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i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
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in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
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[Thread] The Expanse ended 4 years ago today already!
While waiting for a sequel and the Laconia story (I believe it will happen🤞), it's never too late to (re)embark in this great saga across the solar system.
And then The Expanse continues in other forms, as we will see in the following posts.
While waiting for a sequel and the Laconia story (I believe it will happen🤞), it's never too late to (re)embark in this great saga across the solar system.
And then The Expanse continues in other forms, as we will see in the following posts.
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
[Thread] The Expanse ended 4 years ago today already!
While waiting for a sequel and the Laconia story (I believe it will happen🤞), it's never too late to (re)embark in this great saga across the solar system.
And then The Expanse continues in other forms, as we will see in the following posts.
While waiting for a sequel and the Laconia story (I believe it will happen🤞), it's never too late to (re)embark in this great saga across the solar system.
And then The Expanse continues in other forms, as we will see in the following posts.
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You know what it did? It felt effortlessly like The Expanse, grounded human sci-fi, with an overtone that I thought the Expanse was largely missing: the opportunity to be an unrepentant fan of humanity.
It's post-war, post-capitalist...hardscrabble, but hopeful.
I dig that vibe.
It's post-war, post-capitalist...hardscrabble, but hopeful.
I dig that vibe.
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
You know what it did? It felt effortlessly like The Expanse, grounded human sci-fi, with an overtone that I thought the Expanse was largely missing: the opportunity to be an unrepentant fan of humanity.
It's post-war, post-capitalist...hardscrabble, but hopeful.
I dig that vibe.
It's post-war, post-capitalist...hardscrabble, but hopeful.
I dig that vibe.
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Too bad. I'm doing it anyway.
So I ran a quick one-shot just to see how it handled at the table. The mechanics looked tight and the initial set-up looked plenty juicy, but just like you don't trust that a rebuilt engine will hold together at speed, I had to give it a shakedown. So enter our heroes
So I ran a quick one-shot just to see how it handled at the table. The mechanics looked tight and the initial set-up looked plenty juicy, but just like you don't trust that a rebuilt engine will hold together at speed, I had to give it a shakedown. So enter our heroes
Y'all want to hear about how my playtest of Boundless Space game played out? Because it was top 10 of the ~150 game sessions of last year.
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Too bad. I'm doing it anyway.
So I ran a quick one-shot just to see how it handled at the table. The mechanics looked tight and the initial set-up looked plenty juicy, but just like you don't trust that a rebuilt engine will hold together at speed, I had to give it a shakedown. So enter our heroes
So I ran a quick one-shot just to see how it handled at the table. The mechanics looked tight and the initial set-up looked plenty juicy, but just like you don't trust that a rebuilt engine will hold together at speed, I had to give it a shakedown. So enter our heroes
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Cassini spacecraft at Saturn.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
January 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Cassini spacecraft at Saturn.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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ICE not only manhandled and terrorized a 10th grader who is an American citizen, they stole his phone. And then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
ICE not only manhandled and terrorized a 10th grader who is an American citizen, they stole his phone. And then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Man, some people think ICE is a storied institution and not a shoddily put together agency that was one prong of our famously awful response to 9/11. We didn't do it this way for LITERALLY hundreds of years. Just disband the sick fucks and get back to normal immigration enforcement.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Man, some people think ICE is a storied institution and not a shoddily put together agency that was one prong of our famously awful response to 9/11. We didn't do it this way for LITERALLY hundreds of years. Just disband the sick fucks and get back to normal immigration enforcement.
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Abolish ICE
January 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Abolish ICE
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Yes I told yall
It's 40k lore accurate to hate genAI
It's 40k lore accurate to hate genAI
Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI.
Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI
A "few senior managers" are testing the tech but remain unexcited, says CEO
www.timeextension.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Yes I told yall
It's 40k lore accurate to hate genAI
It's 40k lore accurate to hate genAI
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I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
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If implemented like credit cards through Apple Pay, where merchants only get a token not the actual card number, I’m okay with this. So, if adult websites or apps only get a token saying “User is 18+” and nothing else, I honestly like the idea.
January 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
If implemented like credit cards through Apple Pay, where merchants only get a token not the actual card number, I’m okay with this. So, if adult websites or apps only get a token saying “User is 18+” and nothing else, I honestly like the idea.
