Look! Cute stuff NOT made by AI!

Now that’s a lede. Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social. Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

It irks me that our country has been brought to its knees by people this incompetent.

this is basically the most effective thing you as an individual can do to fuck with ICE and good on this dude for dedicating his retirement to fucking with them

This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.

Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message. /1

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.

After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity

Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide

congress? you mean nofundme

Remember: if you think you know who this is, you don't, he was watching Jeopardy! with you.

A very useful and timely thread from a very, very, very good defense attorney

For anyone who cares, my current favorite whistle to 3d print is: makerworld.com/en/models/11...

Oh god this is me too, isn't it

A Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump’s Texas gerrymander. In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.

Top 5 Science Feeds according to blueskyfeeds.com/feeds/top: 🧪Science 🦉Birds 🔭Astronomy 🐡SciArt 🟢GreenSky

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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽

PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.

It's day 18 of #Nudivember and today's species is Nembrotha cristata Info: www.seaslugforum.net/nembcris.htm Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119438-...

Larry Summers is 70. Firing him is not ruining his life.

Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.” Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.

For example! Here are 5 US Kindle copies of @seananmcguire.bsky.social's Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider (2018-2019) #1, which is the *very first ebook I ever gave away*! #KindleBookGiveaway

guy who shot himself in the foot yesterday wants credit for not doing it two days in a row

Breaking the Devil's Bread releases this Friday from @nightmarepress.bsky.social, and is available now for preorders in digital and trade paperback formats from all major online booksellers. youtube.com/shorts/in5XP...

just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn't full of clowns

What is really going on in this society that elected Donald Trump president a second time?   I wrote about three stubborn myths about Trump’s support – and why America has experienced a de-alignment rather than a rightward realignment.   My new piece for @zeit.de – and some thoughts in English:

Seattle weather a bit sleepy for now, but if you’ve got popcorn ready to pop and are looking for some exciting weather to chase, maybe keep an eye on Thanksgiving weekend, which isn’t really up to 😮 Emoji status just yet, but would qualify as 🧐. emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-weat... #wawx

✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨ Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...

Each smallest bit of genai dogshit, represents *hundreds* of artists being fucked over. Not just now, but artists years from now who would have been hired had the company kept paying people to find and hire and manage artists.

Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.

"if you build something new, you purchase the components --" i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.

Still about £200 short on rent, and a couple of days to get it together. I've just added 7 new labradorite pendants here: oishiny.etsy.com And as always, the #TurtleOfCalm is on tiny wallpaper adventures here: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm... #Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist

web.archive.org/web/20241122... Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.

too real lol

I saw a post this morning somewhere about trying to draw an upturned chin from below and yeah - that's a tough one! You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋 Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐

The Rainbow Ice Cave, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington 📸Mathew Nichols

Good news! Nine of the fave Jerry teas you've been waiting to restock are on their way! It'll take a couple of weeks for them to arrive, but we've opened preorders for first dibs on that stock as of now! www.fridaytea.com/collections/...

“There’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old.” I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”

THANKSGIVING RECIPES THREAD 🧵🍁🦃 I’m Head Chef at this year’s Bower family Thanksgiving. The soup season thread was a hit, so now I’m turning to Bluesky for your best Turkey Day recipes. What’s the one dish you can’t live without? Drop recipes and tips in the replies ⬇️ (Photo: my fave appetizer)

“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale good work, John Roberts

The freedom to *checks notes* shit yourself to death

Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor? Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark? Now available for free! Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room! Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!

NEW: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, along with the family of Virginia Giuffre, have written to Congress — demanding members vote to release the Epstein files. "There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."

Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!

So there’s a lawyer going around BlueSky right now responding to everyone talking about the Anthropic book settlement by (1) urging people to opt out and (2) saying that they are representing authors who are opting out.

Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson: I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.

Get in, losers, we’re going to the Cambrian Explosion.