The Pope isn’t condemning AI just cause he sees its manifold late capitalist woes and obvious issues of morality, it’s also cause of Silicon Valley’s ties to Opus Dei and their direct meddling in US democracy. I know that reads like a conspiracy theory but it’s not, as long as Peter Thiel is around.

First, you tell me to get a hobby; now it's an “appropriate hobby”.

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

C’est mon sac à main, je ne vous connais pas!

Kicked In The Groin King Of The Hill

ALT: Kicked In The Groin King Of The Hill

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I love this, and I am incredibly jealous that the Philly WNBA team hasn’t announced its name or branding yet. I know they won’t be live until 2030, but I WANT. I am ready to go all in!

Thomas Costello@thomascostello.bsky.social · 2d ago

The entire suite of Cleveland Sirens logos.

One sign of the rise of male supremacy and the decline in women’s status is the ubiquity of online porn lingo in casual speech.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d ago

It was this one, and, yes, I do believe that was an All In first.

ONION FOREVER

The Onion@theonion.com · 3d ago

Moment Of Silence Followed By Hot Dog Race

It's not just Google Maps. AllTrails put genAI into their system last year and it has screwed everything up so badly I would never use it for hiking, purely for safety reasons. Some things require long years of practical, experiential knowledge. Walking in the 'wilderness' is one of those things.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 3d ago

“We’re so used to using Google Maps in our everyday life that I think when people are starting to get into hiking, they think that probably Google Maps will work for backcountry use as well, and that’s just not the case,” said John Blown, of North Shore Rescue, a team based in British Columbia.”

Williams Sonoma has my number. www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fig...

Figural Bat Mugs

Add playful gothic charm to your Halloween table with the Figural Bat Mugs from Williams Sonoma, crafted in hand-painted, durable stoneware.

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In 2023 (the dawn of AI?), the Minnesota State Fair went the other direction and commissioned a crop-art piece by Liz Schreiber as that year’s commemorative art. Entirely created by hand, from real seeds, the work was so impressive the Fair stopped commissioning commemorative art.

Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Ohio State Fair had a poster contest. The winner was awarded $1000. I present to you, the winner:

It's been very funny to watch the critiques of Wilson by folks outside of academia. Like, tell me you've never cried over peer review feedback or scathing comments on an essay you wrote without telling me.

Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's incredible is how little folks understand about academe. Peer review is brutal. Academic Q+A is Troy level slaughter. Bros attacking a lady academic for a fair review would shit themselves on stage after a paper and break down into toddler tears after their first conference paper w a mean Q+A.

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Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales

Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis

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We've gotta make the Monorail Simpsons episode required viewing for every city councilor in the country. Every single thing he says here is a lie. A Potemkin Village Imaginarium.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

It takes seven forms, three approvals and finally a mistake to happen for me to get a reimbursement for cheese eaten during a business dinner. Meanwhile:

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last wk.

An Army National Guard officer has admitted to using his government travel card to fund a secret second marriage

This InfoWars caper is going a little too well. We need to staff up a bit. We're hiring a Social Media Lead, who will help make InfoWars the network of the future. We need someone who is extraordinarily online, has big ideas for how things break through in 2026, and can pull those ideas off quick.

My affection for Libby knows no bounds, and I'm so glad they're adding this feature!

Diane Zorich@dzorich.bsky.social · 7d ago

Libby (the popular, free app that gives users free access to ebooks and audiobooks through local library cards) is introducing AI content controls that let readers filter out machine-written books.

"In just four months, the borough’s four police officers have pulled over and checked the status of dozens of motorists — mainly commercial truck drivers — and turned over 32 arrestees to ICE" important @willbunch.bsky.social dispatch from area where I grew up www.inquirer.com/opinion/moun...

This quaint Pa. borough is a ‘speed trap’ nabbing immigrants for ICE | Will Bunch

Police in Mount Holly Springs, a tiny borough in central Pennsylvania, have turned over 32 immigrants to ICE since March.

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AHHHHH!

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last wk.

First poster for Robert Eggers' ‘WERWULF’. In theaters on December 25.

SINNERS (2025, dir. Ryan Coogler) #OnePerfectShot #Filmsky 📽️🧛🎸

now that the odyssey is a hit can someone green light my Trial and Death of Socrates

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This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

Stares in Matthew 6.

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · last wk.

Rep. Lauren Boebert insists that public Christian worship events are necessary for America to experience revival: "I don't think that Jesus ever called for any Christian to pray only silently or to keep their faith hidden only in the prayer closet."

You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS

Welcome to the AI-generated poster hall of shame.

These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You've Sent Us

Welcome to the AI-generated poster hall of shame.

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Oooh, Silence of the Girls is an excellent novel, and I'm excited to see Thompson's take on it!

Jennifer Kretchmer@dreamwisp.bsky.social · last wk.

While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.

Was in Galway during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling final last week, and am in Dublin during the All-Ireland Senior Football final today. It's been fun to experience!