Reposted by Green OwlRob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 10hTurns out these guys are real 4383732357
Reposted by Green OwlAdam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's important to remember that the AI doom scenario assumes not only that intelligence is a single well-defined thing, but also that intelligence solves literally every single problem, and that in every conflict overwhelming intelligence always wins. This is just not how anything works. 16617165
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 2hThey actually made rather a big deal way back of her being Welsh when she first broke out globally in the Zorro movie, playing a Mexican American. They'd have her speak a bit of Welsh or pronounce some Welsh place names in interviews. 120
Reposted by Green Owl🎃 Baby Saja Funko Pop 🎃 @babysajaboy.bsky.social · 5hUkraine keep going ur doing amazing sweetie 136460
Reposted by Green OwlJJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 15h🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀 26219131170
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 7hYes, this. I don't mind them changing some stuff from source material & most of the time King doesn't either. He got a lot of help from his wife on this book, novelist Tabitha King, bc he's not a teenage girl. But the whole point of Carrie is about a teen shamed & twisted by zealot religious abuse. 030
Reposted by Green Owlstrigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 13hBeen reading some stuff on horror and philosophy and one thing that struck me is that the frameworks explored there actually present more or less direct parallels to the trans experience; the material existence of trans people is treated in the same way as the existence of demons, vampires, etc. 18114
Reposted by Green Owldawnlaurier.bsky.social @dawnlaurier.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I was listening to shorts while browsing Bsky & heard this one *exactly* as I was skimming this reply thread. "TikTok's algo quashes major event word-of-mouth & discussion. CHECK VOTER REGISTRATION." 😄 youtube.com/shorts/3M9gk...youtube.comFunny how that always happens.YouTube video by Pearlmania500 091
Reposted by Green OwlTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 17hFollowing along @mzakharuk.bsky.social's reread of @juliaserano.bsky.social's "Whipping Girl". Barely any cis people understand the rampant rape culture inherent to the medical gatekeeping of trans healthcare. These "professionals" know the power they hold over trans people and often abuse it. 151156294
Reposted by Green OwlBrian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 13hWhy does CVS text me every day. Why don't they have friends they can text. 1498
Reposted by Green OwlJonas Holm Jæger @jonasholmjaeger.bsky.social · 21hCheck it, nerds. Recent find of late stage Maglemosian (8400 BP) antler axe with preserved wooden handle from Egholm, Northern Jutland. Fantastic to see that we still have conditions in Denmark for such fantastic organic preservation. Because it probably won’t be long before we don’t. 232493
Reposted by Green OwlCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20hIf I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me. 4495162638
Reposted by Green OwlEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 13hLook at these knockers! www.etsy.com/listing/4317...etsy.comMuppets Christmas Carol Door Knockers: Statler & Waldorf Fan Art - Cruise Decor - EtsyThis Figurines & Knick Knacks item by WFRetro has 2138 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Portsmouth, NH. Listed on Oct 5, 2026 3264885
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 13hEugenicists who are trying to kill neurodivergent people, ban their meds & lock them up in asylums like to also claim they themselves are neurodivergent bc they think it gives them a pass on any nasty behavior they get any pushback on (mainly from their shareholders & investors.) 060
Reposted by Green Owljaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 16hScott Bessent started the “Blame Ukraine, not Trump’s War” Big Lie on Sept 5th, it looks like—Trump and other cabinet members doubling down three days later is when & why I started my Refinery Wars spreadsheet and graphing to debunking it 734191
Reposted by Green OwlMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18hThe first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October. 26126141456
Reposted by Green OwlP H Lee 🪬 @p-h-lee.bsky.social · 15hmany years ago i was in a Q&A with Holly Black and asked her about a scene in one of her books where ~2/3rds of the named character very suddenly die in a botched assassination-turned-massacre. most of the time, this makes me check out. but this one kept me very engaged. "how did you do that?" 457889
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 13hIn SFFH, esp tv, it can be hard to get folks to have "feels" about a main character's death if characters get resurrected regularly - Buffy/Angel, Supernatural, reboot Battlestar Galactica, etc. But even if they don't, there may be flashbacks. If you like the story world, the death is part of that. 050
Reposted by Green OwlTruthout @truthout.org · 18hTen years after the Standing Rock protests captured national attention, the tribe is still fighting the project.buff.lyStanding Rock Sioux Tribe Files New Lawsuit to Shut Down Dakota Access PipelineTen years after the Standing Rock protests captured national attention, the tribe is still fighting the project. 2245136
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 14hI think they're hoping to have robots to replace the human security guards who will kill them as soon as they retreat to the bunkers. If LLM's worked consistently in any area, they would be pretty awesome, but they don't & the techlords don't really care. They just wanna be rich lords. 140
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 17hBook publishing is famous for "trust fund baby" low salaries, even tho their employees are no longer rich kids, & for being incredibly low/slow to tech, like didn't computerize accounting till the late 90's slow. To buy LLMs, insist their mostly non-techie, low paid workers use them, is a mess. 040
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 18hRich folk have staff, assistants, who do everything for them, like handing them a bottle of water or reminding them to hydrate. He didn't hook it up to his house cameras; his staff did. & they're tickled pink to replace staff w/ digital assistants who don't complain, tire or lodge HR complaints. 1282
Reposted by Green OwlPaolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 18hSo Trump decided to buy their diesel. 12913
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Gen Alpha is 50 percent BIPOC. Gen Z is like 48 percent BIPOC. The stats are not w/ Hollywood continuing systemic racism but the rich white guys who still run most of the place are panicking about their status & using Trump as an excuse to clamp down to further kneecap labor after the strikes. 000
Reposted by Green OwlCandice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026TV’s So White Again: Diversity Now Seen as “Optional” www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur... a lot of folks have been screaming into the void about this, particularly since, say, january 2025.hollywoodreporter.comTV’s So White Again: Diversity Now Seen as “Optional”After a couple years of major progress, diversity is now seen as ‘optional.’ BIPOC creators hope the pendulum will swing back soon. 3269
Reposted by Green OwlLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 09/10/2026yeah there's a couple options, they're looking for him www.courthousenews.com/ice-shot-a-m...courthousenews.comICE shot a man in New York City; his lawyers can’t find himThe agency claims Oscar Belgal "weaponized his vehicle” against agents in the Bronx, prompting them to fire seven shots at his car. 13617
Reposted by Green OwlTruthout @truthout.org · 09/10/2026Martin Soto, who helped lead a hunger strike at Delaney Hall immigration jail in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this year, has been released from detention with an ankle monitor.buff.lyMartin Soto, Organizer of Delaney Hall Hunger Strike, Released After 8 MonthsSoto was abducted by ICE in February while buying diapers for his 11-month-old son. 15929
Reposted by Green OwlPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A key part of the cognitive omnishambles in which we find ourselves is that everything now has a shitty AI generated summary that purports to tell you what's inside, but that no one ever checks for accuracy. 1419632
Reposted by Green OwlMac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality. 4151661332
Reposted by Green OwlThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They're Neo Confederates masturbating to the idea of slave ships. I want it to be more complex and less grossly stupid but they're not special interesting boys, they're Silicon Klansmen. 16791202
Reposted by Green OwlGreen Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Drat, I'm going to have to get gas in my car soon. 101
Reposted by Green OwlStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world. 831138587
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They can afford to live in gated communities & have servants, etc. The US is a lower level of lifestyle for them & there's more competition for jobs. 000
Reposted by Green OwlBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Source: www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...reuters.comTrump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better lifeAndrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the United States, he said, citing mass shootings in public places as well as... 052
Reposted by Green OwlScience Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2026Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 432185778
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The segregationist/evangelicals/billionaire network has been campaigning globally against rights, workers, gov & environment - UK, Europe, Russia, Uganda, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, etc. They lost some ground '20-21 due to COVID but going great guns since 2022. 000
Reposted by Green OwlCenter for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026After a strong showing in the first round, Brazil seems likely to elect Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair, over incumbent Lula, despite Lula's success in delivering material results to Brazilians. @mpaarlberg.bsky.social explains why to @atherton.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...internationalpolicy.orgQ&A: Brazil's Elections and the Return of Bolsonarismo - CIPTo understand Brazil's election, look beyond material factors to shifts in media, ideology, and narratives hostile to left populism. 2107
Reposted by Green OwlDuncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 12/04/2025And perhaps the hardest thing to cope with is the implication that the post war baby boom was not based on consensual pregnancies. 4928
Reposted by Green OwlDuncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 29/10/2024So the tl;dr; seems to be that the decline in fertility rate is not so much a decline in people choosing not to have children but rather a decline in people having children without it being their choice. 213018
Reposted by Green OwlDuncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 29/10/2024In 2018 there were 31,338 teenage mothers in the UK. In 1984 there were 82,995 teenage mothers in the UK. In 1964 there were 113,209 teenage mothers in the UK. So really the declining fertility rate is a good news story? 29412
Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The dollar store used to have two full aisles of Halloween stuff. Now it's 2/3rds of an aisle, 1/3rd fall/Thanksgiving & they're already setting up a Christmas aisle instead. 020
