My Tekko 2026 vlog is UP!! A preview is below, but please check out the full vid at 👉 youtu.be/wn4iKUwpgdo 👈 This was my third Tekko and the most I've cosplayed there. Had a wonderful time in Pittsburgh with friends! 🎵 Silver Bullet - HIGHER #tekko #tekkocon #tekko2026 #tekkocon2026 #cosplay

everything will definitely be alright ✨💗💜

It's still kind of wild to see people gleefully admit that they not only support deskilling at the hands of a fascist-owned model that has literally stolen from every creator on Earth, but have, themselves, stepped up to volunteer for such a thing, and wonder why other people wouldn't do the same.

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 24h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Finally

The Independent@the-independent.com · 12h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

#promosky cause fuck twitter fr hi im dany, a lesbian cosplayer of over a decade who loves being silly and my interests include: ✨️kingdom hearts ✨️sailor moon ✨️bungou stray dogs ✨️death note ✨️disney films ✨️final fantasy ✨️persona 5 ✨️tbhk ✨️promare ✨️sanrio ✨️and much much more!! id love some 18+ moots 🥺

Hey guys, KOSA is being voted on tomorrow, and we need to call our Senators to push against it. Remember to use 5calls.org to do it. It’s super simple and they provide a script you can use. 5calls.org

it is 2006. I am warning my friends that Vic Mignogna is unsafe and not to be trusted. it is 2026. I am warning the internet that Vic Mignogna is still unsafe and still not to be trusted. WHEN WILL THIS END?!

This is the best guide to alt text I've seen. I personally ask myself "what would someone, who cannot see this image, need to know about it to understand or participate in the conversation we're having? How can I include them?" manningkrull.com/digital-phil...

42 days to go!!! So happy with how the cover turned out, posting a making-of soon! Pre-order available in most book stores: linktr.ee/adhdalien

LOTS of things going on (and coming up)! But tonight, we're going to keep the Anime BS train rolling, checking out the recently released "Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!" ...So it's gonna be something 😆 PLUS, if you're in Montreal for Otakuthon, you can check out my panel!

1 great game. 1 cause. 13 endings. 24 hours. It's THE RACE AGAINST TIME XII! 🎉🎉🎉 🗓️ Aug 15 + 16, 11a-11p ET each day Join us as we blast through Chrono Trigger (with friends and prizes) for the TWELVTH year; this year raising money for Trans Lifeline! raceagainsttime.io

Just some classic Tato reminder 💖

:) (play scarlet hollow)

My Tekko 2026 vlog is up! 🙌 This was my third Tekko, but the first time I vlogged there! And the most I've ever cosplayed there so far XD Had a wonderful time in Pittsburgh with friends! 💗 👉 youtu.be/wn4iKUwpgdo 👈 #tekko #tekkocon #tekko2026 #tekkocon2026 #cosplay

Tekko 2026

YouTube video by ZeldaMOMOe

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There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

Please do yourself a favour and check out this magnificent album, out today from @shearwaterband.bsky.social ! They've been my favourite band for about 10 years now and more people need to hear 'em! shearwater.bandcamp.com/album/the-ne...

The New World (2026), by Shearwater

9 track album

shearwater.bandcamp.com

Just like Nintendo, Sony would very much love to kill the secondhand games market

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 6d ago

PlayStation is not backing down from its plan to end physical game disc production in 2028 🎮 "We put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, and we came to this conclusion, and we're going to cautiously move this forward"

If anyone at Otakon sees a harassment policy displayed, can you please take a pic and share it with me?

Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.

Fun and nostalgia

Help my friend stock her classroom!

Kate | Go Jump The Moonshot!@adaxialabraxas.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hi! I’m about to start my 10th year teaching Pre-K to a wonderful group of 3-4 year olds! These materials will help us create an engaging, hands on and welcoming experience for our schools littlest learners! #clearthelist www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

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Aluino #ProtectJho@aluino.selfhosted.social · 6mo ago

Today I Learned, in 1967, Nichelle Nichols AKA Lt Nyota Uhura, was asked by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. himself to not quit Star Trek, to stay on the show, and keep inspiring young Black girls. He stated she was showing the world "we are seen, we are intelligent, and we belong among the stars.”

Draw This, Then Die! – Episodes 1-2 This is a deceptive little series, soft and adorable and largely a “sensible chuckle” kind of comedy; then it turns around and socks you in the gut by having one of its squishy-cheeked characters deliver a genuinely affecting monologue about burnout.

Draw This, Then Die! - Episodes 1-2 - Anime Feminist

This is a deceptive little series, largely a “sensible chuckle” kind of comedy until it turns around and socks you in the gut by having one of its squishy-cheeked characters deliver a genuinely affect...

animefeminist.com

Just a head’s up to everyone who hasn’t reassessed their relationship with Shopify yet: its CEO is actively pushing far-right politics in Canada, now with Elon Musk’s explicit support!

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last wk.

lol, annnnnnnd there's the nail in the coffin, if there was still any doubt:

People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...

There’s a Blue-Collar Hollywood—and the Paramount Merger Will Kill It

Hollywood isn’t all glamour. It’s thousands of line workers. And a Paramount takeover of Warner will make their lives even more precarious.

newrepublic.com

YOU DON'T HATE AI COMPANIES ENOUGH.

Dr. Erika Graham-Goering@jeanneologist.bsky.social · last wk.

'Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.'

⭐ My cosplay groups/duos from Tekko 2026 🌸🌈💗 Shiki & Rhyme - TWEWY Sheva & Chris - Resident Evil 5 Wednesday & Enid KH2 Olette at the Kingdom Hearts meetup Angela in a Silent Hill 2 / f group Virtue's Last Reward trio #tekko #tekko2026 #cosplay #tekkocon #tekkocon2026 #tekkocosplay

I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.

Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.

Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...

The anti-data center movement is like "I don't want to pay more money for a thing that will not benefit me at all and will actively make my life measurably worse in a bunch of ways" and the pro-data center movement is like "We want it to be illegal for you to not like us."

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last wk.

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Back from Tekko and back on the grind 😭 I'll definitely stream later this week (Thurs & Fri evenings most likely, weekend is more tentative) Gotta beat my .hack//Mutation re-play soon before busy season at my job gets too hectic!