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Part time Trophonios.(He/Him/His) Opinions are my own, RePosts not endorsements. @Atrophonian@mastodon.social Twaddle - @Atrophonian - My departure from that messy nest is pending.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 3h
Halloween is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than a spooky séance to see what Canada's 10th Prime Minister and his Irish Terriers have gotten up to in the afterlife? This and more essentials on The Beaverton Merch Store!
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William Lyon Mackenzie King Memorial Séance Candle
Get the gang together, join hands and light a candle to see what Canada's 10th Prime Minister and his Irish Terriers have gotten up to in the afterlife. • Soy wax • Cotton wick • 3.76″ × 3.13″ (95 × 7...
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 4h
LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
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LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.
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✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’ve never seen a meme that embodies my very essence before.
YOU TRIGGERED MY FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
AND PM A FLIGHTLESS BIRD!
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
THE TWILIGHT ZONE debuted OTD in 1959. One of my absolute favorite shows ever. Been blessed to not only have provided several covers to the comics series over the years but to also co-write w @francazilla.bsky.social & draw our own episode, “SILENT WARNING” currently in stores by @idwpublishing.com
A spaceman sitting at a desk in a room typing on a typewriter, presumably writing episodes for the tv series twilight zone
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shelleyenglish.bsky.social @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Remembering Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered on October 2, 2018 by Saudi agents. karenattiah.substack.com/p/rememberin... @karenattiah.bsky.social
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
Whether you're new to WhatsApp or a longtime user, there are a bunch of settings buried away that can help improve your security. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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How to: Use WhatsApp
Some of WhatsApp's most useful security features are not enabled by default. You'll need to actively go in and set them up yourself (and ask your contacts to do the same!). Download location: Google Play Store or Apple App Store System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 15.1 or later...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit
David Ellison • @ellisonskyd... 2h
What once was the peak, is now just the beginning.
Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren't rewriting history — we're equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first ho Show
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/10/2026
I will be forever grateful to @tristanelwell.bsky.social for his Starter Villain cover art. The moment we all saw it we were all, "Oh, we're gonna sell a LOT of this one." And we were right! Authors, please use Tristan for all your cover art needs.
The cover of Starter Villain, which features a delightful business cat.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
occurs to me that some of you might be unfamiliar with this piece of palmer luckey lore www.vice.com/en/article/p...
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Palmer Luckey Made a VR Headset That Kills the User If They Die in the Game
The man who created the Oculus Rift has invented a virtual reality headset that will explode the forebrain of a user who dies in a video game.
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Old Hobbes 🔜 Private Practice @hobbesq.bolasgang.com · 01/10/2026
They'd turn on Mr Rogers at this point
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's officially pumpkin season, which happens to be a special treat for our ambassador wolves this time of year! 🎃🐺 Although wolves are classified as carnivores, they can sometimes have an omnivorous diet. Along with meat and eggs, wolves may also enjoy fruits like pumpkins. #wolffact
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
Lot of words when the term “stalking” already exists.
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2 Pinellas deputies arrested for tracking people they were interested in, sheriff says
One deputy queried a license plate reader database 300 times to track a woman, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One year ago, the world lost one of its strongest advocates. Dr. Jane Goodall spent years advocating for animal welfare, for community-led conservation, and for youth environmental leadership. She knew that each one of us had an important role to play, and she made sure that we knew that, too.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28/09/2026
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CEO: I have invented the off button.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@FuctupMike
Bernie Sanders should be forced to give away 90% of his birthday cake. #HappyBirthdayBernie

@jamieandhisego
Uh, surely you do that anyway...

