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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 3h

Next time you watch Mr Bean, pay attention to his actions

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 57m

The way these guys strain against mortality is only going to get weirder tbh. I would caution anyone against conspiratorial thinking that "they know something we don't" because, first and foremost, these techlord guys are morons

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 3h

www.bbc.com/news/article...

"I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking."

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

www.bbc.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

The Episcopalians have been activated. Repeat: the Episcopalians have been activated.

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

Also reminded of when people on here said Israel didn't point blank execute an ambulance crew and then video evidence was obtained by the NYT of them doing exactly that and nobody on here who expressed doubt commented on it. Curious stuff.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3h

I remember a few people on here saying the reports were exaggerated

Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 5h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

tinyurl.se/crR

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 20h

i will always stop for a @sentencebender.bsky.social joint and i have never ever been disappointed and that remains the case, fuck me running. one of the best doing it

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 1d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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please be nice to patrick @nicetopatrick.bsky.social · 2h

ugh i just got on the CTA and the aspect ratio changed. that means i'm in for a long but beautiful journey. i dont have time for this shit

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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 13h

Aside from all the obvious stuff, the NY Young Republicans are also all in their 30s

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 17h

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 3h

oh son of a BITCH

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 4h

Oscar-winning VFX legend Phil Tippett ('Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park') mastered the blending of practical and digital effects when the latter technology was still new. At View Conference this week, he shared how his studio is now bringing AI into the mix.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/phil-tip...

VFX Icon Phil Tippett On His Studio's Generative AI Use

At Italy’s VIEW Conference, Tippett Studio veterans explore how artificial intelligence could accelerate stop motion and VFX without losing the human touch.

www.cartoonbrew.com

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 3h

Day 3 of not making our goal don’t worry

Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 18h

We continue: out of duty, as our promise—because we still need to keep hope alive ❤️‍🔥

Today only, we’re matching £250 / $333 to help six families & a camp STILL survive. That means food, shelter, transport north, baby clothes.

24 hours left 🚨 0/1000: chuffed.org/project/hope...

A graphic featuring a black ink illustration of a falcon with his wings partly open. Title: “Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza giving circle” decorated with a red watercolor poppy. Text: Six families are completely starting over—amidst their grief and pain, they have lost their homes, livelihoods, and communities, and must still seek food and shelter. Help them start over and continue to survive this life-and-death situation. Give and be matched. https://tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.”

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Arlan Skellington (scary) 🦇 @thehell.zone · 11h

Vincent price reading the lyrics to “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You”

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VGArtAndTidbits @vgartandtidbits.bsky.social · 3h

Resident Evil 2 / Bio Hazard 2 - unused zombie horse concept.

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 18h

an american citizen, mother of three, who was playing the clarinet in a peaceful protest outside the city has been nabbed by ICE, held in a jail across state lines, without bail nor any specific charges.

i mean, yikes?

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 15h

always fun seeing the better call saul cast popping up elsewhere

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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 15h

reviving an old tradition that twitter killed because it pissed me off:
the one hour public sale: www.oliverleach.com/gv3-series

check this stuff out folks itll melt your face off. sealing forever at 8:32 PST

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 15h

tina parker on the lowdown!

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 15h

i know they're old hat in tv episodes at this point but i remain a sucker for a good tracking shot

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 16h

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 15h

"yeah i was thinking of growing my hair back out, whaddaya think"

tim from jurassic park, post-electric fence encounter

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 15h

turns out if you shave your head and then start trying to grow it back out and have naturally curly hair you eventually get to a stage i like to call "embarrassed werewolf"

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

nyti.ms

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 18h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 23h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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monty @montyburns77893.bsky.social · 20h

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 20h

those last couple sentences, whewwww

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 20h

i will always stop for a @sentencebender.bsky.social joint and i have never ever been disappointed and that remains the case, fuck me running. one of the best doing it

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 1d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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