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This. Aside from the commonly known data scraping it's created an exhausting amount of scams to the point real creators are drowned out. Gen AI scammers steal creator process videos to make their own fake sob stories WHILE appropriating minority identities to sell their shitty drop-shipped crap.🙃

Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 21h ago

Gonna be blunt, the reason I complain about AI so much is because it's made so much extra work for me, as I'm inundated with AI slopware games that I have to sort through and filter out, if this garbage tech ceased to exist tomorrow, it would be an immediate ease of that workload.

National Democrats are adding former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to their congressional target list for Texas. The sprawling district went for President Trump by 15 points, but Democrats see an opening to win its Hispanic-majority electorate. bit.ly/4xjJ1vs

DCCC adds Texas’ 23rd Congressional District to target list

The sprawling district, vacated by Gonzales earlier this year , went for President Trump by 15 points. But Democrats see an opening to win its Hispanic-majority electorate.

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look, good, I'm glad that she is writing this & recognizes that we have to work together to win the Senate seat, but also it is pretty weird to run a race where you're like, "this guy SAYS he's a DOCTOR but he doesn't even PRACTICE MEDICINE" and then lose and be like, "yeah I guess he is a doctor"

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 11h ago

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS IN ENGLISH....i got the original publishing a while back for my bday from @sergiodiaz.bsky.social & it is luxurious in detail. Hiromi Matsuo's work is stunning. the ads, product designs, comic vignettes, & covers of 100 years of this fictional magazine is just amazing

Deb Aoki@debaoki.bsky.social · yesterday

Another new @udonentertainment.bsky.social / @mangasplaining.bsky.social book from Jitsugyo no Nihonsha announced at San Diego Comic-Con is "Rondo," a mix of retro chic illustration and visual storytelling that depicts an imaginary fashion magazine, by Hiromi Matsuo. Coming in 2027

The SCREEN Act just failed to pass in the Senate Commerce Committee! 🎉 Enormous thanks to the thousands (!!) of you who told your Senators to vote no! Your voice matters and you should feel good that you made a difference. Obviously, the fight isn't over, but this was an important victory.

SCREEN failed to pass out of committee, despite a 15-13 vote (in favor). Not enough members voting, but looks like a party line vote. Good work everyone! Keep up the pressure for after recess and beyond!

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · yesterday

If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.

Texas isn't a red state. It's a state held hostage by gerrymandering and voter suppression. Hell, earlier this week they announced they're shutting down half the voting centers in Tarrant County (that's Fort Worth, 2.2 million people) and kicked everyone out of the hearing who wanted to comment.

John DeVore@johndevore.bsky.social · 11h ago

This is a sentimental essay about politics, which I know isn't the fashion, and yet the editors at @newrepublic.com let me write something personal about the Lone Star State. Link in the replies.

Screenshot of an article from 'The New Republic'

If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.

404 Media@404media.co · yesterday

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

‼️ACTION ALERT: The Senate Commerce Committee is holding “kids safety” circus again, this time considering both KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) & SCREEN Act, two of the most dangerous censorship & age verification bills on the table! CALL YOUR LAWMAKERS & TELL THEM TO OPPOSE 📲 248-331-8665

The image is a graphic poster with a vibrant red background and contrasting dark purple text. At the top, it contains the message: “Senate Commerce Committee is taking up KOSA + SCREEN Act THIS WEDNESDAY” in bold white letters. Below this, in a larger, informal handwriting-style font is the phrase “TAKE ACTION” in yellow. At the bottom of the image is a phone number, “248-331-8665,” displayed inside a rounded rectangle in dark purple. The overall layout is eye-catching and designed to attract attention to the call for action regarding legislation.

Rumor is that Lee has lined up Republican support on a party line. But Republicans hate these bills when other countries do it, and hate digital IDs (which this facilitates). If you're lucky enough to have one of these representing you, give them a big old yell.

List of republican Commerce Committee members: Thune, Wicker, Fischer, Moran, Sullivan, Blackburn, Young, Budd, Schmitt, Curtis, Moreno, Sheehy, Capito, Lummis