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Skittering Behind Something

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Writer, painter, lurker, all purpose nerd

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Swords | The Webcomic @swordscomic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Here's a comic #comic #comics
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.
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🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And at least 50 pregnant people with measles infecting their babies. And at least two dying.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Guy who's like "I can't play scenarios with pregens, I can't play systems that impose restrictions on my creative freedom, if you don't let me play literally any character I want you're gatekeeping me", then the product of that unfettered freedom is always a rigorously core-book-legal D&D character.
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Delicious Terrine 🍉 @langoustine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I love how AI is so powerful and world-changing that we constantly need to be convinced to use it
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Alice Knows Karate @aliceknowskarate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey! This has my song "Back of the House" in it! You should buy it for a measly five bucks and support handcrafted artisanal indie games
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 01/10/2026
Do you have five dollars? Does the collapse of society around you bring you despair? Do you want the power fantasy of pilfering from the wealthy and cruel? Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain is on sale on Steam for just five bucks. Be gay, do crime. store.steampowered.com/app/2227030/...
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A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 16/07/2025
you say "i asked chatgpt" i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]" an improv group wrote this report instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These are stunning
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/09/2026
Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, 404 Media has learned. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI images. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Sccop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/humans-readi...
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage
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being so fr when I say that transmisogyny has put feminism back like 50 years

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what i thought we had distanced ourselves from was the reduction of women to vaginas and wombs and the ability to bear children. i thought we had progressed past 'dresses are for women and pants are for men. i thought we progressed past the idea that someone is less of a woman if she does not adhere strictly to beauty standards. i thought we progressed past the idea that naturally being comfortable adhering to highly feminine standards is vulgar. but i (sarcastically) guess no one could have predicted that trans-exclusive feminism would be the downfall of all the progress we've made
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Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Robin Williams’ daughter is urging fans to stop sharing AI-generated videos of the late actor. “Just because he’s gone does not mean he’s now your puppet. Have some shame.” #RobinWilliams #AI
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 23/09/2026
Look, I don't know if that's true, but air travel is one of the safest forms of travel, so THANK YOU FURRIES, FURRIES WIN AGAIN
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is no such thing as art without a human on one end of the line and a human on the other end. In communication with each other.
A city that exists
There is no such thing as art without a human on one end of the line and a human on the other end. In communication with each other. Like a closed electric circuit (?) I could explain that better but I spent my life appreciating art. There are pieces of writing that stand on their own without any supplementary information but there's a reason that when we read a classic poem or short story we usually soon after want to know when and where and under which conditions it was written. Same with music. You can hear a song you like and appreciate it knowing little but the first question people often ask when you play them something by a new band is where are they from? It’s funny that you should ask because they are from a city that exists. Art is a conversation where the particulars of the world are made universal and the universal is made particular. Think about how powerful an engine of imagination it is for a young person hearing a band and learning that they are from some far off place – Tokyo or New York or even somewhere gross like the UK. It is a time portal. It is magic. It even works if the artist dead. So too with a painting. The little information plaque in the museum is an extraordinarily powerful tool. What if it said no one painted this nowhere? Well then you’d be looking at nothing. And now what would you be?
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/09/2026
happy first day of autumn!!! (In the northern hemisphere at least… and those west of UTC-02:00). ⁠ publicdomainreview.tumblr.com/post/828456466578079744/happy-first-day-of-autumn-in-the-northern
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 22/09/2026
What’s the age threshold where you finally understand that a story’s success does not depend on how much it is morally instructive, because I swear if you are on Bluesky you are too old to be holding onto that.
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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There's a reason pilots are required to regularly practice doing stuff manually
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This theory operates under the assumption that there are a ton of anti-trans single issue voters who are otherwise liberal. It’s the stupidest idea imaginable and also the prevailing belief of the Democratic establishment.
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Asterix Archiv 🐗 @comedix.de · 20/09/2026
Eine schöne Bastel- und Malarbeit. Manchmal trägt Obelix den Hinkelstein. Manchmal ist Obelix der Hinkelstein. Dürfte nicht leicht gewesen sein, diesen Stein zu finden. #Asterix #Fanart
Das Bild zeigt einen kleinen, länglichen und nach oben abgerundeten Stein, dessen Form an einen Hinkelstein erinnert. Der Stein wurde rundherum so bemalt, dass er selbst zum Körper von Obelix wird.
Auf der Vorderseite sind Obelix’ Gesicht mit den roten Zöpfen, sein nackter Oberkörper sowie der grüne Gürtel mit großer gelber Schnalle zu sehen. Darunter setzt sich seine typische blau-weiß gestreifte Hose bis zum unteren Rand des Steins fort. Seine Füße stehen auf einer kleinen grünen Wiese, die mit roten Pilzen und Blumen verziert ist. Der obere, dunkelgraue Teil des Steins bleibt weitgehend unbemalt und wirkt dadurch wie ein Hinkelstein, der hinter Obelix aufragt.
Die Rückseite löst den kleinen optischen Scherz auf: Dort fehlen Kopf und Oberkörper völlig. Stattdessen sieht man nur Obelix’ Arme, die sich von beiden Seiten um den grauen Stein legen. Seine Hände greifen hinter dem „Hinkelstein“ ineinander. Darunter sind wiederum die gestreifte Hose und seine Füße auf der Wiese zu erkennen.
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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As always, no one is safe until everyone is safe. If there are any categories that are sacrificed as not safe, not only is that evil but you are always much closer to slipping into the unsafe category than you think
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Burnt Bleghk 🎃 @brentalfloss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
everything now costs what it would have cost at the airport in 2019 except stuff at the airport, which now costs 2019 hotel room mini-bar prices except mini-bar stuff, which now requires you to sacrifice a child
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026
Humaning.
A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"
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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 17/09/2026
Arcade Spirits and The New Challengers are both on sale on Steam for TWO FREAKING DOLLARS each?! You could buy one large bag of Chex Mix or two amazing video games that'll give you hours of fun! Look, I like Chex Mix, but the decision here is obvious. store.steampowered.com/app/910630/A...
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I do not understand the folks furious at trans people for responding in anguish when the party that they've been told would protect them treats their existence as negotiable. I do not understand thinking trans folks have political power and responsibility where candidates have none.
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Sam Coleridge @samcoleridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One of the USA's best political writers, bar none. Buy her real books. Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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There's an Al-generated "biography" of me that is just my book "The Last American Road Trip" plagiarized near verbatim and sold under the byline of a non-existent person. Today I got an Al-generated email from a non-existent Al publicist. It was addressed to the non-existent Al author of my fake biography. They wanted the non-existent Al author to hire them to publicize it. An entire conversation between robots about my stolen work.

