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@fineursine.bsky.social
The finest ursine this side of Irvine. Thirtysomething, bi and loving it. Writer, Freakazoid! S3. He / Him. "I miss my Cohost, Tails."
massachusetts looks like a cool gun from a final fantasy game
Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · 2h agoMuch respect to @markey.senate.gov for continuing to lift up the significant concerns with KOSA raised by LGBTQ+ youth and human rights groups. This is what leadership looks like when it would have been easier to stay quiet on a controversial vote www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
c. 2003 fox hustler character who gives their name as Glllk Cheney when they get hassled by the cops.
Retired racing horse-girl who opens a spam onigiri stall. Uma Musubi.
Pider-Man made more money than The Odyssey. The modern heirs of mythology, vindicating my 7th grade book reports. variety.com/2026/film/bo...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2026 in 7 Days With $1.15 Billion
After just seven days on the big screen, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has already supplanted "Toy Story 5" as the highest-grossing movie of the year.
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For my @xtramagazine.com column this month: "There are no trans women in the WNBA; there has never been an openly trans player in the WNBA... so it’s essentially impossible for a trans woman to play in the league or refute any of Cunningham’s statements." xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
The WNBA should have never let it come to this | Xtra Magazine
After Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham came out against trans women playing women’s sports, the league has allowed things to snowball
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this is increasingly a problem fucking *everywhere* and i wish anyone knew what to do about any of it. it's our own little version of climate change hell www.sudomemo.net/news/keeping...
Keeping Sudomemo Online in the Age of AI Scraping
Sudomemo is facing increasingly sophisticated waves of automated scraping traffic. Here’s what we’re doing to keep the service available, protect the
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The Road Runner as a Chuck Jones magical anime girl makes a lot of sense.
@naveryw.bsky.social · 2w agoI am forced to acknowledge that magical girl anime seems to have peaked in the '70s.
Imagine thinking SpaceX is going to be like the zaibatsu of the future when they're IG Farben. A space plane-load of chucklefucks who think move fast and break things works in a zero atmosphere environment. I wouldn't ride in a Tesla and I wouldn't set foot in a SpaceX hab that will never exist.
Looks like @thejashirshu.bsky.social 's adorable pilot Theja is enjoying a post meal snack! Mmmm, Almost Apple ™️! Better a snack than a pilot seat again.
Putting this in my living room like an MK3 cabinet.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority@mta.info · 14h agoWe’re auctioning a limited number of MetroCard Vending Machines and MetroCard Express Machines! The auction is now open and offers must be received by Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8 pm EST. Learn more and bid on our website: mta.info/auction
it's,, a buuunnnyyyyy !! they taste kinda like a cream soda / root beer
If AI is so great, why do you have to keep forcing it on people? Wouldn't they be clamoring to use it? To install the app? No one craves this slop.
The Verge@theverge.com · 15h agoIt’ll be Gemini or nothing on Android from September 4th. www.theverge.com/tech/975516/...
Finally got my anthrocon film back from the lab. (Took them long enough) I'm still editing a few but here's a really fun picture of THE WIGGLER @hearthfox.bsky.social 📸: cannon ae1 program 🎞️: portra 800
I liked The Odyssey a lot. It brought a human side to Heroic figures and what a willingness to employ violence does to our bonds as people. The time zipped by.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Jurassic Park Edition (1997-1997): Classic Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but with cinnamon-sugar in the shape of dinosaur footprints on each piece. Released to promote "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"
SCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!
Alison Boden@alisonboden.bsky.social · 11h agoThe SCREEN Act just failed to pass in the Senate Commerce Committee! 🎉 Enormous thanks to the thousands (!!) of you who told your Senators to vote no! Your voice matters and you should feel good that you made a difference. Obviously, the fight isn't over, but this was an important victory.
If this is the standard, why not promote weed instead? Fewer health concerns than any tobacco and less addictive. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5919626/smoking-fda-nicotine-cigarettes-tobacco
Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.
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