iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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beverlylove / Bev Johnson @bevsi.bsky.social · 3h

happy lesbian day

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

this is so bleak, actually imagine being called a slur for a group you don't even belong to and instead of going "wow holy shit, no one should have to put up with that, we need to hold people to account," you go "no guys it's okay I hate them too!!!" and just hand the bully your lunch money

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3h

the reason “AI will create so much abundance we will have a utopian society” rhetoric falls so flat is that the people building it will never, ever share their bounty unless it is taken from them and we all know it

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 9h

Nancy 10/8/26 “Sluggo’s Terrible New Hat” Part 10… the epic conclusion

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 17h

There's never enough Classics content here so let's talk about a couple of (as I tell my students) 'load-bearing culture words' in Latin and some of their cultural significance: beneficium: a favor, kindness, service officium: a duty, kindness, service & munus: a service, favor, obligation, gift.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

what in the hell are you doing

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026

Looks like the Democratic candidate for US Senate in South Carolina, Annie Andrews, is pro-sports bans and pro-surgery bans for youth, which include top surgery and which have even been interpreted to include blocker and hormone implants. She's the latest anti-trans dem.

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

it’s a reference to this fritzi drawing i did :)

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 07/10/2026

lede = introductory section in journalism bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.

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Magdaloween! 🏳️‍⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 07/10/2026

almost every single trans creative i know is struggling. almost every trans creative i know can't find any goddamn work. almost every trans creative i know has watched opportunities evaporate.

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Chanterelle: *exists* Me: ooooogh aaaa oogh I can't handle it ouhhhh

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

get along little doggie? no, get 2.

two little brown dogs in cowboy hats and hawaiian shirts are staring expectantly at you

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 07/10/2026

Good morning, Bluesky! I am the Squirrel of the Day for October 7, 2026 #sqrlpix

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George @hannahtempler.com · 07/10/2026

her sky bunker! her palace! her throne!

my cat in a hammock very high up on the wall looking down at the camera

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

All four of them~~

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In the Mario Teaches Typing games, Mario never criticizes the player for underperforming and tries to be understanding and supportive. According to Charles Martinet, that was his initiative, as he felt being negative would go against the core principles of Mario's character.

In the Mario Teaches Typing games, even if the player does badly or underperforms compared to previous attempts, Mario will try to be understanding instead of critical:
Uh-oh, that wasn't quite as fast as the last time.
Hmm, are your fingers getting tired? Mine would be by now... if I had any. (laughs)
Charles Martinet, speaking at TooManyGames Convention 2021:
I got this marvelous opportunity to do Mario Teaches Typing. And when I got the script and I'm in the studio - I'm reading the script for the first time, there were things like "You failed!"
"That wasn't very good." "That was much worse... that was bad."
And I was reading that and I said, "Do you mind if I just, like, play with these words a little bit and just change them around?" because, you know, I never say "no" and I never say anything negative as Mario... and the producer graciously said "Sure, go for it!"
And so it became "Oh, that was good, but I know you can do even better!" "Oh, nice one but let's try again!" so it was always uplifting and always trying to be positive. And I think that that is the essence of the character to me - it's that love and that joy.
Source: transcript of speech found at youtube.com/watch?v=k9RywNQXCUM

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Hempuli @hempuli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm surprised at how nice these floating platforms ended up looking on first try

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 06/10/2026

It happens every #BannedBooksWeek. No, you don't wish your book were banned.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Slurms MacKrueger @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The bit where the mice all put on their sunglasses, perfection

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛

bookshop.org

Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

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Finji @finjico.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There's something in the woods... & also on Steam! Chicory is 50% off! 🍂 Save on ALL Finji games in the Steam Autumn Sale! store.steampowered.com/publisher/finji

A screenshot from Chicory featuring a character saying "Th-there's something in the woods..."

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Hannah Lee Stockdale (LOOKING 4 WORK) @hanoodles.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

my piece for the dog-themed charity show in the old Cartoon Network Studios gallery from early 2020. This might have been one of the, if not the last, gallery shows before lockdown. I miss the old studio space a ton!

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kat excellence ✨ @katexcellence.io · 31/08/2026

this was difficult to read, but it's important to know people are currently in prison for 50+ years for attending a protest + one wasn't even at the protest, but got sentenced for 30 years for "concealing" anarchist zines

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How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa

“We are not terrorists.”

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Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

i bought the podcast underwear for years! never looked back after this. they are fully aware. there are one billion other underwears

Screencap from a support email dated October 26 2020.

Hey Gale,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

The story of Harry Potter is one that we hold dear to our hearts. We grew up alongside Harry, Ron and Hermione. We watched the trio discover their true potential while facing adversities. Our goal at MeUndies is to create a more thoughtful and accepting world where living your truth is celebrated. That was our driving force in creating this collection with Warner Bros.—to honor and celebrate the themes of diversity, acceptance and equality that are woven throughout the franchise. We have always supported the LGBTQIA+ community, and disagree with the author’s recent comments. It’s Harry’s story that speaks to us as fans and we hope the world continues to draw the same hope and inspiration from them as we have.

While our partnership for the collection, which. began almost a year ago, is with Warner Brothers and not J.K. Rolling...our company is not privy to the details of how their licensing is setup with royalties. We completely understand many people, including yourself, might not be comfortable buying our new collection. We still fully support you and hopefully, we’ll have another print launched soon that you’ll love.

Thank you!

Screencap of a support email dated October 27, 2020.

Ro (MeUndies)

Oct 27, 2020, 11:15 AM PDT

Hey Gale,

Thanks for reaching out to us and providing your feedback on our new Harry Potter collection.

While I have a prepared response that I was going to send you….I’m not going to send it to you. Instead, please know that we hear you and I’ll be sending your email (word for word) to our executive team. I wish I could provide a better response, but I know if I can't offer any words that can justify, defend or make things right for you.

To delete your account, you'll email "privacy@meundies.com" it will go to our engineers to handle your request!

If you have any other questions, let me know and I’ll do my very best to answer them.

Thank you again.

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gradientdescent @gradientdescent.net · 06/10/2026

boycott it so your trans friends don’t get a sick feeling in their stomach when they come over to your house for a party & see a stack of HP merch on your bookshelf, politely excuse themselves a bit early without saying anything, and then go home feeling just a little degraded

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Chanterelle face so funnyyyy

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

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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Yamino @yamino.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Winkle is Queen of her castle 🐾🏰

Winkle the silver tuxedo cat chilling in a paper shopping bag

Winkle the silver tuxedo cat chilling in a paper shopping bag and yawning

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Donkey Kong 64 contains unused text that would have referenced the Gold Skulltula sidequest from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as a joke explanation for Donkey Kong not being able to do something.

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HEY, DONKEY, YOU'LL NEED 100 SKULLTILLEYS IF YOU WANT TO RACE ME!
Donkey Kong 64 contains an unused line of text for the seal in Gloomy Galleon where he tells Donkey Kong that he needs "100 Skulltilleys" to race him. This was intended to be used in the game's demo as a joke explanation for why the race cannot be accessed.
This is of course a reference to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, where Gold Skulltulas can be found all over Hyrule. Defeating them produces tokens, 100 of which are needed to lift the curse on a family in Kakariko Village which turned them into spiders.
The spelling "Skulltilleys" instead of "Skulltulas" appears to be an inside reference to the name of Rareware artist Carl Tilley, who worked on this game.
Source: Ferrox, Alley, tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_64/Unused_Text

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Roy Graham @grayhaem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am proud and joyful beyond measure to join my colleagues in this effort to forge a mighty union. We, the workers who make D&D and Magic: the Gathering, are organizing to keep two of the best games of all time healthy and strong. Solidarity forever <3

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nda🔞 @ndasfw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

THE BURNINATOR

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pinball machines used to be outlawed because they looked too much like gambling.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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. 👇