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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Some days even a fraction of wrath feels like a real accomplishment.

d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They will mow your lawn and run to the grocery store for you when you're feeling ill. Then they'll make a cup of hot chocolate before tucking you in and reading you a bedtime story. Also a free pirate map to a chest of gold bars. And 3... no, 4 wishes! At least make the hollow promises fun.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why does this feel like the moon is judging me? Helluva picture, though.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wrote some words. Took me a couple of years and four drafts, but I think it's pretty good and look forward to mark it as finished. Hoping some ARC readers agree. No, @patricksamphire.bsky.social , it's not "that one," but "that one" is being furiously worked on.

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Terndis Shipperound @clearsonnyday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thereallo, a web developer, decompiled the app and published a detailed technical breakdown of what's running under the hood. It injects code into third-party websites, loads JavaScript from someone's GitHub, and tracks your GPS, among other things.

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I Decompiled the White House's New App

The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes, and loads JavaScript from some guy's GitHub Pages.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/09/2026

This is why I hate "just a tool" so so so much. You can make a calculator without access to every calculation. You can make photoshop without access to all photos. Someone show me a genai tool that didn't require all of our labour in its production. It's plagiarism software.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The vibe at Anthropic must be incredible. Imagine earnestly believing you’re working on a technology that might end civilization or at the minimum cause mass unemployment but you gotta lock-in for the IPO in October. 😫

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

@roguelion.bsky.social , I can't believe we've been forgetting to do our regular ritual sacrifices. I even stopped hearing the voices in my head that bend my writing towards the darkness... Just kidding! I'm having drinks with Belphegor after work today. Should be a good time. Wish you could join.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My casting call: I would play the part of "Me" and Tonight's Special Guest Star, playing the part of "8yo" would be my brain.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

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Dr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 30/05/2026

Yesterday I published this detailed article arguing that women are simply not safe around men. I cited history, data, legal analysis, and meaningful solutions to combat the systemic violence men commit against women. It is currently approaching 500,000 reads. www.qasimrashid.com/p/women-are-...

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Women Are Not Safe Around Men

This is a fact. The data is unambiguous and the solutions exist. The only thing missing is the will to act.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

You know things are hosed when the Radioactive Mutant Super Pigs sound like a welcome alternative to all the other crap going on.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

What was a moment in world history where the book burners were the good guys

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Mom for Ghoulberty👻 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This message on this clearly AI landscape is gold. Dearzilla back there is going to trample its own electrical lifeblood.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/04/2026

Q: How will this new technology benefit overworked faculty? A: By allowing Skynet to relieve you of tasks tedious enough to merit paid employment, you can free up time for unremunerated pursuits.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Innovative New EdTech Collaboration

“With a free Skynet Edu account, students can gain the career-readiness needed to navigate an exciting future in which they will be hunted by a remorseless, ...

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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hey #SPFBO community! One of this year's #SPFBOXI authors (Alexia Muelle Rushbrook) suffered a family workshop fire on the 22nd. Details are here: www.gofundme.com/f/family-fir... You can also pick up Alexis's book here!: www.alexiamuellerushbrook.co.uk/in-the-name-... #booksky #writesky

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Donate to Family Fire Recovery Fund, organized by Anna Smith

I'm Anna. I'm raising funds for my family in Suffolk as they lost the farm barns in a horrendous … Anna Smith needs your support for Family Fire Recovery Fund

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

At this point, the Killer Shower Clowns seem like downright merciful compared to several other lingering nightmares running concurrently.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's Trans Day of Visibility. Good day to tell your trans friends & family how much you care for them. I just did. I mean, I just did to mine, not yours... that might be awkward.

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help us spread the word about this #transrightsreadathon post? Any reskeets are very much appreciated.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Hey, let's not forget "Space Moby Dick." Sounds like a helluva ride.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

When "earth" is used to describe the ground in a fictional world where the "Earth" does not exist, it really breaks my brain. I understand the etymology of "earth" is derived from old terms for soil/dirt but I can't disassociate it. Gets me every time. Am I the only one?

