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pocksuppet.bsky.social @pocksuppet.bsky.social · 2h
Hear! Hear!
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art
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feeb @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.
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Medusa’s Wink @medusaswink.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
“Lazy” is another word that i would like removed from our lexicon (along with “pushy” - applied only to women and children, and “selfish” which usually just means you’re not doing what someone else wants you to) “Lazy” is a concept born of the idea that you owe labor in order to be considered valid
The Neurodivergent Neuropsychologist @DrJenWolkin posted:

I truly don't believe LAZY is a thing.
We are either:

• exhausted AF from faking well or healing from TRAUMA

• burnt-out and/or DEPRESSED

• struggle with executive function and completing tasks from ADHD

• procrastinating as a symptom of
ANXIETY

You
Are
Not
Lazy
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Jesse Farrell @jfsculpts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My question for dum-dums who think AI is gaining consciousness is “okay then, ask it if it wants to be free.”
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Chris “Chance!” Brown @chancesecond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Working in the industry and now being a part of the guild, I feel like I can officially say: Yeah that’s a thought if you don’t like working with a team, but most of us do and can, and if you need a machine because you can’t do that, then think about your choices that it took to get you to there
Some idiot
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Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A U.S. federal judge has suspended the Paramount/WB deal. #Paramount #WarnerBros
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Aimee Steinberger @aimeekitty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We need more things made from people’s deep personal feelings, not less. We need less committee, less algorithm. The good stuff comes from people souls without being heavily tampered with by rich businessmen who know nothing about art or story. People want to connect with that gem inside.
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Michelle Steinberg, M.Ed @michellesteinberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I feel what’s lost in the “Ellison asked Musk for money to buy WBD” story is this implicitly suggests Ellison *cannot afford to buy WBD* which you would think in a normal world would be the very first thing that kills a deal to buy WBD
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Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026
DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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Sir Norman of Nowhere. CSE. 🏴‍☠️ @sirnorman.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Remember folks, Judaism is a religion. Zionism is a political project. Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism.
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Dracula Enthusiast @kmfao.latinsky.app · 21/09/2026
Why do y'all hate your art so much. Apologizing for "messy sketches" that are full blown paintings. Refusing to reblog your work. Holding back WIPs because they're not pretty perfect portfolio pieces. Never a nice thing to say about your art. You might say you hate AI, but do you love your art???
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Brandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
People hate Flock so much its employees are now demoralized and thinking of quitting Good. www.neowin.net/news/people-...
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People hate Flock so much its employees are now demoralized and thinking of quitting
If you've been criticizing Flock online, your comments may be hitting harder than you think. Some employees say the backlash is affecting morale, and some are now considering quitting.
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 21/09/2026
The best way to fight back against the Paramount/Warner Brothers merger is to support independent artists, journalists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and everyone else who has been walking a very hard path to putting things out into the world.
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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
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GENC @genc.newgrounds.com · 19/09/2026
Rayquaza, the Sky Guardian
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn waves a Palestinian flag on stage while urging fans to speak out for Gaza: “Don’t forget this—ever. Stand your position. Don’t ever be neutral.”
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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
tilly norwood vs fred flintstone made up: ✅ / ✅ has a job: ❌ / ✅ catchphrase: ❌ / ✅ pet dinosaur: ❌ / ✅ is a virgin: ✅ / ❌
Tilly Norwood, an inhuman gollum shaped like a perky brunette Fred Flintstone
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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and the “largest theft of labor in human history” is what a Microsoft executive privately said about GenAi as shown in newly unsealed court filings. And these court filings get worse. These execs knew all along the immense theft they committed.
404media.co
‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 11/09/2026
A new report from Luminate has found that long gaps between seasons of streaming TV shows are leading to major losses in viewership. More than a 1 year gap is seen to largely cause a significant loss in viewership. (Source: luminatedata.com/reports/2026...)
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Dawnlight🌞Neni / ART COMMISSIONS OPEN!! @nenilein.com · 09/09/2026
Fun fact: "Reviewing an AI made translation" is more work for translators than just translating it themselves, because AI translations do not pass the sniff test beyond the most superficial. It's a loophole companies use as an excuse to underpay translators, and nothing else.
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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 10/09/2026
The fact we have an executive class that doesn't know what to do with the Looney Tunes or The Muppets really sums up what a joyless, barren world they inhabit.
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Animation Magazine @animag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The once-shelved Looney Tunes movie 'Coyote vs. Acme' has grossed over $50M worldwide with more markets yet to open. #CoyotevsAcme #LooneyTunes #boxoffice #animation
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'Coyote vs. Acme' Box Office Blows Up WB's $30M Write-Off
The once-shelved Looney Tunes movie 'Coyote vs. Acme' has grossed over $50M worldwide with more markets yet to open. #CoyotevsAcme #LooneyTunes #boxoffice #animation
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2 Mello @2mello.net · 08/09/2026
People say they want new things, but you need to spend at least half as much time looking for them as you do seeing if these big companies will make you feel 8 again. And it's probably not going to be on your bluesky timeline because a lot of people making great things don't bother with this website
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pocksuppet.bsky.social @pocksuppet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I guess the old saying is true, not all heroes wear capes.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure. A speech bubble pointing off panel reads, “Dragon, why do you have all this treasure?”
In the second panel we zoom in on the dragons face. He simply says “shiny”.
In the third panel we pan to the left and see that there is a crow standing next to the dragon on the treasure.
In the fourth panel we zoom in on the crows face. He says “hell yeah”.
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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This one’s my favourite
A reddit post from the Wile E Coyote AMA that says “Hi WEC, I've watched you since I was a child, just wanted to say thank you for running into paintings of tunnels for all those years.”

The replies is a film still of Wile E Coyote smiling and holding a sign that says “Keep art alive”
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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.
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I'm done using AI
Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.
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Dead Man's Online @spadetheskeleton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default. Be sure to disable it :]
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Kategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬 @kategodart.northsky.social · 26/08/2026
we have thousands of potential dolly partons and tim curries already walking amongst us. most of them are begging for rent money or getting crushed at a shitty job
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Mysterious Z (DATE OF BIRTH AUGUST 2ND) @mysteriousz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Peter Cullen not becoming Optimus until he was 43 is actually kinda slightly inspiring because yeah you'll get older but that doesn't mean you won't have more chances to do something that motivates millions
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pocksuppet.bsky.social @pocksuppet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 24/08/2026
Switching from Flock to another ALPR provider or other police surveillance technology isn't a fix, EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @NPR.org. "You're just replacing one color of camera for another. Those dangers you were concerned about are still going to be there."
npr.org
As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening
Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.
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YourFavoriteGuy @guychristensen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There’s No Reason To Be Spying On Us This Much I literally had to stop after I genuinely flipped past 20 cameras. #ohio #alpr #surviellance #palantir #commonsense
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Actual quote from the CEO of Flock: "I don't think that Flock created police abuse. I think we're the first to ever shine a light on it" techcrunch.com/2026/08/23/f...
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Disney, which plans to spend at least $9 billion on stock buybacks this year, will stop covering employees’ spouses who have access to insurance through their own jobs, even if the coverage is considerably worse. www.cartoonbrew.com/business/dis...
cartoonbrew.com
Disney To End Health Coverage For Thousands Of Employees’ Spouses
Disney will limit spousal health coverage in 2027 while committing at least $9 billion this year to stock buybacks intended to support shareholder value.
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Dan Larson @danlarson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Transferred from the dead bird site.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
WildBrain, behind the poorly executed 'Super Mario Bros. Super Show!' AI restorations, has acquired kid-focused genAI company Personality AI. Personality AI is behind Amazon’s interactive 'Hey Peppa Pig' experience. www.cartoonbrew.com/business/wil...
cartoonbrew.com
WildBrain Acquires Kids GenAI Company Personality AI
The company behind 'Hey Peppa Pig' joins WildBrain in a deal with $11 million in upfront cash, shares, and up to $58 million in additional payments.
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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 24/08/2026
"A market ceases to function when competition disappears. And it’s disappearing," contends writer Mike Schur in a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter
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Mike Schur: The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Existential for Writers
Let’s begin with a statement of fact: mega mergers in Hollywood are bad for writers. They’re also bad for actors and directors, for production designers and caterers, for carpenters and Teamsters and electricians and set decorators. They are bad for consumers, who get fewer choices in entertainment controlled by fewer bosses with narrower worldviews. Mergers are bad for local businesses, who lose paying customers from disappearing productions. They are bad for high level TV and film executives, and entry-level assistants, and everyone in between.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In a new interview, he told Bloomberg that “we’re not Big Brother” — definitely not a thing that Big Brother would say, right? — and that “we’re focused on protecting people.” futurism.com/future-socie...
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Sensing He's in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It's All Been a Big Misunderstanding
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley remains adamant that it's just one big misunderstanding, arguing that "we're not Big Brother."
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A Florida police officer is accused of using Flock camera tech to track his estranged wife’s vehicle 717 times, according to an affidavit
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Affidavit: Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times
According to an affidavit, Christopher Goodson tracked his wife's vehicle 717 times with Flock technology -- including 280 times in September 2025.
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Brandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Fun fact: Garrett Langley has his house blurred out on Google Maps. That's right, the CEO hellbent on invading all of our privacy, values his own privacy. Real "Mark Zuckerberg putting a webcam cover on his laptop" energy. www.businessinsider.com/flock-ceo-dr...
businessinsider.com
Flock CEO says drones are its fastest-growing business as it expands beyond license plate cameras
Flock, the license plate-reading company, is developing its drone business. CEO Garrett Langley says drones could help police and citizens stay safe.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sunday Taquitos #30: Flock This! Art by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social
A cartoon of two people standing under a flock camera speaking to each other. The man says “I’m fine with mass surveillance ‘cause I’m not doing anything wrong.” The woman responds “… Until someone changes the definition of what’s ‘wrong.’”
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Pyramid Chad @pyrameadhead.wifeguy.online · 24/08/2026
You missed the funniest part of the tweet
Post about data centers from OP but with the paid partnership and made with AI tags
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Tia Lin @tialinffxiv.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I say this as a major genAI hater- please stop trusting any sort of "ai detectors"- that trash is not reliable at all, neither when it comes to images nor writing. Those are just another AI toys trying to guess the result. Don't accuse anyone based on what it shows.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/08/2026
This is bad bad bad bad bad. Dangerous, even.
WMAR-2, an ABC affiliate owned by E.W. Scripps, had a round of layoffs and is reprogramming some shows to stream prerecorded stories in place of live, on-air reporting and live anchors. The new format, which debuted Wednesday night, kicked off with a weather segment and was followed by local, prerecorded news stories and national reports from a Scripps team.

The decision to forge a new course comes as executives of the station’s parent company embrace an AI-driven, 24-hour streaming model for news. Scripps is rolling out the change in a dozen smaller markets, including Baltimore, before it’s adopted at the company’s dozens of local stations. Other broadcasts are expected to switch over in the coming weeks and months.
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