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Akilla Cooper @akelacooper.bsky.social · 11h

If you want your mail-in ballot counted it might be best to put it in a dropbox instead of a USPS mailbox.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h

UPDATE: Republicans want to defend North Carolina's new absentee ballot rules, which could toss ballots over technicalities like an unsealed inner envelope. The GOP-led election board imposed the new policies just last month, and 81k voters have already requested absentee ballots for the midterms.

This image shows a legal document titled "Motion to Intervene as Defendants" in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. It involves plaintiffs, including the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, against defendants, the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The motion is filed by the Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party, seeking expedited consideration. The document refers to various parties and case number 1:26-cv-00965-TDS-JGM.

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 15h

Rape as a tool of political violence was the natural escalation point to allowing an adjudicated rapist to become President. I think I'll just start shrieking at the top of my lungs at anyone who tells me I'm overreacting from this point forward. No words, just the feral sound of unbridled rage.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 15h

As I said back in 2020, 2021, and 2023: Without meaningful repercussions, a failed coup attempt is just a training exercise.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 14h

Was curious if maybe this was a case of a bad panel title so I checked out the description and actually I think it’s worse somehow! www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...

This is a separately ticketed course. Register here: https://events.leapevents.com/tickets/nycc26cle257gbdjk61wpv2

This CLE program explores how the rapid advancement of AI tools—now capable of producing near market-ready comic art, scripts, and character designs—has heightened legal uncertainty around authorship, ownership, and infringement. Focusing on risk mitigation, the program analyzes the U.S. Copyright Office’s evolving human authorship framework, along with recent federal decisions that narrow protection for AI-assisted and machine-generated works.

Participants will examine how integrating AI into creative workflows can create gaps in the chain of title, complicate rights enforcement, and expose creators, publishers, and their counsel to avoidable liability. The program then shifts to practical strategies attorneys can implement immediately, including strengthening documentation protocols, structuring agreements to address AI inputs and outputs, navigating disclosure obligations, and developing internal policies designed to preserve protectable interests while reducing litigation risk in an increasingly hybrid creative environment.

This session is approved for 2.5 CLE credits of professional practice for NY (transitional and non-transitional) and 2.5 general credits for NJ.

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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 15h

Beware

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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 15h

Never. Never, ever. Never let these monsters and cowards back away from what they’ve done.

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 16h

“We are long overdue a meaningful, mainstream critical rebuke of the volatile and egocentric ‘great men’ rewarded by our tech-obsessed culture … But how strongly can a major motion picture attack big tech?” I’m also curious what, pop culturally speaking, can move the dial right now. Is it TV/film?

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Will the Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman movies make a dent on tech giant evangelism?

The triple release of The Social Reckoning, Musk and Artificial is less a clear political stance, more like movie studio opportunism

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 16h

This is sexual violence as a form of terrorism. It is political violence and it is chilling and horrific, and AOC was absolutely right to be terrified that the goons (now pardoned) laying siege to the capital would rape her if they found her. Small changes won't fix this. FLIP THE TABLE NOW

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Emily Blake @emilyblake.bsky.social · 16h

Just so we're all clear, California, vote NO on prop 39. Our election is really secure, & this prop would cost a fortune to solve a problem that doesn't exist. It would also disenfranchise many voters. Ask me any questions if you want an explanation of the current process in LA County. #NoOn39

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 16h

We can have a democracy or we can have this, but we can’t have both

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Emily Yoshida @emilyyoshida.bsky.social · 20h

Considering Adobe “upgraded me” at some point to an $35/month AI Suite subscription without my knowledge and I had autopayed a couple hundred dollars before I realized this and I had to spend an entire day with customer service to get it canceled and they still didn’t even fully refund me…

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 20h

Every day, hundreds, and now sometimes thousands of Russian soldiers die at the contact line, for a pointless war driven by Putin’s ego & desperation to be remembered as a “strongman.” Frustrated that he can’t win, he bombs Ukrainian citizens. This is a war crime. But Ukraine will outlive him.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 19h

"Technofascists want to shut the inward eye. They’ll close it like an eyelid on a corpse: a gambit, a formality. They want it shut for all eternity. Eternity is no big thing: the future is an asset they hoarded long ago."

