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“Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe. And their guides, the writers of fantasy, should take their responsibilities seriously."

From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, Ursula K Le Guin

Since the "well Alaska voted for Trump so they deserve it" crowd is out in force today:

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses? Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

homer retreating into a bush captioned I saw nothing

every time a community tests ubi or free housing for the homeless the result is always "holy fuck this works incredibly well and costs less than existing solutions!" and then every politician alive does this

Including "he said he would arrest Netanyahu" as an example of antisemitism really takes the cake. Netanyahu is a complete psycho! There is nothing bigoted about demanding consequences for a head of state when he murders thousands of innocent people!

Another critique insists AI is just a tool w/ no inherent political implications. This of course overlooks the economic, racial, climatic, class & gender dynamics underlying AI. These unequal relations are central to AI, & hiding them creates the false appearance that AI isn't a political project.

The people complaining about Bluesky are the same people who wanted us to open up a dialogue with bigots on Twitter and every last one of them can kick rocks forever. Social media is NOT OUR JOB. We don't get paid for this like the pundits and outrage grifters. We don't owe anybody ****.

Please, don’t let Jonathan Joss’s story die down. Please, don’t do this to Indigenous people on Pride month. Please, recognize his whole neighborhood was in on his premeditated death and killed his dogs and burned his childhood home.

PLEASE REALIZE this is a hate crime against a gay AND Native man.

Corporate profits have hit record highs.

CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker.

We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.

But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.

Night In The Woods "My dad taught me to throw knives to make me less gay." "Now I know how to suck dick and throw knives."

Hey folks, seeing as it's Pride month, I want to do a little something to boost indie games from LGBTQIA+ developers, so if that's you, please reply with a little bit about your game and a link to your store page. Let's see if we can't get some more eyeballs on your games!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

my favorite heron meme says he attack, he defend, he extend, with his little neck all stretched out

any excuse to share my favorite heron meme

It's like the "and suddenly everyone is autistic!" bullshit. More people like me, of advanced age, have realized how insane our parents were and how badly they parented us, as following generations emphasize understanding of what nurtures children.

So hey: The First Amendment does not apply to private companies. Pass it on. Seriously, apparently we need to pass it on.

It is not a “free speech violation” for a social media platform like X or a newsletter app like Substack to disallow hate speech. IT SIMPLY ISN’T.

Not gonna keep posting the whole thing but this feels like one of the core sicknesses of mainstream media that got us here: The refusal of journalists to assess claims on the merits.

Yes, RFK Jr. "questions the system" like many on the left but he is also fucking wrong! That distinction matters!

Substack Cofounder Defends Commercial Relationships with Nazis | TechPolicy.Press Helping Nazis grow subscription newsletter businesses is ultimately best for the world, reasons Hamish McKenzie.

I see soooooooo many great writers putting so much of their time, effort, skill and money squarely in the lap of a really evil and untrustworthy company.

Morality questions aside: is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil, in this moment? Does it seem likely to pay off? So many alternatives!

Hey, did you realize this image is AI?

7. Yes I know I'm a lawyer. I've also have a DHS SUV follow me around a couple of times in the last month. Don't act like going out in a blaze of glory against ICE furthers the resistance or a glorious revolution.

You know what keeps the resistance going? You do, by being alive.

Yeah! I use clip studio mostly for these features, I'm not sure what has equivelants in other programs! These also might not technically be considered accessibility features but they are to me, they're what keep me able to draw with my disability.
little thread below on some csp features:

4 12x18 inch posters on a brick and concrete wall. The top left is pink and says funding science saves lives, written in microbes, next to a microscope. The one on the right says Biology is bigger than binaries, with a fish, a lily, and a bee. The bottom left says Protecting wildlife starts wtih you, with a bunch of adiorable woodland creatues in yellow, white and black, including an owl, fungi, a... um. weasel? salamanders, butterflies, slugs, and a rotting log. The bottom right says Will our oceans thrive or nosedive the choice is yours, with the ocean represented in a circle, half of which is dead and half of which is alive, including kelp and a mackerel

🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨

WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.

4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.

Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com

any species: has been given the specific epithet horridus/horrida
me: rude??? don't worry sweetie i think you look lovely

May the fourth, a good day for many of us to remember that if you’re going to throw your weird genocidal boss down a lift shaft anyway it’s always better to just get on with it and not spend 20+ years committing atrocities on their behalf first

I think this encapsulates the struggle I have the most often with deciding to post or submit poetry.

Re: Duolingo, is there any way for long term users to collectively sue them for like, replacing all their staff with AI which is not the product anyone signed up for lol

also I don't like that it's normal for both boys and girls to like books and media with male protagonists but it's weird and bad when boys like stuff with female protagonists

Print of garden bats at dusk. Linocut.

Print of Blue Tits in branches. Linocut.

Print of Auricula flowers in terracotta pots. Linocut.

Print of Whippet with cocked ears, linocut.

Now if all the 20 million BlueSky users will re post this post it would be utterly marvellous. The counter is ready to start, so off you all go!
Handmade prints available here> littleramstudio.etsy.com
*sits with expectations of lots of noughts next to post*
#art

a woman in a black dress says it - it - the f - it - flam - flames Alt: a woman in a black dress says "it - it - the f - it - flam - flames on the side of my face", while gesturing at her face.

Just got warned that the new "Voice Isolation" feature in Teams, if turned on and trained on a male voice, will filter out all the women in the room, while still allowing the men in the room to be heard online.

*clears throat*

IF YOU USE A BIASED TRAINING SET, YOUR TECHNOLOGY WILL BE BIASED.

Japanese Study Apps That DON'T Use AI - Japanese Talk The plagiarism machine seems to be worming its way into everything. Here's a list of Japanese Study apps That DON'T Use AI!

I was going to post this article this weekend but Duolingo's recent doubling down on replacing humans with generative AI pushed me to get it out sooner.

Here's a list of amazing apps for learning Japanese that DON'T use generative AI!

#cancelDuolingo
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...

#MothMay art challenge by Loadofolbobbins daily prompt list. No AI. 1 Mint Moth, 2 Peppered Moth, 3 and 4, Enjoy the weekend or pick your own moth!, 5 Ethmia pusiella, 6 Scarlet Tiger Moth, 7 Scarce Forester Moth, 8 Emperor Moth, 9 Barred Hook-tip moth 10 and 11 Enjoy the weekend or pick your own moth!, 12 Ruby Tiger Moth, 13 Brimstone Moth, 14 Mother Shipton Moth, 15 Kentish Glory Moth, 17 and 18 Enjoy the weekend or pick your own moth!, 19 Cinnabar Moth, 20 Schreckensteinia festaliella moth, 21 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Moth, 22 Elephant Hawk-Moth, 23 Large Emerald Moth, 24 and 25 Enjoy the weekend or pick your own moth!, 26 Buff Ermine Moth, 27 Red underwing Moth, 28 Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, 29 Hypercallia citrinalis moth, 30 Chrysoclista linneella moth, 31 Herald Moth.

Happy #MothMonday folks! Thought I'd take the opportunity to share my upcoming challenge with #TeamMoth folk. It's called #MothMay, new prompt each day. Feel free to join in be you illustrator, photographer or even lovely science folk who want to talk moth! 🚫AI or 🚫NSFW #TeamMoth #ArtSky #SciArt