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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 8h

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP USING SUBSTACK All thru tonight-big revelations : all substack cunts [yes, sorry i still like you & your thoughts but why the nazi/bigot caul? Beehiv & ghost &, & exist to help you move]

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 9h

“You didn’t want to make things perfect. You just hated the way things are.” - Rocket, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 [yes, an actual marvel film!]

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11h

How do Cornell students tolerat this, and how do parents send their kids there? Ban frats everywhere www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 9h

Saw some accounts on here joking about how a woman wasn’t killed twice because [US DEATH CARCERAL SYSTEM], & like, this woman isn’t a meme; yes, she’s a prisoner, convicted, yes, but NOT YOUR FUCKING ZINGER Not your meme The Cornell Seven tho: young scum worthy of years of destroying their lives

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 9h

State violence is generally bad, but state execution is especially bad, which is why it's been abolished by something like 110 of the 193 UN member states

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 9h

Having finally seen her poast; ¿Por que no los dos? JCO can be a Soc/Media assassin & also an ignoramus that needs schooling

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10h

"An ambulance was seen arriving at the prison where Pike was to be executed and then leaving. Medical aid was being administered, according to online federal court records." The utter absurdity of the state trying twice to kill someone and then calling an ambulance. We must end the death penalty.

nbcnews.com

Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says

Christa Pike, 50, was 18 when she murdered a classmate. She would be the first woman the state has executed in more than 200 years.

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 10h

So many extra letters to spell HERO, newsweek. Do better

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 12h

As someone who's often the only woman on otherwise all-male panels, this image of an all-woman (but male-moderated) grabbed my eye. But, of course: It's about "parenting," the media euphemism for "mothering." Men are too busy and important to sit on panels about kids!

seattletimes.com

The Seattle Times hosted an event about youth safety and AI. Here are tips the experts shared

Artificial intelligence has already altered how we interact with technology, and kids, even at a young age, are experiencing the same transformation.

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 11h

Oh. OH! JCO, (you’re wrong) but enjoy the really smart & plentiful retorts from the romance community (writers & fans) Look like school is in!

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 12h

I can’t reply to this, but it’s Shane Black, so all those senses of nostalgia are purposeful since Black is elbow-deep in 80s/90s action. Did marvel probably trim his wings a bit for IM3? Yes, but he managed to push through a broken Stark struggling, which sets up redemption in Endgame

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Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · 16h

Getting mad at Joyce Cato Oates for being a snob after cheering all her epic burns is a different form of being a member of the Leopards Eating Faces party. You can’t contain that heat, you can only hope to avoid its gaze.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 22h

Lovecraft & M. R. James could only dream of writing a sentence like this.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026

substack executives gave him a big cash advance to post on the platform

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 13h

thinking of women as fully human was too hard for these lazy pieces of shit so they had to create plagiarism machines instead

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anti-leaf blower account @eboldy.bsky.social · 15h

we have strayed so far from god’s light

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Dyke Spiegel @cowgirlshebop.bsky.social · 18h

If Steve Bannon is agreeing with you, you’re probably an incredibly evil dude.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Cornell 7 we’re all talking about? That story was broken in the work of Cereese Qusba, who is a reporter at The Ithaca Voice and a news editor at The Cornell Daily Sun, two independent newspapers. She is still herself, a student at Cornell University.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 23h

In San Francisco, Lurie's RV ban—on which Dan Strauss' similar proposed ban in Seattle appears to be modeled—hasn't gotten people into shelter, but it has pushed them outside city limits, often after losing their RVs and becoming unsheltered. Is this what "success" will look like here?

missionlocal.org

S.F. cracked down on RV dwellers. A year later, many have left the city altogether.

Data shows that a year after San Francisco's RV ban, 1/3 of RV dwellers using city aid have moved outside city limits.

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 22h

At the coffee shop this morning: woman trolling her male colleagues— “… what’s that male version of the WNBA?… um, men’s WNBA?” “… and there’s like a men’s version of the Women’s World Cup… what’s it called? …um.”

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 30/09/2026

Black Site Bob, whose previous work includes literally *overseeing CIA torture camps*, can shut the fuck up when it comes to budget priorities for equitable housing in Seattle

Glen Stellmacher @HardPressedN

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Bob Kettle says he oversaw Camp Cropper Prison in Iraq as part of CIA DIA operation

The New York Times
THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: MISTREATMENT;
Earlier Jail Seen as Incubator for Abuses in Iraq
By Douglas Jehl
May 15, 2004
An American-run detention center outside
Baghdad known as Camp Cropper was reportedly the site of numerous abuses of Iraqi prisoners several months before the mistreatment of prisoners unfolded last fall at Abu Ghraib prison, according to documents and interviews.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 29/09/2026

Many of us who live in Seattle don't have a ton of personal space. That's why the public spaces we all share are so important. My proposed budget includes $1.4 million for 12 new public restrooms across Seattle so everyone can explore our beautiful city with comfort and confidence.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last week the Portland Police made a huge deal about a K9 killed in the line of duty apprehending a dangerous suspect. Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police www.kgw.com/article/news...

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

The Chehalis tribe of Washington State just south of Olympia have retaken possession of land along the I-5 corridor. This is how they repurposed the billboard facing the freeway.

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Okay, can I say that one thing I love about writing Necessary Whimsy for @reactorsff.bsky.social is that the comment section is always lovely? Just people chatting and talking books. I love it. reactormag.com/staving-off-...

reactormag.com

Staving Off Seasonal Depression With Trogdor, Faeries, and Greek Myths - Reactor

Some cozy recommendations as we head into autumn (willingly or not)...

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Push/Pull Seattle @pushpullseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excited to host this one-off Make Your Own (Natural) Oil Paints class with Natural Earth Paint founder Leah Fanning on Monday! It's gonna be awesome, so don't miss it! www.simpletix.com/e/make-your-...

Promo graphic for Make Your Own Natural Oil Paints, Monday, October 5th, 6-7:30 pm, featuring a photo of a hand mixing green paint on a hard surface. "Join natural art supplies expert, artist, and founder of Natural Earth Paint, Leah Fanning, for an inspiring hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to create your own professional-quality oil paints -- completely non-toxic and eco-friendly."

Smiling artist (Leah Fanning) in a painting smock in her studio.

Top-down shot of a mixing surface with brushes and painting knives, and many jars of natural pigment.

Hand using painting knife to mix green paint.

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m starting to see these across the city—large inflatable tentacles sticking out of buildings. A Seattle Kraken thing?

Photo of the side of easy street records building, the Chris Cornell (long haired man on red background) mural takes up most of the wall. There is a passenger waiting for the bus seated on a bench. Above them is a large inflatable tentacle showing suckers sticking out of a window. Est. 4 feet wide at its base, 15 feet long

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

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Joshua Loftus @joft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters… extremely cute monsters that culturally evolved to hijack our baby-preserving psychology

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Kenny Meyers @kennym.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We just decided to add a TON of new bundles. 15% of Sweet's proceeds go to BINC to help bookstores because we looove themmm. It's gonna be a spammy couple of weeks but please know I got to move these comics, people! sweetshop.app/bundles

sweetshop.app

Bundles

There’s a comic for everyone.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m seeing a lot of posts about talking to your sons in light of the Cornell article. And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

music.youtube.com

Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP

EP • Stevie Wonder

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a fine group, I’m sure, but an appeal to “your therapist” as your anti-AI message assumes access to the very thing people are so desperately lacking. Care is expensive and isolation is ordinary. Capitalism leaves people desperate for connection, then sells them a simulation of it.

An ad on a subway for an anti-AI action group:

YOU WON'T TELL YOUR THERAPIST.
BUT YOU'LL TELL AI?
STOP THE AI DRIFT.
Learn more at itsnotyouits.ai

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lol Sure; don’t recuse from your bigotry & misogyny votes— because it’s the minorities; they don’t count (according to you). But oil money is traceable af. Cowardly clown

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

great restraint shown by authorities not labeling the trip… unnecessary

"The group had planned their trip largely using information they found on social media. They intended to navigate using AllTrails, watch the sunset, and then use the flashlights on their phones to make their way back down after dark," staff wrote.

"This is a combination we strongly discourage."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The tweet that immediately came to mind:

We're a modest company with modest goals:
1: sell a quality product at a fair price
2: drain the world's oceans so we can find and kill god
6:19 PM • Oct 21, 2014 • Twitter for iPhone
9.8K Retweets
32.7K Likes

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You know what's messed up is this is like the fourth time in twenty years I've read this exact headline

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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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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every time for these GOP (ghouls of politics ) — Projection is confession

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh, it’s even worse. To be very clear—I support trans people and think this whole thing is bullshit. But title 9 also creates a pathway on campuses and federal spaces for people who have been sexually harassed, stalked and assaulted to be protected and seek investigation.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

God I hate being right.

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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Like the Tom Holland; always reshare Vizier Cat:

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.

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