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Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social · 6h

Good evening. My cat is apparently very interested in The Invention Of Women by Oyèrónké Oyěwùmi.

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Sky Burkson @skyburkson.bsky.social · 6h

gathering a selection of close-ups from the past to be an IG shill for a minute —

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Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 2d

Great question, I uploaded an answer to that to my Patreon subscribers, but I opened it up b/c I think they've had exclusivity for a few months and this may be of interest to a wider audience:

tobiasbuckell.com/how-i-used-t...

and:

tobiasbuckell.com/creating-a-c...

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 8h

*downs a glass of non-alcoholic fruit drink*

alright, let's fucking go

Bernie Sanders meme, with text as follows: I am once again updating my mega post about how awful the Cass Review is.

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beornwulf.bsky.social @beornwulf.bsky.social · 7h

Took some glamour shots of my recently painted Drycha Hamadreth. Crystal on the base resin-cast by my partner.

#miniaturepainting
#sylvaneth

a miniature of Drycha Hamadreth, from Age of Sigmar. She is a pale blue spirit, whose torso and head is visible within a larger body made of wood with honeycomb-like segments.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 16h

This is a very interesting initiative from @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social. Not wholly free of difficulty - what is? - but a very novel approach to the UK's profound backsliding on trans rights.

Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 15h

Solidarity with Zack. I can't imagine what it's like trying to have a difficult, nuanced, grown up conversation about an incredibly serious issue and while being constantly shouted at in that way. It's a nightmare just watching.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16h

Legalise *and* regulate drugs.

This morning on @jeremyvine.bsky.social:

youtu.be/kBjqQAFdBRQ?...

Should we legalise all drugs? feat. Zack Polanski & Carole Malone | Jeremy Vine

YouTube video by Jeremy, Storm & Vanessa On 5

youtu.be

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stelle& / 🔞🏳️‍⚧️ / (comms OPEN) @subspaceskater.bsky.social · 24d

mostima , a girl who is surely beloved by all
#arknights

art of mostima from arknights putting her hair up.

in the top right is a chibi mostima face with an "i consent!" speech bubble

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 1d

it's called character development

#yuri #yurivn #girlslove

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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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vashito @vashperado.bsky.social · 1d

chewsday innit?

several drawings of lara croft tomb raider with various different haircuts. short hair, a bob, a high ponytail. a pixie cut, and a side cut.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 1d

NHS England will soon be publishing its review of adult gender services. Trans Healthcare Coalition have created a breakdown of what the review is about, what outcomes we’d like to see, and more.

Find the full breakdown here: tinyurl.com/LevyExplaine...

#transhealthcare #NHS #LevyReview

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porble @porble.bsky.social · 1d

what's this mech singing?

#battletech #miniaturepainting

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beornwulf.bsky.social @beornwulf.bsky.social · 1d

That signboard just doesn't look like a shop to me? It reads as a law firm or financial advisor...

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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 2d

[1/5] I'll freely admit that a big part of my preoccupation with Big Stupid Tables (BSTs) in tabletop RPG design is for the bit, but it's not JUST a bit. There's a very specific thesis about what "story" in the context of tabletop RPGs means lurking in there.

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Lenoon @lenoongh.bsky.social · 2d

In non-elephant news, my Egyptian village board is nearly finished! We’re up to the beginning of the first crusade and its looking lovely

www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-h...

Goonhammer Historicals: Making Medieval Terrain – A Village in the East, Part 4

This week in Historicals, it’s time for part 4 of Lenoon’s look at building a medieval village in North Africa — focusing this time on roads.

www.goonhammer.com

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Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 2d

Butcher knife implies the existence of a butchest knife

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julesnaleb.bsky.social @julesnaleb.bsky.social · 3d

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D. H. Willison @dhwillison.bsky.social · 3d

My wife gets a sneak preview of all my novels, and when I read her this part, she exclaimed, ‘you HAVE to get artwork of this scene'

I thank @siyannstuff.bsky.social for creating it! It’s a sketch, but I love the dynamic!

Arvia: Fangs of the Frost sets sail Oct 14!

#talesofarvia #fantasyadventure

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rnbminipainter.bsky.social @rnbminipainter.bsky.social · 3d

Wolf priest finished up and ready for battle #PaintingWarhammer #WarhammerCommunity #warmongers #wepaintminis #tabletopwargaming #spacewolves #paintingminiatures

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 3d

Quite a bloody cheek, this, given the UK has the most hostile regime towards healthcare for young trans people and their families in the world (www.gov.uk/government/s...).

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Erica (she/her) 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️⚧️ @transnormative.bsky.social · 3d

Probably because Keir Starmer combines the integrity of Boris Johnson with the charisma of Liz Truss.

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 3d

Counterpoint: We are listening to them, we just find too much of what they say and do morally repugnant

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 3d

“Ministers keep telling us what they have done, but voters aren’t hearing them. If the government has a communications strategy, it isn’t working,” writes @peterkellner.bsky.social.

Voters are not listening to Labour

New data shows how little the Starmer government’s messaging resonates

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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