right. they are trying to end American democracy before they are ended by it

Working on another porcelain tile. This one is based on an old acrylic painting (Flock of Discontent). #pottery #wip #sculpture

Probably my all-time favorite quote about editing is, some clueless individual asked Martin Scorsese's editor Thelma Schoonmaker how such a nice lady could edit such violent movies, and she replied "Marty's movies aren't violent until I edit them."

RIP Marcia Lucas, a filmmaking legend, from editing to creating Star Wars. “Marcia was a force. A true trailblazer for women in film and one of the most influential editors in cinematic history; she helped redefine what film editing could be and paved the way for generations of women who followed.”

The prevalence of AI art has already made it abundantly clear what we already knew: that many clients and employers have no taste and don't give a shit about quality. But I'm starting to think that the note-givers were only ever doing it to assert dominance.

Lecture: In 1991, comedy legend John Cleese was asked by Video Arts to speak about his experiences with Creativity. Filmed in the Grosvenor House Hotel on 23rd January, 1991. (35min)

This tile test came out nice! There was a hairline crack in the middle that I repaired after glaze fire. Will be more careful next time during the drying process since I think it was from drying too fast. #pottery

This BBC article states that "climate change is believed to have played a role in such hot spells as this." Let me fix it: Climate change IS making these hot spells more likely and more dangerous. Scientists have been warning of this for decades. www.bbc.com/news/article...

for the love of god and all that is holy don fucking hertzfeldt just uploaded HD Rejected The Internet has come full circle. youtu.be/UU_m_NYXCek?...

Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜

Green Broadbill (aka lesser green broadbill) one of the birds I really love; came from the montane forest for a long bath on an extremely hot & humid day. #greenbroadbill #broadbills #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

The Republican project isn’t to win in November. It’s to make November cease to matter | Jamil Smith

I still think these two paragraphs from Ganz are the most important contemporary political writing

Also finished this porcelain vase. Decided to keep the exterior unglazed with the interior glazed in celadon white. #pottery

Random WIP flower pot. This one started as a different design and i kinda meandered into this well-fed kitty. #pottery

I don't think folks younger than 30 know what the internet once legitimately promised to be (and I would argue briefly was): a boundary-less space of pretty much uncommodified information and communication. A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.

you know that feels so goood

Games Industry plant

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.

The Confederacy rises again.

This dog was a three term mayor of Whoville.

Detail pass #pottery #wip

Sir David Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings – audio

Another WIP. I had some old picture frames lying around so gonna try to make a tile or mosaic. #pottery

"Imagine every human decision – personal, professional, political – tested against one simple question: “If we were in a capsule looping around the Moon, would this be a safe use of our shared life support?” climate scientist Chris Rapley asks.

This made me laugh

Had a few months hiatus from pottery but back at it now. WIP vase

The Supreme Court is trying to *fast track* the elimination of Black Congresspeople in the upcoming midterms. Its destruction of the Voting Rights Act has devolved into a pure political power play for Republicans BY the Republicans on the Court. I explain in @thenation.com

Same energy:

“I've always tried to present a positive view of the world in my work. It's so much easier to be negative & cynical & predict doom for the world than it is to try & figure out how to make things better. We have an obligation to do the latter." - Jim Henson

Happy May 4!

Name your top 15 shows ever, gut instincts only Game of Thrones (except end) Arrested Development Star Trek TNG Andor Sex and the City Breaking Bad Six Feet Under The Wire Mad Men The Crown Quantum Leap The Last of Us Avatar the Last Airbender Battlestar Galactica Macguyver

Passed in 1965 with overwhelming bipartisan support, and re-authorized repeatedly, the Voting Rights Act has long and widely been regarded as one of the signal achievements in US political history. Now an activist conservative super-majority of Court has taken it down with a brutal 1-2 attack.

Name a video game you’ve completed more than six times.

This is not wrong.

Artists, if you see this, post a dog 🐕

pope tweets good

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

Can you imagine, with the genocides, apartheid, illegal wars, the global economy collapsing, illegal concentration camps, masked terrorists working for governments in Israel and the US - and the scariest thing you've ever seen is 5% conditional taxes on multi-million dollars real estate hoarding.

If I want Americans to take one lesson from Hungary it’s this: you can win even IF the system is rigged against you. Fascism is so fundamentally weak that it can be beaten with even limited democracy.

“The reason why the Artemis mission has everyone so fascinated is because it is a showcase for the efforts of people who are very, very good at their jobs, at a time when the news cycle is dominated by people who are not merely terrible at their jobs, but awful human beings as well.”

This is also why sexism and racism can be harnessed for this form of “populist” politics.

"Light Fossils" dinosaur light painting by artist Darren Pearson, known as Darius Twin, using a unique photography technique. The artwork is created using long-exposure photography, where the camera shutter remains open while the artist moves handheld lights to "draw" the figures in real-time.

On the IMAX baby, cant wait.

Keep a sketchbook. Make it a regular practice to draw in it. It is the most valuable practice of all and a massive source for inspiration when you want to make a finished painting. Your whole soul is in there.

You’ve got less than three hours. Go.