Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/10/2026if you don’t keep up with the youth i want you to know they’ve renamed “tramp stamps” to “cake toppers” which feels like the first advancement for feminism in a long time 5951861079
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/10/2026“Holy shit, I didn’t think things could be any more amazing than they already were after drinking a couple beers and splitting some nachos, but then right at the end—bang!—he throws out ‘It’s been real’ and sends me straight to nirvana.” — Josh Mankowitz, hangout participanttheonion.comPhrase ‘It’s Been Real’ Pushes Already Great Hangout With Friend Into Heretofore Unknown Levels Of BlissBATON ROUGE, LA—Enhancing the top-tier socializing in ways that would have seemed impossible just moments previously, the phrase “It’s been real” pushed an already great hangout with a friend into her... 4872248
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This reminds me I should rewatch Difficult People. 000
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 203190575441
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Much quieter but no less insidious, I recently ran into Google (and/or Meta?) pro-AI-wash the preview for an event at a local library to guide patrons through turning off AI features. Not the highlighted AI overview text, look at the bottom, then compare with the click through. 110
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialMalevolent Maelstrom @chemicalchaos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hey its fucking wierd more of the dems platform isnt "we will give you abortion rights back" 11568071526
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's a called a crossWALK, not a crossRUN, I yell, while gesticulating wildly. 060
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970192260
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialEmo Philips @emophilips.bsky.social · 22/09/2025now is the autumnal equinox of our discontent 9470109
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialtweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 22/09/2026big blaring horn fanfare, confetti falls from the ceiling, cheering stagehands roll a red convertible onto the soundstage, the sparkling "WE HAVE A WINNER!" banner drops 15916
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188137472919
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Precisely this—the power attributed to technology makes it incredibly useful for laundering responsibility 12538182
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialNiko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 15/09/2026Everything is just the frogurt is also cursed now 08529
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026What was your local in that neck of the woods? 100
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialLeah @leah.myatproto.social · 07/09/2026What if we hosted a second constitutional convention? The first one included a bunch of slightly drunk 20- something white dudes trying their damnnest to get a nation of folks who hate each other to get along. THIS time, it should be mostly stoned perimenapausal women. 0132
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialda share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026???? READ ALT TEXT - dashare.zone ADMIN 0694184
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I have a penchant for apocalyptic fiction and (unreasonably) compare myself to the protagonists (again, of fiction). I imagine not being useful in extreme circumstances. And then I remember I can sing, on pitch, a capella, from memory. I will be the clan jukebox. I AM DESTINED TO BE A BARD. 000
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 03/09/2026your emails and meeting notes ARE YOUR JOB. let a machine do it and you're showing your bosses that you are very replaceable, not because of AI, but because you're a huge dipshit 6787151
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My brain whenever your awesome tiny van comes up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkBq...youtube.comThe Simpsons - Tall Man In Small CarYouTube video by AreaEightyNine 060
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialdrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 03/09/2026this food shelf could be funded for $44,000 a year. remember that billionaires don't just have a lack of conscience or a bad habit of ignoring hungry people. they intentionally starve them to reinforce the idea of money as moral right. it is an active, not passive form of evil 123355
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialDraculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 23/11/2023[The Mamas and The Papas, But They're Dogs] 🎵All the leavs are grey 🎵(All the leaves are grey) 🎵And the sky is grey 🎵(And the sky is grey) 🎵I've been for a walk *entire band loses their fucking minds* 7982301
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 02/09/2026Even aside from Rowling being an insane monster, Jesus fuck I am sick of hearing about Harry Potter 733560563
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialSorryHat @sorryhat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Happy bi-sexual awareness month to icon of the movement, spinning spirally blue head guy from the x files. 312746608
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops 6277272026
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton Richard Simmons 🤝 If you can't beat 'em, beat 'em to the punchline. 000
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialCalvin and Hobbes @calvin-and-hobbes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Still the best description of heaven anyone has offered. ❤️ #CalvinandHobbes #DeepThoughts 29812
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I know there are lot of people who think voting does nothing to stop fascism, but I do notice that one group who seems to think voting does something to stop fascism are the fascists, who are trying to prevent it as much as possible. 402468864
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialCeleste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I wouldn't call myself a cartoonist, but I had the vision and just needed it to be on paper to the best of my ability. 653560955
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I need a Luddite merit badge cause I honestly thought people have been talking about posing questions to their group chats. 010
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Well to be fair, Krogers' Simple Truth was a Dial-a-Song 100
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 11/08/2026you and me both, rice cooker 13961117
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialWolfmanning Skull 🎃 @manningkrull.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The last good thing on the internet was in 1998 when you could click on a link for a "free cupholder" and it was a tiny .exe file that made your cd drive open. 12985205
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026My favorite part of The Odyssey was all the close-ups of frightened men. 010
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Never too late to learn how to add ALT text to your images! It's a simple way to let people with visual or neurological impairments know that you care about making them feel included in the Bluesky community. 20815413
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026And I didn't know about Bookshop's app, so thank you so much for calling that out! Excited to check it out 030
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I recently switched from a Kindle to a BOOX e-ink tablet and love it. I also still use the Kindle app a bit but am working on shifting to Libby or BOOX's native reading app. And then I also get to have a browser and an RSS reader. An embarrassment of riches, easy on the eyes. 140
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026If you work in science and are still unaware that AI makes up citations, that's scary. If you work in science and use AI tools while knowing that they hallucinate papers, that's horrifying. 110
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I cannot stop thinking about Hank Green justifying his use of AI because it gave him "access to papers he didn't even know existed." And because his reasoning for using these tools is speed and productivity, you can bet he did not actually "access" them to verify that they do indeed exist. 161
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Every time I encounter this framing, I mentally flip it and try to do so in my own communication. "Michelle Yeoh was the first Asian woman to win a Best Actress Oscar." No. Michelle Yeoh's 2023 Best Actress win marked the first time the Academy gave the award to an Asian woman. 218046
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialonekade @onekade.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just... 2442596464
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialDjango Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real 15959601676
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Can't fool me; them's dogs, not sharks. 000
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialActual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A Braless Canada, Border Entry Lists, 1908-1918 5342
Reposted by @cynthesizer.bsky.socialEd BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Appropriate air quotes because the most infuriating part about Americans debating "lockdown" is that it simply never happened. Having to pick up your Applebees and eat it on the sectional does not count. There wasn't even a brief moment where "everything" was closed. That's not real. 713425705
cynthesizer.bsky.social @cynthesizer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...snopes.comDid Dolphins, Swans 'Return' to Italian Waterways in Virus Lockdown?A few wildlife sightings were excitedly shared across social media as a note of sunny news amid the bleak reality of the coronavirus pandemic. 010