@ItsDanSheehan
This is how cake works

@MayorDadler
This is how birthday cakes work when you have friends.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So I’m told today is the 30th anniversary of the premire of Sabrina The Teenage Witch. What a blessing it was for me to work on that show. Had some great times, made some great friends. And we must have done something right because people are still watching it and still enjoying it.
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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There's a social media scam featuring AI-generated injured soldiers shilling moody goods. Be on the lookout. Great story from Nick Stapleton for BBC Morning Live. AI detection and sense-checking from me and @shayan86.bsky.social
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joycelynngarrett, phd @jlg1017.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Silent Spring" was required reading in my Park/Rec program at University of Oregon. Still, after almost 60 years, the book impacts the way I think about and act with regard to the environment.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026
Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glasses
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Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glasses
MENLO PARK, CA — As Meta’s totally cool, definitely-not-creepy smart glasses become more popular with tech bros and straight-up pervs, the tech company is reportedly baffled as to why their glasses wh...
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
language model programs have no conscious intent or ethical understanding and they never will. you can program them to say they do, but they fundamentally cannot
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
yes my bull went rogue in your china shop but I think we can all agree there’s no liability here it’s an agentic being
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Graham Stark @graham.loadingreadyrun.com · 27/09/2026
What I know from speaking to people in the building, this would not happen. BUT if you get this player survey you should still tell them Absolutely No!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This all needs to be illegal
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LordHosk @lordhosk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Dolly Parton day, donate a book to a child in need and or tell a trans person you love their style in honor.
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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(GIFT ARTICLE) Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a Cozumel beach club learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/s...
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On This Mexican Island, Raccoons Make and Play With Toys (and Also Sip Margaritas) (Gift Article)
Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a Cozumel beach club learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture.
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Jona @jona-maz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Our product is dangerous because it’s so good. So we have to slow down because if it gets too good, it can kill us all. That’s how good it is.” And people are straight up buying this bullshit? I feel like I’m living in crazy world when I hear anything on the news about ai
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Red Herring Bear @qutzupalotl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Kleptomania? There’s a pilfer that.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Girl dinner
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/09/2026
ATTENTION THE BEST THING ABOUT AUTUMN HAS FINALLY ARRIVED IT IS TIME FOR TINY DOGS IN TINY SWEATERS
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
General reminder, gang: @cartoonist.coop has multiple pages of tutorials on building your own site. Do not sign your productive output over to corporations who consider you acceptable collateral damage in their pursuit of profit. cartoonist.coop/resources/
cartoonist.coop
RESOURCES – CARTOONISTS UNITED
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 03/03/2026
I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed. Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Trump regime’s response to inflation is to tell us we actually like it.
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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meta's new AI agent wanted my passport info. Not to help me. To train on me. Actually, it wanted everything: bank accounts, email inboxes, ID info. No surprise coming from Meta. But always worth reminding readers that AI automations come with major privacy risks. www.wired.com/story/metas-...
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Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
2 panel comic

Panel 1:
Orange Guy saying: let’s just throw trans people under the bus

Panel 2: Red Guy replying: Whoa there. That could damage the bus.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 20/09/2026
the AI kill switch we need
A man says “It may sound primitive and unscientific, but through the fairies, we could ask Mothra to help.” This is a still from (I think) the film "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964)
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g0m @g0m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A world where a twist ending is repurposed as a video title. where a thing's climax has been removed, leaving an advertisment for the gap where it used to be. such things are commonplace in. the twilight zone
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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Serling despised watching syndicated Twilight Zone reruns because they edited out material he found essential to the stories. He’d be apoplectic at anyone experiencing the show this way:
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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And there will be a moat around the arch, full of sharks with deadly lasers strapped to their heads.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft flew for the first time on the 12th of August, a 27-minute test flight over upstate New York that cost about five dollars in electricity. Heart Aerospace’s 30-seat prototype is a big step toward a commercial version. buff.ly/i3f0PhR #ShareGoodNewsToo
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The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity
Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from a regional airport in upstate New York, running on battery power the entire time. The aircraft reached 1,100 feet...
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pen, watercolor, black & white charcoal pencil.

Another featured piece from the Spooky Pants book.

A man in a sweater stands with his hands on his hips looking out of a large window with the curtains open. Things aren’t looking good outside, reader. A massive winged demon is emerging from the clouds as dozens of little ghosts and bone demons rip through the sky. On the ground below we see townsfolk running through the grass. Our man in the window is in no mood for this. He lets us know, “Oh, I am in no mood for this.” His dog looks out the window as well, wagging its tail. 

Fantasia (1940) inspired drawing. I think I could’ve gone a little heavier with the chaos outside but we’ll try again with fresh drawings this October. I like how the clouds turned out. Trying to balance my sloppy lines with more detail can be tricky but I think we achieved a good result.
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SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's surprising how into murder 7 year olds are. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/civili... PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
1-panel SMBC comic update. A mother stands behind her daughter, grasping her daughter's shoulders. The mother says "during the night an entire civilization of bacteria has arisen, prospered, and taken their good fortune for granted. ANNIHILATE THEM." The caption below the comic reads "I found a way to get kids to brush their teeth."
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Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you that Hegseth is running the military like a megachurch youth pastor, which as a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you is a bad idea.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 20/09/2026
“privatization doesn’t mean prices will go up,” they told us last week. but of course they will, and they’re starting to have to admit it. the reason why investors are so desperate to get our airports is precisely because they know they’ll be able to make monopoly profits.
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 18/09/2026
Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Carrie Fisher looked at future ROBOCOP star Peter Weller during a 1980 Giorgio Armani afterparty
Carrie Fisher looking sexily at Peter Weller
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