Elk
@elkl0rd.bsky.social
NB, 30s, Might occasionally post art, which'll probably just be dnd and pokemon doodles. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Remember to download this before it gets disappeared (like MIT's survey showing the same results)
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Remember to download this before it gets disappeared (like MIT's survey showing the same results)
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
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Yeah, no more US Conventions for me for a while.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Yeah, no more US Conventions for me for a while.
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This is fun. You should go draw horsies instead of whatever it is you're meant to be getting on with*.
gradient.horse
*That's a lie. If you have important things to do don't listen to me. But this is cute.
gradient.horse
*That's a lie. If you have important things to do don't listen to me. But this is cute.
gradient.horse
Draw a horse, watch it run!
gradient.horse
February 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This is fun. You should go draw horsies instead of whatever it is you're meant to be getting on with*.
gradient.horse
*That's a lie. If you have important things to do don't listen to me. But this is cute.
gradient.horse
*That's a lie. If you have important things to do don't listen to me. But this is cute.
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
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"We might not be able to be on the front lines with people or putting our bodies out there, but it can save someone," Teresa Magaña told me about the whistle printing and distro efforts.
She's the one behind the Form A Crowd, Stay Loud zine that's inspired whistle groups in at least 25 states:
She's the one behind the Form A Crowd, Stay Loud zine that's inspired whistle groups in at least 25 states:
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
"We might not be able to be on the front lines with people or putting our bodies out there, but it can save someone," Teresa Magaña told me about the whistle printing and distro efforts.
She's the one behind the Form A Crowd, Stay Loud zine that's inspired whistle groups in at least 25 states:
She's the one behind the Form A Crowd, Stay Loud zine that's inspired whistle groups in at least 25 states:
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i love seeing everyone's hourlies
it'd be so neat to have a printed collection of em, a book full of how a buncha different people spent the same day
it'd be so neat to have a printed collection of em, a book full of how a buncha different people spent the same day
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
i love seeing everyone's hourlies
it'd be so neat to have a printed collection of em, a book full of how a buncha different people spent the same day
it'd be so neat to have a printed collection of em, a book full of how a buncha different people spent the same day
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One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
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Reposted with alt text for people with screen readers - this is a welcome departure from how certain large organizations are handling revelations that high-profile members associated with and accepted money from Epstein and his organization, _AFTER 2008_ when he was convicted for soliciting a minor.
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Reposted with alt text for people with screen readers - this is a welcome departure from how certain large organizations are handling revelations that high-profile members associated with and accepted money from Epstein and his organization, _AFTER 2008_ when he was convicted for soliciting a minor.
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A bundle of 1400+ games for $10 (or more, if you so choose) has launched, raising money for a great cause.
(organised by the ceaselessly helpful @jesthehuman.itch.io)
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
(organised by the ceaselessly helpful @jesthehuman.itch.io)
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
A bundle of 1400+ games for $10 (or more, if you so choose) has launched, raising money for a great cause.
(organised by the ceaselessly helpful @jesthehuman.itch.io)
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
(organised by the ceaselessly helpful @jesthehuman.itch.io)
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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“Why is AI helping me write a song or tell a story? Send some shit through a black hole; do something that we can’t do. Or dig a ditch; do the shit we don’t want to do. Why is it coming after the stuff that we essentially need to do to be human beings?”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Gore Verbinski Sounds Off on AI as He Launches ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ filmmaker is back after nearly a decade, and is ready to skewer how technology has taken over our lives (even more) in that time: “Why is AI helping me write a song or t...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
“Why is AI helping me write a song or tell a story? Send some shit through a black hole; do something that we can’t do. Or dig a ditch; do the shit we don’t want to do. Why is it coming after the stuff that we essentially need to do to be human beings?”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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The democratic leadership is watching real ordinary people, all potential voters and donors, mobilizing to protect their neighbors and they’re spitting in their faces.
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The democratic leadership is watching real ordinary people, all potential voters and donors, mobilizing to protect their neighbors and they’re spitting in their faces.
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Heba has a message!
We're going through a tough time and trying to get back on our feet.
Your support helps us keep going and secure the essentials.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports us
We need $100 a day 🤍 Support link ⬇️
gofund.me/c3bf6fb78
We're going through a tough time and trying to get back on our feet.
Your support helps us keep going and secure the essentials.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports us
We need $100 a day 🤍 Support link ⬇️
gofund.me/c3bf6fb78
February 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Heba has a message!
We're going through a tough time and trying to get back on our feet.
Your support helps us keep going and secure the essentials.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports us
We need $100 a day 🤍 Support link ⬇️
gofund.me/c3bf6fb78
We're going through a tough time and trying to get back on our feet.
Your support helps us keep going and secure the essentials.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports us
We need $100 a day 🤍 Support link ⬇️
gofund.me/c3bf6fb78
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this thread is a treatise !
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
this thread is a treatise !
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Cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911- Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was nationally syndicated. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger (Patty Jo became a toy doll). #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911- Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was nationally syndicated. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger (Patty Jo became a toy doll). #BlackHistoryMonth
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PBS: "Gaza's border crossing has reopened but few are allowed through... hourslong delays and reports of being handcuffed and interrogated."
The suffering Gazans need to be seen, and rely on our donations to survive.
Please give to my friend Tasneem. And to others. 💗
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The suffering Gazans need to be seen, and rely on our donations to survive.
Please give to my friend Tasneem. And to others. 💗
chuffed.org/project/1587...
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
PBS: "Gaza's border crossing has reopened but few are allowed through... hourslong delays and reports of being handcuffed and interrogated."
The suffering Gazans need to be seen, and rely on our donations to survive.
Please give to my friend Tasneem. And to others. 💗
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The suffering Gazans need to be seen, and rely on our donations to survive.
Please give to my friend Tasneem. And to others. 💗
chuffed.org/project/1587...
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good time to bring back this all timer:
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
good time to bring back this all timer:
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willy wonka gif
Artificial intelligence companies are threatening to shun Illinois and build their most advanced data centers in Wisconsin and Indiana if the state doesn’t dilute its privacy law, the toughest in the country.
Amid chaotic data center debates, industry warns Illinois will miss out unless privacy law weakened
Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois to reduce its biometric protections.
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
willy wonka gif
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"hey you can't do that"
"watch me, lol"
"watch me, lol"
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"hey you can't do that"
"watch me, lol"
"watch me, lol"
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Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
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only so many ways I can ask for help, just 25 cents from each of you would get me through another month.
200/3000 // 100/1000
200/3000 // 100/1000
February 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM
only so many ways I can ask for help, just 25 cents from each of you would get me through another month.
200/3000 // 100/1000
200/3000 // 100/1000
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small crab eating a grape (important)
February 8, 2026 at 6:16 AM
small crab eating a grape (important)