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Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 9h

When this is all over, and it comes out that he is/was indeed addled and advisors were feeding him lies and ai... it's vital we don't let anyone use that information to absolve him of any responsibility for every horrific act the admin is doing.

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 11h

YAAAAASSSSSSS

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 12h

You will soon stalk, hunt, and take down Prey in theaters:

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Prey Is Finally Getting the Theatrical Release Director Dan Trachtenberg Says It Was Made For - Reactor

The 2022 film is showing as part of a Predator double feature.

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 11h

This movie is so good and also you can watch the Comanche dub on Hulu.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 12h

You will soon stalk, hunt, and take down Prey in theaters:

reactormag.com/prey-predato...

Prey Is Finally Getting the Theatrical Release Director Dan Trachtenberg Says It Was Made For - Reactor

The 2022 film is showing as part of a Predator double feature.

reactormag.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17h

They’re just gonna do a little lite slavery.

In addition, the new rule allows farm employers to charge H-2A workers for their housing, which was not allowed before. "It's a way for employers to continue to house workers and also charge them, and bring down effective wages," said Marcos Lopez of the Labor and Community Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 17h

Wow, a component that valuable to an industry sure seems like the kind of thing the industry should purchase, then.

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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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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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19h

This has always been the plan!
They want a captive market in schools/universities and for those institutions to eventually automate education with their chatbots.
We are TRAINING these LLMs in preparation for our redundancy, and experimenting with the health and futures of children while we do it

Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 19h

"Why would OpenAI and Microsoft spend $23 million to give 'free training' on how to use AI to teachers? Because they love teachers? No. Because they want to get their products into public schools in an attempt to cultivate the education market."

Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 1d

I maintain that we are in grave danger due not only to the trends noted by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social in this piece, but by the failure of the Democratic party 1) to grasp these dangers and act in advance to prevent or minimize them; (1)

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 1d

Reconstruction Era white supremacist tactics.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Feb 17

You hold the arsonist(s) accountable AFTER the fire is out.

But listen to me. Look at me:

You *Have* To Hold The Arsonists Accountable.

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · Feb 6

Seeing a lot of “But they don’t deserve…” And no, of course they don’t. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? The house is on fire. Pass a bucket to whoever wants to put it out. You can remind them what an ass they’ve been later.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Feb 17

I'm for anything in scope between truth and reconciliation commissions and Nuremberg, but at present we've tried neither and that's gotta change.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon’s National Guard General: They’ll defend America and protect protesters.

That’s leadership we need more of. 🇺🇸

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 1d

Mango! It’s so great.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

perhaps the biggest story TFPever ran was a catastrophically shoddy argument that George Floyd ackshully died of an overdose. When confronted with irrefutable evidence that the piece was simply wrong, Weiss didn’t take it down, she asked her critic, @radleybalko.bsky.social, to come on a podcast.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 1d

They are all such wildly insecure dorks who are entirely aware of how ridiculous it is anyone put them anywhere near their positions. Cringe factories.

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 1d

With regard to the Civil Right Movement, the main reason for push for nonviolence was about the fear that more Black folks would die if more aggressive means were used. It wasn't really about solely appealing to the morals of white folks.

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 1d

People confuse the result (state violence/racial terror) with the goal of nonviolence (obstruction). It’s not about getting your ass beat for show to make white people weep.

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 1d

If you aren't on the frontline you don't really get to dictate strategy, especially if it involves brutality and/or death. I mean that sincerely not as some dunk. Those calls for nonviolence mean nothing without an organized strategy, leadership, and willingness to put oneself on the line.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Empathy1st @empathy1st.bsky.social · 2d

My 8-year-old daughter and I got the updated #Covid vaccines today.

Costco had the new Novavax (Nuvaxovid) in so I was able to get it!

They didn't ask any questions about pre-existing conditions.

Get vaccinated while they are still available! Don't wait!

#vaccination
#vaccine
#Novavax

a sign that says v is for vaccinated

ALT: a sign that says v is for vaccinated

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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 2d

Former "strong-willed child" (as labeled by major evangelical organization based in Colorado Springs) seeing something familiar here...

R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 2d

"Haarer viewed children, especially babies, as nuisances whose wills needed to be broken."

Harsh Nazi Parenting Guidelines May Still Affect German Children of Today

The Nazi regime urged German mothers to ignore their toddlers’ emotional needs—the better to raise hardened soldiers and followers. Attachment researchers say that the harmful effects of that teaching...

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RedBirb (The Internet Cardinal) @redbirb1508.bsky.social · 2d

bsky.app/profile/redb...
They shadowbanned my reply

RedBirb (The Internet Cardinal) @redbirb1508.bsky.social · 2d

While that’s great, I think you should focus on removing transphobes, homophobes, and racists from this platform.

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.

When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.

Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where systemically marginalized users could feel safer, but…

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t want to talk about this because I don’t want to be a target

But on just a human decency level the person tirelessly deleting Gazans just permabanned the guy who uses his thousands strong platform to boost the fundraisers of literally anyone who needs money or mutual aid every single Friday

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 2d

A "libertarian" is just an authoritarian who hasn't gotten hold of the keys yet.

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 2d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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