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jessica @hullojess.bsky.social · 2h

[redacted] needs a [redacted] navy had me screaming and crying for days

fmason3 @fmason3.bsky.social · 3h

Old Twitter was a CIRCUS. 😂😂😂

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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 13h

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 15h

A disturbingly easy way to get yelled at is to say that women should be in the paid workforce.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 20h

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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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 7d

The Sora thing is so bleak and shows how far we've come from AI companies pretending they did not train on copyrighted material

www.404media.co/openais-sora...

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus

The main use of Sora appears to generate brainrot of major beloved copyrighted characters, to say nothing of the millions of articles, images, and videos OpenAI has scraped.

www.404media.co

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jessica @hullojess.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like I'm losing my mind. SO MANY PEOPLE have been talking about this like it's a fact since the story broke weeks ago, when we knew even less than we do now, which still isn't much.

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jessica @hullojess.bsky.social · 2d

You're right to be concerned, to want to hold folks accountable, to press for the truth. But to loudly insist on a version of events that as of yet has not been confirmed does nobody any favors.

This young man's story deserves to be handled with care and respect. Can we do that?

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jessica @hullojess.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I know that the authorities have lied about situations like this one. Yes, I know there are rumors swirling around out there. Yes, I know Mississippi has a certain reputation.

But we still shouldn't jump to conclusions.

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jessica @hullojess.bsky.social · 2d

CN: mentions of lynching

I'm gonna say something re: Trey Reed. It's reckless and disrespectful for y'all to insist that someone died via a lynching when we currently do not have concrete evidence to indicate it. We cannot go off of vibes, bad though they may be, to determine what happened here.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d

Important fact check amid swirling rumors online:

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 2d

The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has not been released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors currently circulating claiming it uncovered evidence of foul play.

Reed, who was Black, was found hanging from a tree on the campus in Cleveland last month.

The Facts: Trey Reed’s 2nd Autopsy Has Not Been Released, Despite Rumors

The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has not been released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 6d

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d

I think people take for granted the ability to post freely on the internet. Our ability to do so is endangered. Social media isn't going away but the powers that be are hyper focused on making it an echo chamber

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d

Some advertising you just can't buy

MAGA Congresswoman: Bad Bunnys super bowl halftime show a demonic sexual performance

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jessica @hullojess.bsky.social · 2d

Hayley Williams did on Kill Me what Taylor Swift thought she did on Eldest Daughter

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Señor Reese’s ♒️ @bnbgoodfella.bsky.social · 4d

I told yall mfs with them glasses be weirdos, losers and creeps

KRQE News 13 @krqe.com · 5d

University warns of man recording women on campus with Meta glasses

(KRON) — University of San Francisco Department of Public Safety officials sent an alert to students Thursday about a man who is wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses and recording women on campus.…

www.krqe.com

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 2d

Black people deserve better in all aspects in life.

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 4d

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

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Ash Higgins @ashhiggins.bsky.social · 5d

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat.
People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via Al video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people."

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 4d

It's also strange that this is described as a "hit-and-run," which is usually something reserved for a situation in which a driver flees after unintentionally hitting someone. This kid aimed his car at these girls no different than a gun or a missile. His entire intent was to harm them and get away.

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 4d

This kind of misogyny and sense of entitlement starts early and the fact that no one involved did anything about the clear red flags is disturbing www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...

2 Teen Girls Died In a Hit-And-Run. Another Teen Faces Murder Charges.

www.nytimes.com

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 5d

Everyone, rumors are spreading on social media that the private autopsy on Trey Reed (the Delta State student found hanging in a tree) found injuries on his body.

These claims have not been confirmed, since the second autopsy has not yet been finalized or released.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 4d

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana, as big as 70 football fields, requiring more than twice as much electricity as the City of New Orleans.

Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.

New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.

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Self Guided Adversarial Imagery Meditations @bankuei.bsky.social · 4d

piunikaweb.com/2025/10/02/g...

Here's how to remove AI Mode from Google Chrome's address bar

Don't want the new AI Mode button or "Press tab then enter to ask AI Mode" text in Chrome's address bar? Here's how to remove it.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5d

This is the obvious absurdity of pulling ICEBlock. It is obviously legal, protected speech for anyone to say, in any forum, “I just witnessed some police activity at location X”. Indeed, people have been doing this regularly on social media since its inception.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook."

@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:

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