzoom 330

A top-down view of the Olympus Superzoom 330

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 14d

*violently throws up in every direction*

Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms | TechCrunch

A new call recording app is gaining traction for offering to pay users for voice data from calls, which is sold to AI companies.

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 14d

Nearly six dozen Chicago musical acts have signed onto this boycott campaign / open letter urging other local musicians to pull their music from Spotify. More on this in my @chicagoreader.com story chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

Open Letter: Chicago Musicians Are Pulling Their Music From Spotify

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 14d

new: more than 40 media outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” following the shooting of charlie kirk, according to research from @transjournalists.org

At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA | Xtra Magazine

A report from the Trans Journalists Association found that 43 outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” after Charlie Kirk’s killing

xtramagazine.com

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 15d

More than 40 media outlets published anti-trans misinformation in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting, according to research from @transjournalists.org

Here's why that's such a big deal ⬇️

(Video for @xtramagazine.com by me and @cody.boats )

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More than 40 media outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” in relation to the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. That’s according to research conducted by the Tran...

TikTok video by Xtra Magazine

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 48 hours of chaos. A scramble for flights. Tech workers walking off planes. Immigration lawyers working nonstop. The White House’s $100K H-1B fee threw Silicon Valley into turmoil overnight.

Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...

Confusion and chaos: Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee rocks Silicon Valley's hiring machine

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparked chaos in Silicon Valley, sending shockwaves through the tech industry as companies scrambled to adjust to costly new regulations.

www.businessinsider.com

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 16d

kamala harris is the latest high-ranking democrat to fall for the right-wing moral panic about trans kids in sports

Kamala Harris backtracks on trans rights in new memoir | Xtra Magazine

In her forthcoming memoir, "107 Days," Kamala Harris writes that she understands “concerns” parents have about trans athletes in girls’ sports

xtramagazine.com

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cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 19d

back at cinefile.info to review the lovely alan cumming flick DRIVE BACK HOME, which screens at @reelingfilmfest.bsky.social this weekend!

A still from Drive Back Home featuring Alan Cumming and Charlie Creed-Miles chatting in a car

cody 🗣️ @cody.boats · 21d

new from me: why is there an AI-generated image in a queer photography exhibit?

Why is there an AI-generated image in a queer photography exhibit? | Xtra Magazine

The “Queer Lens” exhibition features “Christian en el ‘Amor de Calle,’” the Getty Museum’s first AI-generated image

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 23d

They're covering an insane amount of distance here. The furthest spots are hours away from each other.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 23d

a map of ice arrests/sightings just today.

reports span from way north in waukegan to the western suburbs of elgin, west chicago, and aurora, to joliet and dixmoor in the south.

in chicago, agents seen in east garfield park, little village, brighton park, university village and nearby cicero.

a map that shows reports of ice sightings/arrests in waukegan, elgin, west chicago, aurora, joliet, dixmoor, chicago, and cicero.

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