Hope as a form of resistance

They will always find a way, as long as there is money in it

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch. I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

gonna release a video game featuring copyrighted materials i don’t have a license for BUT the original license holders can opt out afterwards if they don’t wanna be chill about it that would go fine, right

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

This whole section really.

Easily the best cokelike

They built this technology with this use case in mind.

From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.

Some hopecore if anyone needs it: I just learned that in my new city, people (especially in tall buildings) flash their lights for one minute at 8:30 to say goodnight to the local children’s hospital patients. Every single night. They’re called the good night lights 🥹

Hilarious. My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you. What you do with this information is between you and God.

Do not punish the behaviour you want to see.

Interesting regarding AI and Kpop Demon Hunters 1/2

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

Also - I can't believe we let the worst comedians on the planet spend *years* defining Freedom of Speech as a moral obligation to laugh at their bad jokes, and not as a protection against government censorship. You've been crying wolf for a while now gang, and a real wolf just got here! SPEAK UP!

I will say that I find it weird that a lot of people are like "this is the moment that will tip us into violence" when a Minnesota politician was assassinated in her home 2 months ago and someone literally shot Trump in the head last year. how exactly is charlie kirk the tipping point

hey do you remember how a church full of children was shot up two weeks ago? like two weeks to the day, is when that happened? But this is the one that marks the "tipping into violence". Ok!

Ghost jobs are a real danger for people living paycheck to paycheck. Someone teetering on the edge of poverty may spend precious hours, transportation money, and emotional energy applying to positions that don’t exist or are already filled.

Ayo who the HELL thinks Fantasy should be considered as bad as child porn and r*pe 😭 can they fucking stop already?

so in this board game about making pretend board games you have a sustainability mechanism, you see.

This story is WILD. Trump sent Seal Team 6 into North Korea to plant a listening device. The entire thing went sideways within minutes of landing when they noticed a fishing boat near the beach. They killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks, and fled. Congress was never told.

Cool cool cool. Senior editor at Marvel just playing around with AI imagery. I guess "Irresponsible" is an appropriate title for this newsletter. On Substack, no less.

Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.

They were never going to stop at what was "legal" or not. They didnt to begin with! All art/media is on the chopping block. You have to fight this NOW. keep calling, contact your reps. Make some noise!

oh wow thanks Google! clearly, so many exciting places to see in London your AI found in this screenshot you competently took for your advert.

Also the aim is not to convert people to hobby gaming which is often the aim of people. The aim is for people to have fun!

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

Using ChatGPT

'A NSFW ban won't negatively affect me, I don't draw or post porn!' You sure? Here's how it went down when tumblr did it:

White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.

#SwordoftheSea is an absolute blast. It really does feel as if they have combined aspects of all of their previous Giant Squid Games (Abzû, The Pathless) and I love every bit of it so far. Much love towards @giantsquidstudios.com and good lord @awintory.bsky.social came through AGAIN!

This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read

I thought this sounded familiar and it turns out it literally just found an old George RR Martin quote and wrote a short story out of it:

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

This week I dug deep into the Paradox of Tolerance. We might hope still to build a new house to replace the one abusive bullies are burning down, after centuries of decades of being enabled in the name of civility. If we do, the new house will need new locks. www.the-reframe.com/change-the-l...

As always, the proof that AI will have no lasting impact on the arts is that it has produced nothing of value. It has been used in the creation of nothing of value. It has nothing to offer the pursuit of beauty and understanding.

Ms. Rachel is a hero

I'm very excited to play Sword of the Sea from @giantsquidstudios.com next week 🐬 #SwordoftheSea @mattnava.bsky.social

Don't pass it along. If you're stranded and have low battery, dial 9-1-1. Don't wait for someone to try to call you. www.upworthy.com/you-cant-cha...

Literally just two things: 1) a house (not so frivolous, I know) 2) a board game table Other than that I would just buy all kinds of gifts for my friends and a new car for my mom but that's also not very frivolous

What used to be The Onion headlines are now just normal headlines. Via @bencollins.bsky.social

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

This goes incredibly hard

Sounds like ICE killed a guy and then held american citizens hostage at gunpoint until they agreed to destroy the evidence

Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/