ShantaeZon
@shantaezon.bsky.social
A pretty pink princess with a foul mouth who loves artistic expression in all its forms and an absurd amount of unrequested facts & information 💕
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The thoughts of an economic depression are depressing
October 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The thoughts of an economic depression are depressing
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6 October is Fannie Lou Hamer's birthday.
"Former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires."
"Former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires."
Fannie Lou Hamer's Powerful Testimony | Freedom Summer
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
6 October is Fannie Lou Hamer's birthday.
"Former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires."
"Former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires."
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“Some men like the idea of a good woman but not the responsibility of having to show up for one”
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“Some men like the idea of a good woman but not the responsibility of having to show up for one”
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I’m terrified of this bridge, but this photograph eats. (📷 Li Yunfeng)
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’m terrified of this bridge, but this photograph eats. (📷 Li Yunfeng)
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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Funny that the list I was put on called AI Racists is fine though. That clearly wasn’t meant to, what is it, contain harmful language, unverified claims, or shame or abuse users. Interesting. Interesting.
October 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Funny that the list I was put on called AI Racists is fine though. That clearly wasn’t meant to, what is it, contain harmful language, unverified claims, or shame or abuse users. Interesting. Interesting.
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And screw it im tired
What EXACTLY is the difference between AI slop and revenge porn when it hits white women
Than when the entire internet made millions of doing the exact same thing to Black people
What EXACTLY is the difference between AI slop and revenge porn when it hits white women
Than when the entire internet made millions of doing the exact same thing to Black people
October 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
And screw it im tired
What EXACTLY is the difference between AI slop and revenge porn when it hits white women
Than when the entire internet made millions of doing the exact same thing to Black people
What EXACTLY is the difference between AI slop and revenge porn when it hits white women
Than when the entire internet made millions of doing the exact same thing to Black people
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So we recognize fake accounts and fake appropriation of language when it’s a white womanhood
But a decade of it being Black women and Black people is fair use ?
But a decade of it being Black women and Black people is fair use ?
“…that Sora is being used for stalking and harassment will likely not be an edge case, because deepfaking yourself and others into videos is one of its core selling points.”
Far from an edge case, it’s the primary use case.
Far from an edge case, it’s the primary use case.
Stalker Already Using OpenAI's Sora 2 to Harass Victim
A journalist claims that her stalker used Sora 2, the latest video app from OpenAI, to churn out videos of her.
futurism.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So we recognize fake accounts and fake appropriation of language when it’s a white womanhood
But a decade of it being Black women and Black people is fair use ?
But a decade of it being Black women and Black people is fair use ?
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AI is a lack of consent machine whose greatest strength has been convincing people that other people’s boundaries are to be negotiated with
And that people who tell you no are defunct
And that people who tell you no are defunct
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
AI is a lack of consent machine whose greatest strength has been convincing people that other people’s boundaries are to be negotiated with
And that people who tell you no are defunct
And that people who tell you no are defunct
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That there is no correlation between wealth and intelligence.
Tech millionaire turned longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson devotes more than 6 hours a day to trialling different methods to turn back the clock. Can the rest of us learn anything from his radical approach?
The real scientific insights from Bryan Johnson’s immortality quest
Tech millionaire turned longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson devotes more than 6 hours a day to trialling different methods to turn back the clock. Can the rest of us learn anything from his radical approach?
www.newscientist.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
That there is no correlation between wealth and intelligence.
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You should not trust anyone who isn't clearly stating the truth which is that fascism is fully here at the Federal level. The main question is now what? People who aren't clearly saying this are either lying to themselves or to you.
August 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
You should not trust anyone who isn't clearly stating the truth which is that fascism is fully here at the Federal level. The main question is now what? People who aren't clearly saying this are either lying to themselves or to you.
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Mainstream Dems: Oh, we can't do that because corporations and rich people will go on an investment strike.
MAGA: I own Intel now. Fuck you.
