Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 4hWe subsidize private car ownership *so much*, in so many different ways We should subsidize the service that acts as a safety net for households to own fewer cars, too—&, right now, come thru w emergency $ (Want to talk about affordability? Hard to save more in one fell swoop than dropping a car!) 1518
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 4hOne of the best pieces I’ve read on the perverse administrative worldview that leads to things such as wide scale adoption of AI in the classroom: there is no process btw faculty & student into which a profit-seeking intermediary cannot 1st be inserted globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...globecollegetown.substack.comCollege campuses need to be liberated from their administratorsHigher ed is being strangled by absurd and costly rules. What message is that sending to students? 13510
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Blair, The Crimson Crest(20$/200$) @blairingmysoul.bsky.social · 8hTruly boggles my mind that there aren't 18 people out of the 2.5k people following me that have 10$ to donate.😭 180$ left to go on this request for aid.🙏 Anything helps! All donations & reposts appreciated!👏 025
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 10hExhibit 20331 that Ai is in a death spiral. Ai companies selling Ai product while burying the fact that it's Ai in the FAQ and not mentioning it anywhere else. 412236
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Scroll @scroll.in · 19hThe Cockroach Janta Party had called for a protest in Mumbai at 4 pm, but demonstrators were not allowed to assemble near Shivaji Park and were being detained from Dadar railway and metro stations. Some were detained even for walking in the area. Tabassum Barnagarwala reports 05831
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 11hWe're in the final 15% of funding for NOVA 2! If you love mechs and hate the sun, this one is for you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...kickstarter.comNOVA 2Pilot mechs on a sunless world in this exciting second edition of the NOVA TTRPG! 13522
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15hI am sorry to say that yeah it’s not looking good 4861213
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15hhuge if true 173555566
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 18hThis is not limited to the USA. 011
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Tom the Dog @tomthedog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Well, damn. Every sentence after that first one is a real fucking bummer. I had to look this up: the movie is called PAWN SHOP, it mimics the Renée Good murder in graphic and defamatory fashion, and it's a Ben Shapiro production. Fuck everyone involved with this shit stem to stern, and fuck ICE 4172103
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Joshua Keep @jekeep.bsky.social · 18hLast year Twitter charged us for ads it claimed we ran in 2017, on an expired credit card. Refused to back down, and we had to get our CC company involved. Do not, under any circumstances, give the Nazi app your credit card info. 210937
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Lyse @lyse.myatproto.social · 10/10/2026I am feeling attacked 382126475
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026For the record, since this story says media was denied access, I also tried to attend and as I was waiting in the hallway for an organizer (who said go away) I saw a certain scribbler from this very paper leaving the main room and was told he had an arrangement with the premier to hear her speak. 69638
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026People are discussing how Halloween candy is so terrible these days. A reminder that alot of the candy we eat is made with women’s prison labor. Russell Stover’s factory in Kansas busses in 150 women a day via a convict leasing program to staff their candy factory. 421015650
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)onion person @junlper.beer · 10/10/2026this is the ultimate end point of capitalism, ai will completely atomize everyone and there will be zero shared experiences. there will be no culture, only pure consumption. this must be resisted 16764931184
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026four years ago I posted this image of paleontologist Jan Smit looking at rocks and his son-in-law replied with something even better 56147042843
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)WereBrawl🦊 @cantaffordbrent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Blooper Reel is live, and I'm pretty sure it fully cured my depression. Go. Sign up. Give this one a chance. He's a good egg. 1145
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Man, when BMW says "that's too fascist for us" 404186759
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)LolotovCocktail @lolotovcocktail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Oh wow, it happened immediately after more age verification bulshit? Again? Almost like it's deliberate 16035
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Everyone should be fighting for Universal Healthcare and disability rights. Health is fragile. You can become disabled or chronically ill in an instant. It’s not a moral failing. It can wipe out your savings and leave you destitute. Healthcare is a basic human right. 21827303
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's World Homeless Day, and I'll just say: Homelessness isn't some great unsolvable mystery. People are homeless because they don't have homes. This suffering persists not for lack of solutions, but because enormous wealth and power are invested in maintaining the very structures that produce it. 212321916
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Y'all denied her tenure 263325619
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Jasper (they/them) @octopusowl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Truly our parents sold out every generation since their own for their stability. The Men who sold the world. 051
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I feel like we don’t talk about millennials in particular, hitting our 40s - in earlier generations many of us would be reaching the peak of our careers, but because of disaster after disaster, locust after locust eating our industries, many of us are on our 3rd or 4th fresh start. 582417545
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There are so many people, so many, that love film and want to dedicate their whole lives to making films, in front of the camera, behind it, in editing suites and casting rooms and makeup trailers. And that these locusts can come in and just devour the industry, take it from us all, is devastating. 302478626
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 03/09/2026Take control over what you see on DriveThruRPG. You can now manage your AI-generated content preferences from your Account page or the newly added option on the bottom left of the front page. This new option should work whether you are logged in or not. 87134
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Last year, every* gender studies scholar in the US was spammed with a hardcover copy of an "academic" book by some TERF from a big publisher. (I opened it to a random page and gave up after 3 factual inaccuracies, I didn't get to the next page.) I wonder why I am reminded of that all of a sudden! 16229
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Oct 20 in Ottawa, join us for Anti-Fascist Economics: @avilewis.ca in conversation with @isabellamweber.bsky.social on building a collective economic future that brings power back to working people. Tickets & Infoℹ️ broadbentinstitute.ca/events/anti-fascist-economics 1167
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Json Momoa @jotatx.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026in Brazil if you use a social media platform to explain how criminal Flavio bolsonaro is, the platform either take it down the content or hide it. Brazil right now is a major laboratory for the far right cleptobros. and if they succeed the whole world goes to shit 1399216
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Thrilled that Bingo Card XP was included. 2418
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Far too many people simply hate children for existing 212228320
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is really compelling 117342
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Lol affleck being like “I don’t want to break the illusion so I won’t tell you where I used ai” joke’s on you bud bc you already broke the illusion I was gonna see this movie (Semi related: bring back special features that show us how things were made. We liked it actually)people.comBen Affleck Says He Used AI for ‘Lots of Things’ While Directing His Netflix Movie ‘Animals’Ben Affleck announced that he used artificial intelligence ‘for lots of things in’ his new Netflix thriller ‘Animals,’ which he directed and starred in with Kerry Washington. 418327
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Bill C-34's social media ban for under-16s blocks an entire cohort of Canadians from expressing themselves on social media and requires millions to age-verify to access lawful content. Four months later, the government hasn't issued a Charter statement. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...michaelgeist.caThe Missing Charter Statement: Why Hasn’t the Government Explained How Bill C-34’s Social Media Ban Complies with the Charter? - Michael GeistFour months ago this weekend, the government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, with the headline promise to establish a social media ban for those under 16. The bill has attracted enorm... 11213
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11675218413584
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026objectively pro-diarrhea regime 426887
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)No Pun Included @nopunincluded.com · 09/10/2026There is only one way out of this Wes, sorry I mean mess. We need to organise local campaigns in their constituencies to get bigots unelected. 1353
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/11/2025en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavrent... Miller knows, just from glancing at the last century of US history, that the US doesn't punish its Beriasen.wikipedia.orgLavrentiy Beria - Wikipedia 11005
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/11/2025The US is so catastrophically bad at actually punishing its monsters that it fully gave up on Reconstruction in under a decade. Miller and all those other dipshits can look back at generations and generations of history indicating they'll be totally fine for the next half century. 137960
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Stephen Miller is 40. He fully, absolutely expects to still be around in 2065, living in wealth and comfort and offering his influence on government policy, just like *every single one of the monsters that preceded him* 430825
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Stephen Miller fully expects to live as long as Kissinger, and there's literally no evidence he is wrong. When was the last time the US *didn't* reward the architects of genocide with a lifetime of comfort, wealth, freedom, and continued influence on policy? 441870
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)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 4093512810580
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 811206884621
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It's never too late. 4478156
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)kruger @kruger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hey! Here I am yet again with the offer! I can draw you a spaceship, vehicle, mech, aircraft, static or in a dynamic pose, with the best rendering and detailing i can offer, plus a complex background of your liking for 200 USD, like the examples!PM me here or via valahor@gmail.com if interested 015257
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Stephen Conway - The Spiel Foundation @thespiel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Spiel Foundation is so excited to have a booth at SPIEL Essen October 22-25, with a great lineup of game demos/designers from Brazil, South Africa, and Nigeria. Welcome to... The United Nations of Play! thespielfoundation.com/the-united-n... 1103
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)AFNarratives @afnarratives.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026If you're interested in learning to code: www.w3schools.com is super helpful! My background before Games Writing was IT and just understanding how code works (if statements, loops, etc) helps me visualize how narrative decisions function both in game and in code!!!w3schools.comW3Schools.comW3Schools offers free online tutorials, references and exercises in all the major languages of the web. Covering popular subjects like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Java, and many, many more. 04212