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BrokenFiction
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Acetaminophen-American || I swear a LOT || Fuck AI (see?)
Come at my 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 homies, then you come at me.

3.5% is the recommended dose
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule
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BrokenFiction @brokenfiction.bsky.social · 5d
We did it! Keep this conga line going, team! All the stretch goals are there! 🎉🎉🎉

@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
Victory! New Edge Sword & Sorcery is funded! 1. DOUBLE ART ($35,000) Most stories and articles get two original B&W illustrations, while each issue's novelette-length story will get four! 2. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DISCOUNT ($38,000) This stretch goal covers reducing shipping costs for all backers outside the United States: $5 USD off for Canadian backers, and $10 USD off for anyone outside of North America. 3. AUTHOR PAY RAISE ($41,575) +1 cent per word for contributing authors. 4. ARTIST PAY RAISE ($42,890) +25% base rate for contributing artists. 5. AUTHOR PAY RAISE ($46,450) +1 cent per word for contributing authors. 6. ARTIST PAY RAISE ($47,775) +25% base rate for contributing artists. And so forth, with no limit on contributor pay raise stretch goals!
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Show me your Uber driver.
Mandalorian flying my Uber.
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Somebody put Keith David on Star Trek before it's too late.
Keith MF'n David.
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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aclu.org
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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jongreen.bsky.social
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: The political effects of X’s feed algorithm Abstract: Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects1. Here we present results from a 2023 field experiment on Elon Musk’s platform X shedding light on this puzzle. We assigned active US-based users randomly to either an algorithmic or a chronological feed for 7 weeks, measuring political attitudes and online behaviour. Switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed increased engagement and shifted political opinion towards more conservative positions, particularly regarding policy priorities, perceptions of criminal investigations into Donald Trump and views on the war in Ukraine. In contrast, switching from the algorithmic to the chronological feed had no comparable effects. Neither switching the algorithm on nor switching it off significantly affected affective polarization or self-reported partisanship. To investigate the mechanism, we analysed users’ feed content and behaviour. We found that the algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media. Exposure to algorithmic content leads users to follow conservative political activist accounts, which they continue to follow even after switching off the algorithm, helping explain the asymmetry in effects. These results suggest that initial exposure to X’s algorithm has persistent effects on users’ current political attitudes and account-following behaviour, even in the absence of a detectable effect on partisanship. Figure 2. ITT estimates of feed-setting changes on engagement and political attitudes. ITT effect estimates of switching the algorithm on and off (in s.d.). Left, effect of moving from the chronological to the algorithmic feed for users initially on the chronological feed. Right, effect of moving in the opposite direction for users initially on the algorithmic feed. For each outcome, the results of two specifications are reported. Blue, unconditional estimates with robust s.e., controlling only for the initial feed setting and, where applicable, pre-treatment outcome levels. Orange: conditional estimates, controlling for pre-treatment covariates using GRFs; 90% and 95% CIs are reported. Numerical effect sizes and P values correspond to the conditional estimates (all tests are two-sided). The unit of observation is respondent. From top to bottom, sample sizes are n = 4,965, n = 3,337, n = 4,965, n = 4,965, n = 4,596, n = 4,596 and n = 4,850. Tests are described in Methods. Supplementary Information Table 2.16 reports the exact numerical point estimates, s.e., CIs and sample sizes for every specification. All outcomes are standardized. Additional results are presented in Supplementary Information section 2. PCA, first principal component from principal component analysis.
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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kyleforcongress.bsky.social
So honored to be a part of this movement in Connecticut 💙 Don't miss out on our roundtable discussion, to join us online screenshot the QR code or use the link in my Linktree in the bio!
I can't wait to discuss our fresh perspectives and vision for the future of our state and nation.
February 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
🤘666 backers AND we've unlocked a third author raise, on to more money for the artists!🤘

🔥Join us, it's nice and warm in here...🔥
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Wacky graphic with flames in the background and text that reads "Thank you to our 666 backers".
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Me, but with books.
February 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Possession of an LLM should be a Class A felony.
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4h
The bug “allowed Copilot Chat to read and outline the contents of emails since January, even if customers had data loss prevention policies to prevent ingesting their sensitive information into Microsoft’s large language model.”
Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
"Is there a technology the left is excited about?"

