What is a “studio”? In the modern sense, it is no longer a physical entity, but simply a business model and component of a brand Brands, as well, are a form of capital

Not the only factor, of course, but social media slop has played an underestimated role persuading Jewish-American boomers and Gen Xers that the Democratic party is on the verge of an antisemitic, or even anti-Zionist, "takeover." You can't be a well-informed, discerning observer f US politics and maintain that the party of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries is on the slippery slope to pogroms. You can't live in reality and think that AOC has it in for Jews. There's been a real shift at the Dem median but it's a shift favoring stronger condemnations of Israeli war crimes and settler expansion, and exerting real leverage on Netanyahu's government, rather than giving them the de facto blank check Biden did. If *that's* your idea of an antisemitic takeover you're so far from reality you should seek treatment.

I work at a DARPA cloning facility where we make these ladies. Aint much but it’s honest work. big boss keeps sayin you gotta make em more angular. Make the eyes dead. They dont need to read good. I ask the lord for forgiveness whenever one comes out and asks if shes really alive

the thing

In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.

The homeless woman murdered in Central Park was a beloved artist and birdwatcher who made beautiful pieces dedicated to birds. She went by Lee Rogers, but also was known as Elise Bainbridge Hill. Her art was awesome. I hope her life story is shared and not just the grisly details

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell @jvplive) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same @Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

they're calling it the greatest poll question of all time

ABDULRAHMAN MOHAMED EL-SAYED, whose name, ethnicity and religion are noted but of course irrelevant, emerged from the DSA kasbah at the hour of asr, his affiliations perfumed with Abbasid revanchism, his platform read right to left. A muezzin softly wailed “Hasan Piker.” Michigan trembled. I say this as a Democrat and lifelong human rights activist.

"Welcome to Xenon." Suzanne Ciani composes the music to Bally's first talking pinball table in 1980. This is from Omni: A New Frontier, a 1981-82 documentary series narrated by Peter Ustinov that was a spin-off from Omni Magazine. A collation video from the series was also released in 1988. Suzanne Ciani is one of the pioneers of electronic music, a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer best known for her albums Seven Waves (1982) and The Velocity Of Love (1986). She's currently touring, appearing at festivals and events in Glasgow, London, Oakland, Roswell, New York and Melbourne if you're in the neighbourhood.

"bespoke" LOL

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Thanks, Joe - hopefully you'll be dead by then.

You can tell a lot of reporters were saving Natalie for their post-Trump books.

These trainings exist because Supreme Court made it so that if an employer takes preventative measures against discrimination, they can avoid liability for subsequent discrimination that occurs. It was an effort to weaken the civil rights act.

I'm torn between the impulse to burn this kill it with fire and the desire to inflict it on my children.

This is weirdly the opposite of my own experience on Bluesky, but YMMV.

The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.