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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

It's the 14th anniversary of the Sudden Departure. How are you going to commemorate it?

A mother reacts to her baby vanishing in the Sudden Departure in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

Nora Durst's family has just vanished in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

The Guilty Remnant holding up signs saying, "Stop Wasting Your Breath" in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 1d

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 1d

I really did lol

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 1d

Already today, Israel has:

-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza

-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis

-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City

-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia

All in violation of the “ceasefire.”

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 1d

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling this in my bones these days. Move Slow… www.swiss-miss.com/2025/09/move...

Move Slow…

Move Slow and Mend Things.

www.swiss-miss.com

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling this in my bones these days. Move Slow… www.swiss-miss.com/2025/09/move...

Move Slow…

Move Slow and Mend Things.

www.swiss-miss.com

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Waxy.org @waxy.org · 22d

TV Simulator Says: a smoking television with beefy arms responds to all your questions with Simpsons clips https://tvsimulator.com/says/

TV Simulator Says

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 1d

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Vulture @vulture.com · 1d

Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.

Jafar Panahi’s Cinematic Rebellions

Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.

www.vulture.com

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that I can’t immediately tell if a video is AI now actually makes me sick to my stomach. I cannot believe there are people who think this is a good thing

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 2d

Edmonton’s NeWest Press seeks an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Learn more about the qualifications we are looking for and how to apply by visiting our website.

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#NeWestPress #NowHiring

We're Hiring! NeWest Press is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Submit your cover letter and resume to president@newestpress.com not later than Friday, October 17, 2025.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 3d

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 3d

I see it lol :D

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 3d

the grim reaper driving a taxi full of meats and cheeses makes it a death cab for charcuterie.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 3d

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 4d

What would the ending of The Godfather be without her face?

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 4d

Loved that movie. Thorny and wildly compelling. Great watch.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 4d

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Jen @junipergal.bsky.social · 4d

The way she says 'they're my children too' (just after this clip ends) just kills me-- bah! such a performance.

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 4d

Diane Keaton (1946–2025)

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Jonathan Kennedy @getradified.net · 4d

There is no such thing as a technology that is not biased towards the historical conditions under which it was created, no matter how badly nerds want to convince you otherwise.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 5d

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