Yes.
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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news.mit.edu/2025/explain...

www.projectcensored.org/ai-data-cent...

youtu.be/DGjj7wDYaiI?...

youtu.be/YN6BEUA4jNU?...

youtu.be/wLX_w0TtBpY?...

youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw?...

spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...

hbr.org/2026/01/comp...

stop using the slop machines.
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
news.mit.edu
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Can't. I'm in Winslow, Arizona.
lexidarlingxoxo.bsky.social Lexi Darling @lexidarlingxoxo.bsky.social · 5h
can't. i'm down on the corner
February 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
🖌️WELCOME BACK DAN REMPEL!🎨
Dan will have new illustrations in this year's issues. Go here to see more cool art and gaze upon mighty crowdfund exclusives before it's too late! 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Black and white illustration by Dan Rempel of two desert warriors being surprised at night by a giant snake. Black and white illustration by Dan Rempel of Elric sitting atop a dragon. Black and white illustration by Dan Rempel of two middle-eastern from the age of antiquity being surprised by a might djinn appearing from nowhere. Black and white illustration by Dan Rempel of Sister Chaos, Bryn Hammond's Mongol bandit character, nude and ready to throw a spear while her partner, Goatskin, watches from tall grass.
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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leyawn.bsky.social
squidward looking out his window at spongebob and patrick
February 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Not a great sign when you start the day with a headache.
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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gorangligovic.bsky.social
Last night I was in the mood for some sword and/or sorcery and I finally got around to reading these two stories and they rocked
minillajovovich.bsky.social Minilla Jovovich 🍉 @minillajovovich.bsky.social · Sep 30
Zeynep ain't much for talking. Kawtar wants to be heard *at all costs*.

At the demon-haunted barrier between our world and the outer dark, they found each other.

How it started: swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/loves-red-bl...

How it's going: swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/the-dream-qu...
A line art drawing of a high femme princess leaning against a marble pillar, with a tall butch warrior in leather armor leaning over her. They gaze at each other lovingly.
February 18, 2026 at 7:36 AM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
"Honey, let's do Climate Stuff tonight."
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d
U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT: IF INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY INSISTS ON 'CLIMATE STUFF', WE ARE OUT
February 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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dougtilley.bsky.social
Happy 97th(!) birthday to Alejandro Jodorowsky. Did you know there's a Jodorowsky-themed podcast called JODOWOWSKY you could be listening to RIGHT NOW?

It's true!
JodoWOWsky » Cinema Smorgasbord
JodoWOWsky (hosted by Julia Marchese, Doug Tilley & Liam O"Donnell) is a light-hearted, chronological look through the career of actor, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, editor, comics writer, music...
www.cinemasmorgasbord.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”

@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
Advertise your account with a gif
February 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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paintingmoreorcs.bsky.social
Mail call! I can’t get enough of @brynhammond.bsky.social ‘s Goatskin, plus it’s tete-beche with Dariel Quiogue’s “Walls of Shira Yulun,” and David C Smith’s “Sometimes Lofty Towers” is openly anticolonialist sword & sorcery! Available from @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social !
February 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
brokenfiction.bsky.social
It's very exciting to see a new magazine take off like this. Join the people and help get those stretch goals funded.
February 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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paintingmoreorcs.bsky.social
ACE DOUBLES ARE BACK BABY
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
tinadesireeberg.com Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 4d
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
Did you know sharing the original post here helps unlock bonus content for this year's issues?

Did you know you've already unlocked one bonus story and another is only nine shares away???
A breakdown of how many shares unlocks new content for this year's issues. 150 gets a bonus story, 200 another bonus story, 250 a poem by Bryn Hammond, 300 a poem by Rick Hollon, and 350 a poem by Oliver Brackenbury.
February 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM