Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

“Both Colours and Redbridge and Creative People and Places aim to not only break down barriers to the arts but to listen to residents’ real needs and wants. The overarching goal is to build and sustain healthier and happier communities.” www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/colo...

“And I don’t want to do it anymore, so I’m going to the woods. I’m going to lie down on the soft forest floor like a baby deer, and I’m going to stay there.”

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... “If we are able to muster it, we have the chance to restore the web as a tool for collaboration, creativity and compassion across cultural borders. We can re-empower individuals, and take the web back. It’s not too late.”

For every horrific act of fascist abuse you’ve seen video of in recent months, there are hundreds that you’ll never even hear about.

People always say "stop doomscrolling," nobody ever says "stop the Doom" Doesn't even cross their minds.

FWIW I don't think that "everything is terrible" and I don't actually believe that most of you believe this either.

open.spotify.com/track/2zl2tw... I need another place Will there be peace? I need another world This one’s nearly gone Still have too many dreams

inquest.org/fighting-for... “An entire prison—wardens, administrative staff, correctional officers, incarcerated workers in the legal programs department, and regular cell partners—worked together to protect the legal rights of thousands who had no access to counsel.”

Muy Tranquilo by Gramatik www.shazam.com/track/607230... Found at one of my fav spots in Oly. Three Magnets. Good vibes always.

Portland neighbors, show us photos of your beautiful city so that we can share the truth instead of amplifying the bullshit.

“the best thing you can do right now is log off as hard as you can. Go outside, talk to people in real life where it’s actually kind of rude to talk about the news, try to actually see the friends you usually just text message. Go for a long drive and turn the phone off while you do it.”

“Why aren’t Americans fighting back against fascism?!?”—someone on Substack, answering their own question

I miss worrying about things that were never going to happen

My nostrils on any given day

“Somehow we've evolved from a society that warned us not to talk to strangers to world where we share everything about ourselves with a machine-powered motormouth.” NextDraft: All Talk and No Trousers wp.me/pbRvtl-8By

“____ has no experience as a ____” being one of the most used phrases to report on this era is, well, ____!

Absolutely. I love my car. Love driving. Went car camping a bunch back in the spring. Totally into cars… …just not in a dense urban environment where it's *far* preferable to walk, take transit, bike, ride a scooter, etc. That's literally what makes city life great!

was gonna mic-drop there but actually i just thought: 34) finishing creative projects is a skill in and of itself. if you want to be able to finish large, complex projects, you have to _practice finishing things_. which usually means doing smaller projects.

11) it is completely reasonable to write fiction with no interest in publication (and posting things to the internet is publication.) this is exactly parallel to how it's reasonable to play in a local sports league with no intention of going pro. writing is good for you and it's worth doing.

*stares at the camera* We didn't need a study to tell us this?

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

Incredible. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/zwo-...

“a lady had asked delegate Benjamin Franklin whether the convention had established a republic or a monarchy. “A republic,” Franklin said, “if you can keep it.”” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...

"We're getting something magical, but we're also becoming the audience rather than the magician, or even the magician's assistant. In the co-intelligence model, we guided, corrected, and collaborated. Increasingly, we prompt, wait, and verify… if we can." www.oneusefulthing.org/p/on-working...

Not that other parts of higher education in the US aren't a racket, but having to pay Parchment to get my own transcripts as a PDF is ridiculous.

John Mulaney at Great Outdoors Comedy Festival: “When you wake up, as soon as you remember you're a person, you’re like, uh oh.”

Well worth another read in this moment "...the big picture is you — not him, but you. Not the officials and oligarchs, but you — your family, your community, your country. This is not a show, this is not a game. This is your goddamn country.

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

📆 Save the date and show up! On Saturday, October 18, we’re taking to the streets again in Olympia’s Capitol (and all across the nation). We'll send an undeniable message to those in power and to all who seek hope: No thrones. No crowns. No kings.

“Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave – and it is often hard to be brave – be kind.” thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-he...

Little girl on bus today in her stroller. Happy and smiling. Blew kisses to everyone at her stop. Let’s be a little more like her. ☮️❤️

I do not care for the number of cameras I am captured by on any given day. I'm a nice little lady doing no evil deeds but on my walk to the damn library I hear this little voice coming from above saying "You are being recorded" and I feel like I'm in a dystopian teen novel, I hate it.

I feel ya, BaxterMan. RIP

I remember these words by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social "Write your biography, write down your memories. Because if you do not do it now, you may forget. Write a list of things you would never do. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will do them." thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-he...

“We've reached the stage of algorithm-driven social media and communities where everyone has a favor to ask.” buttondown.com/ethicalmetho...

“Humanity steals a lot of honey from bees. Recently, some bees decided to turn the tables.” onefoottsunami.com/2025/09/11/w...

“Weird” is not the word I would use. It’s disgusting. daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

Best I came up with was “swooned.” Lots of 7-letter words. Trimmed. Wait. “Thwacked” is 8. And. Go. kottke.org/25/09/004747...

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excellent. MORE OF THIS.

“We need to confront this history together. We need to confront the reality of America’s wealth, and both share and give it back to the people we stole it from.” organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...

“Sometimes the best gift you can give a group is a decision.” www.gapingvoid.com/what-leaders...

“Rebooting the blogosphere requires cooperation and a universal "follow" button.” scripting.com/2025/09/09/1...

What a week, @jessicacalarco.com It’s Monday, @jwharris.bsky.social

“Because those constellations are behind the sun, they’re in the daytime sky, and so you can’t actually see them on those dates. You’ll need to wait until they’re in the night sky, about six months from the date you entered.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...