Sam Kurd (he/him)
@samkurd.bsky.social
Writer dipping his toe out of hiatus, mostly brain-broken. English/Palestinian. Neurodivergent.
Someone pay me to say transphobic things, I'll take the money and tell everyone "They paid me money to say x y and z, so here's me saying x, y and z, which I don't believe in but I've said it now, so they can get to fuck."
Once again, I have to point out how obviously inorganic the entire anti-trans backlash is. A handful of billionaires are astroturfing the whole thing with enormous amounts of cash.
They're actively paying people to complain now...
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Someone pay me to say transphobic things, I'll take the money and tell everyone "They paid me money to say x y and z, so here's me saying x, y and z, which I don't believe in but I've said it now, so they can get to fuck."
I wouldn't be at all surprised if they think "Americans" did it, because pop culture overwhelmingly portrays slavery as a thing that the USA was built on, conveniently ignoring that it was the British Empire (& others) actually doing it long before the States were a twinkle in Washington's eye.
who-
who do Britons think did the slavery
who do Britons think did the slavery
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I wouldn't be at all surprised if they think "Americans" did it, because pop culture overwhelmingly portrays slavery as a thing that the USA was built on, conveniently ignoring that it was the British Empire (& others) actually doing it long before the States were a twinkle in Washington's eye.
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Dynamite Games and Comics is adapting the 80s cartoon THUNDERCATS into a TTRPG.
Yes, it is a 5e conversion. Why do you ask? www.kickstarter.com/projects/toy...
Yes, it is a 5e conversion. Why do you ask? www.kickstarter.com/projects/toy...
Coming soon: The Thundercats Roleplaying Game is Here!
Thunder - Thunder - Thundercats Hoooo! You can play as your favorite Thunderian in an awesome paper and pencil roleplaying game!
www.kickstarter.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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As always, today is a good day to support artists, writers, creators. If you have the means, maybe consider signing up for a Patreon. Buy a book, a game, a painting. Commission a new piece. Tell a creator what they mean to you. Signal boost their work.
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
As always, today is a good day to support artists, writers, creators. If you have the means, maybe consider signing up for a Patreon. Buy a book, a game, a painting. Commission a new piece. Tell a creator what they mean to you. Signal boost their work.
I'm missing Goodreads. Storygraph just isn't the same.
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I'm missing Goodreads. Storygraph just isn't the same.
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Yet more Xena x Callisto from my patreon.com/laurenknight i may be obsessed 🫣
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Yet more Xena x Callisto from my patreon.com/laurenknight i may be obsessed 🫣
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"if you build something new, you purchase the components --"
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
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 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"if you build something new, you purchase the components --"
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
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Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.
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Y'all need to have the same kind of smoke for AI Music as you have for AI Art. Okay?
Music is an extremely important part of artistic human expression, and we must not allow it to rot away because 'it sounds just like the real thing' or whatever.
Musicians are going through it too. Fuck AI.
Music is an extremely important part of artistic human expression, and we must not allow it to rot away because 'it sounds just like the real thing' or whatever.
Musicians are going through it too. Fuck AI.
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Y'all need to have the same kind of smoke for AI Music as you have for AI Art. Okay?
Music is an extremely important part of artistic human expression, and we must not allow it to rot away because 'it sounds just like the real thing' or whatever.
Musicians are going through it too. Fuck AI.
Music is an extremely important part of artistic human expression, and we must not allow it to rot away because 'it sounds just like the real thing' or whatever.
Musicians are going through it too. Fuck AI.
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We never acknowledge how masterfully white supremacist billionaires managed to destroy social media as an organizer tool and completely atomized us. Twitter & tiktok had to be sold. Meta already belonged to them and this app here is a poor man's Twitter but coded to prevent educating and organizing
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We never acknowledge how masterfully white supremacist billionaires managed to destroy social media as an organizer tool and completely atomized us. Twitter & tiktok had to be sold. Meta already belonged to them and this app here is a poor man's Twitter but coded to prevent educating and organizing
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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As a trans-owned bookstore, we're tired, y'all. I wish I had something poignant to say for Trans Awareness Week in the face of all these attacks, but I don't. I feel so much grief & anger. To my trans siblings, I love y'all. Anyway, read trans books, celebrate trans life, & protect one another.
