Laurie Rwites
@laurierwites.bsky.social
She/Her. Scottish. I write and sometimes draw.
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I keep seeing more articles about how they regret it now that the damage is done & I truly believe that if you have any genuine interest in salvaging what’s left of this country then whether you want to or not, you can never forgive these people. You can never let them live what they did down.
'I was an idiot': Expert warns Trump 'in significant trouble' as own fans now regret vote
“Runaway Country” Host Alex Wagner said President Donald Trump’s own voters are feeling increasingly betrayed as his slumping economy continues to turn on them.Wagner offered her opinion following a c...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I keep seeing more articles about how they regret it now that the damage is done & I truly believe that if you have any genuine interest in salvaging what’s left of this country then whether you want to or not, you can never forgive these people. You can never let them live what they did down.
Oooh, on THAT note!
In an ADHD fit of rage & procrastination I spent yesterday searching how to remove the AI overview from google.
Desktop. www.google.com/search?q=%s&... as default search engine.
And for mobile devicesTenbluelinks.org
Or udm14.com for both.
In an ADHD fit of rage & procrastination I spent yesterday searching how to remove the AI overview from google.
Desktop. www.google.com/search?q=%s&... as default search engine.
And for mobile devicesTenbluelinks.org
Or udm14.com for both.
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Oooh, on THAT note!
In an ADHD fit of rage & procrastination I spent yesterday searching how to remove the AI overview from google.
Desktop. www.google.com/search?q=%s&... as default search engine.
And for mobile devicesTenbluelinks.org
Or udm14.com for both.
In an ADHD fit of rage & procrastination I spent yesterday searching how to remove the AI overview from google.
Desktop. www.google.com/search?q=%s&... as default search engine.
And for mobile devicesTenbluelinks.org
Or udm14.com for both.
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whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
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Perfect screenshot. Worf as a focal point is already killer, then your eyes travel to Data in the friar haircut and you think "this can't possibly get any better," and then there's the finishing blow of Geordi in his space visor plucking a lute
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Perfect screenshot. Worf as a focal point is already killer, then your eyes travel to Data in the friar haircut and you think "this can't possibly get any better," and then there's the finishing blow of Geordi in his space visor plucking a lute
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Writers who use genAI for illustrations are class traitors. We all have to fight this beast TOGETHER. We are not just trying to save SOME of our livelihoods.
Self-published authors are unfortunately very rapidly becoming my most-blocked demographic on here due entirely to the rampant use of hideous AI generated book covers
Just in case it wasn't clear: If I click on your profile and see that you've used AI to make something, you get blocked.
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Writers who use genAI for illustrations are class traitors. We all have to fight this beast TOGETHER. We are not just trying to save SOME of our livelihoods.
Look! I agree with this, this makes perfect sense to me.
But here's the thing. I grew up with Celsius, I have ADHD, and I'm a potato.
In other words, familiarity breeds, *oh fuck that. I'm not learning a whole new system.*
But here's the thing. I grew up with Celsius, I have ADHD, and I'm a potato.
In other words, familiarity breeds, *oh fuck that. I'm not learning a whole new system.*
The only hill I will die on regarding imperial vs metric is Fahrenheit was LITERALLY designed *for human temperatures*. Centigrade? Look, I don't live by "the boiling point of water." I'm mostly made of water. Boiling me = death long before the boiling point; it's a bad scale for human habitation 🤷
December 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Look! I agree with this, this makes perfect sense to me.
But here's the thing. I grew up with Celsius, I have ADHD, and I'm a potato.
In other words, familiarity breeds, *oh fuck that. I'm not learning a whole new system.*
But here's the thing. I grew up with Celsius, I have ADHD, and I'm a potato.
In other words, familiarity breeds, *oh fuck that. I'm not learning a whole new system.*
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The bystander was himself shot by a second gunman while disarming the first. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed and he’s a hero. Unbelievable bravery.
thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds
The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.
thenightly.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The bystander was himself shot by a second gunman while disarming the first. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed and he’s a hero. Unbelievable bravery.
thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
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Happy 10th anniversary to #TheExpanse TV show! If you want to know what happens next… 👇
All 12 issues of The Expanse: Dragon Tooth collected in a single deluxe hardcover!
On sale March 2026...
On sale March 2026...
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy 10th anniversary to #TheExpanse TV show! If you want to know what happens next… 👇
I'm free!
Free of the AI Overview!
Holy shit!
Free of the AI Overview!
Holy shit!
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm free!
Free of the AI Overview!
Holy shit!
Free of the AI Overview!
Holy shit!
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From the Larchives: Gryla and her Yule Cat
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
From the Larchives: Gryla and her Yule Cat
In the not distant enough future, archaeologists interview a lone survivor, hidden in the ruins of an ancient city. This city couldn’t be found on maps, or records from the time. A mysterious lost city, the stuff of legend. This interview grants us a rare glimpse into the wonders of another age.
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In the not distant enough future, archaeologists interview a lone survivor, hidden in the ruins of an ancient city. This city couldn’t be found on maps, or records from the time. A mysterious lost city, the stuff of legend. This interview grants us a rare glimpse into the wonders of another age.
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Saw this video of Tristan Harris on Diary of a CEO sharing what AI-tech bros have shared regarding their motivations pursuing this technology. It’s horrifying.
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Saw this video of Tristan Harris on Diary of a CEO sharing what AI-tech bros have shared regarding their motivations pursuing this technology. It’s horrifying.
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Today I learned I spent much of my college years one horse skull away from being a welsh festive tradition.
Finally time to post Mari Lwyd again! The Welsh festive tradition where a dressed up horse skull turns up at your door, insults you, and then steals your booze.
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today I learned I spent much of my college years one horse skull away from being a welsh festive tradition.
It's SUPER fucking hilarious BTDubs, that these companies stole an unimaginable amount of creative work, just to cut it up and feed it into an over-hyped auto-complete, then spit it back out in a semantic impersonation of meaning.
This is their technological frontier? Really? How pathetic.
This is their technological frontier? Really? How pathetic.
Remember what "writing prompt" was before ChatGPT?
Normal writing exercise where countless writers see the same "idea" and come back with an array of different stories.
I could ask chat GPT for "story ideas" and what I'd get would be as useful as a loose bag of random words printed on bingo balls.
Normal writing exercise where countless writers see the same "idea" and come back with an array of different stories.
I could ask chat GPT for "story ideas" and what I'd get would be as useful as a loose bag of random words printed on bingo balls.
a person is playing a game of bingo with a red cage filled with balls .
ALT: a person is playing a game of bingo with a red cage filled with balls .
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's SUPER fucking hilarious BTDubs, that these companies stole an unimaginable amount of creative work, just to cut it up and feed it into an over-hyped auto-complete, then spit it back out in a semantic impersonation of meaning.
This is their technological frontier? Really? How pathetic.
This is their technological frontier? Really? How pathetic.
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It's like worrying we're going to run out of numbers.
December 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It's like worrying we're going to run out of numbers.
100%!
In fact I'm on team "ideas are worthless", by that I mean infinite. What an artist does with them is creativity.
In fact I'm on team "ideas are worthless", by that I mean infinite. What an artist does with them is creativity.
Humans have been coming up with new thoughts for longer than recorded history, and show no signs of slowing down. There are *always* new stories, new songs, new ideas. Our ability to endlessly innovate is what makes us human.
December 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
100%!
In fact I'm on team "ideas are worthless", by that I mean infinite. What an artist does with them is creativity.
In fact I'm on team "ideas are worthless", by that I mean infinite. What an artist does with them is creativity.
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Came across this and was like “this feels familiar” they ai-ed an already existing meme, just straight up lifted it verbatim…
There’s all the problem with ai but the laziness of people who use it is baffling, you could have found the original with a 5 sec google search
There’s all the problem with ai but the laziness of people who use it is baffling, you could have found the original with a 5 sec google search
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Came across this and was like “this feels familiar” they ai-ed an already existing meme, just straight up lifted it verbatim…
There’s all the problem with ai but the laziness of people who use it is baffling, you could have found the original with a 5 sec google search
There’s all the problem with ai but the laziness of people who use it is baffling, you could have found the original with a 5 sec google search
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Editorial cartoon: I'm sure his hand is FIIIIIIINE.
December 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Editorial cartoon: I'm sure his hand is FIIIIIIINE.
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Yeah yeah, we’ve all seen John Carpenter’s The Thing.
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Yeah yeah, we’ve all seen John Carpenter’s The Thing.
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British poster from the 1910 general election.
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
December 12, 2024 at 12:18 AM
British poster from the 1910 general election.
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
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This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
Absolute Ghoul!
My country with an NHS has private hospitals, that's normal.
It's pea-brained class bigotry to imagine they automatically have the "best" doctors.
Billionaires, by definition, don't possess the comprehension to understand that smart people are usually motivated by public good.
My country with an NHS has private hospitals, that's normal.
It's pea-brained class bigotry to imagine they automatically have the "best" doctors.
Billionaires, by definition, don't possess the comprehension to understand that smart people are usually motivated by public good.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Absolute Ghoul!
My country with an NHS has private hospitals, that's normal.
It's pea-brained class bigotry to imagine they automatically have the "best" doctors.
Billionaires, by definition, don't possess the comprehension to understand that smart people are usually motivated by public good.
My country with an NHS has private hospitals, that's normal.
It's pea-brained class bigotry to imagine they automatically have the "best" doctors.
Billionaires, by definition, don't possess the comprehension to understand that smart people are usually motivated by public good.
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Although a staged publicity stunt, "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" became a symbol of hard work, American grit, immigrant labor, and the building of modern NYC & the USA. To put a bunch of billionaire oligarchs like this, is just obscene.
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Although a staged publicity stunt, "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" became a symbol of hard work, American grit, immigrant labor, and the building of modern NYC & the USA. To put a bunch of billionaire oligarchs like this, is just obscene.