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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Chase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Like displaying heads on pikes

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DrCrlsnPEJD @drcrlsnpe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Described by the director of applied science at Microsoft, another defendant in the case, as the 'largest theft of labor in human history.'” OpenAI’s co-founder and president: “Ah nice.”

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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avalonlights @avalonlights.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

It’s #Harringrove season… 💖🌅🥺

Drawing of Billy Hargrove tentatively leaning into the embrace of Steve Harrington.

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 24/09/2026

in the age of AI, making art is a radical act

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026

"china is charging their cars in less time than it takes you to fill up your F-150" is the kind of banal jingoism i always assumed would get us finally kicking it up a notch on serious infrastructure buildout but we were a lot more directly addicted to gasoline in addition to racism than i thought

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

all I’m gonna say about this as a woman who inhabits nerd spaces is that if you believe “Game of Thrones” is the best (not most culturally impactful or biggest influence, but BEST) speculative fiction show of the century by this staggering a margin, you are a man I would not let my girlfriends date

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day

Take five minutes to not destroy civilization

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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Whenever AI CEOs say anything this is all I can think about

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han @hansoeii.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

COMMISSIONS OPEN! 🎉✨️ Super excited to go back to drawing your favourite characters, ships, beloved OCs, or whatever else you have in mind! I will accept as many applications as I can! ⭐️ APPLY HERE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌈 My portfolio: hansoeii.com #commissions

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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026

DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

r/crafts has banned all Harry Potter-related crafts due to JK Rowling’s anti-trans bigotry, after a 53-41 vote

reddit.com

From the crafts community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the crafts community

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’ll take this a step further and say, I believe we should be able to support an average-sized family on a single income at what we determine to be the minimum wage. A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026

I signed this petition.

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the vast majority of cheese available in the us is made with lab-grown vegetarian rennet. some european cheeses with protected designation of origin legally require animal rennet, like parmesan, but many people under 30 have never eaten non-halal cheddar cheese in their lives

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So this week we've learned: 1) The AI goons CONFESSED they were committing the biggest theft in history. 2) The data centers really are sucking up all the energy during an energy shock. 3) AI almost caused a World War.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not only is illustration art, WSJ has artfully illustrated that no matter how rich you get, you’ll never be accepted in old money circles. They think they make culture. We all do, for better and worse.

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DEAN WON!!! @deansnuggles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when will it happen already

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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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D.J. Kirkland @ohheydj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hate her so much!

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1945: First "bug" in a computer program is discovered by a team of engineers, including Grace Hopper, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when a real-life moth is removed with tweezers from a relay and taped into the logbook

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Dr Rehaminator's Monster Cock @drrehaminator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"I'm too talented to need shortcuts" goes so fucking hard.

youtube community post from Huggbees that discusses why he does not and will not ever use AI in his art

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

BREAKING: Blizzard union workers have ratified a historic contract that has secured guardrails around AI usage, layoff protections, remote/hybrid work benefits, and much more.

gamedeveloper.com

Blizzard union workers ratify contract covering 1,900 employees

Union members have secured guardrails around generative AI usage, layoff protections, remote and hybrid work benefits, and more.

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avalonlights @avalonlights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

you hating ai 🤝 me hating ai 🤖🎂😘

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 02/09/2026

ignorant bigot got sacked by an old man and thousands of decent massachusetts voters. good job, y’all.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is definitely time for a generational change, but I'm glad Markey beat the bigot. Hopefully next term he will be succeeded by someone who isn't almost as old as air travel

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

1996: can't use the internet without your phone 2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication. 2026: can't use the internet without your phone

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Ohio Todd @lettucewrangler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sometimes i think about how, in the late 90s, USPS was moving to set up a secure email address for every US resident and how congress prevented it.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

at America's Largest Humor Website (at the time) Cracked.com, my job for half a decade was to pick images for the articles. Finding relevant stuff in the public domain was a creative task that often inspired me to write more and better jokes. Even using Getty images was more creative than AI.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 31/08/2026

finally posting this after having my pds be down for most of the day omfg. i can't believe i got kramer'd into watching this.

📽️ screenshot of my letterboxd review for coyote vs acme (2026)

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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Basia Tluchak @basiatlu.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

breaktime smooches #harringrove

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

nbcnews.com

Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 30/08/2026

it's legitimately heartwarming how the majority of WNBA players have absolutely seen through this bullshit and have been vocally supportive of trans women

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Journalists need to stop describing these incidents in terms implying software has agency and intent. It does not. The people who created a faulty and dangerous product are the ones responsible for whatever happens, and must be held to account, with punitive financial penalties for damage done.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you are someone who claims to be an ally to the disabled, or claims to be a progressive or a socialist, or claims to care about people other then yourself and you aren’t regularly getting Covid boosters then you’re not any of those fucking things.

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cvpid @cvpidart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Faberge. It's Faberge Organics. The shampoo and the conditioner, then when it's damp, not wet, damp, you do four puffs of the Farrah Fawcett spray. #steveharrington

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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.

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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

These posters just went up all over every courthouse in New York State, and, man, what an excellent policy.

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The Shadow Over Innschwartz ✨🦑✨ @benschwartz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've now lived long enough to see the Kennedys and Nixons do the funniest political body swap comedy ever.

The image is from Fox News of Democrat Angie Nixon and it lists her positions:

•MEDICARE FOR ALL
•FREE CHILDCARE
•FREE PAID FAMILY AND SICK LEAVE
• NATIONAL RENT FREEZE AND MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS
• UNIVERSAL JOBS PROGRAM
• TAX THE RICH
• ABOLISH I.C.E.

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Hamlet Machine @hamletmachine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My feelings toward Disney are like the scene in Ghostbusters when Ray summons the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man - I used to love it in my childhood, but now it's a giant hideous monster that's come to destroy us.

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