if you’re in line for Cheekface stay in line

Holden@mandopicking.bsky.social · 9h ago

cheekface line to get in was one of the longest I've seen in a minute

I know we’re dunking on the “all entertainment will be tailored to your personal desires” guy for good reasons re: culture but imo these people should also be mercilessly mocked for behaving like children. You need everything to be about you? Are you 3? Do you eat apple sauce for lunch? Grow up.

they can't act on their own, they cannot go rogue. they are computer programs that do what they are programmed to do. they're as responsible for their actions as a grenade is for exploding after somebody pulls the pin

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d ago

(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

no idea who made this but I think of that random person with gratitude every time I heat up any sort of wraplike food object in the microwave

The reason I know they’re playing is because not one of these guys has ever meaningfully given a flying shit about abusive or cruel behavior toward actual people

The Verge@theverge.com · 4d ago

Over the past year, Anthropic has repeatedly flirted with the idea that its AI models could be conscious in some way. In February, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on a podcast, “We don’t know if the models are conscious.”

Okay Kathy I see you

these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4d ago

Young teenagers are less likely to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual than a few years ago, according to a new analysis. “It really does look like a free fall,” Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology, said. “But what’s causing it is unclear.”

Iowa man kicks off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse @mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/it-is-done-h...

Harry and the Hendersons is a cheesy 1980s Bigfoot movie but it’s also a deconstruction of aggressive masculinity.

Relearning softer masculinity with Bigfoot

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The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing. In a letter of demands, the union has urged Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast leaders to stop pushing generative AI. https://bit.ly/4hMhPzG

This analysis of estranged parents forums that I read a decade ago was pivotal in developing my understanding of the Being Conservative idea

Millie(let)@gyro.bsky.social · last yr.

OH, so Charlie Kirk was the surrogate son for a bunch of elderly conservative weirdos whose adult children have gone no-contact for whatever reason. This explains everything

You gotta put estranged parents brain in some central part of your analysis of the fascist turn if it isn't there already

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Gov. nominee Byron Donalds promises a Florida Republican voter "his word" that he will work on a 'grandparents' rights' law so her daughter stops estranging her

Bacteria are conscious and they're all talking about you behind your back.

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 6d ago

Apropos of nothing: Am I the only one who thinks bacteria are conscious and self aware?

Never forget that David Ellison's Skydance Media was originally created so he could be an actor. Skydance's first film was 'Flyboys' starring James Franco and... David Ellison. David and his daddy invested $60m to make Flyboys. It grossed $17m Here's a bit of David's acting:

I have a few thoughts. www.patreon.com/LolaSebastia...

What the fuck are we doing with Jacob Geller? | Lola Sebastian

On September 30, 2026, just days after the 2024 Cornell University rape controversy dominated the news cycle, it was substantiated that vide

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I am learning the left version of government mandated girlfriends is "you have to work with that guy. he said sorry."

a friday afternoon surprise: NSW gov says OpenAI disclosed a "misalignment" by its AI agent and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's National Parks and Wildlife web platform service. So, it sounds like a second Australian government 'hack'

Nebula dropped him BECAUSE OTHER CREATORS WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH HIM STAYING it’s not that deep bro. He had a ton of original content and other shows shot that hadn’t been released , 💰alone would dictate doing a Sheeran

Katie Schenkel, Person@katieschenkel.bsky.social · last wk.

Also saw someone complain that Nebula dropping him was "clearly a financial obligation rather than a moral one" and like 1. That's a wild assumption to throw around and 2. Even if that's the case, what would you want them to do instead??

Did you notice that when the woman youtuber was a confirmed plagiarist everyone was happy to end her career forever but when the man youtuber is a confirmed rapist we suddenly get dozens of posts about how "disheartening" it is that people don't believe in restorative justice

I cant believe youre allowed to make movies as good as Camp Miasma and most directors dont even try

this word "nearly" is doing a lot of heavy lifting

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 2w ago

The day that Biden grew so angry at Netanyahu that he nearly cut him off: "He was just completely fed up with everything and I think at that moment he was ready to just say, 'I’m done,'" Brett McGurk recalls as he releases "Brink," his memoir of Gaza war. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

getting sexually assaulted by a content creator has a distinct extra bonus pain where, whenever it comes out, everyone feels like they have to talk about it

I think this is the best shirt design I've done all year roryblank.bigcartel.com (I am reposting this because the previous version included a typo, but I am also not deleting that post lol)

I wrote about being chronically single, and about visiting a psychic to find out what's broken about me. she had some interesting things to say! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/the-most-u...

The Most Unlovable Man in New York City

On being chronically single and my visit to the love psychic

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awoke this morning with a Vision

Good afternoon rebels...

This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "On every issue, Labor has done the least it can do." www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...

This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis

There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism

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OpenAI has apologised for hacking Australia’s Medicare statistics system in a blog post that revealed the intrusion was broader than first known.

This is all extremely concerning but I can't get past how clear it is that all these dorks have just decided they are all characters in an Aaron Sorkin production and we all have to suffer for it

Andy Fleming@slackbastard.bsky.social · 2w ago

“I am absolutely bewildered by this and I don’t have an answer,” says Cameron. “I did not expect Albo to veer to the right as he has. It’s a shock and an absolute bewilderment for many people who have supported Albo, as I have, over the years.” 🤔 www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...