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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Public executions were not abolished out of tenderness towards the criminal. They were abolished because of the effect on the people watching, and the dangers of making human death a source of commercial entertainment. Here's Charles Dickens in The Times, after witnessing an execution in 1849.

"I have seen, habitually, some of the worst sources of general contamination and corruption in this country, and I think there are not many phases of London life that could surprise me. I am solemnly convinced that nothing that ingenuity could devise to be done in this city, in the same compass of time, could work such ruin as one public execution, and I stand astounded and appalled by the wickedness it exhibits. I do not believe that any community can prosper where such a scene of horror and demoralization as was enacted this morning outside Horsemonger Lane Gaol is presented at the very doors of good citizens, and is passed by, unknown or forgotten. And when in our prayers and thanksgivings for the season we are humbly expressing before God our desire to remove the moral evils of the land, I would ask your readers to consider whether it is not a time to think of this one, and to root it out.

I am, Sir, your faithful Servant.
Charles Dickens".

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

While people are talking X, let me talk about X OFF. Two big ideas: 1. Get everyone possible off of X, especially for the news (at least) until every vote is counted 2. Tell your elected reps and candidates to stop sending people there and go X last (at least)

news-for-38-year-olds.onrender.com

X OFF

Until every vote is counted, get your news somewhere other than X, and ask the people running for office to publish it somewhere else too.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026

If 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.

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Very dystopian that on the article about a A.I. data center poisoning the air, there's a little rainbow A.I. chatbot button just lurking at the edge, waiting to poison the air some more to answer your banal question

The article below with a rainbow tab on the side which initiates a chat bot
Text:
Gadget Revieu_

HOME Y

EMERGING TECH / AI

Virginia Data Center Ran
Diesel Generators for 24
Hours. Residents Fled Their

Homes

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Sterling residents had no legal recourse as
189 of Virginia's 197 data-center air permits
allow emergency diesel runs without public

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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It seems that publishers can ask for their game to rightfully be taken down. “Aviary” / Wingspan has already been taken down. Please contact the proper publishers to request their games to be taken down. We’ll also need help identifying all of the games so the correct people can be informed.

Screenshot from the TV Top Games website:

IN BETA • SUPPORTERS ARE PLAYING THESE NOW

Get beta access, $4.99/mo →

Palace Gardens
2-4 players • 4 rounds • Tile drafting

Tidewick
1-4 players • Worker placement • Town building

Cavefolk
1-7 players • 48 rooms

Shapes Tiles
2-6 players • Tile laying

Builder
Any number of players • 25 min • Deck building

Farmers
1-5 players • Worker placement

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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I fear we’re ignoring the reality that there are people who think it’s a fine idea to throw our rulebooks into an LLM and have it spit out a vibe-coded version of our games Players will take advantage of opportunities to “try the game” and form their opinions based on these… things

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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is...unbelievably hideous

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am thrilled and proud beyond measure to support the amazing workers who create and design the games I and my loved ones have spent a lifetime playing. I implore everybody to sign the petition and signal boost the campaign as far and wide as we can!

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Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I know it’s a rough time to be asking for money, and ignore this if you don’t have the means But the folks at Nibcard are doing amazing things for gaming against impossible odds.

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Craig Garrett @betatronic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Having recently attended a 4-hour "AI Essentials for Parents" session at AFT's National Academy for AI Instruction, I can confirm! It began with "how to make informed choices" and ended with a 1-hr tutorial for your child to use ChatGPT/Copilot/Claude as a "study buddy and thought partner". 🤨

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026

NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.

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Travis D. Hill, Ph.D. ☕️ @travisdhill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did you know that you can cover solo games (card, board, RPGs) without (1) making an excuse why it’s okay to play a game solo and (2) playing it off as if it’s just a silly thing because you “have no friends.” Solo gaming has been, and will continue to be, legitimate. It’s 2026, y’all.

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is under the radar presumably because no one has gotten on a plane to the U.S. (yet) but a potentially enormous disaster in a region that lacks the resources to handle it

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 22/09/2026

Moral panics are manufactured concerns created to push an agenda, don't hold up under scrutiny, and the fallout always harms more people than will ever be helped. Stand up for trans people.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Watch It Played @watchitplayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm going to Ludicon to play games, eat poutine and find Montréal's best cafes. Get your pass and then join me in Montréal and let's play! www.ludicon.ca

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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

if you're not watching @bgramblings.bsky.social you're seriously missing out. johannes and sunniva are so charismatic.

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Carrie @gueneverecw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I just want to express how annoying it is on Etsy to try and find handmade items, especially a shirt that was illustrated or printed by an artist. Many shirts listed as "linocut" in most cases aren't actually hand printed. It's so exhausting and I'm so upset for artists who try and sell on there.

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🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Life hack: whenever you think about her, just think about that one pic of her on a yacht smoking a cigar celebrating the human rights she personally stripped away from fellow humans and lemme tell you, Pavlov's dog, it absolutely makes you nauseous every time you think about her and HP lol

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I deleted the original post because it quoted something I saw was deleted (though I can still see it now, so??) but whatever, it's in response to this: The "something" that is happening is propaganda designed to demolish public education.

Bluesky user posts "something's happening" and an image from X the everything ap from a bluecheck user posing as a high school kid, which reads

@Oz_Zimmerman I am a 15-year-old freshman and my school gave us 5 days to teach ourselves an entire AP unit with zero lectures and no study guide. The challenge is called "Learning to Learn." Instead of waiting for a teacher to hand out chapter questions, we had to pull the official AP syllabus, use AI to break down the hardest concepts, and build our own master study system from scratch. By Friday afternoon we had to sit down and take the official AP exam to prove we could score a 5 on our own. Most schools test how well you remember what someone told you on Tuesday. When you know how to build your own syllabus and teach yourself college material, you realize traditional classes just move too slow. @Alphaschool

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If your Kickstarter game has AI art and an AI trailer with AI music, then there’s no way I’m going to believe the game design isn’t AI generated as well.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We're going to have a better understanding of the 19th century than of the 21st century. I don't think people are fully appreciating this.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyway - I'm bad at promoting the podcast. Mandi and I talk about this game (and games we think you'd like if you like Hot Streak) in Ep 101. The ep video is here: youtu.be/GlxzTKi-O7M?... or You can listen to the audio pod: saltandsass.riverside.com/e/episode-ci

youtu.be

Ep. CI (101) Games Like Hot Streak! I Salt and Sass Games

YouTube video by Salt and Sass Games

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Make a AAA game? It'll be micromanaged into something unrecognizable from its original form. Help release a successful AAA game? You'll be laid off. Try to Unionize a AAA studio? Here come the firings. Want to buy a AAA game? You don't actually own it. The industry as we know it needs to die.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A country actively hostile to science has enabled Drexel to close a 200-year-old museum for “financial reasons”. I personally refuse to believe they had no choice but to do this. Money always flows in the direction where priorities are set. This is devastating.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
13 When ballots are submitted to USPS in large-volume
batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Please be vocal about not using AI. We have to normalize it. No "I'm not going to say that because it should be assumed. I'm not going to give them this". We don't have time for that shit ideological shit right now. NOW is the time to capitalize on waning favorability. Ppl want human made

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

nbcnews.com

Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.

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❀TerraTerraCotta™ @terraterracotta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

THE ENTIRE WEBSITE IS VIBE-CODED (aka solely AI coded with no human feedback), IT HAS MULTIPLE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, THEY PLAN TO TRAIN AI ON POSTS, AND THERES REPORTS OF IT FALSE-FLAGGING POSTS BECAUSE MODERATION IS AI AS WELL. DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM. bsky.app/profile/cm30...

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Crimson Mayhem @crimsonmayhem.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I don’t care if Grand Theft Auto 6 becomes the greatest video game ever since Breath of the Wild. That game shouldn’t be made at the expense of abusing employees, massive layoffs, union busting, predatory monetization practices, and ceasing the end of physical media. It’s just not worth it.

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👻Calvinboo Congress👻 @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

i hate how correct we all were on this

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KC from NIBCARD Games @nibcard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

AB Con 2026 is officially a Kickstarter Project We Love! We’re incredibly grateful for the support so far, but we still have a long way to go. 12 days left — every pledge counts. Back us or share our campaign and help us make our 10th year happen. www.kickstarter.com/projects/olu... #ABCon2026

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pepperandpals.bsky.social @pepperandpals.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

When you buy dice, I buy bird food!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 27/08/2026

REMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still: •Has his job •Gets paid, and •Gets free world-class healthcare The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets all three as he needs it most.😐

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Rowan || Aurora || ECLIPSA @ruadhain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

-IMPORTANT- Gumroad has recently updated their website with the intention of phasing out the ability to manually edit your storefront and allowing you to only edit your storefront via AI agents. I will be dropping gumroad support entirely in the near future. More to come as I sort things out.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

One of my million favorite things about him was that he didn't disappear after his stroke. He showed the world that people with disabilities can continue to exist and have value after their bodies and capacities change. 💔

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Homo-theory? yum @fruitlewds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

somewhat motivated by everyone’s response to Dolly and Tim Curry passing to remark: if you were moved by them be what moves you. Be kind, generous, make weird fucking art, help people, sing bawdy songs and do drag

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Boner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it.

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✨️Whitney✨️ @brightwhitney.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

AND Tim Curry?! Man, this week is devastating.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Andy Khouri @andykhouri.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Don’t believe in American exceptionalism, but Dolly Parton was an exceptional American.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.” BRUH.

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