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Cactus Jak

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Belle - The wicked witch of atproto @torrentempress.neocities.org · 11h
I did also talk about blampow and the dev is lovely, it also just automatically has all your Bluesky stuff, no need to actually set up an account just upload torrent-empress.leaflet.pub/3mxb3dp6h622i
torrent-empress.leaflet.pub
An actually fucking good NSFW-friendly webcomics platform that isn't fucking webtoon is here
Y'all know I wouldn't say this shit if it wasn't true also please be normal to the dev guys
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🦇Bram Stoker’s Grantula🦇 @grantthethief.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Oh, you don’t like AI cause isn’t ethical or cheap or safe? Well, have you considered that it’s supported by all the most annoying and evil people on earth?
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Invertex @invertex.xyz · 15/10/2026
PSA: The latest NVIDIA App update adds a Default-ON option that allows AI Agents to control the app... Might want to turn it off.. Even aside from being lame AI features, that feels like making security even worse by defaulting it ON.
Screenshot of the Nvidia app's "Settings > Features" section.
Showing the newly added "AI Agents and App Connections" section.
The option for "Allow Agents to control NVIDIA App" is enabled by default.
This happened in version 11.0.9.565
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is all disgusting. I've had people accuse me of using AI when I do shit like use an em-dash. I struggle to avoid yelling but HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES AND AT LEAST TWO BOOKS I WROTE have been scraped by OpenAI. I'm part of why your chatbots write the way they do. They're copying me.
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Literally no one has been left behind because of not using gen AI. This is a lie fed to you by stakeholders and obsequious bootlickers. Stop being so utterly spineless. Money and false promises are not worth your integrity. This is the most infuriating thing to witness.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
truthout.org
Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP
The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.
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Paul-tergeist Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 13/10/2026
This bill would abolish ICE, DHS, and CBP, transferring legitimate customs duties to other departments. It would sunset Section 219 of the INA close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and shutter all immigration detention centers. You have my sword, milady.
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Berensreverie 🤒 @berensreverie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Just leave me here #berensart2026
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Val @ BOO! Goes the Bride (of Frankenstein) @valwrites.ca · 13/10/2026
Let us eat cake. In lieu of regular food. And then do whatever historically happens after someone says we can just eat cake
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Kelbremdusk @kelbremduskart.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Dungeon Crawler Carl hate in the book community is so forced cause all they see is "cringe book about man who goes into dungeon with his cat" and not a fantastic commentary on the corporatized exploitation of tragedy in the digital age by private media conglomerates and the bystander effect.
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Aubrey Wood - BANG BANG BODHISATTVA paperback and audio out now! @briewoodfiction.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
if i say what i think we should do next i'll get banned
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
There's a trap on your ballot in California. Here's how to get past it.
1. Prop 40: 250 billionaires pay with they owe so hospitals, schools, and food assistant survive the federal cuts. Vote yes.
2. Props 41 and 42: paid for by billionaires to cancel prop 40. Vote no.
3. Tell one person, because the confusion is the plan.
Yes I'm 40. No on 41 and 42.
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Ant @agramuglia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 12/10/2026
This is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free. Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online.
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Carey Pietsch @careydraws.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I end undergrad talks with the annoying 'comics advice' of: you have to sleep, you have to eat, you have to move your body in whatever way works for you, you have to engage with the world outside of your desk and outside of comics entirely. sleep is the foundation!! you can't compromise on that!!
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Sam Frantics @dsoart.com · 11/10/2026
This month’s sticker design for Patreon!
Medieval style rendering of Godzilla in front of a cloud of smoke and fire, with text written in red gothic letters that says “Go ahead and destroy the data centers, Godzilla. Make the people happy.”
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TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
cannot stress enough that the conversations I've had with tradpub staff contradict the statements made by leadership in this piece. Staff are most definitely being pressured/forced to use genai in their everyday work in a lot of houses.
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Catrina, CEO of Ventress @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I posted this about six hours ago on Threads and it took off. Tons of comments and not a single hurtful one in sight. Not one threat. Nothing. I know it’s just one post, but with those bot farms blown to smithereens, my online experience has improved tenfold
A thread on the Threads app by Catrina it begins with the text that reads: While the bots are away: Women are the best thing about Star Wars. The story, the fandom, the legacy. Star Wars would not be what it is today without women.
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LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Use reference. I’m serious. I get it that somehow you or someone convinced you that using reference is “cheating.” It’s not. You are just hindering yourself.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you need a pickmeup, Ukraine struck and destroyed a Russian data center last night, reducing Russian bot traffic by 50%, dropping online pro-AfD discussion to zero, cratering MAGA traffic, and making Elon big mad. Just in time for the mid-terms. Slava fucking Ukraini.
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BOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Illustrator: That’s called negative space. It gives the composition some breathing room and draws focus onto the parts of the image that are important to the idea that is being conveyed.
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WIRED @wired.com · 09/10/2026
More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 10/10/2026
Hundreds of protestors march from the site where an ICE agent shot a father in the Bronx on 10/8 to the hospital where he was being held. Defund and abolish ICE. Chinga la migra. 🧵 of photos...
A big crowd of protestors march in protest of an ICE agent shooting a father in the Bronx. Banner up front reads "JUSTICE FOR LORENZO, JOAN AND ALL VICTIMS OF ICE / Party for Socialism & Liberation." Signs read "Chinga la Migra" and "ICE OUT OF NYC"
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psudonym @psudonym.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Productive struggle” I like that.