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THIS BRAVE GIRL IS GONNA STAND UP IN FRONT OF THE NINE MOST HEARTLESS PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY WHILE THEY JUDGE WHETHER SHE CAN PLAY SPORTS WITH HER FRIENDS AND I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF HER AND DISGUSTED BY THEM
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
January 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
THIS BRAVE GIRL IS GONNA STAND UP IN FRONT OF THE NINE MOST HEARTLESS PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY WHILE THEY JUDGE WHETHER SHE CAN PLAY SPORTS WITH HER FRIENDS AND I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF HER AND DISGUSTED BY THEM
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When the bigots migrate here, remember our ways:
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
The UK, Canada & Australia are reportedly in talks about potentially banning Twitter/X over Grok’s AI image generation, per The Telegraph.
Ministers believe a joint move would send a “powerful message” to Elon Musk.
Ministers believe a joint move would send a “powerful message” to Elon Musk.
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
When the bigots migrate here, remember our ways:
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
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There are some 20-30k ICE agents. There are approximately 250 million adults in the United States. The idea that we are helpless...is the biggest load of bullshit mindset one can have.
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
There are some 20-30k ICE agents. There are approximately 250 million adults in the United States. The idea that we are helpless...is the biggest load of bullshit mindset one can have.
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Here's the thing. Violence isn’t required, because autocracy depends on compliance...not force alone. When people withdraw consent through mass noncooperation, institutions holding, and legitimacy collapse, power evaporates. History shows regimes fall when obedience stops, not when bloodshed starts.
January 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Here's the thing. Violence isn’t required, because autocracy depends on compliance...not force alone. When people withdraw consent through mass noncooperation, institutions holding, and legitimacy collapse, power evaporates. History shows regimes fall when obedience stops, not when bloodshed starts.
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"Idea Guys" are so accustomed to only knowing how to come up with stuff they don't seem to grasp that's not the hard part of being creative. I can fill a double two-page spread with thumbnails or written brainstorming in an afternoon.
The hard (and rewarding) part is the execution.
The hard (and rewarding) part is the execution.
January 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"Idea Guys" are so accustomed to only knowing how to come up with stuff they don't seem to grasp that's not the hard part of being creative. I can fill a double two-page spread with thumbnails or written brainstorming in an afternoon.
The hard (and rewarding) part is the execution.
The hard (and rewarding) part is the execution.
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PLEASE
The UK, Canada and Australia are considering banning X.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
January 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
PLEASE
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like last time (about crypto), pretty sure the discord survey about AI integration is something they'll use to show their shareholders to prove it's a bad investment. otherwise they wouldn't have had those super negative responses as choices.
you should still be overwhelmingly mean about it though.
you should still be overwhelmingly mean about it though.
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
like last time (about crypto), pretty sure the discord survey about AI integration is something they'll use to show their shareholders to prove it's a bad investment. otherwise they wouldn't have had those super negative responses as choices.
you should still be overwhelmingly mean about it though.
you should still be overwhelmingly mean about it though.
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Let us hope.
I think one of the great realizations folks need to have is that today the cause of liberty and the cause of tyranny are both global. We rise and fall together.
I hope the Iranians achieve their liberty. I hope we defend ours.
I think one of the great realizations folks need to have is that today the cause of liberty and the cause of tyranny are both global. We rise and fall together.
I hope the Iranians achieve their liberty. I hope we defend ours.
Last night in Tehran. We don’t need that many nights like this for the regime to fall. One or two could finish the job.
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Let us hope.
I think one of the great realizations folks need to have is that today the cause of liberty and the cause of tyranny are both global. We rise and fall together.
I hope the Iranians achieve their liberty. I hope we defend ours.
I think one of the great realizations folks need to have is that today the cause of liberty and the cause of tyranny are both global. We rise and fall together.
I hope the Iranians achieve their liberty. I hope we defend ours.
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This brought out a bunch of doomers "...but! but!"-ing with all of the obstacles facing a pro-democracy movement in the USA, but I think it is worth thinking about the question from the other side.
What does MAGA need to do to do (not how, just what) to hold power long-term? Are they doing it?
What does MAGA need to do to do (not how, just what) to hold power long-term? Are they doing it?
Well, I guess my question for all of the doomers now would be why they think no one can stop Donald Trump from taking our democracy from us?
The guy couldn't even take Jimmy Kimmel.
The guy couldn't even take Jimmy Kimmel.
September 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This brought out a bunch of doomers "...but! but!"-ing with all of the obstacles facing a pro-democracy movement in the USA, but I think it is worth thinking about the question from the other side.
What does MAGA need to do to do (not how, just what) to hold power long-term? Are they doing it?
What does MAGA need to do to do (not how, just what) to hold power long-term? Are they doing it?