iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

a little louder for the cheap seats in the back

One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.

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Owen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator @owendennis.com · 07/10/2026

I wish people understood that TV writers: 1. *Have* actually thought more about this than even the most die hard fan. 2. Are beholden to time, money, and owner constraints that fans will never be aware of. 3. Are extremely likely to already be aware of any critiques because (see 1) but (see 2)

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This will be a thread of essays I recommend to students in my creative nonfiction workshop:

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The longest discussion of Char’s Counterattack in the history of dining happened here

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Crowsa Luxemburg @quendergeer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

bitch no one is making choices about our lifestyles! everything is being decided for us by 4 insane billionaires and their tame politicians!

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The thing about JKR and telling folks not to buy Harry Potter shit is it isn't because we think it can take away her fortune and platform. She's so rich she would still be rich if she never sold another book It is because it is literally the smallest possible hurdle to clear to value trans lives

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cassaru @cassaru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Forced to go to bed on time by cat who won't stop reminding me that it's bedtime

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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still think about the conversation I had with an uber driver Him: so what do you do Me: I’m a video game writer Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write? Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words? Him: yeah? Me: those

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Waxed poetic about that Lanterns show and how its lowest-rated episode had the most to say about a bullshit aspirational platitude.

Black excellence is a term coined, lamentably, during the Barack Obama presidency. It’s meant to celebrate the Herculean efforts Black people make to succeed despite systemic and social barriers like racism, bigotry, and all manner of invisible tripwires that make success harder. Become a billionaire like Beyoncé and Jay-Z? Black excellence. Become president? Black excellence. Become a Lantern? Honey, you just might be a Black Hal Jordan in the making. But every time I hear the phrase, my teeth itch. To me, “Black excellence” lives in the same area code as white people calling a Black man “King” as a compliment—well-intentioned, maybe, but pandering as hell.

My issue isn’t the term itself but the mindset behind it. The idea that Black people must be excellent to be worthy of celebration, status, or privilege. That mediocrity is unacceptable. That you must be exceptional on whatever sliding scale the moment demands, doing twice the work for half the validation. Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation. Having John reject that fool’s errand plight as the main hero of a primetime DC Studios series means more to me than any roadmap superhero timeline.

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Rie Sonomura, NeoY2K Hacker Vtuber @riesonomura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

same with the AI flag in the video itself, ESPECIALLY for music

I wish all AI generated thumbnails a very "Don't recommend channel"

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 03/10/2026

FA is being pressured to remove adult content but they're holding the line. It's so important sites like this survive, please check out their post and help if you can

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Muffin☆🎃 @britishmuffin.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Elrics enjoying a moment of rest <3 #fma

Digital illustration of Edward and Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist in a field of flowers at dusk. Ed is fast asleep with a book still in his hand, leaning back against his brother, who is sat the other way, gazing up at the stars and the moon.

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Muffin☆🎃 @britishmuffin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

these lil shits (affectionate) #fma

Sketch of Roy Mustang and Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist. Maes has an arm over Roy's shoulder. Both men are smiling cooly at the viewer and pulling a reverse peace sign with one hand.

Sketch of Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist. She's holding a camera and looking forward with a serious expression. A speech bubble off to the side reads "how'd it look?" Riza replies "very cool and tough sir."

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Tim Dawson @ironicaccount.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

it’s a basic point but any company that believes it has a divine right to steal cannot be allowed to exist letting tech companies fuck over creators because they promise magical ai is a devils deal that leads to your data harvested and sold in return for sycophantic chatbots they will let you rent

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Tim Dawson @ironicaccount.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

genAI discourse drives me nuts “putting aside that the tech needs to steal from every artist with an explicit goal of competing with and devaluing them, I think using it speeds up my programming!” back up, chucklefuck, what was that first bit again?

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cassaru @cassaru.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There are whole communities set up on DW around finding RP partners or group games to participate in, but it's not as large as it was back in it's heyday primarily because DW is seen as an old-gen site these days and doesn't have a lot of take-up with gen Z.

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cassaru @cassaru.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That is it's primary function but there is a fairly sizeable portion of the userbase that uses it for RP! (In the same way that tumblr is a blogging platform and discord is a chat platform, but lots of people use those for RP as well.)

