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Anna Haunthro

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Former College Political #Anthropology Prof. Sharing the Interesting. Not always my position. Birds, Plants, #kdrama or #cdrama slip in. #nobot Occasionally post […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 42m
Vancouver! I'll be hosting Carol Off to discuss her book 'True Patriot Love' as part of the Vancouver Writers Festival. Join us! ● Oct 25, 2026 ● 7:00 PM ● York Theatre Tickets: writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...
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93. Closing Night: True Patriot Love with Carol Off | Vancouver Writers Fest
Tickets for this event will be sold here from The Cultch. Come together with other engaged readers and thinkers at this year’s closing night event, where we’ll consider who we are as Canadians, wher...
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h
I asked a trusted colleague for comments on a written document and they fed it in to chatGPT and sent me back that output and I just want to cry. Guess I won't be asking that person for help or advice on anything anymore. Enshittification happens in people's writing skills too, I guess. I also […]
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26m
#Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of #Naza film’s participant interviewees He calls for a criminal investigation into soldiers and officers that were interviewed in The Guardian-produced documentary about #Israel’s treatment of Palestinians […]
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1h
How to defeat tech billionaire power? Look at Solano County. When billionaires invaded their community with plans to build a "tech utopia," Democrats AND Republicans banded together to fight back. In a triumph of local democracy, they stopped the project...for now. 🎁 www.wsj.com/us-news/sili...
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Silicon Valley’s Dream City Has Crashed Into Small-Town Politics
A bitter standoff between tech-backed developers and local county leaders helped doom a $3-billion project at the edge of the Bay Area.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3h
Whoa: AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter “Our experiments suggest that small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT [Internet of Things] devices”
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AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
Small AI models may be only months away from being able to self-replicate across cheap IoT devices like Android TV boxes, with no datacenter needed.
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 6h
The thing is, Columbus is a terrible choice to honor *Italians.* After leaving Italy at 26, he never went back home, never wrote in Italian, and never talked about his background. Historians nearly unanimously believe he was ashamed of his background and even tried to hide it.
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 6h
A bit of history: Columbus Day became a holiday in 1934 to honor Italian-Americans. Its main backers were the Knights of Columbus and Generoso Pope, a sand-and-gravel magnate who owned a bunch of Italian-language newspapers, and who secured NY's Italian vote for FDR.
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 6h
The main character in the encounter was Guacanagaríx, the Taino leader who befriended Columbus. When Columbus shipwrecked the Santa Maria, Guacanagaríx led the efforts to save the sailors. When Columbus had to leave men behind, G helped build La Navidad, 1st Euro settlement in the Americas.
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 6h
If you want to honor Italo-Americans (a fine idea!), why not pick one with a real bond to the US? Enrico Fermi, Franco Modigliani, Salvador Luria, etc. Me, I’d love a Fermi Day. A Nobel-winning physicist, a great guy, anti-Fascist, a Manhattan project star who fought nuclear proliferation, etc.
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 5h
My story for @nature.com on today's economics Nobel (you know what I mean). www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Economics Nobel awarded for work on stabilizing economies in crisis
Laureates share award that builds on the theories that contributed to governments intervening during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Frank Sonderborg @fsonder.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 3h
Other major food retailers including Carrefour, Monoprix and E.Leclerc were also hit by the attack, which targeted software provided by Danish engineering firm Danfoss. The software allows retailers to manage their cold units remotely. www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5nzxv9…
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Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As you’re voting for Vancouver city council, no matter who else you vote for, I encourage you to vote for @fabulavancouver.bsky.social. Most candidates underestimate the massive learning curve that comes AFTER winning. Frances has been smartly engaged with, & communicating, urban issues for decades.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h
Ricky Patel kidnapped Newark's Mayor because Todd Blanche and Kristi Noem told him to. Then lied to a judge in an arrest affidavit. There's no reason to assume the HSI Agents who targeted Omar did any different. emptywheel.net/2026/10/12/h...
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HSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Made False Claims to Frame Democrats - emptywheel
There are at least 36 affidavits signed by HSI Agents -- like the goons who just searched Ilhan Omar's house -- who have made false claims to frame Democrats or other Trump opponents.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h
“ Federal agents searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of #Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation. The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents. VO JD Vance has in the past accused Omar of committing […]
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Steve Dinn 🇨🇦 @steve.social.dinn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13h
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! #Canada #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2026
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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 14h
I got a call from someone I don't know. "Hi. We have a FreeBSD server. It's been working perfectly for years, but it hasn't been updated since then. We asked AI to update it, but now it won't boot anymore. It didn't even make a backup before starting. The AI keeps trying things, everything is […]
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 13h
A political meme depicting a collage of exaggerated, distorted caricature figures wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats against a chaotic black-and-white background. A blue-and-yellow award ribbon at the top center reads "FELL FOR IT AGAIN AWARD". A solid black text box placed across the middle of the graphic features bold white text stating, "Trump approval rating: 27%" and "Adult US Illiteracy Rate: 28%".
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USpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 13h
There are 22 days until the Midterms, 757 days until the next theoretical Presidential Election, and 831 days until the next optional Inauguration Day. Midterms progress: █████████▒ 96% Presidency/Regime progress: ████▒▒▒▒▒▒ 45% Until Next Inauguration : ████▒▒▒▒▒▒ 43% #protest
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IMPEACH TRUMP. AGAIN.
Impeach Trump. Sign the petition NOW to defend democracy and demand accountability! He is disqualified from office, and has violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
“ US maternity wards face wave of closures as #Medicaid cuts kick in. #Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
The Caine Prize Literary Award-Winning Short Story Seems To Be #AI generated. Will All Literature Awards Have to Bring in #AI policies? www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/10/c…
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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Harry and Meghan had my sympathy. Then they launched a £112 advent calendar inews.co.uk/opinion/harry-meghan-sy…
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Harry and Meghan had my sympathy. Then they launched a £112 advent calendar
It's a gift-wrapped miniature of what life on the outside of the royal family actually entails
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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
"Franklin D. Roosevelt had his fireside chat radio addresses, he said. John F. Kennedy was a master of television. “President Trump uses Truth Social,” Mayers added. He was mere seconds into his argument when U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken, a Barack Obama appointee in the Southern District of […]
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Ian Robinson @ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Good grief. A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused | The Verge www.theverge.com/tech/1009411/elgin…
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Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Stellantis, where's the order button?! Citroën is set to relaunch the 2CV as the hottest electric vehicle on the market. Ready in two years, fulfils the upcoming EU E-car requirements. And the price? O la la! €15,000 (just under 100,000 🇫🇷 francs) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
View of the steering wheel and central display, featuring a rotary-dial telephone depicted in comic-strip style
Small red 2CV car
An interior photo taken from above through the open roof shows a soft yellow sofa, with cosy lights all around
Interior photo featuring a soft yellow sofa (rear), cosy lights
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The yellow heart emoji ⟨💛⟩ is mistakenly displayed as a pink "hairy heart" ⟨a pink heart symbol with marks representing short hair.⟩ in Google's Android 4.4 mobile operating system (released 2013) because Google's emoji art team misinterpreted the dots in Unicode's black-and-white reference images ⟨Heart symbol with dots.⟩ as being hair stubble. In reality, the dotted pattern is simply used as a colorless way to represent the color yellow (in accordance with heraldic hatching).
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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
BBC Sees Backlash After Censoring Pro-Trans Shirt - Joe.My.God. www.joemygod.com/2026/10/bbc-sees-b…
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BBC Sees Backlash After Censoring Pro-Trans Shirt - Joe.My.God.
Yahoo News reports: The BBC has sparked a backlash after censoring a pro-trans message which appeared on a Strictly Come Dancing star’s T-shirt. On Saturday evening, viewers of the flagship BBC entertainment show saw House of the Dragon actor Bethany Antonia dance an “American Smooth” with her professional partner Nancy Xu. Ahead of the performance, …
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
“ Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says #UK report Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of #Christianity […]
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy calling Carney first to discuss Trump's latest dumbass announcement before responding publicly is so underrated.
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Chefs Kiss French Chef
ALT: Chefs Kiss French Chef
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
One company in #Poland makes most of the world’s #TNT. One company now wants to start making TNT in #Canada www.thestar.com/politics/federal/tn…
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TNT shortage has one company angling to get Canada back in the explosives business
TNT shortages have sent a panic all along the West's explosives supply chain as militaries and civilian mining and construction companies reliant on the explosive are confronted with delays and
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Sara Teinturier @teinturs.social.sciences.re.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
@MartinNHamel en effet, à ma connaissance, seul le Parti vert (dans la dernière campagne pour les élections provinciales) a proposé une réflexion sur les enjeux de militarisation - en contre-point au plan du PQ pour la création d'une force armée québécoise qui serait calquée sur la course à […]
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
625 New Cosy Crime Novels for Autumn! (My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com)
Title: 625 new cosy crime novels for autumn! (pick one option from each column) 

Column 1: (one option) The.

