Reposted by AmyRey Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 17hThat time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred. 4861621174
Reposted by AmyRey Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 10/10/2026“My personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack. It's made me rethink how I use it.” These titans of business. These masters of the universe.businessinsider.comMy personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack. It's made me rethink how I use it.Shane Mac, the CEO of XMTP Labs, got a rude shock when one of his AI agents posted his monthly bank audit in a company Slack channel. 992819622
Reposted by AmyRey Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Grandfather knot clock” by Australian woodworker George Andrew, who handcrafted this piece using Radiata pine and plywood, shaping the dramatic curves using a bandsaw, an angle grinder, and lots of hand sanding. www.woodreview.com.au/photocompent... 1874982727
Reposted by AmyRey Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 136135455804
Reposted by AmyRey Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Halloween Celebrity Deathmatch: saying "Beetlejuice" 3 times, and then "Candyman" 5 times, and seeing who wins 2115
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 21hI appreciate that my fellow ETDB folks have recruited you for professional journalism work. 100
Reposted by AmyRey s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 10/10/2026Non-spooky bonus episode for @erinbiba.bsky.social because this was the first thing I saw when I opened TikTok just now and I would like to buy this person a beverage of their choice immediately. 217450
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 22hIt needs to be revived with someone who fills out the lycra supersuit nicely. A bit of a cake butt, doesn't need to be a big buff dude 000
Reposted by AmyRey Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Jon Ossoff can land a sick burn, as he showed in last night's debate. On "Standing Room Only," I celebrate Jon's hotness, his swift wit, and why this high-T Democrat has MAGA freaking out. youtu.be/sJyaw2xaoYo?...youtu.beHe’s Hot, They’re Not: Why Sen. Jon Ossoff is enraging MAGAYouTube video by Salon 49412
Reposted by AmyRey MyNameIsTrue @alisontrue.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Here’s the project, by the way. A longitudinal presentation of original articles about cases and timelines with assaults, institutional failures, and student activism on sexual misconduct. All from Carleton College, a microcosm of rape culture. ReckonReformRepair.org 011
Reposted by AmyRey hellresidentNY 🖤 @hellresidentny.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026Every fucking day is a day we have to be reminded that too many voters and non-voters chose the worst people alive to be in the White House, and gave them enough power to destroy other people's lives just like this. 132
Reposted by AmyRey Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026i'm sorry, but it's still incredibly funny to imagine a literal pope watching this and yelling at the TV 23961148
Reposted by AmyRey Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4103502810549
Reposted by AmyRey Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities 206125523111
Reposted by AmyRey Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 08/10/2026...not every "Dems cave on trans issues" case is the same, but this one is pretty simple. so for the record, I WILL *NEVER* VOTE for anyone who refers to me as a "biological man" because that's an non-scientific anti-trans term explicitly designed to take away trans rights! bsky.app/profile/erin... 012915
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Unfortunately, the map in your Guide to Anti-Trans Dems page needs to make SC purple, too. 010
Reposted by AmyRey Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 08/10/2026Scholars from Virginia university that ended trans youth care publish research on transphobia’s harms www.advocate.com/pol... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA advocate.comScholars from Virginia university that ended trans youth care publish research on transphobia’s harmsA year after Virginia Commonwealth University hospital ended its gender-affirming care program for transgender youth, researchers from the same institution have released a new study on anti-trans policymaking. 12110
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026That’s a picture of him? He’s that unattractive? Matches his psyche 010
Reposted by AmyRey s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/10/2026I REALLY like this @anildash.com piece on 'unalive' and algospeak in general, particularly the exploration of the implications for a generation of people growing up steeped in it.anildash.comWe are going to kill “unalive” - Anil DashA blog about making culture. Since 1999. 5539196
Reposted by AmyRey Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it 4541371005
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Or was it not your alma mater? I went to Carleton, a mess for decades. 120
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Wait. You went to a longtime majority-female college and the same level of rape culture held sway? Dang. 200
Reposted by AmyRey The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If Collins actually loses, this is the moment that will have killed her political career. A devastating comeback line from Jackson that gets to the core of her fecklessness. 513228
Reposted by AmyRey Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026Launched in May, “the page uses data from customers’ activity to generate details about them in categories like Product Preferences, Interests & Hobbies, and Home & Family, which Amazon then uses to personalize users’ product experiences.”fastcompany.com'Has flat buttocks,' 'cusses when scared': Amazon keeps shockingly specific customer profiles. Here's how to find yoursAmazon's new 'About you' page lists many assumptions about shoppers—like their favorite brands, their hobbies, and the shape of their bodies. 56526210
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They say not to exercise too close to bedtime, but if it puts you to sleep rather than revving up your system, knock yourself out! 010
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I had lots of vulnerable situations in college where I was really drunk but lucked out, was with young men not interested in committing rape. I really beat the odds. 010
Reposted by AmyRey Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When I was a freshman, I disclosed to a group of male friends that I’d never been drunk before. Two guys were like, let’s get you drunk this Saturday, it’ll be fun. It was fun! There was loud talking and dancing and nothing bad. They cut me off before hangover level. That’s what’s supposed to happen 322232
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Let’s say you’re doing a crossword and using the arrows to navigate a few squares over … and you’re just smashing the fucking Copilot button again and again instead 010
Reposted by AmyRey s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 06/10/2026I take hosting responsibilities very seriously so therefore whenever someone visits I immediately offer them a beverage and list off every single imbibable substance in my house and it has become a running joke that I always include milk and I am WAITING for the day someone finally takes the plunge. 7492
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My Lenovo has a dumb Copilot button between the ALT and left arrow keys. There is no CTRL button on the right half of the keyboard. I accidentally hit the AI button almost daily and I never, ever do anything but hit the button again to close it. I hate it 120
