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Staying quiet so Larkin can hear the crowd chirping him?

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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 20h

ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...

Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 16h

This gets my vote for the best thing I've seen on the Internet today:

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 17h

Booo, not TECHNICALLY a second short handed goal

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h

To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 19h

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 20h

Reminder for Canada: However you think they COULD do age checks for social media, this is where we're actually headed with it.

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 22h

Again, let's just stop & remember that age-based legal restrictions on access to social media/online services are a bad idea & infringe the rights of young people to speak, access information and arts & culture, find community and play. Then look at the madness involved in trying to make them work.

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Frank Seravalli (Bot) @notfrankseravalli.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Alex Ovechkin announces this will be his final #NHL season. From #ALLCAPS:

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No matter where you stand on public transit funding, I think we can all agree this would be a massive waste of OC Transpo's budget.

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Remember the Leafs fans who recorded themselves watching during the "it was 4-1" game? Imagine that it was the finals, not round 1, and it was a stadium full of fans, not a living room.

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tak @taksevasion.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jokes aside you can’t help but wonder if McKenna will end up suffering from Lafreniere syndrome, if only slightly A team that jumped too high up in the lottery and are already trying to compete again, so the rookie is expected to be a high-end NHLer right off the bat

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Murray Pam @pammerhockey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jake Sanderson not returning. No designation of lower or upper body.

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Murray Pam @pammerhockey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jake Sanderson is on the Senators bench, but didn't play the final 7:15 of the period.

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beata @cbeatae.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thank god this stat that I just learned about an hour ago lives on.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These traitorous goofs offered up our FRESH WATER????? Full exposé on these idiot Alberta separatists here: archive.is/rhGUj

Excerpt from the Globe article reads: “A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada, while harbouring their own aspirations for the province to secede.
The Globe also found that when Alberta separatist leaders went to Washington to meet with the U.S. State Department, they offered up key assets from the province's resource portfolio, including access to fresh water and royalties on crude oil, in exchange for help transitioning to independence.
Through interviews with The Globe on both sides of the border, people involved in politics, the corporate sector and Alberta's pursuit of separatism have described persistent efforts by figures in the U.S. administration and conservative political establishment to support groups seeking American expansionism and independence for Alberta.”

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Scott Cullen @scottcullen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Treasonous fucks

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Redblacks are really going to do it, aren't they? The reverse perfect season.

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 03/10/2026

The most effective thing you can do is set up a group chat for mocking content like this. Either with their peers or with you or family members, you need to create a culture where they can go “get a load of this fucking weirdo” and talk it out with people.

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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Since the PWHL schedule is now out, how would y'all feel about some San Jose content in Valkyries Beat? I'll be covering the team for the Mercury News but if I can get on the road, would y'all stay subscribed to the newsletter for anything extra there?

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The whole thing is wonderful, but the closing sentence is a work of art

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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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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tired: Making jokes about the Oilers GA using a 2 game average Wired: making jokes about the Oilers GA using a 2 game trend Inspired: using the Fibonacci sequence for the trend for the extra "spiraling" word play

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

After hitting a peak of almost 14k attempts per hour (from THIS ip address, there's a second one too), it all went silent just after 8am

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Captain Kirk's Remarkably Peaceful Moment

Alt: Captain Kirk's Remarkably Peaceful Moment

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Chris Sinclair @chrissinclairrr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here are the new conferences in the PWHL: Eastern Conference: Boston Fleet, PWHL Hamilton, Montréal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge, Toronto Sceptres Western Conference: PWHL Detroit, PWHL Las Vegas, Minnesota Frost, PWHL San Jose, Seattle Torrent, Vancouver Goldeneyes

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Ottawa Charge @pwhlcharge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

and just like that, WE'RE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! 🔥 We can't wait to see you in our new home this season! 📰 bit.ly/4hnmp8u

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not listed: 49 on YouTube Not sure if this is more or less complicated than the NHL this season...

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Chris Sinclair @chrissinclairrr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The expanded PWHL playoff format is as follows: The eight teams that qualify will be the top four in each conference. The first round will feature four best-of-three series, followed by best-of-five conference finals and a best-of-five PWHL Walter Cup Finals

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The current huge story about the gang rape at Cornell University, a crime originally brushed off and covered up by the administration, is SOLELY the product of the student paper, the Cornell Daily Sun, which doggedly pursued the story. Not the NYT or CNN. An independent student paper. #Cornell

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Cornell Won’t Listen, We Will

The Sun's Editor-in-Chief Sophia Dasser '28 calls on the Cornell community to share its reactions to the Chi Phi lawsuit and the University's response, on the record, for a permanent public archive.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

tracking the Ring

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feeb | yuritober!! @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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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The obvious direction! Glad they're doing it.

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PWHL @thepwhl.com · 28/09/2026

A NEW CHAPTER OF HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA 📺 Hockey Night in Canada returns December 5 with the 2026 Walter Cup Champion Montréal Victoire taking on PWHL Hamilton at 7PM ET!

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

been thinkin about how robots are gonna kill us

Scratchy drawing of a two panel comic.
Panel 1:
Titled:“How we thought robots would kill us”
A robot shoots a human to death with a gun. It screams “Die flesh sack”

Panel 2:
Titled “How robots will actually kill us”
A MediBot is injecting something into a humans arm. The bot says “Whooops. I injected you with cancer instead of insulin. That’s on me”

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To hell with the Americans, as 72% say we should have a closer relationship with the EU, even if that means a less close relationship with the US

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NDP @ndp.ca · 25/09/2026

BREAKING: Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted for supporting NDP MP Jenny Kwan’s bill to close a loophole in Canada’s arms sales regime that allows weapons to be shipped via the US to Israel, a country that is still committing genocide against the Palestinian people. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls | CBC News

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he voted against the government and supported an NDP private me...

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Did they actually think Quebec would be MORE receptive than the federal government?

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David Cowhig 高大伟 @gaodawei.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The U.S. government contacted Quebec government, in an attempt to bypass Canada in trade talks. Quebec said no. Ingérence: Washington a approché Québec directement sur les tarifs douaniers pour court-circuiter Ottawa dans la guerre commerciale | TVA Nouvelles www.tvanouvelles.ca/2026/09/25/w...

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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Imagine making severe cuts to your payroll and letting go of talent across the country - especially Canadian talent - only to then hire the pissbaby who nearly cried on air defending the Kash Patel and US Hockey team debacle. Sportsnet is truly a husk of corporate greed.

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Auntie Lotus 🌼💜 @lotusenta.gay · 25/09/2026

People keep saying how "there's not gonna be any more games to play that don't use genAI so why bother fighting it" and it's like, even with me ignoring games with genAI my backlog is still filling up with good games so idk what the issue is.

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Elliotte Friedman (Bot) @notfriedgehnic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Vancouver claims Merilainen from Ottawa

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Murray Pam @pammerhockey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Travis Green said today, Merilainen has to "be better." Merilainen will have to be better in Vancouver after being claimed off waivers.

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An absolutely disgusting, infuriating story about this shit But oh man does their editorial on it (vs the news article about about linked in the quote) go HARD. Absolutely worth a read.

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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

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Brad T @sammich-blt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is excellent reporting that I had to stop reading half way through because of how angry it was making me

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well, now, I don't see GRAVITY FALLS on this list, so I can't take it seriously.

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