FannishSunny (she/her)
@fannishsunny.bsky.social
Booster of things Geeky and things Toronto (and often both)
Full Federal Fascism... as I said on here a couple of days ago, whatever lines people have been waiting for to be crossed, there are no lines.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 8h agoFederal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Instarec by Chariti L Indiginerds by Alina Pete Indiginerds is a collection of short stories from modern Indigenous youth. Stories have different art styles and context. An awesome pick for graphic novel readers.
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
The replicability issue is foundational to my objection to LLM use in research. The temperature variable definitionally introduces randomness to outputs, and the fact that a given prompt does not generate an identical output every time means no procedure using them can reliably control variables.
Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app · 4d agowe have a policy for the use of genAI at the @aial.ie. we reflect on values key to scientific integrity, such as replicability, and err on the side of not using it blogpost: aial.ie/blog/gen-ai-... pdf: zenodo.org/records/2322...
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
In 1973, Phyllis Webstad, age 6, arrived at residential school in a new orange shirt her grandmother had bought her. To her, the shirt stood for belonging. It was taken away on her first day. Today, in part, is about what was taken from children. 🪶 READ: orangeshirtday.org/about/phylli...
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
As I recall, this worked out great the last time
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 3w agoThe ultra-Far Right/neo-Nazis are joining forces in Europe, which should worry anyone with even a passing acquaintance with history. Germany’s AfD and Italy’s Future Nationale have announced a partnership. Everything old is new again.
You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?
👀🎥🧊 #memphis
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · last mo.A massive immigration operation is happening in Memphis. It’s been underway for just under a year now—hundreds of arrests, streets filled with officers. But most people have never heard of it. Why? It’s harder to record ICE in Tennessee than it is in many states.
This should be the takeaway from Markey's win. Not that an older candidate bucked a trend by beating a younger one. That the candidate who stood up for a marginalized community in an uncompromising way won in dominant fashion. I really love my state.
Ruth Zakarin@ruthz.bsky.social · last mo.… for the trans community. What it meant to be seen and supported unconditionally from a politician. They talked about all the politicians who turned away once it felt hard. Who were willing to sacrifice the safety of trans youth, and how Markey refused to do so. I was weeping. 2/
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 September 1939. German armed forces invaded Poland to begin the Second World War in Europe. The attack came without any declaration of war by Germany though it had been obvious since March 1939 that Poland was Hitler’s next military target.
Its been compared to the great migration.
Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · 3mo agoOne of the frustrating things about reporting on trans internal refugees is that the people who you're able to interview tend to be ones who managed to find some level of stability - the people moving from couch to couch to street to couch are harder to reach and more interview-avoidant.
if you live in Texas you may not be aware that they just suspended the voter registration of 1.2 million voters. check your registration now. you have until Oct 5 to fix it.
Why 1.2 million Texans are on the voter ‘suspense’ list and how to fix it
About 1.2 million Texas voters have been placed on the state’s “suspense" list with early voting in the 2026 midterm elections less than two months away.
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I hadn't seen this but a Google search on news had half ghe articles on the closing, and half of them about a 41 story Condo development for the site.
Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · last mo.This is shocking www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
All of Iron Circus' banned-in-Texas titles are available in the ICC store, BTW. Y'know, if you're as contrarian as I am. 😘🖕 Banned Book Club: store.ironcircus.com/products/ban... Occulted: store.ironcircus.com/products/occ... As the Crow Flies: store.ironcircus.com/products/as-...
Banned Book Club Color Edition PREORDER
This is a PREORDER edition and will ship before the official release date in September with special original art for the first 100 orders of the color softcover! The color edition includes an EXCLUSIV...
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Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com · 2mo agoThe biggest target I've ever seen on my books. Texas placed Banned Book Club and Occulted on a state-wide list of illegal "dirty books." Having them in any school could lead to state takeover where the government could shut down the library entirely and convert it into a student detention center.
I've figured it out. All the comicbook cover art of characters in seemingly impossible poses that show their butt and chest at the same time- They're actually ferrets!
Ferret Every Hour@ferretperhour.bsky.social · 2mo ago
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“Memphis is now being asked to believe that becoming a hub for artificial intelligence will secure its economic future. But economic development that does not center environmental protection, public health, and equitable access to opportunity is not development. It is extraction.”
In Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost • Tennessee Lookout
The people most enthusiastic about these developments like Elon Musk's xAI in Memphis are often the least likely to live next to them.
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OpenAI and Sam Altman have always wanted complete regulatory and paradigmatic capture, at the state, federal, and cultural levels; their meddling in Illinois state politics comes as no surprise and should be viciously and tenaciously fought.
WIRED@wired.com · 6mo agoThe ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable—even in cases where their products cause “critical harm.” www.wired.com/story/openai...
And the discourse is always what the victims did or didn’t do, what the people who knew did or didn’t do, never about what he CHOSE to do or his AUDACITY in thinking he could do it and keep it secret and continue on with anything he wanted. It’s maddening.
Happy 8th anniversary to the tweet that changed us forever. Look at this absolute unit.
The famous Andor line is that "tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle." Here is a perfect example of that through malicious compliance: Idaho forced the city of Boise to remove its Pride flags. So the city painted rainbows everywhere else.
Boise took its Pride flag down. But new art has popped up at City Hall. What it cost
“The flag is not our only form of expression,” a Council Member previously said.
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New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...
Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages
A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI
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The DOJ's behavior has been obscene. They just want this guy dead because he made them look bad. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US seeks to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia despite new Costa Rica deal
Man born in El Salvador has been fighting removal to series of ‘third’ countries after mistaken deportation last year
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