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High How Are You, Rat

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A bundle of anxiety and furry nonsense, really

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Joseph Humfrey @joe.inkle.co · 8h
New video editor "Blick" seems fantastic: super lightweight, fast, good price, and surprisingly full featured for such a new app. Has that feel of a UI developed with a low level game editor framework. My main criticism is that it doesn't have many Mac menus in the menubar. Check it out:
blickeditor.com
Blick | The first video editor you'll truly love
A fully native NLE built from scratch, for the art of editing. Scrub, cut and keyframe at the speed of thought. Available now for Windows and macOS.
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Kala Paint @kalapaint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kala Paint is out! I'm @olawson.bsky.social , professional artist for 15 years, then game dev, now wrote the painting software I wish I'd been using all this time. GPU-run creamy brushes, no subscription, no gen AI crap, hand-coded with ideas from artists in our Discord, and more added weekly!
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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026
“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap
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Fur Affinity 🏳️‍⚧️ @furaffinity.net · 02/10/2026
GONDOR CALLS FOR AID FA Announcement: Support Fur Affinity’s Community Funding www.furaffinity.net/journal/1143... gofund.me/8126f11cb
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Gondor Flame
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Justin Decloux @declouxj.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
THE CLANS HEIR IS A TRANS WOMAN (2013) is like Steven Seagal decided to Write/Direct/Star in a love letter to his trans friends, but it looks and feels like every action movie he's made... except Hitoshi Ozawa is way way way way cooler than Seagal.
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Tac O'Cat ➡️ Paws & Prairies '27 @toonytacocat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the furry fandom artists started relying on generative AI, the fandom would crumble and vanish. We love our artists. Full stop.
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MY WIFE: "Make sure you don't leave any food outside for the raccoons to get into." Me: "You got it, hon."
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is so good to see @reportermatt.bsky.social, who was in like 80% of my classes in college, become the most influential reporter in Massachusetts. He just loves the place, and you can tell in everything he does. A truly wonderful man making the whole state better.
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It Came From The Maritimes Podcast @icftmaritimespod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Black Brook Cemetery in Cape Breton has been the eternal resting place for many since 1842. Join us today while Chelsea shares the stories of the spectres haunting this graveyard and explores the muddled mystery of the Black Brook Witch.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Kiana Mai has released the fully animated and colored ‘Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl’ pilot on YouTube. Watch: youtu.be/6_7L80WaIuU?...
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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Conservative MP Scott Anderson has a few words for Pete Hegseth. #cdnpoli
Scott Anderson, Member of Parliament for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee

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Dear Mr. Pete Hegseth:

You, sir, are the Secretary of War for the strongest nation on earth, and with that title comes a level of responsibility and decorum. You have chosen to set both aside and insult two female Canadian non-combatants, and to intentionally shame them before millions. You should be ashamed.

Canadians and Americans have coexisted peacefully for over 200 years and there is no reason we can't do so forever. Our economies, our continental defence and our cultures are irretrievably intertwined and yet we are two distinct nations. Canadians and Americans should have no problem with each other, but I have a problem with you.

You're a former military officer. You took a cheap shot at women & children in my riding. Next time you want to take a crack at a Canadian, I'm right here!

Scott Anderson

Capt. (Ret'd), CAF Reserve

(this is real.)

ETA: There seems to be a misunderstanding among some civilians here. CIC officers are not CAF officers.