The findings backed up what anecdotes and surveys have increasingly found in recent years:

An overreliance on Al for answers erodes our cognitive fitness. When AI produces answers in

seconds, we get used to that speed; anything that takes longer feels inefficient. And relying on

AI also removes what the team called "productive struggle," which can lead people to find their
research strengths and passions.
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Meg Syv @megsyv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
YEEEAAAAHHHHHH Guys, PLEASE watch our show, we really went all out with it this time!!! Hope you like it!!!
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A cop warns on the price of witnessing death.
As a homicide detective, I can say with all of my being that there is no lesson learned in seeing someone die. But there is a price. And that price is your peace. Your decency. And the soul of our society.
We don't have to be this way, this fake tough but real ugly way. Stop
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 08/10/2026
Changing online policy and social media platform moderation has drastically impacted the work of queer and trans indie webcomic artists. In a new comic, @bellhasabat.bsky.social and @raspberryhazel.bsky.social explore how they’re navigating this brave new world. xtramagazine.com/culture/onli...
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Online censorship is crushing indie webcomics | Xtra Magazine
From social media platforms to payment processors, new restrictions are making it harder for webcomic artists to exist
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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All this. The contract is unacceptable, and the people with the clout need to be very clear that even trying this nonsense will result in artists and authors walking away without further discussion.
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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
this is definitely what publishers do with books that are in high demand and not written by a toxically bigoted dented can of spray cheese
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Common Myth 3. Being banned actually helps an author's sales.

Reality: Most authors do not see a bump in sales after their books are banned. In addition, many authors lose out on the opportunity to connect with readers at events like festivals or school visits, decreasing their income further. For authors who are not already bestsellers, this loos can be financially devasting. 

Source: Book Riot "You're wrong about these common myths about Book Bans" (2024)
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Phillip M Jackson @jollyjack.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I get the poisonous appeal of AI "companions", but in an age where every tech company under the sun is harvesting your data; you must have to do some pretty major mental gymnastics to convince yourself that no one is listening to you talk to your imaginary friend.
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B @judi-hench.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Meme from Peaky Blinders. Cillian Murphy is instructing his men, "No hate-watching! No! Fucking! Hate! Watching!"
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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 06/10/2026
wow we have shirt stealing bots now bluesky really has the juice 🙄 don’t buy these it’s scam
screenshot of an app stealing my shirt
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LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m sorry but you are kinda just a dick.
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Seán Ferrick @seanferrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example. They DO track these things, and even that drives interest. Let this show die. Trans people deserve better.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🗣️📣TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN GEORGIA! Even if you think you are registered, you may have been bumped off. Check to make sure you're in before it's too late. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
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GA My Voter Page
Use the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an...
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Crazy day to be wearing this shirt.
A t-shirt reading SINK THE RICH as a killer whale attacks a yacht.
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Gountro (comms open) @gountro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
unfortunately I live in a part of the country where I'm not allowed to get the health insurance I need unless I make a certain amount of money in a year, and where going on disability is worse than being poor. I don't want to keep showing my ass but I don't have much choice ko-fi.com/A0272V2A
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Gountro (comms open) @gountro.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
it sucks to have to make a post like this, but I gotta bite my pride a few of the safety nets I had in place for moving have just vanished overnight and I'm extremely stressed out. I have money put aside, but I need to make up the difference if you'd like to support me, now's the time 🔗below
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Gountro (comms open) @gountro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
alright my health and finances are both totally fucked I don't really have much choice but to grovel and plead for more financial support, I'm sorry please support me if you can, and share it around if you know anyone who likes my stuff or would like to commission something. I'm trying my best
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/10/2026
Stop putting off that thing you wanted to do
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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart
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Gilamasan @gilamasan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The bill has been opened to feedback. Rather than dooming about the proposal, you can tell them exactly how you feel about the act here. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... With how much of an uphill battle Chat Control is having, you should never assume it's worthless to fight these draconian bills.
ec.europa.eu
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
imagine being a heretic AND getting zero bitches? like pick a struggle
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Charles Hughes @charleshughes2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have been saying this for years. "Drinking the Kool-Aid" sounds a lot less funny/pithy when you realize over 300 people who died there were under eighteen and 150 of them were ten years old and younger.
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c.e. chant/hades 💀🐊 💬 too many comics @portaltohades.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Im so very sorry to be so pushy right now but I really do need a bit of help with medical costs & transport. Things are tight and it's getting very hard to cover everything. Any little bit & sharing helps. I know i ask for a lot and things...keep happening. Im sorry. I really am.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 03/10/2026
Anastasiia Yasagashvili, the Ukrainian collaborator who betrayed her family to the Russians
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Anastasiia Yasagashvili, the Ukrainian collaborator who betrayed her family to the Russians
Sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason, Anastasiia Yasagashvili collaborated with Russian forces after her village was occupied, before becoming a double agent. The investigative case file she provided to Le Monde reveals the journey of a young woman who had lost her way, for whom the war became a playground that fueled her love of adventure.
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Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reminder to any lefties out there tempted to hand it to tuck tuck - this guy is not our ally
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