Reposted by BiancaChuThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 15hSometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 15691811566
Reposted by BiancaChuJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026"But if it was limited only to public domain it couldn't function like it does!" I mean: a) That's why I noted "licensed and compensated works" b) It doesn't excuse IP theft or materially argue for the value of a tech apparently only possible through IP theft c) It's not too late to compensate! 321399117
Reposted by BiancaChuJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10892602900
Reposted by BiancaChuElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 56119163531
Reposted by BiancaChuWill Perkins @williamhperkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“What is certain, however, is that a vast sum of our money will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, and, eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse.” 2279
Reposted by BiancaChumeyo 🌸 @meyoco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Butter Cookie varsity jacket is back! 🧈 meyocostudio.com/products/but... 128773
Reposted by BiancaChuKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This choreography!! And more of the song! youtu.be/Q39z1yWS15A?...youtu.beCharm La'Donna's Dancers Dazzle at Vogue World: MilanoYouTube video by Vogue 619138
Reposted by BiancaChuuncle leyla (scary) 🎃 @leyla.money · 23/09/2026this has been brewing for years and one one hand i'm glad to see bigger coverage of it lately but on the other hand boy do i wish someone took it seriously years ago 011342
Reposted by BiancaChuCopper Hamster @copperhamster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My friend got a picture of them all together. 77125325118
Reposted by BiancaChuDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I 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.🤷🏽♀️ 159167354688
Reposted by BiancaChuNothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026How to visit an art museum with someone who isn't used to visiting art museums: 172834924
Reposted by BiancaChucait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go 123145102811
Reposted by BiancaChuSix Dettmar @sixdettmar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’M AT THE URGENT CARE I’M AT THE TACO BELL I’M AT THE COMBINATION URGENT CARE AND TACO BELL 266118143036
Reposted by BiancaChuIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13/09/2026Early voting is a crucial tool for stopping election sabotage. Join your local No Kings event on October 17 to promote unprecedented early voting in the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 15621317
Reposted by BiancaChuErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban. It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comCanada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.” 2138941119
Reposted by BiancaChuClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026it's two things, to me: 1) trans rights matter because trans people matter and deserve rights, not just because failing to stand for trans rights is a bellwether for inauthentic progressivism more broadly 2) if you can't be trusted on trans rights you can't be trusted on anything 1638261153
Reposted by BiancaChuKewey goes AWOO! @keweytanuki.bsky.social · 11/09/2026for folks who want to track CVA's box office returns, currently reported just shy of US$58m, there's a site for that www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl40...boxofficemojo.comCoyote vs. Acme 0106
Reposted by BiancaChuRuby (ft. Jimin) @lapsedbard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caPetition e-7550 - Petitions 9730825
Reposted by BiancaChuRobin Sevakis @jadedsketch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wile E. Coyote is doing a reddit AMA right now for Coyote vs ACME and strictly answering through signs, and it's genius. 5386171932
Reposted by BiancaChuJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn. 6979531450
Reposted by BiancaChuRobert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right 1101286066342
Reposted by BiancaChuAlanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Normal Toronto scene. But it's also Fan Expo weekend so there was probably like a Wolverine and some Huntrix cosplayers watching it go down too 😂 2164
Reposted by BiancaChuDavid Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“Consumerism as activism” can be a questionable tactic… but it’s worth noting: if you all see COYOTE VS ACME this weekend and make it a giant hit… you will specifically humiliate David Zaslov and make him miserable… while also seeing an entertaining and heartfelt movie. The definition of win/win.static.klipy.comWile E. Coyote BoredAlt: Wile E. Coyote files his fingernails. 936131179
Reposted by BiancaChuKendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people 59220337576
Reposted by BiancaChuTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass 4561251508
BiancaChu @biancachu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I am almost never a dub person. But the dub for The Cat Returns is SO GOOD! 010
Reposted by BiancaChuMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸 1188852402
Reposted by BiancaChuArloween 🎃 @feraldactal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I actually don’t believe in overconsumption when it comes to books. In an age where they are literally destroying books I think it’s so important to have physical media. Buy all the books. Build your library up. Buying books will never be a bad decision. 138477
Reposted by BiancaChuJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/08/2026At this point I'm pretty sure no one who negotiates with this administration expects it to either offer a reasonable deal or to honor the terms of the deal once it's been set. The question is whether to treat it like the unreliable bully it is. We have Canada's answer, for now at least. 811545245
Reposted by BiancaChuCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/08/2026HAPPY ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT EFFECTIVE DAY FOR ALL WHO CELEBRATE!!!!! 121254226
Reposted by BiancaChuBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I think polio is bad and the vaccine for it is good. 36010514950
Reposted by BiancaChuDidi is a trans immigrant 🏳️⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 18/08/2026Since it happened again, I made a meme. Honestly, though, never go in against Courtney Milan on any topic. 633180
Reposted by BiancaChuAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hey, guys, when the librarians get pissed about the destruction of books, it’s time to put those listening ears on. Because we are very comfortable with the idea that books are tools that can be retired. What’s happening right now is not that. 2540111398
BiancaChu @biancachu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Or, alternately, I could just make myself happy by rewatching Agent Carter and the Spider-Verse movies instead of fussing at all with Doomsday. 010
Reposted by BiancaChudaryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 16/08/2026so, plants under solar panels do well, water under solar panels does well, foxes under solar panels do well, just need to put solar panels over more things 4844481216
Reposted by BiancaChuErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I just think that if you want more people to be into the thing you're into, making fun of people who have a hard time with it isn't the way. 3241
Reposted by BiancaChuNathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026workers also planted flags outside the office, one for each laid-off dev. the union sent me a video of all of them, and the number is truly striking. imagine just... ignoring that 2537951350
Reposted by BiancaChuSeanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I am a girl. I like reptiles and horror movies and science fiction and comics and TTRPGs, and for my entire life, every time I have entered a space, I have had to prove that I didn't "steal" it from the person* it rightfully belonged to. (*Boy, then man.) 443233592
Reposted by BiancaChuOzma @rowyourbot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In case people do not know this great poem by Nael. 919457
Reposted by BiancaChusarah zedig 🐐 @handle.invalid · 22/07/2026the only people who could ever earnestly support means testing are people who've never had to be means tested before. it is a humiliating, dehumanizing bureaucratic hostage negotiation with a system whose primary purpose is to *not* provide financial support as often as humanly possible 372685926
Reposted by BiancaChuDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026 102675783
Reposted by BiancaChujessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126097998
Reposted by BiancaChuThe Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 29/07/2026Miscarriages are common, ending 1 in 4 pregnancies. But despite happening so often, they're rarely discussed. One writer shares her experience to help break the stigma.conversationalist.orgWe Need to Talk About Our MiscarriagesOne would hope that something that happens so frequently would be discussed. But overwhelmingly, it’s not—until, as I learned, you join the miscarriage club yourself. 083
Reposted by BiancaChuFoo @agentfoo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The airport expansion is over. There's no reason for the Province to keep Toronto's waterfront. Olivia Chow has tabled a motion to bring it back. 🚨 Sign the petition before City Hall votes. share.oliviachow.ca/s/cNHre89jshare.oliviachow.caSign the petition: Hands off our waterfront! 101
Reposted by BiancaChuProsper Tipaldi 🌱🌿 @prospertipaldi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Quick PSA for all your medieval linen coifs, up until the 15th century, no loose laces in the sources! ☝️ 122675572
