Eva Shambles
@evashambles.bsky.social
Writing, drawing, LARP, TTRPG, cats, the sea (she/her)
You can also find me on Cara and Mastodon.
Cara: @evashambles
Mastodon: @evashambles@mastodon.art
You can also find me on Cara and Mastodon.
Cara: @evashambles
Mastodon: @evashambles@mastodon.art
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A recipe for any company or organisation trying this nonsense to end up in court rightly accused of unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
www.acas.org.uk/religion-or-...
Which the Supreme Court ruling explicitly says still applies.
www.acas.org.uk/religion-or-...
Which the Supreme Court ruling explicitly says still applies.
Shot - chaser - finisher
The EHRC admits there's no way to enforce anti-trans exclusion using paperwork.
Therefore it's only possible using gender stereotypes.
Therefore they defend excluding basically anyone who might be suspected of being trans.
A recipe for utter chaos.
The EHRC admits there's no way to enforce anti-trans exclusion using paperwork.
Therefore it's only possible using gender stereotypes.
Therefore they defend excluding basically anyone who might be suspected of being trans.
A recipe for utter chaos.
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A recipe for any company or organisation trying this nonsense to end up in court rightly accused of unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
www.acas.org.uk/religion-or-...
Which the Supreme Court ruling explicitly says still applies.
www.acas.org.uk/religion-or-...
Which the Supreme Court ruling explicitly says still applies.
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Hollywood was better when execs were just doing a lot of cocaine and greenlighting everything that sounded cool
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Hollywood was better when execs were just doing a lot of cocaine and greenlighting everything that sounded cool
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No, trans people will not vote for an avowed transphobe, because what's "the Trans Issue" to you is our very rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
If he ends up being the Democrat on the presidential ticket in 2028, you would rather vote republican or not vote at all because of this issue?? That’s the million dollar question. Not the hill I would die on and def not worth losing an election over!
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
No, trans people will not vote for an avowed transphobe, because what's "the Trans Issue" to you is our very rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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It's my birthday today! ☺️
If you could spare a repost, it would be much appreciated!
If you could spare a repost, it would be much appreciated!
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It's my birthday today! ☺️
If you could spare a repost, it would be much appreciated!
If you could spare a repost, it would be much appreciated!
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What do you mean it’s only Tuesday?
#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #DMV #adoptme
And yes, you should follow our fosters on the ‘gram @littletailfosters
#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #DMV #adoptme
And yes, you should follow our fosters on the ‘gram @littletailfosters
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
What do you mean it’s only Tuesday?
#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #DMV #adoptme
And yes, you should follow our fosters on the ‘gram @littletailfosters
#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #DMV #adoptme
And yes, you should follow our fosters on the ‘gram @littletailfosters
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Absolutely agree with this. I joined twitter fairly late, so no matter what I did, I was basically invisible there. But here, real community is so easy to build. People are able to communicate here, not just appease an impossible algorithm.
I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Absolutely agree with this. I joined twitter fairly late, so no matter what I did, I was basically invisible there. But here, real community is so easy to build. People are able to communicate here, not just appease an impossible algorithm.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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“Hi, I just wanted to talk to you about extending your car warranty.” #Poe #CatsofBlueSky
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“Hi, I just wanted to talk to you about extending your car warranty.” #Poe #CatsofBlueSky
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November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I've not managed to see Frankenstein yet because I want to see it in the cinema but...
I've been a bit depressed by some of the responses from some folks, because okay, not every film is for everyone... But I'm realising something important
I've been a bit depressed by some of the responses from some folks, because okay, not every film is for everyone... But I'm realising something important
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I've not managed to see Frankenstein yet because I want to see it in the cinema but...
I've been a bit depressed by some of the responses from some folks, because okay, not every film is for everyone... But I'm realising something important
I've been a bit depressed by some of the responses from some folks, because okay, not every film is for everyone... But I'm realising something important
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Do you know I've got a poetry collection coming out next year? & you can preorder it? (Some links below, but you can preorder worldwide.)
Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."), & mythology? You're in luck.
Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."), & mythology? You're in luck.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Do you know I've got a poetry collection coming out next year? & you can preorder it? (Some links below, but you can preorder worldwide.)
Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."), & mythology? You're in luck.
Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."), & mythology? You're in luck.
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If English alt text is too hard write it in your native language.
If detailed alt text is too hard to do, keep it short and simple.
You can't include every detail about your work anyways but at least give people a chance instead of leaving it blank.
If detailed alt text is too hard to do, keep it short and simple.
You can't include every detail about your work anyways but at least give people a chance instead of leaving it blank.
ALT Text benefits everyone
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Alt text helps with accessibility, identifying/explaining elements you might not get to in your posts and makes your posts/work more discoverable - Make sure to toggle it on to “require alt text” in your settings
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
If English alt text is too hard write it in your native language.
If detailed alt text is too hard to do, keep it short and simple.
You can't include every detail about your work anyways but at least give people a chance instead of leaving it blank.
If detailed alt text is too hard to do, keep it short and simple.
You can't include every detail about your work anyways but at least give people a chance instead of leaving it blank.
I am still looking for a book rec... Any #mythology nerds on Bluesky? Is #booksky a thing, or #mythsky?
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I am still looking for a book rec... Any #mythology nerds on Bluesky? Is #booksky a thing, or #mythsky?
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
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Those of us who are SA survivors are used to the mass shrug in response to even the most overt evidence of horrific behavior. Epstein's crimes and the complicity of many influential figures involved have been known for decades (’05 to be exact). It's never mustered much interest or consequence.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Those of us who are SA survivors are used to the mass shrug in response to even the most overt evidence of horrific behavior. Epstein's crimes and the complicity of many influential figures involved have been known for decades (’05 to be exact). It's never mustered much interest or consequence.
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If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
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Zadie Smith.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Zadie Smith.