There's no reason, no excuse, no logic, nothing that justifies a filmmaker using generative A.I. It's just bad. decider.com/2026/10/09/a...
Rachel Esselle
@rachelsl.bsky.social
Writer. Demisexual with a hard Ace lean. SAG/AFTRA. Former journalist. Infertility Warrior. EDS Zebra. Spanish Catholic on Dad's side. Ukrainian Jew on Mom's. Lots of guilt! She/Her
Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’
Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’
Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'
variety.com
I'm going to a wedding next weekend. My first "bring a date" event where I'm going solo since the split. I'm dressing up for the brides—because they said to dress up—and for ME. Bought a new dress at the thrift store. Bought new black heels at the outlet. Bought a new eyeshadow palette! EEE! ♥️
"The study argues that decades of breeding and farming to increase yield have reduced many nutrients in crops." Capitalism's idea of efficiency is only tied to profits. There was never any consideration given to if the increased yields still delivered adequate nutrition.
Vegetables are half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts now know why
Fewer than a third of wheat varieties used in bread released since the 1960s meet the recommended zinc target, due to poor soil quality
independent.co.uk
Janet’s thread contains feelings of regret, pain, and frustration. But also a desire to understand how to carry on. These are feelings lots of writers grapple with. Myself included. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 is on HOW TO DEAL WITH REJECTION AND HOW WE FRAME SUCCESS.
Janet Elizabth Swainston - Swanie Prod. Ltd.@swanieprods.bsky.social · yesterday#scriptsky Well, hit a low. I’ll explain in several parts, I ask you to read them all. Back in 2023 I won the pitch comp from Roadmap. I got 2 meetings; a production co. And an agent. Didn’t gel with the agent, okay. Did gel with the prodco.
Look, I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I don't care how thoughtful or important the work you are doing is. If you're on Substack I'm not clicking over there. Not even for your free content. I'll follow you here, I'll sign up for an email newsletter, but I'm not going to Nazi Blog Central.
Twins' birthday party was a success!! Lots of kids. Lots of noise. And the children had an amazing time. ♥️♥️ Me? Spent. But so thankful for my friends who jumped in to help make the day amazing for these Littles.
No sleep. Hurting. But it's the twins' birthday party today and the show must go on. So... onward. ♥️♥️♥️
This aerial survey of data centers is astonishing. They are an invasive species. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What the Data Center Boom Looks Like From the Sky (Gift Article)
In the race for A.I. computing power, hundreds of new projects are coming online across the country — and they’re getting bigger.
nytimes.com
Since the start of Trump’s second term, federal agents have detained at least 70 American children. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
projects.propublica.org
🚨 Writer / journalism folks, please share: Slate is hiring a staff writer jobs.lever.co/slate/61b849...
Slate - Staff Writer
Slate is hiring a staff writer whose work will move across the magazine, with a home in the life section. We’re looking for a driven, creative reporter who finds unique ways to approach tricky questio...
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“My personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack. It's made me rethink how I use it.” These titans of business. These masters of the universe.
My personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack. It's made me rethink how I use it.
Shane Mac, the CEO of XMTP Labs, got a rude shock when one of his AI agents posted his monthly bank audit in a company Slack channel.
businessinsider.com
This is a great essay that takes on the anti-trans fallacies that some Democratic candidates are embracing. @juliaserano.bsky.social rebuts every single one of them perfectly.
Julia Serano@juliaserano.bsky.social · 4w agoNEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...
You can lie to yourself every day that this horseshit doesn't make you lazy and stupid, but reality comes at you pretty fast
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · last wk.I also find it fucking hilarious that the AI stans are like "your kids will be left behind if they don't use it" as if it's harder to type a prompt into a text box to ask someone else to do your work than it is to read and understand a book or learn mathematics on your own. Foh.
"I think we can agree that both sides need to tone down their violent rhetoric. Anyway, tune in for our execution livestream!"
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com
Hundreds of protestors march from the site where an ICE agent shot a father in the Bronx on 10/8 to the hospital where he was being held. Defund and abolish ICE. Chinga la migra. 🧵 of photos...
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d agoPress conference in the Bronx after the ICE shooting - - @cndelarosa.bsky.social speaking
I will not beat myself up. I will not beat myself up. I will NOT beat myself up! Wanted to get in a workout tonight when we got home. I grossly underestimated how exhausted I would be. Blerg. Being nice to me is getting easier. But self-love DEFINITELY doesn't come natural. Working on it!
Sherrod Brown's new response to an anti-trans ad is remarkably different from many other dems. Instead of accepting bigotry towards trans people, he pivots and links his Republican opponent to the Epstein files. It is notably different from his earlier ads. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files
“Jon Husted? He protected men who abused young girls by voting in the Senate to block the release of the Epstein files.”
erininthemorning.com
NEW: An abortion provider suing the FDA for restricting the drug mifepristone obtained emails showing White House staffers meddling in statements about abortion pills. WH made edits to a letter RFK Jr sent to red-state AGs seeking crackdown @autonomynews.co storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH ALLIANCE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 3:23-cv-00019-RSB
PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY MEMORANDUM IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF
RETAINING JURISDICTION PENDING REMAND TO FDA
Defendants do not dispute that this Court has the authority to retain jurisdiction over this case pending the completion of FDA’s mifepristone review. See ECF Doc. 101 at 4–5 (citing cases). Nor do they dispute that it would be improper for FDA to disregard the statutory factors that should guide its mifepristone review in favor of political considerations. Instead, **Defendants disparage Plaintiffs’ concern about political interference with FDA’s review as “unfounded speculation.”** ECF Doc. 102 at 4. **Far from it — Plaintiffs have the receipts.**
Last week, in response to a FOIA request, Plaintiffs’ counsel received a production of FDA documents that included **a September 3, 2025 email from an “eop.gov” email address asking FDA and HHS for “a briefing on the status of the FDA [mifepristone] study design and proposed timelines.” Exhibit A. “EOP” stands for “Executive Office of the President” and “eop.gov” is the email address for the White House.** An HHS employee agreed the agencies would “do our best to accommodate.” Id. This document confirms that the threat of political interference with FDA’s review of the scientific evidence is very real. This Court should exercise its authority to retain...
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I would like to very slowly explain to the (many) people in my life that if going to the hospital would fix me, I would just do that and get fixed however, the word 'chronic' in chronic illness is kind of a big clue
Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d ago“If you’re really that sick you should be in the hospital” Please stop saying this to chronically ill people. If we went to the hospital every time we suffered, we would live there. Hospitals can’t help us and they often make us worse. We are on our own, and being subtly gaslit doesn’t help.
NEW: Staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette told @adamm0rgan.bsky.social AI is infiltrating their workplaces, from generating cover art and back cover copy, to publicity materials, to rejection emails, as execs tell junior staff to "champion" the tech. www.wired.com/story/book-p...
Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.
wired.com
New hair. Who dis? 2/3 Littles and I got haircuts on their day off. I feel sooo much more ME with short hair!!
Kids out of school, so 2/3 are getting haircuts. Eep!!
Cuni has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. #AbolishICE www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
wired.com
“Elgin Community College staff notified Flock in October 2025 that they wanted to cancel their contract and have the cameras taken down. Within a day, Heinrich said, Flock rejected the request and refused to uninstall the equipment on the basis that the company had not breached their agreement.”
To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
Elgin Community College resorted to covering the surveillance cameras with trash bags and zip ties. Public records show that federal immigration authorities have accessed Flock data at other Illinois ...
wbez.org
New in PN: Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low "It’s the certainty of staggering losses that makes clear this is nothing but a festival of bribery. No one who spends millions to attend these tacky dinners expects a return. They’re just giving the president money in hopes it'll buy them favors."
Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low
Buyers have lost almost everything. He keeps pumping them anyway.
publicnotice.co
I never in my life would've dreamed up Clair Obscur, it would not appear in my preferences, and it's one of my favourite games of the last few years. There's so much joy in finding something beyond yourself.
Bugs, Yaoist@bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 2d agomaybe i'm old fashion but the coolest thing about video games is being taken to new worlds that i hadn't thought up and experiencing something exciting that the artists behind the game want to show me
There’s nothing complicated about this. If you terrorize LGBTQ people, fewer youth will identify themselves as LGBTQ out of shame and for self-protection. Q.E.D. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’
Conservatives have trumpeted the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but researchers say the reasons for the decline are unclear.
washingtonpost.com