Reposted by janetwroJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10894972980
Reposted by janetwroVictoria Redfern @victoriaredfern.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Kemi Badenoch saying people earning a million pounds a year shouldn't be punished for working hard, and in all my years on this earth I don't think I've ever been so naïve as to think people getting that much money are working hard. 225058
Reposted by janetwromaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168188564733
Reposted by janetwroJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support. 592241410
Reposted by janetwroPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires 4223486658
Reposted by janetwroBut Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world. 102292822
Reposted by janetwroweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 62107302533
Reposted by janetwro🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people 16886282302
Reposted by janetwroJennifer Graham @jennrgraham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Every intro to sociology class I teach gets this image. 101410312
Reposted by janetwroDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 162169364737
Reposted by janetwroPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is no middle ground with the kind of people who attack the RNLI. We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go. 751935432
Reposted by janetwroAdria @adriaandthepriors.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pay attention to the wording- “aid in the region”, not Palestinian people. You’re not going to charity-wash your way out of this, you twats. 172256632
Reposted by janetwrobadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Can anyone use a single train ticket from London Euston to Liverpool at 15.07 today? I can't use it any more... Free :) 12634
Reposted by janetwroSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 15/09/2026He's so fucking English. Like, I'm English, but he's Jamie Oliver English. I can't express it better than that. 610411
Reposted by janetwroAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953728313400
Reposted by janetwroPeter Counter, Nightmare Host @peterbcounter.com · 13/09/2026lmao imagine being a person who, in the year 2026, couldn't think of something better to do than watch a TV reboot of a film adaptation for children that's directly funding trans genocide 142
Reposted by janetwroGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 11/09/2026Interesting. I was just thinking about how constructing a practically unworkable nationwide Gender Stasi to cruelly police 0.5% of the population is probably much more costly than simply letting children enjoy sport and allowing people to piss where they like, but it's funny how we assign value. 5764143
Reposted by janetwroThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239591780
Reposted by janetwroThe Cabinet of Doctor Alasdairi @alasdairstuart.com · 08/09/2026I grew up on an island community. Two of my teachers were RNLI volunteers and, regularly, would have to drop everything in a lesson to go answer a call. Two of my closest friends are now Coast Guard volunteers working with the RNLI. If you're doxing people like that? You're a fucking fascist. 210634
Reposted by janetwroEleanor Martinez @northstar1939.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now. 710170454807
Reposted by janetwroBolt451. He's Our Bastard ❤️ @bolt451.bsky.social · 07/09/2026According to JK Rowling this dish is automatically a woman 67310
Reposted by janetwroSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not. 642896902
Reposted by janetwroLesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I fear this is a lost cause and I am going to have to go to the BL to access the relevant microfilm (the horror). 275
Reposted by janetwroSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If no other picture survives Reform UK conference this year, let it be this one. It is a teachable moment. #ReformAssault #Fascism 891168515
Reposted by janetwroKathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This post about ebikes and safety gear is goodrevzilla.comA motorcyclist’s open letter to e-bike riders - RevZillaIf you just got an e-bike, welcome to the fun world of powered two-wheelers. Now, here's a few things you need to think about, based on a lifetime of riding. 094
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Jonathan Safran Foer, somewhere, frantically changing his name to Whiteboy Disruptor... 000
Reposted by janetwroGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 05/09/2026if you make an account you can watch their curated selection of films free- they've got a couple of Kiyoshi Kurosawa movies I've never seen, so Recommend 📽️jff.jpf.go.jpJFF TheaterWatch free Japanese movies online with multilingual subtitles. Regular update of films and videos. Operated by the Japan Foundation. 2285
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Y'all, I'm scared for Harrison Ford and Willie Nelson. This is quite a cull. 000
Reposted by janetwroMicah @rincewind.run · 03/09/2026I don’t know how many members of the military will receive the message but it simply could not be clearer that this administration doesn’t give a flying fuck about anyone it’s putting in harm’s way 151078261
Reposted by janetwroThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 367201409895
Reposted by janetwroArachne 🏳️🌈 @cayemarsh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Today the people behind the game Outlier found out that, though people on Bluesky LOVE word games, they f*ing HATE genAI. 😅 082
Reposted by janetwroIan Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 01/09/2026RIP Wendell Berry. I've thought about this poem. 'Our Real Work', a lot since starting on Confluence with @julietgutch It reminds me of Paul Valéry : “Une difficulté est une lumière. Une difficulté insurmontable est un soleil." : “A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun”. 011234
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And now after reading about the death of Wendell Berry and the Outlier game (one to be mourned, the other not), it really is time for coffee. 000
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Outlier players against AI: Account deletion is the last option on the settings page and no, it does not let you say why you are deleting. 000
Reposted by janetwroVajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 01/09/2026FYI Outlier players—since they deleted their whole bsky account just now in an attempt to stop people from noticing this 15524386
Reposted by janetwroweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers. 66116982329
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026FYI. I think I recommended this game a couple of weeks ago, so let me revise that. Off to find out how to delete my account. 000
Reposted by janetwroThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On the one hand, some people want to make it so that kids and other people aren't crushed to death by cars. On the other hand, some people are upset that they might have to pay attention, slow down or be inconvenienced by about 15 seconds. So you can see how it's a "war on cars."bbc.comBirmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city. 29841227
Reposted by janetwroLarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026if someone tells you you don't need a union, you 100% need a union 13833263
Reposted by janetwroDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"Lake America" instantly just absolutely clogged with algae. Six uniformed National Guard guys standing on a beach dumping windex into it. It smells like a turtle tank. 15695831153
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I've got a lot of complicated feelings about Kusama, and there must always be an * by her name because of her racism (see below), but I'm annoyed by all the trivializing "Oh, the crazy polka dot lady died" obits today. 000
Reposted by janetwroBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It’s been interesting to see whose mind immediately went to Rocky Horror and whose mind immediately went to Muppets and whose mind immediately went to Clue and whose mind immediately went to SPAAAACE and on and on and on because no matter what age you are he’s iconic and very special to you 1664558876
Reposted by janetwroJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Marvellous photo of Tim Curry as Mozart, McKellen as Salieri 8583109
janetwro @janetwro.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Is that rain? Dolly blesses us. We haven't had a drop of rain in months. 110
Reposted by janetwroAnil Dash @anildash.com · 26/08/2026One thing I will say: you can give Stevie Wonder his flowers right now. We can cherish him right now. 341671257