iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 21m

Hey all, an hour left to virtual discussion of me and Neil Newbon talking Astarion, with Rotem Rusak! Listen to much mutual fanning at one another! Thrill to the discussion of why we both love Rooftop Henry! mystgalaxy.com/93026Kingfis...

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TICKETED Virtual Event- T. Kingfisher and Neil Newbon discussing BALDUR'S GATE 3: ASTARION with Rotem Rusak

An independent bookstore specializing in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romance.

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Nature @nature.com · 1h

The overuse of certain names has revealed the scale of fake experts on academic publishing platforms, say researchers. go.nature.com/3ThOxAJ

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Elena, Aris, Marcus: AI-generated ‘ghosts’ are polluting the scientific literature

The overuse of certain names has revealed the scale of fake experts on academic publishing platforms, say researchers.

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Arlington County Government @arlingtonva.us · 5h

On Friday, October 2, from 9 am to 3 pm, the Treasurer's Office will host Virginia Treasury staff to help you search for unclaimed property in your name, such as dormant bank accounts, refunds, dividends, and more! Please bring photo ID. Learn more at arlingtonva.us/treas.

Unclaimed Property Search Event flyer. Date: Friday, October 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Bozman Government Center, Dogwood Conference Room. Hosted by Arlington County Treasurer’s Office and the Virginia Treasury. More info: arlingtonva.us/treas.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 4h

My latest @npr.org story: Overseas voting advocates are raising concerns about the Trump administration's last-minute changes to forms many U.S. citizens living abroad use for absentee voting, including the removal of a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting

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Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting

The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.

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One More Page Books @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · 23h

Banned Books Week starts Sunday. We are thrilled to welcome Diane Kresh on Monday Oct 5th at 7pm to talk banned books with us. Diane is the Arlington County Director of Libraries.

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Gina Trapani @ginatrapani.org · 6h

🚀 🎙️ It's launch day! Introducing our new podcast: Make Great Software with Chris & Gina. It's about the thing I still love the most: bringing ideas to life with code & computers. If hanging with a couple of friends talking about software is your thing, subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts.

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Make Great Software with Chris & Gina

A show about making great software, with Chris & Gina. Watch, listen, and subscribe.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 6h

with huge thanks to @sandylaping.bsky.social without whom this effort would have failed long ago

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 6h

The full quote from the audio: "And all these guys know I'm a huge fan of president Trump, but do you feel like he's a little bit of a drag?" NYT: "It is not clear from the audio whom the questioner is referring to."

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 6h

This Thursday @musicculture504.bsky.social is holding its 14th anniversary fundraiser at Nola Brewing featuring performance by George Porter Jr, John Boutte, Corey Henry and more! For years MACCNO has been a vocal advocate for culture bearers in New Orleans and a vital www.nola.com/gambit/music...

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Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans to hold anniversary benefit show Oct. 1 at Nola Brewing

The Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans will celebrate it’s 14th year Oct. 1 with a benefit show at Nola Brewing featuring performances from the Keiko Komaki Trio, George

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

almost as if they are operating on the assumption that everybody else does what they (openly, on live tv, with signing ceremonies) do

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La France sur Bluesky/Eurosky @france-atmosphe.re · 7h

Si vous êtes chercheur, voici un hébergement à votre mesure pour votre compte "Bluesky" (qui est de moins en moins Bluesky et de plus en plus une grande variété d'applications dans l'ATmosphere, avec un grand choix d'hébergements).

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Jane Thurber @thurberteam.bsky.social · 8h

Oh look, the FBI will prosecute *some people* stealing government-held information. Why not the DOGE Bros???

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 17h

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

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Jane Thurber @thurberteam.bsky.social · 9h

I do not **need** this, but

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Jane Thurber @thurberteam.bsky.social · 10h

I want this photo hung in the Smithsonian, and not in a good way.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 16h

And media making it official policy to treat those attacks as fair game that they would not take seriously, report on, or treat as harmful — even when leveled at their own reporters. Now the White House points GamerGate at its targets daily, through the owners of the social platforms themselves.

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The 51st @51st.news · 22h

NEW: Looking to lend a hand? Each week, we round up ways to work with our neighbors to build a better D.C. Here's this week's list:

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15 ways to volunteer and organize in D.C. this week

A Swap Palooza, a talk on Big Tech, and more ways to get involved around the city.

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Charles McNulty @charlesmcnulty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is barbaric — and shocking to me, despite everything we’ve lived through.

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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIv

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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.

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Gene Park @gene.meme · 29/09/2026

ashley is a wonderful person and writer. someone please give her some work!

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 23h

"Seth Day, a 39-year-old psychology professor at Southwestern Adventist University, was also charged on Friday (Sept. 25) with sexual assault of a child, according to an arrest report from the Keene Police Department in Keene, Texas."

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 29/09/2026

Missouri’s constitutional right to an abortion is on the verge of disappearing, again. A proposal known as Amendment 3 backed by the state’s Republican party would make Missouri the first state whose constitution explicitly bans abortion.

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A state that enshrined abortion into its constitution is now at risk of losing it

A ballot measure backed by the state’s Republican party would make Missouri the first state whose constitution explicitly bans the procedure.

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An innocent Tennessee grandma spent six months in jail after being identified by facial recognition technology as a potential lead in a bank fraud case. But technology didn’t put this woman in jail, writes Autumn Billings @reason.com “Bad policing did.” reason.com/2026/09/29/a...

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AI facial recognition didn't put this Tennessee grandma in jail for 6 months. Bad policing did.

Angela Lipps spent five and a half months in jail after a detective allegedly relied on a false AI match despite evidence she was innocent.

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Jane Thurber @thurberteam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Expand the court, impeach the GOP 6

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Euronews @euronews.com · 29/09/2026

France's public debt reached 3,595.5 billion euros at the end of June, Insee said, a record high that is set to keep rising as the outlook worsens. ➡️ l.euronews.com/5Ie3

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The US Is Losing Brazil to China" www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tennessee can't stop people from telling teens how to get abortions in other states, says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reason.com/2026/09/28/y...

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You can ‘recruit’ a minor for an abortion in Tennessee

A federal appeals court has permanently blocked the recruitment provision of Tennessee's "abortion trafficking" law.

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Virginia Mercury @virginiamercury.com · 29/09/2026

Those “WE BUY HOUSES” signs promising fast cash are drawing new scrutiny. At least 15 states have recently adopted regulations aimed at bringing more transparency and consumer protections to the home-wholesaling business. virginiamercury.com/2026/09/28/r...

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The signs offer quick cash for homes. But states want more oversight. • Virginia Mercury

The signs, text messages and mailers promise cash, quick sales and a seamless means of unloading unwanted homes. But advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable…

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The wonderful Gonzalo C Garcia, author of Telenovela is speaking at Conway Hall on Saturday at this fantastic Zine and Book Fair. He's on at 11am - and the whole day looks excellent: www.tickettailor.com/events/londo...

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Select tickets – London Spanish Book & Zine Fair 2026 – Conway Hall

London Spanish Book & Zine Fair 2026 – Conway Hall, Sat 3 Oct 2026 - The LSBZF returns to Conway Hall, London WC1R 4RL, on Saturday 3rd October 2026 featuring renowned writers and publishers, new voic...

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 28/09/2026

are we finally going to accept it's all a scam, a "mechanical turk", it's all humans?

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 28/09/2026

AI is making the internet useless, part 35623576

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“.. One idea under discussion is insurance against losses on loans to upstart cloud computing companies, or “neoclouds”, if they default and the Nvidia chips pledged against their debt cannot be resold ..” @financialtimes.com $NVDA www.ft.com/content/d6a9...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cough…John Roberts did this…cough

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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧵 - the niche knowledge (preservation of old media) that Jay is asking about may be available through the Doctor Who archive community and their friends. Have a read.

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the abbot of unreason (a returned archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gregory Feathers, recently rehired out of retirement.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.

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Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe

A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yet again, the most common harm of AI-image generators is nonconsensual porn (as it's been for the past ~decade). Perhaps unsurprising given the sex cult reporting, this is an obvious problem with clear demonstrated harms and tech companies have put very little effort into solving it.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Eligible voters, time's running out for registering to vote or updating your registration for the midterms. Fri, 10/2 — SOUTH CAROLINA — in-person (10/4 online, 10/5 mail) Sat, 10/3 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — in-person (10/4 online) Sun, 10/4 — ALASKA Sun, 10/4 — RHODE ISLAND More at npr.org/vote

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How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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

With the Greek classics back in fashion, worth seeing what their very expensive cheapenings and bowdlerizations miss: Pasolini's ecstatic, terrifying, fanatically detailed Medea is at @metrographnyc.bsky.social at 3:45pm: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...

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Movie of the Week: “Medea”

Opera singers rarely make successful transitions to movie acting, but Maria Callas did—in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Medea,” from 1969.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I realized I haven't posted HEY MY BOOK IS OUT BUY MY BOOK but much more importantly: PIZZAMAS IS UPON US. Get your pizzamas gear (it's incredible this year). All our proceeds go to Partners in Health. pizzamas.com

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Pizzamas

A long long time ago, John Green had a mustache for around 3 seconds...and Pizza John was born. Now, every year for the last ten years, Hank and John have gone back to making videos every week day onc...

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