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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

fighting a lose battle here gang ☺️✨

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Pupperpotamus @pupperpotamus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

2026 marks 10 years since apple removed the headphone port from the iPhone and no matter what features they add, you know what people fucking want? A 3.5mm hole with 3 metal contacts that sends electrical pulses down a cable to wiggle a speaker membrane into your ear canal. That's it.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This concept was coined into the phrase Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors by the inimitable Dr Rudine Sims Bishop. It is foundational in children's literature and libraries/library depts aimed at kids and teens. scenicregional.org/wp-content/u...

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Now available on hoopla: Based on real fake events, Tales of Yhore recounts my adventures in a digitally constructed video game world based on a movie based on a book, none of which really existed ever. Please to enjoy. It's free with a library card, I hear. www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/tales-...

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Sure, why bother thinking at all? Just plug me into the Matrix and get it done with. At least I'll be able to do cool Kung Fu stuff.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I count myself fortunate that the text spammer from the "IRS" claiming I owe thousands of dollars can be paid almost immediately by the next scammer offering me a generous loan from a "major bank" because of my "great credit"! I'm so lucky!

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 17/02/2026

Skydance, parent co of Paramount & CBS, complied in advance. FCC chair, Brendan Carr is flexing so CBS barred Colbert from airing his interview with TX Senate candidate, Rep. James Talarico Therefore, don't share this link of the Colbert interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social It'll make Carr mad

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy Black History Month! It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist Braces

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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

Map showing tens of thousands of protests across the US between Trump's inauguration last year and January 31, 2026.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Me in 1980: "I can't wait for jetpacks. The future will be great!" Me in 2026: "Billionaires fund technology that pollutes our water to make child pornography." 1980 me: "WTF?!" 2026 me: "Your neighbor's doorbell can also spy on you." 1980 me: "But at least equal rights..." 2026 me: "Nope."

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

An honest and brutal assessment of WTF is happening on the legal frontlines. Despair is the administration's goal. Thanks and hope to everyone fighting on every front.

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety. What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of.” – ICE List Founder bsky.app/profile/mria...

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ICE List Wiki

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"What?!? No! No it doesn't. It's... great!" -some bonus chasing manager that just RIF'd most of his programmers and support team.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

@pyracantha.bsky.social actually understands. I just nod along pretending I do.

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d.f. Monk @defective-monk.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Introduce yourself with the name your parents ALMOST gave you. Hi, I'm Nikki. My father was dead certain I would be a girl up until I was actually born. Just his first of many disappointments in me, I'm firmly convinced.

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Rhi B 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @rhib.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...

Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. CBP’s misconduct scandal is so long-running that today it would be old enough to drink.

In total, according to CBP’s own discipline reports, over the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 — the last year numbers are available — at least 4,913 CBP officers and Border Patrol agents have been arrested themselves, some multiple times. (In 2018 alone, a single CBP employee was arrested five times.) To put that number in perspective:

• The population of CBP agents and officers who have been arrested would make it roughly the nation’s fourth largest police department — equal to the size of the entire Philadelphia police.

• Indeed, for much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States.

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Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿 @darlingebony.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

They are all Black journalists and Black politicians. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are journalists. Trahern Jean Crews ran for Minnesota's House District 66B. Jamael Lydell Lundy is running for Minnesota Senate District 65.

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joemag @joemag.games · 30/01/2026

But what if we a 765th study to find out if it REALLY works?

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PC Gamer @pcgamer.com · 29/01/2026

"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.

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Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'

The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

"And when the first person [told me this], that machine learning and AI are actually rooted in eugenics, I was like, ‘OK, sure,’ and ended the Zoom call. And then I started researching it, shockingly, it’s true…" Pivot to video with us! @valerieveatch.bsky.social sat down with the IndieWire studio:

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Mind-Bending Sundance Doc ‘Ghost in the Machine’ Asks the Hard Questions About AI’s Origins and Potential Misuses

Valerie Veatch talks her AI documentary 'Ghost in the Machine' at the IndieWire Sundance Studio.

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