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"[...] overreliance on AI tools in science could jeopardize what makes for a good scientist in the first place: staying close to data, being immersed in the material, and working as part of a team."

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Paul Graf @paulginva.bsky.social · 7h

This is the most articulate and impactful piece I've read regarding the Pentagon's planned livestreamed execution of Nidel Hasan. Please read it.

The Space Coast Rocket @CoastRocket

WE COUNT THE ENEMIES WE KILL. WE RARELY COUNT THE ONES WE CREATE.

Nidal Hasan was a patient on my floor in the surgical trauma ICU at Brooke Army Medical Center.

I wasn't there when he arrived. I had just left for my deployment to Mosul, Iraq. But the nurses and doctors who cared for him were my peers and my friends, and I know exactly what that required of them, because every one of us had done some version of it before. Before anyone tells me what strength looks like, understand what that work demands.

I have cared for a drunk driver who wiped out an entire family and landed in our ICU himself. I have cared for gang members who shot up a block while children were stepping off a school bus, then ended up on our unit with bullets of their own. I have kept alive people who murdered their own families and failed at taking their own lives. And in Iraq, I saved the lives of the very enemy fighters who had just tried to kill us and miraculously survived our response.

Every one of those patients got our best. Not because we felt anything for them, but because of who we were. You set aside anger, grief, prejudice and every personal feeling you have, because a life in front of you is a life in front of you. That's the oath. That's the duty.

So when Hasan came through those doors, my colleagues did what we had always done. They preserved the life of a man who murdered thirteen people and would have killed them too, given the chance. He killed those men and women in one of the very same buildings many Soldier's like myself have been in when I was stationed at Fort Hood.

He is alive today because they did their jobs. That was not sentiment. It was a hard, tangible expression of the values this country claims to stand for. Our principles had to mean something even when the person benefiting from them had violated everything we believed in.

Now the Pentagon plans to livestream his execution by firing squad on Dec. 3, and our leaders apparently believe turning his death into a public spectacle will demonstrate American strength. I think it demonstrates how little they understand the enemy they claim to be fighting. We kept Nidal Hasan alive, now our leaders want to make him a martyr.

Hasan walked into Fort Hood expecting to die. He believed his death would be rewarded. At his trial, he called no witnesses and offered no defense, and his own court-appointed lawyers worried he was seeking execution. He failed at martyrdom once. Now we're about to hand it to him, in high definition, for every extremist with an internet connection to replay, manipulate and celebrate.

We supply the footage. They supply the meaning.

Long after the politicians finish congratulating themselves, that video will still exist. Their moment of bravado becomes somebody else's recruiting material for decades. And this failure to think past the immediate display of power reaches far beyond one execution. We count the enemies we kill. We rarely count the enemies we create.

Look at the school in Minab, Iran, where multiple investigations attributed the strike that killed more than 100 children and their teachers to us. You cannot bury people's children beneath the rubble of their classrooms and expect a speech about American intentions to decide how they remember you. No denial brings those children home. No claim of good intentions makes their parents forget whose weapons killed them.

If those were our children, we would remember for the rest of our lives.

We would demand accountability. Many of us would want vengeance.

We would tell their stories to the next generation. We know this because we did exactly that after September 11.

Why do we imagine other people love their children less, grieve less deeply, or remember less clearly?

We have developed a horrifying talent for creating more terrorists than we will ever stop. We inflict suffering, evade responsibility, and then act as though the anger that follows came out of nowhere.

Think back to the first time you saw one of those al Qaeda videos of an American being beheaded. Remember the sickness in your stomach.

Remember the rage. Remember thinking that only savages would film a killing and send it out for the world to watch. Now ask yourself what the rest of the world will see when the camera is ours.

Terrorist organizations stage executions for the cameras. Authoritarian regimes make death a public spectacle to feed fear and rage. Watching our own leaders reach for those same tools should force us to confront how much of ourselves we are surrendering in the name of defeating them.

The line separating us from the people we condemn has to live in our conduct. A flag cannot hold it for us. Neither can a uniform, a title, or a declaration that we are the good guys.

On that ICU floor, on a bloody street in Mosul, and in trauma bays across this country, people like my colleagues hold that line every day under circumstances most will never face. They keep monsters alive because their duty and their humanity are bigger than their hatred of what those monsters have done.

Execute him if that's the sentence. But do it the way a confident nation does; quietly, lawfully, and without giving him the stage he always wanted. Let him be forgotten.

I expect our leaders to show at least as much discipline as the nurses who had to care for him.

They keep telling us they are defending what makes America different. Every day, they make that difference harder to see.

Robert W. Burns III is the editor and publisher of The Space Coast Rocket, an Army veteran and a retired trauma nurse. The views expressed in this column are his own.

CBS News @CBSNews

The U.S. military plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, when he faces a firing squad on Dec. 3, a Pentagon official said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said earlier Thursday the Pentagon planned to make the execution public.

Hasan's case could mark the military's first execution of an American service member since 1961.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 8h

‘Protect the Dolls’ is a term meaning ‘take care of trans ppl’. Its origin is due to the campaign of persecution & violence aimed at this vulnerable part of the Gay community. LGBTQ ppl nationally, & internationally, have been flagging that UK state TV is actively transphobic, for years. More proof!

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 10h

And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10h

This way, you can also compare your previous results with your current ones.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 20h

Persoanlly, I think they look fine! Maybe you could try adding some moonlight glare?

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 22h

If I may ask, what's wrong with it, in your opinion?

