Emily Bulba
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its funny because what james somerton did is categorically less bad than sexual assault and we still managed to all agree that he doesnt deserve a platform lol
October 6, 2026 at 7:36 AM
its funny because what james somerton did is categorically less bad than sexual assault and we still managed to all agree that he doesnt deserve a platform lol
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the Ohio Democratic party is purging its ranks by forcing trans people to either resign or go along with politicians who threaten their existence and calling a pride group an "unwelcoming distraction." If we're just a distraction, then win without our votes and get rid of the fake "pride" orgs 👍🏾
October 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
the Ohio Democratic party is purging its ranks by forcing trans people to either resign or go along with politicians who threaten their existence and calling a pride group an "unwelcoming distraction." If we're just a distraction, then win without our votes and get rid of the fake "pride" orgs 👍🏾
this is so fucking funny coming from the guy who ran his site as a money laundering ring then ratted on *everyone* under him to save his own ass
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient."
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
this is so fucking funny coming from the guy who ran his site as a money laundering ring then ratted on *everyone* under him to save his own ass
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they should declare me a patriotic hero of the nation for having 10k+ points of Warhammer Fantasy Empire troops
Working on a piece for Defector about Warhammer 40k, something I've wanted to write for about five years, and my research revealed that Games Workshop contributes more to the UK's total economic output than the entire fishing industry.
October 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
they should declare me a patriotic hero of the nation for having 10k+ points of Warhammer Fantasy Empire troops
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Be one with the monkey. Let that horse play.
October 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Be one with the monkey. Let that horse play.
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It’s so funny to imagine what the UK could be like if it took seriously any of its cultural icons—that aren’t wizards, Shakespeare, or in possession of good fortune but in want of a wife.
We could have Tyranid statues at Heathrow. Perhaps a grisly frieze depicting Servitor conversion at Gatwick.
We could have Tyranid statues at Heathrow. Perhaps a grisly frieze depicting Servitor conversion at Gatwick.
This gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins.
October 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM
It’s so funny to imagine what the UK could be like if it took seriously any of its cultural icons—that aren’t wizards, Shakespeare, or in possession of good fortune but in want of a wife.
We could have Tyranid statues at Heathrow. Perhaps a grisly frieze depicting Servitor conversion at Gatwick.
We could have Tyranid statues at Heathrow. Perhaps a grisly frieze depicting Servitor conversion at Gatwick.
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If we had a federal government that wasn't firmly up the ass of Big AI, they'd make it a crime for an AI to put people in mortal danger by sending them into wilderness areas with fictional instructions.
If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws.
If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws.
Teenager rescued from B.C.’s ‘Widowmaker’ after getting stranded using AI instructions
Teenager rescued from B.C.’s ‘Widowmaker’ after getting stranded using AI instructions
A 16-year-old boy was rescued from steep mountainous terrain in the B.C. backcountry on Sunday after Claude AI guided him to the wrong location, according to North Shore Rescue.
bit.ly
October 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
If we had a federal government that wasn't firmly up the ass of Big AI, they'd make it a crime for an AI to put people in mortal danger by sending them into wilderness areas with fictional instructions.
If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws.
If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws.
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We can still create wonders
October 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
We can still create wonders
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Really great thread here and this essay is wonderful. It makes me feel more sane for being long repulsed by this ghoul of a show.
September 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Really great thread here and this essay is wonderful. It makes me feel more sane for being long repulsed by this ghoul of a show.
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My husband just got one of these. We're living in wild times omg.
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
![Dear [name],
For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!
With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.
Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.
I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.
May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!
Sincerely,
[signed]
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nnffk6m46cmabw3e6cxo2fhj/bafkreidnkmkq4exjng37i7mvp4oqyjftbfleykhwke4k22lsnpntgmxpla)
October 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
My husband just got one of these. We're living in wild times omg.
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+30! Thank you.
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
71.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
71.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
thank you to the dono who sent to me. my goal has been cleared & i sent 20USD along to M&P.
match it.
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
41.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
match it.
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
41.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
+20! Thank you.
30 more gets them both a meal. they have 1.5hrs before shops begin closing up for the night.
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
21.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
30 more gets them both a meal. they have 1.5hrs before shops begin closing up for the night.
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
21.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
October 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
+30! Thank you.
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
71.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
if you can spare it?
💸💕 share it
ca: cash.app/$ChaosQuetz
pp: paypal.me/chaosquetz
vm: venmo.com/u/Marcus-Calixte
71.11 / 100 ( food ; daily )
0 / 500 ( 🏠 ; 7PM EST Tues. )
#homelesssky
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When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
October 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
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Imagining a guy who signed up for the CIA thinking he would do cool espionage shit only to be told to kickstart an art trend for terminally online people where they draw the nazi youth kid from Harry Potter as a smug anime girl and how hard he's trying not to blow his brains out at home
October 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Imagining a guy who signed up for the CIA thinking he would do cool espionage shit only to be told to kickstart an art trend for terminally online people where they draw the nazi youth kid from Harry Potter as a smug anime girl and how hard he's trying not to blow his brains out at home
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A nonfiction book written in, let’s say, the year 1795, is most likely still around in a library somewhere and every other work it referred to is probably accessible in some archive as well. A nonfiction book written in 2007 probably cites a bunch of urls that are dead or rotted beyond recognition.
October 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
A nonfiction book written in, let’s say, the year 1795, is most likely still around in a library somewhere and every other work it referred to is probably accessible in some archive as well. A nonfiction book written in 2007 probably cites a bunch of urls that are dead or rotted beyond recognition.
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unsettling trend among people that I know use AI a lot, in their work as well as for mundane everyday tasks and queries - they sometimes have trouble with reading comprehension on otherwise simple text not arranged in AI query response format
October 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
unsettling trend among people that I know use AI a lot, in their work as well as for mundane everyday tasks and queries - they sometimes have trouble with reading comprehension on otherwise simple text not arranged in AI query response format
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Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now.
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
October 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now.
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
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Every AI/HCI paper I review now just sounds like this.
![Research [25] shows that people [26] enjoy the feeling of winning games [3,5,19]. Enjoying things can lead to longer life expectancy [2], higher economic productivity [9,22,33-40,302] and improve mental health [9]. Yet many games still include losing players [67,4]. A recent study showed that less than half of the players in a Chess [1] match win on average [42]. We have developed an LLM-driven co-creative [66], user-led [11], mixed-initiative [80] assistant for Chess [2], through which players can redefine the rules of Chess [3] using generative AI prompting such that they are the winner of Chess [4]. A study (n=3) showed that 100\% of people felt better, healthier and more self-actualised after using our tool, showing that this may be the way forward for games and human culture more broadly in the future.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h5kgtr755iczaqxomeh2pmh7/bafkreicu2p2o3is64z5k37n222hgahp67ssca6ro3nggbjtpwasig2zzbi)
October 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Every AI/HCI paper I review now just sounds like this.
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I still think about the conversation I had with an uber driver
Him: so what do you do
Me: I’m a video game writer
Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write?
Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words?
Him: yeah?
Me: those
Him: so what do you do
Me: I’m a video game writer
Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write?
Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words?
Him: yeah?
Me: those
The funniest/saddest reaction to this amazing article has been people going "wait, Stellaris has WRITERS?"
Yes folks, if a game has words... someone probably got paid to write them... even if that game isn't an RPG or a visual novel...
Yes folks, if a game has words... someone probably got paid to write them... even if that game isn't an RPG or a visual novel...
Every month Failbetter invites a guest writer from the wider world of games and fiction to contribute a subscriber story. They’re brave and weird and funny and choice-driven and perhaps they could become a welcome part of your routine too. www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fa...
October 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I still think about the conversation I had with an uber driver
Him: so what do you do
Me: I’m a video game writer
Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write?
Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words?
Him: yeah?
Me: those
Him: so what do you do
Me: I’m a video game writer
Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write?
Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words?
Him: yeah?
Me: those
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The fun thing about polls is that when people are allowed to bet on the result of polls they answer those polls, or spend money to influence them, in the way they have a financial incentive to.
October 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The fun thing about polls is that when people are allowed to bet on the result of polls they answer those polls, or spend money to influence them, in the way they have a financial incentive to.
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Oh neat, so the U.S. copyright office is feeding submitted books to the slop machine to test their authenticity, and as always it decides "yes, this is my slop" even when it isn't, because the slop machine is an incestuous ouroboros with itself.
Glad it was resolved in this case but fuckin yikes
Glad it was resolved in this case but fuckin yikes
Oboy. So, remember how I published a book with @neonhemlock.bsky.social in April called The Mystery of the Bitten Peach? I went ahead and registered the copyright. As you might imagine, the main reason I bothered to do that was *because* of the AI companies stealing copyrighted material.
October 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Oh neat, so the U.S. copyright office is feeding submitted books to the slop machine to test their authenticity, and as always it decides "yes, this is my slop" even when it isn't, because the slop machine is an incestuous ouroboros with itself.
Glad it was resolved in this case but fuckin yikes
Glad it was resolved in this case but fuckin yikes
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watch this and the billionaire tax it is designed to negate pass at the same time
what a stupid people we are
what a stupid people we are
California Ballot Issue (Prop 42: Prohibit New Taxes on Personal Property)
Sep 23 - 28, 2026
Yes 48% (+20.0%)
Don't know 28%
No 24%
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Sponsor: Independent Voter Project
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Sep 23 - 28, 2026
Yes 48% (+20.0%)
Don't know 28%
No 24%
IVC Media
2906 LV
Sponsor: Independent Voter Project
View Poll
October 6, 2026 at 12:58 AM
watch this and the billionaire tax it is designed to negate pass at the same time
what a stupid people we are
what a stupid people we are
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Learning about the horrible things trans women say each other made me so sad to learn about however it absolutely proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are women
these are words trans women would use to insult each other
October 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Learning about the horrible things trans women say each other made me so sad to learn about however it absolutely proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are women