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I have just read an article claiming Star Trek fans lean far-right wing and women are not interested in SF and even less so in Star Trek

I have no idea who "Giant Freaking Robot" are but I have to conclude they know sweet fuck all about SF fandom or Star Trek fandom

Totally divorced from reality

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why many Asian American Trump voters chose Zohran Mamdani in NYC's primary An analysis of election districts won by Trump in 2024 and Mamdani in this year’s primary shows many feature a majority of Asian American residents.

Some solid analysis here on how and why many Asian NYC voters flipped from Trump to Mamdani. Turns out people are disaffected with politics, and it's all about running on issues. Whowouldathunkit?

Oh that's how you do it. Huh.

Most Americans now say the government should do more to solve problems

Huge opportunity for a political party that believes government can do good things. Public opinion is finally shifting after 50 years of right wing anti-government propaganda. This isn't the time for cowering and throat clearing www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/p...

Pritzker: It’s time for us to be done with optimism about their motives. Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research… Autistic kids and adults who are loving contributors to our society don’t deserve to be stigmatized by a weird nepo baby who once stashed a dead bear in his car. Our military service members don’t deserve to be told by a washed-up Fox TV commentator, who drank too much before being appointed Secretary of Defense, that they can’t serve their country simply because they are Black, gay, or a woman.

Dear god let this man cook.

YouTube video by Tamara Young Aphex Twin - Avril 14th Harp cover by Tamara Young

To all who observe, happy Avril 14th!

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So much winning

The purpose of AI within the current economic model is to devalue human artistry.

At my stepdad's wedding to a wealthy woman my siblings & I played music & her rich friends were so impressed. When they want creative work they buy it, not make it themselves. People with money but no creativity of their own can't tell the difference.

Glitching the Circuit igloomag.com/features/gli...

Damn those are pricey tickets 😕

So we’ve got two competing schools of what the Democratic Party should do next. One of them is hosting the largest political rallies in history in places like New Hampshire and Arizona, and the other one just got $120 million from Silicon Valley and is on a book tour.

Afterflash: A Remixed Tribute, by Phil Western 12 track album

Very excited to be a part of this special tribute album!!

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When you consider the prevailing attitude of the posh media class in the UK and the millions spent trying to nudge our national conversation, it shows how a populist left could win an election

I’ve started doing this on purpose.

No, ‘playing dead’ is the last thing Democrats should be doing | Megan Romer Party insiders are trying to make the case for doing nothing against Trump. That’s a colossal mistake

National @demsocialists.bsky.social co-chair Megan Romer just put out out this great Guardian Op-Ed. It should be required reading for anyone trying to understand why national Democrats are rolling over so badly, and what actual organized resistance looks like. Please read, share widely and #joindsa

I am so tired of these shabby, pitiful little men. They stink of the sly connivance previously dominated by cheap carnival barkers and two cent grifters. They are odious, shallow, and a blight against the existence of honest people and a society that values trust.

An economic system that even allows the existence of billionaires at all is a system that must be ruthlessly and unapologetically destroyed.

We all know blue sky isn’t perfect, but it is a shiny oasis in a desert of fascist owned horrors

BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.

The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.