iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw @gavia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

essential reading if you saw that NYT article about Heated Rivalry AI fanfic a few weeks ago - or if you're interested in the current state of independent journalism.

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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 30/07/2026

Ginuwine’s debut single was released 30 years ago today 🐴

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I never know if any stuff like this is gonna work until it’s out there so it’s cool to know that it is for some folks

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Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

a dream come true to have my work exhibited in japan. this piece will be printed and on display at boji gallery in shibuya in early august, as part of their “peace and tranquility” exhibit. inked traditionally, watercolors digital. a tribute to my most beloved missy cat.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

running to the Nazi website to complain that people were being mean to you for hitting the red carpet at Nazi Prom

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz
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I'm currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up
12:11 PM • 4/26/26 • 32K Views

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

If you want to read voices of young artists in Iran, please support the comics anthology "Young in Iran" published with @comicsworkshop.bsky.social It's 264 pages, 6x9 inches, and was censored by Kickstarter. Take a look: www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/saw-shop/p/y...

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Young in Iran Paperback — Sequential Artists Workshop

Work from 32 Gen Z creators: marvelous stories about freedom, lack of freedom, frustration, desire, hope, family, and the kinds of deeply human experiences

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carina ✨ @ohheycarina.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

that i do ukulele covers of popular songs 😔

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 23/03/2026

The question that broke America fundamentally was ‘do all people deserve basic rights?’ This question was too hard for us. Too hard for our leadership. It still is. So now all of our rights are in jeopardy.

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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up

Soccer stadium, large fabric flag of Mae Borowski from Night In The Woods, holding an axe and wearing team colors. There is text in the Night In The Woods title font on the right and left. It reads "From Stonewall a brick and Portland an Axe, Respect our pride or expect our wrath." It's cool

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carina ✨ @ohheycarina.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

a 48oz bucket of iced coffee could fix me

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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 25/02/2026

To reiterate: I am never - ever voting for Gavin Newsom

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NPR @npr.org · 22/02/2026

Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.

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Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow

Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.

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Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

yall, Atlanta Community Press Collective is running out of $. we’ve sued for public records when no one else would. we covered Cop City from the ground for years. we train and pay local freelancers. we publish work other outlets wouldn’t touch. if this reporting means anything to you, PLEASE donate

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carina ✨ @ohheycarina.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

actually like the thing about being unemployed or underemployed is that by the time you are reemployed your body has to readjust to having structure which i foresee being hard for me bc two hours of being out have me SLEEPY

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annus mirabilis 🌠 ♑🪐 @sunoppositemoon.blacksky.app · 11/02/2026

So everything is going back to how it started for me. LOL. I guess Gen Xers and elder millennials are ready.

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Maria BOO!stillos @mariabustillos.com · 09/02/2026

You won't read a more beautiful and true account of yesterday's performance, it is by @jawnita.bsky.social

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Racing Pride @racingpride.com · 09/02/2026

LGBTQ+ history month: Lella Lombardi Not just the only woman to score points in Formula 1, she also had a long-term partner and never hid who she was. Breaking barriers on and off the track 🏳️‍🌈🏁 #lgbtqhistory #femalesinmotorsport #pride #f1 #motorsport

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Frank Nieto @fdnieto.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This thread on the Bad Bunny performance is really great.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

what a shot

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onion person @junlper.beer · 08/02/2026

why is it normal that the president whine about random citizens being losers. how does this not just embarrass everyone. completely child-like behavior

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 08/02/2026

posting is harmless provided you don't take it seriously- the second you start believing you're doing Important Work, that's when the madness takes hold

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

This loser admits she doesn't use her real name when she uses AI to write books and doesn't reveal they're AI. Which means she knows it's wrong and she knows it's shameful and does it anyway. The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks

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Acerbic Otter, but SPOOOOOOOOOKY @acerbicotter.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

From tumblr (passionpeachy): "AI defenders will make it seem as if art is this gatekept pastime that only the most elite can partake in and they’re making it possible for the “normies” to create meanwhile one of the most memorable pieces of recent art I’ve ever seen is “My son’s drawing of safe”"

the drawing is a child's drawing of the child's two parents in bed, and the child between them. it is labeled "my son's drawing of "safe"

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Palette Swap @paletteswap.site · 08/02/2026

Following mass layoffs impacting 9,100 employees at Microsoft, one sole worker is left to represent the gaming division and Xbox brand. paletteswap.site/dif...

A man with a Halo 2 t-shirt sitting at a laptop.
HEADLINE: Microsoft Downsizes Gaming Division to Just One Guy Remembering Halo 2.

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

[Liquid Smooth by Mitski rattles the subwoofer of my speaker]

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

This is not writing. Do not let people express this delusion in your face.

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carina ✨ @ohheycarina.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

lrp i think the funniest thing is that people are writing fic for free and the love of the game and these losers are paying for a bot to write for them for a cheap buck like aren’t you embarrassed some 14 year old is banging out a novel in the time it takes you to write one prompt

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

This the only part of the article that addresses whether or not readers like AI books and the answer seems to be: no!

The writer Elizabeth Ann West, one of Future Fiction's founders, who came up with the plot of "Bridesmaids and Bourbon," believes the audience would be bigger if the books weren't labeled as A.I. The novels, which are available on Amazon, come with a disclaimer on their product page: "This story was produced using author-directed
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"If you hide that there's A.I., it sells just fine," she said.
Ms. West, who also teaches classes on how to write with A.I., has gotten blowback from opponents of the technology, including occasional death threats on social media.
But she believes that in time, A.I. generated fiction will become widespread and popular.
"Eventually" Ms. West said, "readers will not care.”

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Rogue @rogue.site · 03/02/2026

A month shy of our 6 month anniversary (!), we're opening up freelance at Rogue. We're a small business, but we want to help build a place where new writers can flourish. pitches@rogue.site Instructions below! www.rogue.site/news/were-op...

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We're opening up freelance opportunities at Rogue

Help us and our readers find some hidden gems!

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berserk @worstplace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

barry keoghan looks like someone put a ringo costume on their cat

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Good thread - really resonates as the dad of teenage boys, this culture is everywhere and variants on “the perfect is the enemy of the good” is probably the advice I try to instil the most (often vainly!). Just get on with it and learn from doing it etc etc

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

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Best gas masks

“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.

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Not a Skydance Corporation @alsorae.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Because this fundraiser needs a boost. Again, if you have the means, tap on that link and donate.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference" "there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies" "2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year" A win!

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal

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Original Berf of Chicagoland @kdc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This is a one off (for now!) collab zine. Want to see miss indie/local/regional book and zine reviews and essays! DM me for more info!

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!! If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨ *Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Reminder as the new year begins that I head up GameSpot’s opinions section and would love to read your pitches! I’m always on the hunt for timely and thoughtful criticism and analysis on games and gaming/internet culture, so feel free to reach out to me at jhoward@fandom.com if interested ☺️✨

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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw @gavia.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Out now on Overinvested, our long-awaited episode on HEATED RIVALRY, covering the show's brilliantly paced romantic storytelling, its depiction of hockey culture, and much more. www.overinvestedpodcast.com/episodes/202...

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Ep. 331: Heated Rivalry — OVERINVESTED

Claire and Gavia share their thoughts on the hottest show of the moment, breaking down Heated Rivalry's pitch-perfect romantic structure, its subtly insightful depiction of hockey culture, the sizzlin...

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Amanda C 🥄 @amandaesque.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I don’t make the rules, but when it’s reposting this, I damn well follow them and YOU’D BETTER TOO. youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

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Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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Allegra Rosenberg @tchotchke.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

would anyone care to peruse my Thoughts On Yaoi™ ? great i knew you would. anyway here's why Heated Rivalry blew up and i'm right and everyone else is wrong tchotchke.substack.com/p/everyone-i...

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