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@magusprimex.bsky.social
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I've never understood why I post on social media. I literally expect no one to see this, but also don't post what I would mind anyone seeing. I mostly skeet(is that the bluesky term?) about games I'm playing. I always wish I would write more stories.

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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 21h
The problem is not living in "interesting times". It's that growing up I really believed the "interesting" parts were going to be space travel, the end of diseases, new understandings of the universe, the beginnings of true global peace and brotherhood. It was never supposed to be ...this.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Being able to cook yourself a lunch every day is practically transformative. Not that you have to, just the ability to. It makes me sick in my stomach that work culture doesn't really jive with it.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Living in a constitutional republic, you have to be honest with the American people about what you’re doing, about what’s going on and part of that is getting out there and telling the message,"might be the greatest joke JDVance has ever told, 2nd only to the one his parents made when they had him.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026
Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
courthousenews.com
AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit
Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
Every day I have a new reason to hate AI, but today’s is that they faked the work of one of my longtime collaborators.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If my retweets aren't clear: AI can go fuck itself. It exists purely out of immorality and has no practical use other than to grift for tech bros.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This 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
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
Counter-proposal to Sam Altman: Go fuck yourself www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
Pedophile politician arrives in Hell, may he be the first of many to imminently follow www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sex Scandal, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Did Scott Ramsoomair originate the whole "Tom Nook is basically a Mafia landlord"? More to the point, has someone broke down how his zero credit zero interest unlimited time loans actually make him the envy of pretty much any modern homeowner?
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Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 02/10/2026
ICE doesn't have to exist. The End.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Maybe out of line, but it really sounds like maybe Witchers should include some drills against pitch forks in their elite combat training. That seems statistically important.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why. the. FUCK, is a SEQUEL to a SPINOFF of !SHREK!, such an incredibly good movie?? Nothing new, I saw it when it first hit streaming, nothing made me think of it. I'm just still a little in shock at it, is all.
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Puss In Boots Drinking Milk
Alt: Puss In Boots Drinking Milk
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of my biggest pet peeves in open world games is when you can take on a quest way above your level without warning. AC Shadows HAD been pretty good about that, until a target quest started at my level but the target jumped up 5 levels above me when I got to him. Why. Why would those be different.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Maybe we go about this wrong. If not today, then tonight would be a great night for It. If I still stayed up there's no one I wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night to spread the good news.
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Jill "Bury a Friend" Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last month, a Google alert directed me to an interview I did with cartoonist Matt Furie—creator of Pepe the Frog…only I haven’t done any interview and I’d never even met Furie. So I clicked. "None of this is true": AI, content farms, and one completely made-up article. bsky.app/profile/then...
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
May today be The Day.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At what point did all these right ring nut jobs decide to make an enemy of aviation employees? Not the industry, not the executives making way more than they should trying to squeeze as much discomfort and dehumanization AND exorbitant ticket prices, but the actual over worked critical employees??
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/09/2026
Damn, socialism seems pretty fucking cool if you ask me
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"I'm not making threats. All I said is I'm an arms dealer (so cool!) and that they should be worried about what I can do" Is...a look, for sure. Sounds like the kind of man child that would fit right in with the current administration.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The price of everything has gone down. The economy is doing better than ever!" "Short term pain for long term gain. It's clearly going to get better if you just ignore all past evidence." "You wouldn't be poor if you didn't have a TV. Suck it up" ALL AT THE SAME TIME FROM THE SAME PEOPLE. Get fuked
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I think the first non-pilot episode of my cartoon series will be be about an aviator, and the title will be "Pilot".
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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 21/09/2026
Early voting has started in some states! Vote as early as you can. In person, if you can. Be as obnoxious as possible about spreading this message. Get everyone you know to the polls. Be That Friend but for voting.
vote.gov
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Surprising no one, the wanna be fascist dictator continues to not care about the Constitution or the fundamental guards of the people's liberty and safety from tyranny. The need to remove him from any power has never been greater. www-news10-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.news...
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media…
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/09/2026
Just because this dude has the mental capacity of a handbag filled with dogshit doesn't mean other people can't figure this stuff out, the "AI" dudes aren't THAT smart, they're just horny accelerationist nerds who don't see what the problem killing off 90% of the population is, they can be stopped
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think I've said it before, but after reading the manga I think Samus is at her best when she's more than just a girl Doomslayer. When she has fear, vulnerability, desires other than mass extermination. She is a much more complete human. Who also is an absolute Doomslayer level badass.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So the Republicans have a convention where someone shouts "shoot them!" at the mention of Democratic lawmaker names. They were cheered. Not a single sound of dissent from the audience or Republican representatives. But they want to tell us it's the left that has a violent rhetoric problem.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Snyder has directed to my memory the worst Batman ever on screen, no offense to Affleck. I think he overstates the twilight of the superhero film. That said, I don't know, he might actually be a good pick to do Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Though even Miller's Bman used "rubber bullets, honest"
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The McConnel thing should be a lot scarier than we're making it. In addition to just how ghoulish and inhumane this obviously is, the GOP are willing to actually run with this. They are willing to lie and gaslight about THIS. If they don't mind this lie being public how bad are the ones they aren't?
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If he died today it wouldn't be soon enough.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As much as I enjoy Caped Crusader, it is irritating me how many goddamn times Batman is just unable to save anyone.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A funeral is for the living. Among other things, people reconnect who maybe haven't in some time. Regardless of the time, it brings them together and that can often be a happy thing at a somber time. The ppl criticizing AOC and Mamdani for sharing a friendly moment have never known humanity.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What is this stupid Groundhog's Day we have with Mitch McConnell and all the staking of his house by reporters now? If the corpse sees his shadow is it another two months of fascism?
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Impeach him for bribery.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You got ICE because you thought "stop and frisk" was a great idea. You wanted at-will firings for trans folks and now you're sitting in your car with your pink slip crying and making TikToks because you thought DEI was about "those" people.
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Nikes | AlexLeeDee @alexleedee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today would be a good day for It.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's an entire administration of arrested development emotionally unregulated mentally unfit children. This is the Republican legacy at the height of its power. youtube.com/shorts/S7xfd...
youtube.com
Patel Orders FBI Troll Response
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Panera is dogshit. They were going downhill BEFORE private equity decided to murder them, but unfortunately I have one person who likes one thing from them, so I have to deal with their website which is an abject example of what not to do with business websites. EVERY page load is a popup. EVERY ONE
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One might think Avallac'h got a raw deal with the whole Uma thing in Witcher 3, if one hadn't read the books and wished he could have gotten it even worse.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026
Today in "fuck this administration"
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 10/09/2026
Really proud to have had the Texas Observer's cover story earlier this year about why trans inclusion in sport is good, actually.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
He was so unimportant and functionally and mentally impotent that I'd have no idea it was even the anniversary of his death if other people weren't talking about it as he continues to be mocked for everything he stood for. Next year let's leave it that way.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026
FYI when you go check your voter registration, or to register to vote (you can check your voter status, or register with your state's online election site) www.snopes.com/fact-check/v...
snopes.com
Elon Musk's VoteSafe.org shares users' personal information. Here's how we know
Musk's America PAC funds the online voter registration hub.
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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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The Magus @magusprimex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"I, like 99% of everyone else, loved everything about the Ocarina of Time remake showcase, but if I pretend there's controversy you'll click my video and leave a comment." is becoming a genre real fast.
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