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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 40m

I used it on a weekend adventure! The cats are also curious about it

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蒼ノリみすじ @aoicoblue.bsky.social · 1d

太メガネ、ルッカ #クロノトリガー

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 1h

Commute read via @paulcornell.bsky.social. Tote by @joviellety.bsky.social!

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 1h

“Do you want to get a professional certificate in ChatGPT?”

“No I don’t want to give the hallucination machine money, thanks”

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 7h

still thinking about Them

Kelly McKernan 🔜 NYCC F-23 @kellymckernan.bsky.social · 1d

New York’s finest? this mob of busking raccoons in Central Park I somehow witnessed.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 23h

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 22h

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 8h

Mmmmm toast soldiers

Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 9h

Gray morning, it’s a toast soldier day

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11h

A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

www.nbcnews.com

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totesillegit.bsky.social @totesillegit.bsky.social · 11h

Gob Bluth, a self-proclaimed illusionist from the sitcom Arrested Development, is standing on wide brick steps that lead to a columned building in the background. Behind Gob are nine other magicians, one of whom is dressed in a full robe and wizard hat ensemble. Gob is holding a professionally made sign that reads, in camel case, "We Demand To Be Taken Seriously."

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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 21h

The Casting Director of ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES said "Get me the best actors early-90s Broadway theatre has to offer!"

RATED Q presents ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, this Thursday at 9:45pm

Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

Christine Baranski in ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES

David Hyde Pierce in ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 11h

Oct 15th - Twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” and Elias “Stack” buy a rundown sawmill, and start transforming it into one hell of a juke joint

📽️📅 Sinners (2025)

4 Screenshots from the movie "Sinners" (2025): First, a black screen with the text "Clarksdale, Mississippi October 16, 1932." Second, an interior of a church with attendees in white clothing, a man stands silhouetted in the doorway with a cross visible above. Third, a black screen with the text "one day earlier." Fourth, two men in suits and hats stand beside a vintage car against a rustic building backdrop.

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 11h

…in retrospect I always loved the pressure of being in one of these things, one of many signs I was maybe not neurotypical lol

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, corn pits! You legit have to be careful in those if they’re too deep, you can sink and drown in corn

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Tony @shintonty.bsky.social · 3d

many of you

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 12h

To be clear, this is horrific. However, the subtitle of the article is "‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’" which does unfortunately make it sound like she'd think they were perfectly justified if they were going after the French horn players.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 12h

Read rhe first six or so chapters of The Works of Vermin last night before bed. Oh this is gonna be FUN

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Monika @artseamoni.bsky.social · 4d

Past Devil’s minion is so on, I’ll have to be sedated when it airs 😔

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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight’s treat is apple cider with a chai Madeline and a bit of weed in the cider itself.

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Maren 🦎💚 @rennerei.bsky.social · 1d

smoke coming out of my ears

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Alex Navarro @alexnavarro.bsky.social · 1d

Skate Story is the best Nextfest demo I've tried so far. you're a demonic skater trying to eat the moon and getting menaced by philosophy cops. I learned to ollie by touching a forbidden monolith. parts of it are soundtracked like a Jon Bois video. can't recommend enough.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

two of the products we tested — Huel's Black Edition meal replacement powder and Naked Nutrition's vegan mass gainer — had enough lead that our experts caution against using them at all

a single serving of these protein powders contained between 1,200 and 1,600% of CR’s level of concern for lead

Two plant-based protein powders contained enough lead that our experts advise against consuming them. Naked Nutrition’s Mass Gainer powder contained 7.7 micrograms of lead per serving, which is roughly 1,570 percent of CR’s level of concern for the heavy metal. One serving of Huel’s Black Edition powder contained 6.3 micrograms of lead, or about 1,290 percent of CR’s daily lead limit.

Two other powders contained lead between 400 and 600 percent of CR’s level of concern: Garden of Life’s Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein and Momentous’ 100% Plant Protein. Consumers should limit these to once a week, Akinleye says. (See company responses below.)

The only non-plant-based protein powder with lead detected at over 200 percent of CR’s level of concern was MuscleMeds’ Carnivor Mass powder. Six additional plant-based powders, five dairy-based powders and shakes, and one beef powder contained lead above CR’s level of concern.

We also found measurable levels of cadmium and inorganic arsenic in some products. One serving of Huel’s Black Edition plant-based protein powder contained 9.2 micrograms of cadmium, more than double the level that public health authorities and CR’s experts say may be harmful to have daily, which is 4.1 micrograms.

Another plant-based option, Vega’s Premium Sport powder, had enough cadmium that one serving would also put you just over that level. In one dairy-based product, Optimum Nutrition’s Serious Mass whey protein powder, we also detected 8.5 micrograms per serving of inorganic arsenic, which is twice the limit of what our scientists say is safe to consume daily.

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