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James Cameron 🤝 George Miller

Main message of their most popular films are that humans desecrate the earth for their own selfish purposes yet support ai that is so detrimental to the earth that ppl can’t even use water normally anymore

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 19h

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 9h

The equivalent of “well we cancelled wolfenstein bc we don’t want to offend skinheads”

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 9h

This is like one of the only things I think that would get me to go out of my way to buy a new assassins creed lol (i say knowing I probably would like Yasuke from what I’ve heard)

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 12h

Ubisoft canceled an ‘ASSASSINS CREED’ game set in the post-Civil War era

• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave

• Players would fight the emerging KKK

• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash

(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)

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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 17h

Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 sci-fi horror hit PREY will hit theaters for the very first time this November as part of a double bill with PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

Dan Trachtenberg’s PREY Coming To Theaters With PREDATOR: BADLANDS Double Bill

Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 sci-fi horror hit PREY will hit theaters for the very first time this November as part of a double bill with PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

dlvr.it

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 9h

I can’t listen to audiobooks of some of his books bc I completely forget where we are after hearing 7 minutes of description of a medicine cabinet

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 9h

*I mostly mean that if the idea of affirmation is hidden rather than clearly stated and brought up without cryptic language, then you should be wary rather than that there’s a checklist

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 9h

I also think the very nature of intersectionality often means focusing on other aspects of inclusion also signifies being open and affirming

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t think it’s a checklist but more that it’s a red flag when churches hide it in the fine print so I do think saying open and affirming in a website is an example of a good sign as well as mentioning it when relevant.

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 14h

Not to mention all the great deep diving into archives and helping keep underseen films alive even if just a little bit.

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 14h

What I’m most proud of is starting my work with @saveydro.bsky.social and getting to do interviews with great directors like Talia Lugacy and Joe Dante, and other creators Ive been a longtime fan of like Fundie Fridays

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 15h

Another example of why “Christian therapists” are sketchy as fuck www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Supreme Court skeptical of state bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids

The court heard arguments in a case brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, who argues that the state's ban violates her First Amendment rights.

www.nbcnews.com

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 16h

My new list of MPAA descriptions referring to nudity boxd.it/NbyCM

MPAA Descriptions - "Nudity"

Included are films which are described as including 'nudity', 'partial nudity', 'nude images', or 'nude scenes' in their MPAA ratings

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

Just continue to pay attention and support library workers esp since they are increasingly targeted in the legislature and by conservative groups, even facing daily harassment and threats. It’s esp prevalent in public libraries

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

During banned book week it’s important to remember that it can go beyond even the banning as so many state laws are being introduced that target libraries for the mere thought of allowing queer friendly, racially conscious material in children’s sections.

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

Something very telling is how Mormon leaders often send ppl to sex counselors for “porn addiction” and a few actually accredited therapists lost church membership bc they didn’t go along with the church’s framing of purity culture and “porn addiction”

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

If only. Tbf there are some church directories that just suggest particular actual qualified professionals with a faith background and that’s usually fine but also there’s been increasing cut ties with that

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 1d

Which is not to say you can’t toss a classic on the display (I think there’s an argument to be made about how long we’ve been having this fight), but it will hit harder when it’s the books your patrons are more likely to check out.

Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 1d

Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.

For example….
#BannedBooksWeek

Book cover: last night at the telegraph club

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 1d

Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.

For example….
#BannedBooksWeek

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

“This looks like piss and ass” - Jordan, 2025

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

And I’m sure not all life coaches are bad and all but again there’s not a safety net which has led to scammers and even worse situations

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah and like there are some with actual qualifications but then there’s religious life coaching which has little to no regulation and certainly not an actual ethics board. From what I’ve seen life coaching is getting more popular in some fundie and Mormon circles too.

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Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

There’s also that they rely on god for bringing ppl to healing and religion *can* be healing. But telling someone with ocd that there’s specific rules god gives to be in his good graces doesn’t help. It also doesn’t help to just tell someone to pray their anxieties away without other coping tools

Sarah 🖤❤️ @scaredbisexual.bsky.social · 1d

Just like they think there is clear sin and godliness they think there is brokenness and being fixed and think there’s an end goal to therapy. It’s esp bad for coping with abuse trauma and depression.

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