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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 SiouxperCon (Sioux Falls, SD) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 13h

For folks who currently have Early Access to #AceCombat8... be on the listen-out for me! I voice a LOT of folks throughout the campaign. "Which missions?" Yes. "...Which factions?" .......Yes. "...........Wh-" LOOK JUST PLAY THE GAME AND I PROMISE YOU'LL ENCOUNTER ME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, ALRIGHT?!

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 SiouxperCon (Sioux Falls, SD) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 14h

Week 3 and a half? They said to expect about 4 weeks incubation time, so I wonder if I’ll manage to be gone at a con when something happens…

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18h

I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.

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Goddess Draevra 💙🐉🏳️‍⚧️ @drgn.beauty · 08/04/2026

tumblr is great sometimes

Screenshot of a tumblr post:

aflo: "if you're washed chopped and cooked then you might be vegetables"

broken-horn-of-equius: A picture of Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z pensively standing in the rain with his eyes closed.

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shimzo @shimzo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Following in her big sister's footsteps

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 29/09/2026

Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social in this economy?!

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Sonic the Hedgehog news @tailschannel.com · 29/09/2026

New: In an interview for Ohta Publishing's CONTINUE, Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino, and Jun Senoue recall how they viewed the development of the first Sonic Adventure as one of their most difficult projects. #SonicNews

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🦷👁️Alex Rochon👁️🦷 @alexrochonva.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Had my first recording session in a studio last weekend! Every other professional project I’ve ever done thus far has been recorded out of my closet back home; this was a milestone for me!

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Pat Maxwell @maxwellz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For those that need a translation (like myself)

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 26/09/2026

Meowment 37 #pixelart #ドット絵

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Fluffy red ball of tomfoolery 🔜 FP @melvischerrywolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My ADHD brain instead of locking into critical thinking, social skills, or career advancing:

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Shaaloani Roadhead 🔜 Claws Out @hyenablood.yeen.world · 28/09/2026

who wants to learn a scent thing I just learned geosmin is the compound responsible for the smell of rain on dry soil which I already knew but apparently we're 200000x more sensitive to it than sharks are to blood, a dilution equivalent to 1 teaspoon in 200 olympic pools????

Geosmin (CAS 19700-21-1, C₁₂H₂₂O, MW 182.30) is a bicyclic sesquiterpene alcohol — specifically, (4S,4aS,8aR)-4,8a-dimethyloctahydronaphthalen-4a(2H)-ol. It is the principal odorant of wet earth. Not an abstraction: the actual molecule your nose detects when rain lands on dry soil, when a beetroot is sliced open, when a Streptomyces colony sporulates in garden compost.

The compound was isolated and named in 1965 by Nancy N. Gerber and Hubert A. Lechevalier at Rutgers University, from cultures of Streptomyces griseus. The name derives from Greek: geō (earth) + osmḗ (smell). Gerber elucidated its structure in 1968 as trans-1,10-dimethyl-trans-9-decalol. Its biosynthesis — from farnesyl diphosphate via germacradienol, through a bifunctional terpene synthase — was not fully resolved until 2007 by Jiang, Cane et al.

Human sensitivity to geosmin is extraordinary. The detection threshold of the natural (−)-enantiomer sits between 5 and 15 parts per trillion — roughly one teaspoon dissolved in 200 Olympic swimming pools. The (+)-enantiomer is approximately 11 times less potent. This hyper-sensitivity is not accidental: geosmin signals the presence of water in soil, which held obvious survival value for early hominids. The olfactory receptor OR11A1 has been identified as the primary detector.

Geosmin is produced by Streptomyces (actinobacteria), several genera of cyanobacteria, and certain fungi including Penicillium species. It is the molecule behind the earthy flavour of beetroot and the muddy taint in catfish raised in pond aquaculture. In water treatment, its presence at concentrations as low as 10 ng/L triggers consumer complaints — a persistent headache for municipal utilities worldwide.

To put that in context, a shark can smell blood at one part per million. That means human noses are 200,000X more sensitive to geosmin, which is also the source of the earthy taste in some vegetables, than a shark is to blood. No wonder I hate the taste of beets, my nose is probably better than yours.

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Kdin Jenzen 🏳️‍⚧️🐺 @kdinjenzenvo.com · 26/11/2025

All Charmanders, Charmeleons, and Charizards from here on out will be named Widehead. Comic by pocketss All voices by me~

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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

bad news babe a rogue openai agent must have hacked our refrigerator last night and drank 15 beers

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melts @meltsmelts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#deltarune Heh, you know we got this

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Take Meowt by Franz Ferdinyan @wendysnowradish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A friend asked me about the time the original author of sonic.exe tried to fake his death to get out of refunding me $20 for a commission he owed me and I realized I’ve never shared that story here on Bluesky

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✨ Foxy ✨ @iglioatelle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fox doodle #starfox

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Andrew Schreck @andrewschreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

i don't think cis guys realize how much power they can shift in a conversation just by casually telling their friends
"that's fucked up, man" when someone says something

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 SiouxperCon (Sioux Falls, SD) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Man, if only there were a way for Mamdani to be the mayor of like…every city. Could you imagine? Like a “country mayor” for the United States, or something…

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Brad T. Jonas @bradtjonas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

sure is monday again

p1: “Hey how’s it goin, Tom?” Tom is asked.

p2: *dramatic intake of breath*

p3: *exasperated SIIIIIIGH*

p4: “Can’t complain, how ‘bout you?” Tom asks.

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The KAINONAUT!! @kainonaut.com · 27/09/2026

If you care about my artwork, PLEASE read this I beg you. My landlord has completely ruined my living situation. Two of my ceilings have fell in (water pouring from upstairs unit set my bathroom ceiling on fire), there's a sudden mice problem, heating isn't working. CONT 🧵

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Ashcan @ashcan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

it is genuinely so fucking funny that every other playable character is varying shades of murderously insane and capricious while cai spends the entire game like this

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This Cornell gang r*ape case has me wanting to burn down everything. An ESSAY?! For drugging and r*aping a woman for SEVEN HOURS and advertising it on the fraternity group chat? And no one stopped it, called security, did a damn thing? ARE YOU FCKING KIDDING ME?

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The Cuix (is slowly crawling out of artblock) @thecuix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else

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rexy-seven.bsky.social @rexy-seven.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

hmm, can't decide ... #art #furry

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rexy-seven.bsky.social @rexy-seven.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

take a walk 🐾

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swirx ! vgen ! @swirx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

little sheet for green too #deltarune #green

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Grammar @grammar541.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Was an absolute treat to finally meet @sonicmega.bsky.social this weekend after enjoying so many of his roles! (And an honor to give a funny little reminder of Pat and Rey Megamanstarforce to a fellow meggy man enjoyer, we all miss them!!)

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Katav 🐺 g(r)ay wolf 🐏 bighorn(y) ram @katav.gay · 28/09/2026

if you don't support this movie the lesson Dreamworks is going to learn is that we need 12 more Boss Babies

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DrFelici @drfelici.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Poor Spike

Two thalassodromeus standing in front of each other, going "my looord" "my liiiiege" and a slightly annoyed hatzegopteryx in the background asking himself if he is experiencing a stroke. Dealing with the two thals in love seema to be slightly exhausting.

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psudonym @psudonym.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Video games where the title screen progressively changes as the story goes are great.

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the cooler alexa @ninjacat.moe · 28/09/2026

wolf link from Twilight Princess, a poe soul is edit to be a plush ball and the text is edited to say "playin wit my baul"

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specter @ out of the blender @specterthieving.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:

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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks

Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 01/10/2025

Rowling and Emma Watson's argument is painful to watch😢 Good-hearted transgender people never intend to hurt anyone else. They just want to love who they want to love and live according to their soul's direction. Chiitan stands by the hearts of good-hearted transgender people. I love everyone

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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Line @linesonwhite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Something deep inside me told me I should draw Donkey Kong today.

A four panel comic titled "Hours, Bananas, Doors."
Donkey Kong awakens staring at himself in a mirror, then stares down at his hand as he notices a strange watch on his wrist.
Staring at his wrist, the watch turns out to be one of the numbered bracelets from 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors from the Zero Escape series. It's Junpei's bracelet. For some reason.
Peach then asks a confused Donkey Kong, "Donkey Kong? Have you ever heard of the Parallel Banana Theory?"

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Liv Smith🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪Voice Acting Muscle Mommy @livsmithvavo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The difference a pump makes 😳 Jacked or soft Get you a girl who can do both

Side by side comparison image
left showing a white woman with brown hair and glasses wearing black shorts and a tshirt in a gym
Right showing the same white woman with brown hair and glasses wearing a side split laced dress

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Spilt 🏳️‍⚧️ @spiltthemilk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I SAW THIS POST SOMEWHERE AND I FEEL CALLED OUT

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason."

Post from NYT reporter Eric Lipton

"What an odd moment in United States history.

A U.S. president is running an overtly political campaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.

Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit."

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🦎 Snack @maridiansnack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think Nintendo should hire me to draw lizalfos. I know what the people want. They're all my husbands

A lizalfos holding a sword and sticking his tongue out

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IGN @ign.com · 28/09/2026

The directors of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish deliver another terrific animated film with Forgotten Island. Our review: t.co/W36Wxmia0M

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Mamono World @mamonoworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

live the life youve always dreamed of

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Team Fastest Furs @fastestfurs.com · 28/09/2026

We've got the first of two showcased tomorrow night leading up to our Fall Fest in two weeks! @thomaspatrickwx.bsky.social will be running Pokemon Legends: Z-A "Rank E" category Monday, September 28th at 6pm Pacific at www.twitch.tv/fastestfurs!

A promotional image for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which might include one of the pokemon heavily featured in the Rank E speedrun category~

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/09/2026

Social media is weird because if you give people a good feeling they will be overfamiliar with you, and if you do not do that they treat you like a human yelp page

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