iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

CK DexterHaven 🍂🍁🍂 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 9h

The fact that this image of Trump made it out of the White House says more to me about his mental status than any word salad. The man is obsessed with projecting power. He has directed his photo sessions for decades. Dan Winter took one of the most important portraits of either Trump term.

1323

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

CK DexterHaven 🍂🍁🍂 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 9h

This is a portrait master class. Dark muddled background Camera positioned slightly above the subject Eyes facing away from the camera All choices that minimize the subject and make him look small and faded. Add in the wispy, uncontrolled hair, mouth slightly open, and the head tilt

President Donald Trump photographed at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 28, 2026. Dan Winters for TIME

4466

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Jason, ex Inferis @benedictsred.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Love when an animal beats extinction. Mf said don’t back me into a corner I’ll have fuck my way out of

316642

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 9h

WHAT: Yohji Yamamoto (spring 2027) OCCASIONS: lighting the candles strewn about a ballroom while a lone cellist plays or carrying a small cooing bird your hands while walking a forest path IF IT WERE A SCENT: gate opening to the sea EMOTIONAL RANGE: sublime/vanguard #MJMfashionGuide

11689

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 13h

a moment of peace for you #ForestFriday

518631

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Idle @hatesnicethings.bsky.social · 12h

Why would you ask about a fresh new hell when I haven’t even finished the old one?

17833

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

D. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My favorite place to go is back to bed

2256

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 15h

I am so excited to do a little reading on @nikostratis.com and @raxkingisdead.bsky.social's show alongside a bunch of amazing musicians and writers!!!

littlefieldnyc.com

Words and Guitar

An all acoustic variety show featuring readings about our favorite tunes, and covers of them from our favorite musicians.

0195

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 15h

Working in news can certainly be a drag sometimes for all the obvious reasons but this week I got to tour a new giant piece of wastewater infrastructure then today I got to talk to wildlife biologists about bears for an hour, so sometimes it can be fun too

2321

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 15h

Big old hole

3142

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Melanie Greene @melaniegreene.bsky.social · 16h

When you’ve been waiting forever for the show to begin, but you’re with your buds so it’s okay

Several tiered boxes of grinning (fake, to be clear) skeletons looking like a packed arena but they enjoy hanging together so the lack of a floor show isn’t bugging them overmuch

16812

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 15h

I’m so fucking sick of the preferences of rich people being attributed to “the market” There’s no such thing as the market. It’s just rich people inflicting their values on the world.

051

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 03/11/2025

FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.

883616942

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 20h

In keeping with the rain theme, I painted these little guys. medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache

a traditional painting showing little rain drops with faces

121351384

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here 🫩 Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana

Small translucent amber figurine carved in the shape of a squatting monkey. The figure has a detailed face with expressive eyes and rests its chin on its hands, appearing thoughtful. It sits atop a rectangular platform supported by four rounded, balloon-like legs.

5363104

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo put her vision for the city like this: "A city where you can get let go of your child's hand"

4863147

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Ghost In Jelly Shoes @motherboy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“I’m not your mission field” leaves them shook every time.

1422

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I was on the sidewalk, clearly talking on the phone when some Mormon girls interrupted me to ask “would you like to come to church with us?” And I said “I super don’t” without thinking.

77149840

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Lætus @bajamothblast.vanadiel.network · 02/10/2024

now that it's october im legally allowed to post this

1002211410502

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 01/10/2026

Which legislative chambers could each party flip, and via which districts? What school boards are seeing tensions over the rights of LGBTQ students? Explore our guide to November’s elections to learn what’s at stake:

boltsmag.org

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read More

14116

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Tiernan Blanchard @gaycannibalism.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It is love, cats love with sharp edges

0151

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

itsaboy79.bsky.social @itsaboy79.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The time my friend thought it was a good idea to take a shower with his new cat. He remembers watching blood flow down the drain while kitty was firmly attached to his chest. This is love, no?

4242

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When they had all been safely started, the very pleasant man returned to the tree and, leaning against it once more, continued to stare vacantly down the trail, while Milo, Tock, and the Humbug worked hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after—

Milo, Tock, and the Humbug doing menial, tedious tasks.

