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Vanessa
@vanessacreates.bsky.social
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Queer Black woman writer of books, screenplays, and comics
🌈 | Strengths: Character Development, Complicated Leads, Worldbuilding Magic | SHU WPF alum | she/her

Free Palestine
Fuck AI
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chanafehs.bsky.social
Happy indigenous peoples day everyone🇵🇸🫶
chanafehs.bsky.social سيف | 🇵🇸 @chanafehs.bsky.social · Jun 30
palestinian lesbians once again ✨
{ #art #pride }
Digital art Illustration of two women in a tender embrace in front of a arched window. Both women are Palestinian and wearing elaborately decorated traditional thobes. The woman to the left has a deeper skin tone and a tender smile. Her braided black hair is decorated with silver ornaments towards the bottom. The woman to the right is wearing a heavy coin headdress that has chains leading down to her waist. Her face has subtle tattoos that match those on her hand. In the arched window behind them there are palm trees in the distance and foliage that coveres the bottom of the window.
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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matthewterrill.bsky.social
I was already a hard AI-skeptic but this cements my long suspicion that there is no feasible path to anything close to return on invested capital for these data centers. Tech would need 15 to 25 times current AI revenues within the next 2-3 years just to break even. Not financially viable.
"I clearly hit a nerve in the industry, when judging by the number of individuals who reached out to chat," he wrote in an followup blog post. "In total, l've spoken with over two-dozen rather senior people in the datacenter universe, and there was an interesting and overriding theme to our conversations: no one understands how the financial math is supposed to work. They are as baffled as I am, and they do this for a living." Kupperman's original skepticism was built on a guess that the components in an average Al data center would take ten years to depreciate, requiring costly replacements. That was bad enough: "I don't see how there can ever be any return on investment given the current math," he wrote at the time. But ten years, he now understands, is way too generous. " had previously assumed a 10-year depreciation curve, which I now recognize as quite unrealistic based upon the speed with which Al datacenter technology is advancing," Kupperman wrote. "Based on my conversations over the past month, the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most." In his previous analysis, Kupperman assumed it would take the tech industry $160 billion of revenue to break even on data center spending in 2025 alone. And that's assuming an incredibly generous 25 percent gross margin - not to mention the fact that the industry's actual Al revenue is closer to $20 billion annually, as the investment manager noted in his previous blog. "In reality, the industry probably needs a revenue range that is closer to the $320 billion to $480 billion range, just to break even on the capex to be spent this year," Kupperman posited in his updated essay. "No wonder my new contacts in the industry shoulder a heavy burden - heavier than I could ever imagine. They know the truth." Kupperman called that gulf between tech industry spending and actual revenue in 2025 "astonishing." However, it doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. For example, how does it all shake out when we account for 2026, when hundreds of new data centers are expected to pop up? "Adding the two years together, and using the math from my prior post, you'd need approximately $1 trillion in revenue to hit break even, and many trillions more to earn an acceptable return on this spend," he writes. "If the economics don't work, doing it at massive scale doesn't make the economics work any better - it just takes an industry crisis and makes it into a national economic crisis," he concludes. Overall, the pessimists broadly agree: it's no longer a matter of if Al is massively overhyped, but when the whole thing comes crashing down. More on Al hype: Data Shows That Al Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..
audralmitchell.bsky.social Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · Sep 23
THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).
September 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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theferocity.bsky.social
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this TikTok since yesterday. Sherman was stressing those ladies out.
inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · Oct 10
sherman, for the love of god!
October 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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lookniimyeyez.bsky.social
I love how errbody black wants Bad Bunny to do his entire halftime show in Spanish. 💯
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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theferocity.bsky.social
This week at an event for THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT, a reader asked in a gracious and cheeky way what I would hope white readers in particular would get out of the book. Or more directly, what I would TELL white readers. And this was basically my answer:

African-Americans are experts on America.
solomonmissouri.bsky.social Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Oct 5
America should listen to Black people
October 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
We just translated a wave of our ICE coverage into Spanish. No paywall, no email signup necessary. From leaks about Palantir's work with ICE to ICE's new facial recognition app, we think there is a massive public interest in this info. Read why and support us here: www.404media.co/were-publish...
July 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
vanessacreates.bsky.social
Told my writing friend I plan on writing a haunted lake story in the winter when we go to a writing conference together. She reminded me the conference takes place on a lake. This is gonna both inspire me, and, hopefully, scare the hell out of me when it comes to writing the spooky scenes.
July 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
vanessacreates.bsky.social
KPop Demon Hunters had no right to be that good, and with so many bops too! I've been listening to the playlist all week!
June 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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ethanmaldridge.bsky.social
No kings
Fours different hands pull a golden crown apart, surrounded by the words "Many hands make light work."
June 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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bbonbonss.bsky.social
✦ ✧ a lamb for your travels ✦ ✧
My Witcher oc, Harlow, holding a baby lamb. An open lovingly smile with his eyes closed while somewhat cradling the lamb on its back in his arm. The lambs limbs are all piled together like a curled up shrimp. Their white wool has black markings along the face and body, their legs are black as well. Harlow’s tricolored hair (white, light grey, very dark grey) holds a few gold pieces in his waist length curls he also wears a very large circular gold earring on his right, undamaged, ear. (his other ear cut clean, an old and healed wound) Wearing his School of Wolf medallion along with a gold piece behind it, the necklace itself is fitted like a choker. He wears both his Witcher swords on his back the strap going over his chest. He’s wearing leather arm wraps down to his wrists, a suede wrap top that only covers his chest, and black leather pants with a grey green skirt that lays in the middle. His brown skin showing hardly any scars only peaks from where his clothing is blocking most of them besides the few that litter his face. There’s a star like tattoo on the left of his neck, a family sigil.
June 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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crowwkui.bsky.social
harlivy style swap 🌱🔁♦️
May 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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crowwkui.bsky.social
i have committed batcat yuri sins
i'm sorry ಥ_ಥ can i blame it on stress?
May 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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rachellense.bsky.social
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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megzavala.bsky.social
For anyone showing up to the protests around LA this weekend, please bring supplies. Paper towels, milk, water, snacks, and any extra masks. Wear protective gear like helmets, goggles, full face protection, and heat resistant gloves. The tear gas canisters are hot and will burn
Hong Kong Protest Gear Summer 2019 Yellow construction helmet Protects against rubber bullets, tear gas canisters, flying bricks Broad face cover To counter facial-recognition technology Backpack Typically holds snacks, water, change of clothes. tools and sometimes laser pens to shine in officers' eyes. Goggles For flying debris Gas Mask Protecting against tear gas, which Hong Kong police use liberally Black t-shirt Uniform adopted by Hong Kong protestors, in contrast to white Ts, worn by Beijing supporters Lycra skin covers To protect against tear gas effects Elbow & knee pads For for falling, crawling and scuffing on city streets Loose change For subway fare, to avoid being tracked through electronic transit passes Umbrella Protection against rain and pepper spray Heat-resistant gloves To throw hot tear gas canisters back at police Photo: Sasa Petricic/CBC
June 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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lopezartwork.bsky.social
WONDER WOMAN NATION, I promise to make more fanarts (including villains and supporting cast)
November 22, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
Is "kill the ones I miss" the most romantic thing that has ever appeared in a fantasy TV show?

I would argue yes. And I'm a professional.
rebeccamd.bsky.social mashithamel @rebeccamd.bsky.social · Jun 6
#TheWheelOfTime
#SaveWoT
Isabella Bucceri is the Faile I didn’t know I needed. I love how book!Faile and Perrin complement each other and mature together. But show!Faile brings passion & bravery without the immaturity. And a reverse kidnapping plot with Faile as the pursuer?? I want this on my TV!!
Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara in The Wheel of Time season 3 episode 7, during the Battle of the Two Rivers, aggressively tells Faile, “Stay behind me.” Isabella Bucceri as Faile Bashere is behind him, protests, “Stop trying to protect—“ Perrin interrupts Faile and tells her, “Kill the ones I miss.” Faile smiles, because Perrin is no longer trying to send her away to safety, but has accepted that she chooses to fight and that she is capable of watching his back and finishing what he started.
June 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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sinizade.bsky.social
Starfire 2🔥
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#Starfire #StarfireTeenTitans #TeenTitans #koriandr #dccomics #dc
March 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
vanessacreates.bsky.social
a group of people are holding rainbow flags in front of a sign that says " happy pride "
Alt: a group of people are holding rainbow flags in front of a sign that says " happy pride "
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June 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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theferocity.bsky.social
That sound you just heard in the distance was me screaming bloody murder because those bastards cancelled #WheelOfTime.

😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
May 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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wotseries.com
When your favorite show is cancelled, you try to save it. What else is there?

#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT
May 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
vanessacreates.bsky.social
My heart aches for #TheWheelofTime It's my favorite show and I'm so angry that we won't get to see the rest of the books hit the screen.
May 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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peoplescdc.org
Our access to COVID vaccines is under attack. It’s more important than ever to make our voices heard by making public comment to the FDA by May 23 at 11:59 PM EST. Use our template available on our substack at peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-ac...
Red background with white text on read reads: "tell your friends. our access to vaccines is under attack." below: "Submit a public comment to the FDA by May 23: We all need access to updated COVID boosters " "Our template makes it easy (link in bio). Comment at tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting" Yellow People's CDC in lower right corner. Red background with white text reads: "Vaccine Access is under attack" Under it: "The CDC currently recommends the COVID vaccine for people 6 months and up. But the Wall Street Journal reported that HHS is considering no longer reccomending COVID vaccine access to pregnant people, and children. Robust scientific evidence shows that updated COVID boosters provide important protection against severe illness for all age groups." Below "Comment by May 23 tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting" People's CDC logo is in lower right. Red background with white text reads: "Vaccine Access is under attack" Below it: "The FDA recently approved the Novavax, but with no scientific basis, restricted it to people over 65 and 12-64 with certain health conditions. These unfounded limitations likely could extend to all COVID vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna). We need to tell the FDA to make COVID vaccines available for all. Use our template (link in bio) and comment by May 23." And small text: "Comment by May 23 tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting" People's CDC logo is in lower right.
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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kangus.bsky.social
🚨SEASON 3 BLOOPER REEL🚨

this couldn’t have come on a day that I needed this more than I needed this today ❤️🕺💃
the wool weaves as the wool wills 🙏 #TheWheelOfTime

youtu.be/PYUF61dkZVs?...
The Wheel of Time - Season 3 Blooper Reel | Prime Video
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May 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
vanessacreates.bsky.social
Not me looking at a picture of Beyonce and saying, "You really do be having favorites, God."
May 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM