Reposted by ethelmayChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 6h“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books. 342315454
Reposted by ethelmayI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026Cold water and worms, bro a catfish 2217129
Reposted by ethelmayAdam Rakunas @rakdaddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“I wish it need not have been so stupid in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such utterly stupid times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is not to be so utterly stupid and maybe work together so this shit doesn't happen again.” 0176
Reposted by ethelmayAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A big update to an important case: Alaska is dropping charges against a family of American Samoans it had accused of voting crimes. It should not be forgotten that Alaska inflicted enormous hardship and trauma, for years, for a simple, understandable mistake that the state itself helped facilitate.boltsmag.orgAfter a Yearslong Nightmare, Relief for American Samoans Punished for Voting - BoltsAlaska officials for years accused American Samoans caught in a unique legal limbo of illegally voting, but finally dropped those charges this month. 4357125
Reposted by ethelmayEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/09/2026And if they literally say "AI" can do your job, they are also relinquishing any claim to their own area of expertise, because "AI" doesn't refer to a coherent set of technologies but rather is used to wrap various different (usually janky) tech in a false veneer of magical functionaliy. >>thecon.aiTHE AI CONHow to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want 121242
Reposted by ethelmayTrent Kallust @badger597.bsky.social · 04/09/2026@courtneymilan.com I just pulled this from a post over on Facebook, felt like it might be info worth sharing... 16465155
Reposted by ethelmayMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Bravo @mapquest.com…. for not bending the knee! #LakeOntario-Now&Forever🇨🇦 759227855249
Reposted by ethelmayFunranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 28/08/2026[sighs deeply] Before feeding any of your research into any LLM, please check your grants and institution's information security/academic integrity policies. You may be surprised how very little of your work are allowed to let anywhere near the Plagiarism Engines. 718883
Reposted by ethelmaySquidTips - Aj/Alex/He🏍 🦑🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @squidtips.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I just witnessed an ICE abduction in N Seattle, after following several black SUV's traveling almost double the speed limit I followed them to The Crown Inn where they stopped a man in a white work truck and abducted him I tried to raise the attention of cars and bystanders but most ignored me 20141771793
Reposted by ethelmayKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...nytimes.comWashington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen AttiahAn arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing. 1196326736242
Reposted by ethelmayDrew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com 156200248537
Reposted by ethelmayElise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026Update: she went viral, so Amazon decided to get off their backsides and have a human phone her & restored her account. So your Zon account being deleted for no reason may be fixable, IF you manage to go viral about it 🤪 Like I said above (links & all 😉), plenty of Zon alternatives exist!tiktok.comCreatives, this has been a weird, WEIRD day. Amazon restored my publishing account. You know, the 14yo one they deleted? They restored it because of YOU. Community matters. Thank you. #amazon #kdp #k...TikTok video by Author Ruthanne Reid 3115
Reposted by ethelmayAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hey, guys, when the librarians get pissed about the destruction of books, it’s time to put those listening ears on. Because we are very comfortable with the idea that books are tools that can be retired. What’s happening right now is not that. 2540111398
Reposted by ethelmayDoor @bananabreadmaker.bsky.social · 16/08/2026CALL TO ACTION! There's a data center proposed in North Minneapolis and we don't want that shit! www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... 312899
Reposted by ethelmayDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026Anybody at @moderation.bsky.app want to try to explain why they suspended @matthewcort.land, ANOTHER of the most prominent people out here fighting for disabled and marginalized people? Like… are y'all planning to suspend/ban literally every disabled legal scholar/policy worker out here, orrrr…? 7250124
Reposted by ethelmayDefector @defector.com · 30/07/2026WNBA suspends Seattle Storm minority owner for being rude to transphobic shitheads:defector.comWNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | DefectorOn Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player… 993188782
