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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 6h

So Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe are all gonna ban ChatGPT from receiving payments now, right?

Right??

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 14h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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R. Cooper @rcooper.bsky.social · 4h

hello today someone referred to trump's neck as his nussy and it still haunts me so i am sharing it with all of you

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 15h

R.I.P. ICON D’Angelo 🙏🏾🕊️

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 19h

It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.

Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

A a teal flyer for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief with a QR code to donate. Text reads:

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF

Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER:
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate
online. All funds raised will go directly to
assisting communities.
QUYANA CAKNEQ - QUYANAQPAK - QAGAASAKUNG - TAIKUU
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MAHSÌ CHO - GUNALCHÈESH - HÀW’AA - THANK YOU

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K.L. Noone @klnoone.bsky.social · 10h

"A ghost had appeared again in the churchyard of the village of Prestley, at sundown, on a cool night full of bonfire leaves and rustling branches." --opening of "The Prestley Ghost," out Oct 18 from @jms-books.com ! For all your #mmromance #october needs! #BookSky
www.jms-books.com/kl-noone-c-2...

book cover with eerie stone arch and open gate, with swirling mists behind; title text in grey says The Prestley Ghost by KL Noone

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Effie Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 12h

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

us06web.zoom.us

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 14h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 14h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 1d

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R. Cooper @rcooper.bsky.social · 1d

I finished the historical Everlasting short yesterday. There are 2 remaining shorts for this book, which is really more for fans than new readers. So hopefully it won't take long to finish. (Famous last words I know)

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 2d

What people don’t understand about gutting disability rights is that even if you think it doesn’t affect you today it can one day.

Today, it’s Special Education.

Tomorrow, it’ll be the Americans with Disabilities Act.

1 in 4 people 20 years old today will become disabled before they retire.

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 2d

One thing that would probably be more helpful is to make CBS totally irrelevant which means not sharing the constant stream of ragebait and disinformation they’re going to post

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R. Cooper @rcooper.bsky.social · 1d

someone in SF probably called him an asshole to his face

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

www.independent.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

TUR: Have you met with Mike Johnson?

JEFFRIES: No

TUR: Why not?

JEFFRIES: Donald Trump has not given him permission to meet, Katy and we know that until Donald Trump gives them permission to meet, they're going to continue to hide.