iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Backed! Indie and small studios need support now more than ever! Check out DUST: Origins by Airship Syndicate on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dus...

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DUST: Origins

In this dark and immersive isometric action title, there are no saints - only survivors. Actions have consequences.

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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 21/08/2026

Twitch and Amazon are being sued in a class action over claims that the tech companies harvest creators' video streams without permission or compensation to train Amazon's generative AI program. Story: www.courthousenews.com/online-strea...

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Online streamers sue Twitch, Amazon over generative AI training

The proposed class of video streamers claims their content is being used to train Amazon’s AI models without permission or compensation.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Sitting through a puppet episode is my own nightmare version of a Fear Factor challenge.

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 12/08/2026

Saber Interactive has denied renewed claims that it replaced a former Lead Writer so it could “use ChatGPT” in the development of the recently announced title, Rideshare “Stimulator.” In a statement to PC Gamer, Saber also acknowledged previously undisclosed genAI use elsewhere in the title.

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Saber Interactive Acknowledges Undisclosed GenAI Use In New Game, Denies Replacing Lead Writer With ChatGPT

A former Lead Writer at Saber reiterated previous claims that she had been “replaced” with ChatGPT “midway through development” on the project.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

For you fellow fans of the timeless classic: VAN HELSING. It’s getting a pretty steelbook release WITH SPECIAL FEATURES. I tell you this so someone will stop me from buying yet another copy of this ridiculous film.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/08/2026

Suspicious of or flat out hate generative "A.i." and what it's doing to our culture, our minds, our environment, and every other damn thing? Here's a starter pack for you! go.bsky.app/3w9a45V

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Alex Jones, who has not paid a single cent to the Sandy Hook families despite owing them $1.4 billion, has been in a $3,000 per night suite in Hawaii for the last few weeks illegally using the InfoWars accounts to boost his traffic. Today he said there's going to be a national draft in three weeks.

Alex Jones saying there's going to be a national draft in 3 weeks.

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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Don't fucking buy Tim Horton's food, y'all. Don't buy anything that ties with with Harry Potter. DO NOT GIVE THAT GARBAGE PERSON ANY MORE OF YOUR MONEY. She doesn't need another cent of it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as anti-2SLGBTQ+ | CBC News

Tim Hortons has announced a new Harry Potter promotion, but the reaction online has been anything but magical.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Once again reminding people who run companies that they have autonomy, and that there is freedom (and money!) in trying to appeal to actual humans and not the machine pretending to be billions of them.

To me, you will always be the guy who understood the internet the best because you saw its worst parts, and still held out hope for something better. How do you think the internet has evolved, and how do you think about covering it through The Onion now versus when you left NBC?

It’s reverting, at least for young people, to something closer to what was exciting about the internet 10 to 15 years ago—a means to an end to meet people in real life. That’s how I moved to New York, met my friends, discovered music and movies I never would have found. It destabilized culture in a way that let me exist functionally for the first time. Then people got the wrong idea—that being on the computer all day was the point. It never was. The internet helped me understand a world that had seemed vacuous and weird.

Now we’re back in a place where the people who consolidated the internet seem to think the goal is to keep us on the computer feeding the machine. I don’t think that’s what people want. For us it’s the opposite: How do we get you back into real life using the information? The Onion, at the end of the day, is a really good sentence generator for the real world—the distillation you can say in the elevator. We want people out in the world talking to each other again—which is part of why we have almost 83,000 people getting a physical newspaper in their mailbox again this month. We view the internet as a means to an end to get people into The Onion in real life. Dominating ChatGPT is not the goal.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You haunt that narrative, Claudia!

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Zak Kinsella @zakkinsella.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hi. So your boy needs a kidney & I’m officially on the #transplant list. Please share this as it would mean a lot to me to get a living donor.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Canadians! Where do you buy your physical media for movies/shows outside of Amazon/Best Buy?

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This has renewed life into me. I yearn for physical copies of the media I love and the Interview with the Vampire soundtrack has amazing scores.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I need physical releases of all the scores and music from Interview with the Vampire. Daniel Hart and Sam Reid are doing amazing and it needs to be immortalized in physical form! #iwtv #tvl

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

If the world can have Love Island, I want the Night Island/Devil’s Minion. it’s only fair. #iwtv #tvl

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If Interview with the Vampire/The Vampire Lestat does the Devil’s Minion arc, I can leave this earth content.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How big of a Dragon Age fan are you? Somehow I own a rare exclusive copy of The Last Flight, that I dearly treasure. Anyone else have rare Dragon Age merch they love?

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

My kingdom for Dragon Age merch. Except Funko pops. You can keep those.

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Dual Wield Studio @dualwieldstudio.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

To those willing to wield the wedge, you have our greatest thanks - the Wedge of Destiny Shield Pillow has been fully funded! Preorders close tonight and will be unavailable after April 30, with limited additional quantities available late 2026.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Tired of subscriptions and the “always online” tech. So bringing the classics back (out of storage) so I can listen to music in peace. #ipod (do I start learning how to fix/mod these?)

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Did they really just kill Doctor Who? In 2026? 😭

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Nothing like a cursed used marketplace find to really spruce up the office. And yes, he dances like he’s possessed. Can’t wait to get haunted.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

An original Star Trek action adventure game? IN 2027? I’m yelling and crying and am going to throw up out of excitement. (I yearn for more Star Trek video games)🖖

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Apparently if you come out of the closet publicly, you get rewarded with discounts during the pride month of June. 🖖🏳️‍🌈

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Today’s entertainment: The novelization of the cult classic film DOOM (2005), a sort of adaption of the video game DOOM. (Oh look, it’s the soundtrack on vinyl)

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Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

IDW and Star Trek Book Club invite you to check out @jlawrenceart.bsky.social & my Lower Decks story, "Girlfriends", as a preview of Star Trek: Celebrations! Read the story today, grab your copy tomorrow! www.startrekbookclub.com/29449/previe...

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Preview of "Star Trek: Celebrations 2026 #1"

A new preview for Ashley Cooper and Ben Khan and Jamila Rowser and Jarrett Melendez and Karim Diané and Meghan Fitzmartin's "Star Trek: Celebrations 2026 #1" has been added!

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Paint (by numbers heh) night and a viewing of the Mummy

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Faith Erin Hicks @faitherinhicks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I saw an artist comment that fellow artists “need to become comfortable talking about A*I” as a way to combat it, and I absolutely agree and it absolutely sucks.

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Fred Kennedy @fearlessfred.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Issue 4 of THE FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE is in stores NEXT week from @madcavestudios.com Is your buttocks ready for the terror?

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 21/05/2026

Hey, Eisner voters, I just noticed that Hoopla has added a whole collection of 2026 Eisner Award Nominees, if you're interested in reading up a bit before casting your votes. (And if you don't use Hoopla, I highly recommend seeing if your local public library offers it, because it is AWESOME.)

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Andrew Leamon @andrewleamon.com · 22/05/2026

Go and give these amazing comic writers the Hollywood treatment! ❤️🤟 go.bsky.app/KPW9RqB

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I wish this was a unique experience but even in 2026, this stuff still happens to me in comic stores and events.

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WildStar Press @wildstarpress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

With us NOT supporting Amazon, with recent news that the B&N CEO supports AI books, with Diamond's descent and so many other factors against small pubs, now is the time to support directly! Shop indie! Tell your local comic/book shop to buy from indie pubs via wholesale! Make library requests!

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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Hey, new AI slop comics publisher just reared its ugly head.

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Eryk Donovan @erykdonovan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hey Bluesky! It's time for a little Mid-May Spring Cleaning; as I clear out some stock from the Store to make room for some new stuff! This thread will be updated with new items; DM's are open for orders! Likes/Reposts are helpful! Thanks! --- First Up; Poison Ivy Bust. 6x9. $60 DM's Open!

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We don’t have to make allowances for genAI in creative spaces. We can say no. The arts should be created and appreciated by humans. We can start by intentionally choosing what artistic creations we financially support and why.

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Louis Southard - Comic Book Writer @louissouthard.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

PAID COMICS ARTIST GIG: looking for artist for a creator owned 48-page sci-fi / horror comic. Perfect job for Star Trek / body horror fans! Professional comics experience preferred. If interested, please email samples / inquiries to louissouthard(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you! :)

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Christian Ward @cjward.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

An unused Captain Planet cover

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Sacramento may fund guaranteed income for former foster youth using cannabis tax revenue. A proposed pilot would provide up to $900/month for 30 months to youth ageing out of foster care, funded through Measure L cannabis taxes approved by voters in 2022 zurl.co/7N2JB

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Tiffany Babb 🔜 NYCC @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Guessss what?? The Comics Courier issue 4 Kickstarter is coming soon!!!! Check out our prelaunch page if you love awesome writing about comics!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It shouldn’t be controversial for creative projects to disclose if genAI is involved or not. Especially when hiring. It should be REQUIRED.

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