Mark Dowdy
@screamsthesky.bsky.social
We're on our own, folks.
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Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
I'm a writer who has specifically been directed *not* to use em-dashes because "they mean it was written by AI." I can detect AI writing, but it is not simply a matter of the punctuation used.
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
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WaPo lead story is even by Bezos-era standards a disgrace, a long, almost entirely anonymously sourced press release for Vance & Musk that ends with declaring the latter akin to the Buddha. By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Natalie Allison, & Faiz Siddiqui. Bylines matter on work this obsequious.
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
WaPo lead story is even by Bezos-era standards a disgrace, a long, almost entirely anonymously sourced press release for Vance & Musk that ends with declaring the latter akin to the Buddha. By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Natalie Allison, & Faiz Siddiqui. Bylines matter on work this obsequious.
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Bari Weiss led CBS is now playing defense for John Roberts led MAGA #SCOTUS 🙄
‘Dangerous!’ CBS’s Jan Crawford Skewers Liberals Over Attacks on the Supreme Court
CBS News' chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford skewered her peers in the press over their coverage of the Supreme Court on Sunday.
www.mediaite.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Bari Weiss led CBS is now playing defense for John Roberts led MAGA #SCOTUS 🙄
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something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
December 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
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During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
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Israeli settlers beat sheep to death and wound Palestinian farmers in Hebron attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/settlers-storm-palestinian-agricultural-land-hebron-killing-sheep
Israeli settlers beat sheep to death and wound Palestinian farmers in Hebron attack
The attackers stormed the home of the Daghameen family, wounding several members
www.middleeasteye.net
December 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Israeli settlers beat sheep to death and wound Palestinian farmers in Hebron attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/settlers-storm-palestinian-agricultural-land-hebron-killing-sheep
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Good morning and Happy day to everyone who is disgusted by Bari Weiss killing a 60 Minutes exposé on trump's cruel deportation policy where deportees are tortured in CECOT. This is political censorship.
If you're not already, it's time to BOYCOTT CBS.
If you're not already, it's time to BOYCOTT CBS.
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Good morning and Happy day to everyone who is disgusted by Bari Weiss killing a 60 Minutes exposé on trump's cruel deportation policy where deportees are tortured in CECOT. This is political censorship.
If you're not already, it's time to BOYCOTT CBS.
If you're not already, it's time to BOYCOTT CBS.
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i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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I can *100% assure you* that if this report found that trans people & "wokeness" tanked the Harris campaign, the DNC would release it in a heartbeat
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I can *100% assure you* that if this report found that trans people & "wokeness" tanked the Harris campaign, the DNC would release it in a heartbeat
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Gavin Newsom is Mitt Romney for the Democrats, a department store mannequin who will lose in a general election
December 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Gavin Newsom is Mitt Romney for the Democrats, a department store mannequin who will lose in a general election
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whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
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Investigators concluded Monday that South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals & monopolize power — Yoon is currently in jail while standing trial
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Investigators concluded Monday that South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals & monopolize power — Yoon is currently in jail while standing trial
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
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This installation is located at a church in Charlotte.
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This installation is located at a church in Charlotte.
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Doing some cute calligraphy
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Doing some cute calligraphy
The anti-woke folks seek to replace DEI with HIE -- Homogeneity, Inequity, and Exclusion.
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The anti-woke folks seek to replace DEI with HIE -- Homogeneity, Inequity, and Exclusion.
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The release of the Epstein files is required by law to happen on December 19th.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The release of the Epstein files is required by law to happen on December 19th.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
I stand with Shirley Manson - stereogum.com/2482204/garb...
Garbage's Shirley Manson Addresses Beach Ball Backlash In Brisbane
Perhaps you’ve head the news that Shirley Manson does not want beach balls at Garbage shows or anywhere near her ever. In a moment that’s now gone viral from the band’s set at Melbourne’s Good Things ...
stereogum.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I stand with Shirley Manson - stereogum.com/2482204/garb...