Original painting: art, deliberate, soulful AI 'exploration' of original painting: not art, ghoulish, inhuman, emperor's new clothes Putting the Doom UI over it: art, intentional, hilarious, human, quietly profound
— Thomas D. Lee (@thomasdlee.bsky.social) August 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
— Casey Newton (@caseynewton.bsky.social) August 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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("In the first half of this year, the authorities recorded nearly 700 such bombings...most are not linked to organized crime, officials say...most are a scare tactic by regular people in petty conflicts")Incredibly strange phenomenon in the Netherlands: Epidemic of bomb attacks orchestrated by young men hired over Telegram to settle petty interpersonal conflicts https://t.co/8sbyKk4IJO
— Jack Margolin (@Jack_Mrgln) August 9, 2025
("Since seizing the reins in Mali through back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, the west African country's junta has ramped up repression of its critics in the face of widespread jihadist unrest")Reports circulating of a large number of officers arrested in Mali. Too soon to know more, but a potentially major disruption is underway.
— Andrew Lebovich (@tweetsintheME) August 10, 2025
("The sore point: a looming $230-million contract for 'voluntary seismic upgrades' to the newly purchased tower, soon to become the county’s new headquarters."The county's new headquarters was a steal. Some supes say the're getting sticker shock - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/QEHBO8GzBN
— Hector Becerra (@hbecerraLATimes) August 9, 2025
Instagram wouldn't let me turn off The New Feature That Doxxes You so I've deactivated my account for now
— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) August 10, 2025
the funny thing about ig in europe is you never though if each new hellish privacy "feature" isn't there because not rgpd compliant or if they're there but more efficiently hidden within increasingly granular submenus
— nico (@nicodelort.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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(Tricked into sexting and then blackmailed)The profile pic was a pretty girl. The DM seemed harmless - “hey.”
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) August 10, 2025
For Jordan DeMay, among a targeted group of teen boys, often high school athletes, this was danger coming in the middle of the night to his small, remote town. https://t.co/CactEjiA1N
(Three new articles about her and other advisors) ("She advises clients to work on a social media persona that fits the sororities they want to join. Then they must network with alumni to gather up to 30 recommendation letters...if a student wants to live in the sorority house in one of the more prestigious Alabama chapters, fees can reach $20,000 a year — although for that price they live in luxury multimillion-dollar mansions with crystal chandeliers and blow-dry bars")Sorority consultant Trisha Addicks joins me on Crazy Money this week to talk #BamaRush #rushtok and why families pay her $4,000 to help their daughters navigate the jungles of sorority rush. pic.twitter.com/uiAw56MGyV
— Paul Ollinger (@Paul_Ollinger) August 29, 2023
From here FWIWI sure am glad that kernel-level anticheat has reached the point where they're all starting to conflict with each other
— Revolutionary Sun🇻🇦📿 (@_WCS_) August 10, 2025
Future of gaming here pic.twitter.com/VtIq0i6OLS
— Fresh Stimutacs (@fleshsimulator) August 9, 2025
("since his arrest, a warning has appeared on the trowel manufacturer's website")This is such a funny paragraph of a BlueSky-style "well actually" in real life. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
— Ricardo Autobahn (@ricardoautobahn.co.uk) August 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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("You won’t be able to walk out of Best Buy with a new Billy bookcase, but you will be able to sit down with an Ikea rep in a mini showroom environment who can help you find new home furnishings and then order Ikea products for delivery")Mini Ikea stores will be opening inside select Best Buy locations this year
— The Verge (@theverge.com) August 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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@cmmarchionee Meanwhile my drink comes in a manly cup
♬ La belle vie - Sacha Distel
@brunnettelady What a fun little friendship of a black bear and buffalo. #yellowstone #blackbear #buffalo #vacation ♬ original sound - Melinda Jane
@annaloper_ All hail David Payne!
♬ original sound - Anna Loper
@gobi.genius Gobi’s entertainment. #englishbulldog #doglife #bully #dogsoftiktok ♬ original sound - tuckerbudzyn
@gabbybrophy We need to rename him Houdini since he’s such an escape aritst… I feel like he jumped it easier this time🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ #dogsoftiktok #dogescapeartist #fencehelp #fyp #help #part2 #squirrel ♬ Welp, Didn't Expect That - Yu-Peng Chen & HOYO-MiX
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