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R. Eric VanNewkirk @sotsogm.bsky.social · 9h

I find the "people without children pay for schools they don't use" framing pretty terrible, actually: there's a very real sense in which everybody in a community uses public schools regardless of whether or not they have children, since everybody in a democracy benefits from an informed citizenry.

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 9h

There are lots of great sound effects in comics. KRACK-A-doooom. Snikt. Bamf. Pound for pound though, for me, there is no more satisfying a sound effect than Thwip. Love that Chris Burke incorporated it into this take on #SpiderMan and his stealth suit.
www.instagram.com/p/DPjqamJCcj...

Spider-Man in his stealth suit, in neon green mode, coming out of an orange rectangle and firing a web in the air.

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 10h

"That's the point – the smudge, the rough line, the hesitation - that's what makes my work come alive." - Jim Lee talking about why DC will never use AI storytelling. "AI doesn't dream, feel or make art, it aggregates it."

@jimlee.bsky.social speaking very passionately at Retailer Day. #nycc

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 11h

AI is like a Trolley Problem for media CEOs, except they don't realize the options are actually "stop the trolley" or "the trolley runs me over six months after I let it run over my employees."

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 9h

I rarely want to live in LA. Getting my invitation to Focus Fest today was one of those rare moments.

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 11h

I usually bring notes when I testify before Congress but they’re data and citations to back up my comments, but #pambondi brought a bunch of pre-packaged insults. Read This: "Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing" www.thedailybeast.com//pam-bondi-a...

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 11h

This is nonsense.

Beyond it being a paid, source sourceless ~HOLLYWOOD INSIDER~ newsletter it is nothing but navel gazing AI boosting from the word go. I mean just read this.

"Opened with a flourish worthy of a Casablanca finale"

That's nothing. You just named a famous movie. Go home.

When OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 on Aug.7, CEO Sam Altman opened with aflourish worthy ofa Casablanca finale: "our smartest, fastest, nost useful model yet." The implication was clear- management consultants, lawyers and other white- collar professionals were about to get supercharged.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 11h

If an industry can't pay for the materials it needs to exist, then it isn't much of an industry, is it? Certainly not one we should pin the entire future of the American economy on.

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 · 16h

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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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 12h

Already plotting to snag faves later in the month. Slyde?! Awwww dip!

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Robert King @robertking.bsky.social · 12h

For what it’s worth:

Speaking as a showrunner with two writers rooms going on now, this article from Ankler is insane. I don’t know who the insider is, but the reporter should call bullshit. This is a GPT press release.

The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

The “GPT-5 pass” has gone from curiosity to mandate. Scripts, trailers, pitch decks are all being filtered through an AI model that remembers every draft and forgets what originality looks like. @erikbarmack.bsky.social on Hollywood’s uneasy reset:
theankler.com/p/run-it-thr...

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 12h

Felicity's short haircut back in the day was great and I'm sorry for the people too wrong to realize that.

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 1d

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

www.newyorker.com

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 13h

Love the student who requests an extension and then hands it 8 hours before the original deadline.

Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, so there's that. But also! I just replaced the battery on my fancy watch all by myself. And it works!

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

I had a crush on Mayim Bialik for a time when I was younger. Like teens younger. She reminded me of my first "real" girlfriend.

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

Ok first I'm going to tell you a thing I feel kind of embarrassed by now. Then I'm going to tell you something I just did that I'm proud of. Ready?

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the wild stuff he's said, this feels the most bizarre to me. At least all that other stuff boiled down to "everyone who likes me is good (but not as good as me) and everyone who doesn't like me is bad."

Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

The more this guy wrings his hands about going to heaven, the more actively concerned I get about whatever the hell is motivating that. He's a lot of things but I don't recall him ever being actively worried about his immortal soul on main.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I want to be good because you want to prove to God so you go to that next step, right? So that's very important to me."

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

This is like the "God is ALL POWERFUL but also, women exposing their shoulders? A danger to HIM!"

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

It's like arguing that bans against sleeping with clients infringe on your free speech because you just know your dick has curative powers and you should have the right to not just claim that but give it a whirl.

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

We have so aggressively lost the script on what is and isn't speech. Also, as a therapist I know ethically we aren't supposed to use treatments that are proven harmful and/or ineffective. This isn't a free speech issue, it is a professional ethics one.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

In its first major case of the new term, the Supreme Court will hear from a licensed therapist and evangelical Christian claiming a Colorado ban on conversion therapy for minors violates her First Amendment rights.

Follow along for live updates here:

Live updates: Supreme Court to hear arguments on Colorado ban of conversion therapy for minors

The Colorado case could have wide impact — about 30 states have laws similar laws. It is the first major case of the Supreme Court’s new term, which began Monday.

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

He looks less like their coach here and more like the older brother bullying them for being too short.

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Tim Stevens @ungajje.bsky.social · 1d

This is a frequent topic of discussion around our abode.

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