google has been trying for months to build a new data center not far from my house. tonight was the final city council meeting and they officially withdrew their proposal! the data center isn’t moving forward! public outrage works!!!

I cannot emphasize this enough: The regime has overextended itself. It is vulnerable to protest and dissent. They have not consolidated power and we are entirely capable of keeping them from doing so. Doomers are not realists.

may I offer you a smol salamandy in these trying times

Good news guys! There’s still time to back my art book www.kickstarter.com/projects/oni... Late pledges are open until it goes to the printer next month. This piece has been added to the book & the tier 4 print set. Thank you for all the support everyone!

shit ain’t over til it’s over

What movie do you consider “perfect”?

Srsly chillens if you haven't tried eating a doughnut without using your hands you're missing out on peak goblin-brain merriment.

Randomly remembered this painting I did (2014) today and still think it's pretty cool honestly! I love this color combination.

We draw from the infinite pool of our souls, and none will stop us. And today I wanted to paint another wave dragon so I did! Posca markers on canvas ✨

He greets you at the gate 🐈‍⬛⛩️ #art #watercolor #traditionalart #caturday

Knights of Guinevere PILOT youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE

Blue iguana climbs back from the brink. Grand Cayman’s blue iguana, once down to fewer than 25 individuals, now numbers more than 1,000 in the wild. Captive breeding, habitat restoration and community engagement reversed what was nearly a Caribbean extinction. CNN buff.ly/GKiJpcz #ShareGoodNewsToo

Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.

For anyone canceling Disney/Hulu, I'd 100% recommend subscribing to Dropout TV. The content they put out is way better than the slop that major streamers create these days, and its only $6.99/mo! www.dropout.tv/checkout/sub...

The art community on bsky, when it first started, was absolutely incredible and there was one reason it was so good: Comments! Artists would comment and engage with each other so much, and it made it so lively and fun and filled with community. Take a moment to leave a comment each day~!

Animated Southern Face Shrine

Shai-Hulud #Dune

I am very happy to share my completed acrylic cityscape painting - Freeport. I loved including all the narratives and details. This will be exhibited at IX arts in Reading, PA, next month. #freeport #wimmelbild #cityscape #fantasycity

U.K. residents, could this be your chance to stop paypro censorship in the country? Please sign this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Finally finished this project!! 💚🌱 It was an uphill battle for SURE but I'm really happy with the result, I'm proud of myself 🥹 Check check www.artstation.com/artwork/nJGE6X

Also, please PUT YOUR MAIN LINKS IN YOUR PROFILE. PLEASE. It happened several times now, but I had to look up hard to find a shop link or commissions page so please for the love of whatever, put a link in your profile too.

My contract with Blizzard sadly ends in just two weeks. Come October, I'll be looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

Hello friends! I am an artist with a focus in dark fantasy ink illustrations and I'm also developing a music-based fantasy comic full of hot people and eldritchian gods! 🎶🦑 I'm on a bit of a sabbatical currently, but I will still post new art occasionally and post more actively next year. 🖤

The literal spaceport in Treasure Planet (2002) 👌

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS: An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

US folks, our forests are under threat. You have until the 19th to comment on the Roadless Rule to the USDA: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS... Find your congress here for comment: www.congress.gov/members/find... And below explains how the roadless rule protects wilderness.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: "They claimed there was more than those two factors - being Latino and speaking Spanish. They say it's because people are working in low-wage jobs." STEPHEN COLBERT: "So people with low-wage jobs have fewer protections?" AUDIENCE: "Boooooooooooooooooooo"

Oh, hey. Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy". Let that sink in. Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.

Judge rejects the $1.5 billion Anthropic AI Settlement with Authors Due to Lack of Details

Them there eyes

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

✨️ Human artists, use one piece of art to convince people to follow you. ✨️

ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧 The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products! This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word! The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

Just a reminder that if you have a genA/I profile picture or a banner or both, I will block you on sight (Yes I use block lists, but some folks still find me)

The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Wow! So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!

He’s been blacklisted by Disney! This ⬇️ lays out what happened. boundingintocomics.com/tabletop-gam...

I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events

So... I'm gonna be a bit more blunt today in regards to AI usage in the TTRPG space. The harder it is made for folks using AI to find acceptance and gain traction, the less of it we will see. This means blocking them on Social Media, and reporting them on sites where they sell their trash.

Warner Bros is suing AI company Midjourney for alleged copyright infringement • The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters • WB is seeking $150K per infringed work • They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users

Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!

Art is just so fucking cool. I love scrolling my feed here and seeing piece after piece of what feels like the true universal language of humanity. Even if we don't share the same words you can draw a picture of something that matters to you and I will feel it in some way. I love that connection.

Life and Death The latest addition to my Pokékami series! I had been considering doing a piece of Xerneas and Yveltal for a long time but didn't find the inspiration until now. And with the Pokémon Legends Z-A at our doorsteps what would be a better timing.

YESSS. Galaxycon made an announcement about it today!! Hope the other cons follow suit

Once again strongly suggest that everyone sub to the labeler, the majority of new "artists" since 2024 are AI users, and it's unreasonable to ask someone to be able to spot the tells/styles. If an AI user isn't on there, you can report them to the labeler. bsky.app/profile/aimod.social

So new studies showcase that the more you know how GenAi works, the less likely you are to use it! 😌 This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite! The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi

My state government wants to see artists in jail so please sign the petition!! Don't let them win!

A large H II emission region around the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae (out of frame). The bluer reflection nebula is IC 59, and the pink emission nebula is IC 63, sometimes rather whimsically called the Ghost of Cassiopeia. Total integration time of 8 hours (2 hours 40 minutes per color channel).