iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11h

Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lookit. Deep down every Irish person wants to spin some yank a yarn that gets cited as fact in some factual text. We told an Irish American girl that when the Muppets was released in Ireland, Kermit the Frog was called Dermot the Frog because Cromwell’s son was a Kermit.

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How does this gentleman have a law license after THAT conviction?!

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The "Is AI alive" conversation is 100% this, too. If you can be conned by a chatbot, I fear for your general safety. You are the guy at the stripclub who think the dancers really like you.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This and another post are the first I’m seeing of this and idk what the actual context is but Tom Morello fucking rocks. The one time I met him he nearly spit out his drink when I mistakenly said he “campaigned for John kerry” in2004 lol

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He knows what he did… (It was eat a boy) Cc: @warrocketajax.com

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Before anyone gets excited, remember that Briscoe Cain is insane.

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JavGonzo @javgonzo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

- Are you not the former NBA guard who played college basketball at Michigan State University, who went on to play in the NBA for 14 years winning a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics & a championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003? - Sir, I believe you are referring to Steve Smith.

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wemby: The only ethical corporation is HEB.

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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Such good news - cash bail destroys lives. If you can’t make bail, then you often can’t keep your job and the commitments you have to your loved ones. It is punishment for folks who haven’t been convicted of a crime, and those who depend on them.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.

theunpopulist.net

A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis

Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

people who got angry about those buddha statues should be even angrier about this

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Orion Kidder @orionkidder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I saw this painting in London ~15 years ago. It is indeed very impressive, blown up and jutting out from a wall, and it probably meets the bare minimum of being "transformative" to dodge actual copyright law. But the moment I saw it began my active *disrespect* for Lichtenstein.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.

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dracaena marginalia @opheliainwaders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Move over, tree law; it's worm law now

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Star Trek: TNG, Measure of a Man, except Capt. Picard is a dipshit and Data is a autocorrect.

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For one cop? I think that says all you need to know.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare.

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Arin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It is not permitted to request jury nullification during a trial but it is permissible to discuss it abstractly. Jury nullification is the synthesis of two rules. First, the prosecution cannot appeal a jury verdict of not guilty. Second, a jury issuing a verdict of not guilty need not explain itself

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026

The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."

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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What kind of scandal will it take to lead to the widespread elimination of Greek fraternities? Hazing so severe it results in serious maiming or death? It's happened. Absolutely hideous sexual assaults? It's happened. Terroristic actions in pursuit of campus political power? It's happened!

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hmmm, maybe Chicago Pope is infallible…

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

REPORTER: Secretary Hegseth, could you weigh in on the christological controversies of late antiquity? Where does the administration stand on the monophysites? HEGSETH: No beardos.

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John Jakala @jjakala.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Evergreen assessment.

Ibis looks out over a European city being bombed and declares "Civilization has gone mad!"

Whiz Comics #2

Ibis Lives Again
Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 8 pages
Script: Bill Parker
Pencils: C. C. Beck
Inks: C. C. Beck
Colors: Bill Parker
Letters: ?

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Too young to legally consent to sign a contract. But old enough to consent away where they want to live to be shipped someplace random by a government that hates them. In a just world, Hollad would need to annex half of Belgium to find room for the expanded Hague prison thus all calls for.

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ronan the Accuser about to be sent from Hala to wreck some havoc to avoid associating the Kree with these jabronies.

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 29/09/2026

You can understand why the dumbest fucks on the planet would want to feel they control 'super intelligence'

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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I saw Goody Proctor at the Atlanta Hawks game on February 3, 2024

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Correct answer, as the Founders never considered negative would happen if the President committed high crimes or misdemeanors.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

His inattention to detail, dubious path to conspiracy, and willingness to accuse a witness of a crime on the spot made me look and: yes, he was indeed a prosecutor (Missouri Attorney General)

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is how I feel every time I depose a cop.

Jim Aparo panel of Batman and Robin perched atop a gargoyle, listening to Commissioner Gordon’s listening device. The radio says “there is no place in this operation for criminal adventures…” Batman scoffs and responds, “I sense a lecture on the evils of amateur law enforcement coming on. I’ll be back in awhile.” Words by Jim Starlin, from Batman 417, the first part of the classic Ten Noghts of the KGBeast.

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