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Hey, @ichotiner.bsky.social: would you mind interviewing Tyra Banks?

*giggles and runs away*

Team canadas Marie Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey

WHATEVER HEATED RIVALRY WILL ALWAYS BE OURS

Hey what's going on with people getting arrested for trying to block AI data centers all over the country

It's almost like the AI industry and fascism have the same goals in mind IDK IDK I'm not a doctor

The news is out!

I'm teaming with the fantastic Ramon Rosanas to tell a JYN ERSO story for the 10th anniversary of #StarWars ROGUE ONE!

Jyn is my favorite S.W. character because her struggles with loss and her unsinkable spirit have long resonated with me. Now, I'm honored to get to write her.

Holy shit, Canada leads 1-0. Kristin O'Neill from Laura Stacey, short-handed

he's stealing billions of dollars of taxpayer money for his personal slush fund

the most corrupt, criminal administration in history and despite how high a bar that is it isn't particularly close

Picture via a CNN reporter of a banner with Trump’s face going up on outside of DOJ building

Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building

here you go

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil? Last week a number of popular authors published an open letter to the leadership team of RELX. RELX is the parent company of Reedpop, which is the organizer of many conventions including BookCon, w…

I wrote about how there are no pure platforms or publishers and how there are very few ethical media diets. Which leaves those of us who know we can’t consume ethically but still want to try, left to navigate what feels right, or, at least, less bad. lithub.com/what-do-you-...

Decorum in the face of criminality, corruption and cruelty is just a soft, cowardly way of acquiescing to it -- even agreeing with it. Disruption against corruption is crucial.

Ford 'doesn't know what he's talking about' when it comes to basket weaving, Indigenous artist says | CBC News A third-generation Indigenous basket maker is setting the record straight about his craft — it's a part of his culture, it's valuable, and artists can make a living off of it.

Re: Ford's "basket weaving" comment. (Also, I would love to take a basket weaving class at some point. Baskets are *useful*.)
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Statement from Virginia Giuffre’s family: “Our broken hearts have been lifted by the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty... He was never a prince. For survivors, everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”

BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.

look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british

Bro. Thats a demon. Thats a demon trapped in the rock. Put it back. Or you'll wake up one night and find that it has eaten your feet.

The self loathing must be so intense

And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.

In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...

This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆

DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

“Earth is a pleasure cruise for 1000 people and we're all just the staff.”

A totally-not Orwellian note explaining how TikTok removed our video and this was our first warning.

A second note telling us the video was removed for "misinformation", because apparently it was a totally different Elon Musk emailing Jeffrey Epstein on Christmas morning asking to go party on his evil pedophile island.

So this weekend TikTok removed our video about Elon Musk showing up in the Epstein files for "promoting misinformation", which we're sure has nothing at all to do with billionaire Trump megadonor Larry Ellison taking over control of TikTok's algorithm.

Oscar-winner Robert Duvall attends Warrenton Town Council meeting to oppose Amazon data center Oscar-winning actor and Fauquier County resident Robert Duvall was one of hundreds of town and county residents voiced their opposition to the data center proposal during the Warrenton Town Council

RIP~ Robert Duvall

To me, he was a strong advocate against power hungry data centers that are threatening the landscape in my hometown. He spoke at many town meetings .

He was a cowboy, who could truly sit a horse, never losing the stride.

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So basically this

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/14/viral-video-purportedly-shows-student-holding-pro-ice-sign-getting-punched-by-another-student-at-lake-zurich-high-school/

"you're going to face consequences" #pixelart #humanart #humanartist

Computer, Enhance People keep running crime footage through AI thinking they’re helping. They’re not.

Today's newsletter: New piece: after the Guthrie kidnapping, the Kirk assassination, and both Minneapolis shootings, the same thing happened every time. People asked AI to "enhance" blurry footage. AI invented faces.

www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...

James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey James Van Der Beek has died after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in August 2024. The actor was best known for playing Dawson Leery on 'Dawson's Creek'.

If you’re past 40 you should look into getting a colonoscopy - polyps can be found and removed before they turn into cancer. The prep is worse than the procedure itself and it could save your life. people.com/james-van-de...

A mockup of the book DAGGERBOUND by yours truly, which has crossed daggers on a baroque background.

For those who do not gram:

We are now advising Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel to Cuba. Canadians are urged to leave while commercial flights remain available.

France's Viral Ice Dancing Team Has A Dark Backstory | Defector Blink and you might not have caught it. On Monday, Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry took to the rink and staked their claim to the ice dancing gold medal. Dancing to Madonna’s “Vogue,” ...

For @defector.com, I wrote about the dark backstory behind France’s viral ice dancing team — which currently is in first place and could win gold.

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