iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 26/03/2026

war_iran_final-blow_v1.pdf war_iran_final-final-blow-v2.pdf war_iran_final-blow-no edits.pdf war_iran_final-blow-no edits (1).pdf war_iran_final-blow-no edits (1) APPROVED.pdf IRANWARPLANSFINALFINALFINAL.pdf IRANWARPLANSFINALFINALFINAL (1).pdf

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 27/11/2025

Communities need used-book shops. As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories... We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.

On the left, a narrow, glass-fronted display case with a mix of letterpress, hand-bound, antiquarian, and collectors' books; stretching off to the right, 8-foot bookcases laden with literary and contemporary commercial fiction, about one thousand books out of the 6-7 thousand in that section. LED lighting and light-colored wood cases and flooring keep the room feeling relatively spacious despite the sheer quantity of books.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 21/08/2025

The maddest someone has ever gotten at me was when I talked about the child sized manacles Jefferson had at Monticello for 9 year old children. They could not cope with the idea that a child the same age as their child had been enslaved. And it made them angry that I made them know facts

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/08/2025

from chandra manning's wonderful book "what this cruel war was over"

Nothing made slavery’s toxicity more obvious to Union troops than its effect on the fundamental unit of society, the family. For one thing, slave sales separated families. In the Upper South, where many Union soldiers were stationed in 1861, about one in three first marriages was broken by sale, and about half of all slave children were separated from at least one parent. 129 With their own eyes, soldiers saw slavery snap bonds between parents and children. The men of the Seventh Wisconsin were awakened by gunshots one November night. The following day, soldiers “learned, and saw the cause of the alarm in the form of two negro women—a mother and a daughter.” The pair had fled to Union lines to avoid the proposed sale of the “goodlooking” daughter into the so-called fancy trade, which soldiers viewed as a form of concubinage. Outraged by the plight and moved by the vulnerability of the mother and daughter, “every private in the ranks” cursed “that system which tramples on the honor of man, and makes merchandise of the virtue of women,” according to one member of the regiment. 130 When an Iowan encountered a young child about to be sold by her own father, who was also her master, he vowed, “By G–d I’ll fight till hell freezes over and then I’ll cut the ice and fight on.” 131

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

building a Dyson sphere around the sun is an incomprehensible undertaking. building one around the solar system is simply impossible in even the wildest sci fi projections of the future every statement Altman and his fellow tech oligarchs make is just as preposterous

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Somebody made a tinder profile for the Kamakura Buddha and I’m dead.

Japanese text:

自己紹介
★自己紹介
身長：約13.35m（ちょっと高めです）
体重：約121トン（包容力には自信あり）
好きなこと：手を合わせてくれる人を見ること、海風を感じること
仲良し：奈良の大仏（会うとだいたい観光客に囲まれる）
尊敬する人：釈迦（理想の生き方のお手本人）
されたら悲しいこと：漫画で討対象にされるこ
と（
？鎌倉在住。屋外派なので、晴れの日デートが得意です。
。一緒にお寺やカフェを巡ったり、のんびり座って話せる相手がいたら嬉しいな。
「大きいね」って言われがちだけど、心は意外と繊細で寂しがり屋。
真剣に恋もしたいので、手を合わせるだけじゃなくて手をつなげたら最高です
よろしくお願いします♥り

Japanese questionnaire

鎌倉大仏
居住地（市区町村）
鎌倉市
勤務地
神奈川
出身地
神奈川
血液型
不明
身長
215cm以上
体型
がっしり
学歴
その他
年収
1200万円以上
仕事
広告
休日
不定期
結婚歴
独身（未婚）
子供の有無
いない
煙草
吸わない
お酒
全く飲まない
一緒に住んでいる人
一人暮らし
出会うまでの希望
気が合えば会いたい
初回デート費用
持っている方が払う

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 06/08/2025

Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 06/08/2025

One of the most unrealistic things in films for me is how you can go 30 years without seeing someone and still remember their names. I can barely go a month....

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hi! I am moving some of my favorite memes about Japan that I’ve made over the years across the abyss to a pinned post over here, so that we all may have a happy, new life together. Depending on how well you know me, this 🧵 will either be my informal self-introduction, or a blast from the past.

A joke map of Tokyo’s Yamanote line, with all the station names “liberally” translated into English.

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川上信 (Shin Kawakami)🇯🇵🇨🇳🇺🇸 @nkfinity.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Family restaurants are one of the greatest things about Japan and yet they’re barely known outside of it. I know friends who go to Japan very often but have no idea about サイゼリア or バーミヤン or ジョナサン.

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Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Today we visited A 350-year old Sunni mosque founded by Thai Cham people A centuries-old Shi'a mosque founded by Thai Persians A 200-year old Buddhist temple founded by Thai Chinese A 250-year old church founded by Thai Portuguese All within walking distance Only in Bangkok, baby

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Discovered today that not everyone considers this nine year old viral tweet a seminal text in the field of social media studies but I do

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Robert Nordström (PhD) @rnords.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

A re-trial of the Fukui murder case from 1987 has found the man indicted for the murder Maekawa Shoushi “not guilty”. Maekawa is was found guilty of the murder and sentenced to 7 years in prison in 1995. However, it was found the evidence against him was fraudulent digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...

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「証拠の扱い不公正」　福井事件の再審無罪判決、検察が上告断念へ：朝日新聞

福井市で1986年に女子中学生を殺害したとして、殺人罪で服役した前川彰司さん（60）を無罪とした名古屋高裁金沢支部のやり直し裁判（再審）の判決について、検察側が上告を断念する方針を固めた。証拠の扱い…

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BriefBestiary @briefbestiary.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A mirror whose reflection is distorted with the reflections of the many evil spirits that have been reflected on its surface over its many years. If one were to look in, they might see a monstrous version of themself.

[Top Section] Ungaikyō; Region: Japan

[Middle Section] A wicked-faced mirror supported by dark cloudy material. Accompanied by descriptive text.

A mirror possessed by a spirit. It has also been described as a tsukumogami.

Could be utilized to seal evil spirits within.

Based on the shōmakyō from Chinese myth, a legendary mirror that could reveal the true form of disguised demons and spirits, most famously Daji.

[Bottom Section] Some depictions in popular culture: Yo-Kai Watch Franchise (2013 - Present); Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Series (2009); GeGeGe no Kitarō Franchise (1968 - Present)

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BriefBestiary @briefbestiary.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Small, errand running foxes. Tasks they perform range from aiding in rituals to cursing enemies.

[Top Section] Kugaditsune; Alternate Name: Izuna; Region: Japan

[Middle Section] A small fox resting its paw and head atop a bamboo pipe. Its long tail is squeezed through the pipe itself. Accompanied by descriptive text.

Diminutive fox spirits.

A type of tsukimono, yokai spirits that can possess humans.

Those who keep a kudagitsune will often store them in small containers, such as a bamboo pipe, or in the folds of their own clothing.

Often kept as servants, sometimes by individuals, but typically by an entire family. Often such a family has multiple kudagitsune under their household.

Can bring great prosperity to their masters, however kudagitsune breed quickly, and too many can become too much to care for.

[Bottom Section] Some depictions in popular culture: xxxHolic (2003 - Present); Touhou Franchise (2014 - Present), [Tsukasa Kudamaki] (2021)

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Concept art by Kazuo Oga for Pom Poko (1994), dir. Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli

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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Here's a 1951 scene of spectators in boats under the Shin Ohashi Bridge, ready for the Ryogoku Fireworks Festival (known today as the Sumidagawa Fireworks).

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

And we're off. We're seeing some of the initial MMD calls first, where the calls are fairly obvious.

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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

coward

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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

^ "Don’t normalize the dark spirits that have been unleashed. Don’t. But this is what the mainstream media does."

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

if donald trump can radicalize a generation of men into thinking fascism is punk than i believe supes can radicalize them into thinking being a good person is the real punk.

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Emily Maple @suika.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

[THREAD] On Twitter, Gunma Prefecture mascot Gunma-chan posted something that has been interpreted by many as either thinly veiled support for the far-right Sanseito or a poor attempt at a joke. The tweet in question has since been deleted, with no official explanation given as of yet. (1/?)

@gunma_gunmachan

この県(くに)を愛して何が悪い!!

#富士見台

#ぐんまちゃん #群馬

[Picture of Gunma-chan next to two people in bright orange clothing, with all of three of them raising their arm into the air]

17:00 2025/07/13 from Earth
621K Views 321 Retweets 660 Quotes 2,254 Likes
140 Bookmarks

This Tweet has been deleted.

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The “check engine” light on your dashboard @aklingus.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The price is reasonable, their curated collections are fun, they clearly know their online and offline audiences, and they don’t have a dogshit algorithm or terrible original content. It feels like a labor of love, and it’s the best streamer by a country mile bsky.app/profile/will...

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Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

LDP politician Sato Masahisa, a former GSDF colonel and one of the few national lawmakers in Japan with a moustache, is nicknamed "Commander Moustache." He warned supporters that their votes will be invalid if they write his nickname (or just "moustache") on their ballots.

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Debjit Dutta @debjitduttaart.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Sometime small little things give you so much inspiration to create something new. Sci-fi city from the bottle.

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Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

During Japanese Emperor Naruhito's official visit to Mongolia, a little boy accidentally called him "Naruto." The Emperor and Empress were not offended and seemed quite amused by the mistake.

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

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Cal C @cdcubed.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

"Confused Xenophobe Uses English Loanword For Half of Jingoistic Party Slogan" downright Onion-esque

Photo of a japanese politician holding a sign. The caption says:

Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads 'Japanese First' in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as 'hate speech.' | JIJI

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Las 🐺🪽 @featherfangart.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

| Emerald Ruins | How much did I miss drawing overgrown stuff? Yes. #oc #dragonage

an illustration featuring two original characters Rafe and Zacharius (who belongs to @lesoldatmort ) set into the world of Thedas (Dragon Age), inspired by Emerald Graves map and the Temple of Mythal. The whole piece is a view from inside of some overgrown ruins, through a huge door in the shape of pointed arch. In the centre of it there are the characters talking about something. Rafe, an adventurer type, is standing on a rock looking down at Zach standing on the ground (like a normal person) while probably describing something wild to him. Zach is most probably offering some of his own input, but he's definitely not as excited about it as Rafe. Amused more like.

Around them there are broken statues, lots of rocks, fern, plants, behind them there's a view of even more ruins and forest in the background.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Watched a really cool German film from 1990, The Nasty Girl. it's a partly fictionalized story of a real young woman who grew up post-war in a town that insisted they'd avoided any complicity in Nazi war crimes. As a school project she sets to busting that myth and winds up a pariah.

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ceej @ceej.online · 09/07/2025

it is kind of interesting that the language-based instruction of LLMs may be revealing certain truths hidden in the way we’ve communicated for decades, like how “politically incorrect” is interpreted to mean “openly racist”

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

In effect, Grok has answered the question: What sort of logically internally consistent worldview does it take to produce content that won’t routinely offend MAGA sensibilities. And the answer is “a Nazi worldview.”

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Tuxedo Catfish @tuxedocatfish.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

And stupid con men think genAI chatbots are experts because *chatbots suck up to them*. They've invented the ultimate yes-men, after destroying academia, journalism, and even fucking medicine because they occasionally produced people who would question them. Their idea of intelligence is agreement.

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 08/07/2025

Prime Day is a scam and Amazon is one of the companies trying to buy out American democracy. Purchase your books via Bookshop to support your favorite indie bookstore instead—or support RJL! Bookshop is running a 90-hour anti-Prime sale in the US.

bookshop.org

Read Japanese Literature Bookshop

The affiliate bookstore for ReadJapaneseLiterature.comand the podcast Read Japanese Literature.

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Joni Baloni 🐈💨 @kielbasanova.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A local video store owner informed me that kids in their 20s are buying up all his VHS horror movies because they think it's "scarier due to the graininess of the video" and that was the most heart-warming thing I've heard in a long time.

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Yeet Kune Do @yeetkunedo.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be.

The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with.

The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization.

In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape.

You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

seeing liberals celebrating the death of children because 56% of voters where the children lived voted against their team is always disturbing. you come to expect that sort of thing from the open fascists, it's extra disheartening seeing the libs do it

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Many centuries ago there was a group called Lohana, which means Lahori, on account of how we lived in Lahore, which is now Pakistan but was at the time neither India nor Pakistan because those concepts didn’t exist yet. We were mostly merchants.

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Chris Schweizer @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Thread of Robin Hood characters drawings! First up: Robin Hood! "Unfairly/trecherously displaced noble" Robin is a later invention to make the stories more palatable to a moneyed audience; in the best versions he's a charismatic yeoman (i.e. commoner not legally tied to a noble's land) trickster.

Watercolored drawing of Robin Hood. Like a lot of the characters in this series, he's drawn according to the description given in the Howard Pyle version (blonde hair, green cloths)

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Emily Maple @suika.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The original art style of Citadels (published in Dutch as "Machiavelli") is so nice. It's a style you don't really see much of anymore these days, which is a real shame. Amazing work by the team of illustrators: www.faidutti.com/citadels/cit...

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Tuxedo Catfish @tuxedocatfish.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

i can honestly forgive fantasy authors not having a realistic understanding of what religion meant to medieval people (even in Europe) but the failure to understand the religion that exists around them at all times, both for believers and atheists, is harder to excuse

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