Reposted by ethelmayTKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I have to agree the statement, if not his reasoning, “man, people are strange out there.” (Also I think, independent of the subject, it’s just plain ugly) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comNew York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buySergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars 231
Reposted by ethelmayCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 11/07/2026Seattle is currently hosting a mega masters — a hearing where hundreds of kids, some as young as three, are going through deportation proceedings. These kids are expected to understand complex legal processes and represent themselves in court. They deserve better.seattletimes.com‘Mega’ hearings for children begin in Seattle as part of deportation processTuesday launched four days of unusually large hearings for young immigrants. A judge said she wants to see some children more often to ensure their well-being. 814871
Reposted by ethelmayJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/07/2026Uhhhhhh, don't use it? wapo.st/3TmHl5Gwapo.stColumn | How to stop ChatGPT from ruining how you thinkStudies show that using AI can lead people to “cognitive surrender.” But with the right approach, it can also elevate your thinking. 522048294
Reposted by ethelmayKathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Florida folks: If you have O- blood and are of African or African American descent, OneBlood is searching for donors who have a rare antigen that matches with a teenager with sickle cell disease who needs 50 units of blood so she can have a bone marrow transplant.wfla.comRare blood needed to save life of Florida teen needing bone marrow transplantFT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA)— Blood donors of African descent are needed to save the life of a Florida 18-year-old fighting an aggressive form of sickle cell disease, OneBlood announced. Gigi Felix,… 218351966
Reposted by ethelmayrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In other "excellent news from religious bodies", the US Presbyterian General Assembly has formally voted to start the process to (correctly) declare white Christian nationalism a theological error incompatible with the teachings of Jesus: pres-outlook.org/2026/07/pcus...pres-outlook.orgPC(USA) labels White Christian nationalism "Theological Error"Calling White Christian nationalism incompatible with the teachings of Jesus, commissioners approved a proposed constitutional amendment and a new policy statement opposing the ideology. 173714979
Reposted by ethelmayMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 02/07/2026I feel like portraying it as a fringe theological dispute between catholic sects over the 2nd vatican council and finger pointing over who's a heretic, rather than as a conflict with a fringe far right sect that says Jews are going to hell and Muslims are rapists hides the general interest aspect. 21191313
Reposted by ethelmayRev Laura Everett @reveverett.com · 02/07/2026Hey HAWT Greater #Boston: an offer for elders 55-95 without Air Condition to participation in a Harvard Chan Public Health study that gets them AC, and some cash. Please share! #HeatWave #mapoli #Bospoli Attn: @universalhub.com & @weatherishappening.com www.healthycitieslab.org/beattheheathealthycitieslab.orgBeat the Heat | Healthy Cities Lab 12233
Reposted by ethelmaySuch a Kevin @kevinkohler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026JD Vance puts the Christ in "Christ, what an asshole." 7593141
Reposted by ethelmayLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 31/05/2026The most strategic fumble I’ve witnessed among dem leaders is letting their cops beat up their constituents. And it’s been going on for years and weakening us all. It leaves people with few options but to lose faith in the entire system. And faith is all you got because there isn’t very much proof 11051971565
Reposted by ethelmayCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Wife just got back from a 3-day doctors conference and she told me that one of the keynote speakers mentioned AI during his presentation and the doctors in the audience booed. Loudly. Someone tell that Google CEO it's not just college kids who hate this shit. 202025389
Reposted by ethelmayBut Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 17/05/2026This whole thing of the entire global economy now being based solely on gullible fascists selling each other magic beans would be much funnier if the global economy wasn't how I feed, clothe, and house myself. 01573481
Reposted by ethelmayReuters @reuters.com · 14/05/2026Black cemetery in Florida vandalized, 'Trump' spray-painted on graves reut.rs/495gOz8reut.rsBlack cemetery in Florida vandalized, 'Trump' spray-painted on gravesPolice in Florida are investigating vandalism at a historic, predominantly African American cemetery where 17 gravesites were damaged, with headstones knocked down and "Trump" and "DeSantis" spray-painted in red letters on tombs, referring to the U.S. politicians, Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. 57381293
Reposted by ethelmayThey Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word! 4132021227