Column 2: (five options) Chipping-Sodbury, Bishop's Stortford, Kirkby Stephen, Saffron Walden, Melton Mowbray. 

Column 3: (five options) Retired Librarians', Parish Council,Lawn Bowlers', Pub Regulars', Women's Institute.

Column 4: (five options) Murder, Burglary, Littering, Bigamy, Poisoning. 

Column 5: (five options) Investigation Society, Revenge Guild, Detection League, Punishment Club, Inspection Unit.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv data centers | Tom's Hardware […]
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`Da Elf @elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
This dude has way too much time on his hands. Nashville man who made world's thinnest road-legal car has now turned a tiny Ford Festiva into a bizarre 10-foot-wide highway monster
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Explained: Zelenskyy is using strategic amplification and selective validation, publicly endorsing a prominent Trump loyalist's dissent on Ukraine to exploit an existing MAGA factional divide. The tactic creates internal friction, potentially triggering infighting without directly confronting Trump.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
“The urn containing the ashes of late Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim-fong was discovered missing from a monastery three months ago, the singer’s family has revealed, saying police have made “no progress” in their investigation and that the incident has caused “immense distress”.” […]
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
#Trump admin DOJ opens ‘investigation’ into the five TV stations that joined the White House pool boycott following CNN & MSNOW being blocked from reporting. www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vgregzk…
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Justice Department investigating television networks over Trump pool coverage
The White House had blocked access for CNN, MS Now and Politico, leading them to restrict pool coverage.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Homes and bridges swept away as more rain and floods hit #Nepal www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck86zppej…
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Homes and bridges swept away as fresh floods hit Nepal
Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods that hit less than two months ago, leaving thousands dead and missing.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
“ ‘A Hawaiian son’: #Honolulu honours Sun Yat-sen as his landmarks vanish www.scmp.com/news/us/article/337041…
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
“ Although South #Korea insists its alliance with the US remains strong despite six months of restrictions on North Korea-related intelligence sharing, experts see little prospect of a quick resolution, warning that the #Trump admin’s mistrust runs deep and the dispute reflects broader […]
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
#India’s govt finally frees the leaders of the Cockroach Movement from detention after huge protests in the streets ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/229224…
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L’Inde libère les chefs du mouvement des « cafards »
Les chefs sont derrière une mobilisation qui exige la démission du président de la commission électorale après une révision de la liste électorale.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
“Spurgeon, an English professor at Texas Tech Univ in Lubbock, has been teaching literature for 20 years. But May 2025 was the first time she was forced to submit her course materials through a portal to be evaluated by an #AI program. It flags anything that might violate new rules laid out by […]
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
#EU to build own payment system to move away from US-controlled companies such as VISA www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZfcSzZ99cw
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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Do you like doing surveys about transportation? Researchers at McGill are looking at the ways people get around their cities and regions - if you're interested, check it out! mobility-canada.ca
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This seems like a very bad idea
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
FBI state they arrested an 18-yr-old Somali American in a #Minnesota sting operation they’d been running on him since he was 16. He was arrested Tuesday in a public park in Richfield, several miles northwest of the Mall of America, after he paid $600 to an undercover #FBI employee posing as a […]
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
TIL that Sushi Pizza was created at Nami’s in #Toronto in 1990s! It is a Canadian food! #Canada #Ontario www.toronto.com/things-to-do/food-a…
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Was the sushi pizza invented in Toronto?
When you think of the quintessential Toronto food, what comes to mind? Is it the peameal bacon sandwich — in particular, the one from Carousel Bakery in the St. Lawrence
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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Northern lights over Leith #Aurora #AuroraBorealis
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
“ Floca has no background in arts administration, programming or fundraising, in contrast to chief administrators at similar performing arts venues around the country. He was previously head of facilities at the Kennedy Center before being promoted in March, and holds a degree in construction […]
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 10/10/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct Advocate Federal judge dismissed a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania spa worker who was suspended one day for refusing to give a transgender woman a tour of the women’s locker room. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by spa worker who refused to give a trans woman a tour on ‘Christian’ grounds
Judge Keli Neary granted Hershey Entertainment's motion to dismiss Jeriah Sellers' lawsuit against her employer.
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AJ Sadauskas @aj.gts.sadauskas.id.au.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
This is farked. Voice actors now have to compete against AI reproductions of their own voices. And because they often don't hold the copyright to the ads of TV shows they work on, there's basically no recourse: "Jacqui Duncan has voiced more than 5000 commercials for Australian radio and […]
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