iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

😁😁😁

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

“Political intimidation” We are very far off the cliff 🇺🇸

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Literary agents are also concerned that publishers might paste manuscripts into LLMs to generate rejection letters and publicity descriptions. Some are now adding protections to prevent that. More on the AI turmoil at some of the Big 5 publishing houses here: www.wired.com/story/book-p...

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Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting

Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 09/10/2026

So a bunch of guys in plainclothes surrounded a man in a car and shot him, then the government disappeared him and refuses to release any information about his condition or whereabouts

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Tracy Banghart @tracythewriter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Would be more excited about this if your flyer wasn’t clearly AI generated. 😢

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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026

Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pretty much

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rs could have taken back tariff authority, cut off war funding, reined in ICE to, refused to confirm unfit Cabinet secretaries and a weak Federal Reserve chairman. And, most of all, they could have rejected the Big, Ugly bill. They didnt and now dread Trump coming to their district/state. KARMA

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Please, Mr. President, Campaign For My Republican Opponent!

🚨 29 Days to the Midterms 🚨

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🔥 @warnock.senate.gov: “If Trump thought it was a good economy, he’d be taking credit. But his whole administration keeps saying ‘BIDEN, BIDEN, BIDEN’ because they know things are TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE.”

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josh boo-erman 👻 @bosh.worstpossible.world · 04/10/2026

actually fixing this country is going to require declaring trumpism an inherently treasonous movement like the confederacy. winning their votes shouldn’t be a concern

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit

David Ellison • @ellisonskyd... 2h
What once was the peak, is now just the beginning.
Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren't rewriting history — we're equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first ho Show

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A Nursing Home Owner Stole Workers' Social Security and Medicare Money He was sentenced to 18 months and $4.4M restitution. His mother bought a Pardon at Mar-a-Lago. Trump is selling pardons for $1 Million. Congress won't stop him. VOTE Out All Republicans #TrumpsCorruptCongress

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

APStylebook @APStylebook
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mayor of London

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I know it won't fix anything, but you could do a lot worse than going to your local indie bookstore and buying a recommendation or going to your local library and checking one out.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"AI models are typically trained on enormous amounts of data scraped from the internet, including copyrighted materials taken without their owners' permissions, to the chagrin of creative groups." Chagrin?! CHAGRIN?! Try FURY at having our work stolen and our governments ignoring clear copyright law

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Trumps ability to corrupt every institution, virtue, and tradition we supposedly hold dear remains his superpower

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It is journalistic malpractice that major news outlets are not producing 5-alarm-fire reports to warn the public that the president of the United States is out of his mind.

Trump posts a map of New Mexico with the word "Mexico" crossed out and "America" added in its place.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“The Pentagon is investigating the high likelihood an explosion in southern Iran that destroyed a home hosting a wedding celebration was caused by a U.S. 💣 that missed a nearby target…”🤔 Again? And again? And again? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Be more like Dolly: Put books in kids’ hands, not on banned lists | Houston Chronicle buff.ly/y3k3ZHS

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Rest in peace, Wendell Berry.

The Peace of Wild Things
Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

from Openings: Poems (1968)

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Trump admin has made us a thoroughly dishonorable nation.

On board was a 24-year-old Afghan whose father, brother and sister worked alongside U.S. forces, said AfghanEvac, a U.S.-based group that assists Afghan allies, the American Civil Liberties Union and a person familiar with the operation who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Deporting relatives of Afghans who aided the U.S. military during its 20-year campaign in Afghanistan breaks a longstanding American commitment to protect wartime allies. Thousands of Afghans fled with their families after the Taliban overthrew the U.S.-backed government in Kabul five years ago.

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 29/08/2026

Hey hey To all of our AI overlords - present and yet to come - Happy Skynet Day*! *Year TBD

Alt Text:
A close-up shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator (T-800) from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, wearing a black leather jacket with a serious expression in front of laboratory equipment. Text overlaid on the right side of the image reads:
"The T-1000 becomes self-aware at 2:14 AM, Eastern Time, August 29th.
In the panic, they try to pull the plug. Skynet fights back, launches missiles.
A total of three billion human lives end on August 29."

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Grim Reaper is pouring salt in a gaping wound at this point.

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton on funding education and childhood literacy programs: My daddy was the smartest man I have ever known, but I knew his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all of his dreams come true. Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 25/08/2026

One way you can help show your support for Canada 🇨🇦: boost / borrow / buy books by Canadians. To those with little ones in their lives: browse finalists in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social CCBC Book Awards! I also highly recommend following @hkubiw.bsky.social for book suggestions & #CanKidLit hashtag.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Absolutely depraved, dehumanizing evil, all funded by your tax dollars courtesy of the Republican majorities

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

my latest: i can confirm there's been a concerted campaign to develop a data center in northern virginia within a historically important national park site relying on help from a senior advisor to the interior department under the first trump admin will the land swap happen? for @heatmap.news

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How the National Park Service Wound Up in a Data Center Deal

The agency is reportedly considering a land swap that would allow AI infrastructure in one of northern Virginia’s largest green spaces.

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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I do not want to download your app. I just want lunch. I do not want to create an account. I just want lunch. I do not want to setup 2FA. I just want lunch. I do not want to 'earn points'. I just want lunch. I do not want to add to my order. I just want lunch. I JUST WANT LUNCH!

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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 06/08/2026

The White House doesn’t get to withhold congressionally-approved funding because it disagrees with how a state voted in 2024. That sh*t ain’t legal—and why I introduced articles of impeachment against OMB Director Russell Vought.

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Joana Pastro @joanapastro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

NUNU AND THE SEA by @isabellakung.bsky.social is a work of art. breathtaking art perfectly complements the text about those big feelings we all have & the strategy Nunu uses to overcome them. This is a fantastic resource for social emotional learning and anyone who feels deeply. Read it!

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Cool. Because so far, humans have shown we have the capacity to make ethical decisions around Ai with our finely tuned moral compasses. What could go wrong??

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Local man suggests jailing own boss.

Screenshot of an Aaron Rupar clip of J.D. Vance saying on Fox News: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"

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Amanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · 02/08/2026

Agreed. She's about as establishment as you can get. If she's staking herself here, it'll push every other hopeful to the left.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yes yes yes yes This is also part of what I love so much about animation as an art form, by its very nature it requires an intense thoughtfulness and intention behind every single detail The fact of intentionality is actually a part of the art, it's a different piece if you take that away

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