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Steve Ammidown

@stegan.bsky.social

Vivant (sans bon). Archivist-for-hire, romance novel historian, freelance writer about romance history. Every story deserves to be heard. He/Him. Blog: romancehistory.com Podcast: blackromancehistory.com

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins@ajcousins.bsky.social · 2h ago

The govt has fired *all* the immigration attorneys representing detained children and given a $150 million contract to a 26-employee law firm in Texas with ONE immigration attorney. @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Child Advocates are now the last line of defense for kids in deportation hearings.

Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins@ajcousins.bsky.social · 4h ago

Wanna help? Become a Waymaker! We're running, walking, cycling 20,000 miles in September to raise money to get immigrant kids out of detention and back with family. Someone who kayaks to work is dedicating his miles to Waymakers! A salsa dance class is counting steps! It all counts! #BeAWaymaker

Steve Ammidown@stegan.bsky.social · 19h ago

Oh thank goodness, the new one is back. Enjoy this dose of the wonderfully weird world of Bobby Fingers youtu.be/vGt7-WnWdhE?...

Johnny Depp's Bed

YouTube video by Bobby Fingers

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Steve Ammidown@stegan.bsky.social · 22h ago

Watched the new Bobby Fingers video but YouTube took it down already so I can’t share it with you. Should it ever come back, it’s delightful. In the meantime, you should watch his Fabio diorama video. youtu.be/2RIEPKEhE2s?...

Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · yesterday

I'm just gonna say: it somewhat baffles me that people who are understandably skeptical of opaque LLMs as legitimate sources of information will suddenly go full on "the computer KNOWS" when they are using opaque tools to "detect" AI. The computer does not know.

Susanna Kearsley@susannakearsley.bsky.social · yesterday

❤️ Gillian Green, publisher at Tor Bramble, told The Bookseller: “HM Wolfe has confirmed that Daggermouth was written entirely without AI. We stand behind our author, and we do not recognise third-party AI detection tools as a fair or reliable measure of authenticity when used on their own.”

Sasha Kim@s-kim.bsky.social · 2d ago

Librarians, Archivists, & Archives that collect/manage popular culture materials-I've started a Discord server to discuss collections, materials, repositories, etc. to share info and build community. Comics, games, movies/tv, etc #popularculture #archives #archivists #librarians discord.gg/xvhWAhhkw

Join the Popular Culture Archives & Archivists Discord Server!

Popular culture archives and archivists to share best practices, build community, and better understand the landscape of popular culture preservation. [Icon Image: Old Dutch advertisement, c.1965, Pos...

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Sandra, present perfect@sgwong.com · 2d ago

Why would you believe the thief who stole all the inner components of the car and then frankensteined it together when they tell you that the car is sturdy or safe to drive? “ai” “detectors” aren’t real. Stop legitimizing them.

chilton 👁@chiltonm.bsky.social · 3d ago

Gentle reminder for all that if you have books that are water damaged, crawling with bugs, physically broken, or giving you travel advice for a country that hasn’t existed since the 90s, you can safely throw them away, you don’t need to make them your local thrift store’s problem.

Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · last wk.

Read my July 18 story for the original reporting that the New York Times didn’t link to... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.

GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

thank u, hexed@lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 5d ago

Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.

Steve Ammidown@stegan.bsky.social · 5d ago

That sudden realization that the guy who was arguing with me yesterday probably knows my cousin who’s connected to the same department. It is a small world, after all.

jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Steve Ammidown@stegan.bsky.social · 5d ago

I still get hung up on “people using AI to write are bad, but using AI to analyze people’s writing for supposed AI usage isn’t.” It feels like we’re so obsessed with the gotcha we don’t care who’s doing the gotchaing? Am I weird for finding this paradoxical?

Steve Ammidown@stegan.bsky.social · 6d ago

Truly a case of the worst people finally making a good point. I dig the “existing vast FIFA reserves” comment- where’s the money Johnny??

Pardeep Cattry@pcattry.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW: Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...

Concacaf statement: For these reasons, Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations have: Rejected the proposal; Tasked their FIFA Council Members with engaging FIFA to determine how existing vast FIFA reserves could be used to increase FIFA Forward funding for football development across our region; and Tasked their FIFA Council Members with instructing the FIFA President to ensure that any matter follows the proper governance processes via staff and FIFA Council, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes. Through these actions, Concacaf reaffirms that football's future—and its greatest asset—must remain in the hands of our football family.