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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 3h

Bia is pleased by your proper assessment of the pecking order.

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t know if the Greens have the solar power to run at pace for the next four years but I’m hopping on this public transportation network and riding it as far as it will go. Abolishing the monarchy is back on the menu, boys!

Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 7h

Zack Polanski: "If the straight question is, ‘would I abolish the monarchy' - yeah, absolutely.”
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 15h

i am going to wake up as a sentient lighthouse

Double Fine @doublefine.com · 17h

Ever wish you woke up as a sentient lighthouse imbued with a mysterious sense of purpose, that befriends a green seabird named Twig? We've got just game for you!

Keeper — A Heartening Journey of Unlikely Companionship. Wishlist Today on @Xbox.com and @Steampowered.com!

doublefine.com/games/keeper

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 16h

🎵🎶 The Sharif don't like it
Fuckin' the Chatbot
Fuckin' the Chatbot🎶🎵

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 16h

i get what 404 is doing, but, like, you very much cannot fuck the chatbot. that is not a thing you can do.

404 Media @404media.co · 18h

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 16h

I loved the old record so much when I was a teen

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 16h

When your bestie understands what you need is for television to be a more comforting medium than the current media landscape allows…

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 17h

The one good thing about them taking the horny restraints off ChatGPT is that we will never hear from some people again

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 19h

Visa and Mastercard have the opportunity to do something really funny.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 23h

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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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 1d

studio execs & major outlets claim AI is "inevitable" and poised to take over Hollywood. the reality is much different. i spoke with filmmakers, producers, and editors about how AI is actually showing up in productions – and what it still can't do:

Hollywood Has a Major AI Hype Problem

Studio execs and major media outlets claim that AI is "inevitable" and poised to take over film and TV. The reality is much different.

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monty @montyburns77893.bsky.social · 19h

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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 1d

A squirrel is standing inside and peeking over the top rim of a hollowed out pumpkin. The top of the pumpkin can be seen behind. The squirrel is wearing a slouchy black witch hat with orange stripes and holding a squirrel-sized chef knife. The knife is because the squirrel has carved the words ‘MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN’ in the side of the pumpkin and in the ground in front the word ‘TODAY’ has been spelled with stringy orange pumpkin guts with seeds scattered all around.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19h

If you have tears to weep - shed them in mocking laughter.

It's all this monster deserves.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones appeal in Sandy Hook shooting case

The right-wing conspiracy theorist has not yet paid any of the more than $1b in damages he owes Sandy Hook families.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 19h

I keep watching this roll by over and over.
My brain is having trouble digesting the enormity of this. Multiple generations have been voluntarily eating more than their daily share of lead for …. I’m sorry, *how* long?

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 23h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 20h

Right? It’s like the old Kevin Drum piece’s weird, afterlife coda.

America's Real Criminal Element Is Lead

The hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and the maybe even the ADHD epidemic.

www.motherjones.com

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 20h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 21h

it's a hard world for small things

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Went to the DC exurbs to write about a growing political trend — citizens who don’t want more data centers, and are looking for politicians who’ll help.

Locally they’re getting help from both parties. At higher level, Rs are resolutely pro-data center and Ds are conflicted. t.co/Ir0QW8FUey

https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2025/as-electricity-bills-rise-candidates-in-both-parties-blame-data-centers

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network. Included AI-generated robot porn.

www.404media.co/man-stores-a...

Man Stores AI-Generated Robot Porn on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network. As part of ...

www.404media.co

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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 23h

What are you doing, girl?!?!

Why did you collect Diane and D'Angelo?!?

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 23h

Dear Grim Reaper, I have some notes

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

I unironically love this shit, the process is very funny to me

“after months of extensive work we have removed one (1) character from your logo. that will be eleven million dollars please.”

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Apple TV+ has rebranded to Apple TV

It's their 'vibrant new identity'

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ShordeeDoWhop @netta.bsky.social · 1d

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D’Angelo Dead At 51 After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Neo-soul legend D’Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. Read Baller Alert’s exclusive report celebrating his life, music, and impact.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

im so old i remember when people lost their minds over the obama vs hrc primary fight because the acrimony meant the dems would lose in november.

Rod Green @thetheredundant.bsky.social · 1d

Democratic Party desperately needs a good, contentious primary season.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 1d

You shouldn't see one more dumb ad with with somebody walking Main Street in their old fighter jacket. That's over. You have to tell a better story than that.

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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 25d

Fun fact. You don’t need access to Pentagon briefings in order to report on national security.

A tweet from The Rock breaking news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed:

Dwayne Johnson
@TheRock
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Just got word that will shock the world - Land of the free...home of the brave DAMN PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
7:24 PM • May 1, 2011

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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