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@tommyebrahimi.bsky.social

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Writer, photographer, and whatever else I feel like doing in San Diego, CA. https://linktr.ee/tommyebrahimi

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hi I’m Tommy. I’m trying to make art and stuff. Don’t be a dick. Here’s my linktree:

Tommy Ebrahimi | Instagram | Linktree

Writer, photographer, and whatever else I feel like doing in San Diego, CA.

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 2h

there is nothing better than using enterprise software, paid for by your employer, for shit posting.

Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 16h

writers, i think we maybe gotta cool with the word "musings." i get it, it's a sick ass word. but like. we gotta be doing more than musing. we gotta be thonking, at least.

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BYCTOM @byctom.bsky.social · 1d

this is the most like a mike tyson's punch out guy i have ever seen anyone look

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick making an intense face as he prepares to throw the ball

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Setting aside graverobbing woman who died in no small part due to men exploiting her image, copyright violations aren't "growing pains." It's literally the law. They’re breaking the law. Without copyright law, there is no creative industry, and without a creative industry, there is no genAI.

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

www.scientificamerican.com

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 1d

we're understanding Joe Rogan Brain more and more every day

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 1d

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh is a maddening read because

1) it's this thoughtful, painstakingly layered and researched piece of art that invites empathy

and

2) it makes me feel so bad at writing. like. reading this book makes me feel like I don't know how to speak English, let alone write it.

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 2d

Screenshot of the pokemon journeys anime showing a Ash, Pikachu and Goh riding on a lugia’s back in the sky

Close up screenshot of Ash, Goh and Pikachu screaming on the back of Lugia in the pokemon journeys anime

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Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 5d

HAHAHAHAHAHA get fucked you rich asshole

Carlsbad homeowner ordered to remove private gate to public beach, fined $1.4 million

John Levy was penalized by state Coastal Commission for a string of Coastal Act violations stretching back years

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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Joy prefers games that kinda suck 🏳️‍⚧️🐒 @joycontent.gay · 4d

I filled it out and just repeatedly went "generative ai is a danger to society because it leads to people not thinking for themselves"

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 7d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 8d

@furnimatgames.bsky.social's Arranger is the kind of game that makes me wanna write an essay about why play and joy (and thus games) are so important.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 8d

Bring back inscrutable security posters

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Boris Face/Off @scratchbomb.bsky.social · 11d

me before and after shelling out to see One Battle After Another in IMAX

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 13d

oh he's getting a little vosotros with it

Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 15d

PIZZA, and I cannot stress this enough, MAS

Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · 16d

my personal favorite announcement is any train that connects with the long island railroad. it's said with such whimsy! the ✨the long island railroad✨! it could go anywhere--even long island!

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Drew Shields (commissions open) @gnarlyghost.bsky.social · 16d

I was promised there would be no more history…

Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 18d

Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

english.elpais.com/culture/2022...

Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

The political scientist, who at the beginning of the 1990s declared ‘the end of history,’ returns with a new book where he identifies the threats to classical liberalism: runaway capitalism and too mu...

english.elpais.com

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Found the first book for free on archive dot org: archive.org/details/unde...

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art : Scott McCloud : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural...

archive.org

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · Sep 10

there's a case to be made that falafel is the greatest food ever invented. it's not a slam dunk case, but it's plausible and i would respect anyone earnestly making it. the tim duncan of foods

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Sep 9

i've not been on here for a few weeks and this is one of the first few posts i've seen and it's made me smile. thank you for writing words on the internet it's really sick that you do that

Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Sep 9

checking this website for the first time in like a month or something? gonna check out what all the cool writer people on here are doing and then im audi, later dudes.

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Meg Rowley @megrowler.fangraphs.com · Aug 28

no hell hot enough, including the fire these folks were helping fight

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire

Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

www.seattletimes.com

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Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Aug 26

hey this is uh... a big deal?

Why countries are suspending postal service to the US

The ‘de minimis’ exemption allowed packages worth less than $800 to enter the US duty-free

www.independent.co.uk

Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Aug 26

i also have this in my camera roll! : D

Tommy @tommyebrahimi.bsky.social · Aug 25

coffee making me feel more anxious that ever. trying to decide if it's cause i'm getting older or if i've always been like this and was too stupid to recognize it lol