Cygnaut
LightNews LightNews
cygnaut.bsky.social
Cygnaut
@cygnaut.bsky.social
64 followers 60 following 140 posts
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Cygnaut
jeremykaplowitz.com
pavlov's dog but he's also a youtuber: "don't forget to ring that bell!!
February 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
chrisdeleon.bsky.social
four panel comic, a primitive deer looking animal says indohyus my brother, I've decided to search for more food in the waters. a yellow version of a similar small primitive deer type animal says you will regret this pakicetus the environment will force you to adapt the original animal replies in frame two. I just need some shrimps lol I will be perfectly fine. panel 3 says 35 million years later. hear a modern enormous whale is right next to a modern deer making really big long drawn out whale moaning noises in panel 4. the deers ears are perked up and the camera is closer with a text above the deer's head wtf.
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
wordgarbler.bsky.social
A few moments of proper internet bliss here.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
ronchronchronch.bsky.social
Hi folks! I’m a freelance writer currently staying with relatives due to a carbon monoxide leak in our home — if you enjoy my writing, please consider throwing a tip my way, or paying-what-you-want for the short story in my ko-fi shop! ⭐️🙏
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
antlervel.vet
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.

1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
infinata.bsky.social
SECRET AGENT HAMNET
A movie theater marquee (Presidio) that reads SONG SUNG BLUE SECRET AGENT HAMNET SENTIMENTAL VALUE
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
granades.com
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
bellechere.bsky.social
And the Tufted Titmouse is painted!

Colors will be a lil more deep after the kiln.

Now I have two tits! 😁
A small ceramic Tufted Titmouse whistle is being held up against a sage green background, painted with a range of greys, white, and a bit of orange under the wing. It's a fat bird. It looks to be smiling a lil.
January 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
ottergoose.net
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.

Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
rmd1023.bsky.social
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
Screencap of post from tumblr user nitewrighter Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
thefuzzyslug.bsky.social
anyway… bonus birb for #BirbFest *hönk*
highly stylized Canada goose illustration all twisty turny flappy with pink stars surrounding goose and a pink tooty bugle horn in front of their open bill
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
publichealthguy1.bsky.social
still my favorite christmas post
vigilantsycamore Dec 25, 2020 Ebenezer Scrooge: Goes outside 500 Muppets: There goes Mr Asshole! There Goes Mr Bitch!
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
merriam-webster.com
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
markpopham.bsky.social
imagining an all night diner in a redwall world. little rat smoking while cooking on a flaptop. burned coffee in an acorn mug. the whole thing is inside a pumpkin
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
brandtandstein.com
Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
glopdemon.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
theonion.com
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
worm-girl.bsky.social
MORPHEUS: They're coming for you, Neo. I can guide you, but you must do exactly as I say. Take the elevator to the lobby and go to the CVS across the street. Purchase 5 Steam gift cards at $200 each. Scratch off the protective coating on the back and tell me the fifteen digit redemption codes. Hurry
August 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
mcmissiles.bsky.social
online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
notalegalrecord.net
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
DC Public Library No Library Wrapped from us — we don't track what you read. DCPL protects your privacy.
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
iwriteok.bsky.social
for generations scholars have debated which gender goes to college to get more knowledge, and which goes to Jupiter to get more stupider. in this essay i will...
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Reposted by Cygnaut
ncecire.bsky.social
www.theonion.com/man-who-lost...
Man Who Lost Leg To Whale Decides To Let It Go
NEW BEDFORD, MA—Sources close to 58-year-old Samuel Rahal, a commercial fishing-boat captain who lost his right leg in a great-white-whale attack last March, announced Monday that he has put the incid...
www.theonion.com
May 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Reposted by Cygnaut
mikechenwriter.bsky.social
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Dec 3
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory. In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities. "The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM