Shmuel
@kieveryuu.bsky.social
Jewish professional, trained philosopher, artist, and writer.
Creative work can be found at TenguFeather.com
Creative work can be found at TenguFeather.com
This is an actively hostile act.
Not only to everyone who is laid off, but to those who will watch/read in ignorance about the change thinking they are being informed.
Not only to everyone who is laid off, but to those who will watch/read in ignorance about the change thinking they are being informed.
E.W. Scripps — which owns 60 TV stations, including network affiliates — will eliminate 500+ jobs this year in favor of "‘AI-powered broadcast journalism."
Dystopian moves like this —and the FCC killing the ownership cap — will end genuine, local voices in TV news.
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
Dystopian moves like this —and the FCC killing the ownership cap — will end genuine, local voices in TV news.
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
E.W. Scripps to Become an 'AI-Powered Broadcast Journalism Company' After Sweeping Layoffs
E.W. Scripps has cut 12% of its workforce as CEO Adam Symson touts AI and automation as part of an overhaul of its local news business
www.thewrap.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This is an actively hostile act.
Not only to everyone who is laid off, but to those who will watch/read in ignorance about the change thinking they are being informed.
Not only to everyone who is laid off, but to those who will watch/read in ignorance about the change thinking they are being informed.
Right,
This fact of built-on-a-foundation-of-(ongoing)-theft has been obvious from the beginning.
Note: means & ends are the same.
This fact of built-on-a-foundation-of-(ongoing)-theft has been obvious from the beginning.
Note: means & ends are the same.
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
www.orlandosentinel.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Right,
This fact of built-on-a-foundation-of-(ongoing)-theft has been obvious from the beginning.
Note: means & ends are the same.
This fact of built-on-a-foundation-of-(ongoing)-theft has been obvious from the beginning.
Note: means & ends are the same.
With everything going on, acknowledging 60 years of Star Trek offers a pleasant moment of reflection.
September 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
With everything going on, acknowledging 60 years of Star Trek offers a pleasant moment of reflection.
Another great #BCAF experience this year. Lots of wonderful creators who took the time to share their enthusiasm with my niblet (their word choice) who was dialed to 11 the whole time.
Being the "cool uncle" is a great gig & taking the wee one to their first con was loads of fun.
Being the "cool uncle" is a great gig & taking the wee one to their first con was loads of fun.
September 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Another great #BCAF experience this year. Lots of wonderful creators who took the time to share their enthusiasm with my niblet (their word choice) who was dialed to 11 the whole time.
Being the "cool uncle" is a great gig & taking the wee one to their first con was loads of fun.
Being the "cool uncle" is a great gig & taking the wee one to their first con was loads of fun.
Sad news. What a great actor.
Tim Curry had so many great roles.
A small bit, yet his part in The Shadow (1994) was one of the best auditions for the Joker in a movie world that never was.
Tim Curry had so many great roles.
A small bit, yet his part in The Shadow (1994) was one of the best auditions for the Joker in a movie world that never was.
August 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Sad news. What a great actor.
Tim Curry had so many great roles.
A small bit, yet his part in The Shadow (1994) was one of the best auditions for the Joker in a movie world that never was.
Tim Curry had so many great roles.
A small bit, yet his part in The Shadow (1994) was one of the best auditions for the Joker in a movie world that never was.
Well, news about Dolly Parton hits a little harder because of everything. The passing of a pretty great person.
May her memory be a blessing.
May her memory be a blessing.
August 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Well, news about Dolly Parton hits a little harder because of everything. The passing of a pretty great person.
May her memory be a blessing.
May her memory be a blessing.
Also, this.
Simply this.
If one has not read it, & has five minutes, it is well worth reading.
Simply this.
If one has not read it, & has five minutes, it is well worth reading.
*clears throat loudly*
It is forbidden to benefit from one about whom it is assumed that all that they have is from stolen property. (Sefer HaChinukh 229:4)
It is forbidden to benefit from one about whom it is assumed that all that they have is from stolen property. (Sefer HaChinukh 229:4)
A Jewish Case for AI work exemptions
or: why should CHICAGO POPE have all the fun
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
August 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Also, this.
Simply this.
If one has not read it, & has five minutes, it is well worth reading.
Simply this.
If one has not read it, & has five minutes, it is well worth reading.
Sharing for me.
Also, maybe for you too?
Sefaria has been a tremendous resource & the news today is tremendously disheartening.
The annoying "helper" has been frustrating, if easy enough, to ignore.
Also, maybe for you too?
Sefaria has been a tremendous resource & the news today is tremendously disheartening.
The annoying "helper" has been frustrating, if easy enough, to ignore.
Now's as good a time as any to remind you that the entire Sefaria corpus is only 26 GB, and you can download it from Google Cloud using github.com/Sefaria/Sefa....
August 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Sharing for me.
Also, maybe for you too?
Sefaria has been a tremendous resource & the news today is tremendously disheartening.
The annoying "helper" has been frustrating, if easy enough, to ignore.
Also, maybe for you too?
Sefaria has been a tremendous resource & the news today is tremendously disheartening.
The annoying "helper" has been frustrating, if easy enough, to ignore.
Wanton destruction to (barely) stay ahead of the accelerating self-poisoned-beyond-"fixing"-while-still-pretending-everything-is-great-actually curve.
Makes my spine ache and my heart hurt.
Makes my spine ache and my heart hurt.
July 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Wanton destruction to (barely) stay ahead of the accelerating self-poisoned-beyond-"fixing"-while-still-pretending-everything-is-great-actually curve.
Makes my spine ache and my heart hurt.
Makes my spine ache and my heart hurt.
Stepping foot on the moon for the 1st time (of 6) on this day 57 years ago.
What an accomplishment.
What an accomplishment.
July 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Stepping foot on the moon for the 1st time (of 6) on this day 57 years ago.
What an accomplishment.
What an accomplishment.
Have not previously backed a project so quickly as I did The Guild movie.
Still took my time to find the tier I could back with the rewards that I will most enjoy (new movie, tpb, blu-ray).
If it is in your wheel house, fan from the beginning or not, take a look:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
Still took my time to find the tier I could back with the rewards that I will most enjoy (new movie, tpb, blu-ray).
If it is in your wheel house, fan from the beginning or not, take a look:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
The Guild: Ren Faire'd
Help us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time!
www.kickstarter.com
July 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Have not previously backed a project so quickly as I did The Guild movie.
Still took my time to find the tier I could back with the rewards that I will most enjoy (new movie, tpb, blu-ray).
If it is in your wheel house, fan from the beginning or not, take a look:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
Still took my time to find the tier I could back with the rewards that I will most enjoy (new movie, tpb, blu-ray).
If it is in your wheel house, fan from the beginning or not, take a look:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
This.
Know someone who does this with students as an extension of doing it for hospice care workers & patients as a way to "share the patients story".
It robs students of the creative act, of synthesizing the information & expressing the information through their unique lens.
Know someone who does this with students as an extension of doing it for hospice care workers & patients as a way to "share the patients story".
It robs students of the creative act, of synthesizing the information & expressing the information through their unique lens.
Forcing kids to use "A.i." to make comics is child abuse.
A miserable undertaking that robs kids of the human experience of writing and thinking and drawing and seeing.
A pox on this company and all those like it.
A miserable undertaking that robs kids of the human experience of writing and thinking and drawing and seeing.
A pox on this company and all those like it.
NEW: I obtained hundreds of emails between Colin Kaepernick's AI comic book startup and an Atlanta-area school district.
The school superintendent gave the QB-turned-founder permission to write his answers on implementing tech in the classroom.
issa new [eyeblack]
The school superintendent gave the QB-turned-founder permission to write his answers on implementing tech in the classroom.
issa new [eyeblack]
July 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This.
Know someone who does this with students as an extension of doing it for hospice care workers & patients as a way to "share the patients story".
It robs students of the creative act, of synthesizing the information & expressing the information through their unique lens.
Know someone who does this with students as an extension of doing it for hospice care workers & patients as a way to "share the patients story".
It robs students of the creative act, of synthesizing the information & expressing the information through their unique lens.
"...worth it?" Am going to go with "no" as the correct answer.
Then again, I am not in the business of pretending there is a bigger problem with something already addressed in the budget to justify closings, other losses, bad mgmt, &/or caring about stock over people.
So, what do I know?
Then again, I am not in the business of pretending there is a bigger problem with something already addressed in the budget to justify closings, other losses, bad mgmt, &/or caring about stock over people.
So, what do I know?
“Anytime a company collects highly sensitive personal data, there are risks the data will be shared, breached, or later seized by the government,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @sfchronicle.com. “Companies should ask themselves, is violating everyone’s privacy worth it?”
Grocery Outlet Bay Area stores are using facial recognition technology to catch shoplifters
Grocery Outlet has begun using facial recognition in some Bay Area stores to identify suspected shoplifters.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"...worth it?" Am going to go with "no" as the correct answer.
Then again, I am not in the business of pretending there is a bigger problem with something already addressed in the budget to justify closings, other losses, bad mgmt, &/or caring about stock over people.
So, what do I know?
Then again, I am not in the business of pretending there is a bigger problem with something already addressed in the budget to justify closings, other losses, bad mgmt, &/or caring about stock over people.
So, what do I know?
A well written and clear look at an important (fucked up) change that impacts *checks numbers, add 1 for me, and* many millions.
Additional points for the fun had with the words applied to Big Bad Bill.
Additional points for the fun had with the words applied to Big Bad Bill.
Welcome To Donald Trump's Exciting New World Of Student Loan F*ckery!
www.wonkette.com/p/welcome-to...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/welcome-to...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
Welcome To Donald Trump's Exciting New World Of Student Loan F*ckery!
Higher monthly payments, less loan forgiveness. But one and a half (1.5) good ideas!
www.wonkette.com
July 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A well written and clear look at an important (fucked up) change that impacts *checks numbers, add 1 for me, and* many millions.
Additional points for the fun had with the words applied to Big Bad Bill.
Additional points for the fun had with the words applied to Big Bad Bill.
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The FCC’s proposal to require IDs for a phone plan will not decrease the amount of unwanted calls. All it will do is set up a data collection regime that harms everyday, law abiding Americans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The FCC’s Spam Call Proposal Is Just a Data Collection Scheme
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who wants a phone number in the name of
www.eff.org
June 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The FCC’s proposal to require IDs for a phone plan will not decrease the amount of unwanted calls. All it will do is set up a data collection regime that harms everyday, law abiding Americans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
It takes only a minute.
The EFF contact submission tool makes this easy (even if some politicians' websites do not).
A quick edit of the provided script & submit. Even if you have to copy/paste, they provide a link(s) to your respective representative(s).
Make your voice heard.
The EFF contact submission tool makes this easy (even if some politicians' websites do not).
A quick edit of the provided script & submit. Even if you have to copy/paste, they provide a link(s) to your respective representative(s).
Make your voice heard.
We only have a few weeks to stop the Senate from pushing the NO FAKES Act. This bill creates a new tool for big copyright holders to control speech online, and fails to address real privacy harms. act.eff.org/action/tell...
Tell Congress: Just Say No to No Fakes
AI-generated imitations raise legitimate concerns, and Congress should consider narrowly-targeted and proportionate proposals to deal with them. Instead, some Senators have proposed the broad NO FAKES Act, which would create an expansive and confusing new intellectual property right with few real safeguard against abuse. Tell Congress to throw out the NO FAKES Act and start over.
act.eff.org
June 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
It takes only a minute.
The EFF contact submission tool makes this easy (even if some politicians' websites do not).
A quick edit of the provided script & submit. Even if you have to copy/paste, they provide a link(s) to your respective representative(s).
Make your voice heard.
The EFF contact submission tool makes this easy (even if some politicians' websites do not).
A quick edit of the provided script & submit. Even if you have to copy/paste, they provide a link(s) to your respective representative(s).
Make your voice heard.
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OH MY GOD I GET TO TALK ABOUT MY THESIS
I specifically studied the instance of election fraud within a 1/2 point margin of victory. I'm calling them whisker thin elections.
Fraudulent elections are proportionately less likely to be whisker-thin than other close margins of victory. 1/
I specifically studied the instance of election fraud within a 1/2 point margin of victory. I'm calling them whisker thin elections.
Fraudulent elections are proportionately less likely to be whisker-thin than other close margins of victory. 1/
RAJU: But what evidence is there to prove the California election is rigged?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong here.
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong here.
June 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
OH MY GOD I GET TO TALK ABOUT MY THESIS
I specifically studied the instance of election fraud within a 1/2 point margin of victory. I'm calling them whisker thin elections.
Fraudulent elections are proportionately less likely to be whisker-thin than other close margins of victory. 1/
I specifically studied the instance of election fraud within a 1/2 point margin of victory. I'm calling them whisker thin elections.
Fraudulent elections are proportionately less likely to be whisker-thin than other close margins of victory. 1/
If it dresses like a goose
If it "waves" a like a goose
If it steps like a goose
If it talks about "great replacement" like a goose
If it is no taller than a goose
Well... he literally said it out loud.
If it "waves" a like a goose
If it steps like a goose
If it talks about "great replacement" like a goose
If it is no taller than a goose
Well... he literally said it out loud.
the trump official — who led the siege & occupation of Minneapolis — admitting to having an ongoing dialogue/rapport with Martin Sellner, a straight-up Nazi who influenced the Christchurch shooter, while speaking at a conference about remigration (read: ethnic cleansing) is a pretty big deal!
Greg Bovino at the far-right Remigration summit in Portugal: "Martin Sellner, you've invited me here today. Your ideas, we've talked a lot on that and those ideas mirror each other. We've never talked before face to face until yesterday and we're on the same sheet of music almost immediately".
June 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
If it dresses like a goose
If it "waves" a like a goose
If it steps like a goose
If it talks about "great replacement" like a goose
If it is no taller than a goose
Well... he literally said it out loud.
If it "waves" a like a goose
If it steps like a goose
If it talks about "great replacement" like a goose
If it is no taller than a goose
Well... he literally said it out loud.
Those pushing for ai in art, even if motivated solely by money, do not respect art and even less the artist.
Even so, a lot of them recognize that art has power and in that they resent the artist while wanting to control the art and by extension the message.
Even so, a lot of them recognize that art has power and in that they resent the artist while wanting to control the art and by extension the message.
May 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Those pushing for ai in art, even if motivated solely by money, do not respect art and even less the artist.
Even so, a lot of them recognize that art has power and in that they resent the artist while wanting to control the art and by extension the message.
Even so, a lot of them recognize that art has power and in that they resent the artist while wanting to control the art and by extension the message.
Great conversation, though more of an excellent abbreviated lecture, between @profmmurray.bsky.social with @harrylitman.bsky.social on @talkingfeds.bsky.social.
"The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader" is going to be an important reference book.
"The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader" is going to be an important reference book.
May 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Great conversation, though more of an excellent abbreviated lecture, between @profmmurray.bsky.social with @harrylitman.bsky.social on @talkingfeds.bsky.social.
"The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader" is going to be an important reference book.
"The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader" is going to be an important reference book.
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In 2020, when convention panels were online situations, i was honored to interview Gerry one on one. It’s a warm, free wheeling convo about punisher, tv v comics writing & how i’ve been chasing Justice League 200s incredible legacy my entire life. So glad this exists youtu.be/ZR6AxjSVtmc?...
April 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In 2020, when convention panels were online situations, i was honored to interview Gerry one on one. It’s a warm, free wheeling convo about punisher, tv v comics writing & how i’ve been chasing Justice League 200s incredible legacy my entire life. So glad this exists youtu.be/ZR6AxjSVtmc?...
Reposted by Shmuel
Gerry Conway, co-creator of the Punisher and writer of the iconic death of Gwen Stacy, has passed away.
A legend whose work helped shape modern comics.
Rest in peace.
A legend whose work helped shape modern comics.
Rest in peace.
Comics legend Gerry Conway passed away at 73
Gerry Conway, co-creator of the Punisher and writer of the death of Gwen Stacy, has passed away.
aiptcomics.com
April 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gerry Conway, co-creator of the Punisher and writer of the iconic death of Gwen Stacy, has passed away.
A legend whose work helped shape modern comics.
Rest in peace.
A legend whose work helped shape modern comics.
Rest in peace.
It is sad to see the passing of another towering creative in the comics fields.
An important legacy generated through a large and important body of work.
An important legacy generated through a large and important body of work.
Gerry Conway has passed at 73. He leaves an incredible legacy. Co-creator of Punisher, Power Girl, Firestorm, Killer Croc, Jason Todd, Ms. Marvel.
He also wrote a lot of tv including Law & Order.
Best remembered for The Night Gwen Stacy Died? Probably?
My condolences to his family and friends.
He also wrote a lot of tv including Law & Order.
Best remembered for The Night Gwen Stacy Died? Probably?
My condolences to his family and friends.
April 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It is sad to see the passing of another towering creative in the comics fields.
An important legacy generated through a large and important body of work.
An important legacy generated through a large and important body of work.
This is not journalism. This is plagiarism with not even half the effort of a panicked morally deficient college kid after their first kegger realizing their first mid-term paper is due that same day.
(Morally deficient because of the plagiarism, not the kegger.)
(Morally deficient because of the plagiarism, not the kegger.)
Fortune should be mortified—"A story by Lichtenberg sometimes starts with a prompt entered into Perplexity or Google’s NotebookLM, asking it to write something based on a headline he comes up with. He moves the initial drafts into a content-management system and edits the stories before publishing."
An AI Upheaval Is Coming for Media. This Journalist Is Already All In.
AI-assisted stories accounted for nearly 20% of Fortune’s web traffic in the second half of 2025. Most are written by Nick Lichtenberg.
www.wsj.com
March 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This is not journalism. This is plagiarism with not even half the effort of a panicked morally deficient college kid after their first kegger realizing their first mid-term paper is due that same day.
(Morally deficient because of the plagiarism, not the kegger.)
(Morally deficient because of the plagiarism, not the kegger.)
If you just can't get enough of the judges in New Jersey dropkicking the Trump DOJ so hard it forced them to finally give up & let someone normal run the place, @lizdye.bsky.social has you covered with her latest for @legaleagle.tv
Believe me, you need this today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV8q...
Believe me, you need this today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV8q...
DOJ Lawyer Ejected From Courtroom
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM