Resolutions are coming so...

A reminder:

"And I never say no" We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control. We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.

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Michelle Carter was sentenced to close to five years in prison after she convinced her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself via text in 2014. But i guess it ok when you are worth half a billion dollars.

"Just following orders" and "just doing my job" are not defenses.

No one, and I mean no one, should starve, or freeze to death, or lose their home, or not be able to recover from a disaster, or lose their child (or other loved one) to illness or gun violence, etc etc. IDGAF who they voted for. If you're being partisan about kindness you suck.

It was obvious that a guy well-known for corruption and lack of ethics would bring those values to the office of the president. He was a walking example of how to buy a president 101. Anyone doing surprised Pikachu has had their head in the sand or lying.

Apparently this was lifted from an AI slop account on FB, as such I'm deleting my original post but letting people know.

We all think everyone is as plugged in as we are that certain things are common knowledge but there is a dearth of media & information literacy out there, and then there's media just not reporting on things or self censoring to appease tyranny. And they just don't know. Most folx just don't know.

🔭 NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122...

I'm "gets excited to go to the wild birdseed store" years old.

CW: straw-goat carnage

Goat down! I repeat: Goat down! www.dn.se/sverige/stor...

Love it, @raygunsite.com! #LibraryMerch 📚

Name your fav film nobody else knows about

Nine years on - remembering Carrie Fisher #CarrieFisher #StarWars #FanthaTracks Remembering Carrie Fisher, nine years on.

I made a thing

“She painted a very clear picture about survival.”

How I’m walking out of 2025

If you see this, post a random fact about yourself: I started a Discord server for library workers that library school professors would mention in classes for students to join.

I’m running for governor to bring game-changing solutions: In Quay County, I heard concerns about losing public radio, about rising costs, and community leaders who want better jobs in their hometowns. I’m running to take New Mexicans to the next level and secure everyone a stable future.

"Unfortunately, I have fallen and met my fate - I’m sorry about my abrupt Christmas closure..." See more below

“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, not what’s left of you.” Katie Read Giving ourselves permission means recognising rest, saying no, time alone, messy emotions and choosing what feels right are all valid. We don’t need permission to be human. 🧡 #kindness Art by @anxiety.positive

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I don't want to give this clicks, but there is a big push from the right to heighten policing and punishment in K-12 schools at the same time as they impose censorship and push RW indoctrination there and as they heighten surveillance and militarize local policing.

Happy birthday to Maria De Aragon, the actress who played Greedo in A New Hope! May the Force be with you, always.

"What about second fucking breakfast?"

Expecting kids to be 100% calm, polite, or quiet in public is legitimately absurd.

Big buddy movie energy #birds 🌿

"I heard of a man..." Citations or GTFO. This isn't a protected source type situation. It's more likely this guy is just a bad writer trying to break into a field that has always had a lower entry point for CISHET white men & he can't believe his lack of talent is the issue.

AI is absolutely, positively ruining everything. EVERYTHING. AI is why the kids can't read. AI is why the kids can't think. AI is why your uncle's brain is cooked by right-wing nonsense. AI is why you can't just buy a damn grocery without a million headaches in between.

This is some impressive graphic design work …even if it is detailing price increases.

I'm sure cyber terrorists & cyber criminals will love all that "loosened up" code.

#BirdoftheDay for today is #mostrecent, so here is the last bird I photographed yesterday at the Tanager twitch stakeout: A Lesser Goldfinch. This is N.America's smallest goldfinch and a regular visitor to our yard.

Amazing service from Orkney Libraries! I could do with one of these light boxes myself …. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Make a Bond movie casual One Her Majesty's Public Service

Danger Bag

Birdsky makes me happier than I can express. I love that my feed is peppered with beautiful pictures like this

We must do more to protect American kids from gun violence.

I'm still upset that "manosphere" doesn't refer to men who have been crushed and formed into a perfect orb.

And yes, when you misuse an accessibility tool just because that's what you wanna do, you are specifically saying that portion of your audience who uses assistive technology doesn't matter to you. It's not a case of "disability inclusion benefits everyone" when you use it against its given purpose.

I'll accept that people are putting some incredible humor in alt text of images on here. Except that's not what alt text is for, it is "descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image in digital content." I get it, it's a nice cheat because alt text allows 2000 characters here vs. 300.

David Baldacci has written more than 50 suspense and legal novels. Now, the author and his wife are tackling a major real-world problem. https://to.pbs.org/3Yvw9Dv

I unapologetically love the Christmas Demon Bear and you all have to see it

I suppose I'll forgive the spouse for not getting me the necklace I pointed out, since I technically got rings. #Tolkien

A Tolkien Society membership was the best gift I got for myself for my birthday this year.

Can we get a Christmas miracle today? Xero's tablet is 60% funded! Just over $400 to make it a very happy holiday for him 🎄🎅