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RoyalSapien
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· Jul 25
the sound of him hitting the floor was so familiar, where had i heard that before...
speed addicts are wild man
1. President Trump has posted hundreds of times in the last two hours.
Here is a screen recording of the posts.
Given that the video is nearly five minutes, I have to split it.
Video 1 here:
Here is a screen recording of the posts.
Given that the video is nearly five minutes, I have to split it.
Video 1 here:
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
speed addicts are wild man
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Tonight we're watching After Hours, plus waves and sleeps and the usual fun stuff. Come hang out! cinema720.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tonight we're watching After Hours, plus waves and sleeps and the usual fun stuff. Come hang out! cinema720.org
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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It's so fucking infuriating to see the effect that AI is having on artists' ability to make a living.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
I'm really gutted about this. I spent over ten years building my website, it's what launched my writing career. But between AI hijacking all my traffic, literally, traffic from searches is almost 0 now, and my host raising fees to be hundreds of dollars for the year, I just can't anymore.
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It's so fucking infuriating to see the effect that AI is having on artists' ability to make a living.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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Just once I want one of these victim-blaming headlines to be phrased accurately: “Everyone With Any Real Power Over The Economy Has Purposely Made it So Young People Have No Spending Money”
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just once I want one of these victim-blaming headlines to be phrased accurately: “Everyone With Any Real Power Over The Economy Has Purposely Made it So Young People Have No Spending Money”
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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AESTHETIC SUNDAYS will be returning this afternoon at 4PM PST / 7PM EST! We will be demoing our BRAND NEW stream location in preparation for the soon-to-arrive glitch2ns! Come along for the ride at:
watch.aesno.tv
it's been one year since our long journey through the jungle...
watch.aesno.tv
it's been one year since our long journey through the jungle...
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
AESTHETIC SUNDAYS will be returning this afternoon at 4PM PST / 7PM EST! We will be demoing our BRAND NEW stream location in preparation for the soon-to-arrive glitch2ns! Come along for the ride at:
watch.aesno.tv
it's been one year since our long journey through the jungle...
watch.aesno.tv
it's been one year since our long journey through the jungle...
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Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
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The @cbbworld.bsky.social Black Friday sale is live! Ten dollars off all monthly plans. Code: WECARE
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The @cbbworld.bsky.social Black Friday sale is live! Ten dollars off all monthly plans. Code: WECARE
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If you are a member of the Northwestern student paper, an alumni association, or otherwise interested in pursuing a public records investigation regarding this agreement please do DM.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you are a member of the Northwestern student paper, an alumni association, or otherwise interested in pursuing a public records investigation regarding this agreement please do DM.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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118 minute movie: quick, easy, maybe i will watch a second movie after
135 minute movie: when will i EVER in my LIFE have the time
135 minute movie: when will i EVER in my LIFE have the time
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
118 minute movie: quick, easy, maybe i will watch a second movie after
135 minute movie: when will i EVER in my LIFE have the time
135 minute movie: when will i EVER in my LIFE have the time
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Keep the vision board simple and fun.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Keep the vision board simple and fun.
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A reminder that we are not awarding points for sitting there quietly will your racist family spews racism and transphobia. You don't get to feel good about yourself for "not taking the bait." Step up! If you insist on eating with people who want your friends dead SHOW UP TO FIGHT. BECOME A PROBLEM.
How to eat with others
This is the last painting I did at my old studio. I left it behind. You can support my shenanigans for a mere $2/mo. This week’s question comes to us from...
buttondown.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A reminder that we are not awarding points for sitting there quietly will your racist family spews racism and transphobia. You don't get to feel good about yourself for "not taking the bait." Step up! If you insist on eating with people who want your friends dead SHOW UP TO FIGHT. BECOME A PROBLEM.
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the phrase "brand activation" makes me wince
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
the phrase "brand activation" makes me wince
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Can't build a brand with you talking in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Can't build a brand with you talking in the background.
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sublime vibes await in the lobby stream.cinema720.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
sublime vibes await in the lobby stream.cinema720.org
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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Tonight we're watching Eve's Bayou plus waves and sleepwaves and great vibes. Come on by cinema720.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tonight we're watching Eve's Bayou plus waves and sleepwaves and great vibes. Come on by cinema720.org
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Just ran into a group of kids in the park who were clearly rollin’ and they were discussing… AI. I’ve never been more depressed.
If this is what you’re gonna do when you do drugs please don’t do drugs.
If this is what you’re gonna do when you do drugs please don’t do drugs.
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just ran into a group of kids in the park who were clearly rollin’ and they were discussing… AI. I’ve never been more depressed.
If this is what you’re gonna do when you do drugs please don’t do drugs.
If this is what you’re gonna do when you do drugs please don’t do drugs.
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the wealthy have a new face. they look upsetting to us but to them it is a mark of status, one that marks membership in a new species. surgical powdered wigs. nasty time to be alive
Why would you even care about how you look if you have a billion dollars
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
the wealthy have a new face. they look upsetting to us but to them it is a mark of status, one that marks membership in a new species. surgical powdered wigs. nasty time to be alive