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So I’m watching the HBO Burning Man doc and it gets to the part where Elon Musk’s brother has a board seat because Elon made a big donation and if that doesn’t just blast buckshot through the whole concept of the event I dunno, man.
If anyone uses Stripe to get payments, go to your Settings (Gear icon) > Plans and Fees > Radar (View plan details) > View Plans > Scroll to "More Options" and select "Lite" I want none of the money I earn to go to AI if I can help it.
💜 Noz 💜 Bust-up Commission Slots Open!@nozdraws.art · 6d agonice, now Stripe is auto-opting people into a nickel charge per transaction for "AI-enhanced" protection shit they never asked for you can change it back to their free "Lite" version, but the fact that it's opt-out by default is so fucking annoying
Serious, consistent attention for Palestinian life. It’s what we owe. Just a five you click "weekly" on sustains six families & a camp of 15 more with food, medicine, disability & baby needs, shelter. Then act for their lives! Something new and bold! chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
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We published this, like, literally an hour before this news broke
The Return of ‘Move Fast and Break Things’
The AI industry is getting sloppier.
theatlantic.com
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6d agoEveryone come clean.
Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
The world's first trillionaire received 38 Billion Dollars from the US government. But, no, we won't have enough money to pay for school lunches for your kids. Or give you healthcare. Reposted again... Don't buy Tesla cars etc etc
A nurse “described cutting short a call with an elderly woman who had just received a terminal cancer diagnosis. The nurse said the woman …needed someone to talk to. The nurse held back from offering comfort because she feared it would hurt her monthly score” northeasttimes.com/2026/07/18/k...
Kaiser nurses say AI surveillance is squeezing compassion out of patient calls - Northeast Times
Kaiser Permanente nurses say AI tools and call-time tracking push them to cut short conversations with patients, raising concerns about care quality as contract talks begin.
northeasttimes.com
AI has really paved the way for the erosion of consent and the use of other people’s images that these panopticon glasses require as a cultural base line. I do think there’s a powerful connection between people becoming acculturated to AI products || accepting that spy glasses are the new normal.
Billionaires being unafraid to say things like this publicly is a major indicator of how bad things have gotten
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last wk.Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
*Youth pastor bursts through the wall like the Kool-Aid man*
Emperor Abby (the first pope)@arobertswrites.com · 2w agoGenuinely, is there a historical figure who *does* come off as a chill and decent person despite the gap in culture and context
day 2 of painting with posca markers, what should i draw next ?
s.c. yung 🖤 buy my books please :”)@scyung.bsky.social · 2w agoday 1 of painting with posca markers, what should i draw next ? #artsky
Requesting your library acquire copies of a book is one of the best ways to uplift the authors you love.
Sunny Moraine@dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2w agoIf you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
day 2 of painting with posca markers, what should i draw next ?
s.c. yung 🖤 buy my books please :”)@scyung.bsky.social · 2w agoday 1 of painting with posca markers, what should i draw next ? #artsky
As much as possible, California is converting to all-electric. In San Francisco its a two-fer; eliminating gas lines reduces risk of massive urban fires after a major earthquake. Slow conversion, by default, but there is progress
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2w agoInsane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
You might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable.
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2w agoTrump administration pauses $1 bln in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota www.reuters.com/world/us-hea...
Just going to say here, I think I've said this before, a 'historically accurate' version of the Odyssey is not possible because the Odyssey does not take place in a historical setting - it takes place in a fantastical pastiche of four centuries, mixed in with gods and monsters.
Watcher Guru@watcher.guru · 2w agoJUST IN: Elon Musk says Grok will make a "full-length movie" of The Odyssey that is "historically accurate" by the end of this year.
the mens world cup is over but the hydration breaks continue keep drinking my friends
It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.
RFK Jr. made Cyclospora tracking optional, gutting a CDC program used to detect outbreaks. Now cyclosporiasis has hit 31 states. That's what happens when you dismantle the systems designed to keep us safe. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...
What to know about cyclosporiasis, the intestinal illness hitting the U.S.
A surge of cases of the intestinal illness that causes diarrhea and fatigue has been detected in 34 states. Here's how what to do if you suspect you have it and how to avoid infection.
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The CDC is so underfunded now that it's like: "Just remove the three outer layers of lettuce, so you don't consume any feces, then wash each interior leaf individually, so you remove any hidden feces. Good luck!"
There was a bonkers publishing take today about AI, with most out-there part was "writers will be left behind if they don't use it." Holy shit, this industry was using paper contracts and notaries until a pandemic forced them to DocuSign, it is the ONE industry where you will NOT be left behind.
The expanded class action suit accuses X “of shielding child predators by obstructing police investigations into Grok-generated child sex abuse materials (CSAM).” CW for descriptions of child harm and sexual assault.
Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
arstechnica.com