Ynza Morganstar, the 108th Sage
@the-108th-sage.bsky.social
a genderqueer transbian world builder, artist, #UU #Pagan and all around hoopy frood...
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correct pronouns:
she/her // zey/zeir/zem
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correct pronouns:
she/her // zey/zeir/zem
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I was so disappointed to see that DuckDuckGo also added AI to their search. Then I was very happy to discover I could actually turn that one off.
August 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I was so disappointed to see that DuckDuckGo also added AI to their search. Then I was very happy to discover I could actually turn that one off.
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if you take the extra step and add to each search -ai it does turn that function off. but who hits 3 extra keys if they want fast results
August 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
if you take the extra step and add to each search -ai it does turn that function off. but who hits 3 extra keys if they want fast results
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Such a waste of resources and we can't even turn it off.
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Such a waste of resources and we can't even turn it off.
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Garbage In, Garbage Out is one of the core principles of computing. It wasn't *quite* coined by Charles Babbage, but he is on record telling an interested businessman that the engine can't correct for bad inputs.
August 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Garbage In, Garbage Out is one of the core principles of computing. It wasn't *quite* coined by Charles Babbage, but he is on record telling an interested businessman that the engine can't correct for bad inputs.
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The fundamental problem with an algorithm that gathers all information is that the world is full of idiots and the machine gathering their stupid ideas as well.
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The fundamental problem with an algorithm that gathers all information is that the world is full of idiots and the machine gathering their stupid ideas as well.
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no it doesn’t. it depends on each individual package. some seemingly identical packages are, some aren’t.
even purity protocol oats have been proven to have gluten in them.
even purity protocol oats have been proven to have gluten in them.
August 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
no it doesn’t. it depends on each individual package. some seemingly identical packages are, some aren’t.
even purity protocol oats have been proven to have gluten in them.
even purity protocol oats have been proven to have gluten in them.
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In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
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He wanted to ban it constitutionally. I'm not looking at it with modern eyes I lived through the Bush years. This was after don't ask don't tell. ICE was always terrorizing immigrant communities and escalating it's operations. That's why people wanted to abolish ICE.
August 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
He wanted to ban it constitutionally. I'm not looking at it with modern eyes I lived through the Bush years. This was after don't ask don't tell. ICE was always terrorizing immigrant communities and escalating it's operations. That's why people wanted to abolish ICE.
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They're actively trying to make us unemployable, the next step in their campaign to eradicate us entirely
August 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
They're actively trying to make us unemployable, the next step in their campaign to eradicate us entirely
As someone who takes care to be dialed out enough to not be spoiled by our over-spoily media, I'm often the 2nd last to know about cool stuff...
Like Yancy Street becoming A Thing IRL!
...
for only a few hours!?
Let's help make it Permanent!
www.comicsbeat.com/jack-kirby-g...
Like Yancy Street becoming A Thing IRL!
...
for only a few hours!?
Let's help make it Permanent!
www.comicsbeat.com/jack-kirby-g...
Jack Kirby gets a street named after him....for a few hours
A vibrant intersection on New York's Lower East Side was renamed Jack Kirby Way and Yancy Street but only for a day
www.comicsbeat.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As someone who takes care to be dialed out enough to not be spoiled by our over-spoily media, I'm often the 2nd last to know about cool stuff...
Like Yancy Street becoming A Thing IRL!
...
for only a few hours!?
Let's help make it Permanent!
www.comicsbeat.com/jack-kirby-g...
Like Yancy Street becoming A Thing IRL!
...
for only a few hours!?
Let's help make it Permanent!
www.comicsbeat.com/jack-kirby-g...
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Imagine a world where you have to airdrop aid and rescue starving children from a situation an allied nation has created, whilst simultaneously supplying them arms and twisting yourself in political knots about whether or not to condemn them for it.
You don't actually have to imagine it, kids.
You don't actually have to imagine it, kids.
Starmer says plan to airdrop Gaza aid and evacuate ill children will go ahead
Starmer says plan to airdrop Gaza aid and evacuate ill children will go ahead
Leaders of UK, France and Germany call for lifting of aid restrictions and immediate ceasefire after holding talks
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Israel-Gaza war live – latest updates
Keir Starmer has confirmed the government will be “taking forward” plans to airdrop aid into Gaza and evacuate children who need medical assistance in an effort to relieve what Downing Street called an appalling situation.
Speaking to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Saturday morning, the prime minister outlined the UK’s intentions to work with Jordan to carry out the plans. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Imagine a world where you have to airdrop aid and rescue starving children from a situation an allied nation has created, whilst simultaneously supplying them arms and twisting yourself in political knots about whether or not to condemn them for it.
You don't actually have to imagine it, kids.
You don't actually have to imagine it, kids.
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So many of these are happening at home depot, and I am just not buying a thing from home depot. I have not seen a word coming out of home depot management opposed to what's happening in their parking lots.
July 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So many of these are happening at home depot, and I am just not buying a thing from home depot. I have not seen a word coming out of home depot management opposed to what's happening in their parking lots.
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Police officers don’t wear masks. Judges don’t hide their identity.
Why does Trump’s immigration force hide who they are? It’s just a mechanism to get away with illegality and immorality. A tactic of authoritarianism.
Why does Trump’s immigration force hide who they are? It’s just a mechanism to get away with illegality and immorality. A tactic of authoritarianism.
This woman is a damn hero 💞
Outside a Home Depot in Encinitas.
“If you’re doing something right, take your *%#£|*% mask off!”
Outside a Home Depot in Encinitas.
“If you’re doing something right, take your *%#£|*% mask off!”
July 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Police officers don’t wear masks. Judges don’t hide their identity.
Why does Trump’s immigration force hide who they are? It’s just a mechanism to get away with illegality and immorality. A tactic of authoritarianism.
Why does Trump’s immigration force hide who they are? It’s just a mechanism to get away with illegality and immorality. A tactic of authoritarianism.
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The Incredible Hulk is my favorite Marvel characters
Captain America is my second favorite Marvel character.
Dale Keown is one of the best Hulk artists ever.
I was not aware that this cover existed but I am now better for knowing that it does.
#captainamerica #incrediblehulk
Captain America is my second favorite Marvel character.
Dale Keown is one of the best Hulk artists ever.
I was not aware that this cover existed but I am now better for knowing that it does.
#captainamerica #incrediblehulk
March 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Incredible Hulk is my favorite Marvel characters
Captain America is my second favorite Marvel character.
Dale Keown is one of the best Hulk artists ever.
I was not aware that this cover existed but I am now better for knowing that it does.
#captainamerica #incrediblehulk
Captain America is my second favorite Marvel character.
Dale Keown is one of the best Hulk artists ever.
I was not aware that this cover existed but I am now better for knowing that it does.
#captainamerica #incrediblehulk
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#Superman has politics baked into his DNA. From being a champion of the weak and the oppressed to fighting for truth, justice and the American Way/for a better tomorrow sociopolitical issues are part and parcel to the character.
This is a hill I will fight on.
This is a hill I will fight on.
July 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
#Superman has politics baked into his DNA. From being a champion of the weak and the oppressed to fighting for truth, justice and the American Way/for a better tomorrow sociopolitical issues are part and parcel to the character.
This is a hill I will fight on.
This is a hill I will fight on.
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In 2025 James Gunn rebooted Superman for the screen and made it more like a Marvel movie and it was the best thing for the character. 2/2
July 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In 2025 James Gunn rebooted Superman for the screen and made it more like a Marvel movie and it was the best thing for the character. 2/2
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Slightly spoilery but without giving anything away about the new Superman film.
