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Jonathan Forney (JB ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿพ)

@jb4nay

Chemistry magazine editor ๐Ÿงช freelance journalist & grad student. ๐Ÿ“š, puns, ๐Ÿ€, supporting good journalism, art, and ๐ŸŽฎ. I be posting links, yes ma'am. Trying to be a little less wack every day (he/they) | Texas โžก๏ธ (D)MV | linktr.ee/jb4nay | Signal: j_forney.85

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Whoโ€™s Your Daddy? A Chatbot More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel itโ€™s a cop-out.

More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel itโ€™s a cop-out. www.wired.com/story/whos-y...

26.02.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale arrested in Miami, charged with battery WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested in Miami, Florida early Thursday morning after police say she punched a man at a nightclub.

WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale arrested in Miami, charged with battery

Story:

06.03.2026 18:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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"It's pissing people off": Older Dems are sick of hearing about "generational change" "I have no idea why this is the year to write this story, except that Joe Biden was old."

๐Ÿ‘€ this many statements about unbothered they are sounds like they are pretty worried to me www.axios.com/2026/03/06/h...

06.03.2026 21:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and weโ€™re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 15739 ๐Ÿ” 4150 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 204 ๐Ÿ“Œ 134
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U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4% Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 50,000 in February while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

Nearly 100K fewer jobs but the stocks www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/f...

06.03.2026 16:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Chemical & Engineering News Guild has overwhelmingly won its union election, with 96% of participants voting in favor of unionization!

@wbng.org @newsguild.org

05.03.2026 20:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 52 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

NEW: Per statement, US House Republican leadership has asked Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) to withdraw from his race for re-election

05.03.2026 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1286 ๐Ÿ” 311 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84 ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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BIG PEPCO NEWS: If you're angry about high electricity bills, the D.C. Court of Appeals just tossed out the Public Service Commission's last two-year rate increase (for years 2024-2026) for Pepco on procedural grounds.

BUT: I'm told no immediate bill changes for D.C. customers.

05.03.2026 17:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The Spire has finally reawakened. โš”๏ธ

Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Steam Early Access!!

New characters, enemies, environments, a co-op mode & more await you in this sequel to the iconic roguelike deckbuilder. Join the journey now to be a part of the Spire's next evolution!

05.03.2026 17:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 692 ๐Ÿ” 241 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 101
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Contributing Editor-Asia Pacific Overview Founded in 1999, Mongabay is an award-winning environmental science and conservation news organization, which publishes original news on a daily basis in an objective (does not advocate),โ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ขJOB ALERT๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿšจ @mongabay.com is hiring a Contributing Editor Asia Pacific to bolster coverage of fast-paced environmental news in the Asia Pacific region. mongabay.org/opportunity/...

05.03.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW VIDEO - I love musically driven games, but Rhythm Doctor has proven to be a cut above the rest and somehow pulls off numerous things Iโ€™ve never seen in a game before while only using a single button.

Letโ€™s talk about it.
youtu.be/xgNVflrr8a4?...

02.03.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S. The National Association of Black Bookstores has released the โ€œfirst comprehensive national reportโ€ on the state of Americaโ€™s Black-owned bookstores.

There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States โ€” until now

04.03.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2437 ๐Ÿ” 1061 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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โ€˜Abbott Elementaryโ€™ Renewed for Sixth Season on ABC The Emmy-winning comedy continues to perform well, particularly on streaming.

You love to see it www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/a...

04.03.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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26 years ago today, the PlayStation 2 was originally released in JP. It was distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

04.03.2026 05:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Steam community requesting additional body types for added immersion.

Steam community requesting additional body types for added immersion.

A large block of sentient tofu

A large block of sentient tofu

Steam community: โ€œCan we play as a male character?โ€

Me (indie dev in this economy):
โ€œBest I can do is sentient tofu.โ€

03.03.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 6544 ๐Ÿ” 1855 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 112 ๐Ÿ“Œ 105

Sending my thoughts to the wonderful folks at Eurogamer and Polygon. You all did fantastic work and deserve better. Corporate consolidation continues to be a scourge, not only on the games industry and within the games media space, but society at large.

04.03.2026 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 114 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Many Baltimoreans struggle with daily expenses, Hopkins survey finds While poor residents and families with children are especially feeling the pinch, costs are creating stress for people across the income spectrum, the survey found.

Many Baltimoreans struggle with daily expenses, Hopkins survey finds

04.03.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is federal influence over schools really shrinking? Trump says he wants Washington out of education. School leaders say investigations into trans rights and race-related practices are pulling D.C. in deeper.

Trump says he wants Washington out of education. School leaders say investigations into trans rights and race-related practices are pulling D.C. in deeper.

03.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Also, it bears repeating over and over that so many executives seemingly want their Call of Duty or Fortnite, but those games already exist and those lanes are full. Live-service games take up so much time that gamers must be judicious with how many the play at once, or it feels like a chore.

03.03.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 74 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

ATP having a live service game in active development feels like financial malfeasance

03.03.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Paradise Killer (Steam) w/ 2 more games is $4.95 on Fanatical Build your Story Rich Adventures Bundle buff.ly/bFU4mJ8 #ad

add more games to save more

03.03.2026 21:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Highguard is permanently shutting down barely a month after its debut Wildlight Entertainment has announced that troubled live service shooter Highguard will go offline after March 12.

Highguard is permanently shutting down barely a month after its debut

03.03.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Yahoo is selling Engadget to Static Media The consolidation of iconic internet publishing brands continues apace

Yahoo is selling Engadget to Static Media

03.03.2026 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes Ars Technica has fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following an outrage-sparking controversy involving AI-fabricated quotes.

Futurism has confirmed that Ars Technica terminated senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following a controversy over his role in the publication and retraction of an article that included AI-fabricated quotes:

futurism.com/artificial-i...

03.03.2026 00:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Paper Perjury: Case 6 Launch day trailer (first half)
Paper Perjury: Case 6 Launch day trailer (first half) YouTube video by Paper Cat Games

Paper Perjury: Case 6 (first half) is now out on steam! youtu.be/cNEruBQaihw

22.02.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump says he'll end White House Correspondents' Dinner boycott and attend this year Trump never attended the event as president.

BREAKING: Trump to attend White House Correspondents' Dinner

02.03.2026 23:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
And when accounts boosting Minaj posted content that researchers identified as โ€œtoxic,โ€ the algorithm drove her posts even further. Companies like Cyabra determine toxicity by assessing not just the โ€œpositiveโ€ or โ€œnegativeโ€ words used in a post, but the apparent intent behind them, Brahmy said. Personal attacks, slurs, threats or comments that seem designed to deter a reasonable person from engaging in conversation are typically considered toxic.

โ€œWhen the conversation is limited to toxic content, a substantially stronger amplification effect emerges,โ€ the report found. โ€œThese accounts predominantly amplify content produced by Nicki Minaj and Turning Point USA, indicating a notable overlap between the two within this discourse. Several of the accounts involved had previously been identified as exhibiting fake campaign-like behavior in the context of Minajโ€™s online activity within and relating to the music industry.โ€

Turning Point USA didnโ€™t respond to a request for comment.

And when accounts boosting Minaj posted content that researchers identified as โ€œtoxic,โ€ the algorithm drove her posts even further. Companies like Cyabra determine toxicity by assessing not just the โ€œpositiveโ€ or โ€œnegativeโ€ words used in a post, but the apparent intent behind them, Brahmy said. Personal attacks, slurs, threats or comments that seem designed to deter a reasonable person from engaging in conversation are typically considered toxic. โ€œWhen the conversation is limited to toxic content, a substantially stronger amplification effect emerges,โ€ the report found. โ€œThese accounts predominantly amplify content produced by Nicki Minaj and Turning Point USA, indicating a notable overlap between the two within this discourse. Several of the accounts involved had previously been identified as exhibiting fake campaign-like behavior in the context of Minajโ€™s online activity within and relating to the music industry.โ€ Turning Point USA didnโ€™t respond to a request for comment.

Nothing to see here, I assure you www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

03.03.2026 01:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everyone Speaks Incel Now After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms like โ€œlooksmaxxingโ€ and โ€œmoggedโ€ are now impossible to avoid.

After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms like โ€œlooksmaxxingโ€ and โ€œmoggedโ€ are now impossible to avoid.

01.03.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 86 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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How Can You Not Be Romantic About Women's Basketball?ย  | Defector Most โ€œwomenโ€™s sports novelsโ€ are really novels about girls. In them, girlhood is something mourned before itโ€™s over. Like the games themselves, the books are set to ticking clocks. When the high schoo...

a new WNBA romance novel got me thinking about how romance fandom and WNBA fandom can both feel like expressions of optimism: defector.com/how-can-you-...

02.03.2026 18:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 52 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Snowmaking could be the future of skiing. But at what cost? - High Country News As the climate changes, ski resorts have begun relying more on machine-made snow, which comes with environmental consequences and limitations.

As the climate changes, ski resorts have begun relying more on machine-made snow, which comes with environmental consequences and limitations.

24.02.2026 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0