Reposted by ethelmayChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 09/04/2026As the father of a middle schooler I have seen the rebellion against AI forming there — even using “that’s AI, bro,” not indicating something is literally AI, but that something is metaphorically so — it’s sus, it’s bullshit, it’s bad weird 455221971
Reposted by ethelmayPat @pizzasuplex.bsky.social · 05/04/2026How many thousands of people are gonna get charged $70 a month because they didn't read to the third paragraph of this fucking email 11440482275
Reposted by ethelmayCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 28/03/2026I have been clear since the start of the appropriations process: I will not vote to give Trump’s ICE or CBP another cent without major reforms. Tonight, Republicans forced through a bill that will continue the chaos that has left TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard unfunded. Read my full statement. 719834
Reposted by ethelmayClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 28/03/2026There are a whole bunch of reasons to turn out for #nokings tomorrow but here are maybe the top two: 1) huge turnout is a signal to republicans edging away from Trump and puts steel in Dem spines. 2) least we can do to honor bravery of Minnesotans who turned the tide 8648311245
Reposted by ethelmayLaura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The luddites were cool as hell and I’m proud to be compared to them. Also, they didn’t hate technology; they objected to their bosses replacing their stable skilled jobs with new tech that produced an inferior product for cheaper, which certainly sounds like a familiar tune to me 02614
Reposted by ethelmayMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...moryan.comAn open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchantsTo everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes... 837971495
Reposted by ethelmayDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 15/02/2026How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept… 432334703
Reposted by ethelmayjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/02/2026crickets from the free speech crowd, of course 13884052082
Reposted by ethelmaySeattle Indivisible @seattleindivisible.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Please sign in to the online hearing to note your position on SB 6346 as "Pro" (You are not signing up to speak.) The deadline for this action is Friday February 6 at 12:30pm Click Here to Sign In "Pro" From the drop down menu choose "Pro"Fill out the form. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...app.leg.wa.govCSI 063
Reposted by ethelmayClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 28/01/2026if Murkowski is on something it means the numbers say it's safe for her to be on it without actually risking anything, and that fact is of great interest to me 11028175
Reposted by ethelmayScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Uprising in the Trump concentration camp in Dilley, TX 10758266
Reposted by ethelmayEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 24/01/2026Before Kent State, there was the Orangeburg Massacre at South Carolina State. We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together. 13773241
Reposted by ethelmayPatrick Monaghan @pkmonaghan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Friend’s extremely Minnesota protest sign 61293276
Reposted by ethelmayNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.bizjournals.comICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business JournalU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges. 3053933271
Reposted by ethelmayGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/01/2026This INCLUDES INDEPENDENTS AND REPUBLICANS. Among Democrats, the number is SEVENTY SEVEN PERCENT. Any Democrat who isn't saying abolish ICE is serving someone other than you and me. 3421130
Reposted by ethelmayjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/01/2026over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?) 5595972415
Reposted by ethelmayJohn Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 11/01/2026Hi, I’m John Marks, I’m a public historian and writer. I’ve been helping history museums prepare for the nation’s 250th anniversary for 9 years now. Despite everything else happening in history, I’m still excited about this anniversary—and you should be too. Here’s why. 🧵 /1 28928
Reposted by ethelmayMs. K tweets @whatmsksaid.bsky.social · 11/01/2026today i tried to get a neighbor abducted by ICE out of Whipple by bringing their paperwork down to get them out of the concentration camp in there, but they had already been moved to Texas. this was less than 48 hrs after their abduction. my neighbor is a legal resident w/ a right to due process. 10380146
Reposted by ethelmayAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE: "No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested". "Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail". 1104291608280
Reposted by ethelmayColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/01/2026This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!” But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling. If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...nytimes.comCongress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science 35719224