In 1986 DC rebooted Superman & made him more like a Marvel character, which was the best thing for the character at that time. 1/
In 1986 DC rebooted Superman & made him more like a Marvel character, which was the best thing for the character at that time. 1/
July 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Slightly spoilery but without giving anything away about the new Superman film.
In 1986 DC rebooted Superman & made him more like a Marvel character, which was the best thing for the character at that time. 1/
In 1986 DC rebooted Superman & made him more like a Marvel character, which was the best thing for the character at that time. 1/
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July 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Every time I see people post this kind of thing it reaffirms my resolve to never be in a political coalition with them again
They absolutely are the reason Trump won.
People need to own the consequences of their actions.
www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
People need to own the consequences of their actions.
www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
Arab and Muslim voters helped deliver Michigan to Trump. They're not all happy so far
Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan, a reliably Democratic voting bloc, backed a Republican for president for the first time in 2024. Now, some are expressing concern about President Trump's rhetoric.
www.npr.org
May 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Every time I see people post this kind of thing it reaffirms my resolve to never be in a political coalition with them again
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I'm a trans author with a disabled partner and we don't have money for food.
Please buy my novel, The Phantom Revolution.
Two time travelers, one Human and one Vampire, battle for the future in a twisted timeline.
Buy here and help me eat:
jamsheedstudios.itch.io/pr-eng
#booksky #mutualaid
Please buy my novel, The Phantom Revolution.
Two time travelers, one Human and one Vampire, battle for the future in a twisted timeline.
Buy here and help me eat:
jamsheedstudios.itch.io/pr-eng
#booksky #mutualaid
May 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm a trans author with a disabled partner and we don't have money for food.
Please buy my novel, The Phantom Revolution.
Two time travelers, one Human and one Vampire, battle for the future in a twisted timeline.
Buy here and help me eat:
jamsheedstudios.itch.io/pr-eng
#booksky #mutualaid
Please buy my novel, The Phantom Revolution.
Two time travelers, one Human and one Vampire, battle for the future in a twisted timeline.
Buy here and help me eat:
jamsheedstudios.itch.io/pr-eng
#booksky #mutualaid
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My partner and I are both trans and disabled. We made a comic. Please support it so we can afford groceries.
Kobra Olympus is a Muslim transbian superhero.
Issue #3 is a standalone political thriller.
Sign up to be notified when we go live on June 1st:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
Kobra Olympus is a Muslim transbian superhero.
Issue #3 is a standalone political thriller.
Sign up to be notified when we go live on June 1st:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
May 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My partner and I are both trans and disabled. We made a comic. Please support it so we can afford groceries.
Kobra Olympus is a Muslim transbian superhero.
Issue #3 is a standalone political thriller.
Sign up to be notified when we go live on June 1st:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
Kobra Olympus is a Muslim transbian superhero.
Issue #3 is a standalone political thriller.
Sign up to be notified when we go live on June 1st:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...
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The steady deterioration of First Amendment rights and the conflation of violence with dissent is a result not just of an authoritarian regime but of a press culture that is feckless at best and authoritarian-fluffers at worst. The New York Times is beyond redemption.
The killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday cast a harsh spotlight on the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. and the impact even peaceful protests might be having on attitudes against people connected to Israel.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After Embassy Attack
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The steady deterioration of First Amendment rights and the conflation of violence with dissent is a result not just of an authoritarian regime but of a press culture that is feckless at best and authoritarian-fluffers at worst. The New York Times is beyond redemption.
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And as one of our hosts is teaching the class, you can be sure #Blakes7 will be represented too. #Firefly #Browncoats After all, both shows adapt The Magnificent Seven line as “I was aiming for his head”.
For those who like their outlaw heroes in space more than in the forest - coming to OLLI at GMU in summer 2025. #Firefly #Browncoats #CantStoptheSignal
April 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And as one of our hosts is teaching the class, you can be sure #Blakes7 will be represented too. #Firefly #Browncoats After all, both shows adapt The Magnificent Seven line as “I was aiming for his head”.