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@mezekial

I write poetry (unpublished) and talk about games (also unpublished). Maybe I should try to get published one of these days...

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I miss Eris Morn being a cryptic goth mom and Savathun harassing me. That's...about it.

11.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ron Cobb, near-forgotten genius political cartoonist.

He also did visual design of technology for the first Alien film and countless other scifi movies in the 70s/80s. Including the Weyland-Yutani Semiotic Standard - a visual language used for Nostromo signage.

11.03.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 1490 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 9
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social

10.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1839 πŸ” 1135 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 107
Kal
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*Leon casually suplexing a 60 year old man*
"Guess that's The Last of Him."
The Seinen Hero @TheHeroOfSeinen β€’ 2d
Who'd win in a fight

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Kal @Kaldruen Follow *Leon casually suplexing a 60 year old man* "Guess that's The Last of Him." The Seinen Hero @TheHeroOfSeinen β€’ 2d Who'd win in a fight :

11.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 7835 πŸ” 1927 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 57

Immediately saving this to my "things to read after finishing RE9" folder

11.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHe does what?”
β€œHe likes to guess their shoe size and orders it for them.”
β€œAnd they don’t fit?”
β€œNo, he’s comically wrong. Like, every time.”
β€œAnd they wear them anyway?”
β€œYeah. See, that’s how you know how sycophantic they are. It’s symbolism.”
(beat)
β€œEh. We can’t do that. It’s too on the nose.”

11.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 605 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 6
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I cannot stop thinking about Marathon: aftermath.site/marathon-bungi...

11.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 31
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Students have more power than politicians want to admit.

Your rent is here. Your tuition is here. Your vote should be here too.

Early voting in Chicago has already started. Don’t sit this one out.

10.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1548 πŸ” 523 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 14
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Two pairs of beavers released in Cornwall by wildlife trust Wildlife experts say the release is a "landmark" for nature recovering in Cornwall and nationally.

Enjoy a full minute of beavers being released into the wild in Cornwall. These little fluffbutts are the first to swim in these waters in a very, very long time - the last official records of beavers in the wild in England are from the 1300s. BBC buff.ly/BnMwCOx
#ShareGoodNewsToo

10.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 331 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11

I think this story is a really good example for people to look at when it comes to understanding bias at NYT. It's not that the reporter, Dana Rubinstein, says anything outright false. But the framing, word choices, etc., add up to an unprofessional and biased account.

10.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 6838 πŸ” 1329 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 0
"BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we affirm the rights of students and teachers to refuse to sign up for, prompt, or otherwise use generative AI in the writing classroom."

"BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we affirm the rights of students and teachers to refuse to sign up for, prompt, or otherwise use generative AI in the writing classroom."

College writing teachers have spoken, y'all.

The CCCC resolution affirming students' and teachers' right to refuse generative AI in the writing classroom passed by an overwhelming majority at the #4C26 Annual Business Meeting this past Friday, March 6.

Link to the full resolution below.

09.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 486 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 16
trolley problem diagram, with Sisyhpus pushing his boulder as the trolley car, and text that reads:

Sisyphus is rolling a boluder towards the Grand Hilbert Hotel. The hotel has an infinite number of rooms, but they are all full, so they may not be able to accomodate him or his boulder.

If you choose to divert him, his boulder will destroy the Ship of Theseus.  But the ship has had all of its constituent parts replaced, so it may not actually be the same ship.

Is Sisyphus happy?

trolley problem diagram, with Sisyhpus pushing his boulder as the trolley car, and text that reads: Sisyphus is rolling a boluder towards the Grand Hilbert Hotel. The hotel has an infinite number of rooms, but they are all full, so they may not be able to accomodate him or his boulder. If you choose to divert him, his boulder will destroy the Ship of Theseus. But the ship has had all of its constituent parts replaced, so it may not actually be the same ship. Is Sisyphus happy?

a question for the ages, really.

06.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 374 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

Investors: "Anyway, we were so impressed that we invested the entire planets' economy in this, if it fails you're all cooked."

08.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 940 πŸ” 238 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

hasan regularly platforms these people so he can expose their beliefs very starkly, and then completely dismantle their failings in front of 100,000 people live and several million on VOD

don't forget that him platforming zohran did huge numbers for him and we can't deny that

07.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 426 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

These are the 4 things AI can do well:

β€’Clean up your email inbox (badly)
β€’Give my shittiest neighbor (Alan) something to talk about at a party
β€’Tell a 12 yr old to kill himself
β€’Incinerate a school at 10:16 AM on a Tuesday

You can see why we need to base our economy around it

06.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 5407 πŸ” 1192 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 9
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06.03.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 828 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 20
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Oregon to nix cervical cancer diagnostic testing costs for patients, rest of US may follow suit β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Oregon is set to become the first state in the country to require insurers to cover screening costs for cervical cancer patients, and that policy could expand nationwide if a new federal regulation…

Oregon is set to become the first state in the country to require insurers to cover screening costs for cervical cancer patients, and that policy could expand nationwide if a new federal regulation takes effect at the start of next year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...

05.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
an image promoting a substack article titled β€˜25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’

an image promoting a substack article titled β€˜25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’

i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :)

open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...

05.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 3224 πŸ” 1266 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 19

Extremely funny to hear "900 people would lose billions but still be rich and every single member of the middle class--millions of people--would get a check big enough to not have to stress about rent for a month or two" portrayed as a BAD thing

05.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 667 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Controversial take, I like the menu I think it's cool and weird

27.02.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i am now rooting for the ghosts

25.02.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet that reads Leo Xander
@STALLEON
Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V
- it is bigger
than the car

Tweet that reads Leo Xander @STALLEON Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V - it is bigger than the car

I think about this tweet every time I feel something online start to curl its annoying little grip into my head

24.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 25582 πŸ” 6420 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 112
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25.02.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 1136 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 7
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A New Wharton Study on AI Warns of a Growing Problem: Cognitive Surrender Casual users should pay special attention

This is a mental war that we have to win. It's not about being a luddite, it's about destroying or retaining the ability to think. It's about how insidious this becomes in a situation where generative AI is adopted and then subverted intentionally.

www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/a-new-whar...

24.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 675 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 25

β€œThe Epstein class sexually abuses women and girls with impunity.” β€œThe Epstein class covers up sexual abuses.” β€œThe Epstein class work together to punish people who speak out against what they’re doing.” Look, β€œthe Epstein class” is men.

24.02.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 2288 πŸ” 487 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 1

annijyn.com/products/my-... x2 large tests at £15 if you want to save them ✨🦊

23.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Underpainting, a woman looking at her left, she's wearing a dress, her shoulders are bare, she has a hint of crown on her head

Underpainting, a woman looking at her left, she's wearing a dress, her shoulders are bare, she has a hint of crown on her head

Getting there with the underpainting... I'm quite happy with where it goes so far

#art #wip

23.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen

22.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 6923 πŸ” 2269 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 416

Godspeed

23.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The trajectory of the men’s hockey team over a blistering 12 hours

23.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 6584 πŸ” 1127 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 30