Aydenburd
@aydenburd.bsky.social
Boulder, CO she/her - tea aficionado by trade, animator/illustrator on the side! Likes playing badly-optimized ttrpg characters and pokin' around the outdoors. Goes by Badgerhat for fandom content
When the sycophants say AI has a 10% chance of ending the world, THIS is the actual danger
AI hallucinated a report that a Chinese ship was transporting nuclear material to Iran and the US military scrambled and nearly boarded it. We were apparently minutes away from a major war because of an AI hallucination.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
www.cnn.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:43 AM
When the sycophants say AI has a 10% chance of ending the world, THIS is the actual danger
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New cat just dropped www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
New cat just dropped www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on
'oh so you want china to beat us' bro what the hell do i care leave me to the humble life i am trying to build for myself
i dont understand what winning ai means and why i should be scared of not winning ai
September 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on
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I finished the expression page. Now working on comms!
September 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I finished the expression page. Now working on comms!
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The best part of being an artist is that you can just draw whatever dumb idea comes to your head at 1am
September 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The best part of being an artist is that you can just draw whatever dumb idea comes to your head at 1am
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a gouache mess
September 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM
a gouache mess
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✨And the unicorn sweater is finally done ✨
September 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
✨And the unicorn sweater is finally done ✨
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best as a pair I think
September 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
best as a pair I think
Cooper's hawk scoping out the neighbor's bird feeder
September 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Cooper's hawk scoping out the neighbor's bird feeder
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btw they do this so they don’t have to hire back the same crew on a raise 🤙 (speaking from experience)
A new report from Luminate has found that long gaps between seasons of streaming TV shows are leading to major losses in viewership.
More than a 1 year gap is seen to largely cause a significant loss in viewership.
(Source: luminatedata.com/reports/2026...)
More than a 1 year gap is seen to largely cause a significant loss in viewership.
(Source: luminatedata.com/reports/2026...)
September 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
btw they do this so they don’t have to hire back the same crew on a raise 🤙 (speaking from experience)
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I’m so invested in the wellbeing of the family of coyotes currently inhabiting Graceland Cemetery
September 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I’m so invested in the wellbeing of the family of coyotes currently inhabiting Graceland Cemetery
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Finished dragonborn
September 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Finished dragonborn
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Doing these armour studies has probably been my favourite kind of art that I’ve made for myself this year
September 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Doing these armour studies has probably been my favourite kind of art that I’ve made for myself this year
Idk if it's one, the other, or the combo but bruh, this COVID + Flu shot round's got hands 🥲
September 5, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Idk if it's one, the other, or the combo but bruh, this COVID + Flu shot round's got hands 🥲
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Night eyes 😎 Finally got proper pictures of this amazing phenomenon! Mantises change their eye color (and light sensitivity) at night by transporting pigments from the surface of each compound eye unit toward the deeper eye region. Same female Tenodera sinensis, two different times. #bugsky
September 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Night eyes 😎 Finally got proper pictures of this amazing phenomenon! Mantises change their eye color (and light sensitivity) at night by transporting pigments from the surface of each compound eye unit toward the deeper eye region. Same female Tenodera sinensis, two different times. #bugsky
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As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
www.theverge.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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Couple unusually cooperative raptor photo subjects from my drive home today (gorgeous Red-tailed hawk and a Cooper's)
August 31, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Couple unusually cooperative raptor photo subjects from my drive home today (gorgeous Red-tailed hawk and a Cooper's)
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Wish we were at Denfur today, but alas it's so expensive... 😮💨😮💨😮💨
August 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Wish we were at Denfur today, but alas it's so expensive... 😮💨😮💨😮💨
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Not something you see often from me. I picked up making moth costumes!
A Cecropia moth and Luna moth.
These are making their debut at @denfur_co so be sure to stop by Zhon Creations in the Dealers Den!
@qytrain was the perfect model
A Cecropia moth and Luna moth.
These are making their debut at @denfur_co so be sure to stop by Zhon Creations in the Dealers Den!
@qytrain was the perfect model
August 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Not something you see often from me. I picked up making moth costumes!
A Cecropia moth and Luna moth.
These are making their debut at @denfur_co so be sure to stop by Zhon Creations in the Dealers Den!
@qytrain was the perfect model
A Cecropia moth and Luna moth.
These are making their debut at @denfur_co so be sure to stop by Zhon Creations in the Dealers Den!
@qytrain was the perfect model
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Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
August 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
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somewhat motivated by everyone’s response to Dolly and Tim Curry passing to remark:
if you were moved by them be what moves you. Be kind, generous, make weird fucking art, help people, sing bawdy songs and do drag
if you were moved by them be what moves you. Be kind, generous, make weird fucking art, help people, sing bawdy songs and do drag
August 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
somewhat motivated by everyone’s response to Dolly and Tim Curry passing to remark:
if you were moved by them be what moves you. Be kind, generous, make weird fucking art, help people, sing bawdy songs and do drag
if you were moved by them be what moves you. Be kind, generous, make weird fucking art, help people, sing bawdy songs and do drag