Faustian Bargain
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Qro; 26/NB/Full Time Internet Horror Terror
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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there is never enough
November 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
there is never enough
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
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I have never felt more seen by a Post
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I have never felt more seen by a Post
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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When I was younger I didn’t know trans men existed. I didn’t know it was an option, and I felt alone and hopeless that I would never have a body that I felt comfortable in.
Hiding the existence of gay and trans people doesn’t make kids straight or cis, it just makes gay and trans kids miserable
Hiding the existence of gay and trans people doesn’t make kids straight or cis, it just makes gay and trans kids miserable
Any time someone tells you they're pro censorship to protect kids what they really mean is they don't want those kids to turn out queer.
It doesn't work that way, though.
It doesn't work that way, though.
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
When I was younger I didn’t know trans men existed. I didn’t know it was an option, and I felt alone and hopeless that I would never have a body that I felt comfortable in.
Hiding the existence of gay and trans people doesn’t make kids straight or cis, it just makes gay and trans kids miserable
Hiding the existence of gay and trans people doesn’t make kids straight or cis, it just makes gay and trans kids miserable
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Minneapolis didn’t look like this until ICE showed up. If Trump can deploy these masked killers into this city, he can do it in any city for any reason. They will target you for you skin color, regardless of political affiliation. And they’ve clearly shown that actual citizenship doesn’t matter.
January 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Minneapolis didn’t look like this until ICE showed up. If Trump can deploy these masked killers into this city, he can do it in any city for any reason. They will target you for you skin color, regardless of political affiliation. And they’ve clearly shown that actual citizenship doesn’t matter.
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“Why does your MALE character have a pussy?”
Well, you see, I have a pussy, and I like to play with it, so I thought he would like a pussy of his very own to play with. I’m just trying to be a benevolent creator here.
Well, you see, I have a pussy, and I like to play with it, so I thought he would like a pussy of his very own to play with. I’m just trying to be a benevolent creator here.
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
“Why does your MALE character have a pussy?”
Well, you see, I have a pussy, and I like to play with it, so I thought he would like a pussy of his very own to play with. I’m just trying to be a benevolent creator here.
Well, you see, I have a pussy, and I like to play with it, so I thought he would like a pussy of his very own to play with. I’m just trying to be a benevolent creator here.
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God bless the people of Minneapolis, who are showing more courage and patriotism in the face of state violence than the fascists shooting at them could ever know. We should all show the same guts when our own turn comes around.
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 AM
God bless the people of Minneapolis, who are showing more courage and patriotism in the face of state violence than the fascists shooting at them could ever know. We should all show the same guts when our own turn comes around.
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Been saying this for a while, the AI bubble won't burst, they're creating a world where PCs are prohibitively expensive and force you to rent the capabilities of one via all these AI data centers
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Been saying this for a while, the AI bubble won't burst, they're creating a world where PCs are prohibitively expensive and force you to rent the capabilities of one via all these AI data centers
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Arm-Armor if you will
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Arm-Armor if you will
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Raffle at 1K! Once 1K followers are reached I will draw a winner. Winner will receive a fully rendered portrait of their character
To enter:
- Follow this account
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If you already follow me, feel free to enter!
#art | #OC | #digitalart | #ocart | #ocsky | #raffle
To enter:
- Follow this account
- Repost this post
If you already follow me, feel free to enter!
#art | #OC | #digitalart | #ocart | #ocsky | #raffle
April 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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A soldier and a socialite ♀️♀️
June 26, 2024 at 4:47 PM
A soldier and a socialite ♀️♀️
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aaand a manticore adopt -- bit low on caffeine but might stream some commission work in a few hours as well uvu
www.deviantart.com/awkwardos/ar...
www.deviantart.com/awkwardos/ar...
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
aaand a manticore adopt -- bit low on caffeine but might stream some commission work in a few hours as well uvu
www.deviantart.com/awkwardos/ar...
www.deviantart.com/awkwardos/ar...
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I feel it needs to be repeated that what companies say about Gen-AI use (see Level 5's '80-90% of our stuff is made by AI') is bullshit to try and extract money from the same investors who thought NFTs would be the next big thing.
While any use is bad, it's usually only enough to claim that they do
While any use is bad, it's usually only enough to claim that they do
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I feel it needs to be repeated that what companies say about Gen-AI use (see Level 5's '80-90% of our stuff is made by AI') is bullshit to try and extract money from the same investors who thought NFTs would be the next big thing.
While any use is bad, it's usually only enough to claim that they do
While any use is bad, it's usually only enough to claim that they do
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hell of a quote www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'No such thing as a better colonizer': Inuit emphatically reject U.S. takeover of Greenland | CBC News
Inuit advocacy groups, as well as Greenlanders who live in Canada, are emphatically opposed to American designs on their homeland. And, they say, they're tired of being used as geopolitical chess piec...
www.cbc.ca
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
hell of a quote www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This is AMAZING. Free link further down.
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This is AMAZING. Free link further down.
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Don't worry I live in NL I can say it. That's the iron cross a nazi symbol only used by people who would like to get fucking punched in the head. It's like a target of 'throw a brick here'
The things I have to say about this would get me in trouble as I live in the UK and all so we'll just have to imagine how I feel about people who are comfortable with this being their logo.
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Don't worry I live in NL I can say it. That's the iron cross a nazi symbol only used by people who would like to get fucking punched in the head. It's like a target of 'throw a brick here'
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over on twitter people are attacking and doxxing the reporter for People who wrote this. i really hope she's doing okay because "disgraced" is really not that out of pocket for an article like this:
people.com/scott-adams-...
people.com/scott-adams-...
Scott Adams, Disgraced Dilbert Creator, Dies at 68
Scott Adams has died at the age of 68. Adams created the comic 'Dilbert', which became hugely popular in the 1990s. 'Dilbert' was pulled from publication after Adams went on a racist rant in 2023.
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
over on twitter people are attacking and doxxing the reporter for People who wrote this. i really hope she's doing okay because "disgraced" is really not that out of pocket for an article like this:
people.com/scott-adams-...
people.com/scott-adams-...
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Bringing this post over from Tumblr
January 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Bringing this post over from Tumblr
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Also, for 2026's sake, the other consideration is $7.99 allows you to discount 38.5% before you actually hit $5, which makes up for the ridiculously high 30% platform fee things like Steam charge, so you still get to pay salaries even when you're then forced to discount deep deep for sales placement
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Also, for 2026's sake, the other consideration is $7.99 allows you to discount 38.5% before you actually hit $5, which makes up for the ridiculously high 30% platform fee things like Steam charge, so you still get to pay salaries even when you're then forced to discount deep deep for sales placement