I hate Al.
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Jen C Mars @jencmars.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Kingfisher 🪶 🐡
Photo of a small painting being held by a hand for scale with a small paintbrush visible resting on the table behind it. The painting is of a female belted kingfisher, a dark blue and white bird with a long pointed beak evolved for catching fish. This bird has the belt of orange-red feathers which gives it its name and indicates it's a female. The painting is soft and a little dreamy with an out of focus grey-blue background.
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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One piece of verisimilitude in working on projects inspired by Western European medieval history that I've picked up from my readings is that if the men in your story all have ruggedly masculine names, you're going to sound like a poser. Throw in a couple Engleberts or Badcocks, treat youself
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
Peter Falk's self-portraits as Columbo
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Elly "Enormity" Bangs @ellybangs.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ anything 🕯️ good 🕯️ at all 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/09/2026
we keep having this debate on whether AI is a real problem or a bunch of marketing schemes in a trench coat. but we SHOULD be focused on the resource drain: we don’t need LLMs! we need water! we need energy! we don’t need datacenters running diesel generators to make dancing pug videos!
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/09/2026
THE PACIFIC OCEAN HAS TEMPERATURE DEVIATIONS OF 4-6 DEGREES CELSIUS RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE LOST TRACTION ON CLEAN ENERGY GOALS AND RENEWABLES BECAUSE OF LLMS DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF GIGASCALE DATACENTERS
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Panda Enojado Destruye Monitor en Oficina
Alt: Panda Enojado Destruye Monitor en Oficina
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.
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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You ever think about how the ford Pinto only killed 30ish people before it was erased from existence?
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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just to be clear, since I haven't seen a lot of people say this: He is lying. Black Hollywood is not so touchy and flush with good roles that he couldn't cast his movie. He is just cheap and cranky.
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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.
Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and whiteCenter square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettesBlock of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in markerCarol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
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After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson
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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
anyway i really like this post from mousidy
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a girl without a dick is like an angel without wings
and gosh, does an angel's smile radiate when she shows off the scars on her back where they used to be, when she can shop for dresses that fit her body, when she's no longer self-consciously folding her wings in all the time
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she hadn't realized how little she would turn out to miss the friends who were always begging her to carry them on joyrides across the skv
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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
One week later, I have an official response from #LACon #Worldcon! I thought all of you should see the entire thing: "Summary: Walking participants only Action Taken: Noted by Listeners team Current Status: CLOSED"
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 06/09/2026
And if you're ever wondering "Hey, how did Premee The Giant Bug become a writer?" the answer is: I picked up a book entitled SO YOU WANT TO BE A WIZARD in St. Albert Library and was like that's it this is me I want to be a wizard AND a writer
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A reminder for all the people who are still using genAI images to express their opposition to right-wing crap. Please, find another way.
The Batman meme taken from The Dark Knight Returns. He's breaking a shotgun in two, saying 'This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it.'
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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 04/09/2026
While we're in the lead up to our next game, did you know that we've actually released two completely free games already? And that there's one story thread connecting all of them including our premium games, Penny Larceny and Arcade Spirits? It's true! Find out more: www.fictionfactorygames.com
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Fiction Factory Games - Visual Novels and Narrative Indie Games
We write words that make games out of words and we are pretty okay!
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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 31/08/2026
Time to make learning fun with sandwiches & smalltalk at The Edutainment Vortex Diner! Meet ageless, immortal teachers. Get good grades or embrace your inner problem child! Be not afraid. Let's inherit a terrible burden together. Releasing FOR FREE Dec 7! store.steampowered.com/app/4993020/...
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
imagine an orphan crushing machine. i hate the machine and i hope we can dismantle it. but if the man who helped build the orphan crushing machine falls into it? buddy i’m gonna crack a smile.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You can just say "No, shut up." You can. It really is that simple. He can't make you.
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Laura Grace Weldon @lauragraceweldon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This
Cartoon by  Gautami Reddy 

12 cartoon images under the caption How To Live In The Age of AI 
read slowly
make ugly thing
don't believe everything
eat together
get bored
avoid instant replies
call your grandma/grandpa
fall in love
cry every now and then
memorize a poem
trust your gut
take your time
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