Marian Call
@mariancall.bsky.social
Songwriter, writer writer, director of MusicAlaska / AKIMI, probably owes you an email.
Still rockin on Bandcamp, Twitch, and Patreon.
Still rockin on Bandcamp, Twitch, and Patreon.
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Marian Call
@mariancall.bsky.social
· Apr 24
so i wrote a new song. it's very short, it's a bit shouty. i'm shouting my lungs out. i'm screaming.
people have asked for it since my friends and i sang it at Alaska Folk Fest, so here's a demo.
i'm releasing this song into the public domain. it's for anyone.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jw08y...
people have asked for it since my friends and i sang it at Alaska Folk Fest, so here's a demo.
i'm releasing this song into the public domain. it's for anyone.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jw08y...
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honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care
September 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care
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"I don't like to get wet," moaned the unhappy bug, and he shuddered at the thought.
"Neither do they," said Canby sadly. "That's what keeps them here. But I wouldn't worry too much about it, for you can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”
"Neither do they," said Canby sadly. "That's what keeps them here. But I wouldn't worry too much about it, for you can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”
September 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"I don't like to get wet," moaned the unhappy bug, and he shuddered at the thought.
"Neither do they," said Canby sadly. "That's what keeps them here. But I wouldn't worry too much about it, for you can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”
"Neither do they," said Canby sadly. "That's what keeps them here. But I wouldn't worry too much about it, for you can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”
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the much more disturbing "reverse pagliacci" where a clown tells you you should go see a doctor
September 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
the much more disturbing "reverse pagliacci" where a clown tells you you should go see a doctor
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I saw an add for Meta glasses yesterday saying they are donating pairs to every blind American veteran and well, let yourself imagine what Meta could do with their resources to substantively help US veterans if they really wanted to…
For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?
AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.
www.motherjones.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I saw an add for Meta glasses yesterday saying they are donating pairs to every blind American veteran and well, let yourself imagine what Meta could do with their resources to substantively help US veterans if they really wanted to…
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Capes.
We gave up on capes/opera cloaks way too early.
We gave up on capes/opera cloaks way too early.
September 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Capes.
We gave up on capes/opera cloaks way too early.
We gave up on capes/opera cloaks way too early.
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Feel like fashion has missed a trick not reinventing the medieval forearm bracer. Looking at you, Lucky Brand. You should be all over that shit.
September 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Feel like fashion has missed a trick not reinventing the medieval forearm bracer. Looking at you, Lucky Brand. You should be all over that shit.
"Largest theft of labor in human history" -- that's it, that's the framing for what AI has done to all of us copyright holders.
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"Largest theft of labor in human history" -- that's it, that's the framing for what AI has done to all of us copyright holders.
NO ON 2.
keep the campaign finance restrictions that Alaska voters just overwhelmingly approved!
keep the campaign finance restrictions that Alaska voters just overwhelmingly approved!
I'm really glad to see this being reported on. If BM2 passes, we could be unraveling a key bit of the campaign contribution limits we just passed.
Alaskans spent five years working on this and finally got the measure approved by 72% of Alaskan voters in the primary election.
Vote no on 2.
Alaskans spent five years working on this and finally got the measure approved by 72% of Alaskan voters in the primary election.
Vote no on 2.
Alaskans just voted to limit campaign cash. A second vote could change that. | Alaska Beacon
Ballot Measure 2 may lift financial donation limits for governor and lieutenant governor elections amid a conflict with Ballot Measure 1.
alaskabeacon.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
NO ON 2.
keep the campaign finance restrictions that Alaska voters just overwhelmingly approved!
keep the campaign finance restrictions that Alaska voters just overwhelmingly approved!
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The fact that an LLM sounds like a person in a chat window with you does not indicate that it is actually conscious. The fact it can "learn" (assemble new data out of a given data set) is not evidence of consciousness, and if you think that's how human minds work, there's a lot of reading you need.
September 17, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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excuse me but what the FUCK
“Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list.”
Private Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The Ankler
Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP
theankler.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:48 AM
excuse me but what the FUCK
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My man looks like Mr. July in a Divorced Dads of Nevada wall calendar
September 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
My man looks like Mr. July in a Divorced Dads of Nevada wall calendar
i always love these threads
My man looks like a mobster who's just been pantsed by Bugs Bunny
September 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
i always love these threads
this thread does not go where you think
Side note: a random priest was once like "You have friends who aren't Christians, what'd you say if they asked you "who is this Jesus guy?""
And I had to be like "dude, weird evangelism implications aside, nobody in twenty first century England has ever asked that question. What is wrong with you?"
And I had to be like "dude, weird evangelism implications aside, nobody in twenty first century England has ever asked that question. What is wrong with you?"
Here's my thing with evangelizing: do they think we don't know? That Christianity exists??? That we somehow missed it??????
September 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
this thread does not go where you think
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every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy
September 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy
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OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER
There's a setting in Privacy and Security settings that can keep your posts out of the Discover tab.
September 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER
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My absolute, rock-bottom standard for trans allies right now is that when they see a post from a trans person saying that they can't vote for some anti-trans Dem & they're sick about all this, you offer a shoulder to cry on instead of a lecture on electing Nazis.
That's it. That's all you gotta do.
That's it. That's all you gotta do.
Scolding marginalized voters for not supporting a Democratic candidate parrotting fascist talking points is a surefire way to show you aren't progressive, an ally, or even remotely safe to be around. Your support means nothing if you can't stand up to those threatening to take more rights away
September 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
My absolute, rock-bottom standard for trans allies right now is that when they see a post from a trans person saying that they can't vote for some anti-trans Dem & they're sick about all this, you offer a shoulder to cry on instead of a lecture on electing Nazis.
That's it. That's all you gotta do.
That's it. That's all you gotta do.
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The fact that Musk himself is sponsoring so many of the anti-trans ads this cycle presents a pretty golden opportunity for Dems to point out that of course the guy who literally wants to build a gas-powered data center in your backyard wants this election to be about trans people.
September 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The fact that Musk himself is sponsoring so many of the anti-trans ads this cycle presents a pretty golden opportunity for Dems to point out that of course the guy who literally wants to build a gas-powered data center in your backyard wants this election to be about trans people.
we are the bull in the china shop
13 of 16 developing economies rank the U.S. as the greatest threat their own country—ahead of both China and Russia www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/2026...
2026 Polling Data Survey
The 2026 survey finds that while nearly seven in ten people across 34 countries believe the world has gotten worse, support for countries working together remains strong, with preventing wars and conf...
www.rockefellerfoundation.org
September 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
we are the bull in the china shop
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Okay rich friends employed with companies that do employer matching: Please help me raise $7k to support @scarleteen.com's fall fundraiser. We're expecting 7 million visitors this year (up from 5 million!) in a climate where access to good sex ed, esp. for LGBTQIA+ young people, is dwindling.
Scarleteen's Raising $7,000 to Celebrate 7 Million Visitors in 2026!
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September 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Okay rich friends employed with companies that do employer matching: Please help me raise $7k to support @scarleteen.com's fall fundraiser. We're expecting 7 million visitors this year (up from 5 million!) in a climate where access to good sex ed, esp. for LGBTQIA+ young people, is dwindling.
i don't know if i've ever actually heard an ed sheeran song aside from that one slightly awkward album review on All Things Considered, in one of those public radio moments that makes a public radio listener feel their own alienation from popular culture rather acutely
September 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
i don't know if i've ever actually heard an ed sheeran song aside from that one slightly awkward album review on All Things Considered, in one of those public radio moments that makes a public radio listener feel their own alienation from popular culture rather acutely
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Yes sir, got that garden carrot picture. Nice and Akira-esque, just like you wanted
September 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Yes sir, got that garden carrot picture. Nice and Akira-esque, just like you wanted
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Ferrets are such shapes
September 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Ferrets are such shapes
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One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
September 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.
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"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who built this bridge to be so flimsy? There are permits you have to acquire [& supposed] tests. When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread"
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. www.wired.com/story/one-of...
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who built this bridge to be so flimsy? There are permits you have to acquire [& supposed] tests. When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread"
happy quarterly taxes day to all my fellow artists, contractors, and freelancers out there
Man's Desk Party Horn Surprise
Alt: Bill Nye, sitting at his desk, blows a party horn with dead-eyed indifference.
static.klipy.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
happy quarterly taxes day to all my fellow artists, contractors, and freelancers out there