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cassaru @cassaru.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This exists! It's not an app but... man the kids don't know about Dreamwidth anymore and that makes me sad :(

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a fine group, I’m sure, but an appeal to “your therapist” as your anti-AI message assumes access to the very thing people are so desperately lacking. Care is expensive and isolation is ordinary. Capitalism leaves people desperate for connection, then sells them a simulation of it.

An ad on a subway for an anti-AI action group:

YOU WON'T TELL YOUR THERAPIST.
BUT YOU'LL TELL AI?
STOP THE AI DRIFT.
Learn more at itsnotyouits.ai

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Suriel Vazquez @suriel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chernobyl power plant admin: "Our reactor took actions we did not intend"

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

being in animation, its not from AI. the streaming bubble bursting cuz everyone hopped on the grain cuz it undermined unions, less regulations and more mergers are what lead to the loss. AI is just what people think but it started way before that

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 24/09/2026

The Delinquent and the Transfer Student volume 2 is out now! I adore this series, and lettering it was a huge challenge. I'm incredibly proud of the results, and wake to display some comparisons of the Japanese and English lettering. Here are some, with more in the thread below!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Boosting again for people getting COVID vaccines (thank you for getting vaccinated!!) because my mentions are full of people finding it helpful. There is way more detail (and citations!) in the thread both up and down but this is the key info!

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Chef @chef033.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the best time to stop paying for premium on the spyware chat app that just rolled out a new spyware update so they can do gambling partnerships with fanduel and feed your posts to palantir and the CIA was yesterday, and the next best time to do it is today

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DJ WOOZIE 🔜 CAROLINA FURFARE @djwoozie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You can apologize but that alone is not reverting it back to how it was before.

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 23/09/2026

need to make tshirts that say “I will try to live as I was and I hope to survive”

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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 23/09/2026

I have a lot of discussions with people who just don't believe individual action can have much of an impact even though world history is full of examples proving otherwise. By the way the two women who spearheaded this were Mary Manning and Karen Gearon. Nimrod Sejake was in Ireland in exile.

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Daniel Morales @howtojapanese.com · 20/09/2026

Starbucks is trash everywhere. Support neighborhoods coffee shops, cafes, and coffee roasters.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 19/09/2026

people are always saying anti-AI arguments don’t understand the full nuances of the technology. which is correct. but only because it stole everyone’s work, exists solely to get you fired, has made the entire internet unusable and has been forced on everyone without consent

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women

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The Azure Guardian 🔵🛡️ @theazureguard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Firefox literally just doing this right now by announcing this shit...

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28 Feb - @TheZeldaZone@mastodon...

"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"

16:18 - Feb 28, 2025

852 Boosts 0 quotes 1,659 favorites

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Babu @babuhihi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Girl with a Pearl Earring in a fantasy world #MelMedarda #arcane #fantasy

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’ve had a conversation like this at every networking event I’ve been to in the last year:

The umbrella academy driving meme. Chekhov is driving from right to left and making eye contact with Five as he drives left to right.
The captions read:
Top: diversifying into animation because the games industry is a binfire
Bottom: diversifying into games because the animation industry is a binfire.

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feef @feefal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Inspired by a recent interaction

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cassaru @cassaru.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1) Limited myself to local news only-- I can only do so much, so better to focus on things I can actually take action on. 2) Limit doomscrolling and engaging with rage-bait. Doesn't always work, but it helps. 3) Started reaching out more to friends. 4) Meditation when I can feel myself spiraling.

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cassaru @cassaru.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Done my part! Did the survey and reposted. Here's hoping it gains traction.

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Cal C @cdcubed.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

they know. they know! no sugarcoating, even! so fucking tell them!!

one question of the survey, with 9 checkbox options:

What concerns, if any, do you have about AI-assisted manga translations? (Select all that apply.)
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1. Lower overall quality
2. Loss of respect for readers
3. Loss of respect for creators
4. Character personalities changing
5. Cultural references being mistranslated
6. Less work for human translators
7. Ethical concerns
8. Legal concerns
Other: (I typed in: environmental concerns, worse than a fresh human translation)

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 09/09/2026

(in the family group chat): that wont matter. without radical change all of this is meaningless in fifteen years. we have no idea how dire things are (in the communist group chat): they should make a turn based final fantasy again with the two minute summon animations

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Katie Tiedrich @katietiedrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now

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

Please please please do this. Only 1663 alegations of thousands of people who are against AI, we NEED to push back

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