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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 11h

The finest Russian accent to ever grace cinema reminds you to ring in the season.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now

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Playboy @playboy.com · 30/09/2026

Seven men have been accused of raping a woman at Cornell University in 2024. South Park writer Toby Morton speaks to Playboy about why he made the viral "Cornell 7" website where he's publishing “names, photographs, documents, messages, and other information related to the case."

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Meet The "South Park" Writer Behind the Viral "Cornell 7" Website

Cornell University has been the subject of innumerable headlines this week, as an anonymous woman’s lawsuit against the university over her alleged 2024 rape prompted New York prosecutors to reopen th...

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the 2005 movie “Stealth”, about a prototype autonomous fighter jet that goes rouge, the company that built it was based in Seattle. They CGIed the name of the evil company onto 3131 Elliott Ave. dontbuildthetormentnexus.jpeg comes to Seattle.

Aerial real estate glamour picture (not sure if it’s a photo of a drawing) of 3131 Elliott Ave in Seattle, showing the terraces on the south side of the building.

Photo of 3131 Elliott Ave in Seattle from the water, showing the terraces on the south side of the building.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Convincing poor Whites in the 17th and 18th centuries that at least they’re not one of “those people” was one of the intentional side effects of chattel slavery. That project, by every measure, was and remains immensely successful.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No goats at Goat Lake, but their playground is beautiful to behold.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Frequently when I hear an incredibly popular song out in the world, my first thought is “oh hey, it’s that Weird Al song” and only after hearing more will I realize it’s the original, which I’d never heard before that.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you listen carefully, and stay very very still, you might be able to bag a free range air conditioner as they begin their migrations towards their winter giveaway spots.

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Mark Baxter @aotearoabadger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My mini-fridge went rogue and made me drink all these beers. Someone should be held accountable for this.

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm as goof a ball as the next fellow, but I think we should bring back the concept of some things being serious. The rigorous historical essay will never be as engaging as the Tiktok that makes up a time when Jane Austen wrote a secret abolitionist novel and sent it to Phillis Wheatley to proof

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm not saying the term "agent" was chosen as a means to diminish the importance of understanding and protecting our own human agency but I'm also not /not/ saying it.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Telling that in a year they’ve gone from “it’s going to solve poverty and cure cancer” to “real nice server there, be a shame if something were to happen to it…”

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Being a person who gets around by bicycle in the United States, one of the best things you can do for your own mental and physical wellbeing is not flip off drivers. The temptation, however, remains constant and sometimes overwhelming.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I want to be able to understand my technology. I do not want technology that has been programmed to emulate knowing me.

Out of date meme stating:

Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart.

Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.

Out of date because most tech workers have now fallen for the grift of technology that “knows” you.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Because people aren’t voting based on party or policies or even the candidate’s political past. Most people vote based on vibes. Do I like this gal/guy? Do I think they’ll make my quality of life better? It’s like dating only with way less data points.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Opera should not be elite. It should be entertainment for the masses. The stories are simple and melodramatic. The characters are largely fundamentally good or evil. The visuals are over the top. The audience should be boisterously engaged with the performance, not sitting quietly.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Regardless of whether you think these systems are intelligent or just doing what their training data trained them to do, the “just unplug the computer” solution is still totally viable.

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it's important to arrive at sturdy ethical principles that you can't be annoyed out of. people are annoying as shit

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

All American big business is either gambling or a scam. The really good ones are both.

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW: The Grand Illusion Cinema lives! The single-screen movie house that'd been in Seattle’s University District for more than 50 years before closing in January 2025 is coming home. It will be now taking over at the Varsity Theatre 📽️ My story @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

A photo taken outside the shuttered Varsity Theatre on September 22, 2026 with the marquee reading COMING SOON GRAND ILLUSION.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What I think I look like on my bike (above) vs what I actually look like (below).

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I too view interacting with my fellow humans, and especially intimacy with said fellow humans, through the lens of ROI. Good work fellow human. We are so smart.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To be clear, Sara Nelson, and her political allies, are spinning out because a young, socialist, woman got elected mayor. This is Seattle’s version of the national right when Obama got elected.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

GenAI is like Elon Musk in that it can seem very smart if you don’t actually think about it, but as soon it makes assertions about a subject you actually know about, it becomes incredibly apparent how dumb it is.

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

a conversation I've been wanting to have for YEARS is now on the 404 Media podcast: I got to talk to Sherry Turkle, the internet anthropology OG, about conversational chatbots, empathy, the existential threats to self-reflection and solitude, and so much more

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Everything associated with car ownership, and car-centric infrastructure, is so fucking lame and beta. Raze this blight to the ground and build something useful to people in its place.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender.

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Drivers don’t frolic and play. Drivers don’t partake of warm sunny days with more than their fingertips. Drivers don’t build community. Drivers, who most of our public right-of-way is dedicated to, are trapped, inhuman and going mad, in their comfort pods until they find a precious parking space.

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Monkey One @vitruvianmonkey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What the AI sex cult thinks it is vs what it actually is:

A crowd of people in bronze lighting dancing and starting an orgy.

Frank and Dennis from It’s Always Sunny wearing long-nosed masks and looking at a buffet in an apartment.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 19/09/2026

Curious to learn more about my legislation to ban algorithmic grocery pricing? My team is hosting an AMA on Reddit this Monday, from 5-7pm. Join the conversation here: www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

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From the Seattle community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Seattle community

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Ev @nerditry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've never seen shit find it's own toilet paper

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Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 16/09/2026

Which is to say: you as a human are frightfully and wonderfully made, your consciousness is sui generis and cannot be artificially replicated, and science fiction's preoccupation with a Titanomachia between biological life and machine life is just retelling our early myths in new forms.

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Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 16/09/2026

It seems like this is a good time to tell you all why LLMs are never, and can never be, conscious.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026

Humaning.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026

Share if you agree

Fat little chihuahua puppy (maybe?) looking extremely round and smiling lying on a tan fleece blanket

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The only reason drivers think there is a “war on cars” is they’ve been given everything for the span of living memory (2-3 generations), including being able to drive illegally and dangerously, so telling them they have anything less than carte blanche feels like an assault on their rights.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"I hope we can agree that some things are too important to subject to the Seattle Process." "I've been told this amendment goes too far but I dare to say the city has not gone far enough when it comes to preventing traffic deaths and injuries." -Alexis Mercedes Rinck

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

DESTROYER OF HISTORIC AND PRESERVATION BOARDS (Or more accurately, their ability to hold up and stop changes that make the city better for most people, while protecting their own car-centric suburban vision of Seattle.)

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the enshittified vertical video version of this. Watch the original, and far better, horizontal version instead. youtu.be/d6SPV4GZp-U?...

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The Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificator

YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 17/09/2026

the main advantage AI has over humans is that most of us start gagging at the third or fourth time we say "You're a really special person. You're so wise. You really know what you're talking about" to the dumbest guy we know

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Boy oh boy, it sure is a good thing Trump 2.0 is so robustly supporting alternatives to driving. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/duffy-d...

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One of the joys of working for a corporate copy shop was watching people realize that no, the NFL does not love its fans and want them to be able to print the name of their team for their Superbowl party, nor even the word “Superbowl” itself.

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Derek Doom @thescratchmonkey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

http://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/1602077621595971584

Amy Hoy (@amyhoy)

this is the best explanation of roko's basilisk ever written

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null @nova@starflower.space

computer boys are realy like "imagine a boot so big that logically we must start licking it now in case it might possibly exist someday"

12/10/22, 1:50 PM

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026

#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc

$At the top, a grid of 21 panels shows a series of blue images with tiny neon green and yellow circles. A larger image highlights a section of the grid with circular patterns, and an inset presents a detailed star-like diffraction pattern. The colors consist of blue, green, and yellow.$

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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The fantasy that the unfaithful will burn in an apocalypse that is already starting is THE foundational ideology of Europeans in America. Capitalistic and colonial expansionism, and the human rights window dressing that gets added to it, are farts in the wind. www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/f...

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Apocalypticism Explained | Apocalypse! FRONTLINE | PBS

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Mikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There are four classes in the United States: the oligarchy and its handmaidens, the professional administrative class, the lumpenbourgeoisie, and the post-proletariat.

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