Tof Eklund
@tofeklund.bsky.social
Autoscepical, metænarchic, postnihilist, parastructural, secular occultist, televisionary, neonerd, unspeakable, and talented queerdo. Take as you see fit at your own risk with a large glass of water. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👾 🇵🇸🇺🇦
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🎄Gamer Holiday Shopping Tips🎄
1. Boycott Microsoft and EA
2. Buy cool indie games instead
3. Donate the money you saved to support the people of Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine, and to trans folk who need help.
4. Enjoy!
1. Boycott Microsoft and EA
2. Buy cool indie games instead
3. Donate the money you saved to support the people of Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine, and to trans folk who need help.
4. Enjoy!
"What, me worry?"
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"What, me worry?"
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Tokyo Godfathers is now available to watch on the Criterion Channel ❤️
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Tokyo Godfathers is now available to watch on the Criterion Channel ❤️
It seems there are exactly two kinds of stories about generative AI:
1) wildly exuberant stories about what this stuff will do sometime really soon (trust us!), and
2) stories like this about how some actual use of gen AI fails fantastically
oh, wait, I forgot:
3) gen AI is pretty good at fraud
1) wildly exuberant stories about what this stuff will do sometime really soon (trust us!), and
2) stories like this about how some actual use of gen AI fails fantastically
oh, wait, I forgot:
3) gen AI is pretty good at fraud
“Internal tests found that the AI was generating podcasts riddled with errors and bias, with anywhere between 68 and 84 percent of the scripts deemed unpublishable by evaluators across three rounds of testing.”
The Washington Post Deployed Its Disastrous AI-Generated Podcasts Even After Internal Tests Showed It Was Failing Miserably
Semafor reported that the Washington Post launched its controversial AI podcast feature despite knowing it was severely flawed.
futurism.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It seems there are exactly two kinds of stories about generative AI:
1) wildly exuberant stories about what this stuff will do sometime really soon (trust us!), and
2) stories like this about how some actual use of gen AI fails fantastically
oh, wait, I forgot:
3) gen AI is pretty good at fraud
1) wildly exuberant stories about what this stuff will do sometime really soon (trust us!), and
2) stories like this about how some actual use of gen AI fails fantastically
oh, wait, I forgot:
3) gen AI is pretty good at fraud
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People keep telling me their reaction to reading it is a renewed interest in their own creativity and rediscovering the delight of really thinking about something, which is such a gift to me, but really it's a gift they're giving themselves and that is everything to me.
Thank you so much to everybody who has gotten a copy of BRAINS already or shared the comic, I really appreciate it! For 2 more days it will be pay what you wish on itch, so you can get it for FREE right now!
BRAINS is my love letter to the brain + the joy of thinking and perceiving and being human.
BRAINS is my love letter to the brain + the joy of thinking and perceiving and being human.
BRAINS by Alexandra Gallant-Lee
A love letter to the brain and hate mail to AI
alexandragallant.itch.io
December 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
People keep telling me their reaction to reading it is a renewed interest in their own creativity and rediscovering the delight of really thinking about something, which is such a gift to me, but really it's a gift they're giving themselves and that is everything to me.
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
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When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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Having a meltdown over every email and article I've ever written and then eventually bludgeoning my way through it is what made me the writer I am, and if I can still keep doing that to this day, so can you. Fuck AI.
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Having a meltdown over every email and article I've ever written and then eventually bludgeoning my way through it is what made me the writer I am, and if I can still keep doing that to this day, so can you. Fuck AI.
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This is doing really well and I want it to continue doing really well. The ban is stupid as hell and I think we should choose to stop making the world worse, because that would be a cool thing for humanity to do.
If you know anyone who would be interested in the bundle, give them a shout.
If you know anyone who would be interested in the bundle, give them a shout.
Have a look at some of the ttrpgs that are part of our bundle, there's an amazing breath of creativity in the kiwi ttrpg scene!
There's something for everyone and the money goes to helping roll back bigotry: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#kiwirpg #dnd #ttrpg
There's something for everyone and the money goes to helping roll back bigotry: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#kiwirpg #dnd #ttrpg
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is doing really well and I want it to continue doing really well. The ban is stupid as hell and I think we should choose to stop making the world worse, because that would be a cool thing for humanity to do.
If you know anyone who would be interested in the bundle, give them a shout.
If you know anyone who would be interested in the bundle, give them a shout.
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In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
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I always think about the fact that there is probably an absolute gem of a game out there that I just don't know about because it has been buried by everything else.
It's the sad reality of gamedev that even a brilliant game can be lost to the ages for a million different non game related reasons.
It's the sad reality of gamedev that even a brilliant game can be lost to the ages for a million different non game related reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I always think about the fact that there is probably an absolute gem of a game out there that I just don't know about because it has been buried by everything else.
It's the sad reality of gamedev that even a brilliant game can be lost to the ages for a million different non game related reasons.
It's the sad reality of gamedev that even a brilliant game can be lost to the ages for a million different non game related reasons.
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tired: Amelia Bedilia was silly and foolish and excessively literal
wired: Amelia Bedilia was engaging in malicious compliance and class solidarity against the oligarchs
wired: Amelia Bedilia was engaging in malicious compliance and class solidarity against the oligarchs
Amelia Bedilia was RIGHT rich folks DO want things done strangely
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
tired: Amelia Bedilia was silly and foolish and excessively literal
wired: Amelia Bedilia was engaging in malicious compliance and class solidarity against the oligarchs
wired: Amelia Bedilia was engaging in malicious compliance and class solidarity against the oligarchs
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I'm a trans author in the global south.
Please back my Kickstarter for Legendary X-Knights, a superhero story about queer heroes of different ages and backgrounds saving the world from war.
Together we can make a better future for queer people across the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
Please back my Kickstarter for Legendary X-Knights, a superhero story about queer heroes of different ages and backgrounds saving the world from war.
Together we can make a better future for queer people across the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm a trans author in the global south.
Please back my Kickstarter for Legendary X-Knights, a superhero story about queer heroes of different ages and backgrounds saving the world from war.
Together we can make a better future for queer people across the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
Please back my Kickstarter for Legendary X-Knights, a superhero story about queer heroes of different ages and backgrounds saving the world from war.
Together we can make a better future for queer people across the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
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This is like Mr Rogers picking up Mjolnir
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is like Mr Rogers picking up Mjolnir
For a moment, I thought Battle Suit Aces featured relationship-building between members of an all-asexual crew trying to save humanity from space kaiju.
Turns out I misunderstood the meaning of "Aces" in this context, but this is still really awesome and life-affirming.
Turns out I misunderstood the meaning of "Aces" in this context, but this is still really awesome and life-affirming.
What was the last game you played that made you say, "I love this crew"? For @exalclaw.bsky.social, that game is Battle Suit Aces by @team.trinketstudios.com, showcasing "a future where people can love without being driven by fear of the known and unknown."
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/batt...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/batt...
Battle Suit Aces Dares You to Love in Frenzied Times — Gamers with Glasses
Loving another human when so much can, and will, go wrong is terrifying. Why give yourself another thing for the world to take? In this review, Wallace Truesdale describes how Battle Suit Aces may h...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For a moment, I thought Battle Suit Aces featured relationship-building between members of an all-asexual crew trying to save humanity from space kaiju.
Turns out I misunderstood the meaning of "Aces" in this context, but this is still really awesome and life-affirming.
Turns out I misunderstood the meaning of "Aces" in this context, but this is still really awesome and life-affirming.
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What was the last game you played that made you say, "I love this crew"? For @exalclaw.bsky.social, that game is Battle Suit Aces by @team.trinketstudios.com, showcasing "a future where people can love without being driven by fear of the known and unknown."
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/batt...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/batt...
Battle Suit Aces Dares You to Love in Frenzied Times — Gamers with Glasses
Loving another human when so much can, and will, go wrong is terrifying. Why give yourself another thing for the world to take? In this review, Wallace Truesdale describes how Battle Suit Aces may h...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What was the last game you played that made you say, "I love this crew"? For @exalclaw.bsky.social, that game is Battle Suit Aces by @team.trinketstudios.com, showcasing "a future where people can love without being driven by fear of the known and unknown."
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/batt...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/batt...
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A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
Iron Circus Comics
Iron Circus Comics is the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest, a small-mid house built from the ground up by founder C. Spike Trotman.
store.ironcircus.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
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1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“We’re taking this to court”: Doctors Are Fighting New Zealand’s Puberty Blocker Ban
“Only a small number of young people in Aotearoa are prescribed reversible pubertal suppression, but for those who need it, the negative impacts of this regulation will be huge.”
www.erininthemorning.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
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In 2025, America's free press comes with a price tag. ABC and CBS paid millions to settle frivolous lawsuits. The CPB—now defunded—is shutting down. Mario Guevara was deported to El Salvador. Help us keep fighting to defend journalists, press freedom—and democracy—at: pen.org/GT25TH #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In 2025, America's free press comes with a price tag. ABC and CBS paid millions to settle frivolous lawsuits. The CPB—now defunded—is shutting down. Mario Guevara was deported to El Salvador. Help us keep fighting to defend journalists, press freedom—and democracy—at: pen.org/GT25TH #GivingTuesday
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
"Kristi Fulnecky, a lawyer who defended a number of January 6 rioters, has been busy on social media. She’s been retweeting posts that say things like 'If you claim to be a transgender — you should be banned from working in any school. Transgenderism is a mental illness'"
That's what it's all about
That's what it's all about
I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...
A coordinated campaign to drive trans people out of public life
Parker Molloy on the latest Oklahoma anti-trans work
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Kristi Fulnecky, a lawyer who defended a number of January 6 rioters, has been busy on social media. She’s been retweeting posts that say things like 'If you claim to be a transgender — you should be banned from working in any school. Transgenderism is a mental illness'"
That's what it's all about
That's what it's all about
FOMO is bunk. Go ahead, miss out a little - you'll be glad you did.
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
FOMO is bunk. Go ahead, miss out a little - you'll be glad you did.
You'll be visited by 3 spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
You'll be visited by 3 spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM