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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3h

Consider how few anecdotes it took for the media to declare a Free Speech on Campus crisis.

Every day we get more evidence that the Republican Party is teeming with white supremacists yet elite institutions refuse to frame this as a crisis that needs the nation’s attention.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

DHS posted a disturbing video today featuring a song that’s popular with Nazi creators

DHS Posts Video Featuring Song Popular With Nazi Creators

The agency denied making

gizmodo.com

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 8h

Today was the first really hard day at the vet clinic (just a lot of sad/upsetting patient-related things). I knew it would eventually happen and that this won’t be the last time, but man. 🙃

abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 17h

I usually end up digging a few tracks from each album, but Showgirl is the first one I’ve just gone entirely “girl, what the fuck is this”.

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 17h

I’ve been trying to find a flower crown for yeeeears now, but all the ones I’ve come across have been very femme fairy princess-coded, which is lovely, but not me. I am a reclusive creature of bones and branches who will headbutt you in the neck if provoked.

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 17h

Got spooky at a Halloween party this weekend. I finally found a (not a) flower crown that I vibe with a few months ago and am obsessed.

Me, a white femme-presenting person with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing black eyeshadow and lipstick, and a “crown” with gold-painted ram horns, light brown fur, and an animal skull atop the middle.

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 17h

The hair is great, but I am also digging your eye makeup

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 17h

You’ve always seemed like a 4, Gita is very friend-shaped (unless one is deliberately being an asshole, and then anything dealt is wholly deserved)

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 22h

I absolutely kept my undercut for longer because of the game lol

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 1d

Happy anniversary! Y’all are so radiant together.

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 2d

If my still-living spouse said they couldn’t tell the difference between me and an AI copy, I would become a ghost out of sheer spite and haunt that motherfucker SO HARD.

Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 2d

This sounds like a Black Mirror episode I have already seen: people.com/alan-hamel-s...

Alan Hamel Creates AI Clone of Late Wife Suzanne Somers 2 Years After Her Death: 'You Can't Tell the Difference' (Exclusive)

Alan Hamel and Suzanne Somers enjoyed 55 years together before the actress' death at 76 in 2023. Hamel, 89, tells PEOPLE working hard on several projects that will keep Somers' legacy alive, including...

people.com

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 2d

weird, i’m not seeing any cons

(I say as if my 50something dog doesn’t lay diagonal across the bed with my partner and I in it)

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 3d

my woke take is that entirely too many people feel entitled to the benefits of a social contract while not feeling bound by the responsibilities of said contract

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 4d

Simmer pots are one of the best parts of fall.

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alice @alice.mosphere.at · 4d

happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed.

THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 5d

A 200-person homeless encampment in Gainesville, GA, is being cleared this week. Many of those living in tents have jobs but can't afford rent.

One woman estimated she's been forced to move 20 times. "There's a lot of people who get checks that don't have enough money to get places," she said.

200-person homeless camp on community soccer field to be cleared

Many work full time but still can't afford housing.

www.wsbtv.com

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 7d

Duolingo Ad: “where’d you go?” 🥺

You laid off some of the few remaining native speakers of my ancestors’ critically endangered language in favor of genAI you uaine gòrach comhachag

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Amazing Digital Carcass @amagire.bsky.social · 7d

this one doin numbers on mastodon but bsky doesn't let me have enough characters

@amagire@mastodon.social

elevated horror: what if you're grieving your loved one TOO MUCH?
folk horror: what if a child's disability could EAT PEOPLE?
supernatural horror: what if your childhood trauma could EAT PEOPLE?
psychological horror: what if your adult trauma could EAT PEOPLE?
body horror: what if your gender dysphoria could EAT PEOPLE?
slasher horror: what if a random guy was trying to kill you, instead of a cop or your boyfriend?

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 7d

He is so hilariously expressive (also I am sorry in advance for whatever he does).

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 7d

It helps a LOT that the vet assistants and doctors are so helpful, and have told me several times I’m doing a great job and they like me. 🥹

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 7d

My coworker put in her notice earlier this week, and then either quit or was asked to leave early yesterday (I’m honestly not sure which); I was kind of stressing about being on my own, because there is a STEEP learning curve to start with at this job, but honestly? I feel pretty prepared now.

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 7d

Working an open-to-close shift for the first time today, I am armed with caffeine, snacks, and a favorite pen to make all the to-do lists.

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Kendra, scary version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 7d

Hello all, I’m offering some rare pet portrait commissions for $20 a pop! These are quick, black and white, slightly silly, and would make a great gift or icon for socials. Email me at kendraw09 (at) gmail (dot) com to reserve a slot!

Two square black and white portraits of a cat and a dog with the header text “Slightly silly pet portraits, human-drawn, makes a great gift!! $20”

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 7d

Generating a 5 second video is the energy equivalent of running a microwave for an HOUR

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

www.technologyreview.com

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abelle @actuallyabelle.bsky.social · 7d