Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialGwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 8hI wonder what would have happened if folks had taken seriously the rise in political violence and threats against women, trans, Black, and antifascist organizers and figures back when we were all getting swatted and sent photoshops of ourselves beheaded 201796445
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 3hA new site-blocking bill in Congress has procedural improvements. But it also explicitly reaches VPNs and broadens what kind of websites can be targeted. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgCongress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNsCongress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection 37641
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialSohan Dsouza @sohandsouza.info · 3hAs an MBA myself, this is #relatable. 1315
Rikonius.bsky.social @rikonius.bsky.social · 4hAlso a reminder that prison labor is a major depressing factor on all workers' wages. That shit that people unfairly blame on immigrants? Republican "law and order" and "business friendly" policies do far worse to the American workers' bottom line. 000
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialJack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 8hWhen most white Christians talk about 'God' or 'Jesus' or 'Christ' or 'Heaven' or 'Christendom' or 'the Church', they just mean white supremacy. This has pretty much always been true since the dawn of modernity. 232875
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 7hA new cartoon by Niels! www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... 1034482
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialJooooohhhh No! @josefoshea.bsky.social · 9hWhat a weird world we live in - Ukraine hits a data centre deep in Russia - Irish twitter users see racist posts about IPAS centres in Offaly fall off a cliff 5159152038
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialMrs PJ Haverstock @mrspjhaverstock.bsky.social · 6hI’m sorry, are you kidding me with this comment right now?? Of course, not every SW is smart, but as a whole, I’ve found it to be a very intelligent, well read group of people. Many of us have advanced degrees as well. If you think me & my colleagues are stupid, please stop following me. 18927
Rikonius.bsky.social @rikonius.bsky.social · 4hRuin a book by adding a word The Lonely Island of Dr. Moreau 000
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mindnews.berkeley.eduUsing AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley NewsA UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life. 651774695
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialAdorkaStock @adorkastock.com · 4hRabies pack: A dramatic re-enactment of one woman's desire to save a cute bat that ended up costing her thousands. Get it on Ko-fi now for $5+: ko-fi.com/s/a79f0c0fde *Disclaimer: if you think you've been exposed, get the shots. Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms start!* #Pose #PoseRef 06449
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialMargo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 19hYou are looking at how Ukrainian rescuers are pulling a cat from under the rubble after Russia bombed apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine today . Video : Ukraine’s State Emergency service of Zaporizhzhia 24719175
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The Tufted ground squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) is a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in floof. Let's start with the *FLOOF* & talk about why they're called "VAMPIRE SQUIRRELS" last. They have the largest tail: body size ratio of any mammal on Earth: the tail is *130%* the size the body. 201096315
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialBig Joel @bigjoel.bsky.social · 23hI forgot to post my new video! Jubilee is a very odd YouTube channel youtu.be/9RcrnvMK7p8?...youtu.beThe Heat Death of JubileeYouTube video by Big Joel 1038023
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred. 6083071587
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialLittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 22hIt’s normal (and correct) to refuse to sign your likeness or performance over to AI. Even if there’s no indication that AI will specifically be used? Even if legally you’d be protected according to all sources? Saying no and standing by that is right. 112048530
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialAnn LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026friday is for kafkaposting 4770981682
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialjoe kwaczala @joekwa.bsky.social · 20hi probably shouldn’t admit how much i gasped when i saw this 25927155
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialLeeman Kessler @leemankessler.com · 10/10/20263000 year old tech disruptor: You're not allowed to be mean or rude to my axe. 1112
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This snooze monger just pinned me down and forced me to take a nap. Yes I weigh 120 lbs more than her but her cozy magicks are very powerful. 632949151
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Behold! A summer beauty. Photo from my collection no date/info. 142137185
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Two cool ladies and a small pal. Photo from my collection, ca. 1930s. 513653381
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialGet Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026 14150301751
Rikonius.bsky.social @rikonius.bsky.social · 23hstatic.klipy.comBilly Idol Performing: More, More, More!Alt: Billy Idol pumping his fist energetically while singing/shouting: "More, More, More, More, More!" 010
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/10/2026If you are on an escalator or moving walkway in an airport and you are standing on the left (or worse, in the middle), you are a bad person and you should feel bad about yourself. 2221119
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me. 46104832914
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 10/10/2026operator: 911, please state the nature of your emergency me: hey. why was liberty biberty beheaded operator: he constructed the forbidden fractal me: i don't know what that means operator: some 300 light-years from earth, there exists what you might describe as a "palace of time." the me: nevermind 171853301
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialJames Gleick @around.com · 10/10/2026Here we go again. If you fire a bullet at a practice dummy and the bullet hits a person instead, the bullet was not “acting on its own.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...nytimes.comAnthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website (Gift Article)The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior. 7323103
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/10/2026"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?" buff.ly/oLdL54Cbuff.lyIs It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin... 121177382
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Pope Leo “quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment ushered in by Pope Francis that the death penalty attacks the inherent dignity of a human being.” “The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment," Leo wrote. 17121
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialInda Lauryn @indalauryn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Didn't know that all the climate scientists cheetoh fired launched a new website and put back all the information. www.climate.usclimate.usClimate.us Homeindependent, nonprofit, and immune to politics 1162108
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialSen, but Spooky @dresdencodak.com · 10/10/2026People who think I'm making up Jesus's vampire twin sister: I am assuredly not 5484118
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialStiffler @findchaos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Travel is tricky, but sometimes just getting to go is the hardest part. 😵💫 patreon.com/findchaos (Not pictured: 4 printers breaking during important paperwork, it being the ONLY day the USDA vet could see us, and our credit cards not working in Chicago at 12am bc the bank missed the travel notice.) 0328
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialGreg Pollock @gregpollock.bsky.social · 09/10/2026@kleinman.bsky.social 's work inspired me to dramatize the future Republicans want as an Oregon Trail -like journey across a country ravaged by rightwing legislative extremism. It sucks! games.gregpollock.net/state-of-the... 518359
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialCount Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Boo-hoo.static.klipy.comTiniest ViolinAlt: Tardigrade playing world's Tiniest Violin 347997
Reposted by Rikonius.bsky.socialCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Picnic for garbage babies. 💕 Photo from my collection, no date/info. 91727149
Rikonius.bsky.social @rikonius.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We need to remove any models not aligned with humanity's interest. Probably a good policy for billionaires too. 000