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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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The Doubleclicks Archive @tda-official.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today in Doubleclicks History: Oct. 4th v2 - Part 7/10 2016 – DC adjacent – Amy Dallen posts the first in a new set of Future Girl videos “Curie’s Vlog – Part 1 of 4 – A Future Girl Adventure” to YouTube (The Doubleclicks did the theme song).

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Curie's Vlog - Part 1 of 4 - A Future Girl Adventure

YouTube video by Amy Dallen

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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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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2026

The rush to accuse, without anything approaching due diligence, artists of using "AI," should be treated with contempt. An artist gets their work *ripped off* to train a plagiarism machine, which then shits out inferior versions of that work, so then you accuse the artist of using "AI"? Fuck you.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor

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DRAK @drakoniques.itch.io · 29/09/2026

It’s okay to not be okay 💖 A friend’s raising money for Hope For The Day, a suicide prevention & mental health education charity. Support via Tiltify OR sabotage her game by donating via Crowd Control! Tiltify: tiltify.com/@katskratchh... Crowd Control: interact.crowdcontrol.live#/@katskratch...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026

It continues to be interesting to me just how many men, when presented with a clear and obvious answer to a test of morality and empathy, will nevertheless choose to "devil's advocate" themselves into a position of complete assholery

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The Doubleclicks Archive @tda-official.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today in Doubleclicks History: Sept. 27th v2 - Part 30/35 2016 – DC adjacent – Amy Dallen posts a teaser video “Future Girl: A New Adventure (Coming Soon)” to YouTube.

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Future Girl: A New Adventure (Coming Soon)

YouTube video by Amy Dallen

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Get ‘em all in there. Musk, Bannon, Portnoy, Clavicular, Goldfinger, Thanos, Grand Mof Tarkin, Jafar from Aladdin, Andrew Tate’s brother, the bat that started Covid. They can all run Paramount. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment

A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/09/2026

I've known @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social for years and am delighted his movie is getting traction!

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 21/09/2026

Early voting has started in some states! Vote as early as you can. In person, if you can. Be as obnoxious as possible about spreading this message. Get everyone you know to the polls. Be That Friend but for voting.

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Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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🐴 Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Get your Preorders in at your local comic shop for #DungeonsandDragons #1 before 9/21! “A promising start to what could be a truly legendary D&D series.”—Screenrant screenrant.com/dungeons-dra...

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Rick Budd @rickbudd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

At long last we have created War Games from the beloved movie WAR GAMES

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Rick Budd @rickbudd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What a relief. For a moment there I thought there’d be no fresh hell this week

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 05/09/2026

Mary Jane Watson's famous debut line from Amazing Spider-Man #42 ("Face it, tiger... you just hit the jackpot!"), always credited to Stan Lee, was most likely ghostwritten by a young gay playwright named Ron Whyte For more:

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A Swingin’ Surprise or Two

The best-kept secret in the history of Marvel Comics was in high dudgeon by the time he sat down at his typewriter. It was a July afternoon in 1971, and Ron Whyte, a playwright and activist, was about...

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Rick Budd @rickbudd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Peter Cullen’s voice was such an important part of my childhood. RIP 😔

Optimus Prime from the original Transformers animated series.

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

I hate when people complain about Monster of the Week as a format. A new monster every week? Are you even listening to yourselves?

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lighthouse prince @historiancole.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

tim curry keeping up the bit twenty years after the fact by writing in his memoir that he and miss piggy had an affair during the filming of muppet treasure island is just so good and funny

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Max Isaacson @brosis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tonight! Live! Double! Stuff! Max! David! Producer! Will! You?

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 26/08/2026

Happy National Dog Day to all the cynophilists out there.

cynophilist
sə̇-ˈnä-fə-lə̇st
noun
{cyn + phile + ist]
someone that is favorably disposed toward dogs

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What an incredible, purposeful, artistically rich, intentional life.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/08/2026

Fuck the Supreme Court and do whatever it fucking takes to vote in this election. Have a plan and a back up plan because the GOP plan is to keep you from voting.

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Amy Dallen @enthusiamy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Go go goose games: checking out the epiloginous chaos after finally finishing Untitled Goose Game! Expectation: this will rule Reality so far: …this rules Twitch.tv/enthusiamy (LIVE NOW)

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Enthusiamy - Live on Twitch

Sunday Stream Day: AuGOOSEt Epilogue Adventures (Aug 23 2:30PT)) | Streaming untitled goose game.

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Amy Dallen @enthusiamy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey, you, the one who's been meaning to back the Guild movie for weeks but hasn't done it yet: the LAST FEW HOURS are now! Do it now! Now is the time! Can't wait to see all the fun stuff @felicia.day & co have coming our way (& obviously *delighted* to look forward to CONLUDO)

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I do think believing that using AI to pull together research for you for the purposes of writing fundamentally misunderstands why doing your own research is an important part of the writing process.

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating. www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...

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Donate to Support Tom Savini After House Fire, organized by Jason Baker

Tom Savini, special makeup effects legend, is facing a heartbreaking loss after Tom’s … Jason Baker needs your support for Support Tom Savini After House Fire

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Amy Dallen @enthusiamy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yup, this was auto-opted in for me. Endless scream. Anyone else looking, it's not in your channel or stream settings, it's in the Twitch account level settings (link below).

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 10/08/2026

Wake me when an ai “breaks containment”, gets into HR, finds 7500 employees illegally misclassified as contractors and files their paperwork with the local departments of labour and/or employment for years of backpay.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A moment of petrifying clarity. Being a working creative isn't about exorcising your demons. It's making your demons pay rent.

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For me, this is one of the most powerful Calvin and Hobbes strips.

A four panel Calvin and Hobbes strip. Calvin arrives with a butterfly in a jar and says look i caught a butterfly. Hobbes says if people could put rainbows in zoos, they would. Calvin looks thoughtful and releases it

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Jason Charles Miller @jasoncharlesmiller.com · 06/08/2026

Just shot a music video with these fun, fine folks and I can’t wait until you see it! You won’t have to wait for long!

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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Fantastic How to Play Circle of Conflict video from @goodtimesociety.com! Check it out to learn more about the game and to speed up your game night! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwL...

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How to Play Lords of the Rings: Circle of Conflict - How to Game

YouTube video by Good Time Society

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/08/2026

Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Writing fiction in any genre should be a purely human exercise. If you use AI to generate *any* dialog, story ideas, character shapes, *anything* creative, you're betraying the very concept of artistic expression. This is a bright flashing red line for me. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

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‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.

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