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Edward Iglesias

@edwardiglesias.bsky.social
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Librarian, Academic Occultist, etc

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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 6h
Day 6 of #inktober. Umbrella.
Umbrella
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Drawing 5 for #inktober, “woolly hat”.
Drawing of woolly hat.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#inktober2026 day 4. Toffee apple.
Toffee Apple
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Drawing 3 for #inktober2026 “lone candle “.
Drawing of a lone candle
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Day 2 of #inktober2026 “hot chocolate “.
Drawing of hot chocolate 
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Okay I’m trying #inktober2026 but with @foxcraftianarts.bsky.social prompts. Luckily so few people follow me on here it’s less embarrassing.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
God this brings back memories. Okay, flashbacks.
unseeninternet.substack.com
The 13 Weirdest Ads from Mondo 2000
If you think the content was strange...
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Late to it, but delighted to find former Postie Dana Milbank at the new Washington Sun. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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It Was Already a Pretty Bad Week. Then Trump Surrendered to China.
Xi came to town, and the American president became a supplicant.
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Since Elon Musk seems to hate this documentary about him from one of my favorite non-fiction filmmakers, Alex Gibney, figured it was my duty to spread a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself. ENJOY: loom.ly/oA2_-p8
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
Musk
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today I removed the air conditioner from the window for the season. Now excuse me while I pumpkin spice my life. #signsofautum
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just installed a new rear taillight assembly. Feeling immensely self satisfied.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Really fascinating case about whether you are guilty of murder if you think you are shooting a ghost. I wonder what Talmudic Sages would have thought @miriamanzovin.bsky.social
youtube.com
London’s Most Infamous Haunting Isn’t What You Thought
YouTube video by Storied
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Really cool video on consciousness and perception featuring a new version of the Bene Gesserit box from Dune.
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Your Reality Is a Simulation | NOVA | PBS
YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sad to learn the death of drummer Frank Beard - yes, he was the only ZZ Top member w/out hair on his chin. I always thought his playing on "La Grange" was a masterclass in playing a blues rock shuffle and playing licks which sound complicated but really aren't. CHECK IT: loom.ly/sLnLfXE
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ZZ Top - La Grange (Live From Gruene Hall) | Stages
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Earth, please report to HR."
a parody of the plaque from the Voyager space mission with images of a man and woman and Earth's position in the solar system
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Good morning
Two cenobites with the caption, "This could be us, but you won't open the box."
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So, now that Netflix says the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center forced them to cut a joke by comic Whitney Cummings which was insulting to the President, will some comics stop with the nonsense talk that liberals are censoring them and look at actual censorship? loom.ly/IdDDKqo
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Netflix Denies Cutting Whitney Cummings’ Trump Joke, Passes Blame to Kennedy Center: Report
Netflix reportedly insisted the decision to cut the joke rested with the Kennedy Center under the terms of its agreement for the event.
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Jack Preston King @jackprestonking.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Very interesting post on Medium by Will Locket all #writers #writing should know about. #AI is up against the wall regarding Copyright infringement. The story is behind the paywall but do read the whole piece if you can. The screenshots below share the main legal conundrum medium.com/@wlockett/th...
Google recently lost a court case regarding its AI-generated search summaries in Germany. The court ruled that these AI summaries are the company’s own content and are therefore legally liable for any false claims the bot spits out. The implications for Google are immense, which we discuss soon, but this will also seriously impact other AI companies. For example, xAI’s proclivity for producing unconsensual sexualised images or even CSAM could be framed as xAI’s legal liability and not the users’.

