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Colin Barrow
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Scotland. Likes making captions. he/him. Profile picture is a white and tabby cat sitting next to a maroon No More Craptions t-shirt
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polotek.bsky.social
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
purpl twitch.tv/callmeames
Ames' facecam over baldur's gate 3's loading screen. They are wearing an oversized pink strawberry hoodie and their hair is freshly dyed purple.
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
hiii its ur favorite sad boi me (and malachite) twitch.tv/callmeames
ames' vtuber over the main screen for baldur's gate 3
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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annabower.bsky.social
Here is the video message of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding the Justice Department’s criminal investigation related to the Fed’s building renovations.

Watch it.

youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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jupiterscorner.bsky.social
goin down down down by the river, y'all need anything? I'm live NOW with baldur's gate 3, come hang out 🤍https://www.twitch.tv/jupiterscorner
A screenshot of the Baldur's Gate 3 menu. In the top left corner is Jay. They are wearing a black shirt with a pink cardigan over it. They're giving a thumbs up to the camera, and their eyes are closed with their head at a slight tilt.
January 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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ebthen.bsky.social
AI alt text is not acceptable.

Ever.

People who have been working with alt text for more than a tiny little bit can tell you exactly why.

It's because alt text requires an understanding of context and LLMs cannot do that.
ebthen.bsky.social Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Oct 29
"Alt text is contextual" means if I post a photo of my dog with a toy on a thread or forum about digital photo editing, my alt text is going to very briefly skim over the details of my dog and the toy and I'm going to describe other qualities of the image, like background blur, sharpness, tint, etc.
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
hiii starting this year off right by using a coloring book i bought in 2019 twitch.tv/callmeames
Ames' webcam in the lower right corner where they are wearing a pink sweater with hearts on it. To the right of them is a coloring page of 2 narwhales, one fully colored in and the other partially colored in.
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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4wheelworkout.bsky.social
RP with Alt Text

Take notes Dems
THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEw YORK, N.Y. 10007 EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 1/ JANUARY 1, 2026 PRIOR EXECUTIVE ORDERS By the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of New York, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. All Executive Orders issued prior to September 26, 2024, and in effect on December 31, 2025, are hereby continued unless specifically revoked, revised, or superseded by a subsequently issued Executive Order. All Executive Orders issued on or after September 26, 2024, and in effect on December 31, 2025, are hereby revoked. § 2. This Order shall not be construed to affect the provisions of Emergency Executive Orders issued pursuant to section 24 of the Executive Law, where such provisions are in effect as of January 1, 2026. § 3. This Order shall take effect immediately. Zohran Kwame Mamdani Mayor
January 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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timbousquet.bsky.social
"the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth" nails is, exactly.
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24d
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI

Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.

Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
costasamaras.com Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Dec 22
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
hiii im ringing it 2026 (what) with uuuu 🌟https://www.twitch.tv/callmeames
ames on their just chatting scene wearing a pink shirt underneath a pink cardigan with strawberries embroidered on it
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
cold girl plays bg3 100000 times twitch.tv/callmeames
Ames' facecam over the main screen for baldurs gate 3 Around their face cam is a light pink border with pink leaves and a crescent moon. They are smiling and wearing a pink wearable blanket with strawberries on it.
December 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
hiii im back with MALACHITE twitch.tv/callmeames
ames' vtuber over the main screen for dragon age inquisition. Their vtuber is a white humanoid model with shoulder length brown hair that turns blue in an ombre with double space buns held in place by small, yellow star clips. They have pointed elf ears and are wearing red heart earrings. She is wearing a cropped pink shirt with a heart on it and black shirts with a pink belt. There is a bunny charm hanging off their belt loop.
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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marcdavenant.bsky.social
I discovered yesterday that in advance of our meeting with Westminster Council to discuss the Adelphi tent encampment, they secretly brought forward the eviction to present us with a fait accompli. The community is now fractured. Here is my open email from today to Adam Hug, Council Leader.
An empty building terrace with security fencing along the area where a homeless tent encampment used to be Dear Adam I hope you are well and thanks again for facilitating the meeting which took place yesterday. David was very nice and gave some assurances over the planned interventions for some displaced members of the Adelphi encampment community over the next eight weeks. However, the actions of the council the previous week do raise some doubts as to whether any of our communications/discussions so far have been in good faith. I was bitterly disappointed to discover yesterday that the council had moved to pre-emptively clear the encampment last week in advance of that meeting and without informing me or MoH. When I spoke with members of the community in November, they all told me that they had been informed by council officials that the date for the clearance had been set for 1 January. I had planned to attend from 6am that day, with my press card, to document the evictions for the media and for the public record. I had planned to do follow-ups with members of the community documenting the longer-term consequences of the decision to evict them. This will not now be possible as the community has been fractured, with some at the Connection and others dispersed along the Embankment or elsewhere. I had wondered why David kept putting back the date of the meeting, after we had said we would be flexible, offering several dates and times early in December but it all now becomes clear. The council was playing it long on the meeting while in the background bringing forward the date for the eviction. It does create a perception that this was an underhand strategy by the council designed to present us with a fait accompli at the meeting and to avoid any embarrassing photographic record of these evictions ending up in the media or on social media. I understand from community members who I spoke with yesterday that officials from the council turned up at midnight one day last week, completely out of the blue, and informed people that the camp would be cleared at 7am the following morning. They then turned up mob-handed and cleared the encampment. One community member told me yesterday that people they knew in the camp lost all of their possessions through this action. After yesterday's meeting | tried to track down people from the encampment and found some at the Connection and one sleeping rough on the Embankment. Two of the most vulnerable members were nowhere to be seen and appear to have fallen through the gaps. I really appreciate that there are no easy answers to a situation like this but must question whether pre-emptive clearance was justifiable on public interest grounds. I asked David who the decision-maker was for the early clearance and when the decision was made but he couldn't or wouldn't tell me. I can't help feeling that the decision was made by the council as a response to the article in The Big Issue, and to avoid media momentum building around the story if emotive images of vulnerable people being evicted were to be published. I have always believed that any democracy thrives where there is transparency, especially when it comes to making life and death decisions like these. Five participants in the Outsiders project have subsequently died while sleeping rough. In 2024 at least 1,611 homeless people died. These are difficult decisions and people's lives can literally depend on what public bodies like yours do in situations like the Adelphi. I would hope that officers at the council can reflect on their actions and understand that public scrutiny of the evictions of the most vulnerable members of society is a good thing. It provides checks and balances on the overwhelming strength of public bodies and the imbalance of power between them and those who must live with the consequences of their decisions, especially when those decisions have been made in secret and the subsequent actions are done surreptitiously to avoid any visual record of what happened. It sends all the wrong messages when it comes to trust and public confidence. Critical friends on issues like homelessness are something that the council should be nurturing - that only works where there is mutual trust, respect, and transparency. I hope you have a good Christmas, if you celebrate it, and hope perhaps that you will spare a thought tomorrow for those who have been displaced and cast aside by society just before such an important day for reunion and reconnection. Best Marc Davenant
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
“What happened was, a faucet started dripping. And then I managed to route around the malignant machineries of late-stage capitalism. These days, that’s almost always a story worth telling.” https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/18/Humanist-Plumbing
Humanist Plumbing
www.tbray.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
hi is bluesky alive? twitch.tv/callmeames
ames over the main screen for baldur's gate 3
December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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mrmunchertoyou.bsky.social
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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jupiterscorner.bsky.social
i got my rats, my cat, and i am ready for CHAOS!! We're live NOW with Apex Legends, come be insane with us hehehe www.twitch.tv/jupiterscorner
A screenshot of the Apex Legends lobby. In the top left corner is Jay, and they're holding up a peace sign. Their tuxedo cat, Chance, is sitting behind them judging everything that's about to go down.
December 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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minovskyarticle.bsky.social
The handmade, human qualities of your work are more valuable than they've ever been. Don't doubt that for a second.
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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callmeames.bsky.social
hiii im STUDYING for FINALS waaaUGH twitch.tv/callmeames
Ames smiling wearing a pink sweater with hearts on it. To the left is a pomodoro timer from super sweet bot and underneath is the super sweet task list. to the right is info on how to use the task list and Ames' tasks. Behind her is a pink wall covered in kpop posters and baldur's gate 3 art. There is pink cow squishmallow and a giraffe stuffed animal sitting on top of a cube organizer with various knicknacks.
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
RFK Jr. is a completely unqualified conspiracy theorist who is putting newborn babies at risk.

The reckless decision to end a proven vaccine recommendation has no scientific basis.

This guy has got to go.
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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jupiterscorner.bsky.social
cheers to 28 with my man fuse 🥂 I'm live NOW with the bois (@callmeames.bsky.social & @jagthebah.bsky.social), come hang out! www.twitch.tv/jupiterscorner
A screenshot of the lobby in Apex Legends. The legend fuse is in the middle, and he's holding up a bottle of beer cheersing behind him with his left foot on a missile. In the top left corner is Jay, and they're cheersing back. They're wearing a bucket hat that says "women want me, fish fear me."
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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alexpaknadel.bsky.social
Another way of looking at this (prompted by Rachel) is of course the most obvious yet overlooked aspect - namely that whatever happens, you got to make a thing in a world that REALLY doesn't want you to make things anymore.
You won. Creation won. Nihilism lost.
Happy 2026, ya filthy animals.
racheaissance.com Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · Dec 4
gentle reminder that just because something you made didn't make a "best of" "year end" list doesn't mean you didn't make anything important in 2025
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM