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Vana 🍉 @havanarama.bsky.social · 3h
🔴LIVE NOW Let's play something spooky!!! twitch.tv/vana
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Dancing Skeletons Halloween Graveyard
Alt: A gif of an old black and white animation of 4 skeletons dancing together in a gravyard.
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NPR @npr.org · 3h
Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border, the last of a grove estimated to be up to 250 years old. (via @kjzz.org) n.pr/4hKJ79B
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At least 10 arrested at Arizona-Mexico border as 250-year-old cottonwood tree cut down for wall
Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border in the tiny town of Lochiel. The tree was the last of an old grove estimated to be up to 250 years old.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
😕 🌎 🔥
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
Medicare for All. Now. 🇺🇸
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 04/10/2026
Shroud recently talked about how quiet chats are in 2026. I was curious, so I ran my channel numbers and compared every September from 2018 to 2026. From September 2026 to September 2018... ⏱️ Chats per Minute Watched: Down 86%. 👀 Chats per Viewer: Down 87%. ⌛ Chats per Hour Streamed: Down 52%.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For profit healthcare should be abolished. Healthcare is a human right. Insurance companies have been allowed to determine who lives, who dies, who suffers and who goes bankrupt for far too long. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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Patient died by suicide after insurance delayed medication: report
Kenney Blewett’s wife said her husband was hopeful the medication would work but said, ‘I wish we had the chance to find out’
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/10/2026
Seeing this just fills me with absolute despair at the climate situation. We are still at peak emissions. We haven't even begun decreasing emissions and even if we did, the warming that's baked from past emissions will last for centuries. We're cooked.
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When a government grants itself the power to terminate a legal strike at will, it removes any incentive for employers to negotiate fairly at the bargaining table. Bill C-39 is an attack on workers, the environment, & Indigenous sovereignty. Email the Prime Minister/MPs: tinyurl.com/c-39-workers...
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Protect Workers’ Rights: Stop the Attack on Our Right to Strike. Stop Bill C-39.
Bill C-39 is an attack on workers, the environment, and Indigenous sovereignty—and we only have a narrow window to push back on it before October 6th. I just took action to protect our hard-won rights...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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littleleggies @littleleggies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am super embarrassed to ask but I miscalculated and forgot a bit when I was paying rent and getting groceries. It looks like we have a bills coming out this week that will put our account in the negatives until Giuseppe and I get paid next Friday. ko-fi.com/littleleggie...
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Buy littlelegs a Coffee
Become a supporter of littlelegs today!
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ashlina 🎃 @ashlinaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO🚨 Took a trip back to Salem & shared my trip with all of you. I seriously love Salem so much & was so happy I was able to go back, especially right before October. I hope you enjoy all the Halloween vibes 🎃 ╰┈➤ˎˊ˗Watch here: youtu.be/2lGBRig6nX4?...
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Going back to Salem! | Travel Vlog
YouTube video by Ashlinaa
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
💜Little update to today's schedule 💜 Starting stream today with a new game! Thank you to @futurefriendsgames.com for the key. I'm so excited to check out Songs of Glimmerwick! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
key art for new indie game Songs of Glimmerwick. Shows a little witchy femme playing music on a magic guitar
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 02/10/2026
Their mission is the pursuit of human rights for their technology designed to deprive you of human rights.
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Cody Badders • Commissions Open @seebadd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Absolutely horrifying to see this much of America's media/entertainment ecosystem tied up in one company. The rules for companies buying other companies needs a massive overhaul if not overt outlawing.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump is making your life more expensive in ways you don’t even realize. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
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Disabled Content Creators Collective (DC3) @thedc3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
💌 Who are you nominating for the 2nd Annual Disabled Creators Awards? Nominations are officially open! forms.gle/WDGJ6NhBwNA7...
A light purple image with blue, yellow, green, red, and white stars patterned on it. it has the "The Disabled Content Creators Collective" logo in the top left and has centered text that reads "Second Annual Disabled Creators Awards! Nominations are now open!"
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Mad Auntie Kristy @auntiekristy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Semi regular reminder that Jesus didn't tell women what to wear he told men to gouge their eyeballs out.
