Xrayspex

Xrayspex

@xrayspex.bsky.social

Quiet. Gay. Draws sometimes.

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devon giehl🐀ratmaker
@devongiehl.bsky.social

i have so, so many furious things to say about this but just to scream about one: when corporations declare themselves able to decide what art is or not made specifically for getting off, they are absolutely going to use that power to target even the tamest of queer art first.

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social

Kickstarter officially banning adult content now. Knew this was coming, but it still sucks to have yet another part of the internet that I've been explicitly evicted from. Digital gentrification is exhausting.

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Lady Talia
@djtalia.bsky.social

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

thatprivacyguy.comGoogle Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user del...

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Dr. Jens Foell
@jensfoell.de

OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay

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Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

Chuck Schumer's two votes tonight in favor of bombs and bulldozers to Israel is yet another reason Senate Democrats must vote to remove him as leader post the midterms.

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A.R. Moxon
@juliusgoat.bsky.social

Replying to @juliusgoat.bsky.social

Our children are not our possessions, and neither are anyone else’s. They belong to themselves, and being themselves is their responsibility and their right. I’ll say it again. Our children are not our possessions, and neither are anyone else’s.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with the dumbest, most corrupt president ever in power is a bit like celebrating a wedding anniversary after your spouse murdered all your children and drained your bank accounts.

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️
@ashleylynch.bsky.social

I really can't put this more clearly. If you watch the new Harry Potter series, you are directly funding the genocide of trans people, because that's what Rowling gleefully spends HP revenue on. There's no "death of the author" here, no "there's lots of awful creators." You are funding genocide.

Julia Serano@juliaserano.bsky.social

if Anita Bryant was still alive and promoting Florida orange juice, you couldn't pay me enough to drink it. how is Harry Potter any different? here is a timeline of JK Rowling's transphobia: web.archive.org/web/20241225... & here is where her HP money is going: www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...

advocate.comJ.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organizationThis is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.

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Reece
@thiccreese.bsky.social

NEW: Bernie Sanders will introduce a bill Wednesday that aims to put a national moratorium on data center construction “until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence.” From @mollytaft.com in @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/new-be...

wired.comNew Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center ConstructionThe US senator said on Tuesday that a moratorium would give lawmakers time to "ensure that AI is safe." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a similar bill in the House in the weeks ahead.

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Maris Kreizman
@maris.bsky.social

This dreadful book banning bill, H.R. 7661, has made it out of committee and into the House. It's time to call your reps.

Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

lithub.comWhy We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American ChildrenLately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…
Xrayspex
@xrayspex.bsky.social

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

Xrayspex
@xrayspex.bsky.social

BCS is a wonderful professional venue for fantasy fiction, and I’m happy to support them. If you already read/listen to them, maybe you can too? And if you haven’t yet, check them out! It’ll be worth it.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

patreon.comGet more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreoncreating an online fantasy magazine & podcast

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Anne Golden
@annegolden.bsky.social

Too few people are talking about the fact that for eight years (2011-2019), while Jeffrey Epstein was raping young girls and trafficking them to hundreds of other rapists from his home base in Palm Beach, Florida, the Florida district attorney was Pam Bondi. Connect the dots.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings." They did their part. The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday. They did their part. 8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night. They did not do their part.

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Trevon Logan
@trevondlogan.bsky.social

Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

According to new NBC and ABC/Ipsos polls, Trump's approval ratings — especially on the economy and cost of living — are now in the negative double digits. Remember: Trump is a failing president. He is not all powerful.

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Micah
@rincewind.run

shit looks real bleak sometimes and I don’t want to downplay how bad it is but also we had seven million people show up to protests last weekend there are more of us than there are of them and I am simply not ready to throw in the towel

Craig Calcaterra@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social

The dooming on this site is getting out of control. Every time you post anything about politics some rando condescendingly wonders how you can't possibly know that elections are over and all hope is lost. If you've completely lost hope, I'm sorry, but shut the fuck up, OK? You're not helping.

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

nytimes.comMarc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value. This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025. Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment. Be warned.

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Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

If I hadn't committed to be at the NYCC tomorrow, I'd go to this. Please do consider going if you can, friends!

New York Working Families Party@nywfp.bsky.social

Tish James has always had New York’s back, and New Yorkers will always have hers. Join us tomorrow at 5:30PM at Foley Square to stand with her. Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated. or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

trib.alAttorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shootingBody-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Jason Koebler
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

404media.coICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every DayDocuments show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall
@maggietokudahall.bsky.social

Trump is asking us to start choosing groups we're willing to abandon, and the only way to make him stop is to be clear we're not fucking abandoning ANYONE. Call your reps. Call your fucking reps. Especially in red states. Use the @5calls.org app, it's easy and free.

PinkNews@pinknews.bsky.social

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

thepinknews.comTrump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is bannedThe US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

You cannot trust information coming from Kash Patel's FBI. You cannot trust information coming from ICE. You cannot trust information coming the Trump administration. You cannot trust information coming from Republicans.