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I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
This is so sick. A truth and reconciliation commission won't be enough, once this regime is gone.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is so sick. A truth and reconciliation commission won't be enough, once this regime is gone.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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What we know, 3pm on Wednesday:
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What we know, 3pm on Wednesday:
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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NEW: I predicted the results of the New York City mayoral election BLOCK by BLOCK.
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
Predicting Every Block of the 2025 NYC Mayoral Election
Spoiler Alert: Zohran Mamdani is going to win
www.michaellange.nyc
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NEW: I predicted the results of the New York City mayoral election BLOCK by BLOCK.
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
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The Board of Immigration Appeals has ordered Emmy-award winning journalist Mario Guevara to be deported to El Salvador after 100 days in ICE detention, a country he fled more than two decades ago after being persecuted for his reporting.
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist at Risk of Deportation Over ICE Coverage
“This is one of the most dangerous periods for free speech in American history,” a Georgia lawmaker said.
truthout.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Board of Immigration Appeals has ordered Emmy-award winning journalist Mario Guevara to be deported to El Salvador after 100 days in ICE detention, a country he fled more than two decades ago after being persecuted for his reporting.
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losing my mind at this. apoplectic. want to punch a wall, or a human being
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
losing my mind at this. apoplectic. want to punch a wall, or a human being
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
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CAMPAIGN 4 IS COMIN' ATCHA! 🎲🔥
Join us in a new world for a whole new story led by Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on Thursday, October 2nd. We can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks!
WATCH THE FULL UPDATE TODAY AT youtu.be/mEuwZbNde2s?...
Join us in a new world for a whole new story led by Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on Thursday, October 2nd. We can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks!
WATCH THE FULL UPDATE TODAY AT youtu.be/mEuwZbNde2s?...
August 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
CAMPAIGN 4 IS COMIN' ATCHA! 🎲🔥
Join us in a new world for a whole new story led by Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on Thursday, October 2nd. We can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks!
WATCH THE FULL UPDATE TODAY AT youtu.be/mEuwZbNde2s?...
Join us in a new world for a whole new story led by Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on Thursday, October 2nd. We can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks!
WATCH THE FULL UPDATE TODAY AT youtu.be/mEuwZbNde2s?...
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The replies to this tell me that telly mostly focuses on stories about men. Anyway, Call The Midwife is clearly the GOAT: it's brilliant feminist drama, rooted in authenticity in its storytelling, and led by and centred on women and our stories.
Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.
What’s the best show outside of that group?
What’s the best show outside of that group?
August 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The replies to this tell me that telly mostly focuses on stories about men. Anyway, Call The Midwife is clearly the GOAT: it's brilliant feminist drama, rooted in authenticity in its storytelling, and led by and centred on women and our stories.
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After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!!
July 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!!
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Not exactly what you are talking about but I remembered this post thinkdm.org/2020/08/08/g...
It has interesting breakdowns of favorite classes by PC gender
It has interesting breakdowns of favorite classes by PC gender
July 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Not exactly what you are talking about but I remembered this post thinkdm.org/2020/08/08/g...
It has interesting breakdowns of favorite classes by PC gender
It has interesting breakdowns of favorite classes by PC gender
Lordy, I hope there are texts
hey, you guys? is it a good sign or a bad sign if you're only halfway through a hearing and your Justice Department colleagues are already wondering whether you'll manage to avoid sanctions???
July 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Lordy, I hope there are texts
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Don’t send me an unsolicited picture of your peewee cocktapus unless you want me to…
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
June 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Don’t send me an unsolicited picture of your peewee cocktapus unless you want me to…
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
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wherein a podcaster is held in civil contempt, as all podcasters should be
June 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
wherein a podcaster is held in civil contempt, as all podcasters should be
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Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
Don't buy a laptop before considering these 8 important features
Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you.
www.wired.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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A Minnesota state Senator and a state representative, former Speaker Melissa Hortman and state Senator John Hoffman, both Democrats, were shot in their homes this morning in what’s being called “targeted shootings.” www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...
Live: Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in ‘targeted shootings’
Gov. Tim Walz said there were targeted shootings in both Brooklyn Park and Champlin on Saturday.
www.startribune.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A Minnesota state Senator and a state representative, former Speaker Melissa Hortman and state Senator John Hoffman, both Democrats, were shot in their homes this morning in what’s being called “targeted shootings.” www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...
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D&D’s next big game won’t play anything like BG3 — and with the director of Jedi: Survivor, that’s the point
D&D’s next big game won’t play anything like BG3 — and with the director of Jedi: Survivor, that’s the point
Wizards of the Coast president John Hight and Giant Skull founder Stig Asmussen talk about their grand gaming ambitions
www.polygon.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
D&D’s next big game won’t play anything like BG3 — and with the director of Jedi: Survivor, that’s the point
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many fascists experienced world-historic hardship and trauma; neofascists are the softest, most cosseted, privilege-saturated children of first world comfort zones
fascists went through the crucible of the trenches; neofascists went through the crucible of gamergate
fascists went through the crucible of the trenches; neofascists went through the crucible of gamergate
June 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
many fascists experienced world-historic hardship and trauma; neofascists are the softest, most cosseted, privilege-saturated children of first world comfort zones
fascists went through the crucible of the trenches; neofascists went through the crucible of gamergate
fascists went through the crucible of the trenches; neofascists went through the crucible of gamergate
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So, to summarize: Chief Judge Christina Reiss (Vermont) found Harvard's Kseniia Petrova had raised a substantial claim and is ordered released on bail from ICE custody, a near total win for her habeas case today. She still has to contend with her criminal (smuggling) bail at a hearing next week.
May 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So, to summarize: Chief Judge Christina Reiss (Vermont) found Harvard's Kseniia Petrova had raised a substantial claim and is ordered released on bail from ICE custody, a near total win for her habeas case today. She still has to contend with her criminal (smuggling) bail at a hearing next week.
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“Discworld is not about how to be good, but about how to do good, and why even the smallest acts of kindness matter.” via @oliviawaite.com
The Essential Terry Pratchett
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Discworld is not about how to be good, but about how to do good, and why even the smallest acts of kindness matter.” via @oliviawaite.com
This is just really sad. No other guest showed how much the podcast has changed since the former host finally had to give the show back to Thomas. I hope @leftistlawyer.com will clarify this. :(
Sheryl is one of the best guests we have ever had on and we loved talking to her, but anyone who knows us knows that “former host” was the most necessary followup post in the history of Bluesky
Please don't do us like this Sheryl 💔
Please don't do us like this Sheryl 💔
May 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is just really sad. No other guest showed how much the podcast has changed since the former host finally had to give the show back to Thomas. I hope @leftistlawyer.com will clarify this. :(
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Breaking News: Boeing reached a deal with the Justice Dept. that would spare the company from taking criminal responsibility for two deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. The deal was opposed by the families of those who died in the crashes.
Boeing Reaches Deal With U.S. to Avoid Guilty Plea Over 737 Max Crashes
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Breaking News: Boeing reached a deal with the Justice Dept. that would spare the company from taking criminal responsibility for two deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. The deal was opposed by the families of those who died in the crashes.