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• Post #4358500

  Hey, #FictionPodcast creators using generative AI to make a material portion of your episodes: Disclaimers are no longer an option, regardless of where you live: https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/new-eu-ai-law-starts-monday-what-audio-pros-need-to-know #podcasting #AISucks #AudioFiction #AudioDrama

• Post #4051091

  RE: https://infosec.exchange/@drwhax/116972220646850101 It probably makes me appear psychotic, but I’m actually rooting for the collapse of this foolishness. I’ve no idea what the aftermath will look like, but I’ll welcome it. #AIIsGoingGreat

• Post #3895438

  RE: https://mas.to/@markwyner/116936811244154360 Reuters is most well known for running the Reuters news agency, but the company is also a massive data broker and sells access to that data to companies and governments. Its data product, called CLEAR, promises to “Accelerate investigations confidently through a vast collection of public and proprietary records” #FuckReuters

• Post #3846761

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116919581624961184 Look, I don’t even own a reciprocating saw. But if I did… 🤷

• Post #3821137

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116920495923975647 Third person killed by ICE since 7 Jul 2026. Yeah. A week. #FuckICE isn’t strong enough.

• Post #3765565

  RE: https://hobbitwhispers.social/@thegaffer/116905921237405158 Karma sometimes takes 10 years, 2 months, 8 days to make its way back around.

• Post #3750593

  @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com @paninid@mastodon.world 99.8% of our genetic code can’t be wrong.

• Post #3720414

  I was today-years-old when I learned about George W. Plunkitt, the Tammany Society, and the concept of Honest Graft. Which isn't honest. But it's how politicians and their friends make a fortune fucking the rest of us on civil projects. News to you as well? Here: https://inaniludibrio.com/2024/05/10/honest-graft/ h/t @paninid@mastodon.world #politics #grift

• Post #3587529

  Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate with a freedumber parachuting with a giant flag that gets caught in a tree during the landing that leads to a face plant on a tent while Lee Greenwood’s iconic song plays on a loop, probably. H/t to @Jazone@theforkiverse.com & @cabel@social.panic.com for the find. #usa #July4

• Post #3545103

  #IVoted #today! I used AZ’s new ID Verified system so that my early ballot will be ran thru the tabulator by tomorrow. (In AZ, elected idiots decided that mail-in ballots can’t be tabulated until the polls close on Election Day. This bypasses that nonsense.) It was super simple. If you got a ballot mailed to you in #MaricopaCounty, you can do this too! #vote #Primary #Phoenix #Az #Arizona

• Post #3457756

  Arizonans are among the worst when it comes voting in primary elections, so I made a voting guide for the #PrimaryElection coming up on July 21st to help fix that! https://evoterra.me/az-2026-primary-voting-guide Read the whole thing at that link ☝️. Here's the summary: #vote #arizona #MaricopaCounty #Phoenix 1/x

• Post #3317360

  RE: https://mstdn.social/@MaryAustinBooks/116744247302797911 Are you resisting (quietly or loud)? This is a must-read thread. I plan on sharing it with all the #RhRR people in my Sunday missive. We got this! #resist #activism #protest #FuckFascism

• Post #2576680

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/116562029086375327 It may make me an asshole, but it seems like this is something we should just let the dumbasses do. No rational person—of any age—needs to be warned against this stupidity.

• Post #2548395

  RE: https://podvibes.co/@wkeithtims/116575728079391258 I am very, very, very stoked for the new season of The Madness of Chartrulean. Listening links here to get started on this epically epic #scifi #AudioFiction show: https://www.theend.fyi/shows/the-madness-of-chartrulean

• Post #2477768

  Congrats to my friends at The Podcast Host and Alitu on a successful acquisition. https://alitu.com/creator/tool/alitu-new-home/ But I'm more than a little skeptical of the future value of either, given the company that acquired them—Rocketable—calls itself: "The AI Maximalist Software Holding Company Backed by Y Combinator, True Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, and INDIE.vc” #AISucks #Podcasting

• Post #2352732

  Really did not need to see leaking radiator fluid after my car reports that the engine temp is too high after driving 1.5 miles. [sigh]

• Post #2352730

  Are we sure any of this is worth saving? https://theneedlenews.com/2026/05/tennessee-governor-lee-signs-law-creating-public-database-of-trans-people-a-deep-dive/

• Post #2352723

  UK politics are a bit confusing to my tiny USian brain, so I may be wrong about this, but it looks like the electorate decided more fascists in Parliament was wanted for the second time. That smells familiar. I wonder if, like here, the voter turnout was abysmal, due in part to the actions (and inactions) of a feckless party in power absolutely terrified of anything resembling progress? #UKPol #FuckFascists #vote

• Post #1926744

  RE: https://mivox.net/@mivox/116502189081209183 Dear Flying Spaghetti Monster; please allow me the wisdom to shut the fuck up and disappear into the wilderness well before I embarrass myself like Richard Dawkins has done for decades.

• Post #1870322

  RE: https://mstdn.social/@MaryAustinBooks/116502346919667229 On one hand, I hate to hear about mass layoffs impacting good people. Fortunately, anyone working for The Daily Wire is by definition not a good person, so fuck ‘em. More MAGA Loyalists experiencing hardships makes me smile. May they be unemployable for the rest of their miserable lives.

• Post #1509061

  Welcome to Tuesday, #Arizona. There are 91 days until the #PrimaryElection. In 2024, 69% of you couldn't be bothered to show up and cast a #vote. The next Primary Elections happen on May 5th in #Indiana, where 83% of Hoosiers couldn't be bothered to show up and cast a vote, and #Ohio, where 78% of Ohioans decided to let others decide who they'd have a chance to vote for in the #GeneralElection. We can do better. Spread the word. #vote 🇺🇸

• Post #1356985

  I mean, everyone wants #MinnesotaStrong to win this game, right? 4–0 v Dallas in 1/2 thru regulation. #hnom #hockey #nhl #StanleyCupPlayoffs.

• Post #1218857

  Iranian propaganda videos are absolute fire. And… damn. I find it difficult to watch them and not say, “Uh… yeah, actually.” #iran #uspol

• Post #1218852

  Hey, #Arizona unaffiliated (e.g., independent, no party affiliation) registered voters. Did you know you CAN vote in the Primary Election on July 21st? Yep! You can request a ballot from either party. Do it for the Dems, and vote for the most progressives you can. This is how we make the Dems better. https://www.azcleanelections.gov/no-party #vote #phoenix #tucson #flagstaff #az

• Post #1218851

  RE: https://mstdn.social/@mcnado/116416591078710740 Why, yes. Yes, we can agree on that.

• Post #1218850

  Just a reminder that the number of elective abortions performed in the U.S. after 21 weeks is zero. Not “effectively” zero, but zero. Zilch. Nada. 0. No medical provider in the U.S. will perform a voluntary #abortion on demand that late in a pregnancy. It. Does. Not. Happen. Period. I wish politicians would state that plainly at every opportunity.

• Post #1148788

  This is the best article I've read about podcast monetization in a very long time, and I HATE talking about podcast monetization! https://podnews.net/article/intimacy-over-scale Programmatic ads really only bring in meaningful revenue when they get 100s of 1000s of impressions a month, which forces podcasters to cram 9 or more ads into each episode. But direct sponsorship is quite different. Better for listeners, the creator, and the sponsor. #podcasting #monetization #ads #sponsorship

• Post #1123204

  What happens when progressives show up to #vote in local elections? “the Clean Energy Team flipped two seats… shifting control of the body to clean-energy-friendly board members.” “in 13 head-to-head races… Clean Energy Team candidates won 11 of the matchups.” “The losses for Turning Point, despite the massive investment of money and effort, could be a troubling bellwether for both Republicans and Turning Point itself… in November.” #Phoenix #AZ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-...

• Post #1016561

  @sal@brain.worm.pink Substack is bad for me and those I care about. I encourage you to check out https://leavesubstack.com for more information and information on alternatives.

• Post #1016560

  @sal@brain.worm.pink Eh, bullshit. If progressive voters showed up at the primaries, we’d have a functioning progressive party. Period. Full stop.