CIC officers don't fight, they don't command troops, and they don't deploy or go near wars. They teach kids. Because they don't fight, their physical condition is not relevant.
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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Flock takes their privacy very seriously. But the ethical gray area in surveillance technology works both ways. Under no circumstances should elected officials or public servants enjoy an expectation of privacy when spending tax dollars to attend a surveillance lobbying event.
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 17/08/2026
Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-bei…
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Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods
A classic conundrum of 'why would I buy something you didn’t make,' platforms like CGTrader has shelves of AI made models collecting dust
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Classic
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The Bunny Hunter (Un Lapin)
YouTube video by Brett 'SonicBlu' Blumfield
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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
holy shit this kicks ass
ctvnews.ca
‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia libraries
Several Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors.
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Can someone tell me what this was last night? The weird glowing was in front of the dot of light, not behind it, and it did not change shape or size in any way for about 8 minutes that it took to move from above the cabin rising up, then curving slowly back down over the tree line.
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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There is no good use of generative AI because the technology was built on theft of creative labor. If that position surprises you from an artist whose life's work was scraped and used without permission to train trillion dollar technology, educate yourself. www.michaelwhelan.com/faq/#digital...
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Are animals?
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Inbal Breda @greyannis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Might as well post it here! A magical girl animation I've been slowly chipping at over the weekends for ages.
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itch.io @itch.io · 04/08/2026
Enjoy 127 items by 109 creators and support game devs effected by recent layoffs: itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Squishet 🏳‍⚧ @squishy.tf · 03/08/2026
*tried to escape from the second dimension but ran out of clay
silly wip clay figure of me
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Mimi @pancakepooch.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I think a lot about really cartoony furries dating normal people #furry #furryart #mimidraws
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Adam Hartling @xenosns.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Lovely interactive fiction game by a group of Nova Scotian artists. As the new lighthouse keeper, converse with spirts of the dead on a morning walk. Inspired by the black rocks of Peggy's Cove. gradiustheguide.itch.io/what-lingers #novascotia #gamedev #interactivefiction
gradiustheguide.itch.io
What Lingers by gradiustheguide, AquaLunae, ef5005, Tangled Web Games, dbhkyle
Play in your browser
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Are pet dogs popular in Japan?
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I have overwhelming anxiety about the state of the world, as many people do. One of the thoughts that bounces around in my head is "the Apocalypse is coming" and it drives me crazy fearing when it will get here. But I realize now we are actually in the Apocalypse, if there could be said to be one.
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is what state propaganda looks like. The DOJ is spreading lies ahead of the midterms, priming the pump that "immigrants stole the election" if results don't go Trump's way. Zero evidence. All manipulation. abcnews.com/US/ahead-mid...
abcnews.com
Ahead of midterms, DOJ warns state officials of 'potential criminal penalties' over noncitizen voting
The head of the DOJ's civil rights division is warning state election officials of "potential criminal penalties" for those who fail to keep noncitizens from voting.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
my god
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 28/06/2026
Personally if a thing that developers hate in game development also is a scarlet letter that makes players try to kill the game, I wouldn't do it instead of trying to hide it. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/epic-ga...
videogameschronicle.com
Epic Games CEO says it’s ‘really irresponsible’ of Steam to make studios disclose AI use | VGC
Tim Sweeney claims it’s a “Scarlet Letter” which makes players “try to kill the game”…
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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is the one true recipe for a Reflecting Pool: 2oz rum, 4oz pineapple juice, 1oz blue curacao, one Blue Razzberry Fruit Roll-Up
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.
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Purchase with Purpose @purchase-w-purpose.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Millions of copyrighted songs were fed to AI music generators - now there's proof Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
gadgetreview.com
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators – Now There's Proof
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
NEW — Belfast-based writer @hleehurley.com talks about the racist pogroms that have terrorized his city, how existing tensions in Northern Ireland (and *not* Elon Musk) primed local factions to turn violent, and how Minnesota’s response to ICE inspired their community to care for one another:
thehandbasket.co
Elon Musk alone isn’t responsible for Belfast's racist pogrom
The violent response to an attempted murder would have happened regardless of Musk, Lee Hurley writes.
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Flindasaur @flindasaur.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
this is one of my all-time fave pieces I did during my days in the Angel Hare fandom Francis, Jonah, and Gabby #angelhare #angelgabby #eastpatch #sfw #wholesome
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
They tried to hide but I got em anyway
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The Goose 🇨🇦 @the-goose-media.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
6000 sexual deepfakes per hour powered by gas. What a glorious future we live in! globalnews.ca/news/1189968...
globalnews.ca
Grok AI broke Canada’s laws, created 6K sexual deepfakes per hour: probe - National | Globalnews.ca
Philippe Dufresne launched an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and shared on the X social media platform.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🏀 🇮🇷 😱 zeteo.com/p/louder-tha...
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🏀 🇮🇷 😒 ‘Louder Than Any Boos I’ve Heard’: Trump’s 48 Hours of Humiliation
The president was booed in New York after making the NBA Finals about him, and flesh-eating screwworms spread in the U.S. after Trump’s DOGE cuts.
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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.
CBS MORNINGS ON YOUTUBE (JUNE 4, 2026)

Interviewer: I read that you do not want to embrace Al.

Kane: Absolutely not.

For me the whole point of doing what I'm doing-art is a way of processing life. I don't see the value in outsourcing any element of that.

When I'm looking at someone else's project, if I see an element of the environment [where] they use generative fill or whatever to change something about the scene, it just shuts off the part of my brain that wants to know more about that world. Because I would assume if they're willing to make an arbitrary choice there, they could make an arbitrary choice with literally anything.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/06/2026
"The values described in Claude’s constitution sound very nice, but that hardly matters; it’s dishonest to suggest that Claude is capable of moral reasoning, because it’s not." -Ted Chiang, No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
theatlantic.com
No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious
Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 31/05/2026
New name, same condition. Martha Kempner breaks down why PCOS is now called PMOS, and what we know about this “poorly understood” condition:
rewirenewsgroup.com
What is Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome? The Health Condition PCOS Has a New Name
Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, was renamed in May 2026 following a global, 14-year effort. Experts hope the more scientifically accurate name will speed diagnosis and treatment for a ‘poorly un...
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/home/itsoasus @itsoasus.com · 13/05/2026
It hasn't even been half a year and @mayor.nyc.gov is doing things Liberals have been telling us for years can't be done. Who knew that all it took was the political will to see things through? www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4BI...
youtube.com
The view from the top? We balanced the budget.
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 12/05/2026
Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...
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Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry
Mamdani, who praised the importance of libraries, faced criticism for slashing library funding earlier this year.
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Shaaloani Roadhead 🔜 Claws Out @hyenablood.yeen.world · 06/05/2026
Welcome to the cream kingdom bitch
James McCloud starfoxDracula flow
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High How Are You, Rat @fractus.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I can put my arm back on. you can't. so play safe.
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