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 19h

Every day, people find a way to use AI in a horrific new way I never thought of.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 18h

Welcome to Applied Speculative Fiction, a new series from author and organizer Leah Bobet exploring how SFF ideas are being used to work for real-world change! First up, we dive into How to Fall in Love With the Future by climate activist Rob Hopkins

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A Blueprint for Applied Imagination: Rob Hopkins’ How to Fall in Love With the Future Brings Speculative Thinking to the Real World - Reactor

Welcome to a new series exploring how we can turn speculative ideas into positive change, one step at a time.

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Emma Fraser @frazbelina.bsky.social · 18h

This show needs to have 22-episode seasons, not 7 (!!!), as I am just learning right now. What is this? Streaming?! Let the RJ Decker team cook (and give me more Scott Speedman in the process).

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 21h

They are trying to send us back into the muck of the ocean

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 21h

Good takes! I especially agree with #5 -- for my money, a lot of what was most distinctive about the era were shows that proved how arbitrary the "comedy" and "drama" categories are, and I'd have slid many of them much high up the list

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Maine women begged her not to. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe, and she says she has no regrets.

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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

These are HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS protesting for more public school funding.

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The predictable tech shift from “Don’t Be Evil” to “Shit Happens!”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

bbc.com

Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger

The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I don't vote in Maine, but if I did, I would find this pretty convincing. Electing criminals has not served us well.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I found this info, deleted everything Amazon thought they knew about me, and added some important facts. Just trying to help. #youarebeingwatched

A screengrab of the new info on my Amazon “About You” page:

“Home & Family
Is over 11 feet tall

Home & Family
Has launch capability

Home & Family
Runs their own space program

Home & Family
Is a former President of the United States”

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Why isn't this on every TV screen and not the fairy tale of killer robots

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This. This is important. They’re hoping fear will hold us back because they don’t have the numbers. But it will make us stronger. It will bring people out.

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.com · 07/10/2026

I’m still stunned we forgot gambling was outlawed for a reason. Sort of like we forgot our president shouldn’t be a dementia addled racist criminal

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Warren Leight @warrenleight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If only Biden had appointed her Attorney General.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Like it or not this what Maine Guys actually sound like. Might sound like shit to you, but this is a Meryl Streep-level performance for guys from Maine with this voice and personality.

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Angie Han @ajhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

in LOS ANGELES??? the city that has apocalyptic wildfires like every other year??

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Great news. All workers shoulder be unionized. Good luck moving forward!

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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Let Iran take out Los Angeles or San Diego” Sure has a “Russia, find the emails” Vibe Also, can CA ban him for this please?

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Agents we believe to be operated by OpenAI made millions of automated requests to our public APIs to access the knowledge on Wikimedia projects, crawled millions of pages, and made hundreds of thousands of data queries to the Wikidata Query Service."

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 06/10/2026

You know what "anywhere" includes? THE SOUTH! It's possible! If you actually do what's needed!

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Sarah Marrs @cinesnark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They didn't outwit everybody. They tantrummed and corruptioned their way into a mega merger.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump historically wore Brioni, an Italian luxury company that makes suits in Italy. Here he flashes a Jos. A Bank label, a US company that long offshored its production to China and Bangladesh. They carry an associated label called Joseph Abboud, which is made in US. Curious he didn't choose that.

Donald Trump in a navy suit. He's opening the jacket, so you can see the label.

A close up of the suit label says Jos. A. Bank.

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Ryan Schwartz @ryanschwartz.tv · 06/10/2026

I’m sure HBO Max and Paramount+ will merge. Just as soon as Hulu is actually absorbed by Disney+ and ceases to exist as a standalone app, plus or minus 3–5 years.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I wonder how hard the executive ranks will get hit Ha ha ha just kidding

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But they're gonna have to lay off thousands of people who make a fraction of the executives' income in order to be "fiscally responsible"

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you're the kind of ghoul who would threaten and harass an artist because they need to step away from a project to handle a family matter, you're the kind of ghoul that needs to worry about Batman finding them in a dark alley. Grow up and do your best to find a shred of empathy in the process.

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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This should be everywhere in CA If we’re going to have stupid cars and stupid parking lots at least this gives shade and creates power

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

People who save internets please save this internet

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