Um. Oh.
The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”
Georgie
@georgekielty.bsky.social
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They/He Writing more, reading more, still incapable of understanding social media. Embarrassingly earnest. Daytime medical editor, talking narratives on Tales in Our Times, petting cats in the meantime.
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Feel like this little sob story could have mentioned that Boyne's Polari nomination came five days after he wrote a piece referring to trans-inclusive women as the evil wives in the Handmaid's Tale, "ready to pin a handmaiden down as her husband rapes her".
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
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So damn good, that series is bonkers
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Oh wow the sandwich guy (a hero???) was an international affairs specialist in the Criminal Division of the Office of International Affairs and has been fired and charged with A FELONY
FOR THROWING A SANDWICH AT A FED COP
WEARING BODY ARMOR
Man charged for throwing sandwich at federal officer was a DOJ employee
Attorney General Pam Bondi said he was fired from his position after the incident.
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"A report released Wednesday by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen found that the Trump administration has halted or ended a third of misconduct investigations and enforcement actions targeting technology firms — including behemoths such as Meta, Tesla..."
Trump Has Shielded 165 Companies From Federal Enforcement Actions Since January
Tech giants have been the chief beneficiaries of the administration’s decision to drop lawsuits and investigations.
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Manhunt and Cuckoo were both stolen. I'm joining the class, I suggest you check your name against the database and do the same.
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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“It’s a complete knockout. There’s not a single issue that the court did not side with the plaintiffs on.”
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/13/j...
Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books
The 2023 law prompted educators to pull classic literature, popular novels and even children’s picture books from school shelves.
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"There's something inviting to a comedian who puts this much work into his craft, and if you like your comedians clever & your words played with, you'll be very happy... If too many puns bothers you, that’s your problem." Jesse David Fox on @joshgondelman.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/new-...
5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)
Looking for some stand-up recommendations? Here are some recent releases that are worth your attention.
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Cocaine is here to stay! No use fighting it! And really, everyone else is already using cocaine to make their movies. So you should too! And you should stop giving people a hard time about it! Cocaine is just a TOOL! Anyway, even if you don’t like it you can’t put the cocaine back in the tube.
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I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a thousand times. Chumbawamba is one the best group of artists in my lifetime
