"Is now the time to demand Democrats defend the rights of marginalized people?"

It's ALWAYS the time to do that. If one type of person can have their rights taken away, then we all can.

If you're not insisting on all human rights you're not actually addressing the problem.

Almost everyone with European heritage is related to the French king Charlemagne in some capacity

"Calling people out for using AI is just the next generation of cancel culture"

Yeah go on, elaborate on how very real and very bad cancel culture is when all these people in the Epstein files are facing zero consequences.

I'll still call people shitty for using AI, thanks.

Knowingly signing away your voice for A.I. is wholly immoral, even if it's legal. It disenfranchises other actors, shrinking the work pool, and contributes to an increasingly hostile industry that regularly commodifies and minimizes talent.

It's a scummy practice that should – and will – be shamed.

Tips for filming ICE

Yeeeeeeessss

Just finished the latest Dresden Files book, Twelve Months. Jim Butcher has knocked it out of the park again, and with everything going on in the world, it was exactly what I needed.

“There’s no point to calling because my senators already agree with me”

“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”

These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.

Don't put pics on social media either!

I shouldn't be, but I'm mad about this

I feel like I want to disprove this, but by happenstance some DS9 was playing in the house today and...yeah, he follows the rules until his conscience kicks in if he ever tries to be truly ruthless or has to do something that has actual consequences

From a writing standpoint, the trio of converging narratives of Bailey, the Combatants, and the second person story of the Circus visitor blew my mind once it clicked what was going on. How everything clicked together was 10/10 Perfect: no notes.

I powered through the last quarter of it last night before I went to bed. I couldn't get to sleep for like an hour because holy CRAP that ending was amazing!

Watching American cop shows has me alternating between a cheerful "Welp, he's/she's/they're dead" and a sub-psychotic rage every time a kid or a woman is put in danger for bullshit reasons

I must be one of the only people to have paid actual money to own a copy of Batman and Robin in recent times. Which is insane to think about coz that wouldn't have happened if I hadn't gotten sick of streaming services and wanted to re-expand my physical media collection.

I am also reading The Night Circus on a friend's recommendation and it is a blast.

Users are noticing Twitter/X has added a Grok-powered AI image editor that lets anyone edit any image on the platform, including other people’s artwork using text prompts.

Artists warn there’s no opt-out or consent, raising concerns over unauthorized edits and misuse.

I'm just a random on the internet, but I love them. Mostly because I haven't read all of the manga, so it just serves as a reminder that Yugi straight murdered people and everyone was just cool with it

AI has no place in the creative process.

That’s it.

So, no consumption of media post 2025? Cool, I can live with that

Harry Potter Fans: “I can excuse rampant transphobia, but I draw the line at spoiling a game” Response: “Professor Fig dies at the end no matter what ending and also Rookwood cursed Anne and framed the goblins”

For anyone thinking of downloading this:

(Credit: www.tumblr.com/lohboh/70879...)

Or, counterpoint, I could avoid both and not be bored out of my skull

The way you can tell "AI" is the future is because one of the most popular searches is "How do I get this AI shit out of my computer"

As someone who has a pathological hatred of architects from working in the building industry, this is still some goddamn bullshit. How the fuck could you possibly think letting an algorithm design a building is a good idea?

Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.

tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.

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It's getting to the point where I just won't buy or consume new media, on the off chance that it uses AI.

I didn't KNOW I needed this. But I DO!