Quick tutorial on how to opt out of Meta's new feature which allows anyone to tag your Instagram handle to generate AI images of you. @evystadium.bsky.social on Muse Image in 40 seconds:

Beach ride to The Rockaways is becoming our annual summer tradition. Now it's your annual tradition. Details and RSVP link: www.bikesbk.org/event/2026-b...

Meta is a staunchly anti-art, anti-artist company and has been showing you this for years with basically every product decision it has made with Instagram, and yet so many professional creative industries continue to rely on it. Spread the word on their latest attack on artists ⬇️

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It’s these losers fault if Adri Mehmeti and Julian Hall decide play for Albania and Poland, respectively.

It’s time to watch America’s Team—El Tri

(everything he touches turns to shit, anyone who thinks this isn't cursed is fooling themselves, belgium by a million)

Did you hear the cops finally busted Madam Marie for telling fortunes better than they do?

This is an NYPD problem. Like, I get that the event is a Taylor thing, but this is unusual for any MSG event never mind a Taylor concert or appearance. The cops are doing this. Please focus on the cops figuring out that they did this for Trump going to a NBA game and now they just do it whenever

I think it would be nice if @mayor.nyc.gov—who campaigned on improving bus service in New York City—got city employees (like the cops at the 68th Precinct) to stop parking in bus stops.

Congratulations to these traditionalist Catholics on becoming Protestants.

All hail our Glorious God-Emperor (who better not fuck with our money)!

Generally not a fan of PSAs, but watching people at Wegman’s in Brooklyn fill up on bottled water makes me wonder: does the average New Yorker know that we have some of the best tap water in the country? Kind of an affordability problem if they don’t! You don’t have to spend $600/year on water!

New work for The Wall Street Journal about the limitations of the four percent rule—and how you can adjust it to better fit your stage of retirement.

Nicole Gelinas is not your friend

A24 announces that they want to put storyboard artists out of work. That's what the headline should be written as. Becuase we should be honest about what these AI "tools" are trying to do, and who it is trying to circumvent. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

One from the archives about the Bank of England undermining the Labour government.

Norway bans AI access in schools for kids ages 6-13, while also restricting AI for kids 14-16 to prevent academic decline | PC Magazine www.pcmag.com/news/norway-...

We do not need a Sovereign Slop Fund. We should liquidate the AI companies and use the proceeds to pay the copyright holders whose work they stole. (Current law allows up to $150k per infringement)

Millions of copyrighted songs were fed to AI music generators - now there's proof Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.

Our 2026 Primary Voter Guide is here! Check out our endorsements and essential info for every race on the ballot in Brooklyn: tinyurl.com/NKDGuide26

On your timeline it’s still the second quarter of a game your favorite team lost last night. Activists are protesting the coming execution of a dead man the governor will soon decline to pardon. orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...

We, the staff of Schneps Media, are forming a union to keep local journalism strong and protect journalists reporting on the communities we serve. Follow @schneps-union and @newsguild.org and visit our website cwalocals.org/schnepsunion Thanks! #SchnepsUnion

It’s bullshit that New York doesn’t open its pools until school is out. It’s hot out, let the people swim

One from the archives about an NYU study that showed a correlation between threatening tweets and violence in the streets.

Trump’s update to the reflecting pool looks great!

I think when you look at the vandalism of WaPo or CBS News in tandem with something like the notoriously fastidious quality controllers who used to ride herd on freelance illustrators suddenly saying "fuck it" and heading to print with seven-fingered AI Donald Duck, "worker discipline" is a priority

You’re not a real New Yorker unless Peter Minuit has paid you 60 guilders

This should be viewed as an intentional hostile show of force. W didn’t need this when he was at Yankee Stadium 6 weeks after 9/11.

honestly this is nuts, they're establishing an 8-hour security perimeter around the most used transportation hub in North America, so one guy can attend a basketball game

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No they will not. Community boards don’t decide. Stop over-valorizing these local advisory panels

Over the years I’ve noticed social platforms optimise for engagement, while most artists and freelancers are looking for work. A post with 50,000 views and no enquiries may feel exciting, but 500 views and 3 client conversations is often far more valuable. Artwork by @johnwtomac.com

Happy Pride month to the whole LGBTQNJ+ rainbow!

Brooklyn Public Library hosting World Cup watch parties is such a good idea, you're gonna want to watch Mexico play at the Sunset Park branch www.bklynlibrary.org/world-cup

Cops busting through a barricade that they set up is pretty tough to misinterpret.

This won’t end well

The standings don’t matter until Memorial Day <looks at standings> Oh, no…

Seeing starter packs bubbling back up into the Bluesky discourse. This is the most useful one I was ever able to put together. go.bsky.app/Hxoz9KX

The Guardian caught my kid chanting Fuck NYCFC. Very proud dad right now.

Here are our latest Featured Artists, the brilliant SP:Zero, @johnwtomac.com and Anne-Marie Perks ❤️ Check out more of their work in their portfolios! SP:Zero - hireillo.com/daS John - hireillo.com/cEg Anne-Marie - hireillo.com/cdS

The NYC budget process continues. There will be hearings in the coming days & the negotiations between the Mayor and the NYC Council will continue through June. NYC residents still have an opportunity to influence the budget. @nycplan.org will share info about the library hearings scheduled on 5/26.

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

I bet the roosters have sick entrance music

Sending this to my oncologist via MyChart right now

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Happy Mother’s Day