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Signed that shit asap!!! You should too!!
🔴CALLING ALL ARTISTS🔴
Christie's NYC is planning an AI art auction expected to bring in over $600,000 to creators who've used models trained on copyrighted material from non-consenting artists.
If you object to this, please sign and share this open letter.
openletter.earth/cancel-the-c...
Christie's NYC is planning an AI art auction expected to bring in over $600,000 to creators who've used models trained on copyrighted material from non-consenting artists.
If you object to this, please sign and share this open letter.
openletter.earth/cancel-the-c...
February 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Signed that shit asap!!! You should too!!
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I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
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Tonight! You can shape the game -- and donate to LA fire recovery! tiltify.com/+critical-ro...
January 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Tonight! You can shape the game -- and donate to LA fire recovery! tiltify.com/+critical-ro...
Saw this distinguished gentleman today.
January 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Saw this distinguished gentleman today.
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I am taking every last piece of good news I see and sucking the dopamine dry
The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
January 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I am taking every last piece of good news I see and sucking the dopamine dry
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A few people took items without paying so we made it extremely difficult to pay for anything at all
Now nobody comes here. Thankfully, the items are safe
Now nobody comes here. Thankfully, the items are safe
January 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A few people took items without paying so we made it extremely difficult to pay for anything at all
Now nobody comes here. Thankfully, the items are safe
Now nobody comes here. Thankfully, the items are safe
according to the eaton canyon city hall today, asbestos, arsenic and lead is being reported in the air. that stuff can hover for a while — it can also settle in the topsoil and take even months to dissipate
knowing this, PLEASE wash or wipe your pets feet after their outings. baths too, if needed.
knowing this, PLEASE wash or wipe your pets feet after their outings. baths too, if needed.
January 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The American dream is infinite abundance, and the hardest part of what is coming will be convincing people that that is not possible any more.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/uninsurabl...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/uninsurabl...
Uninsurable Futures
Adapting to a constrained American dream.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
January 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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it's honestly just insane that they can entirely fabricate an issue with zero evidence or actual occurrences of something, whip up the entire nation into a hateful frenzy over this non-existent problem, and then pass legislature to ban the non-existent problem that never was an issue at any point
HR 28, the bill to require genital inspections in women's sports, passes with just two Democratic votes.
DOA in the Senate. #HoldTheLine
DOA in the Senate. #HoldTheLine
January 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
it's honestly just insane that they can entirely fabricate an issue with zero evidence or actual occurrences of something, whip up the entire nation into a hateful frenzy over this non-existent problem, and then pass legislature to ban the non-existent problem that never was an issue at any point
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If you’re ever wondering why wildfire smoke is so bad for you it’s because it includes things like “an entire bicycle”
My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.
January 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you’re ever wondering why wildfire smoke is so bad for you it’s because it includes things like “an entire bicycle”
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That guilt you feel about not being able to support every GoFundMe for folks who are suffering?
That’s actually rage at a corrupt system refusing to support its people - a rage carefully steered away from the system so you struggle with yourself & not with the institutions that deserve it
That’s actually rage at a corrupt system refusing to support its people - a rage carefully steered away from the system so you struggle with yourself & not with the institutions that deserve it
January 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
That guilt you feel about not being able to support every GoFundMe for folks who are suffering?
That’s actually rage at a corrupt system refusing to support its people - a rage carefully steered away from the system so you struggle with yourself & not with the institutions that deserve it
That’s actually rage at a corrupt system refusing to support its people - a rage carefully steered away from the system so you struggle with yourself & not with the institutions that deserve it
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For folks in IASTE (animation, editors, wga, etc) they’ve set up a disaster relief fund for members impacted by the fire. It’s something non-members can donate to too if friends and family out of state want to help: iatse.net/socal-fires/...
Los Angeles Fires Relief and Response - IATSE, The Union Behind Entertainment
Resources: Resource Doc (PDF) Wildfire Updates AirNow Air Quality Monitoringhttps://www.airnow.gov/ Cal FIRE Updateshttps://www.fire.ca.gov/ City of LA Emergency AlertsRegister for emergency alerts at...
iatse.net
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
For folks in IASTE (animation, editors, wga, etc) they’ve set up a disaster relief fund for members impacted by the fire. It’s something non-members can donate to too if friends and family out of state want to help: iatse.net/socal-fires/...
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LA County residents directly impacted by fires can request property and vital records (i.e., birth, death, marriage) free of charge to help with recovery efforts.
Call 800-201-8999 (Option 1 followed by Option 2) or Email [email protected].
per County of Los Angeles
Call 800-201-8999 (Option 1 followed by Option 2) or Email [email protected].
per County of Los Angeles
January 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
LA County residents directly impacted by fires can request property and vital records (i.e., birth, death, marriage) free of charge to help with recovery efforts.
Call 800-201-8999 (Option 1 followed by Option 2) or Email [email protected].
per County of Los Angeles
Call 800-201-8999 (Option 1 followed by Option 2) or Email [email protected].
per County of Los Angeles
The Altadena seed library needs all of the help it can get- if you have native plant seeds to share, please make sure they find their way to this group. Monetary donations are also hugely welcome via gofund.me/6643efc6
January 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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If you missed work, considered evacuating, or did evacuate due to the LA fires, you can apply for FEMA assistance here (including a one-time $770 direct payment, per @chrislockey.bsky.social).
www.disasterassistance.gov
www.disasterassistance.gov
January 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If you missed work, considered evacuating, or did evacuate due to the LA fires, you can apply for FEMA assistance here (including a one-time $770 direct payment, per @chrislockey.bsky.social).
www.disasterassistance.gov
www.disasterassistance.gov
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cassian andor blowing up the death star
December 29, 2024 at 7:48 PM
cassian andor blowing up the death star
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No. This is nonsense. Generative AI isn't artificial intelligence, it's a theft machine, built on theft, sipping the lifeblood of our planet, vomiting out simulacrum of creativity and talent that is most striking its its uncanny valley hollowness. It is the corporate murder of creativity. A plague.
Do you think AI can be boycotted out of existence? What benefits are there to not using it? There are benefits to being thoughtful to how you are using it, yes. But rejecting it is like...I don't know...rejecting a life saving vaccine. Accept it or die a slow death.
December 25, 2024 at 8:13 PM
No. This is nonsense. Generative AI isn't artificial intelligence, it's a theft machine, built on theft, sipping the lifeblood of our planet, vomiting out simulacrum of creativity and talent that is most striking its its uncanny valley hollowness. It is the corporate murder of creativity. A plague.
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Good news? In this economy?
KOSA is dead (for now.)
Long live trans youth.
We live to fight another day.
Long live trans youth.
We live to fight another day.
December 19, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Good news? In this economy?
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🔥 TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS! 🔥✊
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
December 20, 2024 at 1:58 AM
🔥 TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS! 🔥✊
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
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The Bell's Hells porch tableau scene from the end of episode 110 hasn't left my mind since I watched it, so it had to be kicked out.
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt
December 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The Bell's Hells porch tableau scene from the end of episode 110 hasn't left my mind since I watched it, so it had to be kicked out.
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt
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NEW: A host of billionaires — sports team owners, oil barons, Wall Street traders and others — have managed to avoid paying a tax on investment income.
propub.li/41EtbPK
propub.li/41EtbPK
How Billionaires Have Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
propub.li
December 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A host of billionaires — sports team owners, oil barons, Wall Street traders and others — have managed to avoid paying a tax on investment income.
propub.li/41EtbPK
propub.li/41EtbPK
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Millionaires and billionaires would be perfectly FINE not getting salary for 33 days, or even 333 days.
The average American, folks like you and me working paycheck to paycheck, would not. Do NOT let billionaires make decisions for US.
PASS IT ON.
The average American, folks like you and me working paycheck to paycheck, would not. Do NOT let billionaires make decisions for US.
PASS IT ON.
December 19, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Millionaires and billionaires would be perfectly FINE not getting salary for 33 days, or even 333 days.
The average American, folks like you and me working paycheck to paycheck, would not. Do NOT let billionaires make decisions for US.
PASS IT ON.
The average American, folks like you and me working paycheck to paycheck, would not. Do NOT let billionaires make decisions for US.
PASS IT ON.
I would like to lodge a complaint about the 80 degree weather a week before Christmas
December 18, 2024 at 9:52 PM
I would like to lodge a complaint about the 80 degree weather a week before Christmas
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An excellent and informative thread 🧵
December 11, 2024 at 12:19 PM
An excellent and informative thread 🧵