iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/10/2026

The acid test for me is a simple one: Has my professional and/or creative life benefited in any material way from "AI," and very specifically generative "AI"? No, it hasn't. Has it been negatively impacted by the same? Yup, in a whole bunch of ways. My professional life is worse now for it.

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

many centrists are as disdainful of science as MAGA these days. virtually every study on the topic, and there have been many, show that youth programs reduce crime. it's a settled question. this is no different from claiming vaccines are a hoax.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

i was just telling a friend yesterday: “organizing against” a decisionmaker involves knowing why their current path looks like the path of least resistance from the decisionmaker’s point of view, and then figuring out how to make that NOT the path of least resistance anymore

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Fox Harper @foxharper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thread worth reading if only b/c of how much of it, by volume, is people saying “the way GLP-1 meds are marketed/talked about is undoing decades of what was already achingly incremental progress on fighting cultural fatphobia and thin people are being more fucked up about fatness than ever”

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DoctorTAS @doctortas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Start with NOT saying this: "You look good! Are you losing weight?" You can stop with the first sentence, honest

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

making me nervous. 3 days left and last stretch. in an age of slop conmen and seedy rights grabbers, feels all the more important to focus on the reliable mags we can trust. if you enjoy their work and are able, this is a good time to chip in. the best time even, some might say.

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Maureen Thorson @maureenthorson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

“My every star on real monsters shines.” A poem by Jay Hopler.

meditation on folklore: a coda

fuck bigfoot my every star
on real monsters shines
i haunt my own
damned house in a body sewn
together by doctors
witch & otherwise
snakes behind my dim eyes
writhe & rattle-clack
their death-clock
maracas at every knee creak
& neck crack
i'm supposed to get the shivers
over some backwoods booger-
man don't make me laugh

huntsman cancer hospital july 2020

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026

Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying

Use of artificial intelligence
By registering with ISBN Canada, you declare that your book was created by a human author. You may use AI tools only for limited support tasks, such as brainstorming ideas, checking grammar, or formatting your book. You must not use AI to generate the text, create the artwork, or translate the book. ISBN Canada does not issue ISBNs for works whose content is primarily generated by AI. LAC is currently reviewing its policy regarding the use of AI content creation and our guidance is subject to change.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nobel Prize winning poet Anne Carson on pain

Short Talk on Pain
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Anne Carson
1950 –
Lawns and fields and hills and wide old velvet
sleeves, green things. They stretch, fold, roll away,
unfurl and calm the eye. Look lush in paintings.
Battles are fought on greens. Or you could spread
a meal and sup. How secretly they lie, floors of
distant forests. Next comes the grave, in many a
poem about green. But this is not a poem. This is a
billboard for frozen green peas. Frozen green peas
are good for pain.

Copyright © 2023 by Anne Carson. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on August 25, 2023, by the Academy of American Poets.

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danielle taphanel @treelet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Disabled queer still looking for work, please contact me via email or my website if you think I'd be a good fit for your project! danielle.taphanel@gmail.com www.danielletaphanel.com

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have been a guest at conventions where, during the pre-con walk through, my handler has pointed out the bar and mentioned how some guests are "more fun" and "get asked back," then names only men. Because a lot of female guests aren't comfortable hanging out around alcohol with strangers.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Craving poetry. What's a poem you read recently and loved?

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This comment builder makes it really easy to write a comment about the Roadless Rule, which may be rescinded to allow road construction and timber harvest in our national forests. Comments are open until Tuesday, October 6th. www.pnt.org/roadless-rul...

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The Roadless Rule Is at a Crossroads. Here’s How You Can Help. - PNT

USDA has proposed repealing the Roadless Rule. Learn what’s at stake for the PNT and use our tool to submit your own public comment.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I can't believe "The Fate of Ophelia" won best music video instead of "STORM". OK, I can believe it, because it's a popularity contest. I've listed to "Ophelia" on repeat, but have you *seen* "STORM"? It should have won best music video of the decade.

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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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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

r/crafts has banned all Harry Potter-related crafts due to JK Rowling’s anti-trans bigotry, after a 53-41 vote

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From the crafts community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the crafts community

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Danny van Read @dannyvanread.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The solidarity continues.

Trades Union Congress

Reform-led Durham council cut off funding to the annual Pride celebrations.
So trade unions launched a fundraiser to save it, eventually raising more money than was cut.
Which means this year's Pride will be bigger than ever.
In the 1980s, the LGBT+ community raised thousands of pounds to help striking miners and their families.
When we stick up for each other, we can achieve anything.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.

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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.

One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was just thinking the other day about the bit where the main character asks his sister what's *really* go on in her life, and she says, I can't afford to buy my children shoes.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Came to the comments specifically to make sure this gif was posted.

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Lu @rendernev.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Welcome, Autumnal Equinox. The King of Autumn greets thee.🍂

My painting of a pumpkin rider on a black horse surrounded by autumn leaves and mushrooms.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👏NYT👏STOP👏PLATFORMING👏BRETT👏STEPHENS

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I'm just gonna say it. I like the new Odyssey movie. Yeah, I've read Emily Wilson's review, and I agree with most of it. Still enjoyed the movie, though. I'd watch it again.

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Wards @wotzka.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Edward Cullen's name, if she wrote Twilight.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

My twentieth song! I love a clarinet in jazz. This song reminds me of my days in the high school jazz band. I gave it a little bit of a warbly sound as if you were playing it on an old cassette—just like when I was a kid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzX...

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Promenade - No AI Jazz Song

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Listening to Jobi Riccio. Makes me want to make a playlist with Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A soothing song on flute with owl hoots and cricket chirps. I drew the cat and the owl in paint dot net, the rest I put together in Canva. I wrote the song in MuseScore and Audacity. All lovingly human made, no AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-rS...

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Edwin's Lullaby - No AI Song

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I really gotta make another playlist video. No one wants to listen to individual lofi songs, and I've posted 5 new songs since my last compilation video. Got several songs that are 95% done being written, too.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I teach a preschool music class, and this is a variation on a song I wrote to teach them quarter, half, and whole notes. youtu.be/0_RoVDxt-tE?...

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Elementary, My Dear Beethoven - No AI Piano Music

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This is a good point. "I don’t have enough time to listen to all the music made by humans, never mind AI." -Varvis

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

New #LofiSong! This one features bird song & my original cat art. Human-made. No AI! #LofiMusic #StudyMusic youtu.be/-jtSZo35rlY?...

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No. 22 - No AI Lofi Song

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Mother's Day: The perfect day to take down the Christmas Tree decorations.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My emotional support cup of tea. My emotional support political podcast. My emotional support alligator bath toy that squirts water out of its mouth.

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It's St. Mark's Day. Who went to a graveyard last night? #TRC #TheRavenBoys

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

New song and video! The cats are my original work, and I made the rest in Canva. Can you guess what pop song inspired the syncopation? #lofimusic #loficats www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhO...

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Rendezvous - No AI Lofi Song

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

But what is his dick to heart ratio??

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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

When @notalawyer.bsky.social first started talking I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone. Aubrey and Peter in the same podcast?!

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