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Nerd. Old enough to remember dot matrix printers. Multi shipper. Reader of FF. So much so my books are jealous.

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Resist β€˜dangerous and socially unacceptable’ age checks for social media, scientists warn Computer scientists are campaigning against the global march toward age checks online.

Governments should halt plans to roll out age checks on online services until privacy and security concerns are addressed, hundreds of academics said today.

The warning comes as countries around the world move to bar children from social media.

02.03.2026 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael B Jordan and Sinners score big wins at Actor Awards The US star's best actor win for Sinners leaves the Oscars race too close to call.

Michael B Jordan and Sinners score big wins at Actor Awards

02.03.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ben places his hand on Rey's stomache to heal her in The Rise of Skywalker.

Ben places his hand on Rey's stomache to heal her in The Rise of Skywalker.

#reylo #reyloscenebot

02.03.2026 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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West valley sushi shop owner released from ICE detention after eight months A federal judge has granted Kelly Yu temporary freedom after she filed a habius corpus petition.

"Her release follows months of advocacy from community members and political leaders of both parties.

Yu has operated her two West Valley restaurants for years, building a reputation for greeting customers with humor and kindness. She has no criminal record."

www.12news.com/article/news...

01.03.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12521    πŸ” 3572    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 154
AO3 Reachability Issues #AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

[update] Monitoring: #AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

02.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2020    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 190    πŸ“Œ 43
A truly beautiful bird that is a light to medium muted pink color who's feathers cover it like a dress or skirt it has black legs and a very long light pink beak

A truly beautiful bird that is a light to medium muted pink color who's feathers cover it like a dress or skirt it has black legs and a very long light pink beak

Roseate Spoonbill bird in flight

01.03.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9068    πŸ” 1815    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 262

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

01.03.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 21283    πŸ” 7178    πŸ’¬ 633    πŸ“Œ 275
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Jacki Krumnow | Owner of Now Marketing ✨ on Instagram: "while we're tossing bombs across the nation our own police officers are beating citizens on the streets for protesting. Minneapolis Minnesota is... 327 likes, 19 comments - theejackik on March 1, 2026: "while we're tossing bombs across the nation our own police officers are beating citizens on the streets for protesting. Minneapolis Minnesota is ...

www.instagram.com/reel/DVXCYr9...

02.03.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The "espresso martini" brunette hair color trend feels rich, picture of a pretty lady (gracie abrams?) with such hair

The "espresso martini" brunette hair color trend feels rich, picture of a pretty lady (gracie abrams?) with such hair

Hearing about this new trend. It's called brown hair

27.02.2026 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5147    πŸ” 470    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 121
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 38761    πŸ” 16463    πŸ’¬ 1828    πŸ“Œ 1082
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#TOSSatNight

27.02.2026 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Mina, I've waited almost 400 years to see you again
YouTube video by Mα΄α΄œΚ€Ι΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Wα΄€ΚŸα΄›α΄’ Mina, I've waited almost 400 years to see you again

youtube.com/shorts/rJVOM...

27.02.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THERE IS NEW STAR TREK THIS WEEK!

23.02.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

23.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 22912    πŸ” 8821    πŸ’¬ 5580    πŸ“Œ 3324
The Psychology Of Gen X (Raised Without Applause)
YouTube video by Big Brain Explains The Psychology Of Gen X (Raised Without Applause)

youtube.com/watch?v=f6IO...

23.02.2026 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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alysa liu!!!

21.02.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11878    πŸ” 2433    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 36
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✨ It’s a yes or no question ✨

21.02.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13232    πŸ” 2454    πŸ’¬ 1269    πŸ“Œ 550
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Mirror Janeway is having none of your nonsense.
#StarTrekCruise #StarTrek

22.02.2026 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The way I cackled and enjoyed this!

22.02.2026 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This one hits hard.

21.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35580    πŸ” 10529    πŸ’¬ 777    πŸ“Œ 595
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Stardate: Unknown.
9 Pacific/Midnight Eastern tonight #TOSSatNight

21.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy TOSS Birthday to Gary Lockwood! All the best, son. Still with us at 89.
#TOSSatNight

21.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor is it known unto the human heart, the magnitude of hate Pope Leo has for JD Vance specifically

21.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1254    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

This is your reminder that (decorated) Colin Powell was such a hardcore Red, he served as Dubya Bush's SECDEF, and talked Congress into the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The not-really-there WMDs were shown to the world by him, if you recall.

That's what loyalty gets you, if you're a Republican.

22.02.2026 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
A picture of Han Solo from Star Wars but with Hal, the computer from 2001, superimposed on his head

A picture of Han Solo from Star Wars but with Hal, the computer from 2001, superimposed on his head

Hal Solo

21.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trek is never over.

22.02.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This creep's entire line of thought here is eugenicist trash. People are PEOPLE. You don't measure their value by energy consumption. They have inherent value as HUMAN BEINGS. A fucking LLM has no inherent human value. You cannot compare them.

22.02.2026 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1781    πŸ” 475    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 22

You know this is a completely deliberate choice that is not required, because there was JUST another shutdown and they didn’t do it then.

Anyway, not good that the admin is deliberately making air travel more annoying to try to win a political fight. Lot of people will miss flights.

22.02.2026 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1017    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 14
Space Sparks Episode 22: NGC 5134
YouTube video by HubbleWebbESA Space Sparks Episode 22: NGC 5134

youtube.com/watch?v=O639...

22.02.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0