Now, Google plans to appeal this ruling, but I don’t rate their chances, as any defence they could make is nonsensical from a copyright point of view. AI labs have been able to get away with stealing vast reams of copyrighted data to train their AI under the guise of ‘fair use’. To qualify the unpaid use of copyrighted material as ‘fair use’, you need to transform the material and make it something different. This is why YouTube film critics can use clips offilms without facing a copyright claim, because they are transforming the material into something fresh, rather than just reproducing it. AI labs like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic have claimed that training an AI on copyrighted material counts as transformation. But that, in turn, means that they are the originator of the AI’s output and are therefore liable for whatever it claims. Again, if a film critic YouTuber were slanderous, they would personally be liable for it, rather than the creator of the movie they clipped. So, if Google wants to claim that the AI isn’t transformative and that it simply regurgitates what it finds in its training data, then it will undermine the entire industry’s argument of fair use. And boy, if you think the AI industry’s financial woes are bad now, just wait until they have to pay the people they stole from!
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
On this July 4th, remember the words of Dashiell Hammett, who was jailed by HUAC for not naming names. "I don’t let cops or judges tell me what I think democracy is." —Dashiell Hammett
a photo of Dashiell Hammett
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
So did not realize bsky is age gated in England. Just got back and while I could access Instagram with no issues I was required to prove my age if I wanted to use Bluesky.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 07/06/2026
"Whether you’re practicing foundational letterforms or chasing that perfect shaded stroke, I’ll walk you through the options that actually deliver—no hype, just what I’ve seen work on my bench." I'll eat my wet noodle Waterman 52 if a human wrote that.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/06/2026
1. How common is LLM use in scientific publishing, and how does it vary across field, publisher, journal prestige, author demographics etc.? @kylesiler.bsky.social has new paper in PNAS that addresses this question on a massive scale: 7.3 million papers from Elsevier, PLOS, MDPI, and Frontiers.
pnas.org
The diffusion of large language models in published academic articles | PNAS
Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly changing academic research, raising questions of who is adopting these tools and under what conditions. Th...
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@rubyrapture.bsky.social
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This is unsustainable. Time for the many to reassert their rights over the few.
Screenshot of an X post from @MorePerfectUS reporting that workers are now taking home the smallest share of America's economic output since records began in 1947, while corporate profits are simultaneously at their highest point since 1950. Text only, no image.
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 27/05/2026
In our new newsletter on artificial intelligence, we look at the use of faculty course materials without permission, academic libraries as AI hubs, and vibe-coding campus videos. Read and sign up today. chroni.cl/4vg7zor
chronicle.com
The Fallout From ASU Atomic
Plus, vibe-coding campus videos.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Wrote a thing. open.substack.com/pub/edwardig...
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Excellent resources for struggling film nerds via Red Scream Films Studio
Free options: YouTube, Kanopy, Tubi etc
Beyond the obvious: vinegar syndrome, Severin, etc
Adult and erotic cinema: Melusine
Hard to find stuff: DVDLady and eBay
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Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
They are serious about repealing the 19th Amendment and denying women the vote. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Due to forgetfulness I now have 3 pairs of glasses at work but no ID.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I never really got a sense of scale with rhinos. It's different seeing them in a river vs in the street.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@sofiesinclair.bsky.social made me think of this.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Excellent recap on the problems inherent in personality tests.
youtu.be
Here's Why Personality Tests ALWAYS Work*
YouTube video by SciShow
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Libraries and librarians saved my life more than once.
"Librarians are always smart, a little nuts, and know how to party."
John Waters
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Every sentence is a future bestselling novel
Newspaper headline: "Sex slave Woman wanted for burglary"
"A woman who had five pitbull puppies cloned in South Korea is wanted in Tennessee on burglary charges, lawyers there said today. Joyce McKinney, 58, was accused of telling a 15-year-old boy to burgle a house to raise cash to buy a false leg for a horse. She fled Britain in 1977 to avoid trial for allegedly abducting a Mormon missionary and making him her sex slave."
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Really good video about the very real dangers of self censorship with euphemisms like seggs or corn. youtu.be/iskCvr7_1ck?...
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The YouTube-ification of our vocabulary
YouTube video by Amy Shira Teitel
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
What the holy fuck? www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/c...
cnn.com
Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms | CNN
The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean an...
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
You know what to do
every time you repost this image a trans person gets hormone treatment and a transphobe dies
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The Wrap is reporting Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav is set to make $887 million when the deal closes for Paramount to buy his company. So I guess that's the going rate for selling out democracy and a free press. loom.ly/2gJjJoI
thewrap.com
David Zaslav to Get $887 Million Payout Under Warner Bros.-Paramount Deal
The $10 billion merger is expected to close by Sept. 30, pending shareholder and regulatory approval
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Federal Government wants to take control of your local school libraries. buff.ly/6Qxq5FS #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #lit #literature #author #authors #write #writing
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PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading
Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Fantastic interview with @mistressodette.bsky.social The behind the scenes preparation involved with Medfet kink is astonishing and Odette is the best in so many ways. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpVW...
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Sacred & Subverse | Interviews— Ep. 1: Mistress Odette on Power, Consent & Healing Through Kink.
YouTube video by Domina Elara
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
@rubyrapture.bsky.social side gig. Fighting dragons and taking names.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Having worked with librarians on some of the weirdest research for my books, I can tell you that 99% of them would have loved this question.
Library inquiry card, November 1948
"Can I get a book telling me how to be the mistress of ceremonies at a musical orgy?"
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Good morning and happy Twin Peaks Day. I'll see you in the trees.
Agent Dale Cooper entering Twin Peaks for the first time on February 24thOn the side of my TV table: a small cut out of Laura Palmer kissing Dale Cooper in the Black Lodge
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Dr Angela Puca @drangelapuca.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Honoured and delighted to have been included in the list of "10 Pagan Voices Shaping our Future" by historical magazine Green Egg. Thank you, Katrina Rasbold for the kind words about my project./ #paganism #paganstudies #pagan
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This seemed too good to be true, so I checked it out and, yep, it's 100% real. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill called the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered, the acronym of which is FUCK ICE.
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I find it amazing that Epstein’s most famous buddy in the U..K. has been stripped of his titles, arrested and investigated, while his most famous buddy in America is actually running the country. Sigh. loom.ly/44Q9tNs
npr.org
Britain's ex-Prince Andrew is arrested on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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Edward Iglesias @edwardiglesias.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Forgot today was President's Day and I have it off. Drove into work and no one was there. Now I'm trying to figure out how I feel. Yay, no work! Or, why didn't they tell me, I could've slept late.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
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Dr. David Pecotić @djp1974.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me. - #AleksandrSolzhenitsyn, 1972 Nobel Lecture
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates?
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Access denied: How banning books reduces reading volume and achievement
KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 4, 2025 – Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates? That’s the question addressed in a new paper by Danielle Dennis, dean of the University of Rhode Island…
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