R. A. Meenan (Sammie)
@zyearth.com
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Zyearth is going to Wondercon! @wondercon.bsky.social
To hype up the event, I'm sharing the first chapter of a short story and a novel every Friday leading up to the event.
Today we have Shadow Cast and Brothers at Arms. Enjoy!
www.zyearth.com/shadow-cast-...
www.zyearth.com/black-bound-...
To hype up the event, I'm sharing the first chapter of a short story and a novel every Friday leading up to the event.
Today we have Shadow Cast and Brothers at Arms. Enjoy!
www.zyearth.com/shadow-cast-...
www.zyearth.com/black-bound-...
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I specifically had to frame it in terms of breaking customers’ trust. If a customer sees a corp’s AI photo/video, and clocks it as fake, they can’t trust that the company’s services actually provide real results either. They feel lied to, and won’t buy
(Which *should* seem obvious from jump, but 🤷)
(Which *should* seem obvious from jump, but 🤷)
I would love to know some of the points you brought up that helped provide your boss with perspective and encourage the reconsideration, if you don't mind sharing~
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I specifically had to frame it in terms of breaking customers’ trust. If a customer sees a corp’s AI photo/video, and clocks it as fake, they can’t trust that the company’s services actually provide real results either. They feel lied to, and won’t buy
(Which *should* seem obvious from jump, but 🤷)
(Which *should* seem obvious from jump, but 🤷)
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Seems like a good time to bring back this thread.
A history of doing the work matters.
Local coalition-building with the communities you serve matters.
I don't want to live in a world that just rewards branding. The work matters.
A history of doing the work matters.
Local coalition-building with the communities you serve matters.
I don't want to live in a world that just rewards branding. The work matters.
Look, I like Kat Abughazaleh's rhetoric, & I largely like how she's running her campaign & want other Dems to take notes.
But as someone who actually lives in the district she wants to represent, I have serious concerns.
Context: This is a liberal/progressive district with an extremely safe seat.
But as someone who actually lives in the district she wants to represent, I have serious concerns.
Context: This is a liberal/progressive district with an extremely safe seat.
February 16, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Seems like a good time to bring back this thread.
A history of doing the work matters.
Local coalition-building with the communities you serve matters.
I don't want to live in a world that just rewards branding. The work matters.
A history of doing the work matters.
Local coalition-building with the communities you serve matters.
I don't want to live in a world that just rewards branding. The work matters.
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Look, I like Kat Abughazaleh's rhetoric, & I largely like how she's running her campaign & want other Dems to take notes.
But as someone who actually lives in the district she wants to represent, I have serious concerns.
Context: This is a liberal/progressive district with an extremely safe seat.
But as someone who actually lives in the district she wants to represent, I have serious concerns.
Context: This is a liberal/progressive district with an extremely safe seat.
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Look, I like Kat Abughazaleh's rhetoric, & I largely like how she's running her campaign & want other Dems to take notes.
But as someone who actually lives in the district she wants to represent, I have serious concerns.
Context: This is a liberal/progressive district with an extremely safe seat.
But as someone who actually lives in the district she wants to represent, I have serious concerns.
Context: This is a liberal/progressive district with an extremely safe seat.
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Pretty sure if you need to sell your plasma for groceries you are NOT middle class
My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Pretty sure if you need to sell your plasma for groceries you are NOT middle class
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Just a reminder for folks not in Minnesota . . . we still need help. Also there are things you can do to prepare your community in case this fuckery comes where you are (or just because they're good things to do).
Want to help people in Minnesota? The best place to start is: www.standwithminnesota.com
You can donate money to people who need it, donate airline miles, send supportive messages, & read about other things to do to help or prepare your own community:
www.standwithminnesota.com/actions-to-t...
You can donate money to people who need it, donate airline miles, send supportive messages, & read about other things to do to help or prepare your own community:
www.standwithminnesota.com/actions-to-t...
February 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Just a reminder for folks not in Minnesota . . . we still need help. Also there are things you can do to prepare your community in case this fuckery comes where you are (or just because they're good things to do).
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
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If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
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This RIGHT FUCKING HERE
We have like at least 2 more years to worry about him. yall are acting like he's the ONLY ONE who can run. We have plenty of other options out here that wont fuckin kill the entire election and yall are clearly trying to astroturf him into being nominated in the first place.
We have like at least 2 more years to worry about him. yall are acting like he's the ONLY ONE who can run. We have plenty of other options out here that wont fuckin kill the entire election and yall are clearly trying to astroturf him into being nominated in the first place.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This RIGHT FUCKING HERE
We have like at least 2 more years to worry about him. yall are acting like he's the ONLY ONE who can run. We have plenty of other options out here that wont fuckin kill the entire election and yall are clearly trying to astroturf him into being nominated in the first place.
We have like at least 2 more years to worry about him. yall are acting like he's the ONLY ONE who can run. We have plenty of other options out here that wont fuckin kill the entire election and yall are clearly trying to astroturf him into being nominated in the first place.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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If you see this, post a rabbit 🐰
February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
If you see this, post a rabbit 🐰
I am SHAKING with anger.
A Microsoft Copilot "training" program (read: massive ad for copilot) is using videos that look and sound EXACTLY like @kurzgesagt.org videos. Right down to the art style and voice over.
Example one
A Microsoft Copilot "training" program (read: massive ad for copilot) is using videos that look and sound EXACTLY like @kurzgesagt.org videos. Right down to the art style and voice over.
Example one
February 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I am SHAKING with anger.
A Microsoft Copilot "training" program (read: massive ad for copilot) is using videos that look and sound EXACTLY like @kurzgesagt.org videos. Right down to the art style and voice over.
Example one
A Microsoft Copilot "training" program (read: massive ad for copilot) is using videos that look and sound EXACTLY like @kurzgesagt.org videos. Right down to the art style and voice over.
Example one
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Here is the link to the Ultra Right Wing Heritage Foundation. See for yourself. The data shows that there is virtually 0% (Maybe 3 cases per state per election) voter fraud. This is an invented problem.
electionfraud.heritage.org
electionfraud.heritage.org
The Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map
The Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map is an interactive tool providing a sampling of proven instances of election fraud across the U.S. From @HeritageDataviz
electionfraud.heritage.org
February 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Here is the link to the Ultra Right Wing Heritage Foundation. See for yourself. The data shows that there is virtually 0% (Maybe 3 cases per state per election) voter fraud. This is an invented problem.
electionfraud.heritage.org
electionfraud.heritage.org
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Yeah sure Storm the Capital, Change Laws of the Constitution, force Americans to get and pay for unobtainable requirements to vote..to weed out the (avg) of 4 illegal immigrant votes per Election
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Yeah sure Storm the Capital, Change Laws of the Constitution, force Americans to get and pay for unobtainable requirements to vote..to weed out the (avg) of 4 illegal immigrant votes per Election
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January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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forget about getting a STEM degree you gotta get a job in Medical Billing or some shit
February 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
forget about getting a STEM degree you gotta get a job in Medical Billing or some shit
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The 2028 Dem platform needs to include "prosecute everyone who lied to Congress."
Whatever fake "norms" there were against that are long gone, and Trump has routinely used and threatened it, including against the Federal Reserve. Real, meritorious prosecutions need to happen at scale.
Whatever fake "norms" there were against that are long gone, and Trump has routinely used and threatened it, including against the Federal Reserve. Real, meritorious prosecutions need to happen at scale.
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The 2028 Dem platform needs to include "prosecute everyone who lied to Congress."
Whatever fake "norms" there were against that are long gone, and Trump has routinely used and threatened it, including against the Federal Reserve. Real, meritorious prosecutions need to happen at scale.
Whatever fake "norms" there were against that are long gone, and Trump has routinely used and threatened it, including against the Federal Reserve. Real, meritorious prosecutions need to happen at scale.
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SONIC ADVENTURE 2 #SONIC #SONICTHEHEDGEHOG
February 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
SONIC ADVENTURE 2 #SONIC #SONICTHEHEDGEHOG
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I think this is part of my generation's confusion about AI.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
Imagine when The Terminator came out if you told someone that in 40 years the world’s richest weirdo would fill the sky with a communications net, embrace AI, and now promise to build an army of robots, and nobody seems inclined to stop him.
February 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I think this is part of my generation's confusion about AI.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Promising headline that completely overstates what is expressed in the actual text
Discord's response can be summed up to saying they're aware of the ethical and security problems, but they're not doing anything of substance to protect or respect users, and will make zero substantial policy changes
Discord's response can be summed up to saying they're aware of the ethical and security problems, but they're not doing anything of substance to protect or respect users, and will make zero substantial policy changes
Discord distances itself from age verification firm after ties to Palantir's Peter Thiel surface https://kotaku.com/discord-palantir-peter-thiel-persona-age-verification-2000668951
Discord's Age Verification Has A Weird Link To Palantir's Peter Thiel
The third party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors
kotaku.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Promising headline that completely overstates what is expressed in the actual text
Discord's response can be summed up to saying they're aware of the ethical and security problems, but they're not doing anything of substance to protect or respect users, and will make zero substantial policy changes
Discord's response can be summed up to saying they're aware of the ethical and security problems, but they're not doing anything of substance to protect or respect users, and will make zero substantial policy changes
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Something that you might not know about mumps is that it can lead to a complication known as mumps orchitis, which is the inflammation and swelling of the testicles. It was such a problem in the military, pre-vaccine, leading to loss duty time, that they pushed for the development of a vaccine.
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Something that you might not know about mumps is that it can lead to a complication known as mumps orchitis, which is the inflammation and swelling of the testicles. It was such a problem in the military, pre-vaccine, leading to loss duty time, that they pushed for the development of a vaccine.
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When they say it's OK for kids because it's a tool just like a calculator:
www.wired.com/story/openai...
www.wired.com/story/openai...
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
When they say it's OK for kids because it's a tool just like a calculator:
www.wired.com/story/openai...
www.wired.com/story/openai...
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New Pitch: Software you can buy and own outright and it works and has no AI
February 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM
New Pitch: Software you can buy and own outright and it works and has no AI
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『 Look At All the Wonderful Things You've Made 🌤️ 』 ─ ✧˖°
I've been away, both online and offline, for a very very long time. No time to admire at the world, no time to take in the wonders you all create. I've lost so many years of my life to darkness, but I'll be back soon. I promise.
I've been away, both online and offline, for a very very long time. No time to admire at the world, no time to take in the wonders you all create. I've lost so many years of my life to darkness, but I'll be back soon. I promise.
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 AM
『 Look At All the Wonderful Things You've Made 🌤️ 』 ─ ✧˖°
I've been away, both online and offline, for a very very long time. No time to admire at the world, no time to take in the wonders you all create. I've lost so many years of my life to darkness, but I'll be back soon. I promise.
I've been away, both online and offline, for a very very long time. No time to admire at the world, no time to take in the wonders you all create. I've lost so many years of my life to darkness, but I'll be back soon. I promise.
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BLUESKY, DISCORD AND ITS ALTERNATIVES, YOUR ART SITES, YOUR ADULT SITES, FANFICTION
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
If you live in the US, call your fucking representatives and tell them that repealing Section 230 is a horrible idea. If Section 230 is gone, you can kiss Bluesky goodbye.
Reminder that they're still trying to repeal section 230 (thereby making platform holders like bsky legally responsible for content posted by their users etc etc)
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
February 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
BLUESKY, DISCORD AND ITS ALTERNATIVES, YOUR ART SITES, YOUR ADULT SITES, FANFICTION
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230