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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/07/2026

The Onion looks back on 250 years of American exceptionalism. Watch now on youtube.com/theonion

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Mellow 🪄 @mellowmagus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Frieren got me crying in the airport terminal

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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Bumping this for the afternoon crowd. I wrote about Titanium Court, Theatre, and the irrational fear the game has of its own players. Expect me to not shut up about this piece for a bit, I'm proud of it! Shares and support is very much appreciated.

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Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Jon Oringer, founder and executive chairman of Shutterstock @shutterstock.com, is trying to recruit comic and graphic novel creators over on LinkedIn to a new AI platform that he’s building. Feel free to let him (and them) know what you think of this, and never use Shutterstock again ✌🏻

A LinkedIn message from Jon Oringer that reads: "Hi Stephanie
I started Shutterstock 20 years ago. I'm now building an AI assisted comic-book/graphic-novel marketplace. I'm looking for founding creators on an invite-only basis who get paid based on engagement with their content. Let me know if want to check it out.
Jon

Jon Oringer"

A reply to Jon from Stephanie Cooke that reads: "Hi Jon,

AI was illegally trained off of artists and creators, without their consent. And now those tools are being used to steal their styles and their years of hard work and education to create knock-offs that can’t begin to compare to what goes into art created by actual humans.

This is so incredibly misguided and makes an already predatory industry even harder for real artists to survive and thrive in.

I respect what you did with the creation of Shutterstock, but imagine if you were taken out of that equation entirely and someone just typed a prompt into an engine to create that site and product. It would be just as good as what you came up with, right?

This new endeavor is such a massive mistake and there’s not a single reputable creator who will attach their name to this. The creators that do come on board to promote AI are grifters who will only bring other grifters to your doorstep.

Best,
Stephanie"

Two more messages (one from Jon and followed by one from Stephanie) in reply:

JON: "Thanks for your response - I understand where you are coming from, but at the same time disagree with a lot of your points.
Jon

Stephanie: "Hi Jon,

You can disagree with a lot of my points but one thing that is entirely undisputable is the fact that there is no ethical way to use AI. Whatever you create with it for comics and graphic novels has the potential to be tied up in copyright legal battles for years as creators continue to fight for compensation and against the violation of having their work uploaded without their permission.

So I guess it’s good that you (presumably) have a lot of money to throw away into the pit that is AI. You won’t return on investment, you won’t gain traction in the world of comics and graphic novels, and I can tell you now that in the mainstream industry, this won’t ever be taken seriously by the level of creators you need for this to succeed.

But again, it’s not my money to be wasted. However, the resources that you are using up to support AI are a massive problem that can’t be solved financially, and there won’t be anyone left to create art if you and other AI advocates destroy the planet.

-Stephanie"

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Ghoulothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 01/05/2026

Bring back the ancient knowledge

Things you read on a blog might make you angry. They might upset you. Stop visiting that blog. Don't waste your time posting comments. Move on and find a new blog. There are so many fun blogs on the Internet. You'll easily find a better one.
There is always another fun new blog to read online.

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Terry Godier @terrygodier.com · 05/05/2026

📢 New Essay: The Boring Internet The internet you grew up on isn’t dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. www.terrygodier.com/the-borin…

terrygodier.com

The Boring Internet

The internet you grew up on isn't dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. A visual essay about what actually persists.

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Rex 💫 @rexpo.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

▶️ rexxpo.myshopify.com/pages/vermillon (made in collaboration @theprintspace ) Each print is signed, numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity. They are Museum grade archival C-Types print, produced with the same standards used by galleries and institutions.

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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

tbt when i read that post to actual damon albarn www.vulture.com/2021/11/damo...

Can I read you a tweet?
I don’t have any social media. Read me the tweet, yeah.

“Guest rapper on a Gorillaz song: I been in ends since ten kicking product ’round the bend, my mum died of tuberculosis, I’m slipping into psychosis.” Then it goes, “Damon Albarn on the chorus: Ooooooh flimsy Steve, where did you go, what have you seen?” They’re playing off the seriousness of some of the rap features you get and the lighthearted choruses you put with them.
Yeah, it’s true. When ScHoolboy Q says what he said on “Pac-Man,” my response is to take it out and become an abstraction of that. I think when the styles really work together is when there is that duality about it."

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 19/02/2026

Sorry (and I know this is the point but) what the fuck is left of sociology then

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Ekso @ekso.buzz · 19/02/2026

Make bad game? Fired.

Make good game? Fired.

Make incredibly successful game? Believe it or not, also fired.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Just a regular reminder to please support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. Without us, they can't survive, and truthfully, without them, neither can we.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned. A shocking end for a well-respected studio.

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Bat-Tali 🦇🎃 (Vancouver era ✨) @talidev3d.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

game dev friends please share this around. people like this poison our industry and they need to be called out. here is a comparison video of the original vs the one from "Spacefarer games"

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Mia Valentina Paz Faria
A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas
Detained for 70 days

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by
@micarosenberg
et al for ProPublica:

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“I feel so much sadness and depression of not being able to leave, its really sad to hear that peoples cases are being denied and getting send back to their countrys.” -14 year-old imprisoned for 20 days in Texas concentration camp

Gaby M.M
A 14-year-old from Colombia who was living in Houston, Texas
Detained for 20 days

“I feel so much sadness and depression of not being able to leave, its really sad to hear that peoples cases are being denied and getting send back to their countrys.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/02/2026

”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/02/2026

i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.

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brendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.online · 16/02/2026

✨ New Video! ✨ We've SO quickly gone from "go buy a used 3DS" to having a plethora of emulation hardware options that may be even BETTER depending on your needs. Watch + share, baby: youtu.be/9F1OVCSXc5s 😘

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Criticism can come from a place of love. It means that you truly care about something to see and acknowledge it's flaws. Obviously, this is not every reviewer, nor will it ever be. But criticism doesn't always come from a place of cynicism. And it rarely ever should.

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Stephen Hilger @stephenhilger.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

*walking up to the DJ “Hey! This rules, what song is this??” DJ: the song that plays during the internet settings menu on 3DS

youtu.be

Nintendo 3DS Internet Settings Theme (High Quality, 2022 Remastered)

YouTube video by BedrockSolid

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I'm a part of it. Not separate from it. I walk on the ground and the ground's walked on by me, I breathe the air and change it, I am entirely interconnected with the world.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 06/02/2026

Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers! aftermath.site/podcasts/after...

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melos han-tani (Danchi Days out Oct 29!!) @hantani.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

It's Bandcamp Friday!! Looking for some amazing game OSTs? Go bring one of these beautiful Angeline Era albums back home (or any of my other game music!) 🏡

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Tealst @tealst.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Putting my snake girl up for adoption to celebrate the closing of the Year of the Snake! ⬇️Details below! ⬇️

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 04/02/2026

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
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Jan 25
Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.)

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

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Mellow 🪄 @mellowmagus.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

You are not immune to propaganda. Powerful people are aware of that. Are you?

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/02/2026

Are you smarter than Mike Johnson? All signs point to yes.

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Alex Ahad o_8 @oh8.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Maki, Rosemary, and Mameda celebrate Setsubun! Throw them beans !! 👀👁‍🗨 #節分

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Mellow 🪄 @mellowmagus.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thank you to the fine folks at @minnmax.com for the code for Wanderstop! Extremely excited to finally explore this one for myself!

The cover of the game “Wanderstop,” alongside two stars: play time and last-played date. Play time is marked “0 minutes” and Last Played is marked “Never.”

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クリス 🏳️‍🌈 💖💜💙 @nerdvolutionkurisu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

In light of recent events regarding Animate, maybe someone will find this helpful

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

hey folks, I have the unfortunate news that I am opening up some commissions slots. I was ghosted by two freelance clients after sending work and now I can't pay rent. DM or email me if you are interested! get a cute little guy for 50-100$ USD examples here, please share! #Blender3d #indiedev

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/02/2026

The US President, on writing large checks to himself directly from the US Treasury: “Nobody would care.” Suspending the rule of law, poisoning our institutions with vast corruption, will ultimately harm all Conservative and Liberal Americans. No ‘side’ wins.

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Stephen Hilger @stephenhilger.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Regular people get fired for using more than 4 sick days or so a company can artificially report profits. But these evil fucks have the most unimaginably sickening crimes reported in broad daylight and remain in their positions of power. Forget fired, they belong in hell. I feel a new form of anger.

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Deadkat 🥐 @deadkat.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This still is the best thing I've ever drawn

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 30/01/2026

We're about to go live with the ICE Out Charity Stream from the MinnMax Studio! We have @grubb.wtf and @danryckert.com and @jacobgeller.com in Minneapolis to help protect our neighbors! www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/01/2026

Important context: the Chief Technology Officer of Architect Capital is Hoan Ton-That, the co-founder of the Peter Thiel-funded Clearview AI, which provides facial recognition software to ICE. The best time to unsubscribe from OnlyFans was yesterday. The second-best time to do it is now.

wsj.com

Exclusive | Hoan Ton-That Pushed Facial-Recognition AI to New Limits. His Next Project? Private Credit

Co-founder of the controversial Clearview AI has joined Architect Capital as chief technology officer to develop a novel strategy to increase leverage.

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 30/01/2026

These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

For all the discussion of doxxing federal agents, there’s essentially no discussion of how those agents are taking steps that attach severe punitive measures that stretch across wide swaths of the federal bureaucracy against people acting lawfully.

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꒰ᐢ..ᐢ꒱颖琦Gwyn @gravenmyth.com · 30/01/2026

me every week:

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Again, there is no legislative fix for the magnitude of the authoritarian crimes being committed daily. Everyone is just pretending at this point: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

what really bugs me about the "trans people got ahead of public opinion" line is that it ignores *why* public opinion changed. it didn't just come out of nowhere, there was a deliberate push to make trans rights a wedge issue.

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FlanCortes@NYCC#J-37 @flancortes.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Sword n' Board

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