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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 7h

The increasing proliferation of facial recognition systems which often fail to properly capture and categorize disabled users with facial differences As Faces At All is leading to mischategorization, inaccessible systems, personal tech lockout, & other harms, & like… Yeah, dawg: we told you it would

When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face

An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.

www.wired.com

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

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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Starlight @starlightvld.bsky.social · 5h

Chapter 3 of "To Forge a Prince into a King" is up!

archiveofourown.org/works/686347...

#sheith #voltron

At the faint snap of a twig, time slowed.

Keith's ears twitched. His eyes dilated. The sensation of the light breeze over his skin became a gale, the rustle of new leaves in the tree canopy became roaring thunder. His muscles coiled tightly, and a warning blared in his mind—a sensation he'd only experienced a few times before, most recently while standing in a room of nobles just before Sendak struck his father down.

He'd ignored the feeling then.

He would not make the same mistake twice.

With the power of muscles honed by a lifetime of training, Keith launched himself at Shiro. They collided just as the sharp thwack of an arrow hitting the side of the wagon rent the air.

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FlippinPancakes 🥞♥️🖤 @flippinpancakes.bsky.social · 8h

Sitting in a 4 hour meeting… gotta draw some whiteboard #sheith 😏 best way to kill time

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Lukellios @lukellios.com · 3h

Still one of my fave pins I've done! Saving time this weekend to dive back into Hades II so I can make more fanart!

lukellios.bigcartel.com/product/hade...

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👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 5d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

youtu.be

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1h

it is ALWAYS worth pointing out who gets to be just a helpless little innocent precious baby boy at the age of 34, vs. who is framed by the cops as a big scary dangerous man whose candy bar might be a gun when he's barely in middle school, or described as a "13-year-old woman" by her predator

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.yahoo.com

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Avid Beader @avidbeader.bsky.social · 13h

Day 101 #atagaday #Sheith fics - Broke Keith

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nadia ✩ comms open! @ghostelleart.bsky.social · 5d

bonus because i found these sketches digging through wips

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nadia ✩ comms open! @ghostelleart.bsky.social · 5d

i love seeing my blue lion bro being happy with his tall blue lion alien wife

#allurance

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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 13d

What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...

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Meta will use conversations people have with its chatbots to personalise advertising and content across its platforms, in a sign of how tech companies plan to make money from artificial intelligence.

The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Wednesday said it would use the content of chats with its Meta AI to create advertising recommendations across its suite of apps.

“People will already expect that their Meta AI interactions are being used for these personalisation purposes,” said Christy Harris, privacy and data policy manager at Meta.

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KIT! 🌳 🦌💕 Timber! @kitnkadoodle.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #portfolioday
Hi! I’m Mal! I love drawing fantasy, romance and LGBTQIA+ themes in my work.

I’m interested in TTRPG art, character design, illustration,m and comics

I want to be part of a project that inspires people to love!

Portfolio: malgoekeart.com
Email: malgoekeart(@)gmail(.)com

“Resiliency Rosie“
Just like women rose up and took a stand to help their country when we faced a tyrant who threatened the world, it’s time, once again for all of us to do the right thing.

Where women built machines to help our troops, we need to build a different kind of weapon…and perhaps that looks like different things to each of us. Maybe it’s a weapon of fierce joy and expression, or a commitment to building community.
Perhaps your weapon is just being present and ready to build people up.

Maybe your voice is your weapon….

Whatever you choose know there is a battle for our future and we need you.

For this illustration, I chose queer symbolism, because at this time we are in real and present danger.

I may make this a series…I'm not sure yet I just had to do something.

Inspired by “Rosie the Riveter” by Norman Rockwell…

Character line up of a fun series of holiday reindeer centaurs who represent a piece of the beautiful uniqueness of the queer community.

I love drawing happy couples just enjoying life! Here my characters, Rowhan, a human embraces his magical faun boyfriend surrounded by flowers

I love drawing backgrounds with my characters… it’s fun to place them in settings.

Here is my ferocious Character, Mythos! A queer sphinx warrior who won’t stop protecting her loved ones.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The Pentagon’s new press policy bars journalists from reporting anything that hasn’t been approved by the Trump regime.

The NYT, Washington Post, Atlantic, and NPR are refusing to sign the agreement.

Kudos to the media outlets standing up to this blatant authoritarianism.

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ланя @lanius-cameron.bsky.social · 1d

they’re in love #sheith

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Gremlin @tomatocages.bsky.social · Jan 1

simmer | sheith chef au | t | 2.5k
For @sheithxmas.bsky.social!

Keith is Shiro's sous chef, and his right hand -- and after a too-honest interview, he might be something more.

archiveofourown.org/works/52703902

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Avid Beader @avidbeader.bsky.social · 1d

Day 100 #atagaday #Sheith fics - Breathplay

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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oops all mondays! @ticktockclockwork.bsky.social · Oct 6

In Transit
#sheith | Sentinel/Guide AU | 71k | #mondaywrites

Keith is a courier for the Marmoran delivery service and a powerful Sentinel in hiding. When he's pulled into a covert war and meets Shiro, can he resist the Guide bond or is he doomed to fall in love?

archiveofourown.org/works/29682723