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As a trans-owned bookstore, we're tired, y'all. I wish I had something poignant to say for Trans Awareness Week in the face of all these attacks, but I don't. I feel so much grief & anger. To my trans siblings, I love y'all. Anyway, read trans books, celebrate trans life, & protect one another.
I'm not sure that's the most newsworthy takeaway from the emails, guys
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm not sure that's the most newsworthy takeaway from the emails, guys
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Watching old episodes of Great British Bake Off:
Prue: We eat with our eyes
Me: no we fucking don't
@samkurd.bsky.social: *stuffing crisps into his eyes* ah god my eyes! The salt!
Prue: We eat with our eyes
Me: no we fucking don't
@samkurd.bsky.social: *stuffing crisps into his eyes* ah god my eyes! The salt!
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Watching old episodes of Great British Bake Off:
Prue: We eat with our eyes
Me: no we fucking don't
@samkurd.bsky.social: *stuffing crisps into his eyes* ah god my eyes! The salt!
Prue: We eat with our eyes
Me: no we fucking don't
@samkurd.bsky.social: *stuffing crisps into his eyes* ah god my eyes! The salt!
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Today is not the day to argue "oh so you want Reform to win then" as an argument for Labour's indefensible and inhumane anti-asylum policies. At least be honest and own that you're defending racist policies promoted with genuinely far right talking points. Don't try and pretend this is "progressive"
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Today is not the day to argue "oh so you want Reform to win then" as an argument for Labour's indefensible and inhumane anti-asylum policies. At least be honest and own that you're defending racist policies promoted with genuinely far right talking points. Don't try and pretend this is "progressive"
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With alt text.
![Tweet by Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra
The Overton window has been obliterated, well done patriots.
[quoted tweet by Politics UK @PolitilcsUK (sp)
[Siren emoji] New: Shabana Mahmood is set to announce asylum seekers can only stay temporarily in the UK
They will be deported when their home country is deemed safe ...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/bafkreialszs344qfkhhygniwtf76fyazuks3nori7mtpdibgxczkkchjxe@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
With alt text.
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Everyone’s sexiness would definitely increase dramatically if we all dressed like pirates all of the time
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Everyone’s sexiness would definitely increase dramatically if we all dressed like pirates all of the time
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Just fuck off then. No need to tell us about it. Self-important twat.
🗣️ "I’m worth £780m at 37 — and I’m leaving Britain for Dubai"
Herman Narula, founder of Improbable, doubts he’ll be the last tech entrepreneur to depart
Herman Narula, founder of Improbable, doubts he’ll be the last tech entrepreneur to depart
I’m worth £780m at 37 — and I’m leaving Britain for Dubai
Herman Narula, founder of Improbable, doubts he’ll be the last tech entrepreneur to leave the UK
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Just fuck off then. No need to tell us about it. Self-important twat.
They should at least be legally required to wear the logos on their suits.
Again, it would be hugely useful if the lobby hacks could get visibly tattooed with the sigils of their patrons like the familiars in Blade, so we can easily tell who owns which ones,
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
They should at least be legally required to wear the logos on their suits.
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Late Night Genies/Inking
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Late Night Genies/Inking
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Tommy Robinson openly celebrating Labour's new asylum seekers policy should tell everyone exactly how far right Labour are now.
Labour, Reform and Tories are all the same. Right wing parties only interested in making money for their donors.
Do not vote Labour.
Labour, Reform and Tories are all the same. Right wing parties only interested in making money for their donors.
Do not vote Labour.
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Tommy Robinson openly celebrating Labour's new asylum seekers policy should tell everyone exactly how far right Labour are now.
Labour, Reform and Tories are all the same. Right wing parties only interested in making money for their donors.
Do not vote Labour.
Labour, Reform and Tories are all the same. Right wing parties only interested in making money for their donors.
Do not vote Labour.
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Imagine thinking your partner won't notice if you farm out your side of the relationship to AI lol www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedd...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Imagine thinking your partner won't notice if you farm out your side of the relationship to AI lol www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedd...
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I want to see a detective drama where the bodies of a dog walker and his dog are discovered accidentally in the woods by a passing serial killer.
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I want to see a detective drama where the bodies of a dog walker and his dog are discovered accidentally in the woods by a passing serial killer.