iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 31/08/2025

This is the only acceptable AI music.

Android Data from Star Trek TNG is playing a violin

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 59m

A comic-book panel. Daredevil sits on a gargoyle, changing from his superhero outfit to civilian clothes. A caption reads, "...I never realized candles had this many ends to burn."

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Gus & Echo @katskitties.bsky.social · 1h

Midday snuggle break!

Echo happy on humans lap as she lays on the sunroom couch

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 2h

A single flu or COVID-19 infection accelerated ALS progression in animal models—even after the infection resolved. Spinal cord inflammation persisted after the virus cleared. doi.org/hck5pw

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Viral infections can accelerate the progression of ALS, researchers find

A new study from McMaster University suggests that common viral infections—like influenza or COVID-19—may accelerate the onset and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.

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Gus & Echo @katskitties.bsky.social · 1h

There’s a squirrel in the yard, human!! That’s a rare sighting around here!

Echo at the sunroom window looking slightly back at human

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Cosmic Lighthouse Comics @cosmiclighthouse.co.uk · 1h

We've been asked if we’ll be featuring any of Murderbot’s favourite show, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon, and the answer is yes! If you’re familiar with the Murderbot TV show, you’ll find that ours is quite different — we can’t wait to share it with you. For now, here’s the show’s logo. (1/2)

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 3h

i can feel the spookiness in the air

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 8h

We put a tower in the second story window for her and I don’t think she’s ever been happier. Those toes on the blinds are sending me 🤣🤣🤣

Jinx the tabby bobtail sitting in her second story window tower. One foot is resting on the wood blinds.

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 10h

Having a cat means hearing things crash in the middle of the night and deciding it's a problem for tomorrow.

Jinx the green eyed bobtail cat looking snarkily at the camera.

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Punished Cat Guy (aka Johnny Bag o’ Snails) @majima.club · 3h

If you have been enjoying the Adventures of Enchirito lately or I have made you laugh, please consider helping me pay my rent or get some groceries while I wait to see if I get this job or get turned down! I also have a shop where you can buy THINGS! Please help me eat a vegetable today

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Punished Cat Guy (aka Johnny Bag o’ Snails) @majima.club · 2h

NO MERRY MERRY KING (or queen) OF THE BUSH SHAMING ON THIS TL

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 22h

I have a 9 yr old boy and I want everyone to listen when I say this: some of your boys are already the problem. Which is bad enough but then I am watching you *let* them be the problem and insist that *everyone else* also let them be the problem and THAT is how we get news cycles like this week

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chelsea bridge @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 19h

there are no worthwhile qualities of fraternities, full stop. when they're not busy raping women and defending their rapist members they abuse and kill new members for fun. colleges have proven they cannot be made safe or reformed. the only reasonable policy at this point is banning all of them.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 19h

1 in 8 students experiences sexual violence in college, incl 1 in 4 undergrad women (26%)+ 1 in 14 undergrad men (7%) University administrators: "Imagine if we had to refund all that tuition! Could you imagine!?!" Everyone else: "Imagine if you made systemic fucking changes to prevent rape!"

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 21h

they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 18h

And in an example of who they are trying to Not Be, almost a decade ago, CC‘s archivist brought evidence that an early president was a serial sexual assaulter and harasser, and the school un-degreed him &un-named buildings named after him. A century later, but still worth the time to make the point.

insidehighered.com

Colorado College removes honors for early president, found to have sexually harassed and assaulted many women

Investigation documents how an early president of the college harassed and assaulted numerous women. Board strips his name from two buildings and revokes his honorary degree.

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 4h

CoreSite justifies its water use by pointing out it’s about the same amount used by a peach orchard during the growing season. Peaches, however, feed people, whereas CoreSite customers do things like “build custom audiences from massive data sets to deliver hyper-targeted, real-time ads.”

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 4h

Denver has banned all lawn watering due to drought (good, there should be no lawns in arid ecosystems). No water use restrictions for CoreSite’s datacenter, which by the company’s own estimates will use 115,000 gallons per day—not counting the additional two buildings currently paused for one year.

denverpost.com

Separating fact from fear when it comes to our Elyria Swansea data center (Opinion)

CoreSite’s planned DE3 data center near the National Western Center has been at the center of … worries. I want to address the five most common concerns.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5h

it's cool that Bill Gates' own wife thought the Epstein Files stuff was bad enough that she divorced him, but for the Thought Leaders he's still a guy in perfectly good standing

screenshot of thumbnail for the ezra klein show with guest bill gates

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Studies dating back to the 80s have found that men are not just “confused” about consent. They just don’t prioritize consent over things like power, domination, and sexual gratification. Men participating in a gang rape know they don’t have the victim’s consent.

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Goods Inwards Department. I’ve checked the paperwork. Unfortunately, both parcels appear to be missing the mandatory chicken surcharge. Please allow 3–5 working days for processing… unless there are treatos inside.

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Velma R👀t @colorbombvelma.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19 (A bad year for me. Listening to this on a loop helped.)