0153

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I want to believe that someone at the Times knew what they were doing here.

New York Times homepage link reading:
FRANK BRUNI AND BRET STEPHENS:
Behold the Paragons of Rank Incompetence

111118168

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

can copy editors be petty? Hmmm I *wonder*???!!

3512

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"You can decide never to use an AI agent and still have to deal with the work it creates." AI efficiency claims, Stone argues, risk "mistaking work passed to someone else for work saved."

techpolicy.press

When AI Agents Break In, Governments Shouldn't Be Stuck With the Cleanup

OpenAI tasked its agent with answering a question about public spending. It has left us with a much bigger question about public power, writes Daniel Stone.

2265

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Part 200 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Four ceremonial arrowheads. Japan, Edo period, 1645

1130957

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Magical creatures don’t exist, eh? Roughly 400 million years ago, before the birth of trees, there were giant mystery cones called “Prototaxites,” which grew nearly 30 feet tall. We literally have no idea what they were. Plant: no Mushroom: no Animal: no Tell me this isn’t a little bit magic

Sunset with giant mystery cones Prototaxites https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prototaxites-fossil-explained-why-this-prehistoric-colossus-still-baffles-scientists-1773173

47833218

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

today's hardware designers could never conceive of what Kazuo Kawasaki was doing in 1996

A colorful retro computer setup featuring a purple keyboard, a small teal touchpad, and a teal circular CD-ROM drive with a matching keypad-style controller resting on top. The hardware is arranged against a dark background in a vivid purple-and-turquoise color scheme.

7869221709

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Squishy Pixelz @squishypixelz.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Person still active in the Mario Paint community here! There’s still a lot of us posting content frequently and even releasing a few collabs per year. Mario Paint is timeless with the right people

0201

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

And don't even think about trying to tell me this version doesn't slap, cause you would be dead wrong!! Full link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-k9...

115516

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992

10854471372

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

11470912039

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

@Above96th @above96th.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Caught our young Great Blue Heron hopping around the Harlem Meer this week. I was happy to hear another birder saw it catching a fish! 🐟🐟🐟 #Herons #CentralPark #birdsseenin2026

630863

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"fans react to baseball game"

3556

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good research is difficult and time-consuming because it is done to *challenge* our assumptions. Synthetic users' only purpose is to allow those assumptions to remain unchallenged. They are not "research but faster." They are "going with your gut, but with extra steps to cover your ass."

28516

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"AI will free us from medical tyranny" "AI is better informed than doctors" I want OFF this ride

36110

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How we interpret the past 20 months of Trumpism in power shapes our expectations regarding the midterm elections. Has the country been irresistibly marching towards a Trump dictatorship? Will this be just another step in that direction? I don’t think so.

1468

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s also really clear to me this week that the people telling us that AI will transform work…haven’t seen a lot of jobs where people work.

211215199

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

He was an engineer, a designer, an artist.

0481

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Twice in the last few weeks, friends have commented how thoughtful it is of us to have crafted this peephole in the blinds for our cats on the staircase landing. But that was the work of orange tabby, Junior, who laboriously crafted it over a period of weeks. Just enough to see out.

A set of blinds, closed, with just a small square notched out at cat height

4989

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

lydelle buster @babyshoes4cash.com · 30/09/2026

i love this shit, i love taking corporate factory items and hacking them to fulfill personal whims and collective needs

051

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

What I wouldn’t give to go back in time and tell people they built a machine that is supposed to think for people, makes the President look like Jesus, and they hope to store our souls in a file forever but you’re all going to love it to a bunch of Southern Baptists.

212719

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Whole era like an open book test for millenarian evangelicals paranoid about government overreach and they flunked it because of racism lmao

211516

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

If you read one(1) Left Behind book you were supposed to see the play coming.

3644

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

952520671

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

ʜᴇʟʟ-DOPA @bowsnonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

a kitty I sculpted

Polymer clay sculpture of a stylized roly-poly cat, seated with one paw raised

401945296

Reposted by Mars Ikeda

Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

Yes, I agree

Tortoise shell cat wedged in a shoebox, is sleepy

0247