Silva
@silvaeatum.bsky.social
Hello Creature,
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Rest well cohost
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noted infrequent poster and silly lurker
Rest well cohost
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Thank you. AND this is good, if annoying-in-the-moment advice
![BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports".. could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation".. means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned". means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
1. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.
ON THE MEDIA
ONTHEMEDIA.ORG](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3hqx4nelkimy7lrzljrs3qm5/bafkreibh5v5gaqbijs266vbido53hcwczwzge5to2kh4qrnj3zzp3axulu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Thank you. AND this is good, if annoying-in-the-moment advice
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It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Darren Michael has reportedly been reinstated and given $50,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The post Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
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From "Not the Price of Admission", by Laura S Brown, a trauma reflection text I cannot recommend highly enough
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
From "Not the Price of Admission", by Laura S Brown, a trauma reflection text I cannot recommend highly enough
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A new analysis to send straight to your state attorney general. it takes two minutes. The lack of action at this point from those with the power to help is inexcusable.
X is producing deepfakes at a rate 84x higher than the top 5 dedicated deepfake sites combined, according to an analysis. Victims say there's no recourse. Their images are still up despite reports to X, and those who speak out become targets. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
A new analysis to send straight to your state attorney general. it takes two minutes. The lack of action at this point from those with the power to help is inexcusable.
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MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸
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Hi folks! I'm trying to get my girlfriends moved up here in the PNW with me. We're going to be doing some fundraisers this month to help get the money, but I would be eternally grateful if you helped us out financially in any way. Thank you!
gofund.me/9aa03630e
gofund.me/9aa03630e
Donate to Help Us Move to Safety in the PNW, organized by Ivy Olson
Our lease is about to expire, and we need to make it to the PNW!
We are two transf… Ivy Olson needs your support for Help Us Move to Safety in the PNW
gofund.me
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Hi folks! I'm trying to get my girlfriends moved up here in the PNW with me. We're going to be doing some fundraisers this month to help get the money, but I would be eternally grateful if you helped us out financially in any way. Thank you!
gofund.me/9aa03630e
gofund.me/9aa03630e
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January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Finally, about to reach the end of my Lancer campaign, when all of my foreshadowing and terrorizing players comes to fruition
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Finally, about to reach the end of my Lancer campaign, when all of my foreshadowing and terrorizing players comes to fruition
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Time to dust this one off again
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Time to dust this one off again
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I’m so furious that legal NSFW art and artists are being slowly gentrified off the internet while billionaires make CSAM-generating robots with impunity
January 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
I’m so furious that legal NSFW art and artists are being slowly gentrified off the internet while billionaires make CSAM-generating robots with impunity
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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happy goat falling over day
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
happy goat falling over day
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The LED lights are brighter than incandescents ever were and everyone has security lights, often on all night.
I read a study that showed schools with security lights had more vandalism because the vandals could see what they were doing.
I read a study that showed schools with security lights had more vandalism because the vandals could see what they were doing.
December 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The LED lights are brighter than incandescents ever were and everyone has security lights, often on all night.
I read a study that showed schools with security lights had more vandalism because the vandals could see what they were doing.
I read a study that showed schools with security lights had more vandalism because the vandals could see what they were doing.
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🏆🎄👍🎅🏾🩷
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🏆🎄👍🎅🏾🩷
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important to remember in these trying times that there *are* still people fighting for, and alongside, us
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. n.pr/453QS51
19 states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.
n.pr
December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
important to remember in these trying times that there *are* still people fighting for, and alongside, us
The cockpit is warm when you strap in. Of course it is, you set it to warm the other day. The controls are calibrated carefully to each hand’s measurements, slotting into and over your gloves with a dozen satisfying clicks. Just earlier today you were going over your list of tasks aloud…
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1/?
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The cockpit is warm when you strap in. Of course it is, you set it to warm the other day. The controls are calibrated carefully to each hand’s measurements, slotting into and over your gloves with a dozen satisfying clicks. Just earlier today you were going over your list of tasks aloud…
1/?
1/?
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This can be a difficult and nuanced discussion, especially for people that are out of the tech loop. I try to break it down as
AI = shit you've been using for over a decade. Predictive text. NPC enemy AI. Specialized machine learning.
GenAI = shit built on stolen/scraped assets from the Internet
AI = shit you've been using for over a decade. Predictive text. NPC enemy AI. Specialized machine learning.
GenAI = shit built on stolen/scraped assets from the Internet
If we’re going to get really no quarter about genAI usage, I’m going to need people to learn the difference between AI and genAI real fast.
December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This can be a difficult and nuanced discussion, especially for people that are out of the tech loop. I try to break it down as
AI = shit you've been using for over a decade. Predictive text. NPC enemy AI. Specialized machine learning.
GenAI = shit built on stolen/scraped assets from the Internet
AI = shit you've been using for over a decade. Predictive text. NPC enemy AI. Specialized machine learning.
GenAI = shit built on stolen/scraped assets from the Internet
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On the website bluesky, you can retweet cartoons of animal women with boobs to show your friends, peers, and colleagues about what women you think are shagadelical.
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
On the website bluesky, you can retweet cartoons of animal women with boobs to show your friends, peers, and colleagues about what women you think are shagadelical.
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Third Way Terrified to Learn of Fourth Way
CNN: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Third Way Terrified to Learn of Fourth Way
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...