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I HAVE BEEN SUBSIDIZING WALMART AND AMAZON STARVING THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
I fucking hate AI almost as much as I hate the sniveling asshole billionaires and shithole corporations who have all forced it into every conceivable spot in our lives. It literally makes everything worse and it makes us worse and I fucking hate it.
Twitch Plans to Announce Gen AI training on all content. Tell them what you think about that -> twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...
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hey so! this truly feels like impending doom on a platform i have come to really care about because of the people there, please let Twitch know how you feel about this, i sure did. twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...
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Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 5d agoTwitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.
No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.
news.com.au
I'm talking a bit about card alters in an upcoming video, so if you'd like to show off a few of your favroite card alters, post 'em here and be sure to tag/credit who altered them! #MAgicTheGathering
Please let them know we don't want this garbage.
Sonja Boon@storiedselves.bsky.social · 2w agoCanadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...
Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...
National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence
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Today, Wiki Workers United US/CWA demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects! We are hopeful that the Wikimedia Foundation will honor their stated values and quickly come to the table.
Wiki Workers United@wikiworkersunited.org · 2w ago
If Congress could do literally anything about this, that'd be great!
Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 2w agoNew State Department report on foreign "subversion" is a virtual government blacklist that names 43 Americans + domestic orgs, including: - Mamdani - DSA - Hasan Piker - Amy Goodman Full list: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/after-poli...
The emergency rally to support the workers of Bethesda and the whole industry is TOMORROW at 12:30 sharp! Let's show up in big numbers! Members of GWU Montréal will be present as early as 11:30.
CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal@gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 4w agoRally against the mass layoffs at Microsoft next Wednesday, July 15 at 12:30pm at Square Victoria! Invite your friends and come support workers at Bethesda Game Studios Montréal! Let's show industry bosses that we can't be beaten down! 💪 RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/save-...
Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.
Meta contaminated Cheyenne Wyoming’s wastewater supply with a bacteria with a 31% mortality rate DEATH TO AI
Futurism@futurism.com · last mo."This isn't something we normally test for."
No union employees at Blizzard were impacted by today’s bloodbath—and I sincerely doubt that was because the powers that be think that we’re all vital. Odds are, they wanted easy cuts. Status Quo makes you not easy. The best time to unionize was a year ago. The second best time to unionize is now.
Soojin is a brilliant and adaptable artist. Did you love the look of Pentiment? They were responsible for a ton of it. Out of the many, many ways they left their mark on that game, though, my favorites have to be the Landsknecht playing cards and story-time with Brother Sebhat.
soojin@donotwander.bsky.social · last mo.i'm getting let go in september :^D (pained grinning) i'll be looking for work in any eligible field starting now, but especially then. if you need a concept artist / illustrator, i'm here <3
With layoffs looming, Microsoft unions plan to battle to the bitter end: "It's a fight for dignity and respect" aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox...
It is the dawn of a new era. Hear our battle anthem. Welcome to the new InfoWars.
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
Proud that UVW-CWA is able to support workers with this fund. You do not have to be a member to apply! I would be great if you joined tho! 💪🏽
United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · last mo.Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
a) there are, like, single digit trans girls in sports in most states (sometimes literally one!), this entire thing is made up so that one girl who wants to play sports with her friends can't do it b) do not, under any circumstances, make policy based on angry sports parents
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Gluesenkamp Perez: "At town halls, what I saw was the people who were the most upset had spent the last 12 years driving their girls to sports practice & they view their best shot of their student going to college as an athletic scholarship. So when we rush to moralize we miss some of the nuance."
Does anyone have any extra tickets for the Fri PTQ and/or Sun LTQ at #MCAmsterdam ? Or perhaps might anyone know of anyone who does? My dad @adamfischer71.bsky.social and I would love to make a deal for one or two. Feel free to send either or both of us a DM - thanks!
Pauper players! With MTGO's release of Marvel Super Heroes today, I am keen to hear feedback (and play experiences) around the Skybow combo in Pauper. Feel free to dump sentiments, thoughts, and decklists below. I will be monitoring this post throughout the week. (RT's welcome) #MTGPauper
So shocking that the message "I will work to make things better" is more effective than "I will not personally feed you to the orphan crushing machine (but I won't vote to turn it off)".
G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · last mo.Generally speaking, polls have shown the Democratic Party's problem is not being seen as too woke, but weak and ineffective. Judging by tonight's primary results, Democratic Primary voters are intent on fixing this www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
Mildly amused to see people grimly warning that the blood-dimmed tide of populist unrest has swept aside all bonds of civil government and unleashed the power of the Mob on an innocent and unwitting nation because the outgoing New York City Comptroller won a congressional primary.
A cartoonist named Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada was tried as a terrorist and sentenced to 30 years in prison for having anti-Trump comics in his car. Prosecutors connected him to a 2025 anti-ICE protest he didn't even attend because he was in the same book club as others who were.
Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!
Today's Israel: Israel brutally murders Lebanese marine ecologist that protected a precious turtle nesting area by literally bombing her house. They long stopped making up clearly bullshit excuses about Hamas or Hezbollah, they just execute people now. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon
Mona Khalil led decades-long effort to protect nesting site for turtles near her home in south of the country
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