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BAM @bamccray.bsky.social · 1d

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Vampire Banana 🧛🏻🏳️‍⚧️🍌 @modestyjorts.bsky.social · 1h

Willpower is an extremely important component of magick and LLMs famously don't fucking have any. And having the power to cure cat cancer is a cute claim that is extremely hard to disprove at speaking events

Vampire Banana 🧛🏻🏳️‍⚧️🍌 @modestyjorts.bsky.social · 2h

LRP: this is extremely petty but after my cat got an aggressive cancer that ate through her foot I haven't been able to really appreciate Grant Morrison's eccentricities. Practicing magick isn't an excuse for ignorance of how the world works.

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 2h

Not surprised, but goddamn does the whimsy of "one of the most prominent writers in comics believes magic is real and the stoties they write are magic" turn to ash with every single word of this

Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 7h

Morrison invoking AI alike to "God" indicates a severe misunderstanding of how AI appropriates the work of thousands, including their own, and someone needs to rectify their understanding ASAP.

But also it's a severe disservice to their colleagues anyway to use it and justify it like this.

Reddit comment from comic writer Grant Morrison explaining why they use AI

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 7h

Haelstrum is up for grabs!
The price is, as always, 90USD!

[ #demon #dragon #beast #winter #adoptable #adopt #Art #ArtSky #украрт #УкрАртПідтримка #cardiart ]

a drawing of an adoptable character - a frigid demon of wintery wastes!

The demon is a big bulky dragon-like creature with solidified snow and ice forming it's body. The frame of the body is actually made up of fossilized bones hence why the bones showing through the icey structure on the legs and some poking out of the snow in the back are dark in color. His eyes and mouth glow teal, easily visible freezing air is emanating from them.

the text reads:
"HAELSTRUM
frigid demon of wintery wastes adoptable

* the embodiment of subzero temperature
* seeing him is an omen of an early winter and frightfully cold snowstorms
* despite brute-ish looks, he moves around with an elegance of a gently fluttering snowflake in the wind"

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 8h

I really hate that the "we need to get weirder and make weirder art!!!" got adopted by people who morally panic over a pup hood being worn at pride/furry convention and or harass artists offline for...making weird art?

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StargazerKG 🦸🌠 Stellar Hero Vtuber @stargazerkg.bsky.social · 9d

Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.

Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.

Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.

Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.

qdbuckwheat.bsky.social @qdbuckwheat.bsky.social · 9d

Sharing a helpful link, has other numbers and call scripts to use.
stop-paypros.neocities.org

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 18h

It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 22h

Sam Altman suggests ChatGPT is cannibalizing your fanfic and erotica to make its own clanker porn, rolling out this December.

ChatGPT just got filthy after new update lets it talk dirty to you

'You won't get it unless you ask for it.'

metro.co.uk

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 23h

you have the right to not hang out with assholes. you deserve not to hang out with assholes. you are under 0 obligation to socially interact with assholes in your free time.

it is truly terrible that our culture tricked so many people into thinking that they’re obliged to be friends with assholes!

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 23h

we have spent the last decade witnessing a national epidemic of “it should be illegal to not hang out with me just because I’m a mean asshole” behavior

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 1d

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10h

The first Jim Crow was enacted under the auspices that racism is a necessity and a great and natural moral good.

The second one is being enacted under the auspices that racism doesn’t exist if you claim you don’t see it and anyone who questions your motives about that is oppressing you.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h

Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Simpley Thom. 🏳️‍🌈 @mongreldog.bsky.social · 9h

what a coincidence they do this at exactly the same time they de facto kill Win 10 for most users lol

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 9h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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orynthia blue. @javeauriel.blacksky.app · 9h

People talk about the 300k+ Black women who have lost their jobs as if they are statistics for their research projects and I’m here to remind yall, we are real ass people feeling the effects of it. In our homes, quality of life and well-being.

To those of you in this boat with me, I see you. 💙

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 23h

“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”

Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 2d

Technically you don’t need to:

Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 12d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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kuma naru 🐻COMMISSIONS CLOSED @kumanaruu.bsky.social · 1d

🌌🚀Space Dandy is a dandy guy in space🕺⭐

11 years later, I finally made an illustration of my favorite anime 😩

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☠️DelBark☠️ @delablo.bsky.social · 19h

Hard to let go of this creature, but I gotta pay bills and someone else can make better use of them than I can <3

🎃DelShark🦈 @curiah.city · 20h

✨ Magical Floof Monster ✨

Looking for a home!
$150 USD for personal rights

Can also ship this original artwork for additional fee

DM me if you're interested ❤️

#CharacterDesign #Fantasy #Monster #Beast #TraditionalArt

A brown, purple, and cream colored beast with four tiny wings, an extra fluffy neck, and round body. Its purple accents sparkle.

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SorryHat @sorryhat.bsky.social · 21h

All hell can’t stop us now.

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 19h

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a hand hobby, something that you love to do that you find fun and fulfilling that also requires use of your hands and attention so that you can’t multitask by doomscrolling at the same time

ALCA, Goddess of Lust 💜 @flailmorpho.bsky.social · 21h

it genuinely is important to still have hobbies during a fascist takeover

don't let nazis take your humanity from you

being a well rounded person is crucial for mental maintenance

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 21d

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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 1d

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 17d

PSA

crudely cropped photo of Ian Holm as the android Ash in 'Alien' with the ms paint notation 'full of milk' with an arrow pointing at him

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🎃DelShark🦈 @curiah.city · 20h

✨ Magical Floof Monster ✨

Looking for a home!
$150 USD for personal rights

Can also ship this original artwork for additional fee

DM me if you're interested ❤️

#CharacterDesign #Fantasy #Monster #Beast #TraditionalArt