Char
@teaandcharcoal.bsky.social
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@teaandcharcoal.bsky.social
· Mar 22
Not "it's all joever," not "it's going to be fine," but a secret third thing ("all that was built by human hands can be rebuilt").
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We’re entering the age of AI slop that people believe en masse.
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
We’re entering the age of AI slop that people believe en masse.
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
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Rock the fuck on Lakeville Hampton Inn.
The Hampton Inn Lakeville Minneapolis has been kicked out of the Hilton chain after a conservative commentator visited the hotel this morning and attempted to book accommodations posing as a DHS representative — a day after the property refused accommodations for federal immigration agents.
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Rock the fuck on Lakeville Hampton Inn.
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"In the crucible of queer community [...] our fight-flight-freeze instincts are on overdrive. We perceive danger everywhere, because it is everywhere; and to compensate, we demand uniformity and perfect cohesion from our fellow community members."
Evergreen read.
xtramagazine.com/love-sex/why...
Evergreen read.
xtramagazine.com/love-sex/why...
Why are queer people so mean to each other? | Xtra Magazine
How brain science explains queer trauma, conflict and call-out culture
xtramagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"In the crucible of queer community [...] our fight-flight-freeze instincts are on overdrive. We perceive danger everywhere, because it is everywhere; and to compensate, we demand uniformity and perfect cohesion from our fellow community members."
Evergreen read.
xtramagazine.com/love-sex/why...
Evergreen read.
xtramagazine.com/love-sex/why...
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I solved the 'it's still the Year of the Snake, but everyone thinks it's Year of the Horse' problem.
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I solved the 'it's still the Year of the Snake, but everyone thinks it's Year of the Horse' problem.
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
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Remember, y'all.
PBS is largely funded by donors, and many PBS stations are funded in part by entities like universities. If you love PBS, two things you can do to support...
1) Subscribe to PBS Passport (excellent streaming, $60/year at last check - I've subscribed for 3 years)
2) Donate even $5
PBS is largely funded by donors, and many PBS stations are funded in part by entities like universities. If you love PBS, two things you can do to support...
1) Subscribe to PBS Passport (excellent streaming, $60/year at last check - I've subscribed for 3 years)
2) Donate even $5
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Remember, y'all.
PBS is largely funded by donors, and many PBS stations are funded in part by entities like universities. If you love PBS, two things you can do to support...
1) Subscribe to PBS Passport (excellent streaming, $60/year at last check - I've subscribed for 3 years)
2) Donate even $5
PBS is largely funded by donors, and many PBS stations are funded in part by entities like universities. If you love PBS, two things you can do to support...
1) Subscribe to PBS Passport (excellent streaming, $60/year at last check - I've subscribed for 3 years)
2) Donate even $5
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He's not wrong about that, though. What he IS wrong about is where that power comes from. It's not given by god because trump is a very special boy. It's because literally millions acquiesce, coercing *billions* based on greed and status quo. If enough reject status quo, the power vanishes.
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
He's not wrong about that, though. What he IS wrong about is where that power comes from. It's not given by god because trump is a very special boy. It's because literally millions acquiesce, coercing *billions* based on greed and status quo. If enough reject status quo, the power vanishes.
They really are gonna make one that eats your dinner and fucks your wife next.
excited to announce that ai will not only be making all art going forward, but will also be experiencing that art as well. this should give you more time to provide shareholder value and do chores:
www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pa...
www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pa...
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck
A patent filed by Sony last year has recently resurfaced, and shows the company has ideas for an AI 'ghost' that could assist players when they get stuck.
www.eurogamer.net
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
They really are gonna make one that eats your dinner and fucks your wife next.
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"As an anarcho-communist-accelerationist-antifascist-nihilist-transplant-gentrifier-crisis actor living in a rent-controlled penthouse bodega paid for by some combination of my mommy and George Soros, that’s exactly why I wanted Zohran to win." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...
I Am a Disappointed Zohran Mamdani Voter Who Was Told New York Would Descend into Chaos
Well, they say you should never trust a politician, and it seems I’ve been duped. As an avid reader of the New York Post, the New York Post’s X fee...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"As an anarcho-communist-accelerationist-antifascist-nihilist-transplant-gentrifier-crisis actor living in a rent-controlled penthouse bodega paid for by some combination of my mommy and George Soros, that’s exactly why I wanted Zohran to win." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...
Smth i learned working w/ & following a lot of activists of color is that if someone is complaining about a behavior a group you're part of does, rather than say anything, take a moment, reflect on if you do the thing & if you don't, move on with ur life knowing they weren't talking about u.
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Smth i learned working w/ & following a lot of activists of color is that if someone is complaining about a behavior a group you're part of does, rather than say anything, take a moment, reflect on if you do the thing & if you don't, move on with ur life knowing they weren't talking about u.
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I think 90 times out of a hundred “hey why did this innocuous thing become a huge weirdly aggro deal” is because whatever that innocuous thing was happened to intersect with at least three lowkey but bitter divisions that will make no sense to anyone who is not dipped to their neck in at least one.
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I think 90 times out of a hundred “hey why did this innocuous thing become a huge weirdly aggro deal” is because whatever that innocuous thing was happened to intersect with at least three lowkey but bitter divisions that will make no sense to anyone who is not dipped to their neck in at least one.