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 22h

Oh, to be honest I was joking (just, I saw "werewolf" in the video and my brain kinda went astray xD ) I'm sure there will be opportunities in the next games :D

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you so much! I think that having more insight into the meaning and artistic function of even (apparently) simple devices is precious, for a more complete understanding of art.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I didn't know this game and now I've wishlisted it just for your art.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thank you! Your guides are always excellent!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026

Trump just had a massive meltdown over losing the Nobel Peace Prize to South African anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay. Trump attacked Pillay, admitted he knows nothing about her, claimed he deserves EIGHT Nobel Peace Prizes, took credit for preventing wars around the world,… 1/

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I was originally going to ask if there will be any romance options, but then I thought: "Don't be silly! that would be unreasonable scope creep!"

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Hedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Meanwhile...in the REAL World Trump not only failed to end the war in Ukraine, he betrayed Zelensky by lifting Russian sanctions & paying Putin for diesel! Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv blasts peace talks as just ‘smokescreen’ for Trump‘s Russian diesel deal www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv blasts peace talks as just ‘smokescreen’ for Trump‘s Russian diesel deal

Trump’s announcement a betrayal of Ukraine, Democrats say; Ukraine strikes major datacentre in Russia. What we know on day 1,690

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I totally agree! I was thinking a possible answer (at least partial) to my question is that outcrops immediately give a sense of dynamism even to an otherwise static pose. I remember in some of his paintings, Mr. Whelan adopted a slanted horizon for a similar reason.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Probably a stupid question, but I have the (maybe wrong) impression that your characters (and dragons, and other creatures) often "stand on an outcrop of rock"--and/or close to some kind of precipice. Are there specific reasons for that? (artistic, symbolic, psychological, even technical...)

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I like how you rendered the sand on skin.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A small pamphlet (in the Roycroft series “Little journeys to the homes of great musicians”) on the life of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, who was born #onthisday in 1813. Read it here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/a… #otd

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Without an understanding of game design, no matter how powerful the tools used, the result will still be terrible games. And without some technical knowledge, no matter the tools used, one can't understand what eventually needs to be modified or fixed--they can't understand what the LLM did.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

OK, but I'm afraid none of that sounds new to me since the start of Trump's second mandate. I see this as continuity, not a breaking point.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Shitbag Trump, Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend, who was found liable for sexual abuse / rape in court, sanctioned the ICC because the Nobel Peace Prize went to Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who helped establish rape as an act of genocide. Let that sink in. Rubio fully complicit.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You made it like an old photo! I think that's brilliant!

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I couldn’t let the announcement of a new Tyrannosaurid pass without illustrating it. So here’s my take on the new kid on the block: Tromerosaurus solumons. #SciArt

A digital illustration shows a large bipedal dinosaur - a relative of T.rex walking amongst tall trees in a sunlit forest.

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JoeyK @joekco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

None of this is subtle

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm really sorry that you and your family are going through all that. I know talking is easy, but you gotta cling to the good things in your life, those that give you strength.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just an innocent question: did you ever paint a centaur?

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Going commando decidedly isn't an option.

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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

every day is hard at the moment anyway here is a commission : )

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's quite alright! You can always return to it at a later moment, if you feel so :)

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I hope you and Haunted are having plenty of fun!

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Deimiler!! @deimiler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I wanted this animation to make someone feel a little better, even if just for a moment. But looking at it now, I realize that the message means something to me too. I guess I needed that little star as well. ✨ #pixelart #animation #1bit

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I really like this character design.

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Akane ⚔️🫀🎃 |● Kaelis: A Requiem ✨ @akanelogics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

⚔️ 𝔏𝔦𝔢𝔡𝔞𝔫 ℌ𝔞𝔴𝔨𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔱 ⚔️ ⚫ Ghostly Dark Paladin - Halloween version. #art #kaelisarequiem #ocsky

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's nice how you managed to use the angle and perspective to give a clear idea of how big and tall he is, without the need for external comparisons.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Your art is so friggin' beautiful!

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Weeks later, Alvin tries personally talking to his child for the first time in months. Child's reply to Alvin: "AI, read me The Adventures of Pinocchio, engaging narration, different accent and inflection for each character, funny voices, background sound effects..."

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sorry but not sorry, when I saw that octopus this is what I imagined and I had to visualize it. Pinup legs come from this art by Aslan: www.galerie123.com/fr/affiche-a... (This was done in about 5 minutes just for fun.)

Quick sloppy merge of a painting of an octopus seen from above, by Ewald Rübsamen, 1910, with legs of a pinup painting by Aslan (Alain Gourdon), 1965

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/10/2026

Yet again, the EU surrenders to Trump. After facing pressure from the US State Department, @kajakallas.bsky.social's EU foreign service pulled out of a conference this week at the last minute – because one of the panels dared to discuss American disinfo in Europe.

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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is just a relentlessly horrific story. It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...

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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs

Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.

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Akeda @akeda.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hello! I wanted to send a little piece of my pixel world back to the people who spend time with my art, so I am giving away 30 handmade Pixel Mail sticker packs! Follow me, like & reply: your favourite art of mine or what to draw next. Ends Oct 14, 11:59 PM MT. Rules in the comments.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

[Are normal humans not monsters? 👀] Fair, fair. I was thinking something silly like "half-dwarf", which sounds quite fantasy-racist still.

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Exhululath @exhululath.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"Nice body hair..." ? (I've no idea lol)

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“I can do whatever I want, when I want” - President Donald J. Trump, October 7, 2026

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