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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Currently on an eastbound train. Literally stopping every couple stations for minutes at a time.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I haven’t noticed it on my commutes, thankfully!

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 23/02/2026

Companies like OpenAI need to be held to account for the social harms caused by their products, especially when they’re run by executives who are so open about placing such little value on the wellbeing of humanity. But that also requires governments to wake up. disconnect.blog/sam-altmans-...

As far as I’m concerned, there are two big takeaways here. The first is that OpenAI, Altman, and the generative AI industry more widely needs to start feeling the pressure. They’ve had a pretty easy ride these past three years, as they made big promises, caused hundreds of billions of dollars to flow in their direction, and generated a slew of social harms they haven’t had to properly account for. This technology is being pushed by people who not only disregard human life, but seek to subsume it to computers, and it’s time they’re not only reined in but seriously questioned and held to account for what they’re doing.

But beyond that is to question what our governments are doing by not just welcoming the industry, but often actively pushing generative AI throughout the public sector and into the private sector too. In response to the Journal’s revelations, Canada’s AI minister said he was “deeply disturbed” and reached out to OpenAI for answers. But he’s more of an AI evangelist than someone seeking to really understand the impacts of the technologies and take action to rein them in. His response to the recent Grok deepfake scandal was little more than a secular version of “thoughts and prayers.”

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 23/02/2026

OpenAI is a menace. Two recent stories make that clearer than ever. One day you have Sam Altman denigrating humanity to defend AI. The next, WSJ reveals OpenAI could have alerted Canadian police of a potential mass shooter, but refused pressure from employees. That person went on to kill 8 people.

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Sam Altman’s anti-human worldview

OpenAI CEO downgrades humanity in pursuit of goal to merge with computers

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annamm @anmle.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Six years ago, Kashmir Hill of Gizmodo attempted to block the usage of and exposure to Big Tech. Over the course of five weeks, she blocked Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple one at a time, to find out how to live in the modern age without each one. gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-bi...

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I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

Week 6: Blocking them all A couple of months ago, I set out to answer the question of whether it’s possible to avoid the tech giants. Over the course of

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 18/07/2025

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

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Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

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Saskia W. @saskiawezenaar.eurosky.social · 21/01/2026

Japanese printmaker Koichi Sakamoto (b. 1932) is known for his detailed intaglio prints, specifically using the mezzotint etching technique. His work often focuses on serene, snow-covered landscapes and traditional Japanese winter village scenes, characterized by a muted, monochromatic palette.

This is a mezzotint etching by Japanese artist Koichi Sakamoto.
The work is titled "Late at Night."
It depicts a serene winter landscape with traditional farmhouses with thatched roofs covered in a thick layer of snow.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

How can I become one of the cool people who conduct the LRT trains? I wanna be one of them!

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Galway shawls were a type of heavy-weight shawl once worn by Irish women. Firmly believe we lost our way as a nation when we stopped wearing items that doubled as cosy blankets and would like to propose a return to the wearable bed. Galway shawl (and lyric) prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Image of my Galway shawl print (with some of the lyrics to the song of the same name) overlaid on a background of a photograph showing two women wearing Galway shawls.

#Art #BlueSkyArt #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #Galway #Ireland

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

A fractured effort isn’t as strong as a combined effort.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

But I’m crushing it with my 548 day streak and THAT’S what’s really important.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Time to divest from major social platforms and join the indie web! (This is my plan.)

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I remember being so excited when I planned a new site, putting up the “under construction” gif until it was ready.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I bet he’s just going to get super cozy with them both and sell Ontario, and Canada, out. I have no faith in a man that’s called himself a republican and a supporter of Trump. Those who voted for him should be ashamed of themselves.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I can’t get over the colours!

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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Red wool felt cloche, silk yarn & wool yarn embroidery, Madeleine Panizon (Paris), c1925. Via KCI, photo by Masayuki Hayashi.

Red wool felt cloche hat, embroidered with flowers & leaves in brightly coloured silk & wool yarn. Label Madeleine Panizon, Paris, c1925, KCI

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Extremely excited we got to revisit the Mr Mustard cinematic universe

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

One of my absolute favourites!

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I know. My mouth would be too full of bile to respond.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

They are all good babies just living their lives the best they know how, within the conditions they were born into.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Portrait of Japanese American artist Miné Okubo, made using water soluble graphites, watercolour, and paint marker. February 2025. #mixedmedia #portrait

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Digital collage of a little girl with her bird protector on her shoulder. #digitalcollage #digitalart

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Digital collage I made a while ago made images I believe I pilfered from the public domain library website. #digitalcollage #digitalart

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

So happy you’re here, Cheddar 🖤

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

And then a HUGE influx of people showed up that stressed their systems? Cuz there’s a huge difference between those two scenarios.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Is it that she doesn’t know how to run it or that she couldn’t anticipate unprecedented user growth after Meta announced it would be scraping their users data to train their LLM?

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Give Cara a try! The gal who runs it seems like a genuinely decent person.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

This is a VERY GOOD mug collection.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

This is honestly one of the reasons I’ve contemplated leaving IG. All my creative sessions were peppered with thoughts of how whether anyone there would like it. It prevented me from following my ideas and trying new things. I’m trying to push past that to just create for the sake of creating.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I’m at the point in my career where I would sooner take a pay cut and work for a smaller organization, or even switch industries, than work for a company that refuses to respect and protect people. I’ve been there before. It was the most soul crushing experience. Never again.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

It is an absolute deal breaker for me if a company does not have measures in place to prevent literal hate crimes or harassment against vulnerable people (or anyone for that matter). Even if they have a strong DEI program, I keep my guard up as that can absolutely just be performative.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

How in the bloody hell everyone is just turning a blind eye to this prick is beyond me. Have we all gone absolutely money-mad that we don’t care that some absolutely despicable prick is going to burn the world to the ground?

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Less date to scrape plus less zero tech oligarchs = probably A.I. that would more closely mirror the useful tool we all sorta hoped it would be?

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

“Travel back in time to 1990!”

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

No joke, I’ve been tempted to resurrect mine in light of resent events.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

As an artist, one of the things I love about painting is entering into the flow state where I’m in the moment and it’s just me and my art. Having to spend part of that moment documenting “the human effort” feels akin to stopping mid-meditation to respond to a work email.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Professional graphic designer here. Been in the industry for over a decade. I’m currently trying to find a way to make a move out, either to a marginally related field or something else altogether.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

We need to fight the doom feeling. Doom means action is meaningless. You know who loves the idea of that? The people in power causing the problem. If we feel disempowered and like everything is pointless than they’ve won. They get what they want without a fight. Their worst nightmare is a fight.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

*aren’t there. Boy I hope Bluesky allows post editing in the future. lol

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

That little scamp always makes me smile.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Email and text/phone calls?

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

You know what a fun cool lil idea could be for you guys? Organizing a mass employee walk out in protest. Shut it down. They can’t function if you stand there to do your job.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I used to work for a tech company. The second I realized what I was aiding and abetting I got out. It was easy for me because I have a partner and no children and financially we would be ok. But I feel for employees at those companies who can’t make as easy an escape as I could.

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Take this slow clap, friend. 👏 👏 👏

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Sarah @idlebanshee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

All social media did was isolate us from each other and profit off it. We need to engage in our IRL communities and we can’t do that if our attention is drawn to a tiny screen in our hands. Social media brings people together as effectively as changing your profile photo combats racism.

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