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Mel

@melistired.bsky.social
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Writer, painter, frustrated gardener. Absolutely will never use AI. If you post AI images, I will block you. She/her.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky: "When our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations... It’s pretty clear where those bots were coming from."
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Another devastating flash flood today in Nepal. The unfairness of the impacts they're facing as the climate warms is overwhelming. Per capita carbon emissions in Nepal are less than 1/20th that of the US.
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
holy shit!! artists!!! you guys!! pinlite.app someone made a pinterest facade site that just strips away all the dumb bullshit and gives you only the images this is AMAAZINNNGGGG. Not to mention the web 1.0 grey and blue link vibe lol
screenshot of PinLite, a skin of pinterest that's just taken away all the bs and only shows the images, on a grey web 1.0 background
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic. 
In the first panel, we see a pair of ghosts. The first ghost says, “Let us make love, my darling.”
In the second panel, we see  see the second ghost’s face, blushing. It says, “Here? In public?”
In the third panel, we again see the pair of ghosts together. The first one says, “No one can see us, we’re ghosts!”
In the fourth panel, the title reads “the cat”. We see a cat looking up at them.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This by Courtney Maum is where I am too. I am grateful to her for the words...
For me, the subject of AI detection is an ouroboros. I’ll speak only for myself, here is my opinion. I didn’t ask for artificial intelligence. It’s not something I need, it is not something I desire. And yet, it barged its way into my life and stole all of my books. All of them. Stole them. Trained off of them. Did not compensate me for this theft. So now, AI can write a book like me, because it stole my own work and learned my breed of humor and satire. So if someone runs an AI text detector on my creative output, it will probably “test positive” why? Because AI is a contaminant that has embedded itself into my work by stealing it and using my own work to perpetuate itself. It will test for itself and find AI there because it AI is a virus that has contaminated the DNA of my current and future writing—a form of intellectual rape. A kind of colonization. A raging plague that some gatekeepers are opening the door for.

If you ask me what I’m currently working on, the answer is nothing book-length. I’m not going to publish a new book in this current landscape. That’s a stance of privilege, I recognize that. And I can’t hold this stance forever, I can hold it as long as I have savings from my last book.

This current literary climate isn’t acceptable. It is not acceptable to have a thing thrust upon us that takes absolutely everything, and then be forced to prove that we are not the thieves.
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Li Chen @exocomics.com · 08/10/2026
happy spooky month 🎃
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 07/10/2026
According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.
Margaret Hamilton, but the famous 1969 photo that inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison is in the quoted post.
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Omg, that looks so good. 🤤
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
People forget that J6 was successful. Everyone who participated was let out of jail and the guy who perpetrated it is President again. There were no consequences. They have plenty of incentive to do a much bigger and worse version.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
thank you to @mgiraldi.bsky.social, who pointed me to the insta acct for the photographer (www.instagram.com/kevinlohmanp...). the story and the other two photos are 24k gold.
kevinlohmanphotography
Santa Cruz, California
Are You Kidding Me?
Can this Great Horned Owl's eyes get any bigger?
I'm excited that my photo "Are You Kidding Me?" was selected as one of just 43 finalists in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, from more than 10,000 entries representing 112 countries!
The story behind it is just as crazy. I was photographing this seven-week-old owlet when a squirrel suddenly launched from a nearby branch and landed directly on its head, knocking both of them out of the tree.
And believe it or not, a squirrel knocked this same owlet out of the tree THREE TIMES that morning! Fortunately, the owlet was fine and eventually settled down next to its mother.

(photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history)second photo showing the squirrel in question making contact with the owl like the lil furry-tailed (if short-sighted) badass he isthird photo showing the squirrel in question making contact with the owl like the lil furry-tailed (if short-sighted) badass he is
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
mistakes were made
california post headline: california squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition

photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm putting together a Halloween music play list. What should I add? I currently have: Pet Sematary (Ramones) Dead Man's Party (Oingo Boingo) Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde) Halloween (Misfits) Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler) The Killing Moon (Echo and the Bunnymen) ...
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Top panel: a kitten who looks like it’s laughing, with text saying “hahaha”
Lower panel: the same kitten with a mean frown, text “No”
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cartoon Network launched 34 years ago today. A 5-part documentary celebrating its history and legacy will premiere on Adult Swim in 2027.
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They're 100% gonna shut this down within a week
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump must be removed from office and put on trial for this, the classified documents theft, the rampant corruption and multiple human rights violations.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026
…even their "expensive" option was cheaper than damn near anything the u.s. offers. Holy shit we are a healthcare garbage fire in so many ways
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, working at a desk. A brain next to her says, "We need to take breaks!"
The second panel zooms in on Sarah's face. She is annoyed. She says, "What if I don't listen to you?"
The third panel shows the brain smiling.
The fourth panel shows the brain reaching towards a lever. The brain says, "I'LL MAKE YOU."
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ah. Day two of weather-related headaches. The joy of being a human barometer never stops. 😖
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ShouXin手訫 @shouxin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Snowy kitten sketches today. White snow, little silhouettes, tiny footprints. They wander through the snow and somehow leave a little happiness behind. Hope this quiet scene brings you a little comfort. #shouxinsketch #petart #animalart #illustrationartists #pet #sketch #sketchdaily
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I literally snort lol’d when I saw this pic. What a beauty of a butt! 😂
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
This month's @motherjones.com cover is astounding. Reposted with alt text:
Cover of the September-October issue of Mother Jones Magazine: a white background with the words "50 years of fearless journalism" in black print, centered above the name/logo of the magazine in large Bright Red. Below that in black, the words "the southern strategy — jim crow was dead and buried. Then came the Roberts court."

And then, framing those words, there are two sets of robes: to the left, the simple black robes of the Judicial Branch of the United States Government, as a Supreme Court Justice might wear; to the right, the white robes and hood of the KKK.

A white person's hand with cuff of business suit and shirt visible, reaches into the scene from the right, poised to grab the Klan robes.
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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dag nabbit (and other, far spicier curses) I loathe these techbro shenanigans The people who wanted it gone WANT IT GONE This is like RFK bringing back measles and giving us shit-yer-britches lettuce WE DON’T WANT AI IN OUR LIVES
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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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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
Jesus fucking christ people, vaccinate yourself and your damn kids if you're eligible
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ScrivenerApp @scrivenerapp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. You can get rid of these in macOS26 and macOS27 - here’s how: buff.ly/EFj1Frx
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oh, what in the actual fuck, Colorado. Absolutely not.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New cat! New Cat! NEW CAT!! (This article isn't paywalled but the previous post has a super cute video running at the top)
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Omg new cat just dropped www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
nationalgeographic.com
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Macklemore just announced he’s donating the $1 million he made from Sheeran’s tour to 6 organizations to support Palestinians and he’s asking Robert Kraft to match it. This is just the first part announcing it.
With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom.
I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people. And I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation. Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting. A Palestinian life is no less valuable than any other life on this earth.
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Very interesting, and good to know. I hope that learning about this leads to understanding, and understanding to acceptance.
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Squeeeeee!!!! 😍
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The horse made that guy fuck him a bunch of times and now he's an FBI field agent investigating Woke, because here in K-Pat's agency, we don't judge Great American horse fuckers, because they are victims of Socialist Woke Stallions." *slams a beer* *belches* *stares forever unblinking*
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
Here’s what’s happened to food safety under Trump and RFK Jr.
TRUMP AND RFK JR.’S FOOD SAFETY DISASTER

2024
Project 2025 calls for rolling back food regulations, including baby formula rules
2025
Food and Drug Administration workforce cut by about 20%
CDC loses 25% of its workforce, including staff from a key food-safety program
USDA eliminates two food-safety advisory committees
FDA suspends critical food-safety lab quality checks after staffing cuts
Foreign food safety inspections fall nearly 30%
2026
12,000+ sick, 500+ hospitalizations and 2 deaths from contaminated lettuce
160+ foods recalled so far, including baby formula
37.2 MILLION pounds of food recalled in the first half of 2026 – up 2,432% from last year
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026
holy shit this is so perfect
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Kate Holden @darthmongoose.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hey guys, if you're gonna share that one meme I made like a million years ago on Tumblr, share the original, not the horrible auto-smoothed traced version. Don't smooth out my angry, "it's 11 at night and I have FEELINGS ABOUT ART" hand wobbles, they're part of the piece!
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Bwahahahaha!!! 🤣
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Maggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I will always watch this, at least a dozen times, when it makes the rounds.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer I know the type tonalities from elegant to jocular I am a master tracker and my kerning is harmonical I know the sacred swatches and can name the hues Pantonical (Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
youtu.be
Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Getting a lot of nice comments about the cinematography on this one. I think Steve Martin said the secret of comedy is: "be so good they can't ignore the lighting."
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/09/2026
Turns out you really do need food inspectors after all
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Glad I’m not much of a beef eater. Scratch another food product off the “should be safe to eat” list. 🙄
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Mel @melistired.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Always a favorite. …….also always accurate. *sigh*
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Steve King♿️ @stevemking.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Still the best
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