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Julie (unprofessional) @juliebalt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Alt text - Post by user omgsidewalks reads "you CANNOT rage against the machine if you're asking it to summarise your emails for you"

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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If all AI disappeared tomorrow I'd be down to only a million things to be sick/sad/angry about every day but I would try to cope

[Two posts from some unidentified social media something, probably X but I dunno...]

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All the people who are anti-Al or want to slow Al progress, I have one question:
If Al disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire workday without ChatGPT, Claude, or any other Al tool?
Imagine Al was suddenly banned.
Would you actually be willing to give it up?

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This is like being a meth head and asking someone who's never done meth how they're going to get through their day without meth

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Julie (unprofessional) @juliebalt.bsky.social · 8h

Today is Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system.

When we say every child matters, that includes the children who survived, not just the ones who died. The ones who came back damaged, and whose damage flowed down to their children and grandchildren. The ones who society forgets, or looks at in disgust or pity.

Those children matter too.

Illustration by Carey Newman

On an orange background, the outline of a feather is constructed from many other feathers in rainbow colours. Underneath are the words every child

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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 14h

Latenite Archival BabbyGonz Time!

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're sorting out some special rewards for anyone who signs up before the Kickstarter launches and then pledges when it does. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos...

kickstarter.com

Coming soon: Murderbot: The First Graphic Novel | Multi-award-winning SF!

The official adaptation of the international bestselling multi-award-winning ALL SYSTEMS RED, part of The Murderbot Diaries series.

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Zita Hildebrandt @roswita.bsky.social · 11h

How about a Tibetan fox? 😆

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 5h

The Morning Monty basks.

Fluffy gray tabby on an oval cat perch beside a sunny window; he’s looking up and back, so mostly you see the underside of his chin and his marvelous whisker array - all bathed in light.

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 4h

It's the 1 YEAR HAUNTIVERSARY of AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC! Happy birthday, dear book! Open your Halloween hearts & let us in! A deeply heartfelt book uncovering real history, wild spectral accounts & how it all intersects with Gothic literature! A Bram Stoker Award Nominee! Please share! #BookSky

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Veronica @veronicaf.bsky.social · 12h

Barney headbutted me so many times he turned his own ears inside out. Once I got done snickering and taking a photo, I did fix it. Don't worry!

A small half grown tabby and white cat on my chest. His giant ears are both flipped inside out, making him look very silly.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 11h

This is a very interesting and cool thing for the #FWW folks in the audience 🗃️

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 15h

I've seen women online talking about praying to the spirit of Aileen Wuornos and making her the patron saint of vengeance. Men, I don't think you're ready for the tidal wave of rage from women that's growing and growing. It's inevitable that it will break upon the world. I suspect that day is soon.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4h

But also this heroine: "Cereese Qusba, 22, a senior and reporter for The Sun, couldn’t shake her concerned curiosity about the case. This month...Ms. Qusba was ready to hit publish on her investigation, which was 23 months in the making."

nytimes.com

Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years

The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 5h

Maybe time for those who don't experience this directly to return to this thread (which I posted when PTSD was being weaponized to relieve Graham Platner of responsibility for his actions).

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 4h

When the AI bubble bursts–and it will; it's already starting to–the men leading these companies who orchestrated economic destruction need to face accountability. Not being fired. Not losing shares. Prison time. Real, lengthy prison time. Period.

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The sign clearly says TREATO COLLECTION POINT. I have presented myself for collection I don’t wish to complain, but the Treato Collection Point appears to be experiencing severe supply-chain issues. I’d like to speak to someone in management

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 3h

According to a new study “More than 1 in 10 US adults reported that a preexisting health condition or concern got worse following a COVID-19 infection,” but there’s no need to worry, instead, just tell yourself, just keep telling yourself, that you won’t be that 1 in 10.

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 3h

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 8 copies of War For the Oaks, by Emma Bull, which I *have* and *have read* and *have enjoyed*. It was one of the first urban fantasy stories, and set the bar fairly high.

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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Latenite Archival BabbyGonz Time!

Orange and white kitten on a fluffy pink bed

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 19h

We have mama Rainy and her little Clouds (who willl need colored collars to tell them apart but for now they are…): -Nimbus (girl) -Stratus (boy) -Cumulus (girl) -Cirrus (girl) -Wisp (unknown, remains at large, hopefully will wind up in the trap overnight. Trap is safe and secure inside closed shed.

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 19h

I’m so sorry mama Rainy to have to squish you in the kennel with your very large & fat, greedy babies but it’s only for 24 hours ;-; I did sit with them to make sure she remembered & accepted them & that she didn’t seem too stressed to be stuck with them all. There’s still one left to trap.

Mama Rainy, a grey and white tabby cat, looks at the camera with a thousand-yard stare as she is swarmed by her 4 grey and white copy-kittens.

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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 17h

Behaviores Report: 100% Goode!

Orange and white cat stretches a paw for a high five. His behavior report is 100% good.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 17h

CPTSD is not primarily about what happened to us. It's about how what happened to us turned us into someone we didn't choose. The "just get over it" people don't understand that. We don't "just get over" who we've become. We have to recondition, rewire, reshape ourselves.

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