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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 3h

A human head floating in a jar of formaldehyde is declared fit for work at a capability assessment.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden announces ‘The system is working as it should be.’

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 3h

Jason, I feel waves of disgust if I notice a background is green screen. If I see AI on screen, I’m going to vomit all over the cinema

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 14h

Jason Blum says Hollywood should 'embrace AI' and viewers 'don't care if what they’re looking at is AI"

"it’s here to stay. It’s very important to use it ethically and legally, and for studios and guilds to protect the copyright of the artists"

(via Variety)

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 15h

Amended Kafka, Esq. tweet

Following JD Vance and shaking my head the whole time so the people on the bus know I disagree with him

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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.

buff.ly

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 21h

The juxtaposition of the first and last sentence of this paragraph is art

"For this movie to make any sense at all, one has to believe the United States, today, right now, is a fascist dictatorship, wrote David Marcus at Fox News, under a headline that dubbed the film an "ill-timed apologia for left-wing violence." He continued, "That is not only a dangerous fallacy but, as we have found out recently, a deadly one ... The whole movie made me a little angry, but then I remembered that the Trump administration is cracking down on Antifa - today's very real domestic terrorists - and maybe this will be a fun movie for them to watch once they are all in jail."

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 21h

It increasingly feels like we’re living in the world of Angela Carter’s 1972 novel The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

Extract from the Verge’s article about Sora AI:

“Peebles also said that the team is working on ways to make the Sora watermark on downloaded videos "clearer and more visible." Many people have raised concerns about the misinformation crisis that could naturally come from hyperrealistic Al-generated videos - especially when the watermark denoting them as Al-generated isn't very large and can be removed easily, according to video tutorials proliferating online.”

Extract from the Wikipedia entry for The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman:

Plot summary

The novel presents the story from the perspective of Desiderio, a bureau member in the main city currently under the attack of Doctor Hoffman's desire machines. With these machines, Doctor Hoffman expands the dimensions of time and space, allowing ever-changing mirages to inhabit the same dimension as the living. Desiderio, though indifferent to the haunting apparitions, finds himself visited nightly by a glass woman, the manifestation of Albertina, Hoffman's daughter and Desiderio's lover-to-be. Unlike Desiderio, many people go crazy in response to the apparitions, and the city, severed from communication with the outside world, becomes a place of rampant insanity and crime, thereby prompting a state of emergency. Under the command of the Minister of Determination, Desiderio embarks on an undercover journey to find and assassinate Doctor Hoffman.

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 21h

NEO @MULLET_FAN_NEO tweet replying to @VirginTrainsTix

SHUT UP CUNT

11:04 • 27/09/2019 • Twitter for iPhone

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

Of course! I’m not a monster

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me feel more patriotic than any flag

A lovely plate of beans on toast, which I’m having for me dinner if that’s alright with you

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

The far right: “Flags, flags, flags, flags”

Billy Bragg: “FLAGS, FLAGS, FLAGS”

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah tbf he just picked up the baton passed by the Conservatives and carried on running with it

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Keir Starmer and his government on another big achievement

UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high

Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazines increasingly deadly.

www.bbc.com

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

Free Market Capitalism above all things! Let the demand dictate the supply! That’s what the Conservatives are all about, right?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 1d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

mfer heard the word ‘Cockpit’ and thought ‘That’s where I belong’

Politics UK @politlcsuk.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🎥 WATCH: Keir Starmer addresses passengers from the cockpit on his British Airways flight to India

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 1d

✨democracy💫

Starmer lays out immigration controls after
'incalculable damage' to society
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said without fair rules and shared values, 'we risk becoming an island of strangers'.
Pa Political Staff • Monday 12 May 2025 16:46 BST

High immigration levels damage communities,
Badenoch warns
54 minutes ago
Kate Whannel Political reporter

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

“Hello, Elon? It’s the CEO of Ford. I’m interested in discussing a sale of the company to Tesla. Would you be able to meet me tonight at 9pm? You know the abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city? That’s the one. The one with no occupied buildings within 5 miles. Meet me there. Come alone.”

Jalopnik @jalopnik.bsky.social · 2d

If You Were Ford CEO For One Day, What Would You Do?

What would you do if you were Ford's chief executive for a day?

www.jalopnik.com

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

When you saw Aang’s tattoos glow for the first time

NYCNAFOFELLA. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇭🇷🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲 Militant Centrist, Bill Maher aligned @nycnafofella.bsky.social · 2d

What the fuck is with avatar? 😂😂😂😂😂

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 1d

Huge Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom vibes (derogatory)

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 2d

Thomas violence tweet:

I'm one of the dozens of people worldwide that live in a country that's not America

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 2d

I hope you’re not suggesting we sequester every man under 30 in a single city, a la Escape from New York, which we only let them out of on the day they turn 30? Because I don’t think that would be feasible

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Blessed Executioner @micbbbrad.bsky.social · 2d

Probably actually one of the top 10 stupidest things I've ever seen.

Stuart: "How does cutting benefits help the poor, old, weak or sick?"
ricardowensley (or dickheadowensley, as he prefers): "It allows the money to be redistriibuted" [spelling error his]

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 2d

It’s something I think modern TV with its shorter series misses: giving characters that chance to grow and develop with each other. That’s why I’ll never be too bothered about ‘filler’ episodes!

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 2d

Two business people in ragged suits shake hands on a desert island. One holds a briefcase. The speech above them reads “We will trade this empty briefcase back and forth, gaining utility with each trade, until we have a number of utiles equivalent to a boat, allowing us to escape this desert island.” Beside them, a person in a crab pose and wearing a red hammer and sickle top makes ‘angry Marxist noises’

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 2d

You know what? I think that arc injects new life into a flagging series. I think it would have been better for them to end it at season 8 - the last episode is much more satisfying

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 2d

I think the story is a mess, but it’s got a pretty good atmosphere. FPS is an embarrassing episode unless you’re 12 years old

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