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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 16h

I’m sure I’m not the only one that saw the video of this man putting himself between French national police and student protestors circulating yesterday.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 05/10/2026

it is interesting that I can't find any mainstream media coverage of Altman's sister Annie going viral on social media over the weekend for uploading footage of the first hour of her deposition in her lawsuit against him (one of two) in which she is alleging years of CSA

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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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kottke.org @kottke.org · 05/10/2026

Nappy is a site offering free stock photos of Black and brown people. (The site says they’re going offline in a few months due to a falloff in demand bc of AI. Maybe Internet Archive can do their thing here?) [nappy.co]

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Nappy | Beautifully Diverse Stock Photos

Beautiful photos of Black and Brown people, for free. For commercial and personal use.

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 05/10/2026

For those of you with day jobs where you're forced to use LLMs or be fired, good tip I gleaned this weekend, which is to tell the LLM to stop referring to itself using "I" pronouns and to eliminate the praise and other attempts to humanize itself. You get a much cleaner interaction w/o the marketing

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I love all the remembering happening in the replies. Thinking about how much of this relied on “good friction,” the slowness and jankiness that made it harder, or just not worthwhile, to exploit.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.

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The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)

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

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

do I hate Harold Bloom? yes. do I think he's an awful snob, and that King has some unacknowledged literary merit? absolutely. does he have a point? yeah, man. he has a point.

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

she had to hide and be stealth, it’s never mentioned the character is trans but there’s something truly magic in knowing that the next time i rewatch TNG, i will see her there and i will know that someone like me helped make the show that ignited my lifelong love of Star Trek 😭

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 02/10/2026

A masterclass in tension, morality, and the blurred lines of justice. Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario turns 11. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ cinephiliabeyond.org/sicario/ #Filmsky 📽️

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

By Suella Braverman's definition of Englishness as being "a lineage, an ancestry, a connection to the heritage of this country which dates back a few generations," I'm no longer English. So where shall I go and live when Reform comes knocking?

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Emily Andras @emandras.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you wanna last in Hollywood, you need a thick skin and a shorter memory. But there’s always one you don’t quite get over. 🫶🏼 @lillywachowski.bsky.social

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

American film buffs love Stalker because of its haunting, melancholic cinematography and dramatic tension that lays bare the human psyche, but that's just what rural Eastern Europe is normally like. This shit would happen to me 2-3 times a week when I was a kid.

Three men are standing in a large bare concrete room. It's run down and the floor is covered with a thick layer of sand.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This would do your head in. The most ‘successful’ use of genAI is the pollution of the information ecology, and the destruction of the careers that are built on it.

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hoots @hoots.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Speaking of Harry Potter, I resigned from my position at Universal Studios a month ago over all of the Wizarding World/JKR shit. I am now paying my bills and paying for a wedding purely thru YouTube and Patreon. I loved working at USH. I was very conflicted leaving. Fuck Joanne.

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hoots — creating thoughtful slop

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Britain is having its hottest summer on record, but one place has remained green. Brits in Holnicote have put rivers back onto their floodplains, restored wetlands, and released beavers that now build ponds and maintain the wetlands themselves. Countryfile buff.ly/CchGxpW #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Drought has ravaged the UK but this one nature site has been left untouched – this is how | Countryfile.com

Allowing nature to do its own thing could be the simplest solution to the UK's drought problem.

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Adam Reck @ NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RIP Gloria Steinem who among her many accomplishments, recast Wonder Woman as a second-wave feminist icon on the first cover of Ms. Magazine

Ms. Magazine vol 1 #1 featuring a giant Wonder Woman traipsing across a landscape of war and small town America.

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Andra Filipescu @musingoddity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There's probably some stuff I missed being from the UK but what I did get was on point. I'm loving the right-wing YouTubers losing their minds over this episode, hate to break it to you guys but Hal doesn't need anyone's help to look like a dick.

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Andra Filipescu @musingoddity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm genuinely surprised by how good it is! Episode 3 was outstanding and I'm very excited to see how they pull it all together.

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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

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Rad | 🇮🇩 | Commissions OPEN @cigaradd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Self indulgent art is a must. Janeway warm up painting by yours truly #StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager

Stylized painterly illustration of Kathryn Janeway against red background

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Adolfo Neto @adolfoneto.elixiremfoco.com · 30/08/2026

Why young people hate AI even more?

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Jen Johans @filmintuition.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

There was 1 Tony Scott. I dig a guy who will lean into neon chiaroscuro just because it's Tuesday & he felt like it. Or thinks, "yes, the train's going fast, but what if it went fucking fast?" Or "What says New Orleans to me? Beach Boys." They can try but there will always only be 1 Tony Scott.

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Denzel Washington's Wow Deja Vu Reaction

ALT: Denzel Washington's Wow Deja Vu Reaction

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Andra Filipescu @musingoddity.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm still heart broken at his loss. I recently watched Unstoppable for the first time and my God, it's the perfect action movie. He was fearless and so dynamic.

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Sumita Pahwa @sumitapahwa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

There were forty five thousand people there, about 80% women. Stars performed for free. $10 million raised from ticket sales, and Melinda Gates showed up to double it.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 07/08/2026

Like the time fires raged through Gatlinburg and she just gave the families impacted $1k/month for 5 months and $5k the 6th month. no means testing, no complicated hoops, just "your life is destroyed here's some cash" resulting in another UBI experiment gone right. www.bpr.org/news/2018-12...

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How Dolly Parton Gave $12.5 Million And Unprecedented Research To Sevier County

It’s been two years since wildfires burned Western North Carolina and devastated the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Country music superstar Dolly Parton…

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KJ Shepherd @kjshepherd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

there will be many ways to celebrate dolly parton and the one I want to point out is that she was a friend of Miss Piggy

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.

“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 25/08/2026

We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Do some baking, read a book, and visit the library in Dolly's honor today <3

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly’s Imagination Library—which has gifted 332 MILLION books to kids around the world—was inspired by her dad’s inability to read or write. “Before he passed away, my Daddy told me the Imagination Library was probably the most important thing I had ever done,” she said: imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026

I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.

A screenshot of an email viewed in dark mode with the subject line "Google DMCA Violation." The email from Google informs the recipient that they have received a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that some of their materials allegedly infringe on copyrights. It explains the removal process, mentions that notice details will be posted on Lumen, warns against repeated violations, and lists one affected Google Drive URL at the bottom

A nearly identical mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It shows a search for the same Amnesty International UK resources URL, resulting in the same message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

A mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A URL for an Amnesty International UK resources page is entered in the search bar, but the page displays the message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"Her father often told Koko she was the only baby in the neighbourhood to survive, and that she had a duty to remind the world what had happened. But for half her life, she turned her back on the enormity of the bomb..she found it too much too bear." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness

On that fateful day in 1945, Kondo was just a baby in her mother’s arms. She talks about her father’s newly discovered eye-witness account of the aftermath – and why she decided to continue his work a...

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Andra Filipescu @musingoddity.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Matt, thank you so much for writing this tribute. I enjoyed the last two films because of Kaylee's lovely and engaging performance and was devastated to hear of her death.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I wrote a tribute to Kaylee Hottle, the deaf actress whose performance as Jia was the heart of two of the Legendary Pictures Kaiju films, Godzilla vs Kong and Godzilla x Kong. Killed at 18 in a car wreck. A staggering loss. www.rogerebert.com/tributes/wha...

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What Could Have Been: Kaylee Hottle (2007-2026)

From Jean Harlow and James Dean through Simone Battle and Anton Yelchin, entertainment history is filled with instances of performers dying just as audiences

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Here's ten Inventions more significant than AI to human history: 1 Needle and thread 2 Flint knives 3 Boats 4 Cooking with fire 5 Electricity 6 Wheel 7 Antibiotics 8 Glass 9 Steam engine 10 Concrete Not in order of importance, or invention, but 1,2,3,4 and 6 pretty foundational if you ask me

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

More about sharing thst upskirting photo, from Gina Martin.

Gina @ginamartinuk
I brought the "upskirting law" into affect in 2019.
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Le'ts talk about that image JK Rowling shared.
She did this to humiliate artist Freda Wallace. That is a specific motivation we included in the Voyeurism Act. We fought for, and included it "specifically* because...
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men often upskirt women (it is overwhelmingly men) to "punish" them for their bodies, clothing and for being a woman, by humiliating them.
That's called misogyny and it's what we're witnessing Joanne do here: transmisogyny.
It goes like this:
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1. Target someone you dehumanise
2. Assert power with demand (Joanne wanted to debate Freda, for me a man wanted a "yes to his advances)
3. If they refuse, punish them by capturing a "humiliating" image of their body
4. Share it to exert power and humiliate
Exact same logic.
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Sophia McDougall @sophiamcdougall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Can the Society of Authors or someone put together a guide for how to answer the consultation, with keeping the heavy over-representation of ADHD and autism in our community in mind, along with wildly varying payments and often-delayed income making "forecasting" impossible?

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