MAGA: I own Intel now. Fuck you.
August 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Mainstream Dems: Oh, we can't do that because corporations and rich people will go on an investment strike.
MAGA: I own Intel now. Fuck you.
MAGA: I own Intel now. Fuck you.
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I saw this video for the first time maybe 4 years ago? It is delightfully unhinged for no reason whatsoever.
“Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears. Happy birthday to Roland Orzabal, who today turned 64 years old 🎤🎂🎉 #birthday #rolandorzabal #tearsforfears #graduate #neon #legendary #headoverheels #newwave #poprock #synthpop
August 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I saw this video for the first time maybe 4 years ago? It is delightfully unhinged for no reason whatsoever.
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SCOTUS Clears Path for Trump to Cancel Nearly $800 Million in NIH Research Grants
SCOTUS Clears Path for Trump to Cancel Nearly $800 Million in NIH Research Grants
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can proceed with plans to cancel nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health research grants tied to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
www.democracynow.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
SCOTUS Clears Path for Trump to Cancel Nearly $800 Million in NIH Research Grants
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This is the first time I've used the F-Word professionally. I didn't take it lightly like some of you all. www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-...
John Bolton FBI raid reeks of Trump administration fascism | Opinion
Targeting a critic, named in the FBI director’s “deep state” enemies list, needs serious justification fast. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is the first time I've used the F-Word professionally. I didn't take it lightly like some of you all. www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-...
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Don’t worry when they historically estimate most people of color to be children , everyone will be shocked
“Age-estimation technology, according to internet civil rights group Center for Democracy & Technology, may deprive some users from technology they should be able to access.”
YouTube to Estimate Users’ Ages Using AI
Critics have raised concerns about privacy as well as access to the platform for users falsely flagged as underage.
time.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Don’t worry when they historically estimate most people of color to be children , everyone will be shocked
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“‘Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then Blacks can’t share my water fountain,’ one side reads.”
Virginia leaders condemn racist sign targeting Winsome Earle-Sears
Virginia leaders on both sides of the aisle are sounding off after a racist sign targeting Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears was shown at a school board meeting in Arlington on Thursday.
www.wric.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“‘Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then Blacks can’t share my water fountain,’ one side reads.”
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I, too, pay attention as a formerly unhoused, former sex worker, former cleaner, disabled fat person. a lot of y'all take your position for granted, not knowing how truly desperate you are to cling to the life you think you have.
I really appreciate how y'all's low hanging bigotry and definitions of personhood make it easy to dismiss every single thing you could possibly say, let alone EVER trust you.
August 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I, too, pay attention as a formerly unhoused, former sex worker, former cleaner, disabled fat person. a lot of y'all take your position for granted, not knowing how truly desperate you are to cling to the life you think you have.
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When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us
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"Our lives are layered, contradictory, and often overwhelming. Our language should reflect that."
open.substack.com/pub/softboun...
open.substack.com/pub/softboun...
Good, Fine, and Okay Are Not Feelings
The case for expanding your emotional vocabulary.
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"Our lives are layered, contradictory, and often overwhelming. Our language should reflect that."
open.substack.com/pub/softboun...
open.substack.com/pub/softboun...
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You have a 30 million bank with multiple fundraising pushes
You decided Mississippi wasn’t worth it , because I do notice you don’t make that claim about the UK and other EU countries …
Why is that
You decided Mississippi wasn’t worth it , because I do notice you don’t make that claim about the UK and other EU countries …
Why is that
With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
You have a 30 million bank with multiple fundraising pushes
You decided Mississippi wasn’t worth it , because I do notice you don’t make that claim about the UK and other EU countries …
Why is that
You decided Mississippi wasn’t worth it , because I do notice you don’t make that claim about the UK and other EU countries …
Why is that
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the chilling part is, we aren’t even living unprecedented times. the precedent is the history of the world.
August 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the chilling part is, we aren’t even living unprecedented times. the precedent is the history of the world.