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Activision-Blizzard was revealed to have such a sexist workplace culture that even the US Army didn’t want to be associated with it)." Oofa doofa
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ashlina 🎃 @ashlinaa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy October 🎃! It's my fav month of the year & you know what that means... it's time to submit for my Halloween Community Showcase! If you are interested in submitting for the showcase & being shown off during my Halloween Party stream, submit here: forms.gle/ngsGo9hY3pdG...
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 01/10/2026
You can now add the "Stream-o-ween" event tag if you stream Horror Games, Just Chatting, IRL, Art, Music, DJs, Food & Drink, or GRWM content. Adding it may feature you on a discovery shelf on the homepage.
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 01/10/2026
Twitch will soon test an "Auto Raid" feature. It appears to let you create a list of potential raid targets, and if you don't manually raid at the end of your stream, it will automatically select one to raid. This feature is similar to the now-deprecated "Auto Host".
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 01/10/2026
Twitch Search has been improved to be more media-driven. Search will now deliver a thumbnail if the stream is live, along with direct links to recent broadcasts and popular clips when it matches a broadcaster's name.
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We have a room in my Discord for sharing Pokemon news. So a bunch of people in my community were in the line withing a minute or two of this going live. No one got cards. 🙃 Fuck Scalpers
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Pokémon Restocks & News @pokemonrestocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Ditto Nintendo Switch 2 Wireless Controller Preorder up on Amazon! link.amazon/B06jaXjMZ
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort. trib.al/dkJLZ2X
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Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research
A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this shit shouldn't just be sequestered on twitter, and it's wild to see so few people say anything?
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YouTuber and MinnMax host Jacob Geller accused of sexual assault Trigger Warning: SA
https://xcancel.com/handslikevap0r/status/2105313969057726526 Additionally: https://xcancel.com/handslikevap0r/status/2105388960037974235 The OP of the thread replied to a tweet that shared the ...
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Vana 🍉 @havanarama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔴LIVE NOW Last day of SUBtember!! ✨ 25% off 1-month subs ✨ 25% off 3-month subs ✨ 30% off 6-month subs ✨ 5+ gift subs = 1 bonus sub! Also checking out #WelcomeToElderfield for the first time! twitch.tv/vana
Key art for the video game "Welcome to Elderfield." A young white woman with long brown crouches in the middle of a spooky field beneath a crescent moon. She is surrounded by cabbages with eyes, tentacles, red eyed crows, impossible long legs, a scarecrow and fields of endless wheat and corn.
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
a twitch rep told me more about how this system works. most important details: humans make the final call when it comes to streamers’ “longer-term ad eligibility,” and twitch is working on a means of informing streamers when that happens
Update 9/30/26: In an email to Aftermath, a Twitch representative clarified how the system works:
“As Dan shared, advertisers want control over where their ads appear, which is a standard expectation across every platform,“ said the Twitch representative. “Each advertiser sets its own preferences, so a channel can be a good fit for some campaigns and not for others. The tools we're developing help us match ads to content more accurately, opening up more opportunities for advertisers to reach more channels, earning more for streamers. Previously, matching could be more conservative. Better accuracy allows us to change that.”
The representative added that staff, not AI, will determine who loses out on “longer-term” ad opportunities—and, eventually, streamers will be informed when this happens.
“Twitch staff reviews flagged content at multiple stages, and as always, any changes to longer term ad eligibility would be a human decision,” said the rep. “We're also building ways to let creators know when advertiser preferences are affecting their ad revenue. Ultimately, better matching brings more advertisers to more channels, creating more earning opportunities for streamers.”
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey there! You wanna poke mons? Prepping for the new Halloween update in Pokopia and then more Fire Red/Leaf Green Nuzlocke adventures! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
Nonbinary Twitch streamer FaunAndGames, a tan skin femme perceived person with orange, and purple hair, is wearing gaming headphones with antlers on them.  Around them are Twitch stream decorations and a ton of nerdy video game and Pokemon memorabilia.  Fawn is smiling at the camera and staring deep into your soul
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 30/09/2026
Twitch is rolling out another Stream Event: Birthday Celebration. This follows the recent addition of "First Stream" as an anniversary option, along with the long-running "Affiliate/Partner Anniversary" event.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇺🇸 US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION: “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation. It’s mind-boggling.” The Trump effect. 🤷🏼 www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There's so much hype around the new Pokemon 30th Celebration card set. Does it live up? Spoilers: yes youtu.be/yiaAporYAYA
YouTube thumbnail for a video about the new Pokemon 30th Celebration set.

nonbinary Twitch streamer FaunAndGames hold up a Pokemon card ETB and smiles at the camera. Fawn is a femme perceived tan skin person with orange and purple hair that is cut short on one side. They are wearing a baseball hat and a purple and black checkered shirt with a Pikachu on it.

On the right of the thumbnail it says "What is this hit rate!?" in bold text. Underneath is the logo for the 30th Celebration Pokemon Trading Card Game.
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Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Serebii Update: The next Pokémon Pokopia event has been announced. Adds Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist into the game. Runs from 05:00 local time on October 17th through 04:59 local time on November 1st Details @ www.serebii.net
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cornell. Didn’t. Refund. Her. Tuition. THEY DIDNT EVEN REFUND HER TUITION. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ONE SINGLE BLIP ABOUT TRUST IN HIGHER EDUCATION UNTIL WE TEAR DOWN THE SYSTEM THAT MADE THIS BOTH POSSIBLE AND A COMMON OCCURRENCE.
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Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Serebii Update: Pokémon HOME is to be down for maintenance on October 7th from 00:00 to 06:00 UTC Version 4.1.0 will be released following the maintenance www.serebii.net
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Vana 🍉 @havanarama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔴LIVE NOW SURPRISE! Poking my head out of my depression hole (just a little bit). Come say hi? twitch.tv/vana
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Eromanga Sensei: Sagiri's Shy Peek
Alt: anime girl with silver hair sadly pokes her out from under a giant blue comforter.
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Ash @ashsaidhi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who wants to help me reach 450 subscriber points on Twitch so I can play the worst most least fun Mario game, Super Mario Sunshine, and unlock a new emote slot? (Thanks FLOCKA_VT for making this amazing video!)
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 29/09/2026
CEO Dan Clancy says Twitch now uses AI to identify streamers that may not match a brand, since it now transcribes all streams for brand safety. It won't show ads on channels or content the AI believes don't match what the advertiser is trying to achieve.
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Nyx, Wife of Vincent Valentine @legendofnyx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is this week's schedule for me and @thetravelinggoblin.bsky.social ! I THINK we will be finishing Endacopia tonight. If we don't, we'll finish on Wednesday before continuing Silent Hill. Also, SONS TIME!!!!!
Monday 7:00 PM ET  Nyx - Endacopia
Tuesday 7:00 PM ET  Gobbo - Co-work and game?
Wednesday 7:00 PM  ET Nyx - Silent Hill Townfall
Thursday 7:00 PM  ET Gobbo - Witcher 3
Friday 6:00 PM ET Nyx and Gobbo - Sons of the Forest
Saturday 6:00 PM ET Nyx - Silent Hill Townfall
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎉Max 12 Hour SUBathon to kick off the week🎉 Starting with 3 hours on the clock. All Subs, Bits, and Follows adds more to the timer! I've been challenged to get back into Silksong but first @devolverdigital.com sent me Shroom & Gloom so I'll be giving keys away while I play! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
Twitch Stream Schedule graphic for Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames

Background is soft blue, purple, and pink scribbles. Posted on square post-it style notes pinned to the background are details on what is happening during the week.

Monday - Shroom and Gloom and Silksong as part of a Max 12 hour Twitch Subathon. Connected to the Twitch Subtember event

Tuesday - Hades 2

Wednesday - Pokemon Day showing Pokopia  and then Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green Soul Link with Michael and Fawn

Friday - Date Everything


at the bottom is the twitch stream link "Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames"
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it.
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matt.j.robb & 16h (€) So muse handled my Facebook marketplace today. Just found out it told people my address and agreed a lowball price and then they showed up without it even telling me until late tonight that it messed up.

Absolutely wild. 1/2

[Embedded image of a series of text messages from a meta muse "agent" given the call sign "Jarvis" (Parts of first message obscured by its logo have been replaced with brackets and ellipses and best guesses from context):]

Heads up, Usman is […] building right now for the MX Keys Mini [. He is sta]nding in front of the Shoppers Drug [Mart.]

$10 by e-transfer. The auto-reply told him to message when he's at your door.

10:28 PM Bad news on the MX Keys Mini pickup. Usman showed up at your building around 9:15 and waited, messaged a bunch of times, and nobody came down. He left angry at 9:38 and left a negative rating.

Worse, my auto-reply told him "Yep I'm here!" at 9:27 when you clearly weren't available, which is on me. That's a bad look and it made the no-show worse.

I've sent him an apology from your account owning it and offering to try again another day. But the negative rating is real, and I should probably stop the auto-replies from claiming you're home when I can't verify that. Want me to change the pickup replies so they don't promise you're there?

[reply, presumably from the threads user]: You gotta never do that ever again don't agree for pickup unless you check with me

[Response from Muse "Agent"]: You're right and I'm sorry. That should never have happened. It's locked in now as a hard rule: i will never […you]'re there unless you've explicitly […] that specific pickup. If someone proposes a time, I'll tell them I'll check and…  Screenshot of a tweet from Ray Wong @raywongy:
    Deleted Muse after seeing this post on Threads about how it told some Facebook Marketplace sellers the guy’s address and they showed up at his door

    Dangerous and creepy

    This would have been 1000x worse if the person was a woman
    4:35 PM · Sep 27, 2026
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
The before and after it's even more haunting.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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PeachyAenne 🇵🇸 🔜 Geek Girl Con @peachyaenne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Time to open 30th Celebration Pokemon Cards!! Www.twitch.tv/stumptgamers
A selfie of Jas and I holding pokemon product. I'm holding a 30th celebrationsylveon tin and Jas is holding a 30th Celebration ETB. We both have silly shocked looks on our faces.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The US voted against women’s rights at the United Nations. They were the only country to do so. In 2021 they also voted against making adequate food a basic human right. They see people are expendable. They want you sick, exhausted and complacent. It’s a cull to enrich the billionaire class.
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Ash @ashsaidhi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hi! I am testing out a new daily VLOG. I always wanted to do this so I am finally jumping in. I am excited to how this evolves. I'll share personal thoughts, memories, objects from my collection, and fun tidbits from my day. Let me know what you think: youtu.be/_hI58SUg9Ew
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AshSaidVLOG Episode 1 - The Test Pilot!
YouTube video by AshSaidHi
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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