Got back to work after my time off and immediately get sick. Sicker than I've been in years. Won't go into detail but it's gross yall. If you haven't heard from me in a timely manner, that's why. Will catch up with everything once I'm better.

We got an actual official quote for the procedure so we are looking at needing about $617 more. We’ve raised $383 so far. The 1k is the goal.

EldritchGrandpa Samuel Higgins@eldritchgrandpa.bsky.social · last wk.

So This is Princess. Princess is a year old and has been having teeth issues. We thought they were resolved but they are not, and shes going to need her teeth removed. It's going to be very expensive and I could use all the help I can get.. ko-fi.com/eldritchgran...

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026

Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.

amnesty.org.uk

Editing slots are available starting late August! Developmental editing to proofreading, or even a package deal! I specialize in Fantasy and Horror, but have worked in every genre. Over 10 years of experience! Payment plans available, as well as discounts for early down-payment.

Even when you try to turn it off it still gets in your face 😫

D A V I E M O O@daviemoo.bsky.social · 7d ago

NO, ADOBE, I DON'T NEED A FUCKING AI SUMMARY OF A CV. FUCK OFF. LITERALLY FUCK DIRECTLY OFF. I CANNOT KEEP SPENDING MY TIME DIP DODGING AROUND FORCED AI BOLLOCKS IN EVERY FUCKING APP I USE, EVERY DOCUMENT I READ, EVERY SITE I VISIT, EVERY APPLIANCE I TURN ON, FUCK OFF, FUCK OFF, FUUUUCKKK OFFFFFF

If AI-generated books were as good as human-written ones, as the boosters claim, they would be happy to train their models on AI-generated books. That they know that would ruin the models shows exactly that gen AI can't come up with anything new and just regurgitates slop.

Gabe@cwgabriel.bsky.social · last wk.

They specifically want books before 2022 because they are uncorrupted by AI. They need books that have not been poisoned by the poison they are making. It's just like pre-war steel. They invented cultural radiation.

"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.

futurism.com

“You’re delusional if you ‘feel’ like the economy is bad, numbers don’t care about your feelings, just look at this chart of a line going up WAIT NOT THAT CHART

Mar Hicks@histoftech.bsky.social · last wk.

Fun chart apnews.com/article/groc...

Worth noting they’ve used this for decades. It’s a cultural issue that goes far beyond this admin or Greg Bovino. Read @memomiller.bsky.social ‘s border patrol nation if you want to learn about it.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last wk.

"Tonk" is a Border Patrol slur that refers to the sound a metal flashlight makes when used to beat a migrant in the head. And that's the word that Border Patrol agents under the direct command of Greg Bovino were using when bragging about their arrests in Los Angeles last year.

eBay Sent a shipment of LIVE COCKROACHES To people running a news site critical of them as a company?

Are We The Baddies Bad

Alt: Are We The Baddies Bad

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Erin Griffith@ering.bsky.social · last wk.

eBay will pay $56 million to the couple behind EcommerceBytes. The company tried to silence their coverage with a harassment campaign, including sending shipments of live cockroaches and a bloody pig mask. A portion of the $$ will go to First Amendment charities www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/t...

My book sales on Draft2Digital have doubled this month! Which still leaves their number in the low single digits, but it makes me happy! I'd love to start making more money combined from d2d than I do from Amazon alone. That's my milestone. books2read.com/b/4jkZP5

Available now at your favorite digital store!

An Altar on the Village Green by Nathan Hall

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Hey, remember when the head of GM -- which is, totally coincidentally, the manufacturer of the Cadillac Escalade -- introduced Trump at his political rally yesterday?

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.

Did it 👍 (eventually) [ #cuteart #illustration ]

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.

Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen

The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones

thetimes.com

I come back to this tumblr post again and again

Hillary Monahan@hillarymonahan.bsky.social · last wk.

Nobody wants predictive data models to stop working for the people in medicine. Or translating ancient Pompeii texts. Or the other ways we were already using it. We want it to stop replacing workers, killing the environment, and stealing from artists. Hope that clarifies.

I'd be into doing silly little writing commissions. I have no idea how to price something like that, but it would be fun.

I've long used Paperblanks' hardcover, lined, midi journals, but since they released a Harry Potter line, I need to find a new journal. Hardcover and lined are musts. Magnetic closure is preferred. Beautiful art is also a highlight. Any recs?

Still hoping to fill these spots.

Kat Howard@katwithsword.bsky.social · 2w ago

Due to schedule changes, I have some immediate space open in my editing calendar, and I'd love to fill it. Want to work with an actual human editor with over a decade of experience? More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing

FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.

It's Monday. Just a reminder that you don't have to post everything that comes to mind. You can just walk away. Go outside. Feel the sun for a few minutes. If you think this applies to only other people, it applies to you too.

Worth remembering that Talarico raised so much money he just gave some away to other Texas candidates and Mamdani raised so much money during the primary that he told people to donate to Adrienne Adams. People aren't giving up on Ds. They just don't like the DNC. The DNC should think about that!

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · last wk.

can my comparative politics folks come up with any other example of the opposition party being $2m in debt when the incumbent government is ~20 points underwater on approval?

Hey everyone! A little thread of links for yall! I've been a bit off-line due to some IRL stuff but hey it's the last week of July! If you wanted to grab the first 3 books you still have FOUR DAYS to get them at the backerkit price (20% off!!) Ebooks are expected to start going out mid August

Pre-order Time Paradox: Preludes on BackerKit

The first three books of the Time Paradox series are here. The prologue to the overall story and the emotional set up. These three books take you on a journey of self discovery and heartache, and get...

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If you have anything to spare, please consider helping my darling friend El cover rent. #MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2026 #RentRelief

El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · last wk.

Still at $500/$1356 for Aug. rent + July back rent, w/ less than one week left in the month. I’m disabled and putting all freelance earnings toward keeping essential svcs. on. If you can help me stay housed, it’d mean a great deal. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

You can pinpoint the exact moment America realised anime was profitable.

That’s the thing about surveillance—we all commit minor statuatory infractions every single day. More surveillance equals more enforcement and that enforcement is almost always done in ways the penalize already marginalized neighborhoods.

Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · last wk.

Garbage trucks could soon be spying on you. Officials in Cape Coral, Florida, recently considered equipping sanitation trucks with AI-powered cameras that would photograph properties as crews complete their normal collection routes.

The fact that this is even being entertained as a possibility suggests how absolutely terrible US political culture is.

Forbes@forbes.com · last wk.

It is unclear when the Kentucky senator plans to return to Congress.

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