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Please "BLOCK" me if you don't like me🔁your posts here! あなたの投稿をここに転載するのが嫌なら(🔁)、私を「ブロック」してください！ #ffxiv #ff14 tag only feed (made by gf @esmeria.bsky.social): https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pdqs5wublg6ylzv5nbggs7xf/feed/aaamswzqcphwe

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS BID BY INFOWARS' ALEX JONES TO CHALLENGE $1.4 BILLION DEFAMATION JUDGMENT OWED TO FAMILIES OF SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIMS

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Ktjn (FF14 7.3) @spademate.bsky.social · 15h

After doing about a dozen run of San d'Oria last week with the scouting shoes never dropping, they drop first run this week. Classic, but at least the fit is complete!

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 21h

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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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 21h

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

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 17h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 23h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Jason Kiantoro (JayK) @thatjaykart.bsky.social · 1d

Hello Bluesky, It's #PortfolioDay!

I'm Jay, an 🇮🇩 illustrator with great love for #fantasy RPGs and JRPGs.

I like painting characters, and striking a balance of cool and cute aesthetics.

Portfolio:
www.artstation.com/thatjaykart

Currently looking for freelance work!
✉️ [email protected]

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Sri Lanka. This is a rare case where I think the outfit would be better without the giant gold snakes around his head. Maybe add a cape, but I think the rest of the outfit (what little of it there is) is so great that he doesn't need the snakes.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

And last but definitely not least, it's Mr Vietnam who has managed to combine the traditional and beautiful look with wearing a tree on his back, which is something that I very much appreciate (especially in a year with a very low level of insanely large looks)

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Philippines is the only one this year that even comes close to Mr Laos in terms of the giant amazing outfit. It's a very different approach to that kind of look but it's spectacular.

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Ecuador. Look at how happy he is. This is a chap who is just *thrilled* to be there. Also look at how tiny his feet look peeping out of those giant fluffy trousers.

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr China coming in hard with the first of the traditional and *stunning* looks. There's just the right element of cosplay to the look, the colours are stunning and we love a weapon as a prop in Mister Global (fnar). Although the shoe looks oddly clunky. Minor quibble though.

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr India is also following the standard of previous Mr India's in the contest of just wearing something traditional and immaculate and I think this is possibly my favourite traditional look of the year. It's just breathtakingly gorgeous.

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Brazil starts us off inoffensively enough with a fairly boring suit but my goodness he's selling it with that walk. He does get a bonus point for the suit clearly fitting though, because as you will see that is not always a given...

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

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peppermint jet @peppermintjet.bsky.social · 5d

ナイトさんの為の下書き

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 6d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 6d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 7d

The King of All Cosmos from the Katamari series, with a speech bubble.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 8d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 8d

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GATEway FATE @gatewayfate.bsky.social · 6d

The energy was off the parsing charts last year, so don't miss out!

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s video of the incident

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Barb ✦ @lokyu.bsky.social · 7d

is anyone interested in a waist up slot for mid-october? please DM me!

reposts appreciated!

Barb ✦ @lokyu.bsky.social · Jul 22

OPEN COMMISSION FOR MID-AUGUST!
I'll be accepting halfbody tier comms for mid-august, they're $100! Please DM me if interested 💜

Reposts appreciated!

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Lissette! 🐀 @lissettetxt.bsky.social · 8d

gay to gay communication

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Clinkorz 🔜 GatewayFate! @clinkorz.shop · 8d

If you need custom tiles for GatewayFate, I can deliver them to you in person! I will not have a stock of these at Gateway but I can offer pickup in person if you want to grab some ahead of time! Your shipping will be refunded upon pickup 💚
#ffxiv

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 7d

VOLITION - Subdue the regret. Dust yourself off, proceed. You'll get it in the next life, where you don't make mistakes. Do what you can with this one, while you're alive.

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