Idk, seems like it might be a problem that once you reach a certain level of notoriety it becomes impossible for good-faith criticism to occur because every "hey, you know that's harmful" is interspersed with so many "youre literally hitler"s. This existed before but is exacerbated by social media
January 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Idk, seems like it might be a problem that once you reach a certain level of notoriety it becomes impossible for good-faith criticism to occur because every "hey, you know that's harmful" is interspersed with so many "youre literally hitler"s. This existed before but is exacerbated by social media
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Since 2023, 12 states have made flag football a high school varsity sport. Nevada did so a decade ago.
Today, it has one of the nation’s strongest programs and boasts multiple players on the U.S. women’s junior and adult teams.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/flag...
Today, it has one of the nation’s strongest programs and boasts multiple players on the U.S. women’s junior and adult teams.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/flag...
Flag football is exploding nationwide. Nevada girls were ahead of the curve. - The Nevada Independent
Flag football is primarily played by female athletes and is the fastest-growing sport in the nation. A decade ago, Nevada became the 2nd state to legalize it.
thenevadaindependent.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Since 2023, 12 states have made flag football a high school varsity sport. Nevada did so a decade ago.
Today, it has one of the nation’s strongest programs and boasts multiple players on the U.S. women’s junior and adult teams.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/flag...
Today, it has one of the nation’s strongest programs and boasts multiple players on the U.S. women’s junior and adult teams.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/flag...
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
I know the internet is where nuance goes to die, but I think we could solve a lot of discourse right now by acknowledging "putting people in porn w/o their consent is monsterous" AND "it's fine for people to be sexually aroused by different things than you are" are actually harmonious stances.
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I know the internet is where nuance goes to die, but I think we could solve a lot of discourse right now by acknowledging "putting people in porn w/o their consent is monsterous" AND "it's fine for people to be sexually aroused by different things than you are" are actually harmonious stances.
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best reasons to make art:
#1. horny
#2. you found something weird and fucked up inside yourself and you want to work through it
#3. angry.
#4. all of the above at once.
#1. horny
#2. you found something weird and fucked up inside yourself and you want to work through it
#3. angry.
#4. all of the above at once.
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
best reasons to make art:
#1. horny
#2. you found something weird and fucked up inside yourself and you want to work through it
#3. angry.
#4. all of the above at once.
#1. horny
#2. you found something weird and fucked up inside yourself and you want to work through it
#3. angry.
#4. all of the above at once.
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People will watch women consistently fight against society forcing them into a role against their will and be baffled that women arent happy when the role forced on them changes.
"Ok we'll force you all into a different one" like buddy, you're the problem here.
"Ok we'll force you all into a different one" like buddy, you're the problem here.
Until we learn why generations of women keep swapping between "I hate restrictive modesty, I wanna be a liberated slut!" and "I hate extreme sexualization, I wish my boundaries could be respected and modesty sounds neat", we will not escape feminist samsara.
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
People will watch women consistently fight against society forcing them into a role against their will and be baffled that women arent happy when the role forced on them changes.
"Ok we'll force you all into a different one" like buddy, you're the problem here.
"Ok we'll force you all into a different one" like buddy, you're the problem here.
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OpenAI is fucking complicit in so many deaths, and them trying to cover that up is tantamount to an admission of guilt.
I do not believe in the death penalty for humans.
I do support the death penalty for corporations.
When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
I do support the death penalty for corporations.
When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
arstechnica.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:34 AM
OpenAI is fucking complicit in so many deaths, and them trying to cover that up is tantamount to an admission of guilt.
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Happy twelfth night everyone! It is still Christmas, and anyone who says different us weird and being weird.
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Happy twelfth night everyone! It is still Christmas, and anyone who says different us weird and being weird.
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
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Weird how they don't have to "clarify" what transgender woman means when they are talking about someone they can't use a slur against
No “transgender woman (a biological male who identifies as a woman)”?
Does the style guide not apply to cis women? Are your readers only confused when it’s actual real trans women being spoken about?
Does the style guide not apply to cis women? Are your readers only confused when it’s actual real trans women being spoken about?
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Weird how they don't have to "clarify" what transgender woman means when they are talking about someone they can't use a slur against
God give me the strength that, if I ever become the main character because of a mildly bad take, to shut the fuck up and take the L rather than quadrupling down and digging my grave deeper.
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 AM
God give me the strength that, if I ever become the main character because of a mildly bad take, to shut the fuck up and take the L rather than quadrupling down and digging my grave deeper.
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sometimes i get an idea and have no choice but to follow it to its conclusion
March 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
sometimes i get an idea and have no choice but to follow it to its conclusion
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I can't believe it's been 6 years since I posted this and it made people so angry that they told me to eat medical waste
March 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I can't believe it's been 6 years since I posted this and it made people so angry that they told me to eat medical waste
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"If you filter the statistic to include as unemployed people who can’t find anything but part-time work or who make a poverty wage (roughly $25,000), the percentage is actually 23.7 percent. In other words, nearly one of every four workers is functionally unemployed in America today"
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"If you filter the statistic to include as unemployed people who can’t find anything but part-time work or who make a poverty wage (roughly $25,000), the percentage is actually 23.7 percent. In other words, nearly one of every four workers is functionally unemployed in America today"