Always remember when you're lodging your displeasure: The people you talk to are powerless to make changes, they can only pass your concerns up the chain. Don't blame them for what their bosses do. (also a good rule of thumb when complaining to your local representative politician)

What if Elijah was a #Pokémon trainer 🤔 Finding the perfect Pokémon for him wasn't too easy. It needed to fit his character. I thought of something 'pretty' first. Because of his vanity. But Gengar is known to be mischievous. So I made it shiny. Which circles back to pretty lol #oc #ocart #ocsky

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Morale at paypros call centers is in the toilet right now. It’s not just normal Black Friday stress, they’re being pounded. Corporate is pressuring bosses to end the paypros call campaigns. Source familiar w/ internals at MC stressed that folks should stand their ground but be kind to agents (1)

they may not be actively cancelling transactions, but they ARE getting in the way of people being able to use THEIR MONEY to buy and sell LEGAL content. stress how this is hurting your opinion of these brands, and making you consider dropping them/ getting a different card

Both Visa and Mastercard are really going to push the idea that "they dont restrict any legal transactions" when you call you need to call out how paypros restrictions arent on the transaction, but on the way they are pressuring platforms to drop/censor content that they have decided is verboten

Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...

I’m Elyon Badger and I want to make universal healthcare a constitutional amendment after the 2026 midterms. Shelter, Food and Medicine are HEALTHCARE and they need to be established as permanent rights in our nation. A country that will not protect the innocent, young and old, is doomed to fall.

Green 💚 20.5 x 18 cm gouache on paper

it really adds context to why genAI is exploding. people think the rich have profits as their #1 motivator but a few small things take priority even over that (to an extent), and severing all connection to the lower classes that they outright see as vermin is one of them.

Thinking again about how the Campbell's soup executive melted down about making "poor people" food, and the broad-ranging disgust rich people now for the very idea that their job might provide a product or service (especially to the poor) and not just siphon up money for no return and no reason.

Daily bunny no.3153 meets the captain

The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:

All the naysayers about crypto, the metaverse, NFTs, and AI were 100% on the money to call bullshit. Hey, remember when we were all going to go to work in the metaverse wearing VR goggles? And how that certainly happened, and the haters were completely wrong? It's the future, don't be left behind!

She got dressed up for this damn it

Happy Black Friday to those who celebrate! As you shop for gifts, please go first to small businesses and independent makers. I’ll be reposting my favorite artists all day! As for me, I can take on 1-2 more comms for digital delivery by Christmas, if anyone on your list needs a pet portrait.

NEW REF! Really happy with how this one came out. Definitely maxing out the 'look and feel' of Tex as a character :)

From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...

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I've been seeing some guys getting REALLY mad some places are forcing AI disclosure and it's like 'But isn't that a good thing? AI's "the future"! Don't you want everyone to know how superior and amazing YOUR product is with this proud seal of approval?🥺' lmao

Extreme flossing action for @sna1l.bsky.social ^_^

à propos of nothing : "proud samus" alt version

Today it’s important to remember that the grinding gears of capitalism rely on us being stressed about spending money on gifts out of obligation during the holidays, rather than focusing on the kindness and love behind the act of giving a gift to someone we care about.

AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated

One of the reasons I've never bought into AI doomerism, is that to believe "it's here to stay, get used to it!" you have to buy into the idea that AI generated elements are so hardcoded or integral as to be permanent, when they really aren't. You can simply remove it, and it's gone just like that.

"[G]ender-affirming care saves lives." "Suicidality scores among the [study's] patients who provided responses dropped by over 67 percent." "[O]f the hundreds of patients who started hormone therapy, only seven discontinued their treatment." #USA #Healthcare #Suicide

fattening up for hibernation! ....what do you mean polar bears dont have to hibernate??? #PolarBear #Bear #Fat #FatFur #Furry #FurryArt #Art

Essential reading, like virtually all of Klein's work

Remember, you are enough. 🫂

This was obvious from the moment it was announced, but still worth mentioning. The genocide never ended.

I’m having fun with my next script.

This is such incredible news

As someone that worked a call center for a large company in the past I can say this is effective. The call center contracts are very specific about performance. Unresolved calls and calls from irate callers matter. It actually gets to high levels pretty fast. Keep going!

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

For Gamera's birthday, friend of ALL children, there's a simple message: Protect trans kids. Commission for @assaultgodzilla.bsky.social. / #MyArt / #Commissions /

Ai has stolen everything and still losing money. Them folks not even good at thievery.

Shucks, she knows someone cooler tho! #AtroxArt #Violentiger

It was good, it was fun, it was… 3 AM DTIYS for @ethan8bit.newgrounds.com #art #digitalart #artsky #dtiys #robotgirl

Happy thanksgiving?? 🥴

Apologies for the repost, I forgot to tag this one for my art feed. 😩 #AtroxArt

Tweaking “Disney adults” to “Nintendo adults” and running full tilt away from this post

ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.

It’s wild that very rich celebrities are in Draft King commercials. It’s like being the spokesperson for asbestos. You have money, you don’t have to promote the addiction with the highest suicide rate.

Cool how business ghouls are just all Mr Burns now and the media is framing them as motivational success stories.

maybe this is a hot take, but playing eight $10 pieces of dogshit with friends on steam is often a more fun/memorable experience than most $80 games

Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/

It's still the 27th somewhere, so here's a monstrously happy 60th birthday to my favourite kaiju of all time, friend to all children, guardian of the universe & source of hope when all things are dark, Gamera! This giant turtle has such a special place in my heart, and I'll love them forever 💜🐢🎈